*** London, O2 Arena Fanviews Here 8/18/09 ***

paulus2112

yeehare wrote:

Here's a clip of Crazy Mary - had to stop it when the outro went on and on ... wish I could have caught it all but my memory was getting low. It ended shortly after I stopped recording, at which point my jaw was wide open and I was completely blown away. Loved it when Ed went off to light a smoke and left the 5 other guys to do their thing ... what a treat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oTL_8Y3jRQ

I got it all minus the first few seconds while I was scrabbling to make my phone work! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJqEZUSbNPM

TinyFists

Anyone else find they can't yet bear to look at the photos/videos that people have posted? Guess my emotions are still too intense right now...

I don't have much to add; I think it's already all been said. Utterly amazing night again.

paulus2112

TinyFists wrote:

Anyone else find they can't yet bear to look at the photos/videos that people have posted? Guess my emotions are still too intense right now...

I don't have much to add; I think it's already all been said. Utterly amazing night again.

I think it's good to see what other people have videod, you get to see so much more of what was going on, I missed so much even though I was near the front because I was right on the edge of the crowd on Mike's side, plus sometimes we couldnt see much over the people in front of us...

TinyFists

paulus2112 wrote:

TinyFists wrote:

Anyone else find they can't yet bear to look at the photos/videos that people have posted? Guess my emotions are still too intense right now...

I don't have much to add; I think it's already all been said. Utterly amazing night again.

I think it's good to see what other people have videod, you get to see so much more of what was going on, I missed so much even though I was near the front because I was right on the edge of the crowd on Mike's side, plus sometimes we couldnt see much over the people in front of us...

Oh, I agree with you and I am sure I will at some point! I just can't face it yet and wondered if anyone else felt the same!

j-bug

i am watching the vids,and looking at the photos,i even made myself a playlist with the set list (geek...!) but i am also bursting in to tears fairly frequantly for no reason,so i think your wiser then me.

urbanhippie

One of my very favourite moments from the o2 and one that will stay with me for a long time, was all of the boys standing arm in arm on the stage, taking their bows and waving at the crowd.
They looked like they'd had a really great time, they didn't want to leave and I felt proud and priviliged to be a part of that.

gareth evans

Thank you to all you nice and talented fans who have put their photo's and vids on display for us computer illiterares to enjoy.I've got some belting photo's from Manchester especially one of Mike but I haven't a clue on how to get them up on hear for you nice people to view. Guess i'll have to wait for the new school term to begin so I can abduct a spotty teenager to do the tricky linking bits (lol) simplesssss Rats in London not fare.

Alis Grave Nil

urbanhippie wrote:

One of my very favourite moments from the o2 and one that will stay with me for a long time, was all of the boys standing arm in arm on the stage, taking their bows and waving at the crowd.
They looked like they'd had a really great time, they didn't want to leave and I felt proud and priviliged to be a part of that.

Me too!! What an awesome moment, I had a tear in my eye! I loved that show and am still reeling from it, the audience were amazing, the venue looked after everyone really well and the sound was fantastic! Thought the set was great, excellent choices throughout and man did they play well or what!! I loved the intimacy of SBE but I personally feel that the sound quality at 02 was much better, I could hear everything much better and was able to appreciate the intricacies of each instrument in greater detail. I loved the bit where Ed took care of the fans down the front to ensure nobody was getting squashed too, what a band!

I did so much singing that I messed up my throat and now have a bad throat bug - but well worth it!!

Alis Grave Nil

Alsa wrote:

Hi this is the first time that im actually posting here. I've tried loads of times to get to a Pearl Jam concert but was never really lucky, every time it ended up with tickets being sold out and now they I could have managed to get tickets, I needed the money for the house I just bought.

After all these years of being one of the followers of Pearl Jam ( which im very proud of ) my day will come, hopefully soon.

hey Alsa Don't worry - you will get there! I have been a PJ fan for 17 years and could never get tickets until these two gigs and they were the highlights of my freakin life! I really hope you get to go a show soon! xx

Soozy

DRS_PJ1 wrote:

Soozy wrote:

So last Wednesday I randomly checked Ticketmaster when I got home from work and found a standing ticket for the O2, though they were sold out again as soon as I'd bought it. It was clearly meant to be!

Hang on, you got a standing ticket last Wednesday?! What the fuck?!

They must have just released a few extras. I did try at lunchtime, but there was nothing. Just after 5pm I brought up a standing ticket, then a seated one, but the seated one was too far away for my liking, next search brought back nothing at all then tried again right away and got the standing and frantically entered all my details. As I said, I tried again right after buying it and there was nothing at all left. I think some things are just meant to be.

On a different note, I'm now seriously considering a trip to the US for more shows in October, but I'm worried that any shows will have a lot to do to live up to the O2 and I don't want to go all the way over there to possibly lose my enormous PJ concert high. I need to do some thinking over the weekend and investigate all the practical stuff too.

fireladie

aye Myself and daughter are the same, we're rationing out the experience, I'll check out those videos etc tomorrow...don't dare listen to anything yet. Good to know its not just me! so intense, very inspired, some art will come of this for sure.

Pidello

enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Rbg4-eHpU

&

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQp-AxBj-Oc

j-bug

i hate shouting but...

PLEASE,HAS SOMEONE GOT PORCH???

what if i say pretty please with cherry ice cream???

decob

Gonna shove both my manchester and london vids/pics into the one post...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-OxVMP0Ow - ed trashing mic stand london
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD09PbfTjY0 - got some - manchester
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQdoC9gCedg - immortality - london
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JBieahQkLE - leaving here - london
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Dre0VbdPY - love, reign o'er me - london
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv9Wt7owELw - supersonic - london
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67qFTp7tOOM - the fixer - london
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMl1hd3M7ww - real me - manchester
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEsM6mCIhTQ - even flow - manchester

Whipping Picadilly from Gomez is also up there on my youtube a/cs from manchester.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/decob/sets ... 085314570/ - manchester
http://www.flickr.com/photos/decob/sets ... 961269517/ - london

enjoy...

i shit and i stink

Zeddmeister wrote:

Try as I might to be objective, I simply can't be. That was my first ever PJ live gig and it was one of the best experiences of my life.

I was a little worried as I'd built up all this expectation in my mind prior to going, but I shouldn't have worried, PJ blew those expectations out of the water with a gig I shall keep with me forever.

The set list was spot on. I was surprised they started with "Release" but it was a great way to kick things off. When they played "Black" I was on my feet singing along with the tears streaming down my face. That song has real special meaning for me.

I've never been to a show with 2 encores and the fact they kept coming back & playing just goes to show they are a true band of the people. 10/10 & a new leader on my top ten gigs.

I saw your post when you got tickets and thought you were building it up quite a bit, the guys were going to have to work pretty to meet your expectations. I'm glad they even surpassed them!

akire

jambayleaf wrote:

Anybody have a pic of the poster?

I have the poster, I can take a pic and send to you if u want!?

zizzler

Betterman in all its glory!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5zD4Pxi ... re=channel

titchinello

j-bug wrote:

i hate shouting but...

PLEASE,HAS SOMEONE GOT PORCH???

what if i say pretty please with cherry ice cream???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKj6rSG9 ... re=channel

there you go, with the jazz start as well

j-bug

MATE!

your a star!thank you so much!

Gatefold1

'Release' as the opening song was amazing, sent shivers down my spine. The rest of the set just got better and better. 'Footsteps' was another standout track for me. What can i say, they were all great. They should play the UK more often.