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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,853
    paper tiger wrote:
    AWESOME show, thats really about all i can say. im pretty sure the molson had no idea how to efficiently serve beer to its customers and that was rather annoying, other than that absolutely no complaints.

    I said it in a different thread, but why wouldnt they employ a couple people to pour, and one person to take the money? The place would make an absolute killing. The beer lines congested everything. If it were quicker I may have drank more beer, possibly got a bite to eat, bought merch, etc...
  • Renee33
    Renee33 Posts: 128
    nevmiles wrote:
    Anyone get video of Ed's "healthcare" speech?

    I lost him about halfway through and only sort of understood what he was saying . . . would like to re-listen and really make sense of the "dog metaphor" he used . . . and using an example of the dog licking his asshole in front of Neil Young :?


    We captured most of it here - gets a bit fuzzy into unemployable.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgp2jiypOMc

    what a great fucking show - can only hope the preset gets on the boot! Still wma (roo version) and baba eluded me but no complaints here
    Dancing in irreverence
  • -greendisease-
    -greendisease- Posts: 71
    WOW! just an absolutely incredible show and overall experience. the energy level from the crowd and the band was just absolutely infectious. the opening set was extrordinarily unique and beautiful and was incredibly cool to see and be a part of. if someone was to tell me before the show that the opening act would consist of solo performances by most of the band i would have called them crazy.

    the first set absolutely kicked my ass!! the opening run of of the girl, corduroy, severed hand, why go, and brain of j just blew me right out of the water. i was absolutely buzzing at that point. other personal highlights of the first set were off he goes, down, 1/2 full, got some and the fixer (which both kick ass live), lukin/NFY and faithful (which stole the show in my opinion). the encores did consist almost entirely of hits, but they were absolutely nailed (porch in particular). MM was absolutely buzzing with energy the entire night (which was obvious even from stone's side).

    it doesn't seem like anyone has mentioned that ed was visibly very drunk during the show. i don't mean drunk in a bad way, as he was 100% on (even during wishlist when he fucked up the lyrics, he cleverly fixed it with the "and do what i did and let you down"). ed just seemed to have that drunken crazy look in his eyes that seems to produce the insane energy and angst that make pearl jam shows so amazing.

    i also need to apologize to the unlucky people who lost the 10C lottery and were seated behind me in 201 row O (i am 6'7").

    to summarize, only my third pj show to date but by far the best. thanks to all the 10Cers who posted youtube videos (i forgot to bring my camera to the show!)
    St. John's, NL - 2005/09/24, 2005/09/25
    Toronto, ON - 2009/08/21
    Austin - 2014/10/05
    Ottawa - 2016/05/08


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  • Torontonian
    Torontonian Posts: 562
    Speaking of crazy people...

    I was near the back of section 103... this woman kept coming down to the front of section 203 and leaned over the railing and screamed in a high pitch voice NON STOP and was annoying the hell out of everyone around her. People were turning around in 103 and looking up to her in the aisle between 203 and 202 and telling her to shut up (seriously, she was embarrassing and the high pitch was incredibly annoying and all she did was scream at the highest pitch she could and then scream again)... eventually her voice went out and she would go away... but alas, no, she would come back when her voice recovered and do it all again.

    Someone out there had to be around front row 202/203 or back of 102/103 like me and hear this craziness?
  • Torontonian
    Torontonian Posts: 562
    Oh, and the guy almost front of me in back of section 103, in the aisle basically between 103 and 102, wearing white sunglasses and dancing to every song like it was disco music... even slow songs like black. He resembled Max Headroom in looks and with his jerky body movements. Very unusual...

    These people sure make it interesting... ;)

    One thing about the Molson Amp, unlike the Air Canada centre, where if you stepped over the painted line, the security where on you like flies on shit, at the Molson Amp they let people just gather in the aisles at the back of 103 between 103 and 102...
  • pjten77
    pjten77 Posts: 225
    I'm still taken aback by how loud the crowd was, I can't wait to get the boot. Also after all the concern over Eddie's voice and the band taking time on tours to warm up, I thought they brought it. I felt a sense of extreme satisfaction as I was leaving the Amphitheater knowing that they brought it, and seriously put on an all-time show. Nice to experience first hand that they still have it and that they can generate that much positive energy with 15,000+ people......just powerful!!! Mr. Mike McCready brought his game for sure!!!

    FAITHFUL/Brain of J kicked ass!!!!!!
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  • kiss u in 4 places
    kiss u in 4 places Posts: 38
    Any youtube vids of PORCH from the show?? :?:
    Molson Park/Barrie - Aug 05, 1992
    Air Canada Centre/Toronto - Sep 19, 2005
    EV solo Massey Hall/Toronto - Aug 13, 2008
    Molson Amphitheatre/Toronto - Aug 21, 2009
    HSBC/Buffalo - May 10, 2010
    Air Canada Centre/Toronto - Sep 12, 2011
  • jz284377
    jz284377 Posts: 3
    edited August 2009
    First of all, thanks to the tenclub for the AMAZING SEATS. We were lucky enough to be given the best seats, front row, seats 1 and 2. It was truly an awesome show and had us screaming all night. I never thought I'd ever be that close to a show and it was beyond any expectations, thanks again tenclub. The show couldn't have been any better and ended off most memorable as I caught a tambourine from Ed himself during rockin' in the free world (one of both mine and my girlfriend's favorites). Cheers to the two guys sitting beside me who also sang and rocked throughout the show, one of which also caught a tambourine.

    Also, to the girl who took my picture with my girlfriend and the other dude with the tambourine at the end of the night in front of the stage, I would love to get a copy of that for my personal keepsake. please contact me.

    Cheers, and what an great show.
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  • pearl spam
    pearl spam Posts: 154
    sounds like a great shirt, i wish i was following them around the usa
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  • nevmiles
    nevmiles Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,363
    edited August 2009
    One Song Glory wrote:
    FRONT ROW CENTRE BABY!!! THE best night of my life, hands down! I don't even know what to say...

    Awesome . . . so happy for you to have won the lottery . . . I hope to do the same one day :)

    To me, the venue and proximity to the stage make ALL the difference in how kick ass the show is . . . I was 30 rows back from you, in section 202, the closest I've been in a seated venue (got close in '98 in Barrie, but wasn't big enough of a fan to appreciate being close to the stage back then) and it MADE this show even more amazing than it would have been if I were on the lawn or even in the 300's . . . still thinking about the show today . . . man, they were just ON . . no mistakes . . . Mikey was ON FIRE (I know I've said that a million times, but it MADE the show, and he just further solidified the man crush I've had on him for the past several years :))

    And the venue is amazing for a show - you can't really have a bad 10C seat in an amphitheatre and it being outside on what turned out to be a beautiful evening made all the difference . . . wouldn't have been as good if it were in an arena I'm sure . . .

    Glad you had a blast, you will remember that experience for the rest of your life!!!
    Post edited by nevmiles on
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  • nevmiles
    nevmiles Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,363
    MayDay10 wrote:
    paper tiger wrote:
    The beer lines congested everything. If it were quicker I may have drank more beer, possibly got a bite to eat, bought merch, etc...

    yeah, the beer lines were nuts, even in the middle of the show. Which is odd b/c I clearly remember in '03 being able to run out in mid-song and grab a beer and not miss more than 1 song . . . don't know why it was different this time . . . but it prevented me from drinking too much . . . I went for a pee break during 1/2 Full and was going to grab a pint, but the line up was INSANE . . . my last drink was before the main set and to be honest it was better b/c I wasn't too tipsy and was still super into the show . . . probably actually made it better :)
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    Ottawa 09/16/05
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  • nevmiles
    nevmiles Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,363
    RJNadge4 wrote:
    nevmiles wrote:
    Anyone get video of Ed's "healthcare" speech?

    I lost him about halfway through and only sort of understood what he was saying . . . would like to re-listen and really make sense of the "dog metaphor" he used . . . and using an example of the dog licking his asshole in front of Neil Young :?


    We captured most of it here - gets a bit fuzzy into unemployable.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgp2jiypOMc

    what a great fucking show - can only hope the preset gets on the boot! Still wma (roo version) and baba eluded me but no complaints here

    Thanks :) I still don't understand the asshole licking metaphor part though :?
    Barrie 08/22/98
    Montreal 10/04/00
    Toronto 10/05/00
    Toronto 06/28/03
    Kitchener 09/11/05
    Ottawa 09/16/05
    Toronto 08/21/09
    Toronto 09/11/11
    Ottawa 09/14/11
    Buffalo 10/12/13
    Ottawa 05/08/16
    Chicago 08/20/18
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  • Thecrownofthorns
    Thecrownofthorns Posts: 319
    Where's the love for this version of BRAIN OF J?

    OH YEAH!
  • Releaseme92
    Releaseme92 Posts: 42
    edited August 2009
    sharptoe wrote:
    I had AWESOME seats. Sec 102 Row F.

    Amazing sound. Amazing Energy. Amazing night. I cannopt wait for Chicago.

    Hey - I was in section 102 Row E just on the other side of Ed - your camera frickin' rocks - NICE PICS! I wanted to break my camera though -LOL! I tried all the different settings on it because I was getting some serious blurring - and I wasn't wasted either! Some turned out nice and others crappy.

    Again - wicked shots! :D:D:D
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  • vedderfan10
    vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    nevmiles wrote:

    Thanks :) I still don't understand the asshole licking metaphor part though :?

    I think he means it's embarrassing and disgusting...
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    I won the lottery in Toronto

    section 102

    row A seats 34-35

    it was awesome to be on the rail right in front of Mike

    got 3 picks !!!
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • MANTIS
    MANTIS Posts: 272
    1. Thanks 10c for the great seats in sec 202

    2. Awseome first set.

    3. Mildly dissapointed with the encores due to the lack of a single rocker until porch.

    4. Please come back soon

    Columbus 00 -- Toronto 00 -- Toronto 03 -- Hershey 03 -- Boston I 04 -- Boston II 04 -- Toledo 04 -- Kitchener 05 -- London 05 -- Hamilton 05 -- Ottawa 05 -- Toronto 05 -- Toronto I 06 -- Toronto II 06 -- Cleveland 06 -- Detroit 06 -- Gorge I 06 -- Gorge II 06 -- Chicago Lolla 07 -- Toronto 09 -- Buffalo 10 -- Hamilton 11 -- Toronto I 11 -- Toronto II 11 -- Buffalo 13 -- London 13 -- Toronto I 16 -- Toronto II 16 -- Ottawa 16 -- Chicago I  18 -- Chicago II 18 -- Hamilton 22 -- Toronto 22

    Ed Ved - Toronto I 08--Toronto II 08

  • MrMerkinball
    MrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    smarchee wrote:
    I won the lottery in Toronto

    section 102

    row A seats 34-35

    it was awesome to be on the rail right in front of Mike

    got 3 picks !!!
    Congrats!!!
  • KS35116
    KS35116 Posts: 18
    Here's a link to my review of the concert.

    http://www.media-party.com/

    It was a fabulous show, my 12th, first time I saw them play Faithful and the new material was great! Pumped-up crowd and killer band will win every time!
  • Ridin The Wave
    Ridin The Wave Posts: 552
    WWS wrote:
    Mudfest wrote:
    Ridin The Wave wrote:

    Sweet vid.

    Where were you sitting? I swear I can hear myself scream at the beginning of this and you seem to be near to where I was.

    I was Section 201, Row E, seats 9-10.
    Funny ...201 ..H..10-11
    Probably is you ..!!!

    Cheers...my wife and I we beside you. I shot a similar grainy video due to the bright sun.

    Were you beside me or Mudfest? I'm thinking it's Mudfest, but just in case it was me, are the couple from Cleveland or Buffalo?

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