*** Chicago 1 Fanviews Here 8/23/09 ***

amethgr8

you'll be glad someday, that designated number will come in handy when people don't renew in time or cant' make a specific show. I would imagine the lower number of fan clubbers are from seattle and chicago (very generally speaking). I am in the 1st 75000 and got main floor. they can only do so much, with what they have. sometimes I get great seats and sometimes not. at the general admission shows it's standing room only.

really great show, I expect a hum-dinger tonight. traffic into the city was awful, sunday eve, rush hour. Long road was perfect after an hour of b to b traffic!!

THANKS TO PEARL JAM!!! ROCK ON!! WHAT A GREAT ROCK AND ROLL SHOW!!

Pry To

I've seen PJ four times now, dating back to Lollapalooza 1992. This was definitely the best I've ever seen them and easily in the top ten or 20 concerts I've ever seen. Absolutely phenomenal. The energy from the band and the audience was incredible. Nothing but love in the building. I was in the 300s as well, but it really didn't matter. Sure, it would be great to be up front, but it was awesome how 99% of the people in the uppers were standing, dancing, singing along the whole time. Easily one of the best crowds I've ever witnessed in a large arena. The sound wasn't very good at first, but got a lot better after four or five songs. Out-freaking-standing set list. The joy, the absolute joy, of seeing a band that loves what they do, doing what they love. The two Who songs in the encore were testament to the fact that PJ was truly playing what they wanted. No way is this a band that goes through the motions or churns out the big hits to satisfy the masses. I was at the opening night of the 2006 shows at United Center and was a bit let down by the set list. Boy did last night make up for it. I just scooped a single ticket in 231 (row 3!) on Ticketmaster. I just have to see what they're going to pull off tonight. Can't wait!!!! I'm new to the boards, but say hello if you're in 231. And here's to round two!

badu2fan

row 12 sec 2 hoot hoot hoot!!!!! for mondays show

Ba BA OReilly Present Tense Please Interstellar overdrive would be much appreciated

Or do 10 from start to finish....

cant wait sorry I missed last night
what time did they go on and can you bring a digital camera>

fightingthesuburbs

badu2fan wrote:

row 12 sec 2 hoot hoot hoot!!!!! for mondays show

Ba BA OReilly Present Tense Please Interstellar overdrive would be much appreciated

Or do 10 from start to finish....

cant wait sorry I missed last night
what time did they go on and can you bring a digital camera>

You're in my exact row. weird.

yes everyone had cameras in the place last night and I don't think they searched anyone. I was thinking of bringing my canon g9 but it's bulky.

Backspacer_Backer

i don't think tonight will be a very good show compared to last night. mainly b/c i won't be there for tonight's.

but seriously, it's not even sold out yet. i can still order tix on TM right now in the 200 level.

fightingthesuburbs

csickels wrote:

i don't think tonight will be a very good show compared to last night. mainly b/c i won't be there for tonight's.

but seriously, it's not even sold out yet. i can still order tix on TM right now in the 200 level.

most of the seats onsale now are obstructed view. 119 etc, are all slightly behind stage.

Hags44

mca47 wrote:

ofthegirl99 wrote:

Just got home. Combined with my 10Club seats being top row nose bleeds, my back was actually against the wall and the fact that PJ's catalogue is HUGE and these were the songs played I was actually disappointed. I was expecting more for Chicago.

Oh well.

What?!?!

What is your 10c #?


I have a shitty # and I have always been on the floor at the UC.

I think someone may have pulled a fast one on ya'! :shock:

My friend also ended up with 10c tickets in the nosebleed sections and although my seats were good, they weren't as good as my 10c tickets from two years ago. Not sure what was happening with the ticket allocations. It didn't put a damper on the night though. What a great show and glad to see Eddie acknowledge Michael Jackson the entertainer with a nice tribute song.

mastern80

Mamasan23 wrote:

BTW - did anyone see the guy with the lit-up stickman shirt on the floor? It was outstanding!

He was in the seats right next to me. It was a pretty cool shirt. He never did say where or how he got it.

What an amazing show. Everything was spot on musically, EV had his usual lyrically fumbles, but hey, it wouldn't be a good PJ show without em. The highlight for me was McCready's solo on Alive behind his head (thought it was cool 'cause the guitar player in my cover band plays the solo to Ledbetter behind his head sometimes).

It was good to see them back in the Midwest again, it's been a long time coming (minus festivals).

emarut

Sick show last night, amazing energy. I can't imagine what they could do to top it, I just hope we can get some of the same energy from last night. Being a Chicago native I want to give props to all the out of towners who came in helped rock the UC last night especially our neighbors to the north, great people. Canadians don't mess around when it comes to partying, love it.
I've seen Pj about 17 times starting back to Lolla 92, and last night was one of their best shows by far. I put it up there with Soldier Field or Chicago Stadium. The energy was the key, and the band fed off it. Eddie was wearing shorts dancing around like it was 92. I laugh when I see some posts saying the show was ok, if you werent into that show last night then something is wrong with you.
The set list was great, and just wondering what they will do tonite. It really doesn't matter after a show like last night, they could open with Bugs and I'd be happy. I am feeling a leash or red mosquito, we shall see.
Had 300 level last night and got 100 level tonite, but really just happy to be in the building.

badu2fan

fightingthesuburbs wrote:

badu2fan wrote:

row 12 sec 2 hoot hoot hoot!!!!! for mondays show

Ba BA OReilly Present Tense Please Interstellar overdrive would be much appreciated

Or do 10 from start to finish....

cant wait sorry I missed last night
what time did they go on and can you bring a digital camera>

You're in my exact row. weird.

yes everyone had cameras in the place last night and I don't think they searched anyone. I was thinking of bringing my canon g9 but it's bulky.

What is your fan # i am 104000
also what time did PJ hit stage last night
wonder if Ed will stick around for the cubs game on Tuesday and sing the national athem...

locked

can someone give us a review song-by-song?

I personally love those posts..

swtlew

Wow. I haven't read all of the comments yet but I just noticed that the RJM in Pearl Jam on the Poster are shaded differently. They happen to be out-of-order initials of Michael J. Richter. Cool Jeff.

fightingthesuburbs

badu2fan wrote:

fightingthesuburbs wrote:

badu2fan wrote:

row 12 sec 2 hoot hoot hoot!!!!! for mondays show

Ba BA OReilly Present Tense Please Interstellar overdrive would be much appreciated

Or do 10 from start to finish....

cant wait sorry I missed last night
what time did they go on and can you bring a digital camera>

You're in my exact row. weird.

yes everyone had cameras in the place last night and I don't think they searched anyone. I was thinking of bringing my canon g9 but it's bulky.

What is your fan # i am 104000
also what time did PJ hit stage last night
wonder if Ed will stick around for the cubs game on Tuesday and sing the national athem...

yeah I'm 105XXX so say hi, my name's Dave. PJ went on at approx 8:50 last night. They don't play san fran til the 28th so I def. see him sticking around town this week

davidtrios

Long Road- The BEST live version I've ever heard live or on a boot. Ed's voice boomed with soul as he sung this classic song. He also added different notes on some of the words. Perfect opener.

Corduroy- High energy with lots of raw power from the guitars. Average version at best mainly bc Mike's solo was somewhat uninspired.

Why Go- Matt Cameron was ON his game on this great song. Great version.

God's Dice- Great song and played perfectly. Had me jumping up and down.

Dissident- A nice crowrd pleasure. Great singalong

Small Town- see above.

Sad- One of my favs and sung with high energy and emotion.

The Fixer- Nothing tops the Calgary version but it was short and tight.

Given To Fly- Fast, upbeat version. I loved it.

Come Back- Awesome song. I wish they played it more. Perfect version.

Even Flow- did its job. woke the crowd up from the previous song.

Save You- never a big fan of this song. sat thru it

In Hiding- the crowrd roared with this song and it had me belting out the chorus. great thing about the show was it seemed louder than previous so I had no problems singing along to some songs.

Man Of the Hour- brought me to tears. nice surprise

Insignficance- had me jumping around after the bridge. loud, fast, in your face.

Got Some- meh.

Spin the Black Circle-great ending for the main set. loud, punchy, HARDCORE version. super song.

Encore

Love Reign Over Me- I don't like when Ed sings this song bc I think it hurts his voice.

LIfe Wasted- cool version. better played than in '06

The Real Me- fantastic. couldn't get it out of my head.

Alive- rocked the house as per yoush

Encore

The Needle and the Damage Done- Never heard this song but really liked it. short and sweet while sad at the same time. played after a short talk about michael jackson

Rats- BEST version i've heard. BEN THE 2 of US NEED LOOK NO MORE! Buy the boot bc of this song

Supersonic- rocked ROCKED and it ROCKED. i hope it gets played regularly

Smile- knew it was coming when Ed introduced Stone at bass and Jeff working double-duty on guitar. I love this song.

RVM- melted my face off. high energy. this band seems to be ALIVE again!

YL- GREAT version of Star Spangled Banner.

Magic_NYC

Yesterday was my birthday and I was far from family so even though it wasn't for me, it was nice to hear happy birthday. I appreciated the 'Ben' to 'Rats' transition, clever. Overall I thought the setlist was solid. I love hearing Mike start Yl at the end. The crowd in my opinion was eh. Seemed to pick up as the night went on but in my section there was a fair number of people either sitting or looking like they were waiting for a bus. Not nearly the same energy as the MSG shows last summer when the garden was literally shaking. This show still was dominant and the guys once again bled for us all on stage. I hope anyone going tonight has a great time. Wish I could be there. See you at the Gibson in LA with hopefully better seats.

McNairn

Great show of course. I had 10 club seats 6 rows from the top of the venue right at the side of the stage in the 300"s. I don't care. It's not great but with 8 million people in the Chicago area what do you expect? The band was much more lively that Toronto but a lot less soloing from Mike. (Toronto he really ripped it up all night) I hope he goes a bit more tonight.
songs I haven't seen - Rats, Supersonic, The Real Me, Needle and the Damage Done (great flawless guitar work by Ed on that one - not easy) and I LOVE smile.(Saw one in Hartford and it is killer live. The 2nd encore was spectacular. RVM was awesome.
What will they do tonight? They pulled out all the sentimental Chicago stuff last night.
It shall be wicked. Then my three show run will end and I will go back to the world of mortals.
The main problem is Pearl Jam provides and experience that is so unbelieveable that regular life seems a bit sub standard. But, as legend goes, you can't fly too close to the sun or your wings will burn off.
That is why there must be days, and even months with no Pearl Jam shows. (I guess)
but those days are NOT tonight!
Chicago night two in 6 hours!

BM176333

I am also in the 10c and had nose bleed seats as well. So did everyone in my section. There were allot of pissed off people that got their 10c tickets when they went on sale and end up with nose bleeds, NOT COOL! Ticketmaster would have treated me better! I heard there were lower level seats still available but we got sent to the top of the building. This seating feasco and the selling out to Target is making my loyalty waign. PJ is in the process of selling out if they haven't done so already. I thought this day would come but it sucks that the time has come so soon. Oh well, 15 years of being a devoted fan down the drains... It was fun while it lasted

letsongsprotest

I won the lottery yesterday and had first row directly in front of Jeff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10club you are the best!!!

Great show, got a pick from Mike!!!!!!!!!!!

The new tunes sounded really good, especially Got Some. First time hearing supersonic (just spun the single today when I got home)

letsongsprotest

One more thing...............Mike McCready melts faces for a living!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stove

Thank you for long road.