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

ereeper1

I know for a fact there were a ton of out-of-towners last night. I came from MI and had sec 111, row 19. Great seats right at half court. I kept drooling how I would have loved to watch Jordan from these seats. The people in front of us were from New Mexico and the couple beside me were from California. The people in front of me in the 10c line were in sec 305. I knew right then and there at 3:00 that there were going to be a ton of die hards at this show. The band/crowd made for a great show!

Phinboy

I was disappointed with the seats, section 313. The guy two seats down from me has ben a 10c member for 16yrs and he was pissed at how bad the seats were. I expected the seats to be much better.

I have no complaints over the set list or performance of the band. They put on an awesome show. I took my 16yr old son, it was is very first concert. He loved it. My concern is PJ set the bar too high for him, no one is going to top them live.

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.

ereeper1

I have good luck with shows. This was a great show and people are crying about seats. Grand Rapids was a great show and the seats were an issue there for a different reason. I think sometimes people have to be thankful they were in the building and not be so selfish.

Red Mosquito75

MY number is low os I wasn't expecting any good seats hoping ti get on the lottery...I was in sec 307 row five...The energy there was great..rats, in hiding, man of the hour great songs...evenflow and alive were great...mcready was on fire he really rocked. I really wanted to hear state of love and trust and some down but I got sad and smile instead....The whole show rocked...Eddie did a good job..It would be hard to get through all those songs without making some mistakes...I didn't know about the poster but I get in now...Can't wait for alpine valley. The hyatt was a agreat find fpr pj fans going to chicago. We went to pick up pur tickets at noon and it was really crowded but only took about a half an hour....Could have used some nothingman or black...Just being in that building last night was awesome...Pearl jam rocked out.

valpu19

Five_Hole wrote:

pj.uw.laura 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.

You had ten club seats and they were nose bleed? Even if you have only been in the club since 2007 you should have still been on the floor. I think you did something wrong.

Yeah. This is just flat-out bad info. I've been a member since 2003ish and I was in the 100 level. Go check touringfans.net. I think you needed to have a number in the low 200s for Floor seats. I'm not complaining though. My seats were great and the set list was everything I could hope for.

This is not bad info, these were the worst 10C seats I've ever had, been in since 2000, 3 years ago in the same building I was row 2 of the second floor section so in the middle of the floor. This year was corner view (sec 333) 10 rows from the top row!

The real kicker is my buddy who got in the 10C at the same time was one of the lucky little b*strds to get 2nd Row seats right in front of Stone. But any seat inside that building that night was a good one. What a freakin' kick ass set. The guys energy was amazing, they played passionately and after hearing about the recent death of a friend, I understood the setlist completely. My 13th show and 2 unheard PJ originals Rats and Sad(+ 3 off the new album), and TWO yes TWO The Who covers, and 2 that I haven't heard before? And a Neil Young cover I hadn't heard before, which just happens to be my favorite Neil Young song of all time?

I kinda wish I wasn't taking so much time off work to see them at ACL, because I know tonight's show is gonna be just as incredible, I just wouldn't get my hopes up on getting great seats this year no matter what your number.

BTW... If your last name is between K-M, I hope you get to the show early, obviously 90% of the 10C is in that range. That will-call line was 1/4 the way around the building when there were no other people in other lines and they wouldn't let us use any other window.

KEEP IT UP GUYS, I HOPE YOU YOU ROCK ACL LIKE YOU ROCKED LOLLAPALOOZA IN '07!

Ben_M

Drove up from St Louis and was absolutely shocked that my seats were 301 row 11. I was a member back in about 94, but unfortunately let it lapse for a few years there around y2k. I just renewed the membership in about 2007 but did not retain any senority. That is understandable otherwise people would just do it right before a show.

*** I assume the problem with the tickets were the sheer number of out of towners that came. I met so many people from out of town. And when this presale went down, there weren't hardly any other shows to go to. I imagine the numerous east coasters I met would rather have gone to one of the 4 Philly shows.


Anyway, it was my wifes forst show, so she got nosebleeds and didn't know half the songs. I enjoyed the setlist. Long Road and Come Back were amazing as far as the slow ones go. It is hard to get a ton of energy up there in the nosebleeds. I kinda fell like I was Rocking harder than most. One other complaint, I really wanted a Tshirt, got there right about 7:30 went to two stands and they were sold out of XL's. The Large's are not really large more like Medium before even shrinking in the wash.. Why not have plenty of XL's, do they really need so many small's, and Mediums.

Don't want to complain about everything though. I had an awesome time, thought they sounded great and enjoyed the setlist.

JD2381

Sounds like a great show, and I wish I could have been there.

Re: all the complaining about the seats: Looking at touringfans.net, there were a ton of 10C folks at this show (close to 6,000 by the site's estimate). Seems like everyone with numbers below 150xxx had excellent seats, albeit not as good as shows with less demand (it's been said before, but this show was announced before the US tour, so a lot more out-of-towners than usual). From what I can see, everyone below 300xxx were either on the floor or the lower level.

Kind of like Las Vegas, where my seats were the furthest from the stage 10C has put me.

The announcement did say "Newer members should not expect prime seat locations," but I understand being pissed about being in the 300s. Nevertheless, I think it has to do with the high demand for the shows.

Maybe the folks at touringfans can keep the stats up for past tours to give everyone a better idea where to expect to be seated.

Hope everyone there tonight has a great time. Can't wait for LA.

Jim

Kilgore_Trout

iamica wrote:

I've been to pretty much every PJ show in Chicago since Chicago 2000, and this one definitely had the most energy, both from the crowd and band.

for real? i think that thread about lame chicago crowds had a point... its sad when you can pick out the lottery rows on the floor from across the building because theyre the only ones moving ("dont tell me how to enjoy the concert", right? :P )

it was especially noticeable when they busted into "sad" and there was basically an eerie silence... the only strong crowd points were the usual scipted parts like yelling "fuck" really loud at the right parts and "hellooooo" in EWBTCIAST... nice ovation and energy for ledbetter... overall... not impressed chicago

didnt ruin the show for me though

Hbudjr

This was my first show and it was amazing the energy the band and crowd both had. I heard a lot of complaints about the 10C tix. I went to this show knowing that my 10C tix would not be that great because I just joined this past April but that did not matter to me as long as I was in the building!!!

Long Road opener raised the hair on my neck. I was hoping for "Release" but this was even better to me now looking back. "Rats" OMG I came unglued never expected to hear that at my first show!! "Spin the Black Circle" was a real gem as well another I did not expect to hear but loved it. I want to say thanks to the 10C and the band for one of the best nights in my life.

BugzInMyHead

Very happy about the fact that I was at this show. My wife joined me for her first Pearl Jam show and although she is not a big fan she was impressed. I am a high number fan and therefore was in the upper deck but that was to be expected. As long as I was in the building I was happy. Great City, Great Show, and Great Company this show rocked.

BK210385

Great show, like their was any doubt that it would be! I was also disappointed with my 10c seats being in the 300 level but like someone else said, I was just happy being in the building. My 10c # is 367xxx and have only been a member since '06 so I wasn't expecting floor but I was still hoping they would be the same or better than UC '06 when I was in 110. I understand the logic of their being many more 10c members at the show and always be ok with the seniority rule but what frustrated me was that my friends bought tickets on ticketmaster and they were better than mine and the way it sounds some other 10c members. I'm not blaming the 10c at all either, it's my understanding that they just work with the venue and take what they give them. I would love to see them move venues up there and the way Eddie talked they tried, maybe theirs hope for a St. Louis or Indianapolis outdoor show!! Still a great show and I'm disappointed that I won't be there tonight but i can't wait to hear all about it!!

Kilgore_Trout

THIS THREAD NEEDS TO BE LOCKED DOWN BEFORE THE NIGHT ONE ONLY PEOPLE BURN THIS MOTHER DOWN

NIGHT ONE OFFICIALLY SUCKS BY COMPARISON :twisted:

satansbedbugs

Wow! hope we get some of that in Philly...In hIding, long road?

joe2468

GREAT EFFIN SHOW !!!!!!!!

anyone know the deal with all people coming out before the show about 40 ...they all sat in section 114 a few seats behind me they also had the same tshirts on... picture of a little boy in the front and the words..."be like mike" on the back and all with AFTER CONCERT PARTY passes on.....

WavelandAve

I figured I would share my experience as my first post. I started listening to Pearl Jam intensely about a year and a half ago and they quickly became my favorite band and obsession. When they announced Chicago show I was really excited as it would be my first chance to see them live. My seats were pretty good, high but right in front of the stage. I thought the set list was great and I thought the overall show was unfucking real. The energy, the crowd, the lights, everything made it truly awesome. I was blown away. Since it was my first show, maybe for some of you in comparison this show lacked something, but for me between the songs they played (RVM, In Hiding, GTF, etc...) and their performance, I was happier than ever.

I will say though, Eddie makes it sort of hard to sing along with RVM considering the fact that he changes the words completely...

wehrman

Mamasan23 wrote:

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

Didn't like the guy in the shirt... Near the end of the show he was trying very hard to get to the front... He wasn't alone but he stood out.

My seats were good considering the number of 10C seats 185XXX Section 4 row 2.

Loved the show. Crowd was great for the most part. I wish people wouldn't sit down between encores... Get up and make some noise!!! Let them know you want to get some!

InMyTree33

Great show, great setlist (one can always wish for a song to appear or disappear from the setlist) I really enjoyed Got Some!!! Supersonic rocked, Real Me rocked, liked the screens, didn't care for T-shirts as much as one's from past tours. I traveled from Philly and wasn't impressed with crowd loudness compared to Spectrum, Wachovia, and MSG shows. ( I don't understand how you can get dirty looks from people b/c you are banging your head and jumping up and down) Ed's voice sounded great although I felt he sounded hoarse at times. Love seeing Stone running all around!!! I feel the same as another person mentioned in regards to Ed seeing Reign. Overall I thought the band was great running on all cylinders taking me for the ride up and down with slower songs and rockin' songs. I can't wait for the new album and think that all the new songs sounded absolutely great live!!!!!!!!!! My first visit to Chicago was short, but very memorable and FUN! SPECTRUM can't get here soon enough!

BangBug

i drove down from Toronto to catch the show...let me tell you great fuckin set...the energy from the band was amazing and all the songe my buddy and i were talking about we wanted to hear were played...well worth the 9 hour drive...

BTW...Mike and your wife (we met at Moretti's, meet in section 104 you know who you are) shoot me a message for you e-mail so next time you're in Toronto we'll show you how it's done...Thanks for the Chicago Hospitality man awesome time.

iamica

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

iamica wrote:

I've been to pretty much every PJ show in Chicago since Chicago 2000, and this one definitely had the most energy, both from the crowd and band.

for real? i think that thread about lame chicago crowds had a point... its sad when you can pick out the lottery rows on the floor from across the building because theyre the only ones moving ("dont tell me how to enjoy the concert", right? :P )

it was especially noticeable when they busted into "sad" and there was basically an eerie silence... the only strong crowd points were the usual scipted parts like yelling "fuck" really loud at the right parts and "hellooooo" in EWBTCIAST... nice ovation and energy for ledbetter... overall... not impressed chicago

didnt ruin the show for me though

I don't know where you were sitting, but where I was sitting, people were completely going nuts. Maybe each section was a little different, I don't know. I can say for sure that this crowd had way more energy than the '06 and '03 crowds.

skyeriverwinter

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