How did you all like the Backspacer backdrop?

musicismylife78

As I have only seen them 3 times, San Fran III and Seattle I and II, I may be out of the loop, but it seemed to me the fact that they had that backdrop of typewriter keys, and in one place they spelled out Pearl Jam. They also, during the encore, had a backdrop that was a circle with a PJ in the middle.

Is this new? Have they ever done this before? Obviously they didnt have the backspacer stuff up before, but have they generally had their name on the backdrop in the past?

decides2dream

in europe, with the wave background from last tour(s)....they also had side banners with the pearl jam crossboards logo on it. they were beautiful. i LOVEd the whole wave backdrop. obviously, the typewriter keys work for this album, tho i don't think as "beautiful"....works for the tour, and given that it so clearly typeset/keys...just makes sense to have it spell out 'pearl jam.' haven't seen it in person yet, await philly for that - but checked out someone's posted pics to see it earlier. and before the wave backdrop, don't think i've ever seen pj with a backdrop....at least since my first show in 2003. so backdrops in general i think are relatively new for the band.

samnation

Love the new backdrops and how they light up the letters at the start of the show

Vedder_Girl77

It looks cool in the pictures...can't wait to see the real thing... 4 times...

mjb

I liked the waves alot - seemed to just "fit" - I guess with lasers come lightup typewriters keys, bring on the future.

demetrios

Vedder_Girl77 wrote:

It looks cool in the pictures...can't wait to see the real thing... 4 times...

Something_More

I loved it... thought it was great and fitting!

12345AGNST1

I love it, I even made a thread about it in GTF.

I wonder how they light up though. I thought they were actual huge physical "keys" but it looks like its really just a giant cloth banner.

LoveBoatAdmiral

I'm a fan of no backdrop. The seats right behind the stage can be killer.

stot

I think the Seattle back drops were brand new...I liked 'em a lot! They added a new one on the 2nd night that wasn't there the first

broloco

yeah the backdrop complete with their name is brand new for them. at least I've never seen it in pix, or myself live (seen them in 91 98 00 06 08). like the other posters said they've been rocking the Japanese wave backdrop in between albums. but to have one that has their name? never thought I'd see it. kinda cool. they're actually acting like rock stars! ha, ha.

as a sidenote: I don't think their stage setup gets cooler than the 98 one. with those five huge burning candle stands as the backdrop. this:




my question for you guys: what was the lights like? usual stuff? anything unusual?

yield2me

broloco wrote:

yeah the backdrop complete with their name is brand new for them. at least I've never seen it in pix, or myself live (seen them in 91 98 00 06 08). like the other posters said they've been rocking the Japanese wave backdrop in between albums. but to have one that has their name? never thought I'd see it. kinda cool. they're actually acting like rock stars! ha, ha.

as a sidenote: I don't think their stage setup gets cooler than the 98 one. with those five huge burning candle stands as the backdrop. this:




my question for you guys: what was the lights like? usual stuff? anything unusual?

you beat me to it! I was just about to say that nothing beats the 98 backdrop! The candles and stuffed crows were epic...also they still had Mr. Pickles back then lol

slightofjeff

yield2me wrote:

broloco wrote:

yeah the backdrop complete with their name is brand new for them. at least I've never seen it in pix, or myself live (seen them in 91 98 00 06 08). like the other posters said they've been rocking the Japanese wave backdrop in between albums. but to have one that has their name? never thought I'd see it. kinda cool. they're actually acting like rock stars! ha, ha.

as a sidenote: I don't think their stage setup gets cooler than the 98 one. with those five huge burning candle stands as the backdrop. this:




my question for you guys: what was the lights like? usual stuff? anything unusual?

you beat me to it! I was just about to say that nothing beats the 98 backdrop! The candles and stuffed crows were epic...also they still had Mr. Pickles back then lol

Yeah. Bring back Mr. Pickles, dammit!

The Juggler

broloco wrote:

as a sidenote: I don't think their stage setup gets cooler than the 98 one. with those five huge burning candle stands as the backdrop. this:

SPOT ON! :!:

yield2me

broloco wrote:

Yeah. Bring back Mr. Pickles, dammit!

Night 2 of Seattle 98 - "The Mr. Pickles Incident"

Isaac

I seem to remember a planet back drop / sculpture for binaural... at least for a show or two. But 98 is best, but I think I am just partial.

As a side note, I thought Ed's back drop was a bit distracting at the Ryman. It was pretty simple, maybe I am just not used to props/backdrops.

WhyNotSweden

What happend with MOOKIE and (was it a dragon) figures? Didnt see any of that in Berlin.

broloco

yield2me wrote:

Yeah. Bring back Mr. Pickles, dammit!

Night 2 of Seattle 98 - "The Mr. Pickles Incident"

who is this Mr. Pickles?????? is he that stuffed bird/bat thing?
and of course I now need to know what's the incident...
sorry if it seems as if I'm hijacking this thread

WhyNotSweden

broloco wrote:

who is this Mr. Pickles?????? is he that stuffed bird/bat thing?
and of course I now need to know what's the incident...
sorry if it seems as if I'm hijacking this thread

Mr. Pickles is a Charlie McCarthy dummy that the band has on stage at their shows. He’s been in various positions for various occasions (holding an American flag the day after the 4th of July, etc.). On the second Seattle show of 98 (7/22/98), he was lowered on a string in front of Mike, who then proceeded to beat the crap out of him with his guitar! Ed even joined the fun, beating him with his mic stand! Poor Mr. Pickles… (this is commonly known as "The Mr. Pickles incident")