*** Philadelphia 4 Fanviews Here 10/31/09 ***

Dead Man Walking

Did anyone pre-order the 10/31 print form 10c and now doesn't want it? Please PM me. I went to the show but didn't want to look after it during the show. Now I'd like to track one down.

ragejoe

CR68574 wrote:

throughtout all the shows since 94 i always thought the randalls island show in 96 was far superoir then any other including bonnaroo and msg shows then they come out with this epic halloween show that just blew me away. they are fine wine that just keep getting better and better. i was in awe with the whole show, can't wait for more!

Ya philly brought me to approx 28 shows and i dont know, its kind of weird but i feel this sense of closure after being in philly... i mean i know they will find ways to continuily surprise us and all their shows rock and there will be more amazing shows... but after philly i dont think ill ever obsess over a setlist again... it was just a DREAM... like when you think to yourself oh man imagine if i went to a pearl jam show and they just fucking played forever and played bugs and yada yada... haha ive had the conversation with myself a trillion times since 1996 when i became a DIE HARD fan... and on halloween i feel like that conversation came through! haha

Also, once again and ive said it in numerous threads... im from mass not philly... THANK YOU PHILLY CROWD!!!! The crowd for these Spectrum shows was electric the last 2 nights... it was so awesome to see and watch... i found myself watching the crowd as much as the band sometimes... Amazing feeling to be there... certainly something i will never forget...

MSG 03 & 08
MANSFIELD 00 & 03& 08
BOSTON Leash show 06
Hartford 08
just some of the many shows ive been to, ive seen some of their best ever... i feel so lucky!

THANK YOU PEARL JAM... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Thierry Henry

lukins fridge wrote:

fuck bruck song??? what was that gonna be????

Don't you mean BRUCE song??

PureandEasy

ragejoe wrote:

CR68574 wrote:

throughtout all the shows since 94 i always thought the randalls island show in 96 was far superoir then any other including bonnaroo and msg shows then they come out with this epic halloween show that just blew me away. they are fine wine that just keep getting better and better. i was in awe with the whole show, can't wait for more!

Ya philly brought me to approx 28 shows and i dont know, its kind of weird but i feel this sense of closure after being in philly... i mean i know they will find ways to continuily surprise us and all their shows rock and there will be more amazing shows... but after philly i dont think ill ever obsess over a setlist again... it was just a DREAM... like when you think to yourself oh man imagine if i went to a pearl jam show and they just fucking played forever and played bugs and yada yada... haha ive had the conversation with myself a trillion times since 1996 when i became a DIE HARD fan... and on halloween i feel like that conversation came through! haha

Also, once again and ive said it in numerous threads... im from mass not philly... THANK YOU PHILLY CROWD!!!! The crowd for these Spectrum shows was electric the last 2 nights... it was so awesome to see and watch... i found myself watching the crowd as much as the band sometimes... Amazing feeling to be there... certainly something i will never forget...

MSG 03 & 08
MANSFIELD 00 & 03& 08
BOSTON Leash show 06
Hartford 08
just some of the many shows ive been to, ive seen some of their best ever... i feel so lucky!

THANK YOU PEARL JAM... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

what a great post. I was at all four shows and I agree, the last two nights there was most definitely something extremely special about the crowds. Not to put down the other two nights because they were awesome too, but Friday and Saturday were just different. I had great seats for all four shows and got a chance to see the crowds from a different perspective 3 out of 4 nights. That was a neat experience for me.

Being second row on Saturday, I can't tell you how COOL it was to turn around and look at everyone in the place, it was really special, because I've called the Philly area my home for many, many years now. I've seen lots of Flyers games, concerts etc in that old place but nothing like those last four shows.

NOTHING.

Thank you Pearl Jam. These memories will go with me to the grave.

pjmetz20

I know a few weeks have passed, but I wanted to personally thank the Ten Club. We all tend to take you for granted. Thank you. My seats for 10/27 and 10/31 were amazing. Secondly, if there are two shows to buy boots for, it's 10/30 and 10/31...two of the most amazing PJ concerts ever. I've seen 30+ shows and these two were by far the best.

pjmetz20

When will these boots be released? I'm going through withdrawal.

arakias

a review posted at popmatters http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/116 ... elphia-pa/ just saw it, not sure if its already posted here.

dimitrispearljam

thanks to Lisa i have a copy of the setlist..thanks

JohnPanama

Some things are hard to put into words. Some things aren't.
Some bad things are so bad they are hard to put into words.
Some good things are so good they are hard to put into words.
Some things just change your life.
The Pearl Jam show on Halloween did just that for me.
It was simply one of the best nights of my entire life.
I will never forget it.
My story below gives you (those who wish to read it) some background about where I've been the past 3 1/2 years. Maybe you'll understand why I was touched by this show so much. Read on. I warn you, it's kind of personal, but I'm in the mood to share this story.

If you have a bad day, it's easy; my boss is such a @%$% %#%$ and a %#$@% and then he/she said@%%%%@....! Not to mention, that new hire who is such a suck-up. That little %@%@ is such a @$%%@$ %@#%@#.

When you find out the woman you've fallen in love with has borderline personality disorder 1 year into the relationship, it's tough to put into words to other people why you stuck it out for so long with someone who would hit you, scream at you, and threaten you with physical harm if you left. It's tough when every single Saturday at 1:30pm for the last 1 1/2 years of the relationship she would flip from this intellectual, mensa smart, model beautiful woman to Glenn Close from Fatal Attraction in a nanosecond; and return to her former self about 5-6 hours later, completely, and then look at you like you're overreacting. The 85 missed calls in one night. The butcher knife she pulled out and held in front of me when I finally had the guts to break up with her and the frozen moment in time when we both stood there, 2 feet away from each other; me thinking I was too late to save myself, wondering why my life was going to end up like this, and her, shaking, dead-eye staring at me with the craziest eyes you've ever seen, a mixture of panic, fear, uncertainty, loss of control, violent intent, and most of all, a genuinely scared little girl that never got past the abuse of her stepfather. We stood like that for maybe 30 seconds, and they were the scariest 30 seconds of my life. It could have gone one way, it could have gone the other. She turned and walked outside, still clutching the butcher knife in her right hand, clad only in a g-string and a tank top with no bra, tears, fear, head turned down. I watched this whole thing and said a silent prayer for having my life spared in that instant. I remember watching her outside, just standing there, staring into her abandoned soul, helpless. Me, I had to get to work, and I was scared beyond belief, still in shock. I turned towards the shower but went to look for my dog before jumping in. I found him cowered in a corner. I led him into the bathroom with me and locked the door while I took a shower. I was afraid to leave him out there with her. Stepping out of the shower I looked into the mirror, looked lovingly down at my dog, and then back into the mirror. I remember these thoughts going through my head. "Don't ever forget this day. No matter how hard it is to stay away from her, no matter how much you love her, don't ever forget the day you were afraid for your life in her presence. How you were afraid that she'd actually harm your dog if you had not taken him into the bathroom with you. I stared deep into my own eyes to strengthen my resolve, and moved towards the bathroom door. I called out for her before opening the door, and then, with trepidation, I slowly opened the door a crack, afraid she would spring forth from the darkened morning hallway with knife in hand. She wasn't there. I cautiously looked around the first floor of the house for her. Couldn't find her. I called out for her, she didn't respond. I was starting to get scared. Would I have to call 911? (looking back in retrospect, I should've called 911 moments after she pulled the knife on me). Panic was seeping in. I rushed upstairs, called out her name, still no response. I had visions of her sleepwalking through the neighborhood with a butcher knife in a g-string. I was scared shitless. I looked in the master bedroom. Nothing. I rushed into the guest room upstairs...and there she was. She was sitting on the floor, in a near catatonic state, her legs bent back at the knee, left foot splayed out and right foot splayed out so that she sitting on her rear end. There she sat in outerspace, not responding, folding her laundry in slow motion. She mumbled something which I cannot recall. I turned and walked slowly down the stairs, grabbed my dog, and got the hell out of there.

Fast forward nearly two years later. The knife incident happened in late November of 2007. Since that time, I've spent quite a great deal of time healing from that awful time in my life. My own fault for not helping myself sooner, but what's important is that I found the strength to get myself out. Back in June of this year I felt my creativity begin to return to it's former self. I began to really get excited about music again. Pearl Jam has always been my favorite band but it had been a while since I'd seen them in concert. I'd last seen them in concert back in November of 1995. It was the Spartan Stadium show, a make-up show for the one they had to cut short after only 6 songs or so because Eddie had a violent case of food poisoning. The spartan stadium show was and still is one of the best days of my life. For whatever reason, seeing Pearl Jam made me feel more alive, more in touch with my core, than most anything in my life. What the hell was I waiting for? I bought tickets to Outside Lands. The Outside Lands show was good but maybe I wasn't completely over so and so. The crowd wasn't that into it. I still wasn't in the right place.

Jump ahead. to late September of this year. Early one morning on a Friday I was fired from my Sales job of 5 1/2 years. My performance wasn't up to par they said. It was corporate bullshit. My boss started crying before I did. I walked out of there and felt something unexpected. This huge sense of relief was washing over me. Wow. I felt incredibly light all of a sudden. I thought too myself...it's time to travel a bit, and, I want to see Pearl Jam again! Like soon! I had seen how they were going to be playing on Halloween night at the spectrum in Philadelphia. I convinced my friend to go because he's a huge fan of Bad Religion. The trip was set. We were gonna go. I was stoked.

Jump ahead to the night before the show. I met a girl. I liked her instantly. An instant connection if you will. Sparks. Something I had not felt since....a very long time ago. I'd dated girls since the break-up buy my mind and soul was elsewhere. There was no vacancy within.

There were two girls and both wanted to go to the Pearl Jam show with us. They were willing to plunk down $200 each for tickets. We couldn't believe our luck.

The rest is history. My expectations were high but somehow the show exceeded my wildest dreams. I did not expect to have one of the best kisses I've had in my entire life with this beautiful girl while Eddie was crooning "Just Breathe." It was an entirely magic moment. Spiritual. Life-changing. Course-shifting. I remember standing up to belt out the lyrics to Porch along with the crowd and the band. I was behind the stage and looked out at what Eddie saw. Lights illuminating the faces in the crowd. Eddie singing that final biting, rising, passionate verse to Porch. I've never felt anything quite like it. So resonant. It was a moment in which I felt I crossed over to some sort of oneness with everyone there. Beautiful. I turned to the girl I was with and said to her, "this is probably the best night of my entire life." I was happy again. It was real. I had moved on. I was happier than I ever thought possible. Alive. Whip-it. Bugs. Amongst the Waves. The End. Last Exit. Yellow Ledbetter. Balloons. Mike and the SSB. It was a raw, non-staged, non-faked, completely vulnerable, flow experience. I walked out of the concert with this woman's arm hooked around mine. We walked aimlessly in the rain, talking on the phone to my friend who was trying to direct us to where he was at with the other girl. We really didn't try all that hard to find him, we were just happily, giddily, walking through the lite rain, laughing, kissing, smiling, Smile. : ) I think I'm love with her.


In sum, I didn't think I could ever be that happy again. The events of the past 3 1/2 years cast a dark cloud of gloom over my life. It was probably the worst time of my life. I knew I was on the road to real recovery after that show. I knew that because I didnt' even think about it. As a matter of fact, it wasn't until after I returned home from the trip that I realized I had totally forgotten about my ex-girlfriends birthday. A sure sign I had departed that part of my life.

So when I say the Pearl Jam show on Halloween was a spiritual life-changing experience. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. To Pearl Jam, it's hard to find the words to describe what that show meant to me, but I did my best to describe it here. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'll never forget it.

loveheroine

Have to put my stamp on this. Went to the show. Had amazing 10c seats courtesy of my husband's friend. I have seen Pearl Jam a couple times before and every time I worry that I do not know all of the songs that they play. Honestly, I am a bigger fan of the earlier albums. But you know what, this show was awesome. It was special already because of the Spectrum closing, and Halloween and just being there for hours and hours, living through this with the band and the fans, I really enjoyed that. I am so impressed by their candour and just talking to the house, like... I have never been to a show like that. And I did enjoy 'Bugs', a lot, even though the cd version kind of turned me off. And many other songs that I didn't know I liked so much like 'Rats' and 'Insignificance' etc
Anyways, you have a convert! I am a new old Pearl Jam fan, now trying to collect all of their recordings lying around the house in dusty corners, joined the club and everything. Can't wait for next time!
~ peace

p.s. corduroy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2h_s3kCPoE

ooba Fox

Whens the bootleg coming out for this?

stupidbunny

everything in my life had been leading up to that show...the unity and abundant loyalty of the crowd that night was a precious thing to bear; its incomprehensible to anyone who has never experienced going to a PJ show where the surrounding audience doesn't care or know about any songs that are not from mainstream radio, just how special it is to have such camaraderie amongst the fans during the show...and my, oh my, BUGS!!...SATAN'S BED!!!!...SWEET LEW!!!!...INSIGNIFICANCE!!!!
the heightened endorphins/serotonin levels in my brain were so high, i didn't mind the 8 hr drive home to Cleveland...wish i could have gone to the other shows (especially after i saw the set lists from those nights) but im dirt poor, on a fixed income, and well, from Cleveland...

by and by the way, when i picked up my tickets for the Halloween show at the Spectrum, i saw a sign posted on the inside of the front doors stating that they were filming the show that night;(i wish i would have taken a picture of this posting for proof)...i also had a non-news camera in my face for a moment inside right before PJ played...i don't know if any of this adds up to the rumours of a DVD release of the show, but I'll keep my fingers crossed...

all ramblings aside--
i too would love to know when the bootleg of the Philly shows will be available for my listening pleasure!
does anyone happen to have knowledge of the release dates?

JohnnyUtah

Here are my photos from the night.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... e94aCreate an Ad

If anyone has a good photo or video of Eddie throwing a tambourine to the guy with the sign w/ a hole in it(me) during RIFL, please let me know.

81

welcome new people

helplessdancer

loveheroine wrote:

Have to put my stamp on this. Went to the show. Had amazing 10c seats courtesy of my husband's friend. I have seen Pearl Jam a couple times before and every time I worry that I do not know all of the songs that they play. Honestly, I am a bigger fan of the earlier albums. But you know what, this show was awesome. It was special already because of the Spectrum closing, and Halloween and just being there for hours and hours, living through this with the band and the fans, I really enjoyed that. I am so impressed by their candour and just talking to the house, like... I have never been to a show like that. And I did enjoy 'Bugs', a lot, even though the cd version kind of turned me off. And many other songs that I didn't know I liked so much like 'Rats' and 'Insignificance' etc
Anyways, you have a convert! I am a new old Pearl Jam fan, now trying to collect all of their recordings lying around the house in dusty corners, joined the club and everything. Can't wait for next time!
~ peace

p.s. corduroy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2h_s3kCPoE

awesome post!

that youtube link is sooo incredible and it brought back a wonderful rush of postive emotion(s) for me. emotions of a show/trip/experience that i will never ever forget. corduroy huh! i was somewhat worried it wouldn't be played that night. BUT! anyways, it was an incredible night for everyone involved. pj, 10c and everyone from top to bottom of the organization helped make that night EPIC. thank you for the food inc dvd, and every other thing, is all i can say!

i'm not sad(?) to think that there is a slight chance that it was one of THE BAND'S PEAK SHOWS EVER, to which most other shows will be judged against, but that is only because i carry faith in the fact that the band can get "there" again. they have it in them and it keeps me a fan. lucky us, for picking them.

the band has really had such a fine year. they are having fun, playing as good as ever, and i'm happy to hear rumors for 2010!

LONG LIVE PEARL JAM

oh...and they covered devo and jeff ruled supreme on sweet lew

zeppelin2

When will these awesome Philly shows be on bootleg???? Can't wait to relive night 4!!!!

demetrios

zeppelin2 wrote:

When will these awesome Philly shows be on bootleg???? Can't wait to relive night 4!!!!

till the official bootlegs are available, you can download a sweet audience recording over @ bt.etree.org via torrent style.

Dead Man Walking

Still looking to buy the 10/31 poster (face value) from someone on here who pre-ordered it and now doesn't want it. A few people have contacted me but their offers have fallen through for one reason or another.

Please PM me if you are looking to get rid of yours.

Thanks
-DMW

sstuart42

This long 42 song set was unbelievable. I sat in the second row near Mike. This was truly another amazing show. This by far was the longest set I have ever seen . They keep on rocking hard and the energy at these shows is what keeps them going. I see Pearl Jam being a band for many years to come, because the energy is just so big at the live shows.

Thanks for New music guys, Backspacer is short, but sweet

scottnormington

They just release some of the Australian Shows today and still no Philly show. My bet is some special box set like the did with the Gorge shows.