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

nfanel

there's nothing i can say that hasn't been said.

amazing, amazing show...rarities i never thought i'd hear, great people, band in great spirits, ticker tape and balloons!

it's been a helluva week and i am seriously so sad now that it's over. thank you, pearl jam!!!! i feel so lucky to have been a part of this.

URthekey

I really had such a great week in Philadelphia, despite the rain and lack of sleep.
Last nights show was so much fun - great songs, great energy from the band.
I think I'm going to have serious withdrawl after these shows.

P.S. I Had so much fun dressing up as "The Fixer", got to talk to (and freak out) a lot of cool people. If anyone who took a picture can share I'd be grateful since I spaced out and left my camera at home.

Thanks PJ, Thanks 10C, Thanks Bad Religion and Social D. A truely unforgettable run of shows.

mca47

I wasn't there, but I hate all of you that were!

Bastards!


j/k. Very jealous!

xavier mcdaniel

It was nice to get "All Those Yesterdays" on Tuesday as well as Mankind. Breath was also a thrill since I had heard about the Borgata show in 2005 and the MSG show in 1998 that I frantically tried to win tickets for but failed. I think each time I heard a song I hadn't before, so that was cool and the crowds, especially the last two shows were amazing. I've always liked coming down to Philadelphia and this week only made that experience even that much more enjoyable.

PATRICKJT

Thank you Pearl Jam! What a spectacle of an event. Last night was amazing, surreal, and just about the most fun you can have at a rock show.

Night started of with a slight hiccough that turned out to be quite fortuitous. I bought 10C tickets for Wed and Fri but didn't think I was going to be able to make Saturdays show. I bought tickets from a friend of a friend in section 319 about a month after the show sold out just in case. We go to our seats last night and the security guard shakes his head points to our seats where a large stage light and platform had been bolted into the ground. We were reassigned seats by guest services for section 222 row 11. Although the stage backdrop and lights obscured some of our view we got a very up close view of Cameron and McCready all night. I found that being behind the stage I actually watched the crowd most of the night. It was amazing to watch everyone sing and dance.

Highlights for me:
Seeing the guys come out of the tunnel in Devo costumes and break out into Whip It.
Bugs: although an awkward 1st attempt at playing live I still enjoyed every minute of it.
Unthought Known: gets me all emotional. Love hearing it live!

At the end of the show I watched the guys head out of the tunnel. Each stopped before heading out and turned to say good bye to the fans with a look of complete admiration and praise. You could tell they are truly grateful for their fans.

Of the three shows I saw Friday for me was my favorite, but last night was like the icing on the cake: sweet fun and for celebration!

Its now Sunday afternoon and I'm exhausted and have no voice left from this marathon of concerts but still smiling and elated from the experience.

Cheers!

Kilgore_Trout

i love the strings on bugs... has a "fiddler on the roof" feel... glad they got through the whole thing... i gotta get this boot!

were they pro shooting the philly run? could make for an incredible DVD

joint in a tree

URthekey wrote:

I really had such a great week in Philadelphia, despite the rain and lack of sleep.
Last nights show was so much fun - great songs, great energy from the band.
I think I'm going to have serious withdrawl after these shows.

P.S. I Had so much fun dressing up as "The Fixer", got to talk to (and freak out) a lot of cool people. If anyone who took a picture can share I'd be grateful since I spaced out and left my camera at home.

Thanks PJ, Thanks 10C, Thanks Bad Religion and Social D. A truely unforgettable run of shows.

http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=116775

that you? nice!

Gary Carter

shmap wrote:

A guy in Section 105, Row 4, Seat 3 or 4 was the lucky recipient of the basketball.

damn didn't think it went far. Cause it came to where I was sitting cause people were looking for it and all. Guess it bounced over to 105

hinx

Blind3 wrote:

Ed's "Are these shows recorded?" after the Gene Simmons- Kiss makeup - Moms banter with Mike was absolutely priceless !!!

Have to say I choked up at the end. Part of the reason was four of the greatest nights of my life were at an end . Part because I feel like I'm losing an old friend. I attended concerts, Flyers, Sixers, and Phantoms games, The Harlem Globetrotters, and even the Ice Capades with Mom and Dad as a twelve year old, at the Sardine Can for forty years. Had to lay one Last Kiss on the wall of the building. Goodbye old friend !!!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one, haha. I got a little teary as I took one last look around the place from the floor. Also, when Ed brought up that man who'd worked there for so long and he gave that little speech, and the whole place erupted into "CHARLIE! CHARLIE!" chants for the guy I was choked up. Must have felt great for that man to hear that after all these years.

dimitrispearljam

metsfan wrote:

how the fuck are you supposed to rock out to slow songs or the fact that ed said if you wanna take a piss or whatnot do so for the next few songs. If you were at this show, you clearly are dumb as bricks and need your memory looked at. I hope to god you weren't at the show last night cause your post is the most dumbest and elitist I've seen. FUCK DA EUROPE CROWDS. Seriously I'm so fucking sick of them.. If you like europe crowds so god damn much than fucking move there and if you do live there than STAY DA FUCK in europe you elitist prick..

everybody has his opinion..its not a war of between fans from usa -europe..or south america..have u ever being in european show by the way?if yes, u can compare your self..but u know its really crazy for us european this...most of american fans bitching about the seats and we just fuckin in europe wanna to be in the concert!!!and we are so many hours in the line for take a better position in..i ve been in new york for msg 1,2 and i see the crowd was awesome..really..have fun and all singing ,standing..and was awesome.and the sound was amazing..the best i ever listen..exept the guy next to me...he left in even flow and came back with a hot dog and chips,,come on man..its a Rock Concert..im sure with no doubt about that..the more energy the crowd give the more energy the band put out..i met great people in usa in those days in new york and they love the band and love the shows..but the madness in europe is something else...

Hinn

metsfan wrote:

If you were at this show, you clearly are dumb as bricks and need your memory looked at. I hope to god you weren't at the show last night cause your post is the most dumbest and elitist I've seen. FUCK DA EUROPE CROWDS. Seriously I'm so fucking sick of them.. If you like europe crowds so god damn much than fucking move there and if you do live there than STAY DA FUCK in europe you elitist prick.

Chip on your shoulder much?

Gary Carter

If its not a war of fans than why the fuck in every single american fanview thread I see or europe or south america is better. Its getting fucking tiresome to be honest with you and ruins the fanview thread. Seriously go fucking stay in europe with your elitist bs bout europe or south america cause its old and fucking as over rated as seeing a concert at msg

Hinn wrote:

metsfan wrote:

If you were at this show, you clearly are dumb as bricks and need your memory looked at. I hope to god you weren't at the show last night cause your post is the most dumbest and elitist I've seen. FUCK DA EUROPE CROWDS. Seriously I'm so fucking sick of them.. If you like europe crowds so god damn much than fucking move there and if you do live there than STAY DA FUCK in europe you elitist prick.

Chip on your shoulder much?

nah I'm not a elitist douchebag that shits on every fucking american fanview thread with oh europe crowds are better. I'm the last dude to have a chip on my shoulder.

dimitrispearljam

metsfan wrote:

If its not a war of fans than why the fuck in every single american fanview thread I see or europe or south america is better. Its getting fucking tiresome to be honest with you and ruins the fanview thread. Seriously go fucking stay in europe with your elitist bs bout europe or south america cause its old and fucking as over rated as seeing a concert at msg

Hinn wrote:

metsfan wrote:

If you were at this show, you clearly are dumb as bricks and need your memory looked at. I hope to god you weren't at the show last night cause your post is the most dumbest and elitist I've seen. FUCK DA EUROPE CROWDS. Seriously I'm so fucking sick of them.. If you like europe crowds so god damn much than fucking move there and if you do live there than STAY DA FUCK in europe you elitist prick.

Chip on your shoulder much?

nah I'm not a elitist douchebag that shits on every fucking american fanview thread with oh europe crowds are better. I'm the last dude to have a chip on my shoulder.

i really dont understand why u talk this way...be polite btw is not an issue where u come from..
Peace

Thierry Henry

metsfan wrote:

If its not a war of fans than why the fuck in every single american fanview thread I see or europe or south america is better. Its getting fucking tiresome to be honest with you and ruins the fanview thread. Seriously go fucking stay in europe with your elitist bs bout europe or south america cause its old and fucking as over rated as seeing a concert at msg

Hinn wrote:

metsfan wrote:

If you were at this show, you clearly are dumb as bricks and need your memory looked at. I hope to god you weren't at the show last night cause your post is the most dumbest and elitist I've seen. FUCK DA EUROPE CROWDS. Seriously I'm so fucking sick of them.. If you like europe crowds so god damn much than fucking move there and if you do live there than STAY DA FUCK in europe you elitist prick.

Chip on your shoulder much?

nah I'm not a elitist douchebag that shits on every fucking american fanview thread with oh europe crowds are better. I'm the last dude to have a chip on my shoulder.

You need to chill the fuck out.

Hinn

metsfan wrote:

If its not a war of fans than why the fuck in every single american fanview thread I see or europe or south america is better. Its getting fucking tiresome to be honest with you and ruins the fanview thread. Seriously go fucking stay in europe with your elitist bs bout europe or south america cause its old and fucking as over rated as seeing a concert at msg

Hinn wrote:

metsfan wrote:

If you were at this show, you clearly are dumb as bricks and need your memory looked at. I hope to god you weren't at the show last night cause your post is the most dumbest and elitist I've seen. FUCK DA EUROPE CROWDS. Seriously I'm so fucking sick of them.. If you like europe crowds so god damn much than fucking move there and if you do live there than STAY DA FUCK in europe you elitist prick.

Chip on your shoulder much?

nah I'm not a elitist douchebag that shits on every fucking american fanview thread with oh europe crowds are better. I'm the last dude to have a chip on my shoulder.

I love the American/Canadian fans I've come to meet over the last 7 shows. They're all great people.

These are simply observations that the crowd energy level is higher in these other places, and lower in others (Australia, as I mentioned before, and Japan, where the quietness is just plain eerie).

I don't hide my preference for a GA setting, and I'd love to see how it works out in North American (haven't had the chance to yet). This preference will never stop me from travelling far and wide to soak in more shows, more different atmospheres. To sit back at home and limit myself to only what I know... can't imagine that's something I'll ever consider after having started on this journey.

over bends

The problem I think people have with the crowd is that this was one of the greatest shows of all time, and since it wasn't one of the greatest crowds of all time, it somehow means the crowd was by some measure bad, which is definitely not the case.

American fans express ourselves in different ways. Not necessarily in lesser ways... just different ways from S. Americans and Europeans.

Kilgore_Trout

metsfan wrote:

If its not a war of fans than why the fuck in every single american fanview thread I see or europe or south america is better. Its getting fucking tiresome to be honest with you and ruins the fanview thread. Seriously go fucking stay in europe with your elitist bs bout europe or south america cause its old and fucking as over rated as seeing a concert at msg

Hinn wrote:

metsfan wrote:

If you were at this show, you clearly are dumb as bricks and need your memory looked at. I hope to god you weren't at the show last night cause your post is the most dumbest and elitist I've seen. FUCK DA EUROPE CROWDS. Seriously I'm so fucking sick of them.. If you like europe crowds so god damn much than fucking move there and if you do live there than STAY DA FUCK in europe you elitist prick.

Chip on your shoulder much?

nah I'm not a elitist douchebag that shits on every fucking american fanview thread with oh europe crowds are better. I'm the last dude to have a chip on my shoulder.

im with ya... and its not just "europes better"... i walked out of chicago 1 this year only to hear some elitist bitch moaning about how the show she was at a couple nights ago was better... that was my ONE SHOW of the ENTIRE TOUR... SHUT UP! CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FOLLOW A BAND AROUND THE WORLD

whether its crowd energy or setlist or whatever this band has never put on a bad show and theres no point pissing in someones cheerios

back on topic: WOAH! PHILLY!

and my question again... anyone notice if they were filming these shows???

Pepe Silvia

metsfan wrote:

shmap wrote:

A guy in Section 105, Row 4, Seat 3 or 4 was the lucky recipient of the basketball.

damn didn't think it went far. Cause it came to where I was sitting cause people were looking for it and all. Guess it bounced over to 105

yeah, i could see it roll pretty far from where i was

Gary Carter

I'll start being "polite" when people stop shitting on american fanviews thread with "europe or south american are better'" bs. Its in every sinlge fucking american fanview thread. Till then I'll be the biggest asshole and not give a shit to be honest with you.

Gary Carter

Thierry Henry wrote:

You need to chill the fuck out.

Don't tell me what I can and can't do. Are you a mod or something. You shouldn't even be posting in this thread. Its for people who were at the concert.