The Better Show: 10/30 vs. 10/31

davidtrios
davidtrios Posts: 9,732
edited November 2009 in The Porch
From reading the fanviews, there seems to be a debate for best show of all-time between these two:
10/30 was the perfect show. tight, explosive and raw. 10/31 was a marathon with lots of surprises....

10/30 wins by a nose.
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  • in eds tree
    in eds tree Denver Posts: 539
    ...says you.
    keep on rockin' in the free world.
  • Jed
    Jed New York City Posts: 1,208
    +1

    I also think 10/27 was better than 10/31 by a nose (immortality, nothing man, supersonic, and just the general crowd energy), but 10/30 def takes the cake!
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  • InMyTree33
    InMyTree33 Posts: 125
    10/30 was the best show that I've ever been to!!!!! (20 shows including 10/31)
    9/1/00, 9/2/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/30/05, 10/3/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/24/08, 8/23/09 EV-6//11/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09

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  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    10/30 wins for me over 10/31

    I would rate them:

    10/30
    10/31
    10/27
    10/28

    But each was awesome in their own way.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • cippociappo
    cippociappo Posts: 692
    Mmm, looks good, I was at 10/30 show.... was it really a little bit better than 10/31?
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  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    Solat13 wrote:
    10/30 wins for me over 10/31

    I would rate them:

    10/30
    10/31
    10/27
    10/28

    But each was awesome in their own way.


    i agree with all of this.

    well..i wouldn't qualify 10-28 as awesome. if it were a one off, i would have been happy as a pig in shit, but it was by far the weakest night of the run. doesn't come remotely close to the other 3.
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • pearljam_addiction
    pearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    in my opinion... Even though halloween was a great fucking show... 10/30 was better... They played a lot of my favorite songs and musically they souunded soo good.. And everyone there were in high spirits... I cant wait for all 4 boots
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  • Diggy381
    Diggy381 Posts: 165
    I vote for 10/31 because that is the one I attended ;)

    I prefer to believe the other shows were inferior. . .
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,732
    Jed wrote:
    +1

    I also think 10/27 was better than 10/31 by a nose (immortality, nothing man, supersonic, and just the general crowd energy), but 10/30 def takes the cake!
    100% agree
    friday
    tuesday
    saturday
    wednesday (this was still a great show-the encores were insanely good)

    truth
    I get why people love saturday- a 3+ hour show, the atmosphere, the devo thing, crown of thorns, balloons etc.

    but tuesday and friday had the best setlists-no question
    personally, id trade the rare songs played tues, wed and friday for the ones they played Sat

    friday was just one of those nights, like hartford last year, were the crowd, the band, the songs were all in the right place for the entire show
  • SKELLER
    SKELLER Posts: 165
    Dude... they came out dressed as DEVO! It was the second longest show every played if not the longest! They closed the Specturm! Oh... and did I forget to mention that Hot chicks were dressed in TINY CUSTOMS!

    Come on now... is it really that hard: 10/31
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  • snipes824
    snipes824 Posts: 870
    i went to 10/28, 10/30 and 10/31 and i definitely have to say 10/30 was the best. it might have helped that i won the fucking lottery and was front row stones side. i couldn't believe how good that show was and where i was rocking out to it from.
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Solat13 wrote:
    10/30 wins for me over 10/31

    I would rate them:

    10/30
    10/31
    10/27
    10/28

    But each was awesome in their own way.
    this is how i see it too. I loved every show too, but friday was the greatest PJ show is history.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • walknthecow
    walknthecow Posts: 35
    its gonna be hard to top that halloween show ever.
  • JM144705
    JM144705 Philadelphia Posts: 457
    I was at both. I LOVE No code and it seemed like a No Code show on the 30th which was AWESOME but the 31st was still better all around.
  • DreamOfAngels
    DreamOfAngels Posts: 829
    I went to 10/30 and 10/31. I have to say 10/30 was the best show I've ever been to. 10/31 was absolutely fun with a lot of unique memories and was absolutely a great show, but if we are rating the setlist/crowd/energy/performance, etc at the show... I have to say 10/30 wins for me.
  • hinx
    hinx Posts: 416
    I think Friday's set was just a tiny bit better but for me, Halloween was the best night. The set was really great, the crowd (at least what I saw) was great, and it really felt like a big farewell party for that awesome building. So, in terms of overall experience, 10/31 wins by a small margin in my mind.
  • MisterEtake2
    MisterEtake2 Posts: 410
    I only went to the 10/30 show and will say that it is the best show I have seen period. Pearl Jam or otherwise. It was my first time at a Philly show and it topped anything I've seen at MSG.
  • flyinwhole313
    flyinwhole313 Posts: 1,651
    UnthoughtKnown wrote:
    10/30 was the perfect show. tight, explosive and raw. 10/31 was a marathon with lots of surprises....

    10/30 wins by a nose.
    I agree, and it is because of the energy from the crowd and the guys that gives the nudge...
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    10/30 was fucking amazing! Pearl Jam is always on point but they were in the fucking zone on Friday!!

    best concert i have ever been to period!
  • Brain of JFK
    Brain of JFK Posts: 238
    Have touched on this in other threads, but I too would place 10/30 over 10/31. The tightness of the band, setlist, crowd energy, made 10/30 perfect for me (and winning the lottery!). 10/31 was an awesome, once-in-a-lifetime extravaganza, but falls a notch lower overall.
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    03: 7-11 Mansfield 3
    04: 9-28 Boston 1
    08: 6-28 Mansfield 1
    09: 10-30 Philly 3, 10-31 Philly 4
    10: 5-15 Hartford, 5-17 Boston
    11: 9-3 Alpine Valley, 9-4 Alpine Valley
    13: 10-15 Worcester 1, 10-16 Worcester 2, 10-25 Hartford
    16: 4-29 Philly 2, 5-1 MSG 1, 8-5 Fenway 1, 8-7 Fenway 2
    18: 9-2 Fenway 1, 9-4 Fenway 2
    21: 9-26 Ohana
    22: 5-6 LA, 5-7 LA, 5-16 Fresno
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