Pearl jam's biggest venue

lostdogs89

what is the biggest venue that has seated the most people that pearl jam has played world wide?

AtlantaJammer

Im no expert but Id guess State college or maybe a Brazil show. Just a guess...

Jokertt14

95' soldier field : 70 thousand

AtlantaJammer

State college holds 107k. Maybe question was most in attendance?? Also I was told Bonnaroo had 65k so maybe another festival had more?

snipes824

AtlantaJammer wrote:

Im no expert but Id guess State college or maybe a Brazil show. Just a guess...

state college was in an arena. 15k maybe.

DewieCox

Bonnaroo

AtlantaJammer

DewieCox wrote:

Bonnaroo

I heard 65k for Roo.

DewieCox

jokertt14 wrote:

95' soldier field : 70 thousand

47000

AtlantaJammer

snipes824 wrote:

AtlantaJammer wrote:

Im no expert but Id guess State college or maybe a Brazil show. Just a guess...

state college was in an arena. 15k maybe.

One of my favorite boots and had no idea that was in the arena. :oops: Although I knew there was no way there was 107k there.

PJ Fan est. 1990

that's how many people were at bonaroo though, not how many people stayed and watched PJ, which is an unmeasurable amount. I would guess somewhere in South America. those soccer stadiums are HUGE and hold a mass amounts of people, and i heard they were all sold out, weren't they?

AtlantaJammer

DewieCox wrote:

Bonnaroo

That just adds to the badassness of that show. Front row bitches!!

AtlantaJammer

PJ Fan est. 1990 wrote:

that's how many people were at bonaroo though, not how many people stayed and watched PJ, which is an unmeasurable amount. I would guess somewhere in South America. those soccer stadiums are HUGE and hold a mass amounts of people, and i heard they were all sold out, weren't they?

Thats why I was guessing Brazil. But I heard there were 100k people actually at Roo/tickets sold and 65k at the show. I just dont know how you could actually get an accurate count...

RiddledWithMetaphors

Lolla '07?

Brisk.

venue was called "use the search function"

eddie3

RiddledWithMetaphors wrote:

Lolla '07?

I think so too

FirstExit

Festivals really don't count. Soldier Field.

SomethingCreative

AtlantaJammer wrote:

State college holds 107k. Maybe question was most in attendance?? Also I was told Bonnaroo had 65k so maybe another festival had more?

Bonnaroo had more than that 80-90k. Lollapalooza was estimated around 100k

Grandmas Jam

ti heard the outside lands festival this year was nearly 100k...but regardless pink pop had to have over 100k at it in 92 just look at the video you cant see where the crowd ends

AtlantaJammer

Grandmas Jam wrote:

ti heard the outside lands festival this year was nearly 100k...but regardless pink pop had to have over 100k at it in 92 just look at the video you cant see where the crowd ends

Id agree with you if it was based on just visuals but event in the post show interview Ed/Jeff said something like 50k.

mikey1001

There was a huge crowd at "Mudfest" in 1993:
08/14/93 - Gimli Motorsport Park: Gimli, Manitoba (Sunfest '93) [100m]
attendance: 47,000
set: Even Flow, Why Go, Deep, Jeremy, Animal, Glorified G, Daughter/(Gimme Shelter), Go, State of Love and Trust, Garden, Blood, Alive, Black, Once, Porch, Indifference, Sonic Reducer, Rockin' in the Free World, Baba O'Riley
notes: This show is frequently referred to as "Mudfest" due to a downpour prior to the concert. One of the reasons that this show is so incredible is that PJ was jumping out of their collective skins to be able to cut loose for more than 90 minutes. Currently touring with Neil Young, they were confined to an early 45 minute set. They were offered this slot (and are the only non-Canadian band ever to play this large festival) and it became their night. Despite Ed's drinking, PJ is very high energy and intense.

...but a few nights later there were 60,000 in Toronto.

They also played in front of 80,000 in Rome that same year, but they were opening for U2, so that number is probably a bit smaller.

thunderDAN

I think they projected that Lollapalooza 2007 had a crowd of 80,000 for Pearl Jam, with a possibility of 100,000 as that was the day's attendance

shep

Some people seem to be omitting the recent venue at ACL... The festival claimed it only sold 65k, however, when I was entering security on Sunday was lax, to say the least... I was near the front, and looking backwards i would guessimate that there were easily 85-90k there.

That being said... Has Pearl Jam played Glastonbury? I think they have haven't they? That is the biggest festival in the world, it annually attracts 150K...

Also to consider: I know PJ has done Mexico City, and I can tell you that the football stadium there is the biggest venue Metallica has ever played at 107K+....

And there's also Wembly Stadium to consider... not sure if they're played that legendary venue or what the capacity is... anyone?

I don't think this riddle will ever be solved... just argued over...

PJ Fan est. 1990

FirstExit wrote:

Festivals really don't count. Soldier Field.

i would agree, but let's see if the OP agrees too


my reasoning for them not counting is that you may know how many people were at the festival, but you can never know definitively how many people were watching PJ...and you don't know how many people were watching it for the whole set, most of the set, half the set, a few songs, joined in late, came and went...too many variables to get an accurate measurement of audience members...

at an actual PJ concert, you know how many people bought tickets and how many people watched PJ...

my answer sticks with somewhere in South America

CJMST3K

lostdogs89 wrote:

what is the biggest venue that has seated the most people that pearl jam has played world wide?

...do you mean as far as a Pearl Jam show goes, or a festival where Pearl Jam was one of many headlining acts?

lostdogs89

a stadium has a number of seats thats what im counting and festivals do count any show where pearl jam plays a set counts and the capacity of the venue

Boxes&Books

My first PJ show was in San Fran 1995- and there were over 50k - Guess who was front row center? I was 14 years old I believe. The pits back in those days were about half the size of a football field- they were killer! I just hung on to the rail as the madness broke out behind me!
That was my favorite show of all time! Drove out about 8 hours slept in the car for about 4 hours and then made it the front of the line the next day (abt 7am- show started around 4or something) Then drove right back home another 8hrs..... I have my brother to thank for that crazy experience ..... oh yeah did I mentioned Bad Religion opened up for them! And that ed only performed 7 songs- Yup my favorite PJ show of all time!

sorry i went off the topic a little there, but it was like 55k... hope I was able to help

Pearl James

didnt Lolla 07 have 80,000 there plus 10,000s of people watching online?

Paul Andrews

There were about 50,000 at Melbourne the other night, 26,000 in the GA area.

http://www.youtube.com/user/PaulJam2009 ... 0tklHS5bN8
Spin The Black Circle - Melbourne 2009
http://www.youtube.com/user/PaulJam2009 ... MtJWQibP-8
Jeremy - Melbourne 2009

I'd have to say a South American show will top the list - they get insane crowd numbers over there.

Crazy Marcus

tonifig8 wrote:

My first PJ show was in San Fran 1995- and there were over 50k - Guess who was front row center? I was 14 years old I believe. The pits back in those days were about half the size of a football field- they were killer! I just hung on to the rail as the madness broke out behind me!
That was my favorite show of all time! Drove out about 8 hours slept in the car for about 4 hours and then made it the front of the line the next day (abt 7am- show started around 4or something) Then drove right back home another 8hrs..... I have my brother to thank for that crazy experience ..... oh yeah did I mentioned Bad Religion opened up for them! And that ed only performed 7 songs- Yup my favorite PJ show of all time!

sorry i went off the topic a little there, but it was like 55k... hope I was able to help

I was there too and also on the rail. 1st concert. NeilJam was badass even if not very much Ed.

Eraserhead

Paul Andrews wrote:

There were about 50,000 at Melbourne the other night, 26,000 in the GA area.

Yep, that was a huge show. Stagging with the roof closed too.

Niko80

Holland 07 reported over 60,000 as well.