Pearl jam's biggest venue

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.

pjamaholic

Eraserhead wrote:

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.

Nice to think I was a part of it, 2nd row from front too!

Eraserhead

pjamaholic wrote:

Eraserhead wrote:

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.

Nice to think I was a part of it, 2nd row from front too!

It was great to hear Indifference that night "....scream my lungs out so I can fill this rooooooooommmmmm!"

chime

Pearl James wrote:

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

Same could be said for Reading Festical in '06. Think tickets are 80-85k, was broadcast live on TV in the UK and also live on the internet

Boxes&Books

Crazy Marcus wrote:

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.

That's cool! Yeah - that was my first show and to this date it remains my favorite show of all time- Maybe because it was my first experience. I was a kid and scared as hell! Did you take any pictures? I have a few. I didn't like the whole Neil Jam thing, but hung out either way. I was hoping Ed would come back, but just never happened. That was one great show!

eeriepadave

For some reason I thought they played The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA (which holds over 100,000) but apparently they have not, not yet anyway.