Home› Given To Fly (live)

smashed guitars?

helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
edited March 2010 in Given To Fly (live)
anyone seen it happen live?

this show's 1st set, starts off perfectly slow, ends up with mike smashing the guitar to pieces at the end of the set. blood.

omg

Key Arena
Dec 08, 2002
Set 1

* Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
* Black
* Thumbing My Way
* Nothing As it Seems
* Given To Fly
* Save You
* Hail, Hail
* Ghost
* Corduroy
* Grievance
* Green Disease
* I Am Mine
* Love Boat Captain
* You Are
* 1/2 Full
* Even Flow
* Wishlist
* Blood
Post edited by Unknown User on

Comments

  • StinkfootStinkfoot Posts: 546
    At the end of the PJ/Neil Young set at the Reading festival in 95 Mike got his amp on fire from attacking it with his guitar.

    8-)
    "I get into a state of consciousness that I can't explain. It is about feeling and not thinking. I get positive chills and insight into things that I can't get to any other way. It is Healing of the Soul." - Mike McCready
  • OffMeGoesOffMeGoes Posts: 483
    Yup....and at some point, Eddie Smashed a guitar (blue SG I think???) and then handed it to a fan to his left that was seated in a wheelchair. I was third row dead center and the look on the guy's face was that of pure content and overwhelming gratefulness.....fyi, it was my first time being that close at a seated show,(made front row at a German show) and I had a flash camera and was, admittedly, super annoying....., it was back in the film days, so I shot my roll (laughing to myself) before Eddie smashed his geeeetar....no photos of it, but it is burned in my head though....

    AND.......maybe I am just a complete idiot, but on the cover of MSG from 2003, it shows eddie swinging a blue SG or SG type guitar and is about to smash it to bits... (i forget what the other models are that he uses that look like SG's but aren't Gibsons etc.....Merkel, Merman, Mernotgunnacomewithit...)

    So, here is why I may be an idiot....I was at both MSG shows and dont remember Eddie smashing a guitar...so I always have looked at that pick and said, "hey, there's the guitar smashing at Key Arena, hmmm, wonder why it is on the cover of MSG" every time........like I said, Im and idiot, regardless if I am right or not......
    Formally known as Tackalac before being formally known as Vedderwt,,,,....release my old name and posts....

    I saw a wino eating grapes, I said, "Dude, you have to wait"
  • KevinmanKevinman Atlanta, GA USA Posts: 1,919
    Up to date the only thing I've seen smashed on stage at a PJ show has been a tambourine over Ed's head, by Ed.
    I am lost, I'm no guide, but I'm by your side

    06.27.98  Alpine Valley
    10.08.00  Alpine Valley
    09.23.02  Chicago
    06.18.03  Chicago | 06.21.03  Alpine Valley
    10.03.04  Grand Rapids
    10.05.05  Chicago
    05.16.06  Chicago | 05.17.06  Chicago | 06.29.06  Milwaukee
    08.02.07  Chicago | 08.05.07  Chicago
    08.23.09  Chicago | 08.24.09  Chicago
    05.07.10  Noblesville | 05.09.10  Cleveland
    09.03.11  Alpine Valley | 09.04.11  Alpine Valley
    07.19.13  Chicago
    10.17.14  Moline
    08.20.16  Chicago
    08.18.18  Chicago
    09.18.22  St. Louis
    09.05.23 Chicago
  • jfusco1084jfusco1084 Posts: 21
    Pittsburgh 2000 - Mike smashes, I think it was a teal stratocastor at the end of Porch. I knew it was doomed te minute he started playing it, given it wasn't his normal guitar and was the last show on that leg of the tour. But I guess more people remember this show for the Wash umbrella...
    9/24, 9/28/96,8/28, 8/29, 9/10, 9/18, 9/19/98
    8/24, 8/25, 9/1, 9/2, 9/4, 9/5, 10/11/00
    4/19, 4/25, 4/26, 4/28, 5/3, 7/5, 7/6, 7/12, 7/14/03
    10/1/04, 9/28, 10/3/05
    5/27, 5/28, 6/1, 6/3/06
    6/19, 6/20, 6/22, 6/24, 6/25/08
    8/28, 10/27, 10/28, 10/30, 10/31/09
    5/6, 5/18/10
    www.oneearinthegrave.blogspot.com
  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    Was at the VH1 Rock Honors, and mike let his guitar smash into the stage. Nice effect in homage to The Who.
  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    OffMeGoes wrote:
    So, here is why I may be an idiot....I was at both MSG shows and dont remember Eddie smashing a guitar...so I always have looked at that pick and said, "hey, there's the guitar smashing at Key Arena, hmmm, wonder why it is on the cover of MSG" every time........like I said, Im and idiot, regardless if I am right or not......

    You're not an idiot. It's not in the MSG shows, but it is in one of the extras. Can't remember which song, but if I remember correctly it's part of a montage of various concert shots.
    I'll Ride The Wave Where It Takes Me
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    OffMeGoes wrote:
    So, here is why I may be an idiot....I was at both MSG shows and dont remember Eddie smashing a guitar...so I always have looked at that pick and said, "hey, there's the guitar smashing at Key Arena, hmmm, wonder why it is on the cover of MSG" every time........like I said, Im and idiot, regardless if I am right or not......

    You're not an idiot. It's not in the MSG shows, but it is in one of the extras. Can't remember which song, but if I remember correctly it's part of a montage of various concert shots.

    yeah that always confused me... i dont remember any smashing so i dont know why they did that on the cover.. rather decieving...would love to see some guitar smashing footage.
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    not me a waste of a beautiful thing
  • BALLBOYBALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,032
    They dont do it now days. Read once where Mike said he felt gulity or something along those lines for doing it. But i dont think it has happened since 2000 tour as we all can see on TB2000. Saw Stone do it back in 1995 but he was really angry back in those days. Is the one mentioned about Ed on the cover of the Live At The Garden?
    Eastern Creek 95,Syd 1 98,Bris 2 98, Syd 1&2 03, Reading Fest 06, Bris 1 06, London 09, Hyde Park 10, Gold Coast BDO 14 Budapest 22 Krakow 22 Amsterdam 22 St Paul 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 24 New York 1 24 Philly 1&2 24 Boston 1&2 24 Gold Coast 24 Melbourne 1 24 Sydney 1&2 24
  • psujammerpsujammer Posts: 8
    Yeah, Mike at Pittsburgh 2000. I was in the second row and did it right in front of me. That was a great show. I think they opened with Even Flow if I remember. Bad ass.
  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    Wilds wrote:
    Was at the VH1 Rock Honors, and mike let his guitar smash into the stage. Nice effect in homage to The Who.
    i was there too

    good times that was cept the mila kunis fuck up
    Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
    Sammi: Wanna just break up?

  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,395
    Wilds wrote:
    Was at the VH1 Rock Honors, and mike let his guitar smash into the stage. Nice effect in homage to The Who.

    haha...that was Stone's guitar.
    "Well, I think this band is incapable of sucking."
    -my dad after hearing Not for You for the first time on SNL .
  • Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Carmel, IN Posts: 567
    LA 98- ed poured heineken across the stage, did a Pete townshend slide and smashed a white SG. I'm pretty sure mccready did in a guitar at the Tibetan freedom show too that year. Now that I think about it, mike was actually quite a guitar destructor around that time. Ahhh the yield tour. If only there were a time machine.
    1996-09.22; 1998-06.14,07.02,07.13,07.14,08.17,08.18; 2000-08.18,08.20,10.11,10.27,10.28; 2003-04.23,04.26,06.18,06.19,06.22; 2004-10.02,10.03,10.05; 2006-05.16,05.17,05.19,05.20,06.23,06.24; 2007-08.05; 2009-08.23,08.24,09.28,10.31; 2010-05.06,05.07; 2011-09.03,09.04; 2013-07.19; 2014-10.01; 2016-04.26,08.20,08.22; 2018-08.18, 08.20; 2022-09.17; 2023-09.05, 09.07; 2024-08.26
  • lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    My first PJ show....New Orleans 1995.... during Blood. Ed smashed the mic stand and bent it in a boomerang shape.... Mike smashed a telecaster(I think) and Jeff or Ed threw it into the crowd causing a near riot. My sister and I were about 10 feet from where the pieces landed. Man, my memory is not what it used to be!!!!

    livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446

    1995- New Orleans, LA  : New Orleans, LA

    1996- Charleston, SC

    1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN

    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

    2024- Baltimore

  • TravisTheSkyTravisTheSky Posts: 615
    I've only been to 6 PJ concerts in all my life, yet I got to witness a guitar-smashing!

    It was at Mansfield in 2000. It was by far the best, most poignant concert. Less than 2 months after Roskilde, the evening had a once-in-a-lifetime vibe that will never be matched. A barefoot Eddie was hiding behind a beard, yet his intense love for the audience came shining through.

    Mike was decked out in WHITE LEATHER! He was even more 'on' than his usual rocking self. At the end of the show, he dramatically smashed his expensive electric guitar into the stage. It was ridiculous, but it was Rockstar Cool.

    Ahhh, memories......
    "May you live in interesting times."
  • guypjfreakguypjfreak Posts: 2,281
    only seen it on u tube and there's a extra on one of the dvds where they all smash the stage up. wish i could see this live. :mrgreen:
    i was Glastonbury last year when neil young played rocking in a free world and did not stop till all the strings on his guitar where smashed to bits 10 mins of excellent s :D
  • justinschanz1982justinschanz1982 Posts: 395
    hey didnt eddie drop kick an amp and knock over the drum kit. think its on one of the dvds. Love it when the boys channel the who
  • Kearn5yKearn5y Ireland Posts: 2,953
    Stinkfoot wrote:
    At the end of the PJ/Neil Young set at the Reading festival in 95 Mike got his amp on fire from attacking it with his guitar.

    8-)

    Also during the same tour, the RDS show in dublin, Jeff played the last song with the head on fire. He set it alight with one of the many candles that were on stage. I think he might even broke the bass at the end of the show
    Kearnsy
  • guypjfreakguypjfreak Posts: 2,281
    js280023 wrote:
    hey didnt eddie drop kick an amp and knock over the drum kit. think its on one of the dvds. Love it when the boys channel the who
    yea which dvd is it :?:
  • Irish AlIrish Al Posts: 6,236
    8-)
    I need a coffee!
  • dangerboydangerboy Posts: 1,569
    i believe this would be stone, dublin, 1995, neil young tour

    untitled.jpg


    ebay isn't evil people are


    The South is Much Obliged
  • dangerboydangerboy Posts: 1,569
    ....and this would be a cready smashed and signed sunburst fender strat circa 93/94

    pjsmashed.jpg


    ebay isn't evil people are


    The South is Much Obliged
  • PJ_LukinPJ_Lukin Posts: 2,055
    Doesn't really do much for me.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNpRpEQOAOg&feature=related
    ~!~ Peace ~!~ Love ~!~ Pearl Jam ~!~
  • Brain of DaveBrain of Dave Posts: 149
    Wilds wrote:
    Was at the VH1 Rock Honors, and mike let his guitar smash into the stage. Nice effect in homage to The Who.
    Haha, yeah! I was there too! Very back row top balcony almost 90 degree angle from the stage! Haha!

    I saw Mike destroy his guitar after "All Along the Watchtower" in San Francisco in 2006 and then Ed laid it on the stage and used it as a surfboard. Right before they were about to do "Yellow Ledbetter", Ed asked Mike over the mic if he was gonna destroy that one too, Mike held his Fender sunburst strat close and I read his lips, "No I like this one!"
    Fan of singer songwriters who push musical boundaries?
    You need to hear this new artist!
    Visit www.daveshowmusic.com
Sign In or Register to comment.