What's the biggest PJ crowd ever?

jets521

shadowcast wrote:

I consider myself lucker to be at both of those shows. Was like 20 th rowish for both. Roo was the better of the two. I mean they played Release damn near the end of the show.

as an encore! talk about rare.

the whole energy and atmosphere of the Bonnaroo show was amazing. you cant even justify the experience in words. so i will stop trying

AtlantaJammer

Roo was amazing. Especially from Front Row!

Up Here In My Tree

2009 Outside Lands - Radiohead played to over 100k. I was there this year and I know there wasn't a 100k there but it had to be between 80-90k.

eeriepadave

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Anarmyofpeace

Just for the record...PJ's crowd at Bonnaroo killed Metallica's. We had a decent spot at the Metallica show and halfway thru walked to about the middle of the crowd and was able to sit down confortably for the rest of the show.

My buddy had to take a piss during PJ's set and said it was the biggest crowd he'd ever seen and there would have been no possibility of sitting.

Again, just wanted to clarify...PJ fans destroyed Metallica's

mfc2006

ACL seemed huge...it seemed like it kept going on and on. But I doubt it was as big as Lolla or Roo...but it was fucking awesome!!!

Laf9124

mfc2006 wrote:

ACL seemed huge...it seemed like it kept going on and on. But I doubt it was as big as Lolla or Roo...but it was fucking awesome!!!

Oh man it wasn't close to Lolla, but I agree--an awesome experience! Austin was a fun time.

fox_mulderX

i was told their largest audience was at either woodstock or easy st.

gndcd402

Laf9124 wrote:

Your Lolla pic is off. The two main stages sit in the center of the ends of each side of the park, not the corner like that. Plus, when PJ played--they were all that was playing there as well. Lolla can stretch from one end to the other of Grant Park. You can't see past a certain point, but I've heard for PJ the crowd stretched back solidly to Buckingham Fountain, which is a solid 10 min walk from the stage area.

there was WELL over 100k there for lolla...and yes the crowd went past the fountain.

edibervan

From what I understand reading your posts we're still not even close to know the answer to the thread question, right?

Fair enough, I should know it wasn't easy!

I've followed the link to that previus thread too (thanks eeriepadave) but haven't reach a conclusion.

Apart from festivals (or when opening for U2), we may have Soldier Field with estimates from 50k to 80k, with 3 bets on the 70k mark (even though someone hit the number 47k for this show, which we must admit is such an specific numer not to pay some attention, right? ). But ok, let's assume it was something close to 70k then.

I've researched the numbers for the 2005 South American tour (the only tour around here so far) and I've got 60k for São Paulo (first of two nights - another 45k on the second night, same venue) 35k for Rio and only 30k for Buenos Aires (first night gig - 25k on second night). My hometown Curitiba "scored" a merely 28k, but I definetly felt like the planet was shaking... lol!

So... for sure, FOR SURE, might we consider the 60k in São Paulo so far? Or anyone has a sureshot in the Soldier Field at this point?

I am still very curious about this, so if anyone please have some more info about it, I'd like to know!


On a sider note, I am pretty confident a new tour in these lands long forgotten will break these records. PJ was a regular-to-medium band around the continent five years ago (in comparison, for instance, with Metallica, U2, Stones, Iron or Ac/Dc), but they've gained a lot more respect and admiration over the last two albums.
Only relatively small venues were chosen back then (Ferrocarril in Buenos Aires is far from "comparable" to the Monumental de Nuñez, Pacaembu is only the third largest venue in SP and the Apoteose is not the Maracana and every person in the planet can imagine what the Maracana feels like since 1950...), but now I am sure they'd do Morumbi in São Paulo, Maracana in Rio and Monumental in Buenos Aires.

That could, in my dreams, make a 80k event in any of the three...
Can these dreams ever come true? :roll:
I'll definetly take the chances and fly to check it!!

elevation622

edibervan wrote:

From what I understand reading your posts we're still not even close to know the answer to the thread question, right?

Fair enough, I should know it wasn't easy!

I've followed the link to that previus thread too (thanks eeriepadave) but haven't reach a conclusion.

Apart from festivals (or when opening for U2), we may have Soldier Field with estimates from 50k to 80k, with 3 bets on the 70k mark (even though someone hit the number 47k for this show, which we must admit is such an specific numer not to pay some attention, right? ). But ok, let's assume it was something close to 70k then.

I've researched the numbers for the 2005 South American tour (the only tour around here so far) and I've got 60k for São Paulo (first of two nights - another 45k on the second night, same venue) 35k for Rio and only 30k for Buenos Aires (first night gig - 25k on second night). My hometown Curitiba "scored" a merely 28k, but I definetly felt like the planet was shaking... lol!

So... for sure, FOR SURE, might we consider the 60k in São Paulo so far? Or anyone has a sureshot in the Soldier Field at this point?

I am still very curious about this, so if anyone please have some more info about it, I'd like to know!


On a sider note, I am pretty confident a new tour in these lands long forgotten will break these records. PJ was a regular-to-medium band around the continent five years ago (in comparison, for instance, with Metallica, U2, Stones, Iron or Ac/Dc), but they've gained a lot more respect and admiration over the last two albums.
Only relatively small venues were chosen back then (Ferrocarril in Buenos Aires is far from "comparable" to the Monumental de Nuñez, Pacaembu is only the third largest venue in SP and the Apoteose is not the Maracana and every person in the planet can imagine what the Maracana feels like since 1950...), but now I am sure they'd do Morumbi in São Paulo, Maracana in Rio and Monumental in Buenos Aires.

That could, in my dreams, make a 80k event in any of the three...
Can these dreams ever come true? :roll:
I'll definetly take the chances and fly to check it!!

dude, I wanted to read your post, but your freaking avatar hypnotized me into a drooling state.

mike86

elevation622 wrote:

edibervan wrote:

From what I understand reading your posts we're still not even close to know the answer to the thread question, right?

Fair enough, I should know it wasn't easy!

I've followed the link to that previus thread too (thanks eeriepadave) but haven't reach a conclusion.

Apart from festivals (or when opening for U2), we may have Soldier Field with estimates from 50k to 80k, with 3 bets on the 70k mark (even though someone hit the number 47k for this show, which we must admit is such an specific numer not to pay some attention, right? ). But ok, let's assume it was something close to 70k then.

I've researched the numbers for the 2005 South American tour (the only tour around here so far) and I've got 60k for São Paulo (first of two nights - another 45k on the second night, same venue) 35k for Rio and only 30k for Buenos Aires (first night gig - 25k on second night). My hometown Curitiba "scored" a merely 28k, but I definetly felt like the planet was shaking... lol!

So... for sure, FOR SURE, might we consider the 60k in São Paulo so far? Or anyone has a sureshot in the Soldier Field at this point?

I am still very curious about this, so if anyone please have some more info about it, I'd like to know!


On a sider note, I am pretty confident a new tour in these lands long forgotten will break these records. PJ was a regular-to-medium band around the continent five years ago (in comparison, for instance, with Metallica, U2, Stones, Iron or Ac/Dc), but they've gained a lot more respect and admiration over the last two albums.
Only relatively small venues were chosen back then (Ferrocarril in Buenos Aires is far from "comparable" to the Monumental de Nuñez, Pacaembu is only the third largest venue in SP and the Apoteose is not the Maracana and every person in the planet can imagine what the Maracana feels like since 1950...), but now I am sure they'd do Morumbi in São Paulo, Maracana in Rio and Monumental in Buenos Aires.

That could, in my dreams, make a 80k event in any of the three...
Can these dreams ever come true? :roll:
I'll definetly take the chances and fly to check it!!

dude, I wanted to read your post, but your freaking avatar hypnotized me into a drooling state.

haha same here..

at least 80k at the rock am ring festival in germany in 2000... that was a big one as well!

PJBuckeye

AtlantaJammer wrote:

Roo was amazing. Especially from Front Row!

I agree.

Also, Roo's attendance for '08 was 70k. All of who were staring at my ass.

ECM

1995 SF - Golden Gate Park (same location as Outside Lands)???? I can remember the field being packed plus people sitting on the sides....

demetrios

http://www.fivehorizons.com/

06/08/92 - Pinkpop Festival: Landgraaf, Netherlands
attendance: 60,000

06/12/00 - Pinkpop Festival: Landgraaf, Netherlands
attendance: 60,000

These 2 events were the biggest in attendance during the '90 - 04 experience. But these were festivals. Would be cool to find out which 'PEARL JAM ONLY' show had the biggest in attendance.

badbrains

I was at golden gate park in 95. I remember hearing the total attendance for that show was 66,000. I heard it back then as a 19 year old and it blew me away. 66,000 fucken rabid pj fans in 115* heat with bad religion opening!!!! That number stuck with me all these years.

Kloddz

As far as festivals go, Werchter 2007 had an attendance of 80k per day according to Wikipedia... And I'm sure Rock am Ring was pretty big already in 2000 (when they last played there). But I guess festival attendances are always hard to estimate.

hotracer

800000 at Mad Cool

RS65573

Global citizens 2015 in Central Park was a ton of fucking people. No idea how many tho. 

Kevinman

Add 2 more to attendance for Lolla 07, my brother and I hopped the fence.