What's your best PJ moment?

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  • Slow Moe
    Slow Moe Posts: 87
    Mookie25 wrote:
    WOW! This is harder than picking a favorite album or favorite song. I will have to post my top three...
    1. First time I saw PJ live (Toledo, OH 1996)
    2. VIC show
    3. London, ON 2005 (caught Stone’s pick)

    Your #2 was also mine, Mookie25. That was my favorite show - just a fantastic day/night. Only low point was when Ed sang that Loser's Ode to Wrigley Field ... (also known as the restroom break).
    Wrigley Field (Chicago) 7/19/13, Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver) 9/25/11, ScottTrade Center (St. Louis) 5/4/10, Sprint Center (KC) 5/3/10, Wachovia Spectrum Arena (Philadelphia) - 10/31/09, Key Arena (Seattle) - 9/22/09, Key Arena (Seattle) - 9/21/09, United Center (Chicago) - 8/24/09, United Center (Chicago) - 8/23/09, Colonial Center (Columbia, SC) - 6/16/08, The Vic Theatre (Chicago) - 8/02/07, Pepsi Center (Denver) - 7/02/06

    Actually come to think of it, I just might be a puddle full of detriment.
  • twosdaygrl
    twosdaygrl Posts: 71
    The best moment? When the entire band walked out on stage at my first show in 1993. Never had I been more excited about anything than that exact moment.
  • RGarabed21
    RGarabed21 Posts: 467
    When Stone started playing the first couple notes of HOLD ON at Philly 3...i consider myself a man but I damn near started crying :lol:
    MSG - 6/25/08 EV Solo Tower Theatre - 06/11/09
    Philly 2 - 10/28/09 Philly 3 - 10/30/09
    Philly 4 - 10/31/09
    Boston 1 - 05/17/10
    PruCenter - 05/18/10
    MSG 1 - 05/20/10
    MSG 2 - 05/21/10
    Alpine1 - 09/03/11 Alpine2 - 09/04/11
  • Kevin Wilson
    Kevin Wilson Posts: 333
    This me on the left....

    http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs125.snc ... 4468_n.jpg
    Makes much more sense.................
    To Live......................
    In the present tense.
  • ItsOK921
    ItsOK921 Posts: 169
    RGarabed21 wrote:
    When Stone started playing the first couple notes of HOLD ON at Philly 3...i consider myself a man but I damn near started crying :lol:


    Just listened to that audience recording. The one show I wish I could relive again.
  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    Flew from Toronto to Italy. Heard "Breath" for the first time in Pistoia. Can't beat that for me.
    1998: Barrie  2000: Toronto  2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Toronto  2006: Toronto 1&2, Paris, Milan, Torino, Pistoia  2009: Calgary, Vancouver  2011: Canada  2013: London, Wrigley, Philly 1&2  2014: St. Louis, ACL 1, Detroit  2016: Lexington, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto 1&2, Fenway 1&2, Wrigley 1&2  2017: EV - Louisville  2018: London 1&2, Milan, Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 1&2, Fenway 1&2  2020: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton  2021: London 1&2  2022: Hamilton, Toronto  2023: Chicago 1&2, Noblesville  2024: Seattle 1&2, Noblesville, Wrigley 1&2

  • silver39
    silver39 Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,346
    Meeting Mike, Matt & Jeff on my birthday in San Diego last year :D:D:D
    "I'll ride the wave,Where it takes me, I'll hold the pain, Release me"
    "I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
    "Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
  • loki34
    loki34 Posts: 111
    Getting the upgrade at the Baltimore Ed solo show from the balcony to front row damn near center. Then to have him walk directly in front of me to hand out a pick only to wave me off and give it to my wife.

    Or it could be winning the lottery at Chicago 2 in 09. My wife and I went in early to watch Bad Religion and I tried to be discreit about pointing Mike out on the side of the stage only for him to notice me pointing and made a face and waved. During Porch he came over to Stones side of the stage, looked at us and showered us with picks.
    "Billy Joel, Dave Matthews and Bon Jovi, who the f**k starts these rumors. And we don't need those f**ckin guy cause you got me!" EV Philly 4
  • jordan k
    jordan k Posts: 196
    My first concert in 2000 is the beat moment so far, I'd never before or since seen a live band on par with these guys.
    Key Arena - Nov 05 2000, General Motors Place - May 30 2003, General Motors Place - Sep 02 2005, Canada Olympic Park - Aug 08 2009,Key Arena - Sep 22 2009, GM Place - Sep 25 2009, The O2 - Jun 22 2010, Odyssey Arena - Jun 23 2010, Hyde Park - Jun 25 2010, Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Sep 03, 2011, Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Sep 04, 2011, Scotiabank Saddledome - Sep 21, 2011, Rexall Place - Sep 23, 2011, Pacific Coliseum - Sep 25, 2011, Portland OR 11-29-2013, Spokane WA 11-30-2013, Vancouver BC 12-04-2013, Seattle WA 12-06-2013, Toronto ON 05-10-2016, Toronto ON 05-12-2016, Seattle WA 08-08-2018, Seattle 08-10-2018

    EV Arlene Schnitzer Hall - July 14 2011, EV Benaroya Hall - July 16 2011

  • NYCPJ
    NYCPJ nyc Posts: 764
    Seeing PJ at the Beacon was pretty cool (small 80-year old theater, acoustic set, Undone, Masters of War, Harvest Moon, Low Light, Sleight of Hand)

    Ace Frehley joining the band for a killer Black Diamond at MSG2 in 2008


    Philly 3 was probably the best -- so many songs from my perfect set list (Deep, Breath, parting ways, Off he goes, untitled/MFC, Tremor Christ, in my tree) -- And "Hold on" was sick.
    6/3/06 (East Rutherford 2)
    6/24/08 (MSG1)
    6/25/08 (MSG2)
    7/1/08 (Beacon Theater -NYC)
    10/30/09 (Philly3)
    5/18/10 (Newark, NJ)
    5/20/10 (MSG1)
    5/21/10 (MSG2)
    10/18/13 (Brooklyn 1)
    10/19/13 (Brooklyn 2)
    5/1/16 (MSG 1)
    5/2/16 (MSG 2)
    3/30/20 (MSG)
    9/3/24 I(MSG1)
    9/4/24 (MSG 2)
  • sociopearljam
    sociopearljam Posts: 59
    High fiving at Ed at the Boston show on 6/30/08. It was during Alive and to walk over to our side of the stage. Slapped hands with several fans, me included, then he grabbed the beer from the dude next to me, took a swig and gave it back. Awesome stuff.

    Betterman from Boston 6/28/08 was pretty awesome too.

    Oh---and the War tag at the 2nd Boston show in 2004.
  • btyman11
    btyman11 Posts: 13
    Randalls Island,NY Night 1. Just as whipping started the sickest downpour had just started. As the song got more intense, so did the rain. Just a pretty sick memory I have of that night. Unreal.
  • CC219908
    CC219908 Posts: 4
    Randalls Island'96 hearing eddie tell the crowd its the first time they're gonna try and play these two new songs, Present Tense and Off He Goes!! That's living!!!
  • tacet
    tacet Posts: 323
    I have so many - I've been so lucky to be at so many incredible shows but I always go back to barrie - being stuck in this dust bowl of a pit nose to back with everybody around me when they broke into I Got Shit - which just always moves me beyond - and for the length of that song everything just stopped but me and the music - I completely went into the zone and looked up and everything else seemed to just disappear and I just felt every note - and I looked over at some young guy with dreads beside me dancing and he was in the exact same place that I was - and we gave each other a 2 second look of "WOW -CAN YOU JUST BELIEVE IT" and then when it was over it's like the volume of the crowd went up and I was back

    I've never experienced anything like that - ever - (well - drug free - ha) and I will always remember those few moments as something completely special that shows the power of music and the power of a song to take you somewhere outside of yourself
    we're all sentient snowflakes
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Rubystarfish wrote:
    Well, it was a night really. I met an amazing group of Pearl Jam fans (coordinated through this board) AND Ed at a solo performance he did in 2002 at UCLA's All Tomorrows Parties. It was so nice to meet other fans who "get it". We had an unbelievable night, spending a magical time together before, during and after the show. I only wish I could remember what Ed said to me. I do remember he was great, taking time to personally chat with the15-20 fans who were hoping to see him.
    ...
    Hey... I remember that. That was the first time I ever met Ed. He was pretty cool to everyone that night and offered to sign something for all of us.
    I seen Ed a couple of times after that... even swapped an Eddie Aikau shirt for a guitar pick. Tossing me that tamborine in Frisco was cool... and the other one in L.A. I kept the one from Frisco... the other went to my friend I was with that night.
    I also had lunch with Stone and Mark (Smith) at the Timberland tree planting at the Dogtown projects in L.A. He was pretty cool.
    Those San Francisco gigs were great in that I'd look down the railing and see the faces of some really cool people. And the day of rehearsals for the VH1 Rock Honors when me and my friend from Buffalo got to meet the entire band. Her face lit up with the sheer look of complete happiness when we met Eddie... he gave us all guitar picks. We also saw Taylor Hawkins and Pete Townshend that day. She's got a great picture of her and Mike.
    But, I guess it has to be that Indio gig in '93 that was the defining moment. That was the thing that changed me from a Nirvana guy to a Pearl Jam guy. I still love Nirvana... but, that gig changed me.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    BlackCorduroy wrote:
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    It would have to be Boston 1 2008. Went to the show by myself. Met up with the Wishlist crew, and I guess the best part was hanging with new friends who had 1.) given me a 10th row ticket, and 2.) seeing their faces and hearing their stories about being backstage, onstage, sidestage, during the show. Zach's infamous 'melting faces' interview with Mike McCready, and hearing all about it from Nixon (the awesome cameraman). They were in awe. Seeing that, it was special, and I wasn't even a part of it. And anyone in section 2 during the beginning of 'Betterman' will never forget that either.

    That was SUCH a great night and an underrated show in my opinion. Betterman was the greatest fan response I've ever seen...the band didn't even know what to do. I'll never forget that.

    Linds your story aint so bad either kid! hope school's going well and what a treat you have coming once finals are finished!!!
    I love to turn you on
  • surfsprite2
    surfsprite2 Posts: 35
    I have loved Pearl Jam ever since I first heard Ten in 1992. I have been fortunate in that I have seen them live 37 times now, each show special and full of joy and happiness. My most special moment though was in Vancouver, Canada in September, 2005; during the song "Footsteps" I noticed that Ed was looking at me while he was singing. After the song was finished, Ed walked over and handed me his harmonica!!! I was so surprised! Definitely one of the best moments of my entire life! Thank you Ed and Pearl Jam for all of the magic of life that has come my way through you.
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,810
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  • DarthSpacegrass
    DarthSpacegrass Posts: 177
    First show I ever attended. GA. Toronto - Maple Leaf Gardens (I am a huge NHL fan). 3 bodies from the stage on Stone's side. When I think about it, the arena feels as small as my living room. Release opener, Jeff's starting lineup figures on his Amp head.

    I never thought I would ever see them. The Ticketmaster debacle was not making it "easier" for fans to see them, even though I agreed with and appreciated the fight, it wasn't like shows and tickets were everywhere.

    Definitely my best PJ "moment".

    Good thread.
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    Maple Leaf Gardens - Sep 21 - Downing Stadium, Randall's Island - Sep 28,29 1996 Blockbuster Music Entertainment Center - Aug 29 - Continental Arena - Sep 08 - MSG - Sep 10,11 1998 Jones Beach Music Theatre - Aug 24,25 2000 MSG - Jun 25, 2008 United Center - Aug 23,24 - Philly Spectrum - October 28,31 2009 PruCenter - May 18 - MSG - May 20,21 2010
  • elevation622
    elevation622 Posts: 926
    btyman11 wrote:
    Randalls Island,NY Night 1. Just as whipping started the sickest downpour had just started. As the song got more intense, so did the rain. Just a pretty sick memory I have of that night. Unreal.
    I remember that! I still try to tell my friends about how it seemed the rain started, stopped or intensified during particular songs like it was part of the show. Of course they think I'm crazy, glad to hear somebody else remembers this!

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