*** Kansas City Fanviews Here 5/3/10 ***

3crookedhearts

Yeah, Ed said they're not coming back through the Midwest again. But then he said we'll be back soon. After that he said we'll do it again next year. Who knows.

i_lov_it

dasvidana wrote:

indeed wrote:

I won the lottery!!! FRONT ROW! couldn't believe it. Or wished for anything better. My friend caught a big wad of cake that Ed threw to her then she was just holding it and he looked at her smiled, and threw her the towel that he had wiped his face with. Best souviner! Oh yeah, I finally got to drink his wine.

I'm So Jealous!!!

Likewise!...I've always wanted ED's *Sweat with cake on it*...hahaha... :P

Jameydog

awesome amazing show last night. loved it. loved it all except for the kid in row 7 seat 3 or 4 that was like 6' 5" with the biggest mop hair-do on his head that I have ever seen. Dude, you are already 6' 5" and blocking peoples views. but you have to go and poof your hair out that its sticking out 10 inches the whole radius of you head. it was like the white mans imitation of the afro. people please cut your hair before you to the show

jwhite173

Good show and had a great time...Decided to go after the presale and got tickets from Ticketmaster. 100 level, back of the arena. So quite a ways from the stage. And they didn't have a big screen up. We couldn't see shit. It was my cousin's first show and we were very disappointed to say the least. Don't they almost always have a big screen for those poor fools in the back?

YieldInHiding

jwhite173 wrote:

Good show and had a great time...Decided to go after the presale and got tickets from Ticketmaster. 100 level, back of the arena. So quite a ways from the stage. And they didn't have a big screen up. We couldn't see shit. It was my cousin's first show and we were very disappointed to say the least. Don't they almost always have a big screen for those poor fools in the back?

Unfortunately, no.

iluvcats

I think I might faint if I hear ed singing Of the Girl next Thursday (fan me!)

samjam

Seen some cool videos so far but does anyone have/has anyone found a video of the whole cake thing ?

Sounded like such an amazing show- glad everyone enjoyed!

tasty

What a show, what a night.
Picked up my tickets from willcall, telling my friend about the fan club seating plan, "I've sat in the absolute last row on the top and danced my ass off and it was the best show ever, wherever we sit will be fun." Our tickets say row 1, I get all tingly. We are both realists, (we say), it could mean anything... We head down, the escort grabs our stubs, "are you guys ready?" and we start walking, and walking.
Dear god the absolute best night of my life! I got to see Mike play all night right in front of me what a friggin genius. Jeff was amazing, Eddie, what do you say, Eddie, what a soul...
I just got my final orders on the way down to the show from Omaha, for Afghanistan, in exactly two weeks. A concert experience to shelter me for the next year. Thanks guys.
I love Pearl Jam!

nbakyfan

Are they still using the same opening music from 09 and 08 when the band takes the stage?

dasvidana

tasty wrote:

What a show, what a night.
Picked up my tickets from willcall, telling my friend about the fan club seating plan, "I've sat in the absolute last row on the top and danced my ass off and it was the best show ever, wherever we sit will be fun." Our tickets say row 1, my whole body gets tingly. We are both realists, (we say), this could mean anything... We head down, the escort grabs our stubs, "are you guys ready?" and we start walking, and walking.
Dear god the absolute best night of my life! I got to see Mike play all night right in front of me what a friggin genius. Jeff was amazing, Eddie, what do you say, Eddie, what a soul...sometimes I think the songs have saved my life.
I just got my final orders on the way down to the show from Omaha, for Afghanistan, in exactly two weeks. The guys did all they could to brand a memory in my brain that will shelter me for the next year. Thanks guys.
I love Pearl Jam!

Glad you have the memory of the show to take with you as you head to the Middle East. I hope sincerely that you stay safe and return home soon.

Lukinz

tasty wrote:

I just got my final orders on the way down to the show from Omaha, for Afghanistan, in exactly two weeks. The guys did all they could to brand a memory in my brain that will shelter me for the next year. Thanks guys.
I love Pearl Jam!

Good luck in Afghanistan. Thanks for your service!

Lukinz

nbakyfan wrote:

Are they still using the same opening music from 09 and 08 when the band takes the stage?

Yes, I saw a video of the KC show on Youtube. They're still using Philip Glass' Metamorphasis 2.

Given to...

tasty wrote:

What a show, what a night.
Picked up my tickets from willcall, telling my friend about the fan club seating plan, "I've sat in the absolute last row on the top and danced my ass off and it was the best show ever, wherever we sit will be fun." Our tickets say row 1, my whole body gets tingly. We are both realists, (we say), this could mean anything... We head down, the escort grabs our stubs, "are you guys ready?" and we start walking, and walking.
Dear god the absolute best night of my life! I got to see Mike play all night right in front of me what a friggin genius. Jeff was amazing, Eddie, what do you say, Eddie, what a soul...sometimes I think the songs have saved my life.
I just got my final orders on the way down to the show from Omaha, for Afghanistan, in exactly two weeks. The guys did all they could to brand a memory in my brain that will shelter me for the next year. Thanks guys.
I love Pearl Jam!

The sun will continue to shine on you. Thanks for your service.

mikesbri

seems like on touringfans.net that everyone is getting floor seats. Did any fan club members get side seating?

PeterB

Damn, Willie Wilson was there? Wish I had seen that. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2010/05/rocker-eddie-vedder-this-song-is-for-you-willie/1

DW48288

K.C. MO May 3rd 2010 was my fourth Pearl Jam show and I believe it to be the first time I've seen the band at the beginning of their (leg) so to speak and wow.........What a huge difference it makes! Not to take anything away from my previous experiences but you can definitely see a difference in the bands energy. I felt that this show was by far the lively-est I've ever seen the band and probably the sharpest Ed's voice has ever sounded. The band was full of energy and I clearly credit it to the band just starting this (leg) of the tour, I'm sure the bands seven year absence from the show me state had a bit to do with it as well but got damn the show was off the hook.

Veddernarian

Review | Pearl Jam
By TIMOTHY FINN
The Kansas City Star

4 May 2010
The Kansas City Star

As it commemorates its 20th anniversary with a tour that celebrates those decades of music, it's time to put Pearl Jam into perspective.

Granted, it is at least partially responsible for inspiring and spawning a parade of post-grunge and "modern-rock" acts like Creed and Nickelback. But in 2010, Pearl Jam is nothing more or less than a relentless, unpretentious and formidable rock band with a sound and presentation that are timeless and true.

On Monday night, Eddie Vedder and his band dropped into the Sprint Center for Pearl Jam's first show in Kansas City since June 2003. The long wait contributed to the vibe in the room: Those who weren't seeing the band for the first time ever were seeing it for the first time in a long while, and they all responded accordingly.

They were treated to a 28-song set list and to a show that lasted two and a half hours, minus a couple of brief breaks. In September, Pearl Jam released "Backspacer," its ninth studio album. They would play five of its songs Monday night; the rest of the setlist featured tracks from seven other albums -- all but "Riot Act." Old or recent, nearly every song received a big, warm welcome. On several, like "Even Flow," "Better Man," "Black" "Alive" and the rip-roaring "Given To Fly" the crowd let loose a cheer during the guitar intro, and then sang from the first lyric to the last. Even "Just Breathe," a ballad from "Backspacer," prompted a loud sing-along.

Vedder was in a playful mood most of the night. He introduced "Even Flow" as a song called "Mixed Metaphor," tossed tambourines into the crowd during the cover of "Rockin' In The Free World" and lugged around a bottle of wine for a while. He also retreated offstage a few times for a cigarette break.

After the short intermission, he came out in a Royals jersey -- No. 6 -- and then gave a shout-out to his good friend, Willie Wilson, who was present.

After he led the crowd in a rendition of "Happy Birthday" for the band's tour manager, Mark Smith, he pushed the cake into Smith's face as he blew out the candles. He returned fire, and Vedder spent most of the rest of the show with clumps of cake in his beard. There were some more solemn moments.

Before "Off He Goes," Vedder asked the crowd to get involved in the death-penalty case of Damien Echols of the "West Memphis Three" case. And before "No More," he introduced Tomas Young, a Kansas City native and Iraqi war veteran who was the subject of the Phil Donahue documentary, "Body of War."

Otherwise, the rest of this night was about the music. The men behind Vedder stirred up a mighty storm several times, but particularly during the infernal ending to "Better Man," the heavy-metal eruption during "Alive" and the volcanic versions of "Do The Evolution" and "Rockin' In The Free World." For a band at the beginning of a tour after a long layoff, they sounded tight and furious all night.

The stage setting was spartan: No video screens, no light displays, no baubles or glitz. Just two backdrops, including a primitive "PJ" in a circle. The upper-deck in the back of the arena was curtained-off, the floor was full and the rest of the place looked like it was about 85 percent full -- at or near 10,000, I'd guess.

Things got a little unhinged at the end of the show. Before the final song, Vedder introduced another guest, Curtis Tomasevicz, a member of the gold-medal U.S. Olympic bobsledding team. (He liked to crank up the Pearl Jam before each race.)

Tomasevicz strapped on a bass guitar and joined the band on "Yellow Ledbetter," then stood back and listened as guitarist Mike McCready played a haywire rendition of the Jimi Hendrix version of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

It got a little ragged and went on a bit too long and, of course, ended with the crowd yelling "Chiefs." Otherwise, this was a joyous, spontaneous and invigorating celebration between a rock band that seemed genuinely happy and grateful to be on the road again and fans who are just as happy that it is still around and its music is still alive.

Band of Horses: Their blend of rock and country went over well with a late-arriving crowd that was itching to see the headliner. The new songs, like "Northwest Apartment," fit right in with the older stuff, like "The Great Salt Lake," "The General Specific" and "No One's Gonna Love You."

Pearl Jam set list

Of The Girl; Animal; World Wide Suicide; Got Some; Unthought Known; Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town; MFC; Johnny Guitar; Amongst The Waves; Even Flow; God's Dice; Present Tense; Daughter; Wishlist; Insignificance; Do The Evolution. Break. Off He Goes; Just Breathe; Given To Fly; The Fixer; Life Wasted; Porch. Encore: No More; Black; Better Man; Alive; Rockin' In The Free World; Yellow Ledbetter; Star Spangled Banner.

Band of Horses set list

Marry Song; The Great Salt Lake; Ghost In My House; Northwest Apartment; General Specific; Compliments; No One's Gonna Love You; Ode To Lrc; Funeral.

| Timothy Finn , The Star

AndySlash

3crookedhearts wrote:

Yeah, Ed said they're not coming back through the Midwest again. But then he said we'll be back soon. After that he said we'll do it again next year. Who knows.

no, he said they're likely not coming back through the u.s. (not midwest) again this year.

ed says "see you next year" a lot. can't put too much thought into that one.

grizaham

That setlist blows JazzFest out of the water.. Cant wait to get to Columbus and Indy.

Question: Did the KC poster (which is BADASS) sellout? How early should i go in to get one?
Thanks.

Jameydog

yes it sold out half way through the show