Excellent show boys. Worst crowd ever.

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  • mauichick
    mauichick Posts: 964
    State of Mind wrote:
    mauichick wrote:
    was i at the same show? sec 18 was rockn hard and knew the words to everything

    ovation in the beg was longer then normal (or maybe that was just my sleep deprivation :))
    floor i witnessed was very rockn, but yes the garden will (as always) rock the hardest

    Yeah, section 18 was great! I love seeing such a great show with people having fun! Gotta admit that I sat down in between sets though! :lol:

    its a marathon, not a sprint, gotta pace yrself :)
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  • simkin7074
    simkin7074 Posts: 249
    State of Mind wrote:
    mauichick wrote:
    was i at the same show? sec 18 was rockn hard and knew the words to everything

    ovation in the beg was longer then normal (or maybe that was just my sleep deprivation :))
    floor i witnessed was very rockn, but yes the garden will (as always) rock the hardest

    Yeah, section 18 was great! I love seeing such a great show with people having fun! Gotta admit that I sat down in between sets though! :lol:

    I was in 18 too, and it looked like we were all having a good time! Crowd wasn't the best, but the show was still awesome
  • Clapper
    Clapper Toronto Posts: 209
    I have been to about 20 shows and this was the worst crowd by far. I was in section 20 and there were piles of people sitting and messing with their phones. Why fork out $150 to for a pair of tix and then sit there tweeting and updating your facebook? If that is what you want to do, then give the money to charity and stay the fuck home. Karen's status has changed to douche bag. Embarrassing. NJ should be limited to Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi from now on. Cheers to the band for playing their 2 encores, if I was them I would have packed it in after the first set.

    Additionally, I typically hate seeing people complain about 10c tickets as I think it is a great program but this show made me wonder. I got 10c tix within minutes of them going on sale and I was more than half way back. I am all for seniority, but there is no way that the 10,000 people sitting in front of me were 10c members, so I hardly see the point of getting 10c tix for this show.

    Between the seats and the crowd, I would have been better off spending a little more dough to see the boys play MSG. It was a lot of travel and money to be left feeling a little bit let down by the total experience. That being said, the band themselves did not disappoint. They made the best of a lame crowd and still put up a quality effort.

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  • marcos
    marcos Posts: 2,112
    Jersey is a tough crowd to read maybe because they're in between states, but PJ probably played the best set list yet, can't wait for what's in store for MSG
  • mcaboxer89
    mcaboxer89 Posts: 1
    Hey guys awsome show first of all! Loved the setlist. Definitely got to hear some songs i wasn't expecting and loved it. But ya the crowd did suck. Been to three and that was by far the worst. People sitting down? come on. Anyway, great show. Thanks fellas
  • yem986
    yem986 Posts: 23
    ill agree that the crowd was pretty weak. i was row 12 and some of the people around me were pretty boring. we didnt let them rain on us. we smoked our wacky tabacky and rocked out.

    the only embarrassing thing about the crowd was everyones patented "Brrrruuuuuccccceeee" chant to a song that he didn't write. and i felt like half of the crowd was whose tom waits?????

    1 day off to rest then MSG 1 + 2 cant wait for what were in store for every MSG show is epic.
  • ADogNamedPilate
    ADogNamedPilate Texas, USA Posts: 291
    ScottandPearlJam wrote:
    When Ed makes a comment on how quiet Newark was you know you have issues. Maybe you were tired from Boston show, Maybe it was a Tuesday night and you worked all day.....IDK what ever the reason was....Newark sucked. I have been to tons of PEARL JAM shows and this crowd was by far the worst ever. Unless PJ is playing camden....they should skip NJ for now on.....nothing but swamps anyway. I had dead center row 15 beautiful seats and everyone around me was a joke. I don't think the guy next to me even blinked.....not once. I am not saying go buck wild but sheesh move an arm or something. Ed tried and tried to get the crowd to sing (evenflow, daughter, etc EPIC FAIL)
    IDK maybe I am being to harsh....but with a kickass setlist like tonight you guys really let the boys down.
    Word of advice pearl jam SKIP JERSEY next time.
    Maybe when just bieber or lady GUYGUY strolls in town you guys will show life.
    Jeresy couldn't sell out the stadium
    Half of you were sitting down
    No life on the other half standing up
    SKIP JERSEY
    I don't want to take away from the kickass people who know how to rock out.....some of you were animals.
    Move over JERESEY we will show you how us NEW YORKERS ROCK OUT amateur hour is over.

    Scott

    Sorry you were there for the crowd and the crowd let you down... bro.
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  • ski4
    ski4 Posts: 261
    Roman_Turek wrote:
    ScottandPearlJam wrote:
    When Ed makes a comment on how quiet Newark was you know you have issues. Maybe you were tired from Boston show, Maybe it was a Tuesday night and you worked all day.....IDK what ever the reason was....Newark sucked. I have been to tons of PEARL JAM shows and this crowd was by far the worst ever. Unless PJ is playing camden....they should skip NJ for now on.....nothing but swamps anyway. I had dead center row 15 beautiful seats and everyone around me was a joke. I don't think the guy next to me even blinked.....not once. I am not saying go buck wild but sheesh move an arm or something. Ed tried and tried to get the crowd to sing (evenflow, daughter, etc EPIC FAIL)
    IDK maybe I am being to harsh....but with a kickass setlist like tonight you guys really let the boys down.
    Word of advice pearl jam SKIP JERSEY next time.
    Maybe when just bieber or lady GUYGUY strolls in town you guys will show life.
    Jeresy couldn't sell out the stadium
    Half of you were sitting down
    No life on the other half standing up
    SKIP JERSEY
    I don't want to take away from the kickass people who know how to rock out.....some of you were animals.
    Move over JERESEY we will show you how us NEW YORKERS ROCK OUT amateur hour is over.

    Scott

    Sorry you were there for the crowd and the crowd let you down... bro.



    no doubt. the crowd police are getting old . worry about the show. funny thing is each show that people say the crowd was terrible they say the show was great????
    ummmm apparently it's not affecting the band as much as you all.
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  • Fastrichie
    Fastrichie Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 922
    marcos wrote:
    Jersey is a tough crowd to read maybe because they're in between states, but PJ probably played the best set list yet, can't wait for what's in store for MSG

    You can say the same about Hartford being inbetween two states but the crowd was awesome there as Ed mention 3 or 4 times.
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  • simpleman
    simpleman Posts: 425
    I think the important thing to remember here(often forgotten on this board), is that most of us are in our mid 30's and early 40's. Not making old people excuses, but a 25 yr old with no spouse, no kids, and much more free time, should and always will rock out pretty damn hard. I still jump up and down quite a bit, but not 1/10th of what I was like in 95. Does anyone ever comment on how Eddie doesn't climp the empire state building anymore during shows...... no. Worry about yourself.
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  • Fastrichie
    Fastrichie Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 922
    igotid88 wrote:
    MrSmith wrote:
    get rid of seniority!

    I don't get a chance to use my seniority.


    Yea don't forget it wasn't a true seniority show.
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  • FW46778
    FW46778 Posts: 227
    I was in Section 4 way in the back of the floor, and have no complaints. It is what you make of it. Techincally a crowd is defined as mass gather of people. You were part of that mass of people, so by the transitive property you also stink. Great set list though. I took a friend who was a first timer, and he loved every minute of it.
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  • kevinbeetle
    kevinbeetle Posts: 364
    ive been to a lot of sporting events in my life to see my favorite teams. accompanying me were about 50,000 fans who payed the same, if not more money than me. a lot of them actually wore jerseys in support of their favorite team that theyve followed their entire life. i get totally surprised that most of them do not cheer every single pitch, every snap, every play, and sometimes sit down when their team has the ball. they only get up and get rowdy when they are inside the 20 or have bases loaded. sometimes they dont even know the names of all the players on the offensive line. good thing their names are on the jerseys. and the nerve of them to go to the bathroom, risking the chance of a big play. i try to keep my eyes on the game, but sometimes my eyes wonder to the crowd, but it doesnt phase me. i still have a great time.

    anyway. if pj wants to come back to newark, i would welcome them anytime. the arena is great. i dont give a shit if people want to sit/stand/kneel/blink their eyes/fumble a lyric/dont sing every lyric to every song/etc. i had a good time. thats pretty much all that matters.
  • edvedderrocks
    edvedderrocks Posts: 1,001
    saveyou22 wrote:
    section 8 10c members were rockin for the most part. But the overall crowd was lame. Leave it to Jersey to fuck up a great setlist. Glad I moved from there last month to NYC. MSG!!!! Can't wait.
    I bet there were as many people from NY there as NJ. I am from NJ (south Jersey) and would never drive there for a concert. People from NJ know better :D We wait and go to MSG instead. Newark isn't such a great place to be.
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  • edvedderrocks
    edvedderrocks Posts: 1,001
    fp283920 wrote:
    ill agree that the crowd was pretty weak. i was row 12 and some of the people around me were pretty boring. we didnt let them rain on us. we smoked our wacky tabacky and rocked out.

    the only embarrassing thing about the crowd was everyones patented "Brrrruuuuuccccceeee" chant to a song that he didn't write. and i felt like half of the crowd was whose tom waits?????

    1 day off to rest then MSG 1 + 2 cant wait for what were in store for every MSG show is epic.
    most everyone knows that song as a "bruce springsteen song" Hell, he made it famous. How dare they not know who Tom Waits is. I mean he's such a mega star and all.
    "I knew all the rules, but the rules did not know me. Guaranteed."

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  • redsox04
    redsox04 Posts: 67
    I cant believe all these reports of people sitting!!! Never in my life have i seen people sitting at a PJ show, I am shocked right now. And with a setlist like that, I am speechless.
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    Just another reason it should of been Boston II, our crowd was off the hook!! :mrgreen::mrgreen:
  • NYCPJ
    NYCPJ nyc Posts: 764
    kevinbeetle wrote:

    anyway. if pj wants to come back to newark, i would welcome them anytime. the arena is great. i dont give a shit if people want to sit/stand/kneel/blink their eyes/fumble a lyric/dont sing every lyric to every song/etc. i had a good time. thats pretty much all that matters.

    Totally agree- i thought the crowd was fine and it doesnt bother me if people want to mellow out a bit. Everyone was standing in my section and had a good time.
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    i don't get these threads..


    i was 1st row section 18 and my row and the 2 behind me were crazy

    but really who cares... if you're at the show rock yourself and forget the rest


    WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF ...THAT''S ALL THAT MATTERS


    jeez do u even watch the band ????????



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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    jeez do u even watch the band ????????

    I wasn't at the show, but I can attest to the fact that a bad crowd or even just a few bad apples can really put a damper on the whole concert experience.
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