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**Favourite Pearl Jam Moment**

daniels_ryandaniels_ryan Posts: 14
edited May 2010 in The Porch
At the first concert i went to he introduced his last song by tributing "Uncle Neil" and starting to play Rockin in the Free World. Best concert moment in my life thus far!!!

Share your best PJ moments, love reading great stories.
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  • mermelada_alucinogenamermelada_alucinogena Posts: 59
    Daughter- Esta bien (it's ok) in Mexico (December 9th 2005)... Eddie Singing in Spanish!!! :o:o:o

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3d8RbgKsEE

    send shivers down my spine
    Love ain't Love until you give it up!
  • StickmanJamStickmanJam Posts: 425
    Well, my first PJ show obviously sticks out, as it was MSG 7/8/03 which later became the DVD.

    But honestly I'd have to say my "moment" just happened. I won the lottery the other night in Boston, was front row in front of Stone, and when the boys came out for Release, with the blue ambient lighting, it was the single-most surreal experience I think I've had.

    The whole night was amazing. So yeah, that would be mine.
    MSG 7/8-7/9/03 -- Boston 9/28/04 -- Hartford 5/13/06 -- Boston 5/24-5/25/06 -- MSG 6/24-6/25/08 -- Hartford 6/27/08 -- Philly 10/31/09 -- Hartford 5/15/10 -- Boston 5/17/10
  • releaseme2121releaseme2121 Posts: 14
    My first PJ show at Jones Beach, NY in 2000. Got there super early to check out the seats that 10c got me (awesome of course). Just hanging out about 30 minutes before the opening act would come on and Eddie comes out on stage and plays Long Road all alone.
    How much difference does it make?
  • washedinblack91washedinblack91 Posts: 3,078
    when i met stone. i was helping out at that plant-a-tree thing in brooklyn sponsored by timberland. we were taking a break and having lunch and a guy goes to the microphone to say his thank yous. he then says he wanted to thank stone gossard of pearl jam and would like for him to stand up so everyone could see him. that's when i noticed he was 20 feet away from me. i started flipping out, stone gossard?! only 20 feet away!?!?! so, after a few minutes of freaking out, calling my mom and best friend (big pearl jam fan), i went up to him, told him riot act was my favorite album (he was pleasantly surprised, smiled) and thanked him for in hiding and of the girl. he also signed my tickets for his concert that night.

    and i guess winning the lottery for newark was pretty kick ass too. got to hold eye contact with mike for a good 8 seconds :D
    PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
    eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
    SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    This is like asking Hugh Hefner who his favorite wife was. There's too many to choose from.
  • releaseme2121releaseme2121 Posts: 14
    KO282453 wrote:
    This is like asking Hugh Hefner who his favorite wife was. There's too many to choose from.


    Well he's only had two so it wouldn't be *that* hard! :P
    How much difference does it make?
  • Yes WayYes Way Posts: 453
    At the 10th Anniversary show when I realized that the notes I was hearing was the beginning of Crown of Thorns.
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  • WoodenHammerWoodenHammer Posts: 89
    Bonnaroooooo!
    We were but stones... Your light made us stars
  • ladydocNYCladydocNYC Posts: 635
    Very hard to choose! But I'd have to day Hartford '10, ed's comments before nothingman about long term relationships, then being there with arms around my husband (who doesn't join me for as many shows as I'd like) and tears in my eyes, while the band played that beautiful song.
  • sociopearljamsociopearljam Posts: 55
    Betterman from 6/28/08 in Mansfield. Amazing, organic moment
  • OTOTOOTOTO Posts: 190
    There's a lot of them, but the tops has to be "It's OK" at the Gorge in '06. It was a beautiful night in an amazing setting, Ed singing "The Sun goes down" as it actually was and then the tag in general was just amazing. It was just f-king awesome.
    "You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train"
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    Chronological Order:


    My first show. Got a Neil Cover, a Who Cover and Ed cam into the crowd for alive. Changed forever.

    Seattle 2000 II - the whole thing

    Groundwork 2001 - Long Road (if you were there, you know what I'm talking about)

    Acoustic Gorge Set 05

    The Leash Being Dropped for first time in Boston 06

    Meeting Stonex2

    Dirty Frank at the Gorge

    Meeting Mike in Central Park
    Seeing Pearl Jam play MSG

    Winning the Lottery to my Hometown show, throwing a WHO hanky to Ed during YL, him catching it, getting a pick, coming down to the front row, putting it in my hand and shaking it. AND someone caught the whole thing in HD.

    Seeing Temple of the Dog Reunite

    Seeing my 30th show on my 30th Birthday
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    restlesssoul wrote:
    Chronological Order:


    My first show. Got a Neil Cover, a Who Cover and Ed cam into the crowd for alive. Changed forever.

    Seattle 2000 II - the whole thing

    Groundwork 2001 - Long Road (if you were there, you know what I'm talking about)

    Acoustic Gorge Set 05

    The Leash Being Dropped for first time in Boston 06

    Meeting Stonex2

    Dirty Frank at the Gorge

    Meeting Mike in Central Park
    Seeing Pearl Jam play MSG

    Winning the Lottery to my Hometown show, throwing a WHO hanky to Ed during YL, him catching it, getting a pick, coming down to the front row, putting it in my hand and shaking it. AND someone caught the whole thing in HD.

    Seeing Temple of the Dog Reunite

    Seeing my 30th show on my 30th Birthday

    Damn i wana be you!!!
  • ComeToTXComeToTX Posts: 7,762
    meeting eddie
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • ComeToTXComeToTX Posts: 7,762
    ladydocNYC wrote:
    Very hard to choose! But I'd have to day Hartford '10, ed's comments before nothingman about long term relationships, then being there with arms around my husband (who doesn't join me for as many shows as I'd like) and tears in my eyes, while the band played that beautiful song.


    i was wishing my wife was there just then. i went to that show solo. my wife and i met when when we were 18 (11+ years ago) and i knew exactly what he was trying to say.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAnDiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Posts: 1,605
    Eddie and the guys dedicating "Smile" to my dear friend Jenn on 5/17/10! Not even front row could top that feeling! Only thing that would come close for me is meeting the guys... :D
    BOS 9/28/04, 9/29/04
    MTL 9/15/05
    HRTFD 5/13/06
    BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
    VEGAS 7/6/06
    CHI 8/5/07
    NJ 6/19/08
    NYC 6/25/08
    HRTFD 6/27/08
    MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
    E.V. BOS 8/1/08
    CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
    PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    BOS 5/17/10
    CHI 7/19/13
    WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
    HRTFD 10/25/13
    BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
    BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18

  • TunnelThroughDenialTunnelThroughDenial Posts: 769
    I'd have to go with Cornell coming out in LA to do Hunger Strike. Close second place was getting into ARO.space to see their first show with Matt Cameron - a nice wee little club show for about 400 of us in Seattle....
    |9.5.93Gorge|2.6.95Moore|5.7.98AROSpace|7.21.98Seattle|7.22.98Seattle|10.21.00PHX|11.5.00Seattle
    |11.6.00Seattle|6.6.03Vegas|6.7.03PHX|5.25.06Boston|7.22.06Gorge|7.23.06Gorge|9.21.09Seattle|9.22.09Seattle |10.6.09LA|11.19.13PHX|11.29.13Portland|12.6.13Seattle |10.22.14Denver| 8.8.18 Seattle | 8.10.18 Seattle

    EV Solo |7.15.11 Benaroya|7.16.11 Benaroya|4.13.12PHX|10.30.14Redmond|
    TOTD 11.11.16 San Fran
  • acutejamacutejam Posts: 1,433
    edited May 2010
    10/1/09 - Gibson Amphitheater, Universal City, CA

    Watching my 11-year-old daughter's face light up when Johnny Guitar begins, then watching her melt when the next song was Amongst the Waves (her two fav PJ songs). Sharing that entire experience of getting the new album, listening to it together, talking about the songs, getting excited for the show -- and then having PJ play EIGHT of the new tracks for us in LA! Listening to her sing along with the songs and harassing me that I didn't know all the words, watching her roll her eyes at Eddie's potty mouth all night, sharing my poster curse (Dad, I'm NOT hanging that on my wall...) and the wonderful 10C fans all around us watching out for us! The whole freakin weekend, father/daughter road trip -- PJ, Universal Studios, shopping in Santa Monica -- is one of my Top 10 experiences IN LIFE!

    Heck, the first notes of BH&R7's "Rock n Roll is Free If You Want It" -- the bass line starts up, she looks over at me all, "Dad, it's not THAT loud." And then the twin guitars and drums ... EXPLODE! No better intro to the rock-n-roll concert experience! And I quote, "WHOA!"

    4/8/08 -- Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA

    Debatable "PJ" moment. Ed talking about how the entire band supported his solo work, how they were all represented on his stage, some of Matt's drumsticks, Jeff's carpet under his feet, discovering that his favorite acoustic guitar was actually owned by Stone, and then shocked that he had nothing of Mike's -- so he had something flown down that day from Seattle. And a tech wheels out a pushcart carrying ... MIKE!

    Absolute mayhem ensues (AATWT/YL). But no, it doesn't, come close to the above!
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    hahahah keep em coming these are great to read!

    getting in to that first matt cameron gig is pretty sweet.


    I hadn't heard about Ed wheeling Mike out like that. :lol:
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • TheDecline13TheDecline13 Posts: 990
    when ed spit in my hair 96'
    Tour with fucking NOFX
  • TunnelThroughDenialTunnelThroughDenial Posts: 769
    It was sweet. Read about it here:

    05/07/98 - ARO.space: Seattle, WA (first show with Matt Cameron) [75m]
    support act: Shawn Smith
    set: Interstellar Overdrive, Corduroy, Do The Evolution, Brain of J, Last Exit, Given to Fly, In Hiding, Off He Goes, MFC, jam/Habit, Wishlist, Faithfull, Hail Hail, Mankind, Leatherman (!), Leaving Here
    enc: Last Kiss (cover)
    notes: PJ makes their first full public appearance with Matt Cameron at this surprise show at the club formerly known as Moe's (site of the Mirror Ball release party and private Neil Jam show in 1995). The band is visibly nervous until 'Habit,' at which point they totally kick in, laughing amongst themselves, making jokes. 'MFC' and 'Habit' are total standouts, as well as Stone's tambourine playing during 'Leatherman' and Eddie's hilarious backing vocals during 'Mankind.' The band leaves the stage and then Matt, Jeff and Ed return, Ed tells us a little story, displaying a Michael Jordan bong and a single. He tells us he bought the single for 99 cents the day before and stayed up all night listening to, 'Last Kiss,' a 50s gothic romance that was re-released and popular during the early 70s, and then proceeds to serenade us with a wonderful rendition of that song. Amazing show!
    (FYI: The opening jam is none other than a shortened version of Pink Floyd's 'Interstellar Overdrive'
    Caryn's review & photos
    |9.5.93Gorge|2.6.95Moore|5.7.98AROSpace|7.21.98Seattle|7.22.98Seattle|10.21.00PHX|11.5.00Seattle
    |11.6.00Seattle|6.6.03Vegas|6.7.03PHX|5.25.06Boston|7.22.06Gorge|7.23.06Gorge|9.21.09Seattle|9.22.09Seattle |10.6.09LA|11.19.13PHX|11.29.13Portland|12.6.13Seattle |10.22.14Denver| 8.8.18 Seattle | 8.10.18 Seattle

    EV Solo |7.15.11 Benaroya|7.16.11 Benaroya|4.13.12PHX|10.30.14Redmond|
    TOTD 11.11.16 San Fran
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,148
    Bugs- Philly 4. And it just played on Pearl Jam Radio
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,128
    Two come to mind right away:

    The first time I ever saw them was back in 1994 at the one true Boston Garden. The houselights went down and this strange (at the time) purple light enveloped the stage. They launched into Release and I was blown away. Never before had I seen a rock band open a show with a slow, powerful song like that. It was simply amazing.

    Then this past Monday night, as soon as Eddie said, “27 shows and we never played this one” we all went wild. I’ll never forget that moment of hearing Crown of Thorns start up for the first time in Boston.
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    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAnDiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Posts: 1,605
    JimmyV wrote:
    Two come to mind right away:

    The first time I ever saw them was back in 1994 at the one true Boston Garden. The houselights went down and this strange (at the time) purple light enveloped the stage. They launched into Release and I was blown away. Never before had I seen a rock band open a show with a slow, powerful song like that. It was simply amazing.

    Then this past Monday night, as soon as Eddie said, “27 shows and we never played this one” we all went wild. I’ll never forget that moment of hearing Crown of Thorns start up for the first time in Boston.




    NICE!!!!! +1 for Corwn Of Thorns!
    BOS 9/28/04, 9/29/04
    MTL 9/15/05
    HRTFD 5/13/06
    BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
    VEGAS 7/6/06
    CHI 8/5/07
    NJ 6/19/08
    NYC 6/25/08
    HRTFD 6/27/08
    MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
    E.V. BOS 8/1/08
    CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
    PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    BOS 5/17/10
    CHI 7/19/13
    WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
    HRTFD 10/25/13
    BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
    BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18

  • dannydanny Posts: 2,277
    drinking eddies wine!!!!!!!!1
    danny d
  • LCLC Posts: 278
    7\2\03 - when Ed announced they would not be repeating a song during their 3 nite stand in Mansfield. Wow!
    8-29-00 Mansfield, 6-29-03 Montreal, 7-2-03 Mansfield, 7-3-03 Mansfield, 7-11-03, Mansfield, 9-28-04 Boston, 9-29-04 Boston, 10-8-04 Kissimmee, 9-15-05 Montreal, 9-16-05 Ottawa, 5-12-06 Albany, 5-13-06 Hartford, 5-24-06 Boston, 5-25-06 Boston, 6-28-08, Mansfield, 6-30-08 Mansfield, 5-15-10 Hartford, 5-17-10 Boston, 7-19-13 Chicago, 10-15-13 Worcester, 5-2-16 New York City, 8-5-16 Boston, 8-7-16 Boston
    EV- 2008, 2011 Boston
  • why go homewhy go home Posts: 287
    Doing the Hotel/Ticket package in Munich, having breakfast with Ed's Roadie, And Ed giving me his wine at the same show, fucking hate wine....

    But it never touched the sides!!! :D
    Glasgow 00, Dublin 06, Lisbon 06, Lisbon 06, Munich 07, London 07, New York 08, New York 08, Manchester 09, London 09, Dublin 10, Belfast 10, London 10, Berlin 10, Manchester 12, Manchester 12, Berlin 12, Berlin 12, Amsterdam 14, Amsterdam 14, Berlin 14, Leeds 14,
  • daniels_ryandaniels_ryan Posts: 14
    These are fantastic stories my fellow PJ LOVERS ... Keep them comin!!! :D
    Feel the sky blanket you, with gems & rhinestones
    _________________________________________________

    Toronto 09' - Buffalo 10' - Toronto 11' - Hamilton 11'
  • DarbyCrashDarbyCrash Posts: 223
    hearing the beginning of Oceans being played in 1994, the first pearl jam song i ever heard live. it was an out of body experience for me, at 16 yrs. old. :angel:
    I'm not lost, but I don't know where I am...David Byrne, Talking Heads

    Regal Theater, 1994--most amazing night ever.
  • Thierry HenryThierry Henry Posts: 2,654
    I have two:

    First time seeing them in Dublin in 96. You could just see the outline of Pearl Jam with a purple background and they started into Release (my favourite opener ever). Hard to describe but you'd get a lump in your throat!! :)

    Also getting to meet Ed, Stone and Boom after the Shepards bush gig last year.
    Brief but amazing.
    Dublin '96, '00, '06, '10
    Lisbon '06 (x2)
    Katowice '07
    London '07 '09 (x2), '10
    MSG NY '08 (x2)
    Manchester '09 '12
    Belfast '10
    PJ20 Alpine '11 (x2)
    Leeds '14
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