PJ's Best Concert Elimination Tournament ?

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  • InHiding19
    InHiding19 Posts: 2,385
    DewieCox wrote:
    Oxxys wrote:
    don't forget Benny Hall

    Plz do. Sloppy show...Rare vinyl doesn't make a spectacular show.


    The Setlist is sick.....and it sounds great on CD. Fatal, 25 Minutes to Go, Nothing As It Seems, I could go on....
    Out of the Blue and Into the Black................Uncle Neil Philly 08 here I come!!!!
  • InHiding19
    InHiding19 Posts: 2,385
    Oxxys wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    Oxxys wrote:
    don't forget Benny Hall

    Plz do. Sloppy show...Rare vinyl doesn't make a spectacular show.


    The Setlist is sick.....and it sounds great on CD. Fatal, 25 Minutes to Go, Nothing As It Seems, I could go on....


    Was that the only 25 Minutes to Go ever??? I would kill to hear that.
    Out of the Blue and Into the Black................Uncle Neil Philly 08 here I come!!!!
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Oxxys wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    Oxxys wrote:
    don't forget Benny Hall

    Plz do. Sloppy show...Rare vinyl doesn't make a spectacular show.


    The Setlist is sick.....and it sounds great on CD. Fatal, 25 Minutes to Go, Nothing As It Seems, I could go on....

    nor does a setlist
  • ponner1us
    ponner1us Posts: 741
    I'll never understand why Borgata 1 is never mentioned in these lists. Small "club" feeling, great setlist, great energy, great crowd!

    BORGATA 1
    Journey Begins: 1992-08-15, Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center,
    Scranton, Pennsylvania

    Journey Ends:
  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    edited May 2010
    Oxxys wrote:


    Was that the only 25 Minutes to Go ever??? I would kill to hear that.

    They played it a handful of times that autumn.

    Anyway, I think when voting the best you have to nominate the shows everyone knows. I nominted atlanta 1994 beause I cannot see any other show & recording that has done more to the pj universe. It has spread so much love and been such a staple in the pj live category for so many years.. It is absolutely worthy a title such as this.
    Post edited by Niko80 on
    I will swallow poison
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,448
    81 wrote:
    benjs wrote:
    81 wrote:
    we are going to need links to boots on the list. you shouldn't be able to vote unless you were there or have heard the boot
    Better yet - you shouldn't be allowed to vote on shows you've been to.. people tend to have a bias towards those shows.

    i would hate to be excluded from voting for one of my great shows. maybe we should use a 10 point scale when two shows go head to head. you give it a score and state if you attended. if you attneded, your score is reduced by 1 or 2 points.
    That makes sense to me.. I'm not the OP, who am I to make rules anyways :lol:
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • Fastrichie
    Fastrichie Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 922
    Soldier Field 95
    04/06/94 Springfield, 04/17/94 NYC, 10/02/96 Hartford, 11/14/97 Oakland, 09/08/98 NJ, 09/10/98 MSG, 09/11/98 MSG, 09/13/98 Hartford, 08/24/00 Jones Beach, 08/25/00 Jones Beach 04/30/03 Uniondale, 07/08/03 MSG, 07/09/03 MSG, 09/28/04 Boston, 10/01/05 Borgata, 10/03/05 Philly, 05/13/06 Hartford 05/25/06 Boston, 06/01/06 NJ, 06/03/06 NJ, 08/05/07 Chicago, 06/24/08 MSG, 06/25/08 MSG, 06/27/08 Hartford, 06/30/08 Mansfield, 07/01/08 The Beacon, 08/21/09 Toronto, 10/27/09 Philly, 10/28/09 Philly, 10/30/09 Philly, 10/31/09 Philly, 05/15/2010 Hartford, 05/17/2010 Boston, 05/20/2010 MSG, 05/21/2010 MSG, Montreal 09/07/2011, Philly 09/01/2012, Wrigley 07/19-20,2013, Worcester 10/16/13, Brooklyn 10/18, Brooklyn 10/19/13, Hartford 10/25/13, Ed Sullivan 09/23/2015, Central Park 09/26/2015 Philly 04/29/2016. MSG 05/01/2016, MSG 05/02/2016, Fenway 08/05/2016, Fenway 08/07/2016, Brooklyn 04/07/2017, Seattle 08/08/2018, Seattle 08/10/2018, Chicago 08/20/2018, Fenway 09/02/2018, Fenway 09/04/2018, Asbury Park 09/18/2021, Apollo Theater 09/10/2022, MSG 09/11/2022, Camden 09/14/2022, St. Paul 8/31/2023, St. Paul 9/2/2023, Seattle 05/30/2024, Missoula 08/22/2024, MSG 09/03/2024, 09/04/2024, Philly 09/07/2024, Fenway 09/15/2024, Fenway 09/17/2024, Hollywood 04/26/2025, Pittsburgh 05/16/2025, Pittsburgh 05/18/2025


  • let the song protest
    let the song protest Posts: 200
    The following should be high seeds in this tournament:

    Soldier Field 95
    MSG 2010 (night 2)
    Atlanta 94 (night 2)
    Seattle 2000 (final night of that tour)
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,472
    Niko80 wrote:
    Atlanta 2 1994. No contest!

    Without a doubt, Atlanta 2 in 1994 should be in it. So should the Randall's Island(#2 i assume?) show mentioned in 1996.

    Here's some suggestions:

    1992-June 18-Zurich
    1993-Oct. 28-San Francisco
    1995-Feb. 21-Osaka, Japan

    I"ll have to go and listen to some boots from 1998, to try and add one from that year. Also with the 2000's, as its been awhile since i've listen to those, except the 09' tour. Here's some from 09' :

    2009-Oct. 30-Philly-3
    2009-Oct. 31-Philly-4
    2009-Oct. 7-L.A.-4
    2009-Nov. 20-Melbourne

    And how about Boston 2010? I wasn't there so i guess i should wait to hear the boot, but its looks Great on PAPER.

    Thanks for giving me a reason to listen to some more boots.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,472
    81 wrote:
    we are going to need links to boots on the list. you shouldn't be able to vote unless you were there or have heard the boot


    This makes ALOT of sense to me "81".
  • jimc3
    jimc3 Posts: 230
    here's a good place to start:

    viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18228
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,472
    benjs wrote:
    81 wrote:
    we are going to need links to boots on the list. you shouldn't be able to vote unless you were there or have heard the boot
    Better yet - you shouldn't be allowed to vote on shows you've been to.. people tend to have a bias towards those shows.

    NO, people around here aren't bias towards the shows they've been too :P . I think this a good idea too. Especially since the last couple of shows?
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    this will never work


    and it is INSANE that people are staying msg2 '10 was the best show they ever played. great show, no doubt. but once the honeymoon is over it will def. rank among the greats, but def. not the greatest.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,472
    singularity wrote:
    this will never work


    and it is INSANE that people are staying msg2 '10 was the best show they ever played. great show, no doubt. but once the honeymoon is over it will def. rank among the greats, but def. not the greatest.

    Thank you. I was there and i agree with you. Great show? YES, without a doubt. BEST ever? NO. Hell, i haven't seen them that much and doesn't make my top 5.
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,448
    cutz wrote:
    benjs wrote:
    81 wrote:
    we are going to need links to boots on the list. you shouldn't be able to vote unless you were there or have heard the boot
    Better yet - you shouldn't be allowed to vote on shows you've been to.. people tend to have a bias towards those shows.

    NO, people around here aren't bias towards the shows they've been too :P . I think this a good idea too. Especially since the last couple of shows?
    Exactly. I like what 81 suggested - maybe say a vote for a show you were not at is worth ten points, and a vote for a show you were at is worth eight.. something like that. To be honest, I'm not too concerned with what gets top pick - I'm excited to see a list of the 32 top Pearl Jam shows so I can start getting those bootlegs :D
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • osvalsan
    osvalsan Posts: 27
    The best PJ concert is the one you are able to attend!! they ALL RULE!
    Tampa 08, MSG 5/20/2010, MSG 5/21/2010, Wrigley 2013
  • merlin401
    merlin401 Posts: 230
    Ok, looks like enough people are interested.

    I dont think there is any legitimate way to value votes based on people being to shows or not (as its just people's word anyway). I would love it if I could give double votes to anyone who was to BOTH shows being voted upon though. Again, I dont know if its feasible as anyone can say that and there's no way to verify.

    I'm going to scroll through my memory bank and this thread and come up with a proto-list of 32 shows.

    I know for certain I will need a little help before 2000. After obvious ones in the late 90s (Randalls, MSGII) I dont have a great knowledge of all the shows. And shows in the early 90s... I really dont know. The good news is those shows were a lot shorter (and the ticketmaster battle means there's a lot less) so probably will only need a few token shows from that range.

    Stay tuned for a temporary list of the starting field...
    Jones Beach II (2000), Holmdel (2003), Camden I, East Rutherford II, Gorge I, Gorge II (2006), MSG I, Boston II (2008), Spectrum II, Spectrum III, Spectrum IV (2009), MSG I, MSG II (2010), Prague (2012), Philly I (2013), Philly I, Philly II, Fenway I (2016), Fenway I (2018), MSG (2022), MSG I, Fenway 1 (2024)
  • T-Bone 82
    T-Bone 82 Posts: 422
    You HAVE to include Philly Spectrum '03.

    The last 4 Spectrum shows were awesome, but as someone that attended Spectrum '03, Wachovia '05, 10/28/09 & 10/31/09 Spectrum, I must say that Spectrum '03 was definitely the best.

    Maybe the recent Spectrum shows were more historic, but '03 was out of control.
    "Darkness comes in waves, tell me, why invite it to stay?"
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,134
    Boston/Mansfield 98 #2 (9/16/98)

    Melbourne 3/5/98
  • Running In The Dark
    Running In The Dark Denver Posts: 726
    I can't believe we have 3 pages and no one has mentioned Red Rocks 2 '95. I've been to 95 shows in my life including a lot of shows that are mentioned as being the best ever (all MSG shows, Mansfield 3, all the gorge shows, Sea 2 '00 ect) and Red Rocks was the best by far. IMO.
    107 Shows and counting

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