Top 10 shows you have attended

InHiding19 · June 2010

Bonnaroo
London 09
Philly III 09
Albany 06
Hartford 08
MSG I 10
MSG II 10
Philly IV 09
New Orleans 10 (mainly for the whole experience)
Shepherd's Bush 09'

clashman · June 2010

1) MSG, 1998, 9-11
2) Zürich 1996
3) MSG 2010 5-21
4) Berlin 2006
5) London Shepherds Bush
6) Boston 2 2008
7) Zürich 2000
8) Hartford 2008
9) Msg 1 2008
10) berlin 2009

Zoso · June 2010

MSG 2 2010
Philly 3 2009
Philly 4 2009
Gorge 1 2006
Washington DC 2008
Adelaide 1 2006
Adelaide 2003
Hartford 2008
Los Angeles 2 2006
Gorge 2 2006

lastexit78 · June 2010

Out of 29 these are the ones that stand apart of the top of my head.....

1. MSG 2, 2010
2. Gorge, 2005
3. San Jose, 1995
4. San Francisco 2, 2006
5. San Francisco/Mountain View, Halloween 2000
6. Sacramento, 1995
7. Seattle 2, 2009
8. Boston 1, 2004
9. MSG 1, 2010
10. Gorge 2, 2006

DiRtyFranK38 · June 2010

hinsey21 wrote:

DiRtyFranK38 wrote:

I've been to 13 shows.

In order I'd say:

1.) MSG II 2010- Just an incredible night. amazing setlist. flawless performances. the building was shaking intensely because of the crowd. very emotional evening. definitely one of the best nights of my life. so much has been said about this show, I don't even have to explain any further.

2.) Philly Night 3 2009- I truly thought walking out of the spectrum that nothing would ever top that night (and it almost didn't). On paper it's actually an even better setlist than MSG II '10. Definitely as good as a setlist can get. crazy crowd. another one of those special nights. i remember every second of it.

3.) Boston 2010- Holy fucking setlist. song after song, it was just another one of "those shows". magic in the air for sure. I think pj is the tightest now in '10 since '00. everything just seemed flawless at this show. great crowd participation and energy (release was mind blowing). unbelievable evening.

4.) Philly Night 4 2009- the show that never ended. i was so damn happy that night. it was like a big pj dream that kept going. tons of shockers, some sloppers, but it was just like one massive pearl jam party! one of the most fun shows i've ever been to. also some nice emotional moments. great stuff. the ending will never be beat.

5.) Hartford 2008- This was THE show of that tour. my home state. tons of friends and family scattered throughout the crowd. huge tailgate. incredible night. the band had so much energy it was frightening. the setlist was killer and it was just a great time. opening with can't keep was a dream come true.

6.) Philly Night 2 2009- All the philly shows were just so fuckin great. this one was the binaural night and i loved that. found this setlist very interesting. crowd was awesome (as all the spectrum crowds were) and opening with animal was pumpin. Debut night of the score keeper girl.

7.) Philly Night 1 2009- Night 2 just barely beats it out and i'm not even really sure why. this night had an amazing setlist, featuring the come-back of rival and ghost which was unreal. everyone was excited to get the spectrum shows going. just an all around awesome night. the best thought leaving the show was knowing i had 3 more nights of it!

8.) MSG I 2010- Great show. nothing super shocking on the setlist, but it was just constructed so damn well. loved every bit of it. you are in the encore was perfect. the crowd was very into it but i expected a little more considering it was msg (they all saved it for night 2 though, that's for sure). still an amazing night. long show too!

9.) Hartford 2010- the band was just on fire (as they are for all of this tour). every song sounded perfect and the band was in such a good mood. ed was very talkative and funny. had a great time. the VH cover was a funny/awesome shock. the xl sounded great and the crowd was ready.

10.) Mansfield II 2008- Ended the 08 tour with an awesome show. wash, education, and who you are were killer. Lots of talks and funny happenings. stone sucking on cow man's utters was hysterical! very fun and upbeat show. i find myself listening to this boot a lot.

As far as the other 3 shows i've seen, i'll give a little mention:

London (O2) 2009- this show probably would have been much higher up on my list if it weren't for the fact that I had box seats. I was on a trip with family and this is how it was done. very different experience. the show was amazing, but i was very let down in the box because people were being assholes about standing and stuff. meanwhile, down on the GA floor there were fuckin moshpits during the fixer for christ's sake! i was dying to be down there! still a great show.

MSG I 2008- 3 encores, CJ Ramone guest appearence, long setlist, and super talkative ed. it was a great time, great show. the setlist was really solid, but not really any jumping out shockers, which i kind of expected at msg. i still loved the shit out of this show though.

Hartford 2006- My first show! i'll absolutely never forget it! i remember every second still! so many people rag on this show because of the somewhat short setlist, shitty weather/sound, etc. listen to the damn boot! great performances (best version of black ever?)! debut of i'm open, and sleight of hand followed it. good stuff, but everything i've seen since then has just been better and better.

basically, any pj show is an incredible experience.
but anyways, those are my rankings .

your show ratio is insane, you've seen like every classic show of the last 5 years...well done.....i'm just going to start going to every show you go to...

i have been very lucky with shows. pj just plays the shit out of this area when they come around!

MO52086 · June 2010

Charlotte 96 - my first PJ show and it was awesome
MGS1 08 - best seats ever at a show (row 10), awesome show, first time seeing PJ at MSG
Toldeo 04 - PJ with Neil, I'm in heaven
Columbus 10 - best PJ show I've seen Columbus
Camden I 06 - really great show!
San Diego 06 - my first west coast concert, great fans and great setlits
Columbus 03 - I walked away saying this was a really good PJ performance
Columbus 00 - my second pearl jam show, great night.
Cleveland 03 - my first time sitting behind the band - front is better.
MSG 2 08 - didn't compare to the night before, for me....much worse seats, repeat songs...don't get me wrong, really good show, by is my #10 of 12 shows that I've seen
11. DC 08 - didn't like the accoustics in the venue (where I was sitting anyway).
12 - Cleveland 06 - got there late, blacked out for part of the show. Love the boot...

joberschlake · June 2010

Philly 4 - 2009
Philly 3 - 2009
Gorge 1 - 2006
Cleveland 98 - My first Show
Columbus 2010
Columbus 2000
Noblesville 2010
DC 2008
Cleveland 2006
Toledo 2004

Solat13 · June 2010

Out of 57 in no order

London, Ontario 2005 - very underated show with amazing setlist
Wachovia 2005 - front row and the end of the greatest PJ weekend of my life (2 nights on the rail in front of Mike at the Borgata and front row in front of Stone at the Wachovia)
Spectrum 3 2009
Spectrum 4 2009 - two special shows that helped close out a venue I hold near and dear - Night 3 was show 50 for me
Spectrum 2003 - loudest crowd I have ever been a part of
Boston 2010 - best non Spectrum show I saw since 2005
MSG 2 2006 - 5th row dead center in a trememndous arena
Hawaii 2006 - nothing like drinking mai tais during a show
Borgata 2 2005 - got my first pick from Mike during SOLAT and Ed held the mike over me on the rail during Once
Vic 2007 - special set in a special tiny venue

Not on my list but close State College 03, Boston 3 2003, MSG 2 2003 and 2010, Reading 2004 and the Gorges 2006

PJFAN13 · June 2010

1. MSG 2 - NYC - 5.21.10
2. Borgata 2 - NJ- 10.01.05
3. Aladdin Theater - Vegas - 11.30.93
4. Fleet Center - MA - 9.28.04
5. E- Centre - NJ - 9.01.00
6. Jones Beach - NY - 8.25.00
7. Tweeter Center - MA - 7.03.03
8. Ed Solo - United Palace Theatre - 8.05.08
9. MSG 2 - NYC - 7.09.03
10. Viejas Arena - CA - 10.09.09

Honorable Mention: Hartford 10.2.96, Albany 5.12.06, Camden 5.28.06, Camden 7.05.03

Steveo · June 2010

1. MSG #2 2010
2. Bonnaroo 2008
3. Buffalo, NY 2003
4. MSG #1 2010
5. Hamilton, ON 2005
6. London, ON 2005
7. Buffalo, NY 2010
8. Ottawa, QC 2005
9. Albany, NY 2006
10. Reading, PA 2004

..i think

pledgeagrievance · June 2010

1. Randalls Island 09/29/96
2. Randalls Island 09/28/96
3. Borgata, AC 10/01/05 - Closest ive been to the stage. Great setlist
4. Jones Beach 08/25/2000
5. Philly 10/31/09
6. Continental Arena 09/08/98 - Underrated show. Only time Ive got Oceans. McGwire broke HR record that night and Ed was hitting pingpong balls into the crowd
7. PNC Bank Holmdel 07/14/03 - First set was 2 songs from every album up through Riot act.
8. Hartford 05/15/10 - Best crowd and most energy Ive ever seen at a PJ show
9. Newark 05/18/10 - Incredible old school setlist. Brother, Alone, Once, Footsteps
10. Camden 07/05/2003 - 4th of July weekend. RITFW early in the set. Good set and band was on fire

Aero83_ · June 2010

I lit out of Reno..

Reno '93 – After catching probably 40-50 shows at this venue with some incredible highlights like; Plant doing Stairway, Jimmy Page doing a header off the stage with Poison, a couple Van Halen sessions, Neil Peart drumming exhibition, Metallica, etc….Pearl Jam came in here with their stripped down stage show and rocked that place like it had never been rocked before.. “Before you leave…I just want to say you're all a lovely bunch of rats and im proud to be one of you.."

My first show, and at times, I think the best.. Hard to tell tho, because I had just got back from an extended Baja/Hawaii run and the ski lifts had just opened as well..So I may have just been in a really good mood, who knows for sure..

Oakland 3 '97 - yeah, funny thing here too.. I’m coming back up from Baja again when I’m reminded by the radio that the Rolling Stones are playing dodger stadium that night. I miss my flight and shoot up to LA to catch the show on a completely arbitrary basis. The show was so good it triggered an event while skiing in Tahoe the next week. Where I cut short a day of carving turns to head down into Oakland to see if the Stones were as good as I thought they were back in LA..They were, and then some, only this time I got Pearl Jam as an opener..Amazing show in pouring rain that felt good. I only wish I had known about the TenClub back in those days, I could have planned so much better..

San Diego '98 - First time a purposely took a flight out of town to wrap a weekend around a PJ show. It proved to be such an effective formula it’s been repeated several times since. Was totally captivated walking into cox arena just in time to see and hear the opening chords of Long Road and it just got better.. This show really sold me in more ways than one. I remember thinking the best band ever, surrounded by the coolest crowd ever.. I finally moved to southern California on a full time basis a few weeks later.

Brisbane 2 '03 - Caught PJ en route to Byron Bay....Free Jazz was breathtaking. Still ranks as best trip ever, may need to do something about that..

Irvine 2 '03 - Jack Irons dropped in to play RITFW..Some preferred night one which was pretty good too, but I liked this night. Loved the mexico reference in this version of untitled which is not to dissimilar from my original reasons for coming to southern california in the first place..

Gorge '05 - This is about the time when all my electrical devices start to become sensitive to all things Pearl Jam..First time I ever got any MLB stuff live.

LA Forum 1 '06 - My first time back at the Forum since the Lakers last regular season game there in ’99 against Portland..The Avocado material sounded great in there.

Verona, Italy '06 - I have no idea how I made this show...needed to get out of LA, last minute flight to germany opened the door..another two or three knots on the nose of that 747 and I miss my connecting flight to verona that I never made reservations for...haunting in some ways, thrilling show nonetheless.

Spectrum, Philadelphia 4 '09 - being a west coast Sixer fan from the get go and never having set foot in the spectrum how could I pass on this show?!?..not to mention all the extracurricular possibilities stemming from such an event that also included a world series across the street. I hung out at the game during the rain delay, then made arrangements with the head security guy at the spectrum to go back and forth between the series and the show but once in the spectrum and PJ started playing, I never went back..loved Bugs.

Madison Square Garden 2 '10 - Finally got Corduroy as an opener.. I doubt I need to add much here, but still no In Hiding..crys

PearlJamVixen · June 2010

I've been to 19 shows (wish it were more!)...my top ten:

1. 7/11/03, Mansfield, MA---acoustic set!!!
2. 7/3/03, Mansfield, MA---opened with an amazing crowd sing along of Release...it was truly magical
3. 7/2/03, Mansfield, MA---these three nights were amazing...I don't know if they can ever be topped
4. 4/8/03, New Orleans, LA---3rd row seats (closest I've ever been)...and it was my birthday!!! What a great birthday present!
5. 5/25/06, Boston, MA--6th row seats...I was SO psyched! So was my husband, lol
6. 4/12/94, Boston, MA--Dirty Frank!!! And this show was at the Orpheum...smallest venue I've ever seen them in
7. 10/2/96, Hartford, CT--they opened with Long Road and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that song!
8. 6/27/08, Hartford, CT--I was really pissed that I missed some of the show because of the LONG fan club line...but the show itself was awesome...especially Smile
9. 8/29/00, Mansfield, MA
10. 8/30/00, Mansfield, MA

Jthayley · June 2010

Top Ten Shows I've Attended:
1. 11/6/00 - Seattle (most emotional show of the band's career...period!)
2. 5/19/06 - Grand Rapids (Eddie put it best..."Grand Rapids, who knew!, best sleeper show of all time, best Alive and Crazy Mary of all time!)
3. 3/10/94 - Chicago Stadium - My first show and a total old school vibe. 10 song encore back when that was not common at all.
4. 5/21/10 - Madison Square Garden - Take if from an old timer...it was that good. Best crowd I've ever seen at a show.
5. 10/30/09 - Philly Spectrum - Dream main set followed by great encores and one of the best crowds ever.
6. 7/8/03 - MSG - One of the best encore sets ever.
7. 9/12/05 - London, Ontario - Great show from one of the great tours in the history of the band.
8. 9/11/05 - Kitchener, Ontario - Yep. The band tour it up big time on back to back nights in Ontario.
9. 6/27/08 - Hartford - Best show of 2008 US Summer Tour.
10. 10/31/09 - Philly Spectrum - Longest PJ show I've ever seen. Filled with rarities.

Honorable Mention: 3/13/94 at Regal Theater, 8/2/07 Vic Theater fan club show and Grand Rapids 2004 Vote for Change.

Suziemay · June 2010

Gosh how are people ranking? I've only been to 7 shows and 3 Eddie shows (does that count as 10?) MSG 2 2010 was by far the standout, but all the other shows were pretty darn awesome in their own right too! Well, other than East Rutherford 6/1/2006; the sound where we were was AWFUL, I wanted to cry it felt like Pearl Jam was playing a few blocks away and I was listening to it through giant earmuffs.

open68 · June 2010

1. 12-07-1993 Seattle Center Arena: My first show on my 25th birthday. Before this show I liked Pearl Jam, been a fanatic ever since.

2. 07-22-2006 the Gorge: Excellent set list, excellent setting.

3. 09-01-2005 the Gorge: The intensity at this show, especially when the electric set started, was incredible.

4. 07-22-1998 Memorial Stadium Seattle: Another killer show. This show needs to be included in discussions of their best shows.

5. 05-21-2010 MSG: The 2010 MSG shows were my first east coast shows. Must say the crowds at the Garden were very boisterous. Of course the show was killer too. These shows were my brother's first shows too. He's hooked now too and wants to meet up in a different City each time they tour.

6. 02-05-1995 the Moore Theatre: Fan club only show. Complete WMA, first Lukin', one of Jack's first few shows. Free tickets show up in the mail out of the blue, it'd be cool if they could still do this.

7. 07-18-1998 Rose Garden Portland: My first front row show (not counting mosh pits). Rose Garden has really good sound quality for an arena too.

8. 09-26-2009 Clark County Amphitheater (Portland, kind of..): Best of the 2009 northwest shows.

9. 09-16-1996 Key Arena Seattle: "I got joint in one hand and a bra in the other, thanks for everything."

10. 07-22-2006 the Gorge: Being at the 2006 Gorge shows night one had the better vibe. However, I find myself listening to this boot more than night one.

South of Seattle · June 2010

Gorge 2005
Gorge 2006 night 1
Vegas 00'
Seattle night 2 1998
Portland 93'
Seattle night 2 2009
Portland 2009
Salt Lake 2009
LA night 1 2006
Gorge night 2 2006

LoveBoatAdmiral · June 2010

(Out of 10)

1. Philly 10/30/09- I was convinced nothing would come close to this show
2. Boston 5/17/10- This one almost topped it.
3. Philly 10/31/09- 3.5 hours of PJ and Balloons?!!
4. Newark 5/18/10- 10th show and I still had never heard 1/3 of the setlist. This is why I love this band.
5. Mansfield 6/30/08- Stone sucking cow teet
6. Boston 5/24/06- First show and one of my favorite boots
7. Mansfield 6/28/08- The energy of this show was one of those things you just had to be there for.
8. Hartford 5/15/08- This show was great but I think I enjoyed being in Newark more than being in Hartford. Come on Hartford, you're getting your ass handed to you by a city in New Jersey?!
9. Toronto 8/21/09- PJ opening for PJ, and I fell in love with the city of Toronto on this trip
10. Bristow 5/13/10- Pretty standard show but a great way to open my '10 run.

SkeeterB · June 2010

1. Grand Rapids 2006 - Ten Club ticket screwup put a lot of people much closer to the stage caused this crowd to be unreal, especially since half the upper deck was empty. Highlights include "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (which first proved that either Eddie watches the board or someone is feeding him info from the board), a sit down amazing first encore, Alive on steroids, and McCready's numerous runs over to Boom during Crazy Mary, which at one point Eddie was playing defense to prevent him from going over there. Out of the second encore break, Eddie says they're putting it in fifth gear...finishes up the show by saying "Grand Rapids, who knew?".
2. Philly 3 2009 - main set was ridiculous for the hard core who doesn't want to hear Small Town, Corduroy and Even Flow every night. Encore included a Mamasan and Breath, but for kicks, throw Light Years and Parting Ways in there too. Crowd was insane...partially due to some of us out of towners coming in for the last 2.
3. MSG 2 2010 - after the somewhat disappointment of MSG 1 (partially due to viewing the setlists from the previous few shows on the tour), MSG 2 is exactly what Madison Square Garden deserves.
4. MSG 1 2003 - a DVD was made of this show. Enough said.
5. Alpine Valley 2003 - after dealing with the frigid Ice Bowl of 2000, the band books this show on the first day of summer. A long show that was just worked. "Kerry Wood" coming on stage, but in reality, "some fucking idiot".
6. Jones Beach 3 2000 - The No Code show. Has there been another show with this many songs from No Code? Crowd wants Breath, Ed wants Breath, Stone says no. Ed goes on and says that Stone will fly here in a helicopter but is afraid to play Breath...a mutual disagreement.
7. Hartford 2008 - sandwiched in between the 2 MSG and 2 Boston shows, this was almost one of those you snooze, you lose type shows. Band felt at ease after the MSG shows and it showed. Clearly the best show of the 2008 tour as the band comes out firing with some gems.
8. London 2005 - The whole Canada tour was great but of the three I saw (Kitchener and Hamilton), this one stood out. Oceans opener, Black Red Yellow, and just a great overall setlist and great vibe. The band just seemed at ease during this whole tour and I really hope they do another Canada trip.
9. Pittsburgh 2003 - A unique Mamasan order, the Hollywood Squares, and just an overalll really good setlist. The venue being a complete dump didn't hurt either.
10. Philly 4 2009 - I felt that this was more of an event than a concert. After night 3, the last night was going to be hard to duplicate, and despite the great rarities thrown in there, it still fell a little short. Still a great show but Philly 3 was one for the ages.

Honorable Mentions: Chicago 2000, Grand Rapids 2004, The Vic 2007, Chicago HOB 2005 (solely due to Plant on stage and Mike in awe of the realization that he was actually performing with THE Robert Plant).

NotoriousIMP · June 2010

1- 9/11/98
2- 9/28/96
3- 5/21/10
4- 5/20/10
5- 8/24/00
6- 10/1/05
7- 9/16/05
8- 9/15/05
9- 6/27/08
10- 6/25/08

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