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Of the Girl at Newark.

Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
edited June 2010 in The Porch
I really find it hard to describe the mood in the arena that night, especially when this song just started going. The day was crappy, rainy.. but their was a buzz in the air... I could just feel everyone's excitement. Then the beginning of, Of the Girl started to play, and the tone for the night was set.
2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



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  • marcosmarcos Posts: 2,112
    I always love this song as an opener, the guitar just drives so smoothly. So cool!
  • benjsbenjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,348
    Jeremys Spoken wrote:
    I really find it hard to describe the mood in the arena that night, especially when this song just started going. The day was crappy, rainy.. but their was a buzz in the air... I could just feel everyone's excitement. Then the beginning of, Of the Girl started to play, and the tone for the night was set.
    I know what you're talking about, as I experienced it also at the Toronto show in '09. I think it was cloudy, but not rainy, but I also felt that buzz in the air, and Of the Girl also set the tone for me. Well, after the opening band didn't show, and we all got treated to pre-sets with Eddie, Mike, Jeff, Stone, the Pharmacists with Eddie, Eddie and Jeff.
    '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
  • WM31482WM31482 New York, NY Posts: 563
    Jeremys Spoken wrote:
    I really find it hard to describe the mood in the arena that night, especially when this song just started going. The day was crappy, rainy.. but their was a buzz in the air... I could just feel everyone's excitement. Then the beginning of, Of the Girl started to play, and the tone for the night was set.

    Could not agree wtih that any more.., I'm still amazed that so many people can complain about such an amazing night.

    I remember being on the total opposite side of the Prudential Center on a beer line, when I looked down at my cell phone and saw it was 8:45- I literally left my friend (who now thinks I'm insane btw) and sprinted all the way back to my seat, opening the curtain right when metamorphasis started playing- thought I was going to fall over when I realized what song I heard next... would never have forgiven myself if I had missed that one!!
  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    I was hoping to see a show that opened with Of The Girl and I finally got it at newark. It was a great opener and a really great show. I loved it!
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xzMAu-ROWc
    Of The Girl opener in KC what an incredible surprise that was!
  • EPOTTSIIIEPOTTSIII Posts: 190
    The show and setlist was great!
    That was a great live on point of the girl for an opener!
    One if my fave boots...
    9/29/1996 NY
    9/1&2/2000 Camden
    7/6/2003 Camden
    5/27/2006 Camden 6/1&3/2006 NJ
    6/19/2008 Camden, 6/22/2008 Washington DC, 6/25/2008 NY
    8/7/2008 Eddie Vedder NJ, 6/11/2008 Eddie Vedder Philly (3rd Row! Thanks 10c!!)
    10/28,30&31/2009 Philly
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    TBH it wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. I'm glad I heard it but it's definitely a song for smaller venues or acoustic sit down shows like the benaroya and Mansfield versions.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • WM31482WM31482 New York, NY Posts: 563
    i loved newark so much.... think it might be my favorite pj show so far...
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