*** London Fanviews Here 6/25/10 ***

iamdirtyfrank

i'd like to say i enjoyed myself, but i can't. i was 2 rows from the front since the gates opened. by the time they played nothingman my girlfriend who is 23 weeks pregnant had to be dragged out, i tried to follow but couldn't get over the fence I then spent the next 45 mins trying to look for her (i had the bag with the phones in). By the time I found here I missed the end of the first set. she was so upset we had to leave. so i payed £120 for 10club tickets to see roughly 5 songs plus £146 to get to London. I can't even comment on how the good the band was cos i don't know. heard something about joe strummer and jack irons but wasn't really listening. if ppl wanna get to the front of the crowd get there early like everyone else did. and to finish, the ppl that run the 10 club should have pushed the organisers for a fan club area or don't bother selling fan club tickets.

i'm gutted cos' the setlist looked decent and i couldn't stay for those encores. oh well maybe next time.

UKDave

iamdirtyfrank wrote:

i'd like to say i enjoyed myself, but i can't. i was 2 rows from the front since the gates opened. by the time they played nothingman my girlfriend who is 23 weeks pregnant had to be dragged out, i tried to follow but couldn't get over the fence I then spent the next 45 mins trying to look for her (i had the bag with the phones in). By the time I found here I missed the end of the first set. she was so upset we had to leave. so i payed £120 for 10club tickets to see roughly 5 songs plus £146 to get to London. I can't even comment on how the good the band was cos i don't know. heard something about joe strummer and jack irons but wasn't really listening. if ppl wanna get to the front of the crowd get there early like everyone else did. and to finish, the ppl that run the 10 club should have pushed the organisers for a fan club area or don't bother selling fan club tickets.

i'm gutted cos' the setlist looked decent and i couldn't stay for those encores. oh well maybe next time.

Are you mad? Why would you even TRY to go 2 rows fro the front with your 23 week pregnant gf? Seriously? :shock:

JimNastics

UKDave wrote:

iamdirtyfrank wrote:

i'd like to say i enjoyed myself, but i can't. i was 2 rows from the front since the gates opened. by the time they played nothingman my girlfriend who is 23 weeks pregnant had to be dragged out, i tried to follow but couldn't get over the fence I then spent the next 45 mins trying to look for her (i had the bag with the phones in). By the time I found here I missed the end of the first set. she was so upset we had to leave. so i payed £120 for 10club tickets to see roughly 5 songs plus £146 to get to London. I can't even comment on how the good the band was cos i don't know. heard something about joe strummer and jack irons but wasn't really listening. if ppl wanna get to the front of the crowd get there early like everyone else did. and to finish, the ppl that run the 10 club should have pushed the organisers for a fan club area or don't bother selling fan club tickets.

i'm gutted cos' the setlist looked decent and i couldn't stay for those encores. oh well maybe next time.

Are you mad? Why would you even TRY to go 2 rows fro the front with your 23 week pregnant gf? Seriously? :shock:

As bad as I feel for your experience, I have to agree with UKDave.... that is absolutely NUTS to go in 2 rows deep with with the pregnant mrs. You could have chilled out at the back and still thoroughly enjoyed the night.

iamdirtyfrank

well for a start we got the tickets in december so she wasn't pregnat then and she's actually registered partially sighted, she was safe the entire day but then all hell broke loose when the boys came on. and why got we go that close to front even if she is pregnant we've paid our money and waited hours to get in. why should that be ruined by some fucks that think they can push in where they want. i'm not mad at the band, as eddie always tries to avoid these situations.

redeye

great show, given to fly to open was just amazing, betterman mind blowing....
great to see them at a festival, but i have to say 10c tickets offered no real benefit when you have to wait 6 hrs to see the band... a section for 10clubbers would have been super cool

chidoone

Fu Manchu wrote:

The Band were on fire and they were fricken awesome. I was mid way between the stage and soundboard near the guy with the vuvuzela, a few idiots throwing bottles and stuff but all in all I had great time.

the boobs moment in betterman was hilarious

+1 for the boobs moment..I'm not sure that Eddie relised why the audience was cheering !!!

StoneAment

chidoone wrote:

Fu Manchu wrote:

The Band were on fire and they were fricken awesome. I was mid way between the stage and soundboard near the guy with the vuvuzela, a few idiots throwing bottles and stuff but all in all I had great time.

the boobs moment in betterman was hilarious

+1 for the boobs moment..I'm not sure that Eddie relised why the audience was cheering !!!

Eh? Boobs moment? Did I miss something. To be fair I spent a lot of the show making way for people being pulled out from behind me.

redrock

chidoone wrote:

Fu Manchu wrote:

The Band were on fire and they were fricken awesome. I was mid way between the stage and soundboard near the guy with the vuvuzela, a few idiots throwing bottles and stuff but all in all I had great time.

the boobs moment in betterman was hilarious

+1 for the boobs moment..I'm not sure that Eddie relised why the audience was cheering !!!

He did

redrock

redeye wrote:

... a section for 10clubbers would have been super cool

If a festival does have a golden circle (which HRC doesn't), it is at a premium. I can't see organisers putting aside prime space for a fan club without financial incentive.

SoonForgotten2

iamdirtyfrank wrote:

well for a start we got the tickets in december so she wasn't pregnat then and she's actually registered partially sighted, she was safe the entire day but then all hell broke loose when the boys came on. and why got we go that close to front even if she is pregnant we've paid our money and waited hours to get in. why should that be ruined by some fucks that think they can push in where they want. i'm not mad at the band, as eddie always tries to avoid these situations.

So you and your very pregnant girlfriend waited out in the hot sun for hours to be at ground zero for a Pearl Jam festival appearance? Have you ever been to a concert? How often does a crowd work into a frenzy during the support? It's Pearl Jam who are still a hard rock band. It's a crowd of tens of thousands, many who spent all day drinking. Have you ever seen a festival, even on tv? I am blown away but such a poor display of judgement. As much as I hate London crowds, there is really no one to blame but yourself for being in that situation in the first place. If you girlfriend got pregnant after you buy tickets, you adapt and change your plans. Orrrrrrrr just be irresponsible, but don't complain about it afterwards.

sickofit

What a frickin' awesome night!! Just got home to Norway and I feel like I'm still there in the crowd, pogo-ing and yelling at the top of my lungs. I went with a cousin & his gf - first PJ gig for both of em and I can proudly say they're converts Ever since I got my fan club tickets last yr, I'd been dreaming of the hubs & bubs (now almost 2 yrs old) being there too ... but hubs was not too keen on the LO going (crowds, long day etc). How guttered was I to see other young families there :( Granted, had we all been there, I wdn't have had or chosen the spot I had (close enough ) Which makes me think of the person complaining abt their crappy experience with their 23-wk preggie gf. I totally agree with everyone else. You ruined your own experiences! There are several ways I can think of that both of you cd have enjoyed the day safely and happily ... and I'm sure if you had thought long and hard you wd have too. Hope you're going to another gig and can do it with more planning this time.

Anyway, I just had to get online even though I'm super-tired, to say Thank you to other fans who were there to have a good time and enjoy great music ... thanks for being friendly and helpful ... and for looking after me. Shout out to the Italian fans ("BANDIERA, BANDIERA!!!"), Portugese fans (waving their flag!), A scouser and his lovely wife and a big '7-foot' gentle giant, who all stood next to me at some point. You guys made me feel safe enough to get lost in the music and breathe in the energy flowing off the stage.

tremors

I have to agree with the general principle that Pearl Jam keep their side of the bargain by lighting a pretty huge bonfire, but that we must also honour our part of the deal by not getting unreasonably close to it.

Kat / Sea's comment earlier in the thread about a proper discussion needing to happen in another thread has thrown me tho - I'm too scared even to look for such a thread!

When is the right time to have this discussion? For me I'm not sure it's today anyway.

Fu Manchu

chidoone wrote:

Fu Manchu wrote:

The Band were on fire and they were fricken awesome. I was mid way between the stage and soundboard near the guy with the vuvuzela, a few idiots throwing bottles and stuff but all in all I had great time.

the boobs moment in betterman was hilarious

+1 for the boobs moment..I'm not sure that Eddie relised why the audience was cheering !!!

When the camera went to him and the crowd started booing he looked confused as hell.

sickofit

Fu Manchu wrote:

chidoone wrote:

Fu Manchu wrote:

The Band were on fire and they were fricken awesome. I was mid way between the stage and soundboard near the guy with the vuvuzela, a few idiots throwing bottles and stuff but all in all I had great time.

the boobs moment in betterman was hilarious

+1 for the boobs moment..I'm not sure that Eddie relised why the audience was cheering !!!

so true!! He was dragging out his little 'keep 'em waiting for me to start singing' bit ... and then looked like he realised something else was up. Prolly felt silly when informed later *teehee*

wolfamongwolves

I'm glad so many of you did have a good time, at least. for me, it was by far the worst experience of my 14 shows. i'd like to say it was a great set, but honestly, i just can't say, because I don't really even feel like i was at the show. I think the boot is going to be like listening to a random show.

My girlfriend and I were just planning on taking it easy after having been at the front for Dublin and Belfast. Just relax in the park and the sun, have some beers and food and the freedom to walk around.... but we did find a perfect place, 2nd row, dead centre, best view I ever had. So we stuck it out for six hours, agsinst so many people angling to sneak in ahead. But when ed came out for Under Pressure, we got a little hint of what was to come. As soon as Given to Fly hit the line "a wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw" then that's exactly what happened. Halfway through Why Go my girlfriend said she had to get out. I followed. There was no enjoyment to be had, we couldn't concentrate on the show, but only on trying not to get crushed or crush the people in front on the bar - clearly not a concern of the meathead fuckers behind us.

Never felt so much rage as when, when we finally got settled, having missed half the show and now stuck in a place where we couldn't even see the stage, or hear the band for the fairweathers talking over every song they didn't know (most of them), seeing on the screen in the distance the big hairy fucker who'd been trying to force his way to the front from five rows back for hours now happily rocking away on the barrier.

The band were clearly concerned, especially given the timing of the show, and it was just after we were out, that Ed made everyone take the steps back. Too late for us. And such a shame that there were so many ignorant pricks there (most of whom - as far as I could see - barely knew Even Flow, so had no reason to be so crazy) who couldn't give a shit about the safety of the people around them. A criticism that also goes for the criminally incompetent security, who just didn't even bother paying attention when people were getting crushed in front of them.

I'm sure for most the show was great was great, but for us it was hell. Scratching it off the list and moving on to Berlin.

evo

just got back to glasgow, great set but as folk have already said a small percentage of the crowd we're utter douchebags. i usually try getting down the front but decided to hang back and was just in front of the sound desk tower and the amount of bottles getting launched was out of order.

I thought arms aloft did bring the atmosphere down a hell of a lot and i've still to see release and dissident (maybe one day).

special thanks to the spanish guy behind me who decided to piss all down the back of me and my mates legs. prick

one other thing, please,please play in scotland im fed up of airport pearl jam hangovers

Dal

Awesome night. PJ at their greatest when they're rocking out to Alive.

BALLBOY

I have to say that i hope they dont do big outdoor shows anymore. While Ed was making sure everyone was looking after each other you get these idiots who throw full bottles of beer(stupid enough in itself) pushing with no regard of others & not even near the front & finally crowd surfing during alive that is just so old hat. It is sad that it has taken me so long to talk about the band who were on fire as always. Finally heard Red Mosquito & Of The Earth sounded epic. Brain Damage(which a few seemed to have) was a nice surprise. Ed's humour was well place maybe the Queen has got her ladies in waiting to go & get some PJ cd's. Earls Court or o2 next time please. Great day, greatest band ever & new friends made just the few that have to think being a stupid is cool.

StoneAment

wolfamongwolves wrote:

The band were clearly concerned, especially given the timing of the show, and it was just after we were out, that Ed made everyone take the steps back. Too late for us.

Wouldn't have made a difference mate, I was in row 2 and those steps back didn't relieve any pressure.

I think the sticking to the o2 would probably be the best thing. What we need is a 15-20,000 person amphitheatre in London so we can have outdoor shows but not be absolutely fucking crushed. Of course there's no space in London to do that. I vote we knock down Wembley arena (and surrounding exhibition centres)- it's shit anyway. The only reason it was London's premier venue for so long was because it had no competition. The o2 has much better sound, there's a reason Wembley has had a dramatic drop in the number of gigs it holds.

Matt Smith

What about Milton Keynes Bowl?