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

StoneAment

Matt Smith wrote:

What about Milton Keynes Bowl?

That's bigger than Hyde Park - well it's not bigger than the park but the section they use for gigs at the park holds 50,000, Milton Keynes - 65,000


Also when I click buy CD on the setlist page it takes me to the goods page with a message saying "invalid SKU" - wtf?

iamdirtyfrank

so because we plan on having a family we have to be punished???????????? i finally got the chance to see them live (13 years i've waited) and it feels like it wasn't worth it. if we wanted to just sit back and chill and listen to the gig we could've saved ourselves £280 and just watched any random PJ DVD. i agree with the guy a few posts up, how many people were there that just went along for a laugh and didn't actually know any words to evenflow but decided to jump and down like it was the song that changed their life.? and my poster tube got crushed, is that my fault for buying a poster a Pearl Jam gig, what an asshole i am. just because pushing and shoving happens at gigs doesn't mean we have to accept it, turn around and tell the dude to fuck off.


on a lighter i was stoked that given to fly was the opener and eddie was wearing a devo t-shirt.

yukka

iamdirtyfrank wrote:

so because we plan on having a family we have to be punished???????????? i finally got the chance to see them live (13 years i've waited) and it feels like it wasn't worth it. if we wanted to just sit back and chill and listen to the gig we could've saved ourselves £280 and just watched any random PJ DVD.

.

You should definately go to see them if they play an indoor venue again. The O2 and Shepherds Bush gigs were great last year. Its not about being punished for having a family, its about being responsible for one and any open air festival like that is likely to get rowdy up the front. I remember getting to the front for a few bands at Reading and it was ridiculous. You can't expect the crowd to stay in one place and the sound was so bad last night lots of people were getting forward just to be able to hear.

As far as the venue goes, bad sound. Gig itself was decent although I needed more beer - my mate got lost on his way back and I spent 2 hours getting a progressively worse headache. Yellow Ledbetter was short, State of Love and Trust was great. I did like the set but it wasn't as good as previous and it was a different atmosphere to the pure Pearl Jam concerts I attended last year with all the non-pearl jam fans who were just there to get smashed up.

alesek

iamdirtyfrank wrote:

so because we plan on having a family we have to be punished????????????

nope. but your wife should have stayed home, sry to say that. the level of noise is dangerous in any week of pregnancy. not mentioning all the pushing that goes on in festivals like this. I understand your waiting for seeing them but... guess someone shud have been the responsible one and now there is none to blaim to be honest. I wish u all the best and im quite sure that one day you will bring your kid for a PJ gig...

WASTID

Pregnant GF and it's everyone elses fault?take some responsibility. We got U2 tickets before my wife got pregnant, we still went, stood in a area I thought would be safe and still enjoyed the gig. Don't have to be right up front to enjoy. Would never have risked safety if wife or our child!!

Plenty if talk of the crowd.... Where I was there were few idiots but you come to expect in here in England. But it was nowhere near the level I've experienced at gigs by Foo's or RHCP (far more popular to the "trendy" followers than PJ will ever be).

Stood about 20 yards in front of soundcdesk stage left and thought sound was good there.

Cracking gig. Not the best I've seen but to be fair Astoria will be hard to top ever.

Go, SOLAT, Black all awesome and Unthought Known as brilliant as I hoped.

Special mention to lads from Munich - hope you don't enjoy tomorrows game, but i'm sure Berlin on Wednesday would make up for that! Sunderland lad! ;-)

jrd

tremors wrote:

Justyna wrote:

The sad thing is, there were some 'fans' who were either retarded or an animals in a human disguize as they didn't have an idea how to behave.

Welcome to England!! Hope you enjoy your stay. Sad thing here is every generation of 20 year old lads thinks they are the first to discover beer and fighting. It gets more and more boring as time goes on

bunch of Americans near us (too near!) thought it normal/great to start pissing everywhere rather than go out to the toilet queues kind of put a dampener on things (ha ha!) for us.

after Belfast i have to say it was a solid show... got Red Mosquito which was superb but apart from that i have to say i don't like outdoor, festival-type shows. the percentage of twats is higher, the sound is generally worse and you can't get as close as easily - the zimmer-frame is just too wide...

jrd

p.s. oh, and i think we stood next to the Marseilles '06 whistler... i really am a twat magnet (in the worst sense) :shock: :(

tremors

jrd wrote:

p.s. oh, and i think we stood next to the Marseilles '06 whistler... i really am a twat magnet (in the worst sense) :shock: :(

Hehehe - yeah I know the feeling!

Seems like you guys are doing a good job of defending us Brits from my unfair slogans. Thanks. Unfortunately one of my best friends has a tendency to urinate on a whim, and we've been stuck together for about 22 years! - so I think my twat magnet might need a bit of powering down too.

. I reckon some lads must live very boring lives! My advice would be to get down to the local homeless shelter and do some real work for a change


[edited:- showing my ignorance]

simone

Was brilliant. Everything. But was there a show by them at the o2 on the 22nd ????????????

simone

simone wrote:

Was brilliant. Everything. But was there a show by them at the o2 on the 22nd ????????????

Newch91

Didn't read all the pages and posts, but was wondering if Eddie dedicated anything to MJ since it was the 1 year yesterday? I'm surprised they didn't do Rats with the Ben intro.

Timmsi

Great gig was at the front to the left! did anyone buy the green tee shirt with "pearl" "jam" on two white flags? mine has a error on it saying hyde park was on the 25 on jul. instead of jun. =/

dunkman

might have been a lot of twats who chanced their way in? Me, Don and Jill didnt get our tickets looked at once!!! We just walked in!

Thats £50 wasted

show was the 'worst' one i've ever attended. Too far away and had the usual shitbags fucking around in front of us.

JimNastics

Ah man it's a shame reading all these bad reviews, I thought it was amazing and hoped everyone else had just as good a time :( I went with my wife, parents, brother and his mrs. We were leaning on the rail right in front of the soundstage, where the rail bent round to start the channel that lead down to the front. Amazing view, good sound, really nice people around us, no problems at all. My parents only gig was Wembley 07 with the "rarities" setlist, so it was great that they got a much more standard show this time. For my bro and his mrs it was their first show and they absolutely loved it. My bro's been a fairly casual fan for a while but I reckon this'll make him check out more, he said it was the best show he'd even seen

Just goes to show that it's completely pot luck whether you get to enjoy these events, absolutely completely dependant on those around you. We could quite easily have had some annoying twats next to us, talking through songs, pissing in the open etc. etc. which would have ruined our day as well. Shame that it has to happen :(

fortyshades

Very good concert, and I think that Of the Earth should def be on the "next album".

But man, there were some safety concerns here. I was standing on the left against the metal gate, little off the stage, and even though I have been to concerts often, where I was standing it got really bad. Sprained my angle, wrist, hurt my left arms and knee and my ribs were being squashed. Felt like I was hit by a train afterwards. Really realized what kind of monster a crowd can be and also realized - and this was quite scary - how you can be crushed. If this crowd is coming your way, and you stuck between twenty people and an iron gate, there is nothing you can do. Many people panicked. A girl got hurt very bad and had to be carried out. Two other women started to cry. I left after the second song or something. I was like "fuck it, a concert should not hurt".

I saw the rest at a safe distance, with lungs and ribs that were inflamed. (I''m going to see a doctor tomorrow.)

Why these venues don't decide to put barriers in the middle, like during some other festivals, is beyond me. It is also beyond me, why some people have to push and shove. And don't come to me like "well, it is a concert man" or "you decided to stand near the stage." There is also something as human decency. If you can't bring this up for your fellow fan, than I think we should discuss this on this board. For we as fans also owe responsibilty.

Either way, the crowd was different than the London show a few years ago. I think that there were many festival goers, who just want to mosh no matter who is one stage. That is why I'm never fond of festivals.

I'm going to stop my rant now... Very good concert thoughh and man, Of the Earth is amazing. I love the solo in the middle. What is nexct? 2x4 or Cold Concession?

shane johnson

Just wanted to say a big thank you for all the people who helped my wife escape from the front of the crowd. She'd consumed a little too much of the red stuff but was adamant that she would be fine and was staying put. Needless to say, got a little rough in there as soon as the guys walked out. Really touched by everyones reaction as I tried to drag her out of there - It was like the parting of the Red Sea! Read a few posts about people being poorly behaved at the gig, so thought I'd comment on how cool you all were. Thanks again all, sure the band would be proud of your reaction too.

tremors

shane johnson wrote:

Just wanted to say a big thank you for all the people who helped my wife escape from the front of the crowd. She'd consumed a little too much of the red stuff but was adamant that she would be fine and was staying put. Needless to say, got a little rough in there as soon as the guys walked out. Really touched by everyones reaction as I tried to drag her out of there - It was like the parting of the Red Sea! Read a few posts about people being poorlt behaved at the gig, so thought I'd comment on how cool you all were. Thanks again all, sure the band would be proud of your reaction too.

That's great news. Pearl Jam fans are surely more able to do this than any other set of fans. We've been pretty well drilled

WASTID

Quite sad Reading the problems others had but it wasn't the majority. Most were very good elsewhere.

tremors

Are you Navy Shane?

Bloody good blokes!

fortyshades

WASTID wrote:

Quite sad Reading the problems others had but it wasn't the majority. Most were very good elsewhere.

I think it all depends on where you stood. Nonetheless though, a concert should be safe for everyone.