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

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  • jrd
    jrd Posts: 3,060
    StoneAment wrote:
    jrd wrote:
    minor whinge, not really London-specific 'cos i noticed it at Belfast as well, but... why do people start singing (usually very loudly) the 'do-do-do-do-do-do-do' part in Black as soon as Mike starts his solo!? :wtf:

    where we were standing in London the do-doers were so loud that at times i could barely hear Mike's solo!

    When he starts? It usually doesn't kick in until the end of his solo (which is when I start doing it cos that's its proper place). Ed used to do-do-do-do-do-do-do which is why we do it.

    i know WHY we do it but at both Belfast and Hyde Park people definitely started do-doing at the START of Mike's solo and it kinda pissed me off because they were so loud! :roll: :ugeek:

    and they carry on do-doing loudly right through the solo and on into Ed's "we belong together"... grrr...
    Oh yeah? Well, I've had about enough of morons and halfwits, dolts, dunces, dullards and dumbbells - and you chowderhead yokel, you blithering hayseed, you - you've had enough of me?
  • Rabbitrocks
    Rabbitrocks Posts: 101
    I was there with my 4 year old daughter, and have to say, the people surrounding us were lovely...tho I did get a soaking from flying bottles....luckily plastic! We moved about mid way through the set and the band's playing did seem to be incidental; a minor background annoyance to conversations!! But WE had a good time, and the band were as awesome as ever....
  • tremors
    tremors Posts: 8,051
    Rabbitrocks wrote:
    I was there with my 4 year old daughter, and have to say, the people surrounding us were lovely...tho I did get a soaking from flying bottles....luckily plastic! We moved about mid way through the set and the band's playing did seem to be incidental; a minor background annoyance to conversations!! But WE had a good time, and the band were as awesome as ever....


    Glad you all got through without much more than a soaking. You wanna be careful of what's in those bottles tho - often not lager! tres unhygienic. Sorry to lower the tone. Are there and children present right now?

    Figures, pearl jam will always be incidental to morons
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  • gems_and_rhinestones
    gems_and_rhinestones Posts: 112
    Agreed... you must have been close to me. We were right at the front left side on the rail, right by where it bended around. It was brutal there many peolpe had pushed their way forward with no regard for anyone else at all. When Eddie asked everyone to move back as soon as we did they immediately surged forward again..obviously the usual crowd who go to festivals who have no idea about how much Pearl Jam care about the saftey of their fans. They looked pretty concered and on edge a lot of the time. However the security gurards were great at getting people out it just spoilt it a little for me having been in line early on. A gret show but a bad crowd!
  • kevtic
    kevtic Posts: 133
    Arsehole quota was very high and it's that kind of show that makes me glad PJ aren't massive and this would be the only way to see them play. The band put on a great show though despite the crowd hassles. Hope they hurry back real soon. 3 times in week just leaves you wanting more.
  • chidoone
    chidoone Posts: 327
    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. 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.

    You should know that that's the way it is in rock concerts in general and even worse in big festivals, sorry about you but that's the reason I'm alone or with mates and my wife and three small kids stay at home...honestly how could you think that you could be in the first rows of a concert with a pregnant girlfriends and that no one will attempt to push you, pull you, jump on you etc etc etc we all know how it is up front.... this is my 16th Pearl Jam concert and I have been 14 times in the Ten Club area in front and it always is the same...... even in an arena with only "real hardcore" fans like you and me.....Hope you will have the chance to see them live next time they will be here or elsewhere and you can enjoy the best live act out there....
  • chidoone
    chidoone Posts: 327
    Timmsi wrote:
    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. =/


    I bought the tshirt and you're right it says JUL 25 for Hyde Park..Blimey you have a great eye there... I didn't even bother to read the dates !!!
  • icemanap
    icemanap Posts: 406
    The amount of people who pushed passed me (around 30 rows from the front right of stage) who were 'trying to find their friends' only for the same people to come out past me three songs later with tears streaming down their faces said alot. I have been going to gigs for a long time and I can guage the crowd of how they will react before the band even come on. I am sorry people had unpleasent experiences, but there are a lot of idiots out there. Fortunately I can handle myself in concert situations and I am happy to push someone twice my weight away if they want to mosh. But people who are not used to how a crowd works at a rock gig should simply not go where the crowd will be the most violent. I went to see the Gaslight Anthem last year and when someone went down in the crowd, everyone tried quickly to form some sort of guard so they could get up. Granted this gig was in the Kentish Town Forum but I really hope the boys stick to their own bespoke gigs from now on. I love seeing them and seeing them three times in nine months in London is awesome. But I would trade the Hyde Park experience for another Shepherd's Bush or O2 any day of the week. Great show but fingers crossed they play an arena show again soon.
    :D Rock on!!!! :D
    Seen Pearl Jam 4 times in London, once in Manchester, as well as an Eddie show at Hammersmith.
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    I recognise some of you here.... :mrgreen::mrgreen:
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    A review...

    http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/183 ... -Hyde-Park
  • RG203453
    RG203453 Posts: 2
    Firstly let's start with the fact that it was a great performance and any night watching Pearl Jam play live is a great night.

    It must be great for the band to play to so many fans as well - which they deserve to do.

    Things that didn't work for me:

    Hyde Park or any venue that is just flat field with a big stage and 60,000 people in front of it is not great from a fan point of view - I found myself a long way from the stage with a view obscured by taller people and hundreds of phones and cameras held aloft. You miss out on a bit of the excitement and emotion the further back you are. Unfortunately for me - I'm too polite and didn't want to start pushing through people who were already shoulder to shoulder - unlike a lot of people who were continuously backward and forward. As has been said - I suppose this is what to expect from a festival crowd - along with people talking/shouting to each other the whole way through as if there was nothing going on on that big square thing at the front!

    I don't begrudge Pearl Jam the chance to headline a big festival but as they play here rarely it's a shame when it's the only date. If PJ want to do another outdoor gig here - why not try a stadium of some sort where there is seating all around as well as flat field in the middle?

    Obviously it's going to be a 'festival' set list too - so heavy on the 'Ten' songs - but it was great to hear 5 tracks off 'Backspacer' - As I love the 2 most recent albums - more off them would've been great - also playing recent stuff keeps a band relevant. We don't want PJ going down the greatest hits track every time they play - which they don't to be honest - but it's not a very big step........... As great as Even Flow and Alive are (and believe me I love those tracks!), and I'm going to be controversial here - you don't have to play them every night as there are so many more great tracks to choose from.
    Also - Hyde Park sound not great. Joe Strummer track, Nothingman, SOLAT, Go, The Fixer, Unthought Known, Amogst The Waves - all great moments!
    That's what I think anyway.
    Hope you come back soon!
  • Rabbitrocks
    Rabbitrocks Posts: 101
    RG203453 wrote:
    Hyde Park or any venue that is just flat field with a big stage and 60,000 people in front of it is not great from a fan point of view - I found myself a long way from the stage with a view obscured by taller people and hundreds of phones and cameras held aloft
    I totally agree, the venue choice v poor... I never actually saw the band once, whole concert was via the screens....
  • Purehughness
    Purehughness Posts: 6
    Wow, was I the only one on the right hand side? :lol:

    Gotta say it was a bloody amazing concert, we were on the right by the centre divide near front, chilling and dancing with a group of lovely swedish girls and had a great view, no hassle from surges, and when Eddie said to move back 3, we ALL did. Solidarity! Weirdly the left side was a mess! God knows how many I saw being dragged outta there..

    It was only my second Pearl Jam show (1st being Reading- which was purely brutal!) and gotta say it was just incredible! (It was my dad's first - he was over the moon!)
    High octane setlist, songs that made me cry with happiness, a brilliant atmosphere between the band and us in the crowd... I freakin' LOVED IT! :D:D

    I absolutely loved Of the Earth, and I want more! The whole crowd singing Betterman made my heart swell.. Just beautiful. Oh and Go was fantastic- as was Do the Evolution! :D

    Oh happy happy me!! And I'm still buzzing! Thanks guys, you were incredible!! Hail Hail!
  • mike86
    mike86 Posts: 161
    i think i met the same group of swedish girls.. they even taught me some swedish :D


    just one think i´d like to get of my chest.. i think Dublin was far more dangerous if you were close to the stage.. but thats just my opinion...
    Follow the Strangest Tribe
  • Kev105
    Kev105 Posts: 1
    It was my first PJ gig and I was blown away. The mixture of songs from the first three albums was more than I could have hoped for (I first bought Ten in 1992).

    I was about a 800m away from the front of the stage and I got some reasonable photos. I was close to three, quite drunk guys. who ahead of the gig seemed more interested in chatting-up two girls behind me. However, as soon as PJ opened they joined in with all the crowd singing and knew the words to every song. They gained my respect after that!

    I'm a veteran of the London punk scene (1978 to 1980) and I've attended many gigs where I've felt more threatened than I was at any stage on Friday (UK Subs/Angelic Upstarts at The Rainbow is one that sticks out in my mind - I honestly thought I was going to die that night).

    Any how, I cannot wait for the bootleg!
  • Purehughness
    Purehughness Posts: 6
    Any how, I cannot wait for the bootleg!

    Damn right! I'll be checking the site daily for that :D

    In the meantime, I've built the setlist in iTunes, and it's making my hairs stand on end right this instant :D

    I'm still beaming!! Forget the match earlier today! :lol:
    Back in the UK as soon as possible PLEASE!
  • Purehughness
    Purehughness Posts: 6
    mike86 wrote:
    i think i met the same group of swedish girls.. they even taught me some swedish :D

    That's exactly the thing! Seems a lot of people on this board encountered jerks, looks like we met some great funny fans who just wanted to rock out like the rest of us!
    Forget the little bad bits, revel in the incredible great bits! Of which there were LOADS.

    Fantastic!
  • mrk2
    mrk2 Finland Posts: 2,091
    I was on the right side too, learned last year that it was really easy to get close to the front from that side. Was about half way between the stage and the vip-grandstand. And besides, Stone's side is where it's at these days. Sorry, Mike, but the real guitar god in the band is someone else... Great view, the sound was ok, the audience was pretty good, singing along and not being too rude towards others. Some bottles flying around (and luckily targeted at some brazilians taking turns sitting on each others shoulders and more interested in taking pictures of each other than watching the band. The show overall was great, amazing to see such a huge crowd and the band playing like they mean it. Can't wait until Berlin.

    Btw, here's a cool pic I took about 30 minutes before the doors opened : http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2204/img3147ro.jpg
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  • StoneAment
    StoneAment Posts: 393
    mrk2 wrote:
    Stone's side is where it's at these days. Sorry, Mike, but the real guitar god in the band is someone else...

    Is Stone the better musician - probably

    Is Stone more fun to watch on stage - no frakkin way! Mike is the fucking energizer bunny. He interacts with the crowd a lot too. Stone does his thing, no doubt, but he tends to be in his own zone more. Mike lives off the crowd. and definitely plays it up for them.
    Mike McCready makes the energizer bunny look tired.
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,214
    London rocked - plain and simple. It didn't touch Belfast but I never thought it would. It was always going to be a greatest hits show and with hits that great they couldn't fail

    pearl jam are frankly stunning live

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