Present Tense from my only concert experience of the band at 2003-04-22, St. Louis. I hated the experience of the show and have never gone to another concert but loved hearing that song first off.
Present Tense from my only concert experience of the band at 2003-04-22, St. Louis. I hated the experience of the show and have never gone to another concert but loved hearing that song first off.
If you don't mind... Why no more shows?
1996 - Ft Lauderdale
1998 - West Palm Beach 1
2000 - West Palm Beach 1&2
2003 - WPB,Tampa,Atlanta,Camden 1&2,MSG 1&2, Boston 3,Hershey Park
2004 - Asheville, Kissimmee
2008 - West Palm Beach,Tampa,Columbia,Virginia Beach, Mansfield 1&2
2010 - Hartford,Boston,Newark, MSG 1&2
2011 - PJ20 1&2, Costa Rica 2013 - Wrigley,Brooklyn 1&2,Seattle 2014 - Denver,Mountain View 1&2 2015 - Bogata, Mexico City 2016 - Ft Lauderdale,Miami,Tampa,NYC 1&2,Telluride,Fenway 1&2,Wrigley 1&2
Present Tense from my only concert experience of the band at 2003-04-22, St. Louis. I hated the experience of the show and have never gone to another concert but loved hearing that song first off.
If you don't mind... Why no more shows?
I don't like crowds for one, the venue sucked in my opinion and I had some arsehole blowing pot smoke in my direction just to be a dick the whole time. I don't enjoy attending concerts really. Just not my thing. The band sucked at that show in my view as well. They were just not on there game in my opinion. Attendance was half assed and the audience including myself were not that into it from my perspective anyways. So many people didn't attend that the ushers moved me and my ex-girlfriend 3 times.
Present Tense from my only concert experience of the band at 2003-04-22, St. Louis. I hated the experience of the show and have never gone to another concert but loved hearing that song first off.
If you don't mind... Why no more shows?
I don't like crowds for one, the venue sucked in my opinion and I had some arsehole blowing pot smoke in my direction just to be a dick the whole time. I don't enjoy attending concerts really. Just not my thing. The band sucked at that show in my view as well. They were just not on there game in my opinion. Attendance was half assed and the audience including myself were not that into it from my perspective anyways. So many people didn't attend that the ushers moved me and my ex-girlfriend 3 times.
* Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront - May 28, 2006
* Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center - Jun 20, 2008
* Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum Arena - Oct 28, 2009
* New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 21, 2010
Release, maple leaf gardens toronto sept 21 1996.
A more perfect opener i couldn't have imagined as it was by far my most meaningful song during those teenage years back then. The PJ magic started from day 1 that's for sure!
Release - March 22, 1994 Cleveland State University
I can still remember the band starting in the dark, the lights going on ever so slightly, enough to see the bands silhouettes (and the silhouettes of the "Starting Lineup" figures on the speakers and amps) as Ed sang "can you see us now?", and then fading to black again. As the song continued in the dark and then again the lights going up ever so slightly right on Ed's cue, I remember thinking how incredible and powerful that moment was.
For what it's worth, Release was the second opener I saw on September 21, 1996 in Toronto except this time I had the same experience from about 5-10 feet from the stage in front of Stone.
3rd opener - Hail Hail - August 28, 1998 Cleveland
4th opener - Wash - May 9, 2010 Cleveland
Sorry for such a lengthy post.
3/22/94 Cleveland, OH
9/21/96 Toronto, ON
8/26/98 Cleveland, OH
5/09/10 Cleveland, OH
9/03/11 East Troy, WI PJ20
9/04/11 East Troy, WI PJ20
7/19/13 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
10/11/13 Pittsburgh, PA
10/12/13 Buffalo, NY
12/06/13 Seattle, WA
10/16/14 Detroit, MI
10/17/14 Moline, IL
8/20/16 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
8/22/16 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
Glasgow cathouse-1992-2-23, San diego sports arena-1995-11-06 & 07, Glasgow secc-2000-06-03, Tampa st petes times forum-2003-04-13, London O2 arena-2009-08-18, Belfast odyssey arena-2010-06-23.Leeds 2014 - 07-08
2006: Antwerp, Paris
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
Release - March 22, 1994 Cleveland State University
I can still remember the band starting in the dark, the lights going on ever so slightly, enough to see the bands silhouettes (and the silhouettes of the "Starting Lineup" figures on the speakers and amps) as Ed sang "can you see us now?", and then fading to black again. As the song continued in the dark and then again the lights going up ever so slightly right on Ed's cue, I remember thinking how incredible and powerful that moment was.
For what it's worth, Release was the second opener I saw on September 21, 1996 in Toronto except this time I had the same experience from about 5-10 feet from the stage in front of Stone.
3rd opener - Hail Hail - August 28, 1998 Cleveland
4th opener - Wash - May 9, 2010 Cleveland
Sorry for such a lengthy post.
I liked your post. My first experience was in Columbus OH this year and i can still see the opener happen. The lights went down and music began to play and the back drop showed the Pearl Jam typewriter keys and then the music faded and you heard Ed say Cheers. Then the band went in to Oceans.
But my preset was Mike coming out and singing two songs. That was awesome overall it was the best first concert i have been to. My only regret is not going sooner. I'm hoping for a big tour next year with it being 20 years of Pearl Jam.
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1998 Brisbane 2
2003 Brisbane 1
2006 LA 1 & 2
2008 LA 2, San Diego 1 (EV)
2009 LA 1, 2, 3 & 4, San Diego
2011 St. Louis (EV)
2012 Tulsa 1 & 2 (EV)
2013 Chicago, Dallas & OKC
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
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I WAS HOOKED from there on, seen them about 50 times since
If you don't mind... Why no more shows?
1998 - West Palm Beach 1
2000 - West Palm Beach 1&2
2003 - WPB,Tampa,Atlanta,Camden 1&2,MSG 1&2, Boston 3,Hershey Park
2004 - Asheville, Kissimmee
2008 - West Palm Beach,Tampa,Columbia,Virginia Beach, Mansfield 1&2
2010 - Hartford,Boston,Newark, MSG 1&2
2011 - PJ20 1&2, Costa Rica
2013 - Wrigley,Brooklyn 1&2,Seattle
2014 - Denver,Mountain View 1&2
2015 - Bogata, Mexico City
2016 - Ft Lauderdale,Miami,Tampa,NYC 1&2,Telluride,Fenway 1&2,Wrigley 1&2
I don't like crowds for one, the venue sucked in my opinion and I had some arsehole blowing pot smoke in my direction just to be a dick the whole time. I don't enjoy attending concerts really. Just not my thing. The band sucked at that show in my view as well. They were just not on there game in my opinion. Attendance was half assed and the audience including myself were not that into it from my perspective anyways. So many people didn't attend that the ushers moved me and my ex-girlfriend 3 times.
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
*it took me far too long to get to a Jam gig!!!
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Full band: Release
When I heard Eddie do Porch, I was impressed... when I heard the band do Release, I was sold.
EV
Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience.
First live song of the show: Interstellar Overdrive/Corduroy
Philly 4/28/03
Who Hears Crazy Mary as an opener!?
* Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center - Jun 20, 2008
* Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum Arena - Oct 28, 2009
* New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 21, 2010
A more perfect opener i couldn't have imagined as it was by far my most meaningful song during those teenage years back then. The PJ magic started from day 1 that's for sure!
mike
I can still remember the band starting in the dark, the lights going on ever so slightly, enough to see the bands silhouettes (and the silhouettes of the "Starting Lineup" figures on the speakers and amps) as Ed sang "can you see us now?", and then fading to black again. As the song continued in the dark and then again the lights going up ever so slightly right on Ed's cue, I remember thinking how incredible and powerful that moment was.
For what it's worth, Release was the second opener I saw on September 21, 1996 in Toronto except this time I had the same experience from about 5-10 feet from the stage in front of Stone.
3rd opener - Hail Hail - August 28, 1998 Cleveland
4th opener - Wash - May 9, 2010 Cleveland
Sorry for such a lengthy post.
9/21/96 Toronto, ON
8/26/98 Cleveland, OH
5/09/10 Cleveland, OH
9/03/11 East Troy, WI PJ20
9/04/11 East Troy, WI PJ20
7/19/13 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
10/11/13 Pittsburgh, PA
10/12/13 Buffalo, NY
12/06/13 Seattle, WA
10/16/14 Detroit, MI
10/17/14 Moline, IL
8/20/16 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
8/22/16 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
glasgow cathouse 1992
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
I liked your post. My first experience was in Columbus OH this year and i can still see the opener happen. The lights went down and music began to play and the back drop showed the Pearl Jam typewriter keys and then the music faded and you heard Ed say Cheers. Then the band went in to Oceans.
But my preset was Mike coming out and singing two songs. That was awesome overall it was the best first concert i have been to. My only regret is not going sooner. I'm hoping for a big tour next year with it being 20 years of Pearl Jam.
7-9-06
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1998 Brisbane 2
2003 Brisbane 1
2006 LA 1 & 2
2008 LA 2, San Diego 1 (EV)
2009 LA 1, 2, 3 & 4, San Diego
2011 St. Louis (EV)
2012 Tulsa 1 & 2 (EV)
2013 Chicago, Dallas & OKC
Jeez, that's almost 10 full years since my first show....crazy
Soldier Field, Chicago
July 11, 1995
"You put some udder cream on that shit?" ~EV 5/17/10
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA