Great EV show in Chicago last night...BUT....

SPEEDY MCCREADY

chicagojammer06 wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

So you are saying that Ten club does not have frat boys or dunkin bimbos? where have you been!? haha

10club has a bunch of elitists who think they can tell people how to behave at a concert.......hehehe

Elitists have box seats [/quote]
Elitist will be in the 10club cage, on the lawn....
Right where they belong.....In a cage....hehehehe

DewieCox

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

chicagojammer06 wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

So you are saying that Ten club does not have frat boys or dunkin bimbos? where have you been!? haha

10club has a bunch of elitists who think they can tell people how to behave at a concert.......hehehe

Elitists have box seats

Elitist will be in the 10club cage, on the lawn....
Right where they belong.....In a cage....hehehehe[/quote]

You know they're gonna say "Everybody was cool til the barricade was removed and the commoners were allowed in the area."

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JimmyV

DewieCox wrote:

You know they're gonna say "Everybody was cool til the barricade was removed and the commoners were allowed in the area."

This is unfortunately probably true. And it won't matter that many of those so-called commoners will be 10C members who were shut out of 10C tickets.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

DewieCox wrote:

You know they're gonna say "Everybody was cool til the barricade was removed and the commoners were allowed in the area."

Yep..
Of course....

Once again it will be everyone elses fault...Beacause everyone here, is an angel......hehehehehehehe

DarthSpacegrass

Has anyone noticed that this is now 4 or 5 shows in a row where the artist has politely asked the audience to put the phones down and stfu?

Don't hate on the commenters that are annoyed at the whistles, cat calls, song requests or that people are sitting down. This is not a pearl jam show, this is an intimate setting with intimate songs being played. When the artist sits down and motions for you to sit down, it means sit down and listen to the song & enjoy it.

Just because people are sitting doesn't mean they are not into it. It means they are listening and enjoying the music in a way that ensures that everyone can enjoy.

Clearly the night progresses to a point where clapping, singing and standing are totally appropriate but for at least one third to half the night stfu, keep your phone in your pocket, camera off and clap after the song is over and if you want to scream out requests, go see your local PJ cover band and heckle them.

neilybabes86

hey..everyone pays for a ticket...so if they wanna scream ....

as long as you are enjoying the show....

jck33

I thought the disruptive yelling was far worse at the Chicago show during Eddie's last solo tour. I wish the crowd had been a bit more lively - it felt weird to stay seated during the whole show.

darwinstheory

chicagojammer06 wrote:

No, not my first show, 2nd EV show, been to prob a dozen PJ shows...yeah last time in 06 I didnt have any issues, it really is a roll of the dice...I normally dont get bothered by people around me but for some reason last night was just a barrage. Seriously, who does "Woo Woos" anymore, haha... hopefully I will have better luck at Alpine Valley, right now I am looking more forward to the General Admission day, I can at least move away from those annoying bastards!

Also, how about the jackass to yell at Glen Hansard during his great story, I hope they threw that idiot out.

I am with you on this. I was so completely embarrassed when the asshole did that. My girlfriend has been a huge Glen fan since I met her a few years back. To have a fellow jammer say something like that was so horrible and embarrassing.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

I dont know about people rushing that 10club cage when it goes down.....

I have a feeling those people in that cage are going to be packed like sardines.....

There will probably be more people trying to get out of the cage....Than there are trying to get in....

hehehehehehe

keelycan

10club cage at Alpine OMG!!! LOL you just made my day!! that and the f5 would make great shirts!!
all thats missing now is a.. i heart redmosquito22 shirt made!!

SPEEDY MCCREADY

keelycan wrote:

10club cage at Alpine OMG!!! LOL you just made my day!! that and the f5 would make great shirts!!
all thats missing now is a.. i heart redmosquito22 shirt made!!

RAGE IN THE CAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

jbalicki10

I feel sorry for all the fans that had to see my huge butt everytime I had to stand up and let people into the row get through. I counted 20 times during eds set list. People were getting mad behind me, and I didnt blame them. (They were mad at the same people who had to exit in and out during the show in the middle of a song) If you need to drink that much, why not stay at the bar and watch from there. The view wouldnt be that bad.

Ed had a great show, but I am begining to understand why Ed and other performers shy away from people. I dunno if I could take it.

Vedd Hedd

keelycan wrote:

I guess it really depends who you end up sitting around with..ive seen ed in chicago for all three of his solo shows and thought this was his best crowd!! i was in the Middle balcony and the only issue was the asshole who made the comment to glen during his set after that it was great all around me!!

Other than that assface who yelled at Glen Hansard, i thought the crowd was fine, too.

but I think Cell phones should not be allowed.

Also.....when music is playing, you still have to whisper to the person next to you. People think the music drowns out their voice, and it doesnt.

The Stugots

I was expecting the crowd to be far worse. From my perspective there wasn't much yelling or idiotic song requests, very different from his last time solo through Chicago and from what I've read on other cities this tour. I absolutely love how Glen stood up to the guy shouting at him during his set - he seemed to shut him down immediately.

If I had to get picky, it did get slightly annoying with all the cellphones and people constantly coming and going, but you really can't control everything and it was probably more noticeable being in that type of venue.

bicyclejoe

I agree with the original poster, and applaud his guts to say something (knowing that the meathead contigent would come out of the ether to ridicule him for simply calling for a measure of courtesy and civility at what is supposed to be an intimate theater show). These are not Pearl Jam shows. They are intended to be rare, intimate experiences with the artist -- not a pedal-to-the-metal rock concert. Yes, everyone paid $80 for tickets, but that doesn't give someone the right to disrespect their neighbors or the artists, which is what happened here. A couple years back, I saw Monsters of Folk. Security was very aggressive about making sure people kept their cell phones down, saying it was the wish of the band, which wanted to keep that intimate theater feel. At one point, Jim James reminded folks. It was the best concert experience I've had in a long time.

When you have Eddie pleading for the audience to behave, there's no excuse.

What did that guy shout at Glen anyway?

shadowcast

I really didn't think the crowd was that rowdy at all. Very laid back feeling all night which was welcomed. As for the cheering in between songs . Really? It is a concert.

Vedd Hedd

bicyclejoe wrote:

What did that guy shout at Glen anyway?

Glen relayed the story of how ed called him after the fan died at his show, and he talked about how nice and generous Ed is, then he started to explain his next song, which was about a friend who was in trouble, and the guy said something like "Shut up and fucking play". I didnt hear the comment, and I am not certain about the swear, but thats what it sounded like to me. Someone can confirm this.

Then the crowd kinda booed the guy who yelled, and Glen said, "no its ok, i got this......You shut the fuck up. " he explained the rest of the song, then played. After the song, he said something like, "The amount of ignorance it must take to be that rude" or something to that effect. he had to shrug it off a few times, and seemed visibly upset by it at a couple of points, but he played it off well.

Again, not totally certain on the actual comments. It was the timing of the comment which was the most rude. Talk of dying, friends in trouble, etc.....

Vedd Hedd

shadowcast wrote:

I really didn't think the crowd was that rowdy at all. Very laid back feeling all night which was welcomed. As for the cheering in between songs . Really? It is a concert.

Its not cheering thats annoying. Its the chicks waiting for the fist quiet moment after the cheering to yell, "I Love you Eddie!!!" over and over and over.

Or the dudes yelling "Lukin" after every song. Every song.

I have no problem with rowdyness. Its just lame that people need to feel like they paid 80 bucks, so THEY should have a microphone too.

sd150448

there's a time to stand.....a time to sit
a time to yell, scream, whistle and yes, even whoo hooo if you want
there's a time to be quiet and a time to listen....
there's no time for disrespect
people around you wouldn't be such an issue if you were paying attention to the show
if you were truly in your element you wouldn't notice much

if you can't figure that out then you shouldn't be there

hartford was by far the most respectful crowd
everyone one knew what to do and when