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How Old Were You When You Saw Your First PJ Show?

vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,116
edited January 2013 in The Porch
Anyone? I'm always curious when people first got their live PJ fix.

I was 15. June 30, 1998 in Minneapolis. Pretty awesome show...had terrible seats (upper level to the extreme left of the stage). Figured out during Frank Black and the Catholics that a speaker would obstruct our view of most of the band, so we kept moving around the upper level until some kind folks let us squeeze into their row with them (first row of the balcony too!).

How old were you when you first saw PJ?
1998-06-30 Minneapolis
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1
2024-08-31 Wrigley 2
2024-09-15 Fenway 1
2024-09-27 Ohana 1
2024-09-29 Ohana 2
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  • KatyzKatyz Posts: 838
    I will be 40 at Alpine Valley :D
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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,116
    Katyz wrote:
    I will be 40 at Alpine Valley :D

    Whoa...I'm thinking you picked a good one for your first show! ;)
    1998-06-30 Minneapolis
    2003-06-16 St. Paul
    2006-06-26 St. Paul
    2007-08-05 Chicago
    2009-08-23 Chicago
    2009-08-28 San Francisco
    2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
    2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
    2011-09-03 PJ20
    2011-09-04 PJ20
    2011-09-17 Winnipeg
    2012-06-26 Amsterdam
    2012-06-27 Amsterdam
    2013-07-19 Wrigley
    2013-11-21 San Diego
    2013-11-23 Los Angeles
    2013-11-24 Los Angeles
    2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
    2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
    2014-10-09 Lincoln
    2014-10-19 St. Paul
    2014-10-20 Milwaukee
    2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
    2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
    2018-06-18 London 1
    2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
    2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
    2022-09-16 Nashville
    2023-08-31 St. Paul
    2023-09-02 St. Paul
    2023-09-05 Chicago 1
    2024-08-31 Wrigley 2
    2024-09-15 Fenway 1
    2024-09-27 Ohana 1
    2024-09-29 Ohana 2
  • Viva La WeinerViva La Weiner Posts: 284
    18, 1996 Randall's Island both nights.
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    42 ... in '98
    but a fan since Pearl Jam was born :D
  • Cool Face RyanCool Face Ryan Posts: 1,254
    17 when I saw them at MSG II in 2010
    MSG II 5/21/10
    Tres Mts. Gramercy Theatre 3/26/11
    *formerly manutd3581
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,271
    19, Halloween show at the Greek in Berkeley, CA in 1993.
    Doesn't seem like that long ago now!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • sleaze76sleaze76 Posts: 13
    I was 16 at Lollapolooza '92 St. Louis!
  • Thief of SilenceThief of Silence Posts: 169
    22 - Montreal 2003 -- seriously considered Montreal 98 and 00 though.
  • Mike's SideMike's Side Posts: 954
    17.... 1996 Ft Lauderdale!
    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

  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    edited August 2011
    18 years old at San Antonio - 4/5/03

    Drove 4 hours to San Antonio with a pair of Pearl Jam fans I had never met before. I was a huge fan before, but after this show, my Pearl Jam obsession REALLY began... 8-)
    Post edited by Better Dan on
    2003: San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Seattle; 2005: Monterrey; 2006: Chicago 1 & 2, Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Detroit; 2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa; 2009: Austin, LA 3 & 4, San Diego; 2010: Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbus, Indianapolis; 2011: PJ20 1 & 2; 2012: Missoula; 2013: Dallas, Oklahoma City, Seattle; 2014: Tulsa; 2016: Columbia, New York City 1 & 2; 2018: London, Seattle 1 & 2; 2021: Ohana; 2022: Oklahoma City
  • EBowieEBowie Posts: 532
    17. September 16th 1998.
  • Empty GlassEmpty Glass Posts: 12,329
    20 - Austin '95
    I've met Rob

    DEGENERATE FUK

    This place is dead

    "THERE ARE NO CLIQUES, ONLY THOSE WHO DON'T JOIN THE FUN" - Empty circa 2015

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  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    I went to the Milwaukee Summerfest in '95 to try to score tix but they were all sold out :( Of course there were scalpers selling tix but at 14 I had a very limited budget :lol: I'll never forget sitting outside those fences, near tears, watching all the lucky people walk in! My next chance and my first time seeing PJ live was at Alpine in '98, I was 17. It's all coming full circle!
    WI '98,  WI '99 (EV),  WI '00,  Chgo '00,  MO '00,  Champaign '03,  Chgo '03,  WI '03,  IN '03,  MI '04,  Chgo '06:N1 & 2,  WI '06,  Chgo '07,  Chgo '08 (EV:N1),  Chgo '09:N1 & 2,  Chgo '11 (EV:N1),  WI '11:N1 & 2,  Philly '12,  Wrigley '13,  Pitt '13,  Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2
  • appieappie Posts: 1,441
    21 in 1992....
    Pearl Jam 4 live
    h8 2 w8 for concerts
  • bosshogg18bosshogg18 Posts: 1,097
    I was 19 for my first PJ show, July 22, 1998 Seattle.
  • HILDEHILDE Posts: 130
    21..Summerfest..1995. Could have seen them at palooza in 92 at Alpine Valley but sold tix after Cobain blew his head off. I was a bigger Nirvana fan at the time.
  • territamuterritamu Posts: 194
    I'll be 43....PJ20 is my first time to see them live. I've seen EV in Detroit...but was married for years to someone who didn't like them. Ahhhhhhhh...freedom!!!! :mrgreen:
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    06/26/2011 - EV - Detroit, MI
    09/03 and 09/04/2011 PJ20 - Alpine Valley
    06/20 and 06/21/2012 - PJ - Manchester, UK
    11/13 and 11/16/2012 - EV - Houston, TX and Dallas, TX
    07/29/2013 - PJ - Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
    11/15/2013 - PJ - Dallas, TX
    11/16/2013 - PJ - Oklahoma City, OK
    10/03/2014 - PJ - St. Louis, MO
    10/08/2014 - PJ - Tulsa, OK
    10/12/2014 - PJ - ACL Festival, Austin, TX
  • RedMosquito02RedMosquito02 Posts: 2,560
    16 - Augusta, ME '96
    33...
  • foodboyfoodboy Posts: 988
    36 in 93
  • foodboyfoodboy Posts: 988
    36 in 93 but that show was with blues traveler soundgarden and neil young with booker t and the mg's
  • Mr RockoMr Rocko Posts: 647
    Hopefully 24 this November
    México 24/11/2011
  • foriginalsinforiginalsin Posts: 712
    16 in hartford 98. Was being driven from NY with older cousin/friends in tons of traffic. We thought we would miss part of the show but made it on to the lawn as eddie literally started to pick the first notes of corduroy. Will never forget it.
  • djjazzy276djjazzy276 Posts: 228
    14 years old at Key Arena in 96. My dad got me out of school at lunch time and drove me the 3-4 hours up to Seattle, saw the show with me, then drove me back after the show so I could be nice and tired for school the next day. So worth the lost sleep. My knees about buckled underneath me when the house lights went out and the band took the stage.
  • TonykinTonykin Posts: 252
    djjazzy276 wrote:
    14 years old at Key Arena in 96. My dad got me out of school at lunch time and drove me the 3-4 hours up to Seattle, saw the show with me, then drove me back after the show so I could be nice and tired for school the next day. So worth the lost sleep. My knees about buckled underneath me when the house lights went out and the band took the stage.
    I like your Dad! :)



    I was 21 @San Diego Sports Arena back in 2000...
    "... Tan suato mi'jo!!"

    -Salomón & Artemisa Vargas
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,870
    17
  • Hub.Hub. Posts: 1,990
    I was 25 (Paris - Bercy - 2000).
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  • its just gishits just gish Posts: 880
    16 at the 10/14/00 show in Houston.
  • themessengerthemessenger Posts: 1,320
    I was 18 at the infamous Dennis Rodman show in Dallas on 7/5/98.
  • ponytdponytd Posts: 654
    16 at the 3/26/94 show in Murfreesboro, TN. 4 days before my birthday and a great present it was. We had a huge ice storm earlier that year and had to make up 1 day of school on that Saturday that the show was on Tickets had been sold out, but that morning, they opened up 2 side sections for the show that night, so I called my dad from school and he went and bought me one (about 15 rows up on Mike's side). I went to the show by myself but my dad drove me to the concert and waited for me until the show was over and picked me up at the door when I left. I told him he should've bought a ticket too and gone with me, but he said he was fine to just wait in the car.
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Posts: 4,898
    I was 20, got into them frosh year of college after my metal phase

    actually gave my Purdue Elliot hall tickets to a friend since I was getting to see them in Chicago stadium.....man I regret that choice as I missed WASH that night and never gotten in in the 20 plus times....hopefully the whore known as Karma comes back to repay me with WASH at PJ20
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