**Berkeley Fanviews Here 04/07**

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Ed Vedder April Fool's Tour

April 7, 2008 Zellerbach Theatre, Berkeley, California

Set List (unconfirmed): Walking The Cow, Around The Bend, I am Mine, Dead Man, I'm Open, Man of the Hour, Setting Forth, Guaranteed, No Ceiling, Far Behind, Rise, Millworker, Goodbye, Satellite, Drifting, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, Here's to the State, Trouble, If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out, Parting Ways, Forever Young, Porch

1st encore: Society, Growin' Up, Lukin, No More, Arc

2nd encore: Hard Sun

Jwmcc

Parting Ways?!?!?!?

a5pj

I was actually thinking last night that I really want to see parting ways.

Sounds like a great show for all who were there, we need some fanviews though!

satansbedbugs

Seems to be a trend setlist at these CA shows.... Play Gone , ED

edvedder913

Jwmcc wrote:

Parting Ways?!?!?!?

my thoughts exactly! this setlist i like the best so far - soping for parting ways in san diego!

Brain Of E

What is Satelite? Is is that DMB song?

PineappleAna

Can't believe we got Satellite and parting ways.

I did not hear a single problem with ed's voice. 10C gave me 4th row and it was awesome!

I did have a problem with the camera's and song request yellers, people it is not the place for it.

I also managed to meet ed afterward

ledvedderman

Brain Of E wrote:

What is Satelite? Is is that DMB song?

No, it's a uke song from 2002. Ed played it at a couple of benefits in '02. It came from the same batch of songs as Can't Keep, Broken Heart, Goodbye, Longing To Belong, and Satellite.

Damn good songs. Damn good. The main reason I would like just one of these shows released.

mwbeck10

Brain Of E wrote:

What is Satelite? Is is that DMB song?

Satelite was the song written for Damien Echols and his wife. Great song....great show. I got lucky through 10C and wound up with 2nd row center seats. By far the closest I has ever been. And I thought I was close in Santa Cruz (7th row). Just speechless.

Lot of yelling for requests. Best one by far was for Footsteps while Ed was having a smoke...walks over to his amp'd footboard (not really sure what it is) and stomps around...."Best songs are the ones I can play while having a smoke" or something along those lines. Finally Ed just told everyone to 'shut the fuck up'. At one point someone yells out 'Who you votin' for'? 10 seconds later an Obama '08 banner gets carried across the stage.

Ed just seemed perfect...might have had a cold, but sounded excellent. Parting Ways was incredible, Porch, everything from Into the Wild, Growin' Up...could go on and on...just unbelievable.

snowrider04

Fantastic time last night. Hats off to 10C for hooking me up with 10th row, thanks so much!!

Absolute pleasure to see EV in a venue like Zellerbach. The sound was excellent and it was nice to hear him so chatty and happy to be there.

Right after Liam Finn's set I cruised out to go to the bathroom and as I emptied out into the side hallway I look up and there is Sean Penn with his son walking towards the back stage entrance, pretty cool sighting.

Arc was nice to hear, as was Parting Ways.

Funny Ed-ism - "Tom Waits once told me silence is like a blank sheet of paper, when you want quiet you don't want to be looking at a page with scribbles all over it." classic!

His story about seeing Fugazi at Berkeley Square in '93 and talking with some guy for 45 minutes ended up being Tim Armstrong from Rancid.

Society with Jerry Hannan, awesome!

Have fun everyone who's going tonight, wish I was.

LF

Crazy Larry

ARC is unbelievable. Well worth it just to see and hear that 1 song. Such a treat.

Thanks again 10c

snowrider04

oh yeah, one more thing, got to the venue around 7pm, no posters, no zippos. get there early for when doors open if you want the goods.

anyone going tonight want to pick me up either would be greatly appreciated, PM me if you're up for it.

cheers,
LF

chiefwigms

PineappleAna wrote:

Can't believe we got Satellite and parting ways.

I did not hear a single problem with ed's voice. 10C gave me 4th row and it was awesome!

I did have a problem with the camera's and song request yellers, people it is not the place for it.

I also managed to meet ed afterward

same - 4th row (DD) seat 10... met Eddie too - right when he left the building...

I kept wanted to go to my car and get the poster I got signed, but I didn't wanna miss him... luckily the one of the guys that was standing with me (3 of us) had a playbill that fell out when he was gettin his poster signed..

awesome show!

PineappleAna

chiefwigms wrote:

same - 4th row (DD) seat 10... met Eddie too - right when he left the building...

I kept wanted to go to my car and get the poster I got signed, but I didn't wanna miss him... luckily the one of the guys that was standing with me (3 of us) had a playbill that fell out when he was gettin his poster signed..

awesome show!

I was 4th row seat 5...and I was the one who told ed he was my pete townsend and he leaned back and said "I get that"

kalikat

He kept teasing the audience about being educated, and said he was excited to be on a college campus, since he never went to college. Also went into a rant on recruiters - saying how, as a parent, we can do our best to raise our kids and then recruiters set up right on the college campus....but that was one of the great things about america - opportunity was so abundant.

He seemed pretty comfortable up there, not making much eye contact with the crowd at first but warming right up. I am Mine was fantastic, Dead Man Walking, Around the Bend, eeeeek! Seems like he's sticking to a basic outline for all the shows so far, with a few gems thrown in. Hopefully the two Berkeley shows won't be identical, back to back.

It was such a heartfelt intimate night. Since I was lucky enough to be right up front too, I'm wondering what the show was like from the mezz (since I'm up there tonite).

PineappleAna

I think he asked about the recruitment office because one opened a little while ago in berkeley and it was a HUGE deal

kalikat

Anyone notice the picture on the floor next to the table? Looked like a native american man - whats the story on that picture?

PineappleAna

kalikat wrote:

Anyone notice the picture on the floor next to the table? Looked like a native american man - whats the story on that picture?

yeah I saw that, I wondered too

snowrider04

San Jose Mercury News Review:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8850269

Firecloud

Brain Of E wrote:

What is Satelite? Is is that DMB song?

This has been answered, but I can't stress enough how much of a beautiful little song this is. If there was ever a song to match that longing, loving and determined feeling, it's Satellite. It speaks to my heart.

snowrider04

Firecloud wrote:

This has been answered, but I can't stress enough how much of a beautiful little song this is. If there was ever a song to match that longing, loving and determined feeling, it's Satellite. It speaks to my heart.

yes, very beautiful song. definitely a special moment last night getting to hear it played live for the first time, and with DE's wife in the audience.