**Calgary Fanviews Here**

bonavista2005

edwouldgo wrote:

Couple quick notes:
- Band came out an looked shy but intense. The crowd's energy picked them up.
- Ed referenced the ongoing crisis in New Orleans as being difficult for the band as they had recorded there, leading to a song that was recorded there, Red Mosquito
- Ed said after the encore break that the crowd was, "Makin' it awful hard for guys to be depressed!"
- Ed again referenced their surprise at the energy "out there" for the band.
- As the show progressed, the band looked so into it, and really, really happy to be there. Ed changed the lyrics in Yellow Ledbetter to, "... to be honest, I would love to stayyyy..." after the crowd gave him an obvious response before he could sing the first "I don't wanna stay".
- During RITFW and YL, Ed and the band kind of stood there in amazement of the crowd, with Ed kinda leaning back and smiling, with the rest of the band grinning like madmen!!
- Some woman's 100th show down in the first row. Each member of the band gave her a pick personally, as well as the setlist. Ed referenced it in the second encore, saying, "There's a woman down front who's at her 100th show. I don't think she wanted to show-off, but seeing as I've only been to 101, that's pretty good." Big smiles from the band.
- But highlight of the night? Goes to Ed double fisting his wine AND Heineken near the end of the show.
- Throughout the last 10 songs the band touched their hearts numerous times, as if to say, "Thanks."quote]


that is soooooo wicked. thanks!

Spilt Tincture

Highlights from last night for me:

Walking in to the saddledome and having my ticket not work in the scanner. I was devastated. I was so worried that I would not be able to get in because for some reason my ticket was wrong or something. I go to the customer services booth and they tell me that the band needed my seat for some special guest so they gave me a new ticket in row 5 side stage on Mike's side! Awsome seat great luck for me!

The first set was such a blur after oceans. The band came out like they were on a mission. Every song was played and sung with such intensity it was unbelievable. You kept waiting for them to slow it down but it just never happened.

The crowd drowning out Eddie during Alive. You could see him singing into the microphone but you could barely hear him over the crowd.

RITFW!!!! Insanity!

Guy jumping off a 20 ft drop behind the stage during the encore. All you could were was a thud. At first I though Matt had whacked his drumkit but then you could see the security dragging him out. I guess he was ok.

Mike trying to throw picks out to us but only hitting the security guy in the head.

The look on the guys face when eddie handed him his wine bottle after the show! Talk about a souvenier. I think eddie had written something on it in gold pen but I'm not sure. He was ten seats down but he left on the other side of the section so I couldnt catch him.

Edmonton crowd has it's work cut out for it because Calgary will be a tough act to follow. Can't wait for tonight!

PS Supersuckers rocked! great openers really got the crowd going. Mike sat and watched part of the set. Red spiked hair and a cardigan vest . Rad. Totally Rad.

BeeBoy

So I was next to a beautiful woman Section 112 Row 8 in Calgary... Now shes gone and its killing me... A fantastic show made better by being next to someone who loved it as much as me, and Ill never see her again. gonelikethat@hotmail.com

Main Offender

The look on the guys face when eddie handed him his wine bottle after the show! Talk about a souvenier. I think eddie had written something on it in gold pen but I'm not sure. He was ten seats down but he left on the other side of the section so I couldnt catch him.

The same guy caught one of the Tambourines... Talk about a lucky f--ker!

-I noticed Eddie at one point squinting way up to the last seats in the arena and the amazed look on his face when I think he realized that every nook and cranny was filled.
-Rockin in thr Free World and Yellow Leadbetter to end it with all the lights up in the place was awesome... I felt so close to the band and all the other 17 500 people in there.
-I laughed my ass off when Eddie slammed the wine and beer at the same time... There is a killer pic of this if you get the bootleg!
-The multiple bows and waves from the band at the end, it didn't seem like they wanted to leave... For a moment I didn't think Eddie was going to when he walked up to the mic to say goodnight.
-The sound in the biulding was really really good for an arena and that really came through on Alive and Black.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

easily......and its not even fucking close.....

THE BEST FUCKING CROWD I HAVE SEEN.......PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!

for any show.........

Calgary was a fucking experience...........

theEnemy

Oh. My. God.

The calgary show was amazing.

I adore Pearl Jam, they're my absolute favorite band, but this was the first time i saw them.

And oh my. I couldn't speak coherently for a while after the show.

I was so happy they played Black. That was the first PJ song I ever liked and when they played, it was just so amazing. And the lighters? Crazy.

I loved having the lights on for RITFW and Ledbetter. it was so awesome seeing everyone else there. and the band's look of awe at every seat being filled.

Alright, im just babling now and repeating what everyone else has. Just to say though. I love the show. yay.

yowza57

I was in the 9th row for the Calgary show, right in front of Eddie. My ears are still ringing, it was unbelievable. Someone asked for an image of the tour poster, so I posted it here http://photobucket.com/albums/b121/yowza57/

TwoWays

I have been to a lot of packed shows for high profile bands in the past decade - REM, Smashing Pumpkins, PJ, RHCP, etc - and I've seen some awesome performances.

In Calgary, not only did PJ put on a great show, but they were playing to the best crowd that I have ever seen in my life. The reactions from the audience and the energy that was in the saddledome was absolutely insane. The last two songs (RITFW, Yellow Ledbetter) were played with the lights on and it really gave an awesome impression of how into the show everyone was in all decks of the dome. Congrats Calgary!

Floyd Manzera

Kat wrote:

Did you see the show?

Set List: Oceans, Last Exit, Corduroy, Whipping, Hail Hail, Do The Evolution, Given To Fly, Red Mosquito, Even Flow, MFC, Daughter, Alone, Insignificance, Not For You, Black, Save You, Rearviewmirror

1st encore: Small Town, Thumbing My Way, Sleight Of Hand, Hard To Imagine, Alive

2nd encore: Betterman/(I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" by the Ramones), Last Kiss, Rockin' in the Free World, Yellow Ledbetter

the fact that the band would come out fighting like they did with Oceans, Last fucking Exit, Corduroy, Whipping and Hail Hail...i would have flipped the fuck out. seriously. that is one of THE best setlists i have ever seen.

oceans, last fucking exit, corduroy, whipping, hail hail...are you fucking kidding me??? i might punch my mom in the face because of this.

you lucky bastards.

vodka_mike

OK, I've been a fan since the day I bought Ten... but PJ hasn't been here that I can remember. (apparently they were 10 years ago according to Ed at the show.)

This concert is in my top 3! Totally awesome. (other 2 being Big Sugar's last gig and U2's Pop Mart)

The crowd was insane, the band sounded amazing, they seemed to be into the show too.

When the house lights came up and they played for 2 more songs, that was amazing. Soooo many people having a good time...

People going insane with the tamborines, and that guy on the stairway who Ed handed the bottle too....the look on his face was awesome.

I was right by the crazy bugger who jumped off the stairway behind the stage during the accoustic set. What a nut job. I don't think he expected to hurt that much when he landed, he wasn't moving anywhere very fast and then security scrapped him up. Probalby taking him to see the EMS guys.

I also wanted to mention that I was so impressed with my seats. I've always heard that Pearl Jam was really good about not selling people crappy seats that weren't worth the money. It's totally true. I was worried because my tickets arrived with "Behind Stage" written on them. But it was awesome. All the band members addressed the rear lots of times, even Matt. We could see everything fine.

Totally awesome show. I'm dling the bootleg now, which is an incredibly amazing thing for a band to do for people. Offering the audio from every show in a fast, easy and cheap way is amazing. It's a really great demonstration of how a band can use the internet for it's own fair gain and the fan's continued enjoyment of an incredible show. Worth every penny to have some photos, cover art and the complete show.

bettermirror

hey hey my my,

the show was un.fecking.believable!!!!

the passion from band and fans was intense. fantastic set-list. beautiful performance.

does anyone know a site where i can find a picture of the concert poster, and maybe even some photos of the show itself?????

vodka_mike

The second page of this thread has a pic of the poster. :-)

formerly ferniegirl

i just got back from calgary about an hour ago, what a long drive but so worth it! i finally found myself in the front row and it was absolutely fantastic! (i was on stone's side for both calgary and vancouver) i agree with everyone else that the crowd was just crazy, the energy coming from everyone was out of control!! i enjoyed this show much more than vancouver (which was a great show too), great set list at both shows but the band seemed much more into the show in calgary. it's unfortunate that they had so many problems with feedback and it seemed like the band was getting pretty pissed at one point but then things seemed to get worked out during the first encore break.

ed came and stood right in front of me a few times and it was amazing to have him only 2 feet away, there is just so much energy and intensity coming out of him. stone was having fun dancing around on stage and the rest of the band was incredible. hopefully in london and hamilton i will get a chance to be on mike and jeff's side to get a well rounded experience:) (i was in front of mike for both shows i went to in 03 and he has such a presence on stage and is soooooo much fun to watch)

the set list was great, they played some great material. i was really happy to hear alone and LOVED thumbing my way (not my fav version but still great, TO 03 will never be beat for me) and sleight of hand. my fav moment of the show was betterman/i wanna be your boyfriend, not normally a favourite of mine at shows but for personal reasons this time it was the highlight of the show for me. ritfw was out of control and i have never felt so much energy during that song, the band seemed totally blown away too.

all in all it was an amazing experience and was so worth the 12 hour drive there and 12 hours back!

thanks guys for another amazing show and i can't wait for london and hamilton!!!

glorified j

Hey all. Just spend the last 11 hours in a car driving home from Calgary back to Billings. I'm pretty out of it, but I have to post a quick review...

Okay-- this was my 4th PJ show.

1 - Missoula '98 - had seats as far away as you could get, and it was kind of like listening to the radio w/ a bunch of people. Not great.

2 - Vegas '03 - Amazing show! The crowd had awesome energy, Ed was really wine drunk, and the set list was very cool.

3 - Missoula '05 - Best concert I've ever been to. So awesome I almost can't describe it (see my Missoula review for more details).

4 - Calgary '05 - First let me start by saying that for the Missoula show I had to behave myself, and only drank a little bit before the show but for Calgary I was on vacation, and dammit, I got some drinkin' done! That said, my finer details of the evening are all a blur, but I can guarantee I was one of the happiest people in the whole damn building! So anyways... my review! I'll start it w/ a quick note to the Ten Club -- THANK YOU, HOLY SH*T, THANK YOU! When I went to pick up tickets Sunday and opened the envelope to find 10th row, dead center tickets, I could have shat myself - then when I got to the show and found out just how fantastic 10th row seats are, I was in heaven! Given seats like that, you can't NOT enjoy the show, so my review is a bit biased -- but the show was amazing. As far as the set list goes, let's just say major highlights were Alone, Not for You, Hard to Imagine, and RitFW and YL combo to close it out. This wasn't my favorite set list I've had the pleasure to witness, because for me the Missoula show last week will be insanely hard to top. I would say, though, that this set was PERFECT for a casual fan, as every song was great -- o.k., all but one. Imagine this... you're rocked your heart out for the whole show, you get to the second encore, an amazing version of Better Man leads it off, then you're wondering to yourself what amazing trick they'll pull of out their hats - and it's LAST KISS! Ugh. Sorry, I had to throw in one little gripe, that's it, I promise. Alright, one last thing to mention about this show -- the crowd was insane. really insane. In my Missoula review, I mentioned I thought the crowd was weak, but never would I imagine to ever be a part of a crowd as rabid as the Calgary bunch. I don't know how many people were there, but there were times in the night where I had to turn around and just watch the crowd. When I go to a PJ show, no matter where I sit, I'm singing along and cheering my lungs out after every song, and sometimes during, and I've always thought it would be cool to have a whole building of people that excited to be watching Pearl Jam. Calgary was that crowd. I went w/ 2 non-PJ fans, who ended up sitting behind the stage, and both of them said this was the best concert they'd ever been to. That's saying something!

Anyways, I drove 10 hours to get to Calgary, and this show was worth every second of it! After the Vegas '03 show I made a vow to see PJ twice the next time they toured if there was any way I could pull it off. My dream came true - and in the last week I've seen the 2 best concerts of my entire life. And one from the 10th row! Very cool.

Edit: Looking through the pictures from the show that just finished downloading, I'm (sort of) in one of the pictures! the second one of the fans w/ their arms raised, I'm dead center, all that's visible is the top of my hat, but my buddy's face is clearly visible next to me. Cool, eh?

grambo

The energy during RITFW was amazing, just listening and reliving through the bootleg now. I can't get over how fast they process and upload the sets. Slick download program. As someone else said, perfect example of a band using the internet properly.

zaz

I have been a mild fan of PJ since ten came out - I was in grade 11 at the time. Since No Code came out, I have really loved them more and more with each album. I am really disappointed in myself that the show in Calgary was my first PJ show. It will not be my last.

My brother-in-law is a HUGE HUGE PJ fan. I think he has been to around 50 shows. he got me hooked.

So the show was fantastic. Like everyone else said, the whole place was jumpin' during RITFW. You couldnt hear Eddie above the crowd when he was singing Alive. Betterman was sooooo good. It has been the best concert I've been to in a really long time and I am glad to have been a part of it.

doolally

umm duuhh huh? that's about as coherant is i was after the show. it still feels kinda like a dream. PJ shows are the sh*t. i saw them when they toured in support of the vs. album, they played max bell arena to about 8000 people and they had serious sound problems (it was probibably Donald Rumsfeld fault) that maybe why they haven't been back in so long.
anyway its taken a few days and my brain is almost back to normal. I was so high on the energy of the crowd i didn't need any other substance. the best natural high is a great band awsome show and incredible vibe. i felt they could have played forever. can't wait to see them back in calgary again, hopefully in support of their new album.
unfortunatly being a student i'm on free Uof C dialup and can't download the show I'd be happy to pay some one the 10 bucks plus the cost of the cd so i could relive the show over and over. big thanks to all involved in putting on the best show ever.
ps rode the train after the show w/ the guy ed gave the bottle to he was totally stoked. he let me have a good look at the bottle. other than that he held it like it was a precious gem

Earthgirl

ferniegirl wrote:

i just got back from calgary about an hour ago, what a long drive but so worth it! i finally found myself in the front row and it was absolutely fantastic! (i was on stone's side for both calgary and vancouver) i agree with everyone else that the crowd was just crazy, the energy coming from everyone was out of control!! i enjoyed this show much more than vancouver (which was a great show too), great set list at both shows but the band seemed much more into the show in calgary. it's unfortunate that they had so many problems with feedback and it seemed like the band was getting pretty pissed at one point but then things seemed to get worked out during the first encore break.

ed came and stood right in front of me a few times and it was amazing to have him only 2 feet away, there is just so much energy and intensity coming out of him. stone was having fun dancing around on stage and the rest of the band was incredible. hopefully in london and hamilton i will get a chance to be on mike and jeff's side to get a well rounded experience:) (i was in front of mike for both shows i went to in 03 and he has such a presence on stage and is soooooo much fun to watch)

the set list was great, they played some great material. i was really happy to hear alone and LOVED thumbing my way (not my fav version but still great, TO 03 will never be beat for me) and sleight of hand. my fav moment of the show was betterman/i wanna be your boyfriend, not normally a favourite of mine at shows but for personal reasons this time it was the highlight of the show for me. ritfw was out of control and i have never felt so much energy during that song, the band seemed totally blown away too.

all in all it was an amazing experience and was so worth the 12 hour drive there and 12 hours back!

thanks guys for another amazing show and i can't wait for london and hamilton!!!

Hey, I was second row right behind you...!! Were you the girl with the long light coloured hair.. jeans and tank top? In Edmonton you were front row also.. centre.. and I was front rown off the the McCready side. PM me.

formerly ferniegirl

Earthgirl wrote:

Hey, I was second row right behind you...!! Were you the girl with the long light coloured hair.. jeans and tank top? In Edmonton you were front row also.. centre.. and I was front rown off the the McCready side. PM me.

i have long blonde hair and had on jeans and a purple t-shirt, ed came and sang directly in front of me a couple of times. i was not at the edmonton show so you are probably not thinking of me although we must have been close by...

Earthgirl

ferniegirl wrote:

i have long blonde hair and had on jeans and a purple t-shirt, ed came and sang directly in front of me a couple of times. i was not at the edmonton show so you are probably not thinking of me although we must have been close by...

no no.. I do remember you! you are short girl like me! I had my hair in braids.. jean jacket on. cool...