*** Bonnaroo Fanviews Here 6/14/2008 ***

kira

i can't believe i wasn't there, either. i'm IN nashville and couldn't make it. that is theee saddest, most ghetto thing ever. i'm happy the first youtube vid is up and thank you for writing from the inside. it feels like oxygen right about now. after making 20 shows straight all over the place on riot act, you know if i couldn't make it 60 miles last night, there had to be a reason:/ i love you, pearl jam:)

FrankieJ

josevolution wrote:

please 10c make this available on cd

Yeah 10c, this set is unbelieveable, please release it as a boot.

Kosuke Fukudome

No lie...this set list got me real fucking excited for pj. Very fucking impressive.

kira

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUKd-_XKrp4

SoapMakesUTaller

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003816704

June 15, 2008, 11:00 AM ET
Wes Orshoski, Manchester, Tenn.
Pearl Jam capped its headlining slot Saturday at Bonnaroo with an impassioned rendering of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," with frontman Eddie Vedder urging the sprawling thong to vote for change this coming November.

"There's a time and place for this kind of talk, right?," he said late in the show, noting that music alone can't change the world, only people like those in front of him can. "It is welded into the Constitution that people have not only the right, but the responsibility to make change. It can't get any worse. We're right here in the middle of America. We can change the whole world. Do you agree that this is the time and place for this kind of talk?" The crowd roared its approval.

Not long after reaching its scheduled finish time of 12:15 a.m., without hesitation Vedder and company pressed on with the Victoria Williams-penned fan fave "Crazy Mary," and others, before eventually forking over the mega-hit "Alive."

If the previous night saw fellow headliners Metallica sticking to its vintage, pre-1992 material, Pearl Jam toured its catalog and then some. The band wowed fans with a fiery take on the Who's "Love, Reign o'er Me," and during "Daughter" Vedder even threw in a portion of the English Beat's "Save It for Later." The outtake "All Night" was played for the first time ever, while "W.M.A." made its first complete live appearance in 13 years.

Pearl Jam's appearance at Bonnaroo marked just its second U.S. festival date since nine fans were crushed to death during its 2000 set at Denmark's Roskilde Festival. Without specifically mentioning the event, Vedder referred to the tragedy when expressing his awe at how so many people could come together peacefully. "There was a time when we thought we'd never play a show like this again -- and for good reason," he said. "[Bonnaroo] makes you realize how it could actually work. And on top of that it's a great f*ckin' night."

With Pearl Jam having just begun a short U.S. tour that was built around Bonnaroo, Vedder expressed shock at picking up the daily newspapers in each city and finding little to no media coverage of the war in Iraq.

He later dedicated the song "No More" to friend Tomas Young, the paralyzed Iraq War vet featured in the new film "Body of War." Amid the war continuing, Young's health has taken a turn for the worse in the past couple of weeks, and Vedder admitted that has made it "a lot harder to be happy" these days.

But the band still drew and sustained one of the biggest main-stage crowds ever seen at Bonnaroo, the masses stretching well beyond those who showed up to see Metallica the night before. Even Vedder was a bit awed by the size. In between songs, when he glimpsed just how far back the crowd extended, he thanked the audience a second time for listening.

restlesssoul

great review thinair. sounds like a beautiful show....funny how the camera man showed you guys the setlist!

cant wait to hear this show.

SoapMakesUTaller

Oh and call me crazy....but it seems like PJ only has 1 festival left to conquer in the United States....and I don't mind the 3 hr drive to Coachella should they finally decide to do it next year.

cbbjr

SoapMakesUTaller wrote:

Oh and call me crazy....but it seems like PJ only has 1 festival left to conquer in the United States....and I don't mind the 3 hr drive to Coachella should they finally decide to do it next year.

...I'm all for that, but for those of us in the mid-Atlantic, don't forget about the Virgin festival in Baltimore. They have a nice lineup this year - Foo Fighters, STP, Kanye West, Jack Johnson, and NIN - but they could definitely use some PJ.

1STmammal2wearPants

writin from the internet cafe here at bonnaroo and I must say that this show was excellent. i was totally blown away and shocked that they opened with hard to imagine with it being a festival, but they knew that this was going to be a special event, and it certainly was. the camera work was awesome on the video screens for those who couldn't see the show -- it was like an intimate concert dvd, and they even showed a peek at the setlist backstage on the video screen, Ed's scribbled list with the words "WMA" written on it -- i almost shit myself when I saw that this was in the cards when they came back onstage for an encore. wma was a bit different, starting off with just ed playing the guitar and singing, eventually leading into more of the wma that we know -- in any event, it was awesome. also, when the boom keys of love, reign came on, i again almost shit myself. it sounded ridiculously tight, and ed nailed the high notes at the end. i could go on, but there's people waitin for the computer, so i am off to rogue wave in 45 min at the which stage. see ya'all on the boards monday night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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kira

1STmammal2wearPants wrote:

writin from the internet cafe here at bonnaroo and I must say that this show was excellent. i was totally blown away and shocked that they opened with hard to imagine with it being a festival, but they knew that this was going to be a special event, and it certainly was. the camera work was awesome on the video screens for those who couldn't see the show -- it was like an intimate concert dvd, and they even showed a peek at the setlist backstage on the video screen, Ed's scribbled list with the words "WMA" written on it -- i almost shit myself when I saw that this was in the cards when they came back onstage for an encore. wma was a bit different, starting off with just ed playing the guitar and singing, eventually leading into more of the wma that we know -- in any event, it was awesome. also, when the boom keys of love, reign came on, i again almost shit myself. it sounded ridiculously tight, and ed nailed the high notes at the end. i could go on, but there's people waitin for the computer, so i am off to rogue wave in 45 min at the which stage. see ya'all on the boards monday night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thx for taking the time out to report back to us lonely-hearts-clubbers!!

acoustic guy

Holy shit, one of the best setlists I have ever seen,
Come on MSG!!!!!!

heartdesire

1STmammal2wearPants wrote:

writin from the internet cafe here at bonnaroo and I must say that this show was excellent. i was totally blown away and shocked that they opened with hard to imagine with it being a festival, but they knew that this was going to be a special event, and it certainly was. the camera work was awesome on the video screens for those who couldn't see the show -- it was like an intimate concert dvd, and they even showed a peek at the setlist backstage on the video screen, Ed's scribbled list with the words "WMA" written on it -- i almost shit myself when I saw that this was in the cards when they came back onstage for an encore. wma was a bit different, starting off with just ed playing the guitar and singing, eventually leading into more of the wma that we know -- in any event, it was awesome. also, when the boom keys of love, reign came on, i again almost shit myself. it sounded ridiculously tight, and ed nailed the high notes at the end. i could go on, but there's people waitin for the computer, so i am off to rogue wave in 45 min at the which stage. see ya'all on the boards monday night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for takin' an internet moment!

I'm so bummed I wasn't able to go, though stoked for all those who did go!

What an awesome show! Just bought the boot!

(Alpine please!)

Dan1984

gutter444 wrote:

Is the Bonnaroo show going to be available for download?

Yes it is up in the Goods section!

GraySaturday

I will post more when I get home tomorrow but I can say right now.



Oh my GOD!!!!


AMAZING. Thank you pearl jam. You fucking rock!!!!!

PJSEMPRE

This setlist is amazing!!! I wish I was there!
I want this boot.

mca47

Damn!!

Wish I was there!

12345AGNST1

Oh My Fucking God!!!!!!!!

Wma?!?!?!?!? What A Setlist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon

At my age (37...ok, not that old, but getting there) / being a dad / etc, I've pretty much given up the idea of attending a festival like this...I did Bonnaroo back in '03, it was quite the experience, but as I move on in life I think more and more that I what I need to do is just go to a show in my city and then go home. (Granted, I contradicted that in WPB and Tampa, but I digress...)

So events like the 'Roo no longer hold much appeal for me, but after seeing the setlist...and reading that they played for 3 hours...and the other reviews...I can't help but grind my teeth a little in jealousy. Damn!

MakingWaves

InThinAir wrote:

Still shaking out the cob webs after what was a really long night but here's some details. So this is my 3rd Bonnaroo and having Pearl Jam there was like having two of my best friends meet for the first time and loving each other. Got up there about 3/4 of the way through BB King's set and started jockeying for position as the anticipation was really starting to build. Jack Johnson came out to an incredibly warm reception and played a killer set. He said at one point "are you guys as excited as I am to see Pearl Jam?" He then brought out Eddie to play a Jack song (Constellations I think). That was an exciting moment because it was our first glimpse of Eddie.

The stage set up is really cool with a big screen behind them with a wave mural and then two big PJ banners on each side of the stage. The lights go out and everyone goes nuts. Hard to Imagine was a great opener and he had the crowd singing instantly. If there was any question that this crowd belonged to PJ it was answered right then. Courdoroy was awesome and then All Night threw some people off but still sounded awesome. Who You Are is a song I've been waiting to hear for a long time. In preparation for this show I hadn't checked the setlists from the previous nights but someone had mentioned they played Who You Are so I had a feeling it was coming. They've reworked the drum intro and they nailed it, absolutely beautiful.

Half Full ripped, Mike did a blistering solo. Before Gone Eddie says that on January 8th, 2001 when Bush took office that gas was 1.56 a gallon and now it's 4.50. He said he wrote this next song when it was at about 2.75 and played Gone. Just mentioning Bush got mixed response from the crowd. Not like the San Francisco crowds I'm used to. Love Reign O'er Me was really solid, Eddie really put it down on this one.

During the first encore the camera man zoomed in on the setlist so we knew what was coming. I saw No More coming up and wondered how it would go with the crowd. Eddie comes out and says "we were talking backstage and you guys really remind us of a crowd at a festival in Amsterdam. All I need now is for you to tell me to go fuck myself in Dutch, Don't worry you'll get your chance in a bit" a reference to No More? I don't know. WMA sounded really, really good. Reworked just enough and it extended out nicely.

For the 2nd Encore he came out alone and told the story of the guy from Body of War. He recently slipped into a coma and Eddie was obviously affected by it, in fact he seemed to be battling a lot of emotion all night. He said I know there's a time and a place to talk about this stuff but I'm pissed!!! He then talked about how the 80,000 people here have the power to change the world. The crowd came around for No More and really made it a nice sing along. Eddie said that if we sang along he'd said Thomas the tape. I had seen Release on the setlist and thought it was really odd to be played so late. Eddie talked about how their friend had lost their Father the day before and he was going to play this for him. The most amazing Release ever with Eddie crying throughout.

To backtrack a second during the 2nd encore break the crowd starting singing Alive on it's own, in fact it sounded like the whole crowd was signing it so Alive was a big hit when they played not to mention that I think Eddie was into bottle of wine number 3 by that point. Yellow Ledbetter and Indifference were on the setlist as the closers but they must have changed it up and went with Watchtower.

All in all the most amazing PJ show I have been to. I was proud to be a PJ fan. The band really, really brought it and I have a feeling will go down in Bonnaroo history as one of their best headliner ever, hands down the best in my book. Sorry for the long review but last night's show was a marathon, not to mention Kanye West finally coming onstage at 4:30 in the morning and playing until the sun came up. Bonnaroo is nuts, absolutely nuts!!!

Awesome review and I wish I could have been there. After seeing them in Tampa and reading this is I know why we all love this fucking band.