**St. John's 9/24 Fanviews Here**

Carrie Bradshaw

The Kids Are Alright wrote:

maybe eddie will do a backflip into the crowd in philly.......thatd be cool

I'll catch him when he falls.

MJC

That was my first show, and it lived up to everything I hoped it would be! That guy who got dumped by the lady Eddie had up on stage must feel like a bag of shit for sure!
What a performance...i'll be talking about it for the rest of my life!

HarbourBoy

The show was amazing. Everyone needs to understand just how rare it is to get a band still at their peak to visit St. John's. We're geographically screwed! That's what makes Pearl Jam different - I mean, a full fledged Canadian tour? Fantastic! And no better place to end up. That's why you're seeing so many people completely stoked about the show. The show itself was phenomenal, but for a lot of people, it was the biggest concert they've ever seen in Newfoundland. The only possible comparison might be The Hip.

I got to chat with a few "Jammers" on George Street after the show (and a few drinks!). Everyone was having a blast. I think most of them had gone on a special Pearj Jam pub crawl, and gotten screeched in (Welcome to Newfoundland!) to boot! There were folks there from Winnipeg, Milwaukee, T.O., Moncton. It was great! By the way, I hope you're all feeling okay this morning.

Here's to another great night of music and partying in St. John's!
To the band: Thanks! It was worth the wait! But you better not wait another fourteen years to come back. :P

lezcuff

St. John's is the only way to end a tour. You have to plan to fly the band out of here to anywhere else. The flight to England is shorter than the flight Toronto. If the band are planning to perform again in the next two weeks after the ST. John's "leg" of the tour, then they need to use their second touring stage because their gear will never catch up to them in time if it's travelling by road.

Starting a tour works here, too. Bands rent the venues for the rehearsals pre tour and hang around here for weeks blending in and soaking up the sun/fog/rain/wind/sun/warm/cold. Didn't Dylan and Tina Turner both do that?

ThumbingMyWayToNFLD

BTW, something I forgot to mention is that I went to school with Kelly (the girl who Ed brought up on stage). Also, her last name is Harvey, not Henry as Ed kept saying.

Anyway, I know one of the guys that got to go backstage with Kelly. I'm pretty good friends with his girlfriend. Apparently, he got to have a beer and smoke a J with Ed. And I thought meeting Mike and Stone was cool.

EDIT: He's going back again tonight.

meghan the destroyer

Awesome show! I'm now trying to figure out if I can afford to go tonight too. About the cameras, I assumed they weren't allowed in so I stuffed mine in my bra. When I got in there was a sign saying "No professional cameras or video cameras" but I wouldn't take a chance on that. Find a friend with a nice rack and have her bring the camera for you!

lezcuff

meghan the destroyer wrote:

Awesome show! I'm now trying to figure out if I can afford to go tonight too. About the cameras, I assumed they weren't allowed in so I stuffed mine in my bra. When I got in there was a sign saying "No professional cameras or video cameras" but I wouldn't take a chance on that. Find a friend with a nice rack and have her bring the camera for you!

Tonight might be different, but last night there were scalpers offering tickets for $50 as we walked to mile one from the delta side. tonight might be different. Try to keep those prices near face value, if you can. Everybody wins.

mtrico

Eddie_Vedder_83 wrote:

no offense, but doesn't it say Bad?

Yes, it does, but at the Toronto show, some people had identified the song incorrectly.

murph83

absolutely incredible!!! i didn't even know what to say after the show, completely blown away. VERY high energy show. Whipping, do the evolution and spin the black circle all back to back!!! that was amazing.

Can't to see them again tonight!!!

NewfiePJNut

*speechless*

cellophane_star

I was in the second row on the floor, almost centre, on Stone's side. I wore my In My Tree shirt, I know Ed and possibly Mike saw it but they didn't play In My Tree... maybe tonight?!

Highlights:
Ed falling backwards, sidewides and tripping at least 3 times.
Fucking up the beginning of Leavin' Here 4 times.
PRESENT TENSE! I hadn't heard it live before last night.
Cool show poster.
Being that fucking close to the band.

So much more... gotta head out to show #2!

Cameron124

Thanks for bringing back (again) Cant Keep!

jimmything

I can't get over the setlist from last night. So much from Ten and Vs., even "Black" and "Alive" which I thought weren't played so much live. And no new songs at all. It was like listening to the greatest hits album.

I've only seen them once before last night, and the setlist was nothing like that. Is it possible they wanted to bring all their "A" songs, since they hadn't been here before?

i_am_a_wishlist

Tobin wrote:

Teenage Wasteland...That was Amazing!!!

It's not F**king Teenage Wastland it's F**king Baba O' F**king Reily. I hate it when people screw this up.

sward

Ok..LONG POST COMING...just got back to Halifax from the St.John's and I am already going through bouts of sadness that I had to miss tonights. I have a feeling they are going to put on a doozy!!

So...yesterday....let's start from the beginning.

Have to send a thanks out to a girl on the bus heading to the Mile One Stadium. I asked her what stop we had to get off on..and she told us it was the same as hers..since she works at the Delta nearby...she proceeded to tell us that she heard the band was staying there....so....

We decided to have a few beer at the hotel restaurant..just in case..first of all it was close to the arena and second of all...well you know...so..we picked up our 10C seats...Row 8 Stoney side..Thanks 10C..and thanks to all the shorties in front of me..amazing view....but back to earlier...

So....we head to the hotel bar..and sit out on a patio area near the elevators that everyone was in and out of...We are there about 15 mins when I look at the front door of the hotel and see some red hair...and sure enough..it's Mike McCready....He and Stone pass us by and we give a wave and Mike stops....and we ask if we can shake his hand...No prob.....he was very nice.....as we have often heard...said we love em..and can't wait for the show...he thanks us and moves on..Stone waves from the elevator....so...20 mins later....Mike passes us again...and nods and waves over and says enjoy the show....wow..awesome....anyways..we decided they were on their way back for the soundcheck..and the rest of the band must be there...so..we debate leaving...but my buddy said we should grab another beer before we go...so......we do...and within about 5 minutes of that decision, out walks Eddie with one of his security guys (I think)...well...my bud says..."Hey Eddie..have a great show tonight..and waves...so Ed stops in his tracks and essentially waves us over....so we were there in a half second and I let him know I have been a fan for a long time..as does my bud and that we saw em in Halifax etc...and basically that they are great...so...here's the thing..Ed is holding my hand the whole time..hahah..I wasn't sure whether to let go or not..hahah..but he point at my shirt and said that he really liked it....Well..I almost whipped it off and gave it to him..ahhaha...anyways...he was very gracious and nice and mosied on with a smile and a wave back....so.....not to trivilize that in the remaining few minutes we proceed to meet every band member (Stone..this time hand shake, Boom..same...Matt...same)...saw Jeff walking..but only was able to shout out a high and receive one back!!...awesome.....but gotta say..to meet Ed was the pinnacle and I was glad he was so easy going..made it that much better. We made a point to not ask for anything..so..we have no pics..or autographs..but I think it helped us get to meet em..and thanks guys for being so great. Phew..long winded...it was an amazing show..and we met a lot of really cool PJ fans...to the guy and girlfriend from Ontario..PM me...you guys were really nice...And to the girl and her sis that got front row (I call you Hoody! hhaha) please PM me as well if you see this..very cool people..and...to the girl and her boyfriend...who got the setlist...please PM me too...I forgot to get all of your names..and you guys were all great. Sorry for the long post all..and enjoy the show tonight..bedtime for me. hahahahah

Moonchild

aNiMaL wrote:

He climbed the rafters during Last Kiss?? I would have expected it during a more rocking song.

He climbed a rope ladder and serenaded the folks sitting behind the stage. There wasn't any acrobatics. He just climbed up, sang to them for a while & climbed down again. His bodyguard helped him down the last couple of steps and then he stumbled & fell, but he was already back on the floor when that happened.

tremor_christ

i_am_a_wishlist wrote:

It's not F**king Teenage Wastland it's F**king Baba O' F**king Reily. I hate it when people screw this up.

Dude, cool it... yeah, sure it's called baba o'riley... but a lot of people only know it as teenage wasteland... big deal, no need to freak out. Some people just don't know any better

ShowStoppa

I was at the show last night.... one word.... AMAZING!!!!!

I never ever thought that Pearl Jam would be playing my hometown, little St. John's, ever... but low and behold last night I was in attendance for the first show that Pearl Jam played in Newfoundland.

It was my fisrt show even though I've been a long time fan, I'm not as lucky as some of you 10C guys that follow the band around, but I thouroughly enjoyed every single second of the show. The guys sounded awsome, and energy to boot. I think the guys were really into the second encore because Jeff and Mike never stopped jumpin around the whole time.

The highlights for me were definetly Present Tense, Grievance, Gimmie No Lip, and the last three songs of the show... what a way to close out a show.

Only regrets.... I should've gotten tickets for tonight as well!!!!

Moonchild

FlameHead wrote:

*speechless*

I feel the same way, it's hard to formulate my thoughts, the whole thing still seems surreal. It really was amazing & high energy. As it happens I had two giants standing in front of me, partitally blocking my view, so I had to do a lot of duck & weave, but it was still amazing.
Glad to see that Kelly Harvey girl got treated so well by the band. An opportunity of a lifetime to be up on stage with Ed & the band. I wonder how her ex-boyfriend felt when all that was going on! Haha. She also got to hang out sidestage with Ed's stunningly beautiful significant other, who had baby O in her arms for most of the show, and was bouncing her in her arms to the music! They had those big ear muff things on her that the guys on the airport runways wear to protect her hearing, very cute!
Very amazing show!

Eddie_Vedder_83

V V wrote:

sounds like a great night, thanks for sharing

note to SEA do u mean "The Beat" ?? not English Beat !!!

the band is called English Beat, you should pick up their record its pretty good