My 7th show, and easily the best. I really don't have words to describe what a truly great show this was. WMA was incredible. So many rarities and so much energy from the crowd. Shows like this one don't happen too often, I am glad I got to be a small part of it. Thanks PJ.
Eddie and the boys were great, another great set list. Unfortunately our seats were in section 222 and the sound was not on - it sounded like the music was coming out of a can, but that was my misfortune as pleanty others in the lower sections and on the floor stated the sound was perfect. I drove in with a friend of Mine from Chicago and we stopped one day at the Roo (Ill save that post for the Roo thread - AMAZING!!!) and sat 30' off the stage from what could have been the best show ever. So I knew not to expect too much for the SC show, but it was still PJ, still great, and they were into it all night long. Just more bummed about Colonial Centers sound system, and quite surprised at the huge number of fans in the upper sections that decided to sit the WHOLE SHOW??!! I realize we are in the South, But Come the fuck on!!! This is Pear Jam not Kane West or something (sorry had to take a shot). The lower section fans were rocking and the floor looked insane - we displayed that same emotion on the upper lever to the dismay to those around us. Love PJ - Cant wait for the bootleg as the set list was very good, just hard to follow up two days after the Roo show.
im sorry Debbie Downer, but were you at the same show as the rest of the Columbia fans?
nicely put El Kabong and Traces of Humanity. that was certainly a bitter post for such a sweet show.
Empty pockets will allow a greater sense of wealth.
Why contain yourself like any other book on the shelf?
Subtle voices in the wind hear the truth they're telling.
A world begins where the road ends.
Watch me leave it all behind.
Lots of Stone solos.
Also mention of Matt Cameron (playing at "Rockafella's") back in the 90's
Really impressed with Ed these days, seems happy and fronting the band really well. Hasn't lost his touch. Never seen him play a Stratocaster before, he ended up tearing the strings off of it. Pictures anyone? The Betterman pause was hilarious.!
McCready still showering crowd with picks.
Cameron ripped it up.
Boom filled in nicely.
Lots of Stone solos.
Also mention of Matt Cameron (playing at "Rockafella's") back in the 90's
Really impressed with Ed these days, seems happy and fronting the band really well. Hasn't lost his touch. Never seen him play a Stratocaster before, he ended up tearing the strings off of it. Pictures anyone? The Betterman pause was hilarious.!
McCready still showering crowd with picks.
Cameron ripped it up.
Boom filled in nicely.
Can I just say, well, words will not suffice. However, I will try
Being a southern girl and knowing what a hard time we often get from others, I was a little anxious about what vibe and how much energy the crowd would have at the show. I was so hopeful that SC could bring all of the good feelings to the band so that it will NOT be another 10 years before they come back. It was such a small venue and I kept my hopes up as PJ took the
stage. We were in row 10 left, so we were surrounded by people so into it which was awesome.
Well, we sent the feelings, and they ripped it, and I am so grateful to have been a part of the experience that was 6/16/08.
It was the best PJ show I have ever been to and makes me want to say "Fuck work" and go see/hear more!
I am just sad that our newspaper reporters cannot articulate their true account of that night and not smooth it over by falsely reporting Eddie wondering if GWB is a fan of USC. Please! Eddie doesn't give a shit what he is a fan of, and neither do I.
Nonetheless, the setlist was incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Army Reserve kicked ass..I was moved beyond words. What a message!
It was a great night..and I appreciate the bands activism. Thank God they care enough to speak up. I want a better world for my child, a world where he can go to a show and have a night like this, and who knows what will happen in 15 years if things continue the way they are.
I have signed up to volunteer for avaar.org as a result and hope others will too.
Enough of my ranting
Just happy to be a part of the night. Thank you thank you thank you to everyone at the show for the great energy, an unbelievable night, and of course to the boys for being an inspiration ....
To start off, this show is probably right behind the Fox Atlanta 1994 show for me. Perhaps one of if not the best moments of this (and any) show is when the lights go off and the band strolls on stage - you can always feel the electricity in the air. The anticipatory buzz of the crowd as they wait just prior to this leaps into energy that you can feel all around you. I was hoping for Long Road (congrats Va Beach) or Release for an opener but Can't Keep was awesome as well. Blasting into Why Go after that really set the stage.
The sheet/sign being held up down front had 'W.M.A.' on it and for Ed to take that and go for a request was awesome. Present Tense went from the beautiful melodic opening half into the rocking finish as all four guitar just tore it up. Footsteps made the night for me. I heard a bit of Education during sound check when I picked up my tickets - really like that one and the 2nd time I've seen it live. The opening to Porch never disappoints and this one rocked!
Caught a wristband that Matt threw into the crowd so that was cool. 'Pearl Jam' on one side and 'MC' on the other.
One of my favorite things about this band is that they genuinely enjoy their shows, they bring it every time, and at the end, they seem just as happy as we are. The smiles on stage during the final bows are priceless.
So this is what it's like to be an adult.
Atlanta 4-3-94,Charleston 10-5-96
Atlanta 8-7-00,Atlanta 4-19-03
Vegas 6-6-03,Vegas 7-6-06
Chicago Vic 8-2-07,Columbia 6-16-08
MSG I 6-24-08, Philadelphia 10-31-09
this was my third time seeing pearl jam perform live and it was by far the best time i have ever seen them play.i'm the first to admit i don't know their whole catalog of music.i kind of stopped following them after vitology and only know their music after that through a few live dvds that i have.the first 2 times i saw them where when i lived in new york and their sets were amazing at times but often bogged down with a lot of slower songs and the sets never really meshed like they did on monday.the crowd was electric and the band was amazing.the version they did of porch was BLISTERING!i'm new to the club and the message boards so i don't know their policy on posting links to youtube and all that.we too were in section 105 row 17 and we had a great view.i took a bunch of pics and a good bit of vids.since i don't know if its ok to post the links here i can only say if you want to see them imme and i'll give you the links.i cannot wait to hear the bootleg.it was an amazing show.they better not wait another 10 years before they play here again.just a side note,shows at the colonial center are sceduled to get over by no later then 11:30.so when they came out for "indifference" the house lights were already up and they played the whole song with them on.i had never seen a band do that before.
My Nights with PJ
Sept 10,1998-Madison Square Garden-New York,NY
Aug 25,2000-Jones Beach Theatre-Wantaugh,NY
June 16,2008-Colonial Center-Columbia,SC
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
we stayed in the Hilton Columbia Center..the one closest to the venue.. i was excited to be there the whole time knowing the bands were somewhere around..we saw all of their techs in there running around the whole time. so when vedder finally came out, it was very cool
It was my 4th time seeing the band, 1st of 4 on this tour. definitly one of the best shows. hard to compare with Mansfield 3 -2003. we got spoiled at that show and makes it hard to judge how good others are.
Footsteps, porch, wma, sad, red mosquito and glorified g were highlights.
given to fly and betterman also deserve nods.
"Some people think it makes a difference...I think it's the difference that makes it"
340xxx
03 - Mansfield 3
04 - Asheville
06 - Hartford
08 - Columbia, MSG 1, MSG 2, Hartford
10 - Kansas City, Hartford
12 - Atlanta
13 - Charlotte
16 - Columbia 18 - Boston 2
This was my two sons first "BIG" concert, and I'm glad it was Pearl Jam!!!!!!! They had a blast!!! Thanks to Eddie and the rest of the crew for playing your guts out!!!!!!!!!!!
DAMN!!!! Great guys around us to introduce my wife to the best fans to enjoy a show with, so those of you around floor center row 17 seats 11/12 THANK YOU!!! quote]
I thought the center middle section was great! Very alive. We were in row 14 of the center section and I don't think the five people on either side of us stopped jumping the whole time. It still hurts to walk today.
I thought the center middle section was great! Very alive. We were in row 14 of the center section and I don't think the five people on either side of us stopped jumping the whole time. It still hurts to walk today.
Great job by everyone up front. I think if the band can sense the energy from the folks on the floor, they're likely to reciprocate.
So I've been an uberfan for 10 years, but never have seen them live. I've heard and watched tons of boot concerts, but never gotten a chance to see them live. I came down from Charlotte to see them and what a first show! I was in section 104, the seats where great. I could see everything. I also took my husband it was his first show. Im still a little dazed. Never have I experinced anything like it. The combo of the band being absolutely on fire and the crowd being SO into it was overwhelming. The set list was obviously unreal, and I couldn't ask for anything more. Indifference and Alive with the lights on was great, RM is always awesome, Footsteps was great and EW made me cry. The crowd around me was really into it, alot of them didn't sing along to the deeper cuts, but they all had great energy, and never booed or heckled during the limited political commentary. All in all it makes me want to quit my job and trail them around the country, but since thats not possible I hope they make good on their promise to be back in a year or two. Thanks to the boys for playing their hearts out and making it an experince I will never forget!
The show here in Columbia was truly magical. Although there were 11,000 fans it felt very intimate and special. The crowd was enthusiastic and very loud. The band was very tight and ROCKED!
Some random show notes:
* Ed was taken aback by spontaneous acts of participation from the crowd (chants of "HEY! HEY! HEY!", etc).
* Mike was a madman throughout the show. Lots of jumping and singing and he played like a man possessed.
* Right before "No More", Eddie was on stage alone and the crowd started chanting "ED-DIE, ED-DIE, ED-DIE". He then cautioned the crowd and said something like, "Most people would hear that and instantly become an asshole!".
* Ed was very emotional throughout the night. He was almost desperate to connect with as many people as possible. He even singled someone out and threw him/her his harmonica when he was finished with it during "Footsteps". And, of course, there was plenty of wine sharing.
* Ed was struggling with the tuning of his guitars. He got frustrated at his guitar tech but then told the crowd the perhaps it was himself and not the instrument. However, at the end of "Present Tense" he was playing some high notes and it did sound pretty out of tune. I thought, "Uh oh, he might lose it." Sure enough he quit playing and started ripping the strings off. Except for these frustrating incidents he was in a very good mood.
* Two guys behind me spilled beer all over my back but they were having so much fun it didn't actually bother me in the least (they were happy drunks, not butthole drunks).
* The entire show was one big highlight. The set list was perfect and I wouldn't have changed a thing (if I actually had any right to do so in the first place).
* This was the first time the band played in Columbia and Eddie said they will come back in a year or two.
Thank you Pearl Jam for an amazing show and thank you to an awesome Columbia crowd for your enthusiasm and participation! (Especially on a Monday night in a college town during the Summer.)
I was a Pearl Jam virgin the morning of June 16th. The morning of June 17th, I slipped on my “trophy T” for the trip home…a feeble attempt at silently bragging about what I had been up to the night before.
Our tickets were 10 Club, 4th row Center. Not yet being a SuperFan…my sister told me about three times, “That’s Mike….Miiiiike McCreeeeeady” I think she was sick of me calling him “Blondie.” So – Blondie is a maniac and he was directly in front of me for the majority of the show. That kid was all over his corner of the stage, making eye contact with multiple people…me being one of them. At one point, I was listening…watching…watching him play, watching him stare at me…….I thought. He stayed right where he was, for 10 seconds or so…playing, standing, staring…so, I leaned over to my sister and screamed, “Is he looking at us? I swear…I think he’s looking at us!” So – I looked back at him…he was still there staring…standing…playing…and I started laughing because he is a bit insane acting. He smiled, nodded quick, and moved on to someone else. Amazing – Uhhhhhh-mazing. Not at his ability to stare…but at his love of the band’s fans and his obvious love of the game. AND – that wasn’t the only time that happened. He is hilarious and immensely talented…and loves to play with the crowd and stare people down…and throw picks and clothes…and point at people and mumble stuff…and smile at me.
Later, I got pegged in the head with Ament’s guitar pick. My sister saw it head towards me and immediately started patting me down like I was on fire. “WHERE IS IT?” I didn’t know what the world she was talking about. ..or what it was that hit me. “Jeff’s pick hit you in the HEAD! Is it in your hair? WHERE IS IT?” I stood there, flipping my dress around…shaking everything to get that pick to fall from wherever it was…with no luck. She’s been to dozens of shows around the world and has no pick to prove it. Poor thing.
Lucky for us, when we got back to the hotel, one shake of my purse had that pick appear on the bed. It’s hers now and she didn’t say no when I gave it to her. My memory, her well deserved pick.
I can’t sing along for very long, but I could tell the fan favorites when I would look at my sister. At the start some songs, she would jump and scream, and beam……wedding day beam….…and I stopped asking after awhile, “They don’t play this a lot, do they?”
She filled me in on the drive home about the temperament of the band at shows and how this show was different and how Eddie was playing with the crowd and how you could tell the band was having a “big time”... as they say down South.
Brilliant show.
I love this band. I love my trophy-T…and I don’t even mind, too much, the ringing in my left ear. However…can anyone enlighten as to when it will stop?
I realize we are in the South, But Come the fuck on!!! This is Pear Jam not Kane West or something (sorry had to take a shot). The lower section fans were rocking and the floor looked insane - we displayed that same emotion on the upper lever to the dismay to those around us. Love PJ - Cant wait for the bootleg as the set list was very good, just hard to follow up two days after the Roo show.
What the fuck does that have to do with being in the south? I've been to hundreds of shows throughout the south and everyone I've been to everyone was standing. And from the floor looked like everyone in the rafters was rocking out as well. I've never been to Columbia before but the crowd was awesome. I'm used to Atlanta crowds, which are some of the best music crowds not in Europe, and Columbia impressed me.
As for the set, it was insane. The bands was so good Monday night and I loved that they played three Lost Dog tracks. They also did an awesome job of mixing up the set from different records. The only record that was somewhat left out was Binaural. Lots of stuff from No Code and Riot Act which I appreciated as well as Education, All Night, and Sad off of Lost Dogs. I finally got to hear Footsteps which was another treat. All in all a great show.
Also I want to hear someone from the North bitch about Pearl Jam not being able to see tickets in the south again. Tampa and Columbia were sold to the rafters. And Columbia is a small town and they packed a 18,000 seat basketball arena(at least thats' what the arena's website said. It felt smaller than that and people were packed right on top of each other which was weird for a new modern arena.)
My only gripe about the show was that the Colonial Center staff was clearly not ready to handle that type of crowd. They ran out of beer before Pearl Jam even went on the stage. I had to stand in line for over 30 minutes and then they ran out of beer. It was terrible. The ushers were idiots as well. They were basically useless and the floor had people that were not supposed to be down there as it was so crowded that you could not move. But the show was still awesome.
here are some of my pictures. damn bastards wouldn't stop moving around! mostly mike and ed. jeff was always blurry and stone never came over towards me.
here are some of my pictures. damn bastards wouldn't stop moving around! mostly mike and ed. jeff was always blurry and stone never came over towards me.
I loved how Eddie would occasionally hang out in one of the front corners of the stage and watch the band jam. I guess he's a fan like the rest of us...
Thanks for the pics. I still haven't come down from the concert the other night. Columbia was feelin it. I just hope they don't wait another 10 years before they come back. Best damn concert I've evr been too. I had good seats but my musician buddies that were with me were bitchin about acoustics and not feelin the base. Whatever...I didn't sit down from start to finish. Wish I could go back and relive that night again so these pics will help. I wish I had the cash to go to Madison Square Garden....lucky SOB's. So glad I found this site!
I am just now coming off my "high" from the Columbia show. It was AWESOME!!! Something really grand is going to have to happen in my life (SOON), so that I don't totally crash and burn! Any suggestions on how to come down slowly? LOL
Monday was my 1st ever Pearl Jam concert, and from what I have read and what I experienced, it was one HELL of a show! A good one to be the first!!! I have no idea why it has taken me 12 years to get my arse to a show--maybe I was waiting for this one!?!
Thanks to all the great 102 section fans! I am obsessively trying to figure out which show I can still make this year!
The set list was incredible--I heard songs from when I first fell into PJ, and some that I haven't heard in a while! The energy of the crowd was fabulous--we got some great videos on our digital camera of "Better Man" and "Alive" and the crowd sang louder than Eddie!
I was "ill" last year, so finally seeing Pearl Jam live was on my "list" of things to get done! I am hooked, and hoping to catch (at least!!!) the next 10 years of tours!
I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.
here are some of my pictures. damn bastards wouldn't stop moving around! mostly mike and ed. jeff was always blurry and stone never came over towards me.
here are some of my pictures. damn bastards wouldn't stop moving around! mostly mike and ed. jeff was always blurry and stone never came over towards me.
I am just now coming off my "high" from the Columbia show. It was AWESOME!!! Something really grand is going to have to happen in my life (SOON), so that I don't totally crash and burn! Any suggestions on how to come down slowly? LOL
I wish there were a cure.........I'm starting to feel the withdrawals myself and I'm having to talk myself out of looking for ways to make it to another show.......
Welcome!
Pat
Atlanta 3/94
Charleston 10/96
Greenville 4/98
Charlotte 8/00
Charlotte 4/03
Gorge I & II 7/06
Columbia 6/08
Jazz Festival 5/10
Noblesville 5/10
I think they dropped a camera and he was trying to retrieve it.
That appeared to the case....a second dude went out on the pushed-in bleachers to retrieve it mere minutes later.
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
* Right before "No More", Eddie was on stage alone and the crowd started chanting "ED-DIE, ED-DIE, ED-DIE". He made a motion for everyone to stop and then held up his finger as if to say, "Well, OK maybe for a second!"
I was back in Section 118, so I can't say this for sure, but I don't think that was the finger he was holding up.
Thinking about it I got to hear one of my two absolute favorites. Off He Goes, but I still have yet to hear my fav Wishlist live. Hopefully one day soon though.
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10-4-96 \ 5-6-10
9-6-98 \ 5-7-10
4-19-03 \ 9-22-12
10-6-04 \ 7-19-13
6-24-06 \ 12-6-13
10-1-14 \ 4-16-16
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im sorry Debbie Downer, but were you at the same show as the rest of the Columbia fans?
nicely put El Kabong and Traces of Humanity. that was certainly a bitter post for such a sweet show.
Why contain yourself like any other book on the shelf?
Subtle voices in the wind hear the truth they're telling.
A world begins where the road ends.
Watch me leave it all behind.
Also mention of Matt Cameron (playing at "Rockafella's") back in the 90's
Really impressed with Ed these days, seems happy and fronting the band really well. Hasn't lost his touch. Never seen him play a Stratocaster before, he ended up tearing the strings off of it. Pictures anyone? The Betterman pause was hilarious.!
McCready still showering crowd with picks.
Cameron ripped it up.
Boom filled in nicely.
Poster armbands are a hit!
i got a picture.. will post when uploaded
Being a southern girl and knowing what a hard time we often get from others, I was a little anxious about what vibe and how much energy the crowd would have at the show. I was so hopeful that SC could bring all of the good feelings to the band so that it will NOT be another 10 years before they come back. It was such a small venue and I kept my hopes up as PJ took the
stage. We were in row 10 left, so we were surrounded by people so into it which was awesome.
Well, we sent the feelings, and they ripped it, and I am so grateful to have been a part of the experience that was 6/16/08.
It was the best PJ show I have ever been to and makes me want to say "Fuck work" and go see/hear more!
I am just sad that our newspaper reporters cannot articulate their true account of that night and not smooth it over by falsely reporting Eddie wondering if GWB is a fan of USC. Please! Eddie doesn't give a shit what he is a fan of, and neither do I.
Nonetheless, the setlist was incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Army Reserve kicked ass..I was moved beyond words. What a message!
It was a great night..and I appreciate the bands activism. Thank God they care enough to speak up. I want a better world for my child, a world where he can go to a show and have a night like this, and who knows what will happen in 15 years if things continue the way they are.
I have signed up to volunteer for avaar.org as a result and hope others will too.
Enough of my ranting
Just happy to be a part of the night. Thank you thank you thank you to everyone at the show for the great energy, an unbelievable night, and of course to the boys for being an inspiration ....
The sheet/sign being held up down front had 'W.M.A.' on it and for Ed to take that and go for a request was awesome. Present Tense went from the beautiful melodic opening half into the rocking finish as all four guitar just tore it up. Footsteps made the night for me. I heard a bit of Education during sound check when I picked up my tickets - really like that one and the 2nd time I've seen it live. The opening to Porch never disappoints and this one rocked!
Caught a wristband that Matt threw into the crowd so that was cool. 'Pearl Jam' on one side and 'MC' on the other.
One of my favorite things about this band is that they genuinely enjoy their shows, they bring it every time, and at the end, they seem just as happy as we are. The smiles on stage during the final bows are priceless.
Atlanta 4-3-94,Charleston 10-5-96
Atlanta 8-7-00,Atlanta 4-19-03
Vegas 6-6-03,Vegas 7-6-06
Chicago Vic 8-2-07,Columbia 6-16-08
MSG I 6-24-08, Philadelphia 10-31-09
Sept 10,1998-Madison Square Garden-New York,NY
Aug 25,2000-Jones Beach Theatre-Wantaugh,NY
June 16,2008-Colonial Center-Columbia,SC
oxc
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
we stayed in the Hilton Columbia Center..the one closest to the venue.. i was excited to be there the whole time knowing the bands were somewhere around..we saw all of their techs in there running around the whole time. so when vedder finally came out, it was very cool
Footsteps, porch, wma, sad, red mosquito and glorified g were highlights.
given to fly and betterman also deserve nods.
340xxx
03 - Mansfield 3
04 - Asheville
06 - Hartford
08 - Columbia, MSG 1, MSG 2, Hartford
10 - Kansas City, Hartford
12 - Atlanta
13 - Charlotte
16 - Columbia
18 - Boston 2
Some random show notes:
* Ed was taken aback by spontaneous acts of participation from the crowd (chants of "HEY! HEY! HEY!", etc).
* Mike was a madman throughout the show. Lots of jumping and singing and he played like a man possessed.
* Right before "No More", Eddie was on stage alone and the crowd started chanting "ED-DIE, ED-DIE, ED-DIE". He then cautioned the crowd and said something like, "Most people would hear that and instantly become an asshole!".
* Ed was very emotional throughout the night. He was almost desperate to connect with as many people as possible. He even singled someone out and threw him/her his harmonica when he was finished with it during "Footsteps". And, of course, there was plenty of wine sharing.
* Ed was struggling with the tuning of his guitars. He got frustrated at his guitar tech but then told the crowd the perhaps it was himself and not the instrument. However, at the end of "Present Tense" he was playing some high notes and it did sound pretty out of tune. I thought, "Uh oh, he might lose it." Sure enough he quit playing and started ripping the strings off. Except for these frustrating incidents he was in a very good mood.
* Two guys behind me spilled beer all over my back but they were having so much fun it didn't actually bother me in the least (they were happy drunks, not butthole drunks).
* The entire show was one big highlight. The set list was perfect and I wouldn't have changed a thing (if I actually had any right to do so in the first place).
* This was the first time the band played in Columbia and Eddie said they will come back in a year or two.
Thank you Pearl Jam for an amazing show and thank you to an awesome Columbia crowd for your enthusiasm and participation! (Especially on a Monday night in a college town during the Summer.)
Our tickets were 10 Club, 4th row Center. Not yet being a SuperFan…my sister told me about three times, “That’s Mike….Miiiiike McCreeeeeady” I think she was sick of me calling him “Blondie.” So – Blondie is a maniac and he was directly in front of me for the majority of the show. That kid was all over his corner of the stage, making eye contact with multiple people…me being one of them. At one point, I was listening…watching…watching him play, watching him stare at me…….I thought. He stayed right where he was, for 10 seconds or so…playing, standing, staring…so, I leaned over to my sister and screamed, “Is he looking at us? I swear…I think he’s looking at us!” So – I looked back at him…he was still there staring…standing…playing…and I started laughing because he is a bit insane acting. He smiled, nodded quick, and moved on to someone else. Amazing – Uhhhhhh-mazing. Not at his ability to stare…but at his love of the band’s fans and his obvious love of the game. AND – that wasn’t the only time that happened. He is hilarious and immensely talented…and loves to play with the crowd and stare people down…and throw picks and clothes…and point at people and mumble stuff…and smile at me.
Later, I got pegged in the head with Ament’s guitar pick. My sister saw it head towards me and immediately started patting me down like I was on fire. “WHERE IS IT?” I didn’t know what the world she was talking about. ..or what it was that hit me. “Jeff’s pick hit you in the HEAD! Is it in your hair? WHERE IS IT?” I stood there, flipping my dress around…shaking everything to get that pick to fall from wherever it was…with no luck. She’s been to dozens of shows around the world and has no pick to prove it. Poor thing.
Lucky for us, when we got back to the hotel, one shake of my purse had that pick appear on the bed. It’s hers now and she didn’t say no when I gave it to her. My memory, her well deserved pick.
I can’t sing along for very long, but I could tell the fan favorites when I would look at my sister. At the start some songs, she would jump and scream, and beam……wedding day beam….…and I stopped asking after awhile, “They don’t play this a lot, do they?”
She filled me in on the drive home about the temperament of the band at shows and how this show was different and how Eddie was playing with the crowd and how you could tell the band was having a “big time”... as they say down South.
Brilliant show.
I love this band. I love my trophy-T…and I don’t even mind, too much, the ringing in my left ear. However…can anyone enlighten as to when it will stop?
What the fuck does that have to do with being in the south? I've been to hundreds of shows throughout the south and everyone I've been to everyone was standing. And from the floor looked like everyone in the rafters was rocking out as well. I've never been to Columbia before but the crowd was awesome. I'm used to Atlanta crowds, which are some of the best music crowds not in Europe, and Columbia impressed me.
As for the set, it was insane. The bands was so good Monday night and I loved that they played three Lost Dog tracks. They also did an awesome job of mixing up the set from different records. The only record that was somewhat left out was Binaural. Lots of stuff from No Code and Riot Act which I appreciated as well as Education, All Night, and Sad off of Lost Dogs. I finally got to hear Footsteps which was another treat. All in all a great show.
Also I want to hear someone from the North bitch about Pearl Jam not being able to see tickets in the south again. Tampa and Columbia were sold to the rafters. And Columbia is a small town and they packed a 18,000 seat basketball arena(at least thats' what the arena's website said. It felt smaller than that and people were packed right on top of each other which was weird for a new modern arena.)
My only gripe about the show was that the Colonial Center staff was clearly not ready to handle that type of crowd. They ran out of beer before Pearl Jam even went on the stage. I had to stand in line for over 30 minutes and then they ran out of beer. It was terrible. The ushers were idiots as well. They were basically useless and the floor had people that were not supposed to be down there as it was so crowded that you could not move. But the show was still awesome.
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Great pics - thanks!
I loved how Eddie would occasionally hang out in one of the front corners of the stage and watch the band jam. I guess he's a fan like the rest of us...
I am just now coming off my "high" from the Columbia show. It was AWESOME!!! Something really grand is going to have to happen in my life (SOON), so that I don't totally crash and burn!
Monday was my 1st ever Pearl Jam concert, and from what I have read and what I experienced, it was one HELL of a show! A good one to be the first!!! I have no idea why it has taken me 12 years to get my arse to a show--maybe I was waiting for this one!?!
Thanks to all the great 102 section fans! I am obsessively trying to figure out which show I can still make this year!
The set list was incredible--I heard songs from when I first fell into PJ, and some that I haven't heard in a while! The energy of the crowd was fabulous--we got some great videos on our digital camera of "Better Man" and "Alive" and the crowd sang louder than Eddie!
I was "ill" last year, so finally seeing Pearl Jam live was on my "list" of things to get done! I am hooked, and hoping to catch (at least!!!) the next 10 years of tours!
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what type of camera were you using and what settings? You've got have something pretty nice for those shots. Thanks for sharing.
Great pictures!
I wish there were a cure.........I'm starting to feel the withdrawals myself and I'm having to talk myself out of looking for ways to make it to another show.......
Welcome!
Pat
Charleston 10/96
Greenville 4/98
Charlotte 8/00
Charlotte 4/03
Gorge I & II 7/06
Columbia 6/08
Jazz Festival 5/10
Noblesville 5/10
I was back in Section 118, so I can't say this for sure, but I don't think that was the finger he was holding up.