*** Ed solo NJ Fanviews Here 8/7/08 ***

LineOneMightyFine

elwayvedder wrote:

amazing show, amazing venue. hearing Sometimes in that fashion was worth the price alone. Being there for a new song, WOW!!

Ran into Kenny Mayne in the bathroom at the sink washing hands..we talked out in the lobby for a few minutes about the Hartford show as I saw him there as well. Tim Robbins sat a few rows ahead of us but took off to go backstage during Hard Sun after people started taking pictures of him with their camera phones.

The one thing I have to ask is where the fck was everyone going during the show? For the love of G-D, we are blessed with this EV solo tour, sit in your seats and stay there. I can't tell you how many times I had to get up and down to let people in and out of our row.

Being at the show where Ed clarified YL was a gift. Heck, all 2008 has been a gift. "The best life I ever lived..."

You must have been close to me. I was row J and saw all the people taking pics of Tim. Ridiculous. One guy was leaning over people taking pics nonstop with his phone.

And, yeah, I noticed people getting up in my row constantly too. One guy got there right when Ed went on stage and 2 songs in got up and was gone for about the next 3 songs. Really bizarre.

Anyway, that was an amazing experience in there. Ed's ability to connect with the crowd on so many levels just proves how incredible of a performer he is. My wife was blown away as well.

phungi

Did anyone notice the guy who arrived wearing a green wrestling mask, sitting center section on the aisle, about row J or so? Been going to concerts for 25 years and never saw that before. If I wasn't worried about starting a fight, or getting thrown out, My friend and I wanted to walk over and un-mask him.

NoOne'sRival

It was dicussed a few threads ago about plants in the audience...well, last night in NJ..kick ass show no doubt...but the guy who asked the words to Yellow Ledbr HAD to be a plant!! Ed barely mumbled the words out of his mouth about asking a question, gave a quick countdown and before he reached 1 the guy came out with "whatr the words to yl?"
It gave Ed time to stretch his fingers and breath between another incredible set of songs...every song, which was pretty much expected by this fan due to the great listings of the fans here, but thanks for the preparation!, was great to hear, and he even added in a few that han not been played...Bruce's "Growin Up" and we all sang along to "EWBTCIAST" as well as to "Let My Love Open The Door"

He was funny, and open and I wanted to ask of Olivia and if the rumor that Jill was pregnant was true...but I really just wanted to hear him sing all that sung.

Thank you ED for an incredible evening..hope we can do it again sometime

Stampede-T

Tim Robbins and Kenny Mayne (for you ESPN fans) were in attendance, but the real fun unfolded between the audience and the stage. You cant' plan a great night. They just happen!

....What a way to come back from a bad review! Shame on Ben Ratliff of the New York Times!

Sea wrote:

August 7, 2008, Newark, NJ, NJ Performing Arts Center
Ed solo tour - opening: Liam Finn

Set list pending:


Please share your Fanviews of the show here...the Fanview threads are preserved on the board.

joseduca

ejny wrote:

You must have been close to me. I was row J and saw all the people taking pics of Tim. Ridiculous. One guy was leaning over people taking pics nonstop with his phone.

And, yeah, I noticed people getting up in my row constantly too. One guy got there right when Ed went on stage and 2 songs in got up and was gone for about the next 3 songs. Really bizarre.

Anyway, that was an amazing experience in there. Ed's ability to connect with the crowd on so many levels just proves how incredible of a performer he is. My wife was blown away as well.

I was row J, seats 113-114, door C. My wife was joking about the guys standing and leaving the venue all the time: "I thought it was the girls" she said... (even our row had a dude that went outside at least 3 times during the show, wtf?)

Amazing show; Arc was beautiful.

jumpincat

I have been trying to put my thoughts down on Paper...and I am getting no where...so much I want to say....my mind is spinning hours after the show....

So I will leave it at this...Arc made me shake...Im not talking Goose Bumps....I shook...I sang competivly growing up in a choir...I have sung in cathedrals/opera houses all over the world...and I had never felt the way Eddie Vedder made me feel when he started digging into Arc....

I am a better man today than I was yesterday.

Thank u Mr Vedder

satansbedbugs

5th row slightly left, JDSAL and myself were last night. UNBELIEVABLE SEATS !!!! EDDIAE was on fire !! Teh girl directly in front of me caught a pick, nice catch by the way ....Some highlights for me were as follows:

1. TYAAM w/ Liam Finn was f'in sweet

2. Q & with Ed .....JDSAL and I were going to ask him if we could jam with him and liam after the show if he called on us. lol

3. All of the ITW stuff was amazing, and he nailed every one.

4. Yellow Ledbetter question and answer was very interesting.

5. Growing up was unexpected

6. WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT NEW SONG CALLED? I DONT KNOW BUT I LIKED IT!!

Good times !! cant wait for DC 2

Touchofgray16

lisafitz wrote:

It was dicussed a few threads ago about plants in the audience...well, last night in NJ..kick ass show no doubt...but the guy who asked the words to Yellow Ledbr HAD to be a plant!! Ed barely mumbled the words out of his mouth about asking a question, gave a quick countdown and before he reached 1 the guy came out with "whatr the words to yl?"
It gave Ed time to stretch his fingers and breath between another incredible set of songs...every song, which was pretty much expected by this fan due to the great listings of the fans here, but thanks for the preparation!, was great to hear, and he even added in a few that han not been played...Bruce's "Growin Up" and we all sang along to "EWBTCIAST" as well as to "Let My Love Open The Door"

He was funny, and open and I wanted to ask of Olivia and if the rumor that Jill was pregnant was true...but I really just wanted to hear him sing all that sung.

Thank you ED for an incredible evening..hope we can do it again sometime

I saw Jill at the Beacon in July and she was about 7 months pregnant.

pink1969

jumpincat wrote:

I have been trying to put my thoughts down on Paper...and I am getting no where...so much I want to say....my mind is spinning hours after the show....

So I will leave it at this...Arc made me shake...Im not talking Goose Bumps....I shook...I sang competivly growing up in a choir...I have sung in cathedrals/opera houses all over the world...and I had never felt the way Eddie Vedder made me feel when he started digging into Arc....

I am a better man today than I was yesterday.

Thank u Mr Vedder

Very well said.

NoOne'sRival

Thanks for the update... See, if I were the guy in the white hat, I woulda been prepared...that was hysterically funny..Ed's a funny guy..and even if the YL question was a plant, Ed did get emotional...
If anyone has anything on Ed's new song, can you post?? I can barely remember it...everything seems to be fading, and I didn't even smoke last night!
Thanks to the fans here for helping keep it in my memory..

I want a bootleg of Newark!!!

nfanel

mattp wrote:

Well I guess I have to defend myself.

i kept saying to my friend that i would have been the same way. seriously, who is prepared for THAT?!

kreponj

Does anyone have the final list? What an amazing night.

prsntnse

I dont know if it was mentioned alredy, but he did say something about being asked why he is doing a solo tour when he should be in the studio w/ the band working on their next album. He said something like " oh yea, we would be working in the studio in the middle of the summer".

loveboat captain

mattp wrote:

Well I guess I have to defend myself. I finally got to go to a show with my wife and we had 3rd tier tickets. My wife and I were sitting having a glass of wine and this gentlemen from the venue came up to us and said that he gets to play Santa Claus. He asked for our tickets and gave us 1st row dead center. I wanted to thank Eddie and the gentlemen for the tickets.

I was the oaf with the white hat on selected for the Q & A. Well, it isn't everyday that you are sitting at a show and out of nowhere the artist says "The gentlemen in the white hat, do you have a question for me". I was a little blind-sides to say the least. All I could come up with was to tell him that my wife and I really enjoy MOTH and to thank him for the music.

If I had the moment again, I would probably ask him how his life and views have changed since becoming a father since my wife and I are relatively new parents as well.

I apologize for the delay of my response........BTW, the request(even though I new there was no chance he would play it) was In My Tree

It was a great night......one my wife and I will not forgot!!!

Hey...I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to pick on you, I was just describing the moment for all that weren't in attendance. I have no idea what I would have asked if put in that spot. In My Tree...good choice, but yeah, not a chance of him doing it solo.

Champagne Breakfast

In case anyone was wondering....
there was no bruce in NJ because he was at the Police show at MSG. I think it was a benefit or something. Based off the pictures it looks as if bruce was scheduled to be part of the night

skyeriverwinter

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mattlinda

i had grand teir center..... yes i was the guy screaming FOOTSTEPS when it all got quiet............

=x

great show

DMBpride

This may have been answered and I just missed it, but what's the deal with Tim Robbins? I thought someone said in a post that he was the reason (according to Ed) that PJ wasn't in the studio? Sorry, just confused

pjscreamer

Great show Ev def dug Da venue Seats were 4 row dead center venue waz like Benaroya Hall Xcept in JERSEY?Luv Grown up Qand A cool def best of the 3 solo shows Da kid went to.Time to give Da kids Credit Card a break!

warrenfse

mattlinda wrote:

i had grand teir center..... yes i was the guy screaming FOOTSTEPS when it all got quiet............

=x

great show

No offense, but the screamers are REALLY annoying at these shows. It's suppossed to be a quiet acoustic show, but some people are dim and only think about themselves. Save the yelling for the rock show, which happens 100 times more often then the Eddie shows, so you have plenty of opportunities to beg and plead for songs.

The screaming was relatively tolerable last night, though. Great show.