***Los Angeles Fanviews Here 4/13/2008 ***

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Eddie Vedder April Fool's Tour

April 13, 2008 Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Support: Liam Finn (with Eliza Jane Barnes)

Main Set: Walking The Cow, Around The Bend, I Am Mine, Dead Man Walking, Thumbing My Way, Man Of The Hour, Setting Forth, Guaranteed, No Ceiling, Far Behind, Rise, Millworker, Goodbye, Soon Forget, Driftin’, You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away, Picture In A Frame, Trouble, Happy Birthday To Grandmother Margaret, Porch

Encore 1: Society (with Liam Finn), Throw Your Arms Around Me (with Liam Finn), Lukin, Arc

Encore 2: Last Kiss (with Jack Irons), No More (with Ben Harper), Hard Sun (with Ben Harper, Liam Finn and Eliza Jane Barnes), All Along The Watchtower (with Jack Irons and Ben Harper)*


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


Early set list from “drsluggo.”


*Set List conformation pending. Let me know if something needs to be changed or added.

Veddernarian

It was incredible. Ed was in fine form. The energy in the room fueled Ed. Great 10c seats. Can't believe how one person can generate such music.

Jack Irons was great as was Ben Harper. Ben's soloing on Watchtower was cool!

Liam Finn was a pleasant surprise.

pearljgirl2010

All I can say is...AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh


what a night...aside from the morons yelling dumb things, it was a great show. helllllooooo Jack Irons! and Ben Harper!?!? that was fantastic.

Singing Happy Birthday was great--it was fun to see Eddie like that...very sweet.

I actually have bruises on my arms from hitting them on the stage during the 2nd encore. never been that close before...surreal.
My voice is still there too...

meistereder

pearljgirl2010 wrote:

All I can say is...AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh


what a night...aside from the morons yelling dumb things, it was a great show. helllllooooo Jack Irons! and Ben Harper!?!? that was fantastic.

Singing Happy Birthday was great--it was fun to see Eddie like that...very sweet.

I actually have bruises on my arms from hitting them on the stage during the 2nd encore. never been that close before...surreal.
My voice is still there too...

Wow. Nice!

GivenToFly34

yaaaay! i am so glad you have bruises!! sign of a good night
and i'm so glad that you guys got to experience such an amazing show from that close!!!!!!
our seats were very good, but unfortunately i could only see the backs of heads no matter how hard i tried to peek around...oh well...it just made me appreciate my sense of hearing that much more. i just closed my eyes and listened most of the show

it was wonderful meeting all of you at the preshow parties and the shows! looking forward to more good times at msg!

brian and brian....or mike and mike....i know you're reading...start posting and say hi!

LONGRD

Veddernarian wrote:

It was incredible. Ed was in fine form. The energy in the room fueled Ed. Great 10c seats. Can't believe how one person can generate such music.

Jack Irons was great as was Ben Harper. Ben's soloing on Watchtower was cool!

Liam Finn was a pleasant surprise.

Jack is awesome! Great to hear something new about him.

Veddernarian

LongRd. wrote:

Jack is awesome! Great to hear something new about him.

He sort of looked serious, maybe a little withdrawn. But he played like hell on Liam's kit.

I was there, in San Diego 2003, for the 1st airing of ARC. This one, at LA2 4/13/08 was 1000% better. While SD was special for being the 1st one, it was dwarfed by the crowd. This one in LA2, the soundsystem was great, and on every loop, you could feel your chest rumble more and more as layers were added. Once going like a steamroller, Ed laid the hi pitched screams on top and added 2 more layers. And kept that rolling for a long time. It was mesmorizing. They closed the curtain while that was rolling so they could get Liam's drumkit set up for Jack. I'm telling you, this was just one amazing moment of an amazing show.

pearljgirl2010

GivenToFly34 wrote:

yaaaay! i am so glad you have bruises!! sign of a good night
and i'm so glad that you guys got to experience such an amazing show from that close!!!!!!
our seats were very good, but unfortunately i could only see the backs of heads no matter how hard i tried to peek around...oh well...it just made me appreciate my sense of hearing that much more. i just closed my eyes and listened most of the show

it was wonderful meeting all of you at the preshow parties and the shows! looking forward to more good times at msg!

brian and brian....or mike and mike....i know you're reading...start posting and say hi!

we had our night o' fun on Saturday...so glad we sat together, where we could SEEEEE EVerything! MSG is going to be wonderful

GivenToFly34

pearljgirl2010 wrote:

...so glad we sat together, where we could SEEEEE EVerything! MSG is going to be wonderful

so true on all counts!!!
EVerything!!!! perfect way to put it!

Uglyman

Sunday night I began to shake as I washed my wife's beloved china. Was it nerves from worry about dropping the slick from dish soap plate in my hand? I looked at the clock and noticed the time: 9p. Eddie was set to go on stage and I wasn't there. For 10 years I have followed the boys as they traversed the West Coast but here I was missing an Eddie show. I sat with the drunken, screaming idiots in the mezzanine on Saturday and walked away from the show mind blown. Arc was an experience 8 years in the making and will forever be burned in my soul. I was beyond impressed. I found Eddie funny as hell and the energy in the building was like the heartbeat of a marathoner at the finish line. My question is, a pleading if you will, tell me was Sunday night was not as fun as Saturday? I know Ben came out but was the vibe an octave above the previous night? I can handle the truth.

pearljamtrojans

Not b/c I am starstruck, but just because it is interesting to see who attends (i.e. Phil Jackson who promptly kicked the Lakers ass the next day, Cameron Crowe, Lithgow, etc. Saturday)...did anyone run into anyone famous Sunday night? Ed pointed out the director of I am Sam (Hide your love away) whom he had never met before the night, which was cool. Wiltern was an awesome venue for EV, got a poster, unbelievable set, and even though I think the band has improved with Matt Cameron, I loved seeing Jack Irons again.

treved22

Uglyman wrote:

Sunday night I began to shake as I washed my wife's beloved china. Was it nerves from worry about dropping the slick from dish soap plate in my hand? I looked at the clock and noticed the time: 9p. Eddie was set to go on stage and I wasn't there. For 10 years I have followed the boys as they traversed the West Coast but here I was missing an Eddie show. I sat with the drunken, screaming idiots in the mezzanine on Saturday and walked away from the show mind blown. Arc was an experience 8 years in the making and will forever be burned in my soul. I was beyond impressed. I found Eddie funny as hell and the energy in the building was like the heartbeat of a marathoner at the finish line. My question is, a pleading if you will, tell me was Sunday night was not as fun as Saturday? I know Ben came out but was the vibe an octave above the previous night? I can handle the truth.

sorry to break it to you, i was there both nights and sunday blew saturday away. even ed commented on it, though he could have been sucking up to the fans.

a funny thing nobody has mentioned, someone yelled at one point "who are you voting for?" ed repeated it, said he didn't think he should express an opinion b/c it's a private matter. as he smiled, two roadies in white lab coats walked across the stage carrying a HUGE Vote Obama banner.

patrickdamon

If there's heaven on earth, I experienced a little taste of it last night. It was hands down the best show I've ever been to, regardless of the hecklers. My insides were burning and I kept thinking, "so help me GOD, if they offend Eddie to the point where he says, 'fuck it - I'm out!' and walks off the stage, I'm gonna kill someone." Fortunately he's an all star and handled the children of lesser parents swimmingly. What happened to manners? Let's get them back, yes?

Liam was awesome as well -- does not fuck around up on stage. LOVED IT! Although it would be cool to see him in a more relaxed environment as well, with his own back-up band.

The high points of the evening for me was when he sang, "Man of the Hour", "Rise", and the Happy Birthday dedication to his grandmother, Margaret (turning 90) was also pretty freakin' cool. And what about Ben Harper's impromptu visit to the show? Wow. Wow. Wow.

Normally after only sleeping five hours I'm a little on the shaky side, but today I feel fantastic.

On a separate note, if anyone in the South Bay/Westside area has a poster from night one that they'd like to trade for night two, email me at patrickdamon@hotmail.com - would love to trade!

I hope the east coasters will someday experience EV solo!!! In the meantime, enjoy the MSG Tour!

TallGuyCM

adampharris wrote:

Not b/c I am starstruck, but just because it is interesting to see who attends (i.e. Phil Jackson who promptly kicked the Lakers ass the next day, Cameron Crowe, Lithgow, etc. Saturday)...did anyone run into anyone famous Sunday night? Ed pointed out the director of I am Sam (Hide your love away) whom he had never met before the night, which was cool. Wiltern was an awesome venue for EV, got a poster, unbelievable set, and even though I think the band has improved with Matt Cameron, I loved seeing Jack Irons again.

I saw Casey Affleck come out at the end from backstage, it's rumored Tom Brady was in attendance, Patrick Warburton was also there wearing a Pearl Jam shirt. I'm sure there were others I heard about last night, can't think of any.

pearljgirl2010

I'm surprised more people haven't posted yet--i guess they're all travelling. I keep finding myself shaking my head in disbelief in what I experienced last night. I keep remembering things that happened...SO COOL!

teskeinc

Ed - "I'd like to open up for some questions."

Some jerk off - "Are you high?"

Ed - Smiling , "Not yettttttt"

Classic

pearljamtrojans

pearljgirl2010 wrote:

I'm surprised more people haven't posted yet--i guess they're all travelling. I keep finding myself shaking my head in disbelief in what I experienced last night. I keep remembering things that happened...SO COOL!

MOTH was incredible, which has always had special meaning, as I lost my father around when it was released (and Big Fish), which MOTH helped me get through that and I went to one of the 2 LA PJ shows for Avocado, and he played it at the concert I missed, so that was a highlight.

My favorite line was when he said something along the lines of, "How do I fuck up a 57 second song (No Ceiling), which is my favorite ITW song; however, Hard Sun was ridiculously good live....Watchtower was the icing on the cake.

pearljgirl2010

adampharris wrote:

MOTH was incredible, which has always had special meaning, as I lost my father around when it was released (and Big Fish), which MOTH helped me get through that and I went to one of the 2 LA PJ shows for Avocado, and he played it at the concert I missed, so that was a highlight.

My favorite line was when he said something along the lines of, "How do I fuck up a 57 second song (No Ceiling), which is my favorite ITW song; however, Hard Sun was ridiculously good live....Watchtower was the icing on the cake.

I agree- MOTH always gets me. Society is the same--made me cry in SB and LA 1...last night I was just smiling. No Ceiling is my favorite on ITW--I wasn't a big fan until I saw it live...SO much better and really fun!

Enkidu

I thought more people would be comparing the shows. Not that I can - I loved them both. Ed seemed to be a little more relaxed and told more stories at LA2. The Happy Birthday to his grandmother was pretty amazing. Am I the only moron who'd never heard him do Millworker? Once again Arc and Hard Sun (and Watchtower) gave me goose bumps. I wish there was a boot...

San Diego fans, please put those assholes who yell out the same song title (Footsteps, Society) during the show out of their misery.

Cosmo

Enkidu wrote:

...Am I the only moron who'd never heard him do Millworker?

...
I don't think that song is on the 'Into The Wild' soundtrack... is it?
and that guitar part at the end... doesn't it sound like something Pete Townshend would have written? to me... it sounds like something that could easilt fit in on 'Tommy'.
Ed has gotten to be a pretty good guitarist.

GivenToFly34

teskeinc wrote:

Ed - "I'd like to open up for some questions."

Some jerk off - "Are you high?"

Ed - Smiling , "Not yettttttt"

Classic

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hahahahahah! thanks for reminding me of that.....the way he said that was so classic!