Well it was my first ever PJ show so it was pretty amazing!!! I enjoyed everything about it except....the stupid crowd who thought it would be fun to mosh!! My girlfriend isn't very tall so when all these assholes started pushing everyone around I had to try and stop them from crushing her! Luckily there were some really nice people who helped me get her off to the side of the stage. Then my only problem was this woman who kept jumping on my foot! But I didn't care too much as long as my girlfriend was okay!!
All in all though, it was an incredible experience. Though next time I don't think i'll get fan club tickets!
Oh yeah, I think 10c should think about sending out their tickets instead of making everyone wait in the pouring rain to pick them up...just a thought!!
It's always funny until someone gets hurt, and then it's just hilarious!!
Oh yeah, I think 10c should think about sending out their tickets instead of making everyone wait in the pouring rain to pick them up...just a thought!!
ho ho ho... i was going to get there a bit earlier but it was pissing down so i stayed at work for another hour, left at 2pm, got up to Wembley pretty quick
and just walked up and picked up the tickets immediately, there was no queue at all by then...:cool:
then said hi a few of the folks in the queue and headed off to the pub...!
Oh yeah? Well, I've had about enough of morons and halfwits, dolts, dunces, dullards and dumbbells - and you chowderhead yokel, you blithering hayseed, you - you've had enough of me?
Can't really put into words what that was like. Every Pearl Jam gig I go to seems to be better than the last. Ed was the star of the show, vocals were incredible, particularly on No More, which showed he still has what he had ten years ago.
I completely agree. I thought Ed's vocals were amazing, especially on Long Road and SOLAT.
Yesterday was the 2nd best Pearl jam concert Ive seen, after the Astoria, and much better than wembley 2000.
Wembley 00 (Night 1)Cardiff 00 Astoria 06 Jools Holland Recording 06 (I met Ed!)Reading 06 Katowice 07 Wembley 07 Shepherds Bush 09 O2 London 09 Hard Rock Calling 10 Manchester 12 Night 1 and 2
Ed was the star of the show, vocals were incredible, particularly on No More, which showed he still has what he had ten years ago.
I would've liked a few more songs, but for what it's worth I wont complain, I mean, how could I?!
I agree, he still has the most amazing voice.
Nearer the end, I didn't want it to stop either, but, talking about vocals, it seemed to me that it had been plenty long enough for Mr Vedder's vocal chords! During RITFW and even Indifference I got the feeling it became a bit harder for him to sing... But maybe that's just me worrying
Like a cloud dropping rain
I'm discarding all thought
I'll dry up, leaving puddles on the ground
I'm like an opening band for the sun
Anyone have the misfortune of sitting in the first 6 rows of N8 or N6. Can't remember which it was. People up on their feet all around and they sat there like dummies. Think they had personality bypasses before the show. For those, this is for you
WOW!!
My 8th show since 1996 and the second best (sorry Reading was amazing!!)
I see there are differing opinions on the set list but i loved the fact some of the old classics were not there, Long Road and I Got ID in one show - fab!!
Thanks to the 2 irish brothers stood in front of me - made it all the more entertaining!
My husband got some good photos on his phone, will try and get them up.
Was stood next to Paul Danan for some of the show (ex Hollyoaks and Celebrity Love Island) nice to see he has some taste!! Made me laugh.
Atmosphere was amazing - cheers to everyone for that.
And they sang Faithful - "you are, you are a furry thing"!! My song!
Good to see so may fans at Fleet services on the way back too!
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amazing night, only in my dreams does a setlist like THAT materialise!!
we were sat in C4, so decent view, i was going nuts all night bit disspaointed some people felt they had to 'police' their feelings cos they had seats, me and a guy to my right were both going nuts all night!lol
i welled up with emotion as soon as LONG ROAD started, just about my favorite song, then a few later I got Shit, i did have tears of happiness running down my face!!, i lost my voice by the first encore and was as sweaty as if i was in the pit but i was enjoying myself!
i was nice to stand back and watch the pit for once, you guys were awesome, a credit to the UK
i couldn't believe i got to hear faithfull, Low Light, Present Tense, i just thought...'what are you guys doing to me here!'lol
It was my 3rd show and that was the most relaxed i've seen the band.
i was impressed with the sound cos idlewild's sound was poor really, although they were pretty good.
got me poster and my missus got me a shirt (bless her, she rocks!, i was skint after the bloody £15 parking fee!!)
indifference was a nice way to end, couldn't believe people on the end of my row were sat down looking bored during that, but they didn't look like 'through and through fans'.
to sum up, if you weren't there......ouch!;)
leeds 26/08/06....electric
paris 11/09/06.....crushed...but estatic
wembley 18/06/07.....oh yes
'listen...you can hear the sustain...you just hold that note and you can go get a bite whilst its still going'
Just woken up, im f&*ked if I can hear a thing! PJ show number 4 for me and the best by a country mile!
Up front McCready side, sound was a bit muffled throughout but that did'nt spoil anything for me. The atmosphere was amazing! Met up with some legends in the ten club que, who by the way if your reading this im Mr O'Leary!!! Ha!
Great setlist, great night and will live long in the memory. Lets hope this aint the last time we see them in the UK!
ha ha Kermit o'Leary...what a fuckin' legend. glad you had a good time with Mr Muscle, great talking to you in the queue, it made the day go a little quicker.
' take 2 bottles into the shower?......not me, I've got no fucking hair!'
WOW!!
Was stood next to Paul Danan for some of the show (ex Hollyoaks and Celebrity Love Island) nice to see he has some taste!!
Did any one else see Emma Pierson from time gentleman please and hotel babylon? She (we're almost certain it was her) walked right passed me and my friend but by the time I'd stopped and looked round she was too far away to say anything.
'I wish i came from a country that never went to war, I wish i came from a country that took care of its poor,
Maybe someday that will change, in the place from where we came,
But in the mean time thanks for the example, in the mean time thanks for giving us hope...'
Awsome!! As always!! What a day!! Full of highs and unfortunately lows!! Setlist was great! The sound in wembley arena is poor!! Don't care what anyone says!! Its poor!! I wished they'd play hammersmith apollo or brixton academy, anywhere other than w/arena!! Waited and battled my way to the front of the merch que. Purchased 3 t's no posters left! After gig jumped on the tube! Got to waterloo and had a coffee! Turned to mate and asked 'dude! Wheres my bag!!' Couldnt believe I had left my bag of t'shirts and more importantly my ticket on the tube!! Gutted!! Feeling a little low at this point I jumped on the train back to Southampton only to be told i'd have to get off at woking and get a coach the rest of the way!!! Could'nt believe it!! Got home about 4 this morning!! Ah well!! Good gig and asked if i'd do it all over again??? Damn fucking right!!!
Steve
P.S. If anyone found my t'shirts could they kindly pm me!!! Worth a try!!
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Hope that wasn't me jumping on your foot!
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I was thinking the same thing! Couldnt help myself from going mad, such a good night, set list was great, 4th time for me 6th for my friend both of us loved every min.
WOW WOW WOW WOW WHAT A SHOW!!!!!!!!!!
Full tilt, loud energetic fast renditions of some of my favourite songs. Starting with Long Road and everyone went ballistic. Fantastic atmosphere and the band really seemed to enjoy it too. Just got home from London, crappy journey but my ears are still ringing and I'm still smiling.
Wembley 96 ~ Dublin 00 ~ Manchester 00 ~ Leeds 06 ~ Wembley 07 ~ Manchester 09 oh yes!
OMG what a fantastic show!! The setlist was completely unpredictable! The energy in the crowd and the band was fantastic - I've never jumped around so energetically like that for years! My voice is hoarse now! Present Tense was fantastic, so was inside job, and Eddie's voice and guitar during No More War was so clear and moving.
I also liked his little speech about tony blair before No More War. He said something like: "I was watching Tony Blair on TV today talking about the war and it was like watching someone who has been stranded on his own in the dark at night and the only way to get home was to get in a car driven by a drunk. The drunk is George Bush who is behind the wheel. We need to take the keys back!" Or something like that.
I could only see bits here and there due to my short height, but from what I saw, this show had every classic pearl jam element to it, that I've heard, read and dreamed about for ages:
Eddie bashing away on the tambourines during RITFW and giving one away to a lucky girl in the front
Mike chucking tons of picks out
Mike playing the guitar behind his head!
Eddie having a smoke on the stage side
Even jeff was jumping really high and going mad on stage
I was on Mike's side by the speakers and I loved the way he kept popping his head over the speakers and pull faces at us!
Oh and OMG the mosh pit was so scary! I couldn't see a thing at the beginning and got caught up in the pit - I don't think I can remember the last time I got so squashed I couldn't breathe!
I also want to say thanks to the kind cute guy with long brown curls who helped me get out of the mosh pit by pushing people away to give me space to get out - I think he noticed I was in trouble because my hair was getting caught up everywhere! They were a good crowd, powerful but not nasty or anything.
I also want to say thanks to another kind cute guy with the long curly brown hair (was it the same one?) who lifted me up in the beginning so I could see the stage for a minute or two during Long Road!! It was very sweet of him - I just wish I'd thought to take a picture while I was up there but I could feel he was shaking - I'm probably a lot heavier than I look lol!
I took a teeny video clip of Eddie when he came over to the speakers during Porch which I will put up once I get a youtube account. I took a load of photos too so will post a link once I get them up as well.
All in all, too fantastic for words!
"We have to change the concept of patriotism to one of “matriotism” — love of humanity that transcends war. A matriarch would never send her own children off to wars that kill other people’s children." Cindy Sheehan --- London, Brixton, 14 July 1993 London, Wembley, 1996 London, Wembley, 18 June 2007 London, O2, 18 August 2009 London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012 Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 06 June 2017
Set: Long Road, Severed Hand, Grievance, Comatose, Given To Fly, Low Light, I Got Shit, Faithfull, Green Disease, Marker In The Sand, Immortality, Down, Present Tense, State Of Love And Trust, Why Go, Save You, Porch
1st Encore: Inside Job, Parachutes, Crazy Mary, Do The Evolution, Alive
2nd Encore: No More, Bu$hleaguer World Wide Suicide, Rockin' In The Free World, Indifference
This thread is reserved for the lucky fans that were there.
Please post here only if you were in attendance.
OMG did they do Greivance? I love that song - why don't I remember that one?? (probably cos I was stuck in the mosh pit trying to survive maybe!)
"We have to change the concept of patriotism to one of “matriotism” — love of humanity that transcends war. A matriarch would never send her own children off to wars that kill other people’s children." Cindy Sheehan --- London, Brixton, 14 July 1993 London, Wembley, 1996 London, Wembley, 18 June 2007 London, O2, 18 August 2009 London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012 Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 06 June 2017
Agree with what you all said...a fantastic show. Feel deaf in one ear though. My 17th show and definitely one of my favourite set lists. I just have one wee whine about it...to the guy on the floor, Mike's side, who pretty much recorded the whole show with his camera, that was totally not cool and obstructed the view of a lot of people. I'm putting in a vote for no more cameras at shows, ruins the experience. That's all, I'm done:)
Really enjoyed it. Great night. My birthday today as well. So to go and see PJ play with a mate was a real special bday for me.
We were sat in one of the disabled areas due to my mates illness, but great seats really.
But one question, why would anyone pay to go and see a great band like PJ and get soooo drunk that you fall asleep at the concert??? We had a couple guys next to us who sat there because of a mix up with their tickets, one of the them missed the whole 2rd Encore as he was asleep.
Oh, and Hi to the 2 brothers from Yarmouth we chatted to outside, in case they are on here.
Cardiff 6th June 2000
Arnhem 29th August 2006
London 18th June 2007
Just got home,words fail me!Just when you think you could'nt love a band any more than you do they play show like that,with a fuckin setlist,like that.
From Long Road to Grievance,Low Light,Faithfull,Porch,I got Shit,SOLAT,Save You.I can only speak for myself,but I did'nt miss Daughter or Even Flow or Betterman.Did anybody?It was a real 10c setlist,we can only thank them for it.Everyone thought London would be special,IMO, it was off the scale!!
Agree with what you all said...a fantastic show. Feel deaf in one ear though. My 17th show and definitely one of my favourite set lists. I just have one wee whine about it...to the guy on the floor, Mike's side, who pretty much recorded the whole show with his camera, that was totally not cool and obstructed the view of a lot of people. I'm putting in a vote for no more cameras at shows, ruins the experience. That's all, I'm done:)
i understand your frustration. but you never know... that video might surface online at some point for us all to enjoy.
We got ourselves an awesome spot just short of half way back on Stone's side right against the wall where the sound was crystal clear and we had an amazing view for the whole show
Idlewild were pretty good. I'm a big fan and that was the 7th time I'd seen them and I've seen them play better but I was really pleased to see them get a good reception and to hear them do Roseability again was really cool.
but Pearl Jam.
Last night they were everything as to why they are my favourite band, why they are the only band I will queue up for hours to see, why they are the only band I'll press my ear to a fire exit on the side of Wembley Arena to hear them play a muffled soundcheck
Long Road was beautiful, Severed Hand was a highlight for me, the song seems to have taken on a whole new stronger form since last Summer. My voice was already packing up by Grievance but the opportunity to scream "Champagne breakfast for everyone" does not come along everyday. Present Tense is still the only song I've ever heard them play from No Code but at least it's always outstanding and State of Love And Trust had me trying to dance like Kyra Sedgewick in Singles.
I'd have liked a couple more of the usuals if only for my girl who doesn't know the rarities like I do but we are both big fans of Green Disease so that was an awesome moment for us
It didn't look too rough down the front...looked like most folk were behaving themselves which was nice to see
I know that a Pearl Jam return to Europe is probably not likely now for another 3 or 4 years by which time who knows what my life will entail but if last night has to be my PJ live swansong then I will die a happy man
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Had a lot of time on the train and plane to reflect on the show.....the only thing I can come up with is: Hell Yeah!!!.....and........WOW!!!
Hope the band comes out with the same insane energy when they hit Copenhagen
Thanks for a great night, an awesome set, and a fun crowd!!!
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Katowice '07
Wembley '07
Copenhagen '07
MSG I '08
MSG II '08
Berlin ´09
All in all though, it was an incredible experience. Though next time I don't think i'll get fan club tickets!
Oh yeah, I think 10c should think about sending out their tickets instead of making everyone wait in the pouring rain to pick them up...just a thought!!
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Hope that wasn't me jumping on your foot!
ho ho ho... i was going to get there a bit earlier but it was pissing down so i stayed at work for another hour, left at 2pm, got up to Wembley pretty quick
and just walked up and picked up the tickets immediately, there was no queue at all by then...:cool:
then said hi a few of the folks in the queue and headed off to the pub...!
I agree, he still has the most amazing voice.
Nearer the end, I didn't want it to stop either, but, talking about vocals, it seemed to me that it had been plenty long enough for Mr Vedder's vocal chords! During RITFW and even Indifference I got the feeling it became a bit harder for him to sing... But maybe that's just me worrying
I'm discarding all thought
I'll dry up, leaving puddles on the ground
I'm like an opening band for the sun
They big it up but spend no time talking about the actual gig!
Anyway - great that they got press coverage.
My 8th show since 1996 and the second best (sorry Reading was amazing!!)
I see there are differing opinions on the set list but i loved the fact some of the old classics were not there, Long Road and I Got ID in one show - fab!!
Thanks to the 2 irish brothers stood in front of me - made it all the more entertaining!
My husband got some good photos on his phone, will try and get them up.
Was stood next to Paul Danan for some of the show (ex Hollyoaks and Celebrity Love Island) nice to see he has some taste!! Made me laugh.
Atmosphere was amazing - cheers to everyone for that.
And they sang Faithful - "you are, you are a furry thing"!! My song!
Good to see so may fans at Fleet services on the way back too!
Lance Armstrong.
we were sat in C4, so decent view, i was going nuts all night bit disspaointed some people felt they had to 'police' their feelings cos they had seats, me and a guy to my right were both going nuts all night!lol
i welled up with emotion as soon as LONG ROAD started, just about my favorite song, then a few later I got Shit, i did have tears of happiness running down my face!!, i lost my voice by the first encore and was as sweaty as if i was in the pit but i was enjoying myself!
i was nice to stand back and watch the pit for once, you guys were awesome, a credit to the UK
i couldn't believe i got to hear faithfull, Low Light, Present Tense, i just thought...'what are you guys doing to me here!'lol
It was my 3rd show and that was the most relaxed i've seen the band.
i was impressed with the sound cos idlewild's sound was poor really, although they were pretty good.
got me poster and my missus got me a shirt (bless her, she rocks!, i was skint after the bloody £15 parking fee!!)
indifference was a nice way to end, couldn't believe people on the end of my row were sat down looking bored during that, but they didn't look like 'through and through fans'.
to sum up, if you weren't there......ouch!;)
leeds 26/08/06....electric
paris 11/09/06.....crushed...but estatic
wembley 18/06/07.....oh yes
'listen...you can hear the sustain...you just hold that note and you can go get a bite whilst its still going'
the legend , nigel tufnell
ha ha Kermit o'Leary...what a fuckin' legend. glad you had a good time with Mr Muscle, great talking to you in the queue, it made the day go a little quicker.
Wembley 00..Astoria 06..Albany 06..Hartford 06..Barcelona 06..Paris 06..Wembley 07..Dusseldorf 07..Nijmegen 07
Did any one else see Emma Pierson from time gentleman please and hotel babylon? She (we're almost certain it was her) walked right passed me and my friend but by the time I'd stopped and looked round she was too far away to say anything.
Maybe someday that will change, in the place from where we came,
But in the mean time thanks for the example, in the mean time thanks for giving us hope...'
Steve
P.S. If anyone found my t'shirts could they kindly pm me!!! Worth a try!!
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London Wembeley Arena 2000
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I was thinking the same thing! Couldnt help myself from going mad, such a good night, set list was great, 4th time for me 6th for my friend both of us loved every min.
last night was fucking amazing
eddie walking to the mic stand with the acoustic, couldnt stop laugthing
hope someone got a vid of it
Full tilt, loud energetic fast renditions of some of my favourite songs. Starting with Long Road and everyone went ballistic. Fantastic atmosphere and the band really seemed to enjoy it too. Just got home from London, crappy journey but my ears are still ringing and I'm still smiling.
Yep, pretty sure he did
I'm discarding all thought
I'll dry up, leaving puddles on the ground
I'm like an opening band for the sun
I also liked his little speech about tony blair before No More War. He said something like: "I was watching Tony Blair on TV today talking about the war and it was like watching someone who has been stranded on his own in the dark at night and the only way to get home was to get in a car driven by a drunk. The drunk is George Bush who is behind the wheel. We need to take the keys back!" Or something like that.
I could only see bits here and there due to my short height, but from what I saw, this show had every classic pearl jam element to it, that I've heard, read and dreamed about for ages:
Eddie bashing away on the tambourines during RITFW and giving one away to a lucky girl in the front
Mike chucking tons of picks out
Mike playing the guitar behind his head!
Eddie having a smoke on the stage side
Even jeff was jumping really high and going mad on stage
I was on Mike's side by the speakers and I loved the way he kept popping his head over the speakers and pull faces at us!
Oh and OMG the mosh pit was so scary! I couldn't see a thing at the beginning and got caught up in the pit - I don't think I can remember the last time I got so squashed I couldn't breathe!
I also want to say thanks to the kind cute guy with long brown curls who helped me get out of the mosh pit by pushing people away to give me space to get out - I think he noticed I was in trouble because my hair was getting caught up everywhere! They were a good crowd, powerful but not nasty or anything.
I also want to say thanks to another kind cute guy with the long curly brown hair (was it the same one?) who lifted me up in the beginning so I could see the stage for a minute or two during Long Road!! It was very sweet of him - I just wish I'd thought to take a picture while I was up there but I could feel he was shaking - I'm probably a lot heavier than I look lol!
I took a teeny video clip of Eddie when he came over to the speakers during Porch which I will put up once I get a youtube account. I took a load of photos too so will post a link once I get them up as well.
All in all, too fantastic for words!
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London, O2, 18 August 2009
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012
Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
OMG did they do Greivance? I love that song - why don't I remember that one?? (probably cos I was stuck in the mosh pit trying to survive maybe!)
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London, Wembley, 1996
London, Wembley, 18 June 2007
London, O2, 18 August 2009
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012
Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
they came, they rocked, we worshipped.
We were sat in one of the disabled areas due to my mates illness, but great seats really.
But one question, why would anyone pay to go and see a great band like PJ and get soooo drunk that you fall asleep at the concert??? We had a couple guys next to us who sat there because of a mix up with their tickets, one of the them missed the whole 2rd Encore as he was asleep.
Oh, and Hi to the 2 brothers from Yarmouth we chatted to outside, in case they are on here.
Arnhem 29th August 2006
London 18th June 2007
From Long Road to Grievance,Low Light,Faithfull,Porch,I got Shit,SOLAT,Save You.I can only speak for myself,but I did'nt miss Daughter or Even Flow or Betterman.Did anybody?It was a real 10c setlist,we can only thank them for it.Everyone thought London would be special,IMO, it was off the scale!!
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i understand your frustration. but you never know... that video might surface online at some point for us all to enjoy.
Everything was just right.
We got ourselves an awesome spot just short of half way back on Stone's side right against the wall where the sound was crystal clear and we had an amazing view for the whole show
Idlewild were pretty good. I'm a big fan and that was the 7th time I'd seen them and I've seen them play better but I was really pleased to see them get a good reception and to hear them do Roseability again was really cool.
but Pearl Jam.
Last night they were everything as to why they are my favourite band, why they are the only band I will queue up for hours to see, why they are the only band I'll press my ear to a fire exit on the side of Wembley Arena to hear them play a muffled soundcheck
Long Road was beautiful, Severed Hand was a highlight for me, the song seems to have taken on a whole new stronger form since last Summer. My voice was already packing up by Grievance but the opportunity to scream "Champagne breakfast for everyone" does not come along everyday. Present Tense is still the only song I've ever heard them play from No Code but at least it's always outstanding and State of Love And Trust had me trying to dance like Kyra Sedgewick in Singles.
I'd have liked a couple more of the usuals if only for my girl who doesn't know the rarities like I do but we are both big fans of Green Disease so that was an awesome moment for us
It didn't look too rough down the front...looked like most folk were behaving themselves which was nice to see
I know that a Pearl Jam return to Europe is probably not likely now for another 3 or 4 years by which time who knows what my life will entail but if last night has to be my PJ live swansong then I will die a happy man
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London - 20/4/2006
Dublin - 23/8/2006
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