*** London Fanviews Here 18/6/07 ***

Heineken Helen

Spiritual_Chaos wrote:

But amazing show! Sorry if I acted like a fool in the crowd (if I did)...I just loved to here some of the songs live. And man...I was so tired... sang the lyrics wrong and stuff..everything was a blur!

This happens me at EVERY concert... some songs I just get so muddled up with the words... I don't understand it

Heineken Helen

wolfamongwolves wrote:

How's that?

Thanks for the help in getting home. Have fun at work tomorrow!

Hey did yas have fun last night? What time did it finish up? My flight was a bit of a disaster... it was delayed by half an hour... then we were taxying around for another half an hour... then they announced they were experiencing a 'slight' technical difficulty! :eek: wtf's a SLIGHT technical difficulty? So we were sitting another hour on the plane while they sorted it out. I'd a good laugh with the guy next to me though... I think we sorted out the entire world's problems . At the beginning I was telling him I'm not a nervous flyer EVER and I actually LIKE turbulence but then when we were approaching Dublin I had to admit I was a wee bit scared :eek:

hadapuff

that this was one of the most exceptional setlists there has ever been, that the sound could have been better and that we all absolutely love the band and dont really know why and how can you love a band that much!!

ps. The last time I saw tthem was 11 years ago in Warsaw 01.11.2007 and guess what, the opening and closing songs were the same ones... Both my favorites, btw


"state of love and trust is a..."

IGotShit76

Holy shit ! That was a great show with an amazing setlist. I'm still hanging on cloud 9.
4th PJ concert (that's not enough I know) and here's the list of songs I heard for the 1st time live : Low Light, I Got Shit, Faitfull, Green Disease, Immortality, Present Tense, SOLAT, Inside Job, No More, Bushleaguer, Crazy Mary, Indifference. Almost half the setlist !

PJ virus was in me before and still is. I don't need any antidote

Riot_Rain

duggro wrote:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/gig-22306864-details/Pearl+Jam/gigReview.do?reviewId=23401223

not a single song from vs??? try getting clued up you fool!!!

what a lame review

Very lame indeed :(

I've commented, not sure it'll be posted though, they vet them first. Wasn't rude or anything, quoted from the article and basically pointed out how silly it was

danleri

Hi all guys, I have been thinking about what to write here since the gig ended Monday night, but I won't bother you with it... I just want to say that from the moment I arrived at 3:30 until the moment I left and went back to my room I had the best time ever with some of the most beautiful people in the whole world, we were all absolutely fantastic, perfectly organised, a perfect example of friendship and love and I am sure the band felt it from the moment they stepped on stage. I think we all agree on the fantastic setlist and the explosive mood of the band, but all I want to talk about is us, all of us especially in the first rows... absolutely amazing! A gig can be a great gig if the audience is great, not only the band.

I love you all guys and I hope I will see you again next week in Copenhagen!

Gerry the Sicilian in Dublin!

nuffingman

My ears have now recovered, no more whistling!

Rabbitrocks

Stef83 wrote:

Do you wear glasses and have a tall, ginger boyfriend??

That sounds like it could have been me - I wear glasses and was with a tall, ginger friend. What did you look like? The only people I remember were a tall guy with glasses who was with a girl with a funky hat on and a bunch of around 6 lads who were having a blast!
Anyway, if it was me, then I'm so sorry! Obviously done with no intent, I was just letting my soft out!

Heineken Helen

danleri wrote:

Hi all guys, I have been thinking about what to write here since the gig ended Monday night, but I won't bother you with it... I just want to say that from the moment I arrived at 3:30 until the moment I left and went back to my room I had the best time ever with some of the most beautiful people in the whole world, we were all absolutely fantastic, perfectly organised, a perfect example of friendship and love and I am sure the band felt it from the moment they stepped on stage. I think we all agree on the fantastic setlist and the explosive mood of the band, but all I want to talk about is us, all of us especially in the first rows... absolutely amazing! A gig can be a great gig if the audience is great, not only the band.

I love you all guys and I hope I will see you again next week in Copenhagen!

Gerry the Sicilian in Dublin!

twas great seeing you too... and I'll see you soon in Copenhagen

harmless_little_f***

No change. My ears are still ringing.

That said, the fact of the loud and messy sound is beginning to pale in significance. The good memories of the incredible setlist are what have stuck.

I NEED to hear that boot though, I want to hear how tight the band were. I've got a feeling they would've had a hard time with their foldback monitors, which often makes for a messy gig musically. Believe me, I know.

I'm really hoping any recording sounds as tight as Reading did.

danleri

Heineken Helen wrote:

twas great seeing you too... and I'll see you soon in Copenhagen

well of course... I have your spare 10C!!!

jokes apart, I am sure it will be another great experience!

redrock

harmless_little_f*** wrote:

I NEED to hear that boot though,

Me too!!!!! I've been looking at the vids on youtube to get my fix, but obviously quality of those is quite crap (no disrespect to the tapers). Still... puts me back in the arena.

I saw you up there Mark, waved like a mad person but you didn't see me :(. Though it was loud, strangely enough, my ears have been absolutely fine!

harmless_little_f***

redrock wrote:

Me too!!!!! I've been looking at the vids on youtube to get my fix, but obviously quality of those is quite crap (no disrespect to the tapers). Still... puts me back in the arena.

I saw you up there Mark, waved like a mad person but you didn't see me :(. Though it was loud, strangely enough, my ears have been absolutely fine!

You saw me?! Oh crap I probably looked like a mad man. I was looking out for you, Dunk, V, Chime, Byrnzie, Keith, anyone I recognised really. Didn't see any of you!

I learned there are probably pros and cons to being up there in the disabled seats - really bloody close, which was great, but it sounds like the sound would have been far less muddy further back.

Heineken Helen

danleri wrote:

well of course... I have your spare 10C!!!

jokes apart, I am sure it will be another great experience!

I think so! It hasn't happened yet but I'm pretty confident I may have picked the best two this year...

FarCanal

Hey guys, newbie poster here, My second PJ gig on Monday night (first was at the MEN few years ago) and they rocked the house.. all my faves and some new ones.. I've been a fan since Ten, and Monday reminded me why...
Just need to find a bootleg of it now..

harmless_little_f***

FarCanal wrote:

Hey guys, newbie poster here, My second PJ gig on Monday night (first was at the MEN few years ago) and they rocked the house.. all my faves and some new ones.. I've been a fan since Ten, and Monday reminded me why...
Just need to find a bootleg of it now..

Welcome to the board. I've been a fan since Ten as well, and this was also my second gig after Reading.

Bootlegs! We need bootlegs!

Zoso

edwho wrote:

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.

this is a killer set the best setlist for so long... love Marker, Faithful, greivance, comatose, no more, Bushleaguer, down and immortality.. would have been pretty special.

SoonForgotten2

Riot_Rain wrote:

Very lame indeed :(

I've commented, not sure it'll be posted though, they vet them first. Wasn't rude or anything, quoted from the article and basically pointed out how silly it was

Yeah, they seem to not be too eager to post my response. Wankers.

This is what i wrote yesterday:

Perhaps Jon Fletcher should pay a little more attention to the concert he's reviewing. Though Fletcher states that there was not a single track from Pearl Jam's second LP Vs., the show concluded with that album's final track, Indifference. More than that, Fletcher completely missed the bigger pciture of this gig. The entire floor of 3,000 strong was sold only to fan club members from literally around the world, as well as Brits who had waited seven years for the band to return. These were the people Pearl Jam was playing to last night, not the people who have not picked up a Pearl Jam cd after Vs. Last night, Vedder and co. played one of their most unique setlists for a crowd that ate it up. Far from self-indulgent, last night was a thank you to the fans who have stuck with Pearl Jam through their 17 year history. Pearl Jam is one of the best live acts in the world and they maintain this by picking up on something that British bands (save Radiohead) don't get: The best way to build up a loyal following by keeping your setlists unique and unpredictable from one night to another. Keep them guessing, keep them excited. This was more than the case last night and the fans- be it from England, Croatia, Australia, Portugal, Italy or the USA- loved it.

If Fletcher wants a greatest hits parade, I suggest he stays at home and pops Ten on his stereo- or perhaps go see the Kaiser Chiefs.

harmless_little_f***

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

Yeah, they seem to not be too eager to post my response. Wankers.

This is what i wrote yesterday:

Perhaps Jon Fletcher should pay a little more attention to the concert he's reviewing. Though Fletcher states that there was not a single track from Pearl Jam's second LP Vs., the show concluded with that album's final track, Indifference. More than that, Fletcher completely missed the bigger pciture of this gig. The entire floor of 3,000 strong was sold only to fan club members from literally around the world, as well as Brits who had waited seven years for the band to return. These were the people Pearl Jam was playing to last night, not the people who have not picked up a Pearl Jam cd after Vs. Last night, Vedder and co. played one of their most unique setlists for a crowd that ate it up. Far from self-indulgent, last night was a thank you to the fans who have stuck with Pearl Jam through their 17 year history. Pearl Jam is one of the best live acts in the world and they maintain this by picking up on something that British bands (save Radiohead) don't get: The best way to build up a loyal following by keeping your setlists unique and unpredictable from one night to another. Keep them guessing, keep them excited. This was more than the case last night and the fans- be it from England, Croatia, Australia, Portugal, Italy or the USA- loved it.

If Fletcher wants a greatest hits parade, I suggest he stays at home and pops Ten on his stereo- or perhaps go see the Kaiser Chiefs.

LOL @ the Kaiser Chiefs comment.

blow-up-the-outside

Excellent show! was my second after Leeds last year.

One point that annoyed me as the stupid fucking 'dont gimmie no lip' sign that was held up infront of me, if i was just a foot further forwards i would have reached it and pulled it out of their hands. luckly after some people shouting at them they took the sign away.

other than that i loved this show, way better than leeds last year, at Leeds the crowd were too far away from the band and allot of people who wernt there to see PJ around.

Chazz

What a brilliant gig, words fail me, thought I would pass out with ecstacy when they opened with Long Road.

I must be a bit of a wus though cos I had to get out of the pit during Comatose - I was in the centre about 6 rows back but I was spending so much energy on a) not be crushed b) keeping my feet on the ground, thought I'd better get out and enjoy it from a safer distance! I understand there will be moshing at a PJ concert but don't understand why people have to get pissed out of their brains and push like mad (I was in about the same position in Dublin and it was brilliant! - no hassle at all). My hubby followed me out and managed to lose a shoe! lmao (managed to get it back later when the show ended).

Anyway this didn't spoil what was the best show i've seen so far (my third). I just could not believe the set list Lowlight, I got Shit, FAITHFULL, GREEN DISEASE, DOWN, PRESENT TENSE to name a few of the songs that i have longed to hear. I sure i heard a muffled Ghost during soundcheck as well!

It was nice to see Belfast1 and Dave Brown who i met in the Q in Dublin last year as well - saw them again when looking for my hubby's shoe at the end!

GOD I HOPE THEY DO AN OFFICIAL BOOT!!

ROLL ON COPENHAGEN

wriggi

blow-up-the-outside wrote:

Excellent show! was my second after Leeds last year.

One point that annoyed me as the stupid fucking 'dont gimmie no lip' sign that was held up infront of me, if i was just a foot further forwards i would have reached it and pulled it out of their hands. luckly after some people shouting at them they took the sign away.

other than that i loved this show, way better than leeds last year, at Leeds the crowd were too far away from the band and allot of people who wernt there to see PJ around.

I did Leeds, it was my first PJ gig, and i thought i'd never see a better performance, i was wrong.

London rocked, setlist was amazing, eddie was on fire, need need need a bootleg.

I've been lookin round other sites & different bootlegs have appeared for the other recent european gigs, spain did an FM broadcast, there has been versions available for Portugal as well........ Anyone know if a London bootleg will happen?????

Highlight of the night: STATE OF LOVE & TRUST!!! Yeah Yeah

Chazz

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

Yeah, they seem to not be too eager to post my response. Wankers.

This is what i wrote yesterday:

Perhaps Jon Fletcher should pay a little more attention to the concert he's reviewing. Though Fletcher states that there was not a single track from Pearl Jam's second LP Vs., the show concluded with that album's final track, Indifference. More than that, Fletcher completely missed the bigger pciture of this gig. The entire floor of 3,000 strong was sold only to fan club members from literally around the world, as well as Brits who had waited seven years for the band to return. These were the people Pearl Jam was playing to last night, not the people who have not picked up a Pearl Jam cd after Vs. Last night, Vedder and co. played one of their most unique setlists for a crowd that ate it up. Far from self-indulgent, last night was a thank you to the fans who have stuck with Pearl Jam through their 17 year history. Pearl Jam is one of the best live acts in the world and they maintain this by picking up on something that British bands (save Radiohead) don't get: The best way to build up a loyal following by keeping your setlists unique and unpredictable from one night to another. Keep them guessing, keep them excited. This was more than the case last night and the fans- be it from England, Croatia, Australia, Portugal, Italy or the USA- loved it.

If Fletcher wants a greatest hits parade, I suggest he stays at home and pops Ten on his stereo- or perhaps go see the Kaiser Chiefs.

What a crap review - not a clue! GREAT RESPONSE !!

Housing Jim

my_small_self wrote:

What a brilliant gig, words fail me, thought I would pass out with ecstacy when they opened with Long Road.

I must be a bit of a wus though cos I had to get out of the pit during Comatose - I was in the centre about 6 rows back but I was spending so much energy on a) not be crushed b) keeping my feet on the ground, thought I'd better get out and enjoy it from a safer distance! I understand there will be moshing at a PJ concert but don't understand why people have to get pissed out of their brains and push like mad (I was in about the same position in Dublin and it was brilliant! - no hassle at all). My hubby followed me out and managed to lose a shoe! lmao (managed to get it back later when the show ended).

Anyway this didn't spoil what was the best show i've seen so far (my third). I just could not believe the set list Lowlight, I got Shit, FAITHFULL, GREEN DISEASE, DOWN, PRESENT TENSE to name a few of the songs that i have longed to hear. I sure i heard a muffled Ghost during soundcheck as well!

I thought the crowd was much better behaved than in Dublin....or at least they seemed to be from where we were. Wembley's set up was way better as they didn't have that second barrier so everyone who wanted to get forward could and those of us who like to stay out of it could without feeling the frustrations of those who were unable to get to the front.

and you're right....Ghost was soundchecked, along with Nothing As It Seems, Marker In The Sand and Parachutes

nuffingman

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

Yeah, they seem to not be too eager to post my response. Wankers.

This is what i wrote yesterday:

Perhaps Jon Fletcher should pay a little more attention to the concert he's reviewing. Though Fletcher states that there was not a single track from Pearl Jam's second LP Vs., the show concluded with that album's final track, Indifference. More than that, Fletcher completely missed the bigger pciture of this gig. The entire floor of 3,000 strong was sold only to fan club members from literally around the world, as well as Brits who had waited seven years for the band to return. These were the people Pearl Jam was playing to last night, not the people who have not picked up a Pearl Jam cd after Vs. Last night, Vedder and co. played one of their most unique setlists for a crowd that ate it up. Far from self-indulgent, last night was a thank you to the fans who have stuck with Pearl Jam through their 17 year history. Pearl Jam is one of the best live acts in the world and they maintain this by picking up on something that British bands (save Radiohead) don't get: The best way to build up a loyal following by keeping your setlists unique and unpredictable from one night to another. Keep them guessing, keep them excited. This was more than the case last night and the fans- be it from England, Croatia, Australia, Portugal, Italy or the USA- loved it.

If Fletcher wants a greatest hits parade, I suggest he stays at home and pops Ten on his stereo- or perhaps go see the Kaiser Chiefs.

Excellent response!

I'm now coming down from Monday and the depression has hit that we aren't going to get an official boot.

They must release one!!!! :mad:

harmless_little_f***

nuffingman wrote:

Excellent response!

I'm now coming down from Monday and the depression has hit that we aren't going to get an official boot.

They must release one!!!! :mad:

What, no boot?? How do you know??

Irish Al

Superb


:cool:

FinsburyParkCarrots

nuffingman wrote:

Excellent response!

I'm now coming down from Monday and the depression has hit that we aren't going to get an official boot.

They must release one!!!! :mad:

I wrote a riposte to Felcher, too. They haven't published that, either.

so02see

OMG that gig was awesome, still havnt come down off the ceiling. I'm uploading videos and photo so will come back when they're done

Heineken Helen

Housing Jim wrote:

I thought the crowd was much better behaved than in Dublin....or at least they seemed to be from where we were. Wembley's set up was way better as they didn't have that second barrier so everyone who wanted to get forward could and those of us who like to stay out of it could without feeling the frustrations of those who were unable to get to the front.

and you're right....Ghost was soundchecked, along with Nothing As It Seems, Marker In The Sand and Parachutes

... satans bed & you are also!

I don't understand why, in Dublin, if you wanted to stay out of things did you go to the second barrier at all?