*** Stockholm Fanviews Here 7/7/12 ***

PJ Sweden

Thank you for travelling from everywhere to attend this show! I was so happy I couldnt stand still all night, well that´s a given ..
Spending time rockin out with All you wonderful people, jumping and dancing with everyone, being REALLY happy about GARDEN being played, recognized by a guy in a Canadian shirt, Highfived me, but he got a hug from me in return! Hey Canada guy, get in touch!

We had a PJ freak from Austria staying with us, just for the show. We met him in Berlin 10 and took him under our wing, and offered a spare tic for free and a bed.. (He did Berlin 1 seated), he didnt want standing at first, but I told him about he benfits...
He chose to do GA with me in the end, and he´s happy as hell...now
The Happy faces in the arena! YOU guys!

Being interviewed by The Rob from Pearl Jam Radio after YL, what did I really say? Haven´t even heard it, but who cares...

Beautiful return to Stockholm! Thank You Fans! Thank You PJ, don´t take another 12 years until next time!

Until next time, I salute you! Välkomna tillbaka!

dimitrispearljam

PJ Sweden wrote:

Thank you for travelling from everywhere to attend this show! I was so happy I couldnt stand still all night, well that´s a given ..
Spending time rockin out with All you wonderful people, jumping and dancing with everyone, being REALLY happy about GARDEN being played, recognized by a guy in a Canadian shirt, Highfived me, but he got a hug from me in return! Hey Canada guy, get in touch!

We had a PJ freak from Austria staying with us, just for the show. We met him in Berlin 10 and took him under our wing, and offered a spare tic for free and a bed.. (He did Berlin 1 seated), he didnt want standing at first, but I told him about he benfits...
He chose to do GA with me in the end, and he´s happy as hell...now
The Happy faces in the arena! YOU guys!

Being interviewed by The Rob from Pearl Jam Radio after YL, what did I really say? Haven´t even heard it, but who cares...

Beautiful return to Stockholm! Thank You Fans! Thank You PJ, don´t take another 12 years until next time!

Until next time, I salute you! Välkomna tillbaka!

i loved your country and the people!!!awesome!!!

polaris_x

pretty good show ... as expected, lots of the mainstays and i'm not a fan of small town as an opener ... the show didn't really kick in for me until wws - part of it was related to some things that had nothing to do with the band ... anyhoo - lucky enough to see the band annually so it was really about letting the songs take over ... thought they might play oceans when ed started talking about waves and stuff ...

on a side note - sweden is a lovely country ... pricey for tourists but enjoyed our stay and travel especially to the west coast ... i can eat smoked fish all day ... one thing i want to know is what's the deal with the photo radar warning signs? ... gotta love socialists! ...

WhyNotSweden

Hope it doesn't take 12 years for PJ to come back next time!

charlotta02

polaris_x wrote:

pretty good show ... as expected, lots of the mainstays and i'm not a fan of small town as an opener ... the show didn't really kick in for me until wws - part of it was related to some things that had nothing to do with the band ... anyhoo - lucky enough to see the band annually so it was really about letting the songs take over ... thought they might play oceans when ed started talking about waves and stuff ...

on a side note - sweden is a lovely country ... pricey for tourists but enjoyed our stay and travel especially to the west coast ... i can eat smoked fish all day ... one thing i want to know is what's the deal with the photo radar warning signs? ... gotta love socialists! ...

Hmmm... about the photo radar warning signs. I really don't know how "they" are thinking, but I guess the main purpose is to calm traffic, rather than to fine. To save lives or something

wishlisa76

PJ Sweden wrote:

Thank you for travelling from everywhere to attend this show! I was so happy I couldnt stand still all night, well that´s a given ..
Spending time rockin out with All you wonderful people, jumping and dancing with everyone, being REALLY happy about GARDEN being played, recognized by a guy in a Canadian shirt, Highfived me, but he got a hug from me in return! Hey Canada guy, get in touch!

We had a PJ freak from Austria staying with us, just for the show. We met him in Berlin 10 and took him under our wing, and offered a spare tic for free and a bed.. (He did Berlin 1 seated), he didnt want standing at first, but I told him about he benfits...
He chose to do GA with me in the end, and he´s happy as hell...now
The Happy faces in the arena! YOU guys!

Being interviewed by The Rob from Pearl Jam Radio after YL, what did I really say? Haven´t even heard it, but who cares...

Beautiful return to Stockholm! Thank You Fans! Thank You PJ, don´t take another 12 years until next time!

Until next time, I salute you! Välkomna tillbaka!

Very nicely written! I agree - Pearl Jam, please come back soon!! Now you know what Swedes can be like ! We are so happy you shared 3 magical hours with us!

polaris_x

charlotta02 wrote:

Hmmm... about the photo radar warning signs. I really don't know how "they" are thinking, but I guess the main purpose is to calm traffic, rather than to fine. To save lives or something

works for me!

strummers

An amazing gig and a beautiful city!! Such good energy and the band were in fantastic spirits.

I am now completely and utterly suffering from post tour depression. I wonder how much a trip to the States would cost next year....

dimitrispearljam

dwhite76 wrote:

dwhite76 wrote:

They played 8 out of 11 songs off Ten. Only left off Oceans,Deep,Release.

8 Ten
5 Backspacer
5 Yield
2 Vitalogy
2 Riot Act
1 Vs
1 Self Titled
000 No Code
000 Binaural
3 B Sides
3 Covers
2 Tags (save it for latter and Little wing)

Is this about right?

Any one who was at the show wish they played less of Ten and some thing off of No Code or RA? Or did the set list just work the way it was.

most of the swedish people at the venue knew Ten album..u could see this how exited was during those songs..
the biggest response was uring Jeremy/alive /black

jmk

It's been a while since my first Pearl Jam concert and I'm still living on clouds after it. I've been without internet for a while and quite busy but now I can finally share my fantastic experience...

Thanks to my parents (mostly my mother who wanted me to try the breakfast) who payed for my hotel I ended up in the same hotel as the band. I guessed that was the case as I saw Italian fans outside the hotel. What I still can't believe is that I met Eddie at the Spa of the hotel in the afternoon before the concert . I had to come closer to him to see that it really was him and I also told him that I had to come closer to see that it really was Eddie because I didn't wear my glasses. We shook hands I told him that my name is Jonas and that I was going to see the Pearl Jam for the first time tonight. I told him that I've been listening to their music for such a long time and he asked me where I'm from. I told him that I'm from Finland and that I came with the ferry in the morning. He was so kind and it was so unreal to meet him and talk to him the afternoon before my first Pearl Jam show. He told me that his back had been hurting a bit and he was healing it in the cold-water pool. I asked if he can play the guitar and he replied with a smile that he has to. I told Eddie that I would really like to hear Off He Goes and off I went to have a swim and tell my wife that I just met Eddie and told her what we talked. I also saw Jeff and Stone wen they walked out of the elevator, probably on their way to the venue, but I didn't want to disturb as they were on their way.

So now to my concert review. As everyone can imagine I was super-excited before my first Pearl Jam concert but I was quite calm and meeting Eddie before the gig meant the world to me and charged my emotions even higher. When the members of Pearl Jam walked upon the stage it was a magical moment. Small Town was the perfect opener for me and I had intense goosebumbs during the song. I was so incredibly happy to finally see my favourite band live.

I managed to get quite close to the stage about ten meters from the stage and even thought it was hot and sweaty I was pleased to be close to the stage and feel the positive energy of the fans in the crowd. The jumping was quite intese during Comatose and some other songs but it was a lot of fun. Many more shivers during Given To Fly and many other songs.

I just couldn't believe my ears when Eddie dedicated Off He Goes to me along with all other world travellers. It was another magical moment. He didn't remember my name quite correct as my name is Jonas and he said Johan but it didn't make the moment any less special. I screamed that it was Jonas but he couldn't hear me. I knew he meant me and it meant the world to me. I had tears in my eyes during the song and it was an incredible moment in my life. Thank You Eddie!

Other highlights for me was Black and Alive. I had tears in my eyes during Black and the feeling of beeing so close to the band surrounded by fans singing along to Mike's lead melody during Black felt unbelievable. Even though I'm not a religios man it felt somehow like a religious moment. I was so filled with happy emotions and it felt so good to experience it.

I enjoyed every song and I think the setlist suited my needs for my first Pearl Jam concert better that I could have imagined. Of course it would have been great to hear songs like Release and Nothingman (edit: and Immortality and Nothing As it Seems and Daughter and Indifference and RVM and Hard To Imagine and Blood and I could go on and on) but I am 100% sure that this was not my last Pearl Jam show. I am quite sure that Pearl Jam will play Stockholm when they do their next European tour. (Hopefully also Helsinki, Finland).

The whole show felt like a big celebration and like the newspapers wrote it felt like the crowd was a big happy family. The atmospehere was so great during the whole show, especially during the last three songs (Alive, RITFW and Ledbetter). I was in heaven for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Thank you Pear Jam! I love you!

Suziemay

jmk wrote:

It's been a while since my first Pearl Jam concert and I'm still living on clouds after it. I've been without internet for a while and quite busy but now I can finally share my fantastic experience...

Thanks to my parents (mostly my mother who wanted me to try the breakfast) who payed for my hotel I ended up in the same hotel as the band. I guessed that was the case as I saw Italian fans outside the hotel. What I still can't believe is that I met Eddie at the Spa of the hotel in the afternoon before the concert . I had to come closer to him to see that it really was him and I also told him that I had to come closer to see that it really was Eddie because I didn't wear my glasses. We shook hands I told him that my name is Jonas and that I was going to see the Pearl Jam for the first time tonight. I told him that I've been listening to their music for such a long time and he asked me where I'm from. I told him that I'm from Finland and that I came with the ferry in the morning. He was so kind and it was so unreal to meet him and talk to him the afternoon before my first Pearl Jam show. He told me that his back had been hurting a bit and he was healing it in the cold-water pool. I asked if he can play the guitar and he replied with a smile that he has to. I told Eddie that I would really like to hear Off He Goes and off I went to have a swim and tell my wife that I just met Eddie and told her what we talked. I also saw Jeff and Stone wen they walked out of the elevator, probably on their way to the venue, but I didn't want to disturb as they were on their way.

So now to my concert review. As everyone can imagine I was super-excited before my first Pearl Jam concert but I was quite calm and meeting Eddie before the gig meant the world to me and charged my emotions even higher. When the members of Pearl Jam walked upon the stage it was a magical moment. Small Town was the perfect opener for me and I had intense goosebumbs during the song. I was so incredibly happy to finally see my favourite band live.

I managed to get quite close to the stage about ten meters from the stage and even thought it was hot and sweaty I was pleased to be close to the stage and feel the positive energy of the fans in the crowd. The jumping was quite intese during Comatose and some other songs but it was a lot of fun. Many more shivers during Given To Fly and many other songs.

I just couldn't believe my ears when Eddie dedicated Off He Goes to me along with all other world travellers. It was another magical moment. He didn't remember my name quite correct as my name is Jonas and he said Johan but it didn't make the moment any less special. I screamed that it was Jonas but he couldn't hear me. I knew he meant me and it meant the world to me. I had tears in my eyes during the song and it was an incredible moment in my life. Thank You Eddie!

Other highlights for me was Black and Alive. I had tears in my eyes during Black and the feeling of beeing so close to the band surrounded by fans singing along to Mike's lead melody during Black felt unbelievable. Even though I'm not a religios man it felt somehow like a religious moment. I was so filled with happy emotions and it felt so good to experience it.

I enjoyed every song and I think the setlist suited my needs for my first Pearl Jam concert better that I could have imagined. Of course it would have been great to hear songs like Release and Nothingman but I am 100% sure that this was not my last Pearl Jam show. I am quite sure that Pearl Jam will play Stockholm when they do their next European tour. (Hopefully also Helsinki, Finland).

The whole show felt like a big celebration and like the newspapers wrote it felt like the crowd was a big happy family. The atmospehere was so great during the whole show, especially during the last three songs (Alive, RITFW and Ledbetter). I was in heaven for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Thank you Pear Jam! I love you!

That's awesome, man. What a way to see your first show! I was in Stockholm too, that show was pretty special. Well, they all were, but the band felt so relaxed and at ease.

dimitrispearljam

jmk wrote:

It's been a while since my first Pearl Jam concert and I'm still living on clouds after it. I've been without internet for a while and quite busy but now I can finally share my fantastic experience...

Thanks to my parents (mostly my mother who wanted me to try the breakfast) who payed for my hotel I ended up in the same hotel as the band. I guessed that was the case as I saw Italian fans outside the hotel. What I still can't believe is that I met Eddie at the Spa of the hotel in the afternoon before the concert . I had to come closer to him to see that it really was him and I also told him that I had to come closer to see that it really was Eddie because I didn't wear my glasses. We shook hands I told him that my name is Jonas and that I was going to see the Pearl Jam for the first time tonight. I told him that I've been listening to their music for such a long time and he asked me where I'm from. I told him that I'm from Finland and that I came with the ferry in the morning. He was so kind and it was so unreal to meet him and talk to him the afternoon before my first Pearl Jam show. He told me that his back had been hurting a bit and he was healing it in the cold-water pool. I asked if he can play the guitar and he replied with a smile that he has to. I told Eddie that I would really like to hear Off He Goes and off I went to have a swim and tell my wife that I just met Eddie and told her what we talked. I also saw Jeff and Stone wen they walked out of the elevator, probably on their way to the venue, but I didn't want to disturb as they were on their way.

So now to my concert review. As everyone can imagine I was super-excited before my first Pearl Jam concert but I was quite calm and meeting Eddie before the gig meant the world to me and charged my emotions even higher. When the members of Pearl Jam walked upon the stage it was a magical moment. Small Town was the perfect opener for me and I had intense goosebumbs during the song. I was so incredibly happy to finally see my favourite band live.

I managed to get quite close to the stage about ten meters from the stage and even thought it was hot and sweaty I was pleased to be close to the stage and feel the positive energy of the fans in the crowd. The jumping was quite intese during Comatose and some other songs but it was a lot of fun. Many more shivers during Given To Fly and many other songs.

I just couldn't believe my ears when Eddie dedicated Off He Goes to me along with all other world travellers. It was another magical moment. He didn't remember my name quite correct as my name is Jonas and he said Johan but it didn't make the moment any less special. I screamed that it was Jonas but he couldn't hear me. I knew he meant me and it meant the world to me. I had tears in my eyes during the song and it was an incredible moment in my life. Thank You Eddie!

Other highlights for me was Black and Alive. I had tears in my eyes during Black and the feeling of beeing so close to the band surrounded by fans singing along to Mike's lead melody during Black felt unbelievable. Even though I'm not a religios man it felt somehow like a religious moment. I was so filled with happy emotions and it felt so good to experience it.

I enjoyed every song and I think the setlist suited my needs for my first Pearl Jam concert better that I could have imagined. Of course it would have been great to hear songs like Release and Nothingman but I am 100% sure that this was not my last Pearl Jam show. I am quite sure that Pearl Jam will play Stockholm when they do their next European tour. (Hopefully also Helsinki, Finland).

The whole show felt like a big celebration and like the newspapers wrote it felt like the crowd was a big happy family. The atmospehere was so great during the whole show, especially during the last three songs (Alive, RITFW and Ledbetter). I was in heaven for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Thank you Pear Jam! I love you!

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dwhite76

dimitrispearljam wrote:

dwhite76 wrote:

dwhite76 wrote:

They played 8 out of 11 songs off Ten. Only left off Oceans,Deep,Release.

8 Ten
5 Backspacer
5 Yield
2 Vitalogy
2 Riot Act
1 Vs
1 Self Titled
000 No Code
000 Binaural
3 B Sides
3 Covers
2 Tags (save it for latter and Little wing)

Is this about right?

Any one who was at the show wish they played less of Ten and some thing off of No Code or RA? Or did the set list just work the way it was.

most of the swedish people at the venue knew Ten album..u could see this how exited was during those songs..
the biggest response was uring Jeremy/alive /black

So are you saying they are/ were fans way back in the day and dont care for the newer Pearl Jam songs? I mean my grandmother loves Evenflow but has no clue what Life Wasted sounds like.

dimitrispearljam

dwhite76 wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

most of the swedish people at the venue knew Ten album..u could see this how exited was during those songs..
the biggest response was uring Jeremy/alive /black

So are you saying they are/ were fans way back in the day and dont care for the newer Pearl Jam songs? I mean my grandmother loves Evenflow but has no clue what Life Wasted sounds like.

exactly!!

PJ Sweden

dimitrispearljam wrote:

dwhite76 wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

most of the swedish people at the venue knew Ten album..u could see this how exited was during those songs..
the biggest response was uring Jeremy/alive /black

So are you saying they are/ were fans way back in the day and dont care for the newer Pearl Jam songs? I mean my grandmother loves Evenflow but has no clue what Life Wasted sounds like.

exactly!!

But then there is people like me wo knows Everything and don't care
If its from Ten or Riot Act or Any other, hehe!!!!

jmk

I have to add to my story that it was really nice to read that so many of you who attended the Stockholm concert liked Off He Goes. I'm glad if I had some part in it . But on the other hand Eddie could have included it in the setlist without my request...

I believe Eddie saw me in the crowd one or two songs after Off He Goes and he looked me in the eyes pointing at me and said I can see you or something like that. That was another purely magical moment . It might just be the picture titled "Hey you in the black t-shirt" that melbourneflower took (I was wearing a black Imagine in Cornice t-shirt): http://www.flickr.com/photos/59794835@N ... 0485034620

charlotta02

jmk wrote:

I have to add to my story that it was really nice to read that so many of you who attended the Stockholm concert liked Off He Goes. I'm glad if I had some part in it . But on the other hand Eddie could have included it in the setlist without my request...

I believe Eddie saw me in the crowd one or two songs after Off He Goes and he looked me in the eyes pointing at me and said I can see you or something like that. That was another purely magical moment . It might just be the picture titled "Hey you in the black t-shirt" that melbourneflower took (I was wearing a black Imagine in Cornice t-shirt): http://www.flickr.com/photos/59794835@N ... 0485034620

What an experience! Wonderful story and magic weekend in Stockholm for you :-)

Sappy113

jmk wrote:

It's been a while since my first Pearl Jam concert and I'm still living on clouds after it. I've been without internet for a while and quite busy but now I can finally share my fantastic experience...

Jonas, that's such a fucking cool experience, man! . I love reading tour stories like this, especially related to shows I was at. I vividly remember Ed dedicating Off He Goes to you (and travelling fans), since I love to travel to see this band and I LOVE the atmosphere of the towns PJ play in, with PJ fans coming in from all over the place. Shows itself in the small things as well.

Day of the gig, I was walking along the canals with my family, just chilling, we spot another dude in a PJ shirt. I look at him, he looks at me (both in PJ shirts) and we both just break into huge smiles. Mom-in-law asked my wife if I knew the guy. "No", she replied. "That's just the atmosphere between fans when Pearl Jam is in town". Awesome!

TigaSefi

These stories are great as I attended the Stockholm gig and the crowd were amazing. Jonas, I am really glad your first PJ concert turned out so well

wishlisa76

Jonas, I´m happy to have read your beautiful story! What an experience! This was my first PJ gig too, and I remember being really curious of this "Johan" when Eddie dedicated the song to him (you!) - it seemed to me that this meeting Eddie had had was something significant and now he wanted to give something back - as to dedicate a song to you. Thanks for sharing this!! I was sorry to hear that Eddie said that his back was still hurting, and I hope that soon, he´ll get rid of that pain.

Take care and let´s hope PJ will come back very, very soon! After the 7th of July, they know for sure that they are loved here. (I loved Eddie´s joke about how they should do an "All Sweden Tour" sometime )