your favorite PJ show ? Why ?

Johnnyguitarwatson
Johnnyguitarwatson Posts: 296
edited October 2012 in The Porch
Philly 5/28/06
In my opinion this was the best Philly show, even better than any of the 4 spectrum shows. Strong performance and awesome set-list... Opened with wash,throw in some satans bed,garden,whipping,porch...I remember the night like it was yesterday.
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    Amsterdam 2..

    the best performance of the band i ever saw...

    Berlin 10,Athens 06,PJ20 - Alpine weekend, Toronto 1, was so special for other reasons..

    but the best thing i ever saw from this band,was Amsterdam 2...
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    June 22, 1995 cal expo in Sacramento Ca, why? Because it was my 1st plugged in pearl jam show ever.....70 shows later and still counting!!!!!! Would've said bridge school 94 but one mr Tom petty stole the entire show!!!!!!
  • PeArLgOoNeR
    PeArLgOoNeR Posts: 1,255
    These stand out:

    Hamburg 2000 ~ first time I saw them and I had no clue what to expect as I do now.. It blew me away completely and I've never gotten over it!

    Copenhagen 2007 ~ First time back in Denmark since Roskilde and it had a weird intimate vibe that I've never experienced before

    Berlin 10 ~ The Black-roskilde speech-come back-Alive part was the most powerfull thing I've been a part of with this band.. I was in the second row and as soon as Ed broke down, I did as well

    Berlin 2 2012 ~ Best setlist I've experienced

    Hamburg 2000, Berlin 2006, Copenhagen 2007, Berlin 2009, Berlin 2010, Berlin 1+2 2012, Copenhagen 2012, Amsterdam 1+2 2014, Vienna 2014, Berlin 2014, Prague 2018, Krakow 2018
  • danny
    danny Posts: 2,283
    london 02 awsome night and i drank some of eds wine!
    danny d
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,733
    Cant pick one.
    But the first stands out
    9/29/96


    There have been many great shows since then for sure.
  • PJArtist
    PJArtist New Orleans Posts: 542
    8/14/2000 New Orleans. First show for me and shaking Ed's hand afterwards
    New Orleans 00/Seattle 02/New Orleans, Houston, Dallas 03/
    Kissimmee 04/Montreal 05/Chicago 06/Gorge 06/Leeds 06/London 07/Lollapalooza 07/EV Chicago 08/EV Santa Barbara 08/Bonnaroo 08/EV @ McCartney NY 09/EV Atlanta 09/Spectrum 09 (4 shows)/Jazz Fest '10/Voices for Justice (EV) 10/Columbus 10/Noblesville 10/EV Sydney, Melbourne 11/EV Philadelphia, Detroit 11/Alpine weekend/Toronto 11 (2 shows)/Made in America 2012/Deluna Fest 2012/Missoula 2012/Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Dallas, OKC, Portland, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle 2013/Global Citizen/Florida 16/MSG 16/Wrigley 16
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,854
    Athens, Greece - 30/09/2006

    My first and only show. Awesome performance (hits mixed with rarities). Fantastic crowd.
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025 / Tokyo 2026
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    My next one will be my favorite. Why? Becasue it's my next one.
  • YLed2
    YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    PJ20 at Alpine, Night 1. Lottery - 9th row front and center.

    Nuff said. Best musical experience of my life.

    Best moment/performance of a PJ show? Release - PJ20, Alpine Valley Night 1.
    Bristow, VA - 5.13.10
    East Troy, WI - 9.3.11
    East Troy, WI - 9.4.11
    Atlanta, GA - 9.22.12
    Las Vegas, NV - 10.31.12 (EV)
    Las Vegas, NV - 11.1.12 (EV)
    Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
    Dallas, TX - 11.15.13
    Oklahoma City, OK - 11.16.13
    Seattle, WA - 12.6.13
    Lincoln, NE - 10.9.14
    Moline, IL - 10.17.14
    St. Paul, MN - 10.19.14
    Milwaukee, WI - 10.20.14
    New York, NY - 5.1.16
    New York, NY - 5.2.16
    Boston, MA - 8.5.16
    Boston, MA - 8.7.16
    Chicago, IL - 8.20.16

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    DS1119 wrote:
    My next one will be my favorite. Why? Becasue it's my next one.

    That's a great answer to the question! I remember!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    brianlux wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    My next one will be my favorite. Why? Becasue it's my next one.

    That's a great answer to the question! I remember!


    :thumbup:
  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    Either 11/30/93 (my first) or 10/1/05...leaning toward 10/1/05...
    WHY?
    Driving to AC from Connecticut w/ fellow 10 clubber & Bruce fan...at the same moment during the drive we wondered "wouldn't it be cool if Ed opened w/ Atlantic City" as we were rocking out to it on the drive...
    CHECK - Ed played it as a preset and it was magnificent!!!
    --> Black & Tans made from Sierra Nevada & Guiness @ Metropolis -
    Having Mike McCready walk past our table, laugh at all of our empties and tell us "be safe and have a great show!"
    --> Mother preset w/ guys dressed up rocking out w/ SK
    My buddy saying "I hope we get any other "mans" but Betterman"...it was played out for him...we get Leatherman and Nothingman
    CHECK
    Rarities/Covers = Don't Gimme No Lip, Bee Girl, Harvest Moon & Leaving Here
    New tune = Gone
    Present Tense opener...
    Arguably, next to Orpheum & Benaroya - the most majestic Immortality ever performed...
    A VIOLENT Spin the Black Circle to open Enc 2 - with a LEASH tease ('...drop drop droppin it down, like a LEASH yeah!")
    RITFW w/ Ace Frehley (huge KISS & Ace fan here :D )!!!
    Hugging Ace in Metropolis @ 230 am...
    The poster...
    The crowd...
    Oh yeah, and being 4 feet away from the band the entire show (literally front row) with the coolest fans...
    This setlist has yet to be replicated...
    MSG 2 2010 is another fave, but Borgata 2 gets the edge for me. A major awesome time, great small venue, tons of cool fans, different set...
    Super great boot also! ;)
    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,490
    Missoula, 9/30/12, because it was my first and only. :D Also, I don't really know, but it could be the closest I ever get to the stage on a GA floor (or ever), so that was a lot more than awesome for my first time. I may have been spoiled at my first show... GA right in front of Mike sets the bar pretty fucking high right off the get go. It will be hard to move back into the rafters! But I am hoping that my best is still in my future, again and again! :)
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Missoula, 9/30/12, because it was my first and only. :D Also, I don't really know, but it could be the closest I ever get to the stage on a GA floor (or ever), so that was a lot more than awesome for my first time. I may have been spoiled at my first show... GA right in front of Mike sets the bar pretty fucking high right off the get go. It will be hard to move back into the rafters! But I am hoping that my best is still in my future, again and again! :)

    Another good answer. Mine too! :D
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Favorite show that I was at: MSG 2 2010. Not much more needs to be said! Being there made me feel like I was on top of the world. Too amazing! What a whirlwind of a 2-day period! Those were my first 2 PJ shows and arguably the best 2 days of my life.

    Favorite show I didn't attend: Atlanta '94. I could listen to that boot over and over and over (and I do!) and never get tired of it. Band was spot on and you can feel the intensity! Best 'Indifference' ever, too!
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
    2010: MSGx2
    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • Mike's Side
    Mike's Side Posts: 961
    The next one i attend!
    1996 - Ft Lauderdale
    1998 - West Palm Beach 1
    2000 - West Palm Beach 1&2
    2003 - WPB,Tampa,Atlanta,Camden 1&2,MSG 1&2, Boston 3,Hershey Park
    2004 - Asheville, Kissimmee
    2008 - West Palm Beach,Tampa,Columbia,Virginia Beach, Mansfield 1&2
    2010 - Hartford,Boston,Newark, MSG 1&2
    2011 - PJ20 1&2, Costa Rica
    2013 - Wrigley,Brooklyn 1&2,Seattle
    2014 - Denver,Mountain View 1&2
    2015 - Bogata, Mexico City
    2016 - Ft Lauderdale,Miami,Tampa,NYC 1&2,Telluride,Fenway 1&2,Wrigley 1&2

  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    Only reason being I scalped tickets and was in the very first row towards Stones side.


    Camden, New Jersey

    Sat 2 September, 2000
    SET 1
    Of The Girl
    Breakerfall
    State Of Love And Trust
    Hail, Hail
    Do The Evolution
    Faithfull
    Nothing As it Seems
    Corduroy
    Untitled
    MFC
    Habit
    I Got Id
    Off He Goes
    Gods' Dice
    Even Flow
    Rival
    Animal
    Nothingman
    Insignificance
    Rearviewmirror

    ENCORE 1
    Soon Forget
    Better Man
    Last Exit
    Given To Fly
    Footsteps
    Last Kiss
    Porch

    ENCORE 2
    Baba O'Riley
    For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
    That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 11,072
    Gorge 05 is my absolute favorite:

    We got an acoustic set before the main set. So much PJ! They weren't really touring for an album at the time eitehr. It ended up being a lost dogs kind of show. So many bsides, rarities, and covers mixed through the whole set (not just saved for the encores). The atmosphere was incredible. To think I'm almost didn't go because I had already bought Vancouver tickets when they announced it. Our seats were pretty good too. I think were row 13 dead centre which felt pretty close. They only had 1000 pairs of fan club tickets for that show so I ended up being about 10 rows close than I would usually be for a seattle show. I remember being much more dissapointed with my tickets at the 06 gorge shows :(

    My 2nd favorite is Boise 2000. One of the must underrated shows from that tour. I caught the last 4 shows on the tour (Portland, Boise, and Seattle I and II). Boise was awesome. Not the craziest setlist ever (nor the longest), but the band and crowd were so into it that night. It didn't hurt that we scored row 6 floor tickets (So few fan club members went to the show my friend who was brand new in the club score row 6.. lol.... you could only have one pair per tour back then so we'd used mine for seattle and his for boise). I do remember being at Seattle II and remembering how hard the band was trying to recapture the magic of the boise show a few days before.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,368
    Philadelphia - 10/3/05

    Check this out: Wash, Brain of J, Sad, Alone, Faithfull, Whipping, Leatherman, Nothingman, Bleed for Me, Blood, Around the Bend, Harvest Moon, Hard to Imagine, Crown of Thorns, In My Tree, Sonic Reducer, Little Sister, Leaving' Here

    This was one of the first shows I had attended where the setlist was truly out of control. A perfect combination of energy from the band, energy from the crowd, and a setlist that matched the occasion.

    Honorable Mentions: Champaign 2003 (great vibe), Chicago II 2009 (seats were as far from the band as I have ever been and was able to just focus on the music - was great), Columbia 2008
  • susannj
    susannj Posts: 696
    One word MSG!! 5/21/10! Just because of the energy of the show! Twas magic! Too funny... On my way to see Blues Traveler practically in my owm backyard! Lol :)... Fyi Newton Theater in my town Newton NJ :)
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