What PJ shows are you thankful for getting tickets to
Okay, so I got locked out today as well. So, to make myself feel better, I thought about the hot PJ shows of the past that I'm thankful to have gotten tickets for. In the long run, every concert eventually becomes part of the past and just a memory.
Pearl Jam at Benaroya in 2003. When I look back at my Pearl Jam Concert days, I will always remember this. In the long run, I would take this show over seeing Ed solo any day. I just lucked out getting a ticket via my sister.
The Gorge in 2005. 14th row thanks to Ten Club. To make this better, I got a signed Klausen poster of the show at Flatstock 05 from Brad two days later for $25.
Pearl Jam at the LA Henry Fonda Theatre 2006. I waited outside for three hours without a ticket (it was a radio show contest ticketed event) when they let me in (and a ton of other people) in for free. That was the smallest venue I'd ever seen PJ in...and the closest I've been to them on stage.
So, even if I get locked out Friday from any EV shows, I have a lot of great shows under my belt so I can't really complain.
BUT, I will be trying my hardest Friday of course.
Pearl Jam at Benaroya in 2003. When I look back at my Pearl Jam Concert days, I will always remember this. In the long run, I would take this show over seeing Ed solo any day. I just lucked out getting a ticket via my sister.
The Gorge in 2005. 14th row thanks to Ten Club. To make this better, I got a signed Klausen poster of the show at Flatstock 05 from Brad two days later for $25.
Pearl Jam at the LA Henry Fonda Theatre 2006. I waited outside for three hours without a ticket (it was a radio show contest ticketed event) when they let me in (and a ton of other people) in for free. That was the smallest venue I'd ever seen PJ in...and the closest I've been to them on stage.
So, even if I get locked out Friday from any EV shows, I have a lot of great shows under my belt so I can't really complain.
BUT, I will be trying my hardest Friday of course.
SEA 9/20/92, SEA 12/7/93, SEA 12/31/94 (MS), SEA 11/5/00, SEA 11/6/00, SEA 12/8/02, SEA 12/9/02, BEN 10/22/03, GOR 9/1/05, SD 7/7/06, LA 7/10/06, LA 7/12/06, LA (EV) 4/12/08, LA (EV) 4/13/08, LA 7/12/08, LA 9/30/09, LA 10/7/09, SEA 12/6/13, SEA 8/8/18
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Then came the day of the show. I remember walking to the busses (as you had to be bussed to the park) and have more *jerks* everywhere trying to sell tickets for $100 and more - and PJ staff walking around with big handfuls of tickets shouting over them saying 'free tickets' and 'if you showed up - you're going to the show', etc. I thought that was the coolest thing that any band has ever done
Lolla '92.. my friend got me a ticket as a gift and it was my first time seeing PJ.
HoB.. an expensive ticket, but a great cause. Plant + PJ = amazing!
I missed out on Vic tickets, but luckily a really awesome friend hooked me up. A great show, only dampened by the fact that so many other friends weren't there.
There are shows that stand out, but really, as a whole, I'm thankful for all the tickets I've gotten throughout the years. Soundtrack of my life and all..
This is my kind of love...
♥♥♥
I was shut out from Wachovia 05 for the same reason today which was hurt me real bad because I can see the Wachovia Center from my house.. Server shut down after my credit card was entered in and my credit card was charged but I didn't get a confirmation or tix. A great friend with a 5 digit ten club number took me as her guest and I got front row with her. We bought a hat that day as a present and Ed took it from us wore it for a bit and put it on top of the bat wings for the rest of the show. If you have the dvd, you can see it - a black and white houndstooth hat.
What I originally thought was going to be a horribly depressing weekend turned out to be my fav PJ weekend of all time.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
You know that I was counting the minutes I would see you post that!!! LOL!!!
Great thread!!!
I am thankful for every show I have attended....:D I consider myself lucky to have seen them 46 times up til now, and really thankfull for shows like Atlanta 94, MSG 98 and 2003, The Showbox 2002 which was pure luck waiting outside the venue
and cincy
Also I was thankful for getting every pair of ticket I got in 06 for Hartford, Albany and Boston, especially when Boston 1 went on sale 2 minutes before they were supposed to and I had them by 1 EST, when they were supposed to go on sale at 1
I'm grateful for the Alburqurque show because I had let my membership lapse in 1999 and missed out on the 2000 Ten Club seats (the last tour there was a One Show per member). I ended up in the third row on Stone's side. I also won a pair from KROQ that year... those were about 30 rows back at Glen Helen, san Bernardino.
I was grateful to get the 2003 Santa Barbara show... those were tough because you had to drive to Santa Barbara to get one pair. I never thought I'd ever get to hear 'Hunger Strike'... let alone, with Chris Cornell this late in the game.
And I'm very grateful I made the buddy up pact at the 2001 Bridge School with Victor for the 2003 tour. I thought my number was low and Victor would appreciate it... turns out, Victor is in the 69,000s and we ended up in the third or fourth row for every show. Although we did swap out the Vegas gig to move back to let other friends share in our good fortune.
And I'm grateful for all of the Los Angeles V.I.P.s and Guest Listers flakes who didn't show up for the Henry Fonda gig in 2006 because their failure to show allowed me and about 100 others get in for the people's price of FREE.
And thankful to get awesome seats for the U2/Pearl Jam gig in Hawaii and to be there with my close friends... who got them for free as a guest from a friend of hers who know Bono.
Hail, Hail!!!
Like most I was thankful to get tickets to any PJ show, but the ones that stand out the most are:
6/22/95 My first and still my favorite. My friend and I were both of the phone with EFT EMT Whatever the hell getting busy signal after busy signal until I finally got through. Everything about that night was electric!
10/19&20/96: Bridge School Such a special night, and this show was amazing from PT showng up unannounced to the jam at the end with Neil, PJ, Bowie, and Patti Smith!!
11/19/97: Night four of their stint opening for the Stones. I was at all four, but none better than Front Row Center. Amazing!
10/3/05: Wachovia. My gf bought me tickets the day of the show and had tickets on Stone's side in the lower wing. Incredible night, best Crazy Mary EVER!!!
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
"What's your name?"
"FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
Won't get to see them in such a small venue again.
Got the first night by calling on the phone.
Scored the second night from my friend Manuel, the Chilean dude that Ed mentioned during the show.
I thought I was going to be shut out, I was waiting at the end of the stand-by line 20 minutes before the show, with about 200 people in front of me and scalpers wanting $500 for a ticket, when Manuel came running up to me and said "Hey do you got $35 bucks for a ticket?" I said "Hell yeah thank you!!!"
i'm thankful for every opportunity i've had, absolutely. winning the lottery for the santa barbara show in 03 and getting 7th row was a TOTAL gift! so special. and the toledo VFC show was mindblowing, i loved it.
each show has a special quality to it, whether it be the setlist, the location, or the people i shared it with - each a unique facet in the jewel that is live PJ (i know, it's corny, but i'm all filled with bliss for scoring the berkeley tix today
Ed Sullivan Theater - 06
Irving Plaza - 06
Albany - 06
Hartford - 06
East Rutherford 1 & 2 - 06
San Francisco 1 & 2 - 06
Bonnaroo - 08
MSG 1 & 2 - 08
Hartford - 08
Mansfield 1 - 08
First time I got to see them live, small venue, my life changed then and there, met them all after the show too, my mind was exploading...
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Benaroya Hall-I scored tickets from Ticketmaster!!!somehow!!! at the time was the closest I had been to the band and i was in like row 25.
Sydney 1 06- I was sitting in an empty seat with some friends in the second row dead center and the guy to my right asks me if it was my seat i tentatively say no im back in the tenth row he says oh well thats my other seat and i couldnt find anyone to use my extra 10c ticket and he hands me the ticket. Amazing, i was in awe as I had never been that close.
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I was given my ticket by Urbanhippie cuz she couldn't go at the last minute. She didn't want any money for it (I was stupidly skint at the time, hence not buying my own) but she'd rather have given me her ticket and have me REALLY enjoy the gig than sell it on eBay and make money.
She's a Legend
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
The one that stands out is Missoula 2005, kickoff of Tester's campaign. Was dating a girl whose brother worked for the Governor of MT. We had good seats(1st row, Second level). Well, her bro wasn't happy with the seats. He made some phone calls... We ended up 10th row!!! And then a couple months later Tester WON. Made being at the show even more special.
2003-6/1, 10/25
2005-8/29, 9/4
2006-7/2, 7/22, 7/23
2008-4/15(EV solo)
2009-9/21, 9/22, 9/28
2011-9/3, 9/4
2012-9/30
2013-7/19, 11/30
Most memorable would be front row center Hartford 98 and Jones Beach 2000. I miss living on the East coast sometimes!! The 3 showbox shows and Benaroya since moving have been amazing shows!
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my friends and i were only 17 at the time, and made the trek down from jersey. stayed in VA beach for a week and had the time of our lives.
then we capped that summer off with a 3 night stint at jones beach. great way to end a memorable summer with close friends before we all went to college.
i also loved seeing them in Mexico City and Hawaii (opening for U2)...
and still jonesing for another show....
"the waiting drove me mad..."
not just thankful for tix, but thankful for shows, namely 2 Adelaide shows... we're a small town
BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
HTFD-6/27/08
ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
OKC-11/16/13
SEA-12/6/13
TUL-10/8/14