Final Wrigley Thoughts

hyperballadx

I brought a rain poncho and just sat there, waiting for the rain to end.

At this point, I don't even think about those 2 hours, because I got so much more in return.

The only people I felt bad for, were the two sweet old ladies who were assisting with the tickets and the seating. I am not sure if this was also security, but it was 2 in the morning and you could just see it in their faces that they just wanted to go home and rest their feet. :(

Now...the guy who fell asleep and missed the show..yeah, I don't feel bad for you. :nono: :fp:

PJ_Soul

Last-12-Exit wrote:

Water was one dollar outside the field. Earthcam verified that thru the entire show!

There were also water fountains and taps in the washrooms. Not clear on why so many people acted as though it was a building without plumbing! :fp:

Some of those GA PJ crazies are out of control though. I went to the Phish concert last night, and everyone was completely cool about it. People were coming and going, no one had any trouble at all moving up. We walked in 3 songs into the show, and the entrance to GA was next to the stage. We just wandered in and were maybe 40 feet from the stage, and came and went as we pleased. No one minded if you walked through the crowd. Everyone was jus having a fun time and weren't acting like obsessed crazy people, even though it was clear that there were many many super fans there. I wish the PJ GA freaks could be like that... You know, just chill out.Anyway, since some feel incapable of that, i think PJ shpuld adopt the method that Springsteen uses for GA. A lottery system for order of entry to the pit. That means no more line up, and nomore claims of having worked harder for the rail. Since some fans are clearly incapable of acting like civilized people on their own, they need a hand doing so.

Haywood Yablomee

You must have been looking at the 7-11 prices because the whole day Wrigley vending people were walking around to the people in merch lines with a huge blue bucket of water for $5 each!

Last-12-Exit wrote:

Water was one dollar outside the field. Earthcam verified that thru the entire show!

JimmyV

Our Wrigley experience was different in that our section was never evacuated and because of the direction of the wind only a very little rain fell on us. So while the delay was looong it was not particularly uncomfortable and even fun for at least some of the time.

Someone used the term "bittersweet" to describe the Wrigley show and I think that is a perfect description. We had a great time, and the concert they did play was fantastic. Coming on late was strange knowing that weather was due. I loved what we got but the setlist they had planned would have been a top 3 or 5 alltime PJ show. Knowing that we missed out on that is disappointing.

All in all though I had a wonderful time in Chicago and would love to go back if they play Wrigley again.

iwasatpj20

All in all, I had a great time, did not have a weekend with that much fun in a long time.

I took a good friend of mine who has been going through some personal difficulties in his life (divorce with ex wife and other events) and had not seen the band since 2000. We helped out a man down on his luck earlier in the day by helping purchase a meal for him and hoping that he lands the job that he is trying to get (chef position at a newer hotel in downtown Chicago). My friend and I both arrive at Wrigley at 230 PM and take in everything. It was a great sight, I had not seen that many PJ fans at one place since PJ20 in 2011 at Alpine Valley. The line to get the 10C tickets was not too long with only a few people in line at the time, so it was fair. I get my tickets and find out I am seated in section 114, first row. The seats were good, and in the stadium, so no complaints. I was wearing the red karate bear PJ shirt and buddy wore my ratbox shirt (both from the short 2012 US tour)

My buddy and I go grab some beers and food before the concert. The Full Shilling was great and I had a good time meeting and talking fellow fans there. We meet up with some friends from back home (Central Illinois) and share some beer together. After that, we go to the merchandise line and grab four shirts, two for each of us. After purchasing some shirts, we enter Wrigley and proceed to the seats and then have some pictures taken with the other friends from Full Shilling.

People understand, three things can not be defeated; father time, mother nature, and the laws of physics. It was approaching 730 and my friend gets nervous, I tell him that there is bad weather coming through and the band will not take a chance with other people's lives since this is a fun thing and the amount of times PJ has been through bad experiences with what happens to fans (Roskilde Festival) and what happened in Indiana in either 2011 or 2012. The band comes on after 8PM and the show starts. Now nature kicks in and not to expect rain at an outdoor show is foolish thinking. I did not expect a delay that long, but I understood it.

The people I talked to all had good attitudes about it and then the band comes back on at 12 AM, I understand that the show can not go as long as expected. The new song Forever Days was great, I am impressed.

The only thing I wished that could have been different was PJ playing the rest of the eight songs they intended to play, but such is life. Thank you PJ fans, 10C, PJ, and the city of Chicago for a great time, I will never forget it, neither will my friend who was with me that day/night/next day.

quimby20

JaneNY wrote:

quimby20 wrote:

Pregnant at a concert cool, in this GA not a wise decision. She didn't drink so I was happy t see that though it is none of my business. But, for 9 months you could refrain from trying to be so close. I'm not passing judgement, just concern for my brothers and sisters

Well you kind of are passing judgement IMO. You don't know the details of their plans. 1) Pregnancy is not a sickness, and pregnant women are not invalids, or incapable and 2) maybe they had contingency plans such that if she wasn't feeling well, they'd hang back, or leave. Just because you are pregnant doesn't mean you can't do most of the things you normally do. The human body is set up to protect the fetus well.

I saw at least 6-8 pregnant (at least 5-6 months along) women at the London show.

Only one difference, London was indoors and a short commitment. 10 hours in 90 degree heat is irresponsible. Passing judgement...... maybe...... it was just a stupid decision. It sounds like she has been to a few shows in her day so she could have passed on this one and waited until that beautiful child she is caring for is born.

MG79478

My final thoughts...

-The show was awesome, could have been one of the best ever without the storm.
-If they had started at 7:30 as advertised, they could have played everything that they planned.
-They took their sweet old time restarting the show. They problaby wasted a half hour.
-For all those trapped underneath the seats during the rain delay, it was made even worse by people who felt the need to smoke. There were no smoking signs everwhere.
-Met and talked to lots of 10C members... EVERYONE I met hated the lottery. I didn't meet one person who had good things to say about it.

butte1

quimby20 wrote:

1) Wrigley absolutely did the right thing in getting people off the floor. Nobody should risk their lives for. Concert.

2) $5 for water.... Really......?????

3) the Wrigley Staff did their best to accommodate us in GA especially with the anger they were dealing with. I was Miles side right in front of him. Came back in the same spot. This is where I stop being nice.

4). There were people who has the rail, who after the storm felt they had a absolute right to be back where they were. Is this the mentality that PJ promotes? SMFH

5) one Fan (?), was able to get his son on the rail. Cool, but on the second stampede, he risked his sons life to get back there. Absolutely horrible parenting. I saw one girl get knocked over... Explained your trampled son to your wife because it was Pearl Jam

6) After we get back to the rail the second time, another chick, the one who fell, get back to the rail, and asks this girl if she was the rail before the storm? She tells her no, she pushes her out of the way and tells her she worked to get there and this was her spot!!! WOW!!!!!

7)) I could go on buy this one is close to the worst I have ever seen. (Except maybe a pregnant chick I saw drinking heavily at a show I saw last month). There was this pregnant girl who was on the rail pre-storm. It's her body but why would you put your unborn child at risk for a Pearl Jam Show? The extreme heat, lack of nutrition and H2O could not be good for the baby. That said, that would be enough to question that couples sanity but post storm, she to felt a need to get right back up front. She seemed decent, but not too bright.

So much for my rant.... There are some stupid, fucked up people in the world. I saw a lot of this at Dead Shows, last night was an epic night of music. A social commentary on people's priorities, an epic failure. Thanks for listening.

Sorry but the worst I saw was the young woman in what I presume was section 116 (give or take, I was in 216 and she was down below us) that had a little baby (probably under six months old) in a baby carrier hanging off the front of her.... Seriously what the f*&^ is wrong with people, if you want to go see PJ you should but don;t bring your effing baby and subject them to what all goes on a t a concert, that is pathetic parenting, get a babysitter and go enjoy yourself but leave the kid at home with someone, and if you don't have a sitter then the kid needs to be more important than seeing PJ, and if it's not then your priorities are beyond messed up.... I love the idea of taking your 10+ year old kid to a concert and getting them into the music etc.... but a freaking new born baby, that just isn'st cool in my book.... and she stayed through the whole rain delay too just for the record....

butte1

Haywood Yablomee wrote:

You must have been looking at the 7-11 prices because the whole day Wrigley vending people were walking around to the people in merch lines with a huge blue bucket of water for $5 each!

Last-12-Exit wrote:

Water was one dollar outside the field. Earthcam verified that thru the entire show!

I bought a water from a guy right on the corner outside of Wrigley, he hada cooler full of them (and saw a bunch of other guys all around the staium with the same setup) and they were going for $2 a bottle.... I bought several before going inside.... once inside the stadium bottles of water were $4.50 ...

Pushin Forward Back

I thought the show was an abortion of what could have been a wonderful night.

first 7 songs were fucking awesome and the momentum and mood was there...


the rain ruined everything, beer buzzes, beer sales, mood, attitude.

happy they finished as there was no way they were giving all that $$$$ back they made.

The show was vanilla and dull after the rain delay, we left as the mood was ruined.

I know it's nobody's fault, lets not be dumbasses and act like they actually played from 8-2am like many are giving them credit for. They came back to fulfill contractual obligations and avoid lawsuits and refunds.

I hope they never play an outdoor stadium without a retractable roof again...

My weekend was wasted and thats my feeling - my first 7 songs were epic, total shit after that.

Isoworld13

This was my 18th show. Not the BEST show I've seen (that would be Amsterdam in 2012), but certainly not the worst, and definitely unique & special. Saw the show from all over the Park. Started at my tickets.com (I went 0-4 on the Lottery) seats at Row 3 of DD on the floor. Sound was awesome, but my less than 5' wife couldn't see shit. Release, Nothingman, and Present Tense to start had me thinking it would be the greatest of all time. Come Back was emotional because I knew the story from the boards, and Elderly Woman is in my top 5. The break couldn't have come at a worse time. The momentum & the crowd was really getting going. The worst part was it took over an hour, AFTER the stoppage for the storm to actually hit. They knew weather was coming, should have gone on right at 7:30, and played a couple more tunes before the stoppage. Never saw the field again. Hit the 400 level to meet up with friends. There were plenty of available seats. Spent the entire delay up there away from the HUGE crowds underneath. The 3 hour rain delay was horrendous. Food lines were long, beer lines were long, & bathroom lines were long. I was AMAZED they served beer SO LONG. They didn't shut the beer down until AFTER 11pm. People were REALLY fucked up. We decided to stay up in the 400's for the start of the 2nd half because it looked like a madhouse down there and at least in the 400's the views were much better for my wife. Sound just wasn't the same up there though, and I regret missing Corduroy, Why Go, and Rearview from down low. Took a piss break at the encore and moved to the 100's level near home plate where there again were tons of empty seats and watched the rest of the show there & concluded that those seats were the best VIEW we had all night, but the crowd there seemed a little underwhelmed (of course it WAS after 1AM). Overall, though I had a great time, I feel like this show was shaping up to be the most incredible show ever, and the weather really ruined a lot of that. Thankful for what I got, but at the same time feel like missed out on some shit too. I think the setlist would have had at least 5 or 6 more songs on it, maybe even more. It was great to be a part of rarities like Bugs and Chloe Dancer (which I've actually seen twice now), as well as first time EVER like Lightning Bolt and Future Days. Overall, great show that was somewhat dampened by the circumstances. Could have been WAY worse though. The Phish show just a few miles away got to play just 11 songs. Entire place was cleared after the 2nd song of the 2nd set. That would have completely sucked. Phish more than made up for it the next night though, when they played 3 sets and 29 songs from 7:15-11:30 which I was lucky enough to witness.

Isoworld13

MG79478 wrote:

My final thoughts...

-The show was awesome, could have been one of the best ever without the storm.
-If they had started at 7:30 as advertised, they could have played everything that they planned.
-They took their sweet old time restarting the show. They problaby wasted a half hour.
-For all those trapped underneath the seats during the rain delay, it was made even worse by people who felt the need to smoke. There were no smoking signs everwhere.
-Met and talked to lots of 10C members... EVERYONE I met hated the lottery. I didn't meet one person who had good things to say about it.

Agree 100%