Wrigley Sticker and Guitar Pic Giveaway! Winners

rs17

There were more "favorite moments" than I can count, but the one that hit the hardest was Release as opener. I'm a younger fan who was introduced to PJ by my much older siblings. I can remember listening to albums in my sister's room from the very beginning. I was born in '87.

This Wrigley show was my first PJ concert, lots of reasons why, but mainly the infrequency they come around paired with where I live: Bismarck, ND. I have dreamed of being at a show all my life and this was more than I ever could have imagined.

There are certain songs that have the strongest pull on me and after experiencing the loss of my dad and the process that followed some became even stronger ("Release Me"). A show of this importance to me and the opening song is "Release me". I couldn't contain myself.

Thank you, EV and PJ for a night that I will never forget.

dcmilder

Best moment if the show was looking around when the house lights came on a few seconds and see thousands of people like myself reveling in the night and the amazing music. I was image when're die played bugs. Was incredible.
Since I'm from Australia this was only the 3rd time I've seen them but I can't imagine much of a better show. And the rain only added to the experience!!!

ratmando

I didn't get to go, and I couldn't get tickets... I'm in a chair, and have a service dog so thought it would be too much of a journey and too hard on the doggy.. but the best moment I have just from reading hear, and listening to the preshow with the robb, and all of it.. I listened to the BBQ show and heard about the two women who had the breast cancer pact- who will now attend shows annually together since one helped the other get through her cancer treatment after seeing each other through the illness. And the second moment of course, the loving tribute to Sarah that Eddie kindly gave to the fan who lost his bride in May... it was so wonderful to have so much of a connection of humanity beyond just music and tickets and locations- it was about being humanity and living humanity and being all of who we are... all of the lyrics, all of the words, all of the tones, all of the sounds.. and all of the purity that pearl jam is... this is what I found in the magic of the show whether i was there or not. It's the only show that gave that to us in so many ways.... it is the living Arc. I do have a US address, and even if I don't get the gifties, I appreciate the idea that you'd be willing to give. Rock on.

dcp3y

Lots to choose from...but I'll go with Eddie playing "All the Way" after the rain delay. I'm not really a Cubs or even baseball fan, but I appreciated his fandom and story about watching TV in black and white only to be totally amazed at the vivid color of walking through the tunnel at Wrigley for the 1st time. Good times!

Red Mosquito75

Saw the merch lines on Thursday and knew I wouldn't wait in those lines for anything.
We also went without tickets but got some evening of show.

There were so many great moments. Seeing Ernie Banks on Stage with Eddie was great.
My highlight was hearing Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns. Hearing the piano intro and looking at my wife and saying holy shit they are going to play it.

ItIsEvolutionBaby

Merch lines

timmyschaf

Didnt get to go because I was deployed with the air force. But I am a die hard cubbies and pj fan! I have the bandwagon logo tattoed on my back!

Piper At The Gates

I wasn't there but i would have loved to have seen Mike do the "Eruption" solo.

jason_94

Very cool giveaway!

So many great moments to pick from. I have heard Release before but it is always a magical start and I always get chills when it starts. I have always wanted to hear Present Tense and CD/COT and to get them both in 1 show was beyond fantastic!

I really wanted to get one of the pennants but that is ok.

If I am picked the sticker will immediately be sent to another friend who missed out on them.

skeetopunk01

I was there and the best moment to me was hearing Come Back in honor of Sarah's passing. My second best moment would have to be hearing Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns. What a magnificent song!

Bissy77

Hearing him play "All the Way" in a Cubs Jersey, then having Ernie Banks come up on stage. That might be a one and only moment and such a great way to tie the greatest band playing at the greatest baseball field together. Truely an amazing moment.

djmikeyz28

Wrigley was an all-around amazing experience for me. My best friend from grade school/high school drove all the way up from eastern Tennessee for his first ever Pearl Jam show (even though we've both been huge fans forever) even though we didn't have tickets in hand yet (shut out at every presale possible). We spent all day Thursday and Friday scavenging for a pair of reasonably priced tickets, and had pretty much resigned ourselves to listening to the show outside of Wrigley when we were lucky enough to find a group of 10Cers with a pair of extras just an hour before the show!

We missed out on pretty much everything merchandise-wise, but I'm still hopeful posters will show up in the shop at some point. I'd love to frame that pick with my (eventual) poster.

The best part of Wrigley for me was sharing the live Pearl Jam experience with one of my best friends, and talking with him the days after the show about how excited he is now for the live music, and how amazing the show was. Musically, I loved hearing Hold On (one of my favs) and getting to see Crown of Thorns with the Chloe Dancer lead in.

And thanks for doing this, by the way! Awesome contest!

dmaradona10

Congratulations to 1. guitar59 and 2. ogey38. I will PM you and you have 24 hours to respond. Thanks to all who participated, it was worth reading through the posts about your experiences at the concert.