So is Seattle 2 a pipe dream?

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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 95,825
    Apparently at the Shadow show the other night Mike hinted that he and Jeff are trying to make Seattle 2 happen.

    :geek:

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  • SkeeterBSkeeterB If I knew where it was, I would take you there... Posts: 423
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    slinger256 wrote:
    Ummm, people in Seattle pay? I recall a certain pair of shows in 09 that Eddie didn't sound too happy about doing.

    I'm pretty sure Mike and Jeff are chasing Eddie on a second Seattle show and based upon the comments and energy towards the Seattle crowds from Mr Vedder I don't foresee this second show everyone is bitching about happening.
    I don't think anyone is bitching. Just hoping. :)

    It's been so long since they played in Seattle, EV doesn't even KNOW what the crowd will be like, really.

    The other thing is that since the show right now is on a Friday night and is the last show of the tour, it's almost like a destination type show. My guess is that a lot of people from out of town are planning on coming to Seattle because of those facts (plus it didn't hurt about the rumored Dec 7 show when tix went onsale). Therefore, I don't see this being the 2009 crowd, nor the Seattle 1 2000 type crowd either.
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  • AmherstJammerAmherstJammer Amherst, Massachusetts Posts: 1,510
    Coming in from Amherst, Ma.. hoping for two :)
  • What was the seattle 2009 crowd like? I always assumed seattle would be their fav show cuz of hometown crowds that I imagined would rock so hard. Are they like obnoxious to eddie or something?
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    What was the seattle 2009 crowd like? I always assumed seattle would be their fav show cuz of hometown crowds that I imagined would rock so hard. Are they like obnoxious to eddie or something?

    Quite the opposite. Seattle doesn't get very loud at all. We're too cool 8-) :geek:

    Hometown audiences can be rather spoiled, plus they're bigger elsewhere than they are in Seattle IMHO. Mellower indie music, dance rock and Macklemore are the preferred music selections of the 15-30 crowd nowadays.
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  • PP193448PP193448 Here Posts: 4,282
    Traveling to Vancouver then to Seattle for the shows from Ohio.
    Please, please, please don't shut out the people that already got tics to night 1 if there is a night 2. If so, then someone please, please, please hook me up with 2 tics for night 2 if it's Sat the 7th.
    Plus, I will scream my lungs out till it fills this room. We tourists will help it rock, if the locals won't.
    :mrgreen:
    Please, please, please Mr. Eddie Vedder forget about the past and let it happen. :corn:
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  • ohhh so i'm guessing eddie being eddie just gets pissed when seattle isn't amped enough. huh, never woulda guessed
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,834
    ohhh so i'm guessing eddie being eddie just gets pissed when seattle isn't amped enough. huh, never woulda guessed


    Maybe everyone's too tired from all the traveling? :) They've recovered from the jet lag by night 2?
  • smanchac1smanchac1 Posts: 2,256
    What was the seattle 2009 crowd like? I always assumed seattle would be their fav show cuz of hometown crowds that I imagined would rock so hard. Are they like obnoxious to eddie or something?

    Quite the opposite. Seattle doesn't get very loud at all. We're too cool 8-) :geek:

    Hometown audiences can be rather spoiled, plus they're bigger elsewhere than they are in Seattle IMHO. Mellower indie music, dance rock and Macklemore are the preferred music selections of the 15-30 crowd nowadays.

    Now we are missing the biggest point here.

    Seattle 2009 were 9-21 and 9-22. Backspacer was released 9-20.

    The reason the crowds sucked was because night one they played 8 songs from backspacer and night two they played 7 songs from backspacer.

    Night one suffered very much from this. The crowd didn't know the songs, and were not into that many new songs. They tried to fix it somewhat night two, but still suffered the same fate.

    I worry that the first 4 shows will suffer the same fate this tour...

    So don't blame it all on the Seattle crowd. I saw foo fighters at key arena in 2008 and Sasquatch festival at the gorge in 2009. The crowds were not bad. Not like NY, but not terrible.

    Again it's partially the bands fault for the bad crowds in 2009. Seeing as its the end of the tour this time I believe it will be much better this time around.

    :)

    9-21-2009 Seattle 1

    Long Road
    Corduroy
    Gonna See My Friend
    (premiere: first time ever)
    Got Some
    Hail Hail
    Amongst the Waves
    (premiere: first time ever)
    Daughter
    Even Flow
    Johnny Guitar
    (premiere: first time ever)
    Unthought Known
    (premiere: first time ever)
    World Wide Suicide
    Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
    Off He Goes
    Down
    Save You
    The Fixer
    Life Wasted

    Encore:

    Just Breathe
    (premiere: first time ever)
    The End
    (premiere: first time ever)
    Inside Job
    Rearviewmirror

    Encore 2:

    Given to Fly
    Do the Evolution
    Better Man
    The Real Me
    Indifference
    Alive

    Note: Pearl Jam premiered 5 songs from Backspacer tonight (though Eddie Vedder had performed Unthought Known and Just Breathe during solo shows).

    9-22-2009 Seattle 2

    Sometimes
    Why Go
    All Night
    The Fixer
    Dissident
    Johnny Guitar
    Faithfull
    Lukin
    Not for You
    No Way
    (first time in 2009)
    Unthought Known
    Unemployable
    Comatose
    Insignificance
    Present Tense
    Got Some
    Go

    Encore:

    Just Breathe
    The End
    Black
    In My Tree
    Spin the Black Circle

    Encore 2:

    Supersonic
    (sung as "SuperSonics" with … more)
    Do the Evolution
    The Real Me
    Porch
    Yellow Ledbetter
    (with Star Spangled Banner ending)
    Note: First show since August 2, 2007, without both Even Flow and Alive being played.
  • kc007kc007 USA Posts: 282
    I promise to cheer loudly for all shows :D

    I will be at Seattle 1 in GA. Would love a Seattle 2 show since I will be in Seattle. I will cheer for EVERY song.

    The band could sing the phone book, and I'd still be happy.

    I am coming from the East Coast. Either way, I will be having a good time. I am just grateful to be attending the Seattle 1 show!

    :corn: :roll: :D
  • slinger256 wrote:
    Ummm, people in Seattle pay? I recall a certain pair of shows in 09 that Eddie didn't sound too happy about doing.

    I'm pretty sure Mike and Jeff are chasing Eddie on a second Seattle show and based upon the comments and energy towards the Seattle crowds from Mr Vedder I don't foresee this second show everyone is bitching about happening.
  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,904
    slinger256 wrote:
    Ummm, people in Seattle pay? I recall a certain pair of shows in 09 that Eddie didn't sound too happy about doing.

    I'm pretty sure Mike and Jeff are chasing Eddie on a second Seattle show and based upon the comments and energy towards the Seattle crowds from Mr Vedder I don't foresee this second show everyone is bitching about happening.
    Why do you care? Are you trolling on purpose? You made your point you hope fans in and traveling to Seattle don't get a 2nd show.
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  • Seattle 2 bump.... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :corn:
  • smanchac1smanchac1 Posts: 2,256
    :corn: :corn:
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,834
    I've soon both good and lathargic crowds in Seattle:

    Awesome:

    Seattle II '98
    Seattle II '00
    Gorge '05
    Seattle I and II 2002 @ Key Arena


    I've always felt the band has to try a little harder when they play Seattle, but they don't always get that. I don't think Seattle is full of Seattle fans. It's like a concert full of die hard PJ fans from all over the place. It takes a little more to impress than your usual show. They're a kickass band we know they can bring it.

    You don't need a setlist of rarities either. They owned that show in 2000 by playing for 3 hours which pushed the concert to ending around 1:30am (which they haven't done at key arena since). If you look at the setlist.. it doesn't jump at you, but they kept play and kept rocking out... they tried very hard.

    The Seattle '09 shows barely seemed to go past two hours. They setlists had lots of backspacer songs. They didn't throw in too many rare songs for the die hards. The repeated a chunk of the encore (just breath, the end, and real me). We've seen epic shows in Seattle and we've read about the ones in the East. Seattle II '09 seemed to end just as the crowd felt warmed up.

    I hope we get a 2nd show. I guess it's a shame the '09 shows weren't standouts. I would think the band would see it as challenge rather than a reason to play their hometown less.
  • mattseattleusamattseattleusa North Idaho, USA Posts: 346
    My buddy spoke with Mike at the Shadow performance the other night. When he casually asked Mike about them adding a 2nd Seattle show, Mike said that they were not going to do that. No reason was given. My buddy did not want to press Mike on it, since it was his Shadow night. The more time passes, the less likely a 2nd show seems.
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  • morellomorello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    My buddy spoke with Mike at the Shadow performance the other night. When he casually asked Mike about them adding a 2nd Seattle show, Mike said that they were not going to do that. No reason was given. My buddy did not want to press Mike on it, since it was his Shadow night. The more time passes, the less likely a 2nd show seems.
    Hmmm, I thought he told another person "Jeff & I are working on it" that same night?
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  • mattseattleusamattseattleusa North Idaho, USA Posts: 346
    I did not read the previous posts before I posted. So, yes, now it seems 2 people may have heard 2 different things. My buddy got shut out of Night 1 tickets, so he was looking forward to casually asking Mike about the Seattle show.
    I certainly hope the first post was correct and maybe he was messing with my friend. :fp:
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  • AmherstJammerAmherstJammer Amherst, Massachusetts Posts: 1,510
    I'm planning my travels so I'll be in Seattle for two shows... :)
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,409
    I'm planning my travels so I'll be in Seattle for two shows... :)
    Always a good plan!
    I would never travel for a PJ show without padding the trip with a day before and a day after, because you just never know what might come up!
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  • smanchac1smanchac1 Posts: 2,256
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    I'm planning my travels so I'll be in Seattle for two shows... :)
    Always a good plan!
    I would never travel for a PJ show without padding the trip with a day before and a day after, because you just never know what might come up!

    My motto as well :)

    I always always fly the day before a show. I'll be dammed I'm stuck in an airport while a show I have tickets for is happening.

    That's my rule. Always arrive one day early if possible.
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 10,658
    Shit man I hope they let us know in the next few weeks either way...I want to book my flights

    I'm flying NYC to LA
    LA to Seattle
    Seattle to NYC

    Would be nice to know ASAP

    Still think it will happen :twisted:
  • smanchac1smanchac1 Posts: 2,256
    Bump!

    Here's hoping next week for an announcement!
  • KathiKathi Posts: 1,828
    8-)
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 95,825
    YLed2 wrote:
    "I believe in miracles."

    I do too. Adding events & places to see in Seattle in my traveling book. My Saturday & Sunday nights are still wide open. It would be so sweet for a PJ show on any of those nights, wouldn't you say? :)
  • PP193448PP193448 Here Posts: 4,282
    bump
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  • We are traveling from Detroit area. A second show would be cool, but if not we are going to use that ticket money to rent a car and see Mt. Rainier.. and when I look at photos of that area, I am kind of hoping no second show is added :D:D
    PJ gives us a great chance to see this beautiful country as well :D
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  • this could be the day...... or not.
  • If we do not get an announcement today or tomorrow, It is my belief we are done and have to settle for one show
    or not make the trip.
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