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amac03amac03 Posts: 9
edited August 2013 in Given To Fly (live)
So I've got GA for the SD and Phoenix shows and have never been in GA before for any concert of any band. What should I expect? Elbow to elbow? Packed body to body? Just curious as I don't want to feel like I'm suffocating haha..

Thanks for any feedback!
San Diego 11.3.93, Los Angeles 7.10.06, San Diego 10.9.09, Wrigley 7.19.13, Phoenix 11.19.13, and San Diego 11.21.13
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  • PjdreamerPjdreamer Posts: 318
    Get ready for anything and everything. If its a good crowd you can guarentee getting his in the head by feet and other body parts and being covered in sweat when you walk out. It's not for everybody so if your not up for it stay to the back. Eddie will remind you to watch out for your neighbor. I haven't been ga since 98 memorial stadium and it was insane I was front rail though. It was crazy:)
    Pjdreamer
  • PJCubsPJCubs Posts: 291
    I think a GA at a U.S. Pearl Jam show in 2013 is way different than it was in the 90's.

    First of all, GA is smaller.

    Second, GA is made up primarily of 10C members.

    Third, the PJ fanbase has matured.

    Result...more chill GA's.

    Wrigley was very chill overall.

    The only issue I had was a drunk South American after the storm who kept pushing (we were on the rail).

    After repeated warnings, I blasted him in the chest. Apparently that was what he needed as he was never seen after that.

    Have fun in GA!

    :D
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  • PjdreamerPjdreamer Posts: 318
    No fun, energy is everything
    Pjdreamer
  • PjdreamerPjdreamer Posts: 318
    So everyone was just standing there at wrigley? Please let me know how things have changed.
    Pjdreamer
  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    I saw PJ in Berlin twice last year with GA..

    The first night we started like 6 people back from Mike.. It was very hairy at first. I was just trying to shelter my wife from some asshole hitting into her.. After about 5 songs, it all settled down a bit.. the people who wanted to rush the front already had and everyone kind of settled into their own spot.. The energy was real good, and I think when the lights came on we were only like 8 or 9 people back from the rail.. we were exhausted and covered in sweat and it was AWESOME!

    Night 2, we decided to just hang back.. we were like 25 or 30 people back from the rail, keeping all of the initial craziness well in front of us.. We had an awesome group of people around us, and it was simply just an amazing time!! We were all singing and dancing, and nobody was bumping or pushing us!! I like night 2 much better :D

    I think we do something similar for the Philly shows this year.. What I think is cool about GA is that if you want to dance and sing with a group of others, you can look around and find where the party is at and walk over there!! If the people around you are lame, come find us! we will have a blast!!
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    piece of cake... GA at usa at pj show its very cool and smooth..not this madness like at other places..
    security of the band is very careful and kind..will have a blast
    have fun
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  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    First time I was at a GA show was in '94 or '95 and it was one giant undulating mass of humanity... a massive mosh pit that you couldn't escape from (though at the time I thought it was fun)... but like others have commented, things have changed... the Pearl Jam crowd has matured (a nice way of saying we're old now)...
    I don't expect it will be bad at all.
  • shortstackshortstack Posts: 2,339
    looking forward to when GA primarily consists of fat, 40-something douchebags and a bunch of bean girls.
    oh yeah...and the newbs that want to bring the 90s mosh pits back.

    kidding.
    kind of.
    did you see me? i saw you.
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,566
    kenny olav wrote:
    First time I was at a GA show was in '94 or '95 and it was one giant undulating mass of humanity... a massive mosh pit that you couldn't escape from

    This is how I felt at a NIN show just a few years ago. I am a 6'3 200lb male and I was getting pushed around pretty rough. I felt really bad and helped a few girls who needed to get out of the pit.
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  • amac03amac03 Posts: 9
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    piece of cake... GA at usa at pj show its very cool and smooth..not this madness like at other places..
    security of the band is very careful and kind..will have a blast
    have fun

    Thanks for all the feedback people. Much appreciated.
    San Diego 11.3.93, Los Angeles 7.10.06, San Diego 10.9.09, Wrigley 7.19.13, Phoenix 11.19.13, and San Diego 11.21.13
  • ruikenruiken Posts: 23
    GA at a PJ gig should be no problem, like stated from other before me - PJ fans have grown older and it's not the early 90's - all my GA experience (both With PJ and other same'era bands) have been great - last time at Wrigley Field was really Nice, so I think you're in for a treat!

    PS: the only challenge for a superb view can be your height, but then again PJ Security is always tight and it should be space to move a bit further back in the "pit"
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  • ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    shortstack wrote:
    looking forward to when GA primarily consists of fat, 40-something douchebags and a bunch of bean girls.
    oh yeah...and the newbs that want to bring the 90s mosh pits back.

    kidding.
    kind of.

    what's a bean girl?


    I'm a wee bit nervous about GA to be honest. I'm short, so getting a spot where I can see the band on stage is tricky. I don't want to be in the crush of the front row, but I also don't want to be stuck unable to see over the heads of a bunch of dudes who are a full foot taller than me. Not sure how I'm gonna play it by the time October comes around, but I definitely won't be able to be waiting on a GA line for many hours in the morning.
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  • DevonPearlDevonPearl Posts: 284
    If you don't like it so tight, just stay at the sides.
    Stay away from the middle .Right infront of Eddie it can get bumpy.
    Stones is side is more relaxed.
    That's my experience from the last tour 2012.
  • DukeMDukeM Los Angeles Posts: 25
    kenny olav wrote:
    First time I was at a GA show was in '94 or '95 and it was one giant undulating mass of humanity... a massive mosh pit that you couldn't escape from (though at the time I thought it was fun)... but like others have commented, things have changed... the Pearl Jam crowd has matured (a nice way of saying we're old now)...
    I don't expect it will be bad at all.

    Dead on, my friend!
    Michael in Los Angeles
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    I've lost count of how many afterwards.
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    Ed looking upwards at the the giant cables coming to the center in old Forum (circular building) in LA and saying it looked like the worlds biggest asshole, just like Dick Cheney. :-)
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