5 songs played at every show so far. It seems like Eddie might be taking a cue from Bruce with that one, keeping a sort of core of songs for each show, even if it's a small core. On the Wrecking Ball tour, I believe Bruce played Wrecking Ball, We Take Care of Our Own, Born To Run, Dancing in the Dark, and Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out at every show, with everything else sort of being completely up in the air. Add to that the fact that the lights have been going on halfway through Alive each night, the way Bruce does for Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out. Pearl Jam's never really been one for the recurring songs bit, but if that's a direction they're going to go, I'm just glad that Daughter/Better Man/Black/Jeremy don't seem to be included.
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
they need play 3 or 4 songs off Riot act and Binaural, to make the album count a bit more even spread.
Glasgow cathouse-1992-2-23, San diego sports arena-1995-11-06 & 07, Glasgow secc-2000-06-03, Tampa st petes times forum-2003-04-13, London O2 arena-2009-08-18, Belfast odyssey arena-2010-06-23.Leeds 2014 - 07-08
While I continue to be amazed at the breadth of their song selections, there are elements that are more formulaic this tour than there ever has been.
Example #1-
7 of the 1st 8 shows this tour had the following closing songs. It's like Ed's choosing which "show closing" sequence to use. He never use to do this-
Alive-Sonic Reducer-Indifference - (3) shows
Alive-Baba O'Riley-Yellow Ledbetter - (2) shows
Black-Alive-Rockin in the Free World - Yellow Ledbetter - (2) shows (was on the way to a 3rd in Baltimore before Ed invited that guy on stage and Jeff walked off at the end of RITFW)
Example #2 -
Porch has been played at all (10) shows, twice the main set closer, and 8 times the 1st encore closer. It has closed the 1st encore each of the last 6 shows. They used to play Porch maybe 50% of the shows
Example #3 -
Every single main set or 1st set closer this tour has been either Betterman, Porch, or Rearviewmirror. They are 20 for 20 with these three tunes. Closers used to include a wider variety of choices, 8 or 10 different songs in a tour at least, and rarely felt like they were being rotated like this tour.
Example #4 -
The opening 6 or 7 songs are structured almost the same each show. I get Pendulum to be the regular opener this tour, I'm cool with that. New album and all, unique tune, perfect for an opener. But, the formula has been very clear - Pendulum, then old opener, then slow tune or acoustic. 8 of 10 shows has been this exactly, with only exceptions being the two Worcester shows, where they went Release as the opener night 1 and went to GTF on the 3rd song on the shortened set 1 for night 2.
None of these are inherently bad, and I still quite enjoy the shows I go to due to the unpredictability that still exists. However, it is very clear that these sets are nowhere near as creative as they used to be.
While I continue to be amazed at the breadth of their song selections, there are elements that are more formulaic this tour than there ever has been.
Example #1-
7 of the 1st 8 shows this tour had the following closing songs. It's like Ed's choosing which "show closing" sequence to use. He never use to do this-
Alive-Sonic Reducer-Indifference - (3) shows
Alive-Baba O'Riley-Yellow Ledbetter - (2) shows
Black-Alive-Rockin in the Free World - Yellow Ledbetter - (2) shows (was on the way to a 3rd in Baltimore before Ed invited that guy on stage and Jeff walked off at the end of RITFW)
Example #2 -
Porch has been played at all (10) shows, twice the main set closer, and 8 times the 1st encore closer. It has closed the 1st encore each of the last 6 shows. They used to play Porch maybe 50% of the shows
Example #3 -
Every single main set or 1st set closer this tour has been either Betterman, Porch, or Rearviewmirror. They are 20 for 20 with these three tunes. Closers used to include a wider variety of choices, 8 or 10 different songs in a tour at least, and rarely felt like they were being rotated like this tour.
Example #4 -
The opening 6 or 7 songs are structured almost the same each show. I get Pendulum to be the regular opener this tour, I'm cool with that. New album and all, unique tune, perfect for an opener. But, the formula has been very clear - Pendulum, then old opener, then slow tune or acoustic. 8 of 10 shows has been this exactly, with only exceptions being the two Worcester shows, where they went Release as the opener night 1 and went to GTF on the 3rd song on the shortened set 1 for night 2.
None of these are inherently bad, and I still quite enjoy the shows I go to due to the unpredictability that still exists. However, it is very clear that these sets are nowhere near as creative as they used to be.
Although you are right on all this, and there definatly does seem to be more of a structure to these setlists, they look amazing all the same, if there was only 1 thing i could change it would be the porch bit, great song, but the swinging on the lights just seems too gimicky to me... haveing said that it must be great for those seeing them for the first time, or only doing 1 show,
Glasgow cathouse-1992-2-23, San diego sports arena-1995-11-06 & 07, Glasgow secc-2000-06-03, Tampa st petes times forum-2003-04-13, London O2 arena-2009-08-18, Belfast odyssey arena-2010-06-23.Leeds 2014 - 07-08
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They played Breath tonight!
New Orleans, LA 2003
Oakland, CA 2013
Ten with Oceans
Vs with Dissident
Yield with All those Yesterdays
Pearl Jam with Come Back and Parachutes
Amazing stuff
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
Of The Earth? Hard to Imagine? Can't Keep? Getaway? LBC? Grievance? Deep?
I previously had setup a stat sheet that automatically calculated these stats when I update it for the fantasy league.
View link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... sp=sharing
Click on the "stats" sheet on the bottom, right.
2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA
2022: 9/14 NJ ... 2024: 5/28 WA, 9/7 PA, 9/9 PA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
awesome job
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
While I continue to be amazed at the breadth of their song selections, there are elements that are more formulaic this tour than there ever has been.
Example #1-
7 of the 1st 8 shows this tour had the following closing songs. It's like Ed's choosing which "show closing" sequence to use. He never use to do this-
Alive-Sonic Reducer-Indifference - (3) shows
Alive-Baba O'Riley-Yellow Ledbetter - (2) shows
Black-Alive-Rockin in the Free World - Yellow Ledbetter - (2) shows (was on the way to a 3rd in Baltimore before Ed invited that guy on stage and Jeff walked off at the end of RITFW)
Example #2 -
Porch has been played at all (10) shows, twice the main set closer, and 8 times the 1st encore closer. It has closed the 1st encore each of the last 6 shows. They used to play Porch maybe 50% of the shows
Example #3 -
Every single main set or 1st set closer this tour has been either Betterman, Porch, or Rearviewmirror. They are 20 for 20 with these three tunes. Closers used to include a wider variety of choices, 8 or 10 different songs in a tour at least, and rarely felt like they were being rotated like this tour.
Example #4 -
The opening 6 or 7 songs are structured almost the same each show. I get Pendulum to be the regular opener this tour, I'm cool with that. New album and all, unique tune, perfect for an opener. But, the formula has been very clear - Pendulum, then old opener, then slow tune or acoustic. 8 of 10 shows has been this exactly, with only exceptions being the two Worcester shows, where they went Release as the opener night 1 and went to GTF on the 3rd song on the shortened set 1 for night 2.
None of these are inherently bad, and I still quite enjoy the shows I go to due to the unpredictability that still exists. However, it is very clear that these sets are nowhere near as creative as they used to be.
Although you are right on all this, and there definatly does seem to be more of a structure to these setlists, they look amazing all the same, if there was only 1 thing i could change it would be the porch bit, great song, but the swinging on the lights just seems too gimicky to me... haveing said that it must be great for those seeing them for the first time, or only doing 1 show,
This is a better/more organized version.