YOUR SHOWS RANKED!

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MY 11 SHOWS RANKED....easy for me only 11 show sample

1. Argentina I 2005
2. Benaroya 2003
3. Oakland III 1997
4. Santa Barbara 2003
5. Boston I 2004
6. Las Vegas 2003
7. Charlotte 2013
8. Boston II 2004
9. Argentina II 2005
10. San Diego 2006
11. Universal City II 2009

Ty

Newcastle 06
Sydney 98
Melbourne 09
Melbourne 06
Sydney 06
Sydney 09
Sydney 03

SO135039

Wow. Really hard to say. 22 shows including 6 MSG shows. But I can tell you that the 3 shows we saw on this tour (brooklyn 1, philly 1, philly 2) are way up near the top.

Eraserhead

Top 5 from my 35 shows:

1) Philly 1, 2013
2) Toronto 1, 2011
3) MSG 2, 2010
4) Shepherds Bush, 2009
5) Adelaide, 2009

Close but no cigar, Amsterdam 2, 2012, Berlin 2, 2012, Leeds Festival, 2006

JK109224

Adelaide 1 2006
Brisbane 1 2006
Adelaide 2009
Adelaide 2 2006
Perth 2006
Melbourne 2 2006
Brisbane 2 2006
Melbourne 1 2006
Sydney 2009
Adelaide 2003
Brisbane 2003
Melbourne 2003

Johnny Aggro

1. Amsterdam 1 2012
2. Belfast 2010
3. Cork 96
4. Manchester 2009
5. Either Dublin 95 (With Neil Young) and if that cant count Manchester 2012


London 07 was my least favourite, mainly because the seat were so far back, just outside Northampton I reckon!

green mountain man

Amsterdam 2 2012
Toronto 1 2011
Hartford 2013
Montreal 2011
Amsterdam 1 2012
Toronto 2 2011

Merkin Baller

2 out of the three shows I saw this year easily made my top 5 out of 12 total shows)

1) Brooklyn 2 '13
2) Hartford '13 ( this could almost be a 1a, but Brooklyn's set makes the difference)
3) Hartford '10
4) Boston '10
5) Hartford '98

(Montreal '11, MIA / Philly '12 & Mansfield 2 '08 get honorable mentions, but can't touch those top 5 for me. Wrigley was also a great experience, but the rain delay & 2 hour walk back to the loop are big enough drawbacks to keep it off my list.)

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Merkin Baller wrote:

2 out of the three shows I saw this year easily made my top 5 out of 12 total shows)

(Wrigley was also a great experience, but the rain delay & 2 hour walk back to the loop are big enough drawbacks to keep it off my list.)[/q

That is die hard fandom!

CharlieP

16 shows, my top 5:

1. Dusseldorf 07
2. MSG 1 08
3. London 09
4. Berlin 06
5. Oslo 12

KP_McMinn

Philly 4, 09 Halloween
Pj20 night one
Merriweather 96 (first show ever)
MSG 03 night 1
Boston 05 (covered the seeker)
Va beach (first ever it's ok)
Baltimore 13
...and then every other Philly show here

DMvanHof

Only shows I've ever been to:

1) Amsterdam 2 2012
2) Pittsburgh 2013
3) Worcester 1 2013
4) Buffalo 2013

FrankieG

1. 10/19/13
2. 10/21/13
3. 10/30/09 = 10/22/13
5. 9/4/11
6. 10/18/13 = 10/27/13
8. 9/3/11
9. 5/21/10 = 5/20/10
11. 10/31/09
12. 9/22/12 = 7/14/03
14. 10/27/09 = 9/2/12
16. 10/28/09
17. 6/25/08 = 6/24/08 = 8/5/07
20. 6/1/06
21. 6/3/06


That was too hard..

MR39814

1. Wrigley 2013
2. Indianapolis 1998 - first show!
3. St. Louis - Fox Theatre 2004
4. Brooklyn II - 2013
5. Indianapolis - 2010
6. Indianapolis - 2000
7. Indianapolis - 2003
8. Atlanta - Midtown Music Festival 2012
9. Cincinnati - 2000
10. Lexington 2003
11. Cincinnati 2006
12. New Orleans - 2000

Overall, tough to do as all excellent shows. New Orleans is last due to seats in top row of arena.

Trailchef

charlotte 2013 was my 71st show.....and the fellas brought the heat....also my 9 year olds first PJ show (he was bright eyed the whole night thanks to the whole PJ family~the band , the fans, the crew ... everyone what a great night!
ok on with my top 7( no order):
Atlanta, Ga. 4/3/94 - im still riding that wave
MSG, NYC 5/21/10
charlotte, NC 10/4/96
Chicago, il. 7/11/95 at this time I would not know that two days earlier I was seeing my next fave the grateful dead play their final show and to see the guys play on the deads stage and sound system was a beautiful three days in one of the worlds greatest cities
Greenville, sc 9/4/98 My Hometown show...first sell out in our new arena,,,ed refers to the band being the sweetgrass stick for the cleansing of the brand new arena...oceans opener still one of my little PJ highlights!
Manchester, Tenn. 6/14/08 just a sweeeet show
new Orleans , La. State Palace Theater 12/6/91 my first show....at that point the only live act I had seen that true energy in was springsteen.....I was hooked.... no trade backs

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FrankieG wrote:

1. 10/19/13
2. 10/21/13
3. 10/30/09 = 10/22/13
5. 9/4/11
6. 10/18/13 = 10/27/13
8. 9/3/11
9. 5/21/10 = 5/20/10
11. 10/31/09
12. 9/22/12 = 7/14/03
14. 10/27/09 = 9/2/12
16. 10/28/09
17. 6/25/08 = 6/24/08 = 8/5/07
20. 6/1/06
21. 6/3/06


nice one. Choosing is always hard!

That was too hard..

SVRDhand13

FrankieG wrote:

1. 10/19/13
2. 10/21/13
3. 10/30/09 = 10/22/13
5. 9/4/11
6. 10/18/13 = 10/27/13
8. 9/3/11
9. 5/21/10 = 5/20/10
11. 10/31/09
12. 9/22/12 = 7/14/03
14. 10/27/09 = 9/2/12
16. 10/28/09
17. 6/25/08 = 6/24/08 = 8/5/07
20. 6/1/06
21. 6/3/06


That was too hard..

I really don't know how you just did that. I am making the case for five different shows as number one in my head, and I feel too bad putting one show as my worst .

GivenToJam88

Boston 2010
Brooklyn 2013
Philly 1 2009
Philly 1 2013
Toronto 2 2011
Toronto 1 2011
Worcester 1 2013
Philly 2 2013
Baltimore 2013
Camden 2006
MSG 1 2008
Philly 2 2009
MSG 2 2008
Worcester 2 2013
Philly 2012
Camden 2008

FrankieG

SVRDhand13 wrote:

FrankieG wrote:

1. 10/19/13
2. 10/21/13
3. 10/30/09 = 10/22/13
5. 9/4/11
6. 10/18/13 = 10/27/13
8. 9/3/11
9. 5/21/10 = 5/20/10
11. 10/31/09
12. 9/22/12 = 7/14/03
14. 10/27/09 = 9/2/12
16. 10/28/09
17. 6/25/08 = 6/24/08 = 8/5/07
20. 6/1/06
21. 6/3/06


That was too hard..

I really don't know how you just did that. I am making the case for five different shows as number one in my head, and I feel too bad putting one show as my worst .

Took me awhile... But as I walk out of most shows I am trying to think about comparing them to my previous ones, So I just tried to remember where I thought each one should go.. They will probably change going forward. The bottom 2 are obvious to me due to circumstances that I can't control, so that's why they are last. I couldn't put 1 as my worst not counting those, that's why there are 3 tied at 17.

SVRDhand13

FrankieG wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

FrankieG wrote:

1. 10/19/13
2. 10/21/13
3. 10/30/09 = 10/22/13
5. 9/4/11
6. 10/18/13 = 10/27/13
8. 9/3/11
9. 5/21/10 = 5/20/10
11. 10/31/09
12. 9/22/12 = 7/14/03
14. 10/27/09 = 9/2/12
16. 10/28/09
17. 6/25/08 = 6/24/08 = 8/5/07
20. 6/1/06
21. 6/3/06


That was too hard..

I really don't know how you just did that. I am making the case for five different shows as number one in my head, and I feel too bad putting one show as my worst .

Took me awhile... But as I walk out of most shows I am trying to think about comparing them to my previous ones, So I just tried to remember where I thought each one should go.. They will probably change going forward. The bottom 2 are obvious to me due to circumstances that I can't control, so that's why they are last. I couldn't put 1 as my worst not counting those, that's why there are 3 tied at 17.

I must admit I like seeing that your bottom 6 shows were ones I did not attend and the rest are many that I did :thumbup:

I've been thinking about this and I could see Brooklyn Night 1 coming out on top for me :shock:

MayDay10

Buffalo 03
Philly 3 09
Philly 4 09
MSG II 10
Baltimore 13
Hamilton 11
Philly I 09
East Rutherford 06
Cleveland 10
Toronto 09
Buffalo 13
Pittsburgh 13
Boston I 04
MSG I 10
Philly 2 09
Buffalo 10
Boston II 04
Camden I 08
Camden II 08
PJ20 I
PJ20 II
Hartford 06


Pretty rough, but close

SVRDhand13

MayDay10 wrote:

Buffalo 03
Philly 3 09
Philly 4 09
MSG II 10
Baltimore 13
Hamilton 11
Philly I 09
East Rutherford 06
Cleveland 10
Toronto 09
Buffalo 13
Pittsburgh 13
Boston I 04
MSG I 10
Philly 2 09
Buffalo 10
Boston II 04
Camden I 08
Camden II 08
PJ20 I
PJ20 II
Hartford 06


Pretty rough, but close

PJ20 so low!

MayDay10

SVRDhand13 wrote:

PJ20 so low!

The entire experience through the travel, days, etc was amazing.


The shows themselves do not compare to a normal PJ show IMO. Between all the "special guests" and the ToTD reunions (I personally like ToTD).... the shows completely lacked the momentum-building and "bite" that drives me to attend 22 and counting shows.

The only one that is lower is the only true "dog" of a show I have been to: Hartford '06. It was May, freezing, the band really didnt seem into it. Opened with 4 or 5 straight Avocado songs, and a pretty short, standard setlist.

Indifference

Boston/Mansfield 3 - 2003 the Experiment

A ton of other shows

Hartford 06

Zod

1) Gorge 2005
2) Boise 2000
3) Seattle II 1998
4) Calgary 2009
5) Missoula 1998
6) Vancouver 1998
7) Seattle II 2000
8) Vancouver 2005
9) Seattle I 2002
10) Vancouver 2003
11) Gorge II 2006
12) Gorge I 2006
13) Seattle II 2002
13) Vancouver 2000 (Commodore!)
14) Vancouver 2011
15) Seattle II 2002
16) Seattle 2001 (Groundwork)
17) Portland 2000
18) Seattle I 2000
19) Seattle II 2009
20) Seattle I 2009

Seeing as I bothered to type of this list.. I had a few observations:

1) 4 out of my top 5 were outdoor summer shows
2) The Yield Tour seems to be the most consistently high on my list
3) Seattle shows are really hit and miss.
4) My 20th show was the the only one I saw on the PJ20 tour

JimmyV

My top 5:

1) Worcester 1 2013
1a) Hartford 2013
3) Boston 2010
4) Wrigley
5) Toronto 2009 (PJ opens for PJ)

TamaDrummer91

Only at five shows now, but from best to least favorite

Charlottesville 2013
Atlanta 2012
Bonnaroo 2008
Bristow 2010
Charlotte 2013

SVRDhand13

Zod wrote:

11) Gorge II 2006
12) Gorge I 2006

Makes me feel a little better about missing Night 1

FrankieG

SVRDhand13 wrote:

I must admit I like seeing that your bottom 6 shows were ones I did not attend and the rest are many that I did :thumbup:

I've been thinking about this and I could see Brooklyn Night 1 coming out on top for me :shock:

haha Now that you say that I guess I need to rethink my order.. jk :twisted:

Oceans can do that to a show!

BinFrog

I can't rank them in entire order, but I can put them into buckets I think:

09/13/1998 Good
10/4/2000 Good
12/8/2002 Good (special though…longest travel for a show)
12/9/2002 Good (special though…longest travel for a show)
4/29/2003 Good
7/5/2003 Good
05/13/2006 Good
09/16/1998 Great
08/29/2000 Great
08/30/2000 Great
09/1/2000 Great
09/2/2000 Great
07/2/2003 Great
07/3/2003 Great
07/9/2003 Great
09/28/2004 Great
09/29/2004 Great
09/15/2005 Great
05/24/2006 Great
05/27/2006 Great
05/28/2006 Great
06/24/2008 Great
06/28/2008 Great (with of course the EPIC Betterman cheer…one of my all time favorite moments)
06/30/2008 Great
10/30/2009 Great (almost top tier)
10/16/2013 Great
10/18/2013 Great
10/19/2013 Great (almost top tier)
06/25/2008 SPECIAL (Got engaged the day of the show, had amazing seats)
10/2/1996 TOP TIER (First show)
08/20/1998 TOP TIER
08/27/2000 TOP TIER
07/8/2003 TOP TIER
07/11/2003 TOP TIER
09/16/2005 TOP TIER
05/12/2006 TOP TIER
05/25/2006 TOP TIER
06/27/2008 TOP TIER
10/31/2009 TOP TIER
05/17/2010 TOP TIER
10/15/2013 TOP TIER
10/25/2013 TOP TIER

nevmiles

Three main factors are considered when ranking my shows and seem to affect the time I have: a) location in the venue, b) the fans around me and how energetic they are, c) setlist. A fourth factor is, to a much lesser extent, the time I have leading up to and after the show (pre/post parties, fans I meet etc.).

With that, 10 show sample for me, so it's easy as well:

1. Barrie, ON (08/22/98) - my first show and my 20th birthday. 30,000 people in GA. It doesn't get much better.
2. Buffalo, NY (10/12/13) - was FINALLY super close to the stage (2nd/3rd row in the pit), so it easily made for a great show. Been literally a dream of mine since my first show to see them up close.
3. Toronto, ON (09/11/11) - Great set and energy. Chloe/Crown and Neil freakin' Young joins them on stage for Rockin'. Amazing
4. Toronto, ON (08/21/09) - Molson Amphithreate on a beautiful summer's eve. Great venue.
5. Ottawa, ON (09/16/05) - Hometown show! Epic setlist and show length.
6. Toronto, ON (06/59/03) - Same as above. Molson Amphitheatre again on a great evening....
7. Ottawa, ON (09/14/11) - Decent seats (15th row on floor), but felt the crowd was not into it enough and it took away from the experience. Eddie seemed to notice it too!
8. Kitchener, ON (09/11/05) - Fun trip to Kitchener and a good set . . . was 30th row on the floor and drunk! But still pretty fun.
9. Toronto, ON (10/05/00) - Second of back-to-back shows in different cities means I was TIRED. And nosebleed seats doesn't help either!
10. Montreal, QC (10/04/00) - Nosebleed seats made it hard to connect with the band and other fans.