After seeing five shows on the recent tour I would rank: 1- Vienna 14 2- Leeds 14 3- Milton Keynes 14 4- Manchester 2 12 5- London 09 6- Stockholm 14 7- Berlin 14 8- Manchester 1 12 9- Isle of Wight 12
Vienna was insane!
mine is:
1 Vienna 14 2 Berlin 2 '12 3 Hamburg 00 4 Copenhagen 07 5-6 Berlin 09, Berlin 14 (tie) 7-10 Berlin 06, Berlin 10, Berlin 1 '12, Amsterdam 2 '14 (can't seperate them) 11 Copenhagen 12 12 Amsterdam 1 '14
Hamburg 2000, Berlin 2006, Copenhagen 2007, Berlin 2009, Berlin 2010, Berlin 1+2 2012, Copenhagen 2012, Amsterdam 1+2 2014, Vienna 2014, Berlin 2014, Prague 2018, Krakow 2018
cant blame u with the one u have number 1..what a setlist that night..!!
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
5/21/10 MSG night 2 10/31/09 Spectrum Philly 4 10/30/09 Spectrum Philly 3 10/19/13 Brooklyn night 2 10/25/13 Hartford 10/21/13 Philly night 1 10/18/13 Brooklyn night 1 9/4/11 PJ20 night 2 9/3/11 PJ20 night 1 6/27/08 Hartford 5/18/10 Newark 7/23/06 The Gorge night 2 7/1/08 Beacon Theatre Benefit Show 10/22/13 Philly night 2 9/2/12 Made in America Festival 5/20/10 MSG night 2
1. Leeds 2014 2. Oslo 2014 3. Düsseldorf 2007 4. London 2009 (O2 Arena) 5. Berlin 2010 6. Oslo 2012 7. MSG 1 2008 8. Milton Keynes 2014 9. Berlin 2006 10. Copenhagen 2012
Roskilde 2000, Berlin 2006,
Athens 2006, Dusseldorf 2007, Copenhagen 2007, New York NY 1 + 2 2008, Berlin
2009, London 2009, London 2010, Berlin 2010, Manchester 2 2012, Berlin 1 2012,
Stockholm 2012, Oslo 2012, Copenhagen 2012, Amsterdam 1 + 2 (EV solo) 2012,
Amsterdam 1 + 2 2014, Stockholm 2014, Oslo 2014, Leeds 2014, Milton Keynes
2014, Heartland Festival DK (EV solo) 2017, Berlin 2018, Barcelona 2018, Copenhagen 2022, Prague 2022 (Cancelled)
I've enjoyed every show I've been to so it was hard to place one as the worst, but any of these could change a place or two at any given moment
2008 - Camden, NJ 1
2009 - Philadelphia, PA x4
2010 - Newark, NJ, New York City, NY x2
2012 - Philadelphia, PA
2013 - Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA x2, Hartford, CT 2016 - Philadelphia, PA x2, New York City, NY 2, Fenway 2
2. Philly 1 2013 I was more of a casual fan then and it was my first show. It was still really fun but I only knew songs from Ten, Yield, Avocado and Backspacer. I went with my aunt who is a die-hard PJ fan so it was fun to experience my first PJ show with her.
1. Seattle 2013 I go back and listen to the bootlegs and they are tied for me so I just have to go with my memories and flying to Seattle for a weekend to see PJ (and they play Let Me Sleep, one of my favorites that never gets played) takes the cake for me. Not to mention that I was stupid/lucky enough to scalp for tickets at the venue and find one. I find my seat in the venue and it is next to the guy who sold his spare ticket to a scalper because his girlfriend had her flight cancelled. The craziest part is that this guy is from my area and his girlfriend tried to fly out of the same airport that I flew out of on the same day!!! Add the fact that I knew every word to every song except for After Hours (Lou Reed cover), Lukin and Yellow Ledbetter (Does anybody really know the lyrics to those songs?) and its a near-perfect experience.
Looking forward to Denver 2014!!! Hopefully a new #1!
Philly 10/21/13
Seattle 12/06/13
"No Code" 10/17/14
ok.. i rank my shows,first of all of what i saw on stage..band performance, setlist and crowd and venue and how fun i had personally etc,play it role,but how good was the band,their energy,how they played as band,as musician is the first criteria.. .for exable,at Stockholm 14 i had so great fun with amazing friends,had handshake with eddie and small talk on the rail about who im and my flag and my why now u dont bitching shirt,drunk his wine ..but the show isnt even in my top 20..same Milan 14,sure is Special when u get a tambourini,like i did or Met Mike the day before at Duommo ,but isnt in my top 10 shows
now,there are 4 shows..i cant rank..cos it wasnt just shows..was siomething different..
1. Berlin 10...the ones was there can understand..that experience was unique and we honored the 9 friends we lost....show doesnt mattered that day
2. PJ 20.night 1 +2...that was a birthday party weekend ..shows was nothing infront of all those thousnad of people from all over the planet was there to celebrate the 20 years of the best band on the planet... the whole weekend is something stays in you for ever and setlist,guest and show isnt the main thing..the main thing..was that feeling and the eyelook and the smile everyone had that weekend was feeling ...like you grow up with all those people in the same neighborhood
3. Wrigley 13...i choose to go to that show for non PJ reason..was for something else i want to be in that venue that day..the show was really good,setlist epic..fantastic the stadium...i want to remember that show for the feeling i had when Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns started playing and the reason was played and not rank it..
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"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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It's nice to see Toronto 1, 2011 so far up on people's list. Damn that crowd was amazing! And the set was incredible....wish I could have stayed for night two.
I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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It's nice to see Toronto 1, 2011 so far up on people's list. Damn that crowd was amazing! And the set was incredible....wish I could have stayed for night two.
Me too... Had to get the kids back to school. Awesome crowd night 1... Long Road opener... Neil there for the closer. Perfect night.
1996: Randall's Island 2 1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2 2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel 2005: Atlantic City 1 2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV) 2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4 2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2 2011: Toronto 1 2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore 2015: Central Park 2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD) 2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF) 2020: MSG | Asbury Park2021: Asbury Park 2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville 2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore
Ok, bored enough and feeling self important enough to do this........... All these are based on the overall experience (example: PJ20 not the best musicianship on display but the weekend, camping, meeting new friends will always be burned into my memory)
And in honor of the late Casey Kasem.......... countdown style.
23. Atlanta 2012 22. Atlanta 2000 21. Charlotte 2013 20. Atlanta 2003 19. Bristow 2010 18. Raleigh 2003 17. Nashville 2000 16. New Orleans 2000 15. Cincinnati 2006 14. Charlotte 2003 13. Atlanta 1998 12. Chicago 1 2009 11. Columbia 2008 10. Greenville 1998 09. Memphis 2000 08. Asheville 2004 07. Birmingham 1998 06. PJ 20 Night 1 05. Chicago 2 2009 04. PJ 20 Night 2 03. Charleston 1996 02. Knoxville 1998 01. New Orleans 1995
Ok, some things that I found out about myself and the band..... PJ rarely play their best shows in the ATL. Yield Tour was by far my overall favorite tour. And I am definitely influenced heavily by nostalgia. The longer ago the show... the sweeter the memories in some cases.
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
fuck I can't even tell you anymore, all I can tell you is they have all kicked ass, they have all had special moments, and they have all made me want to see them again immediately.
How do you quantify the awesomeness of the Vic's set, PJ20, The sheer awesomeness of Soldier Field, your first show, all of Yield, all of No Code, PJ at MSG.....can't do it
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.)
Sweet Jesus, now I have to somehow fit the 39 song 3 hour & 20+ minute spectacle that took place in Denver into this list.
How can this band keep getting better? It seems impossible, but it's happening!
Off the top of my head... grouped in chronological order... it would really hurt my brain to rank then in order... I have been pretty lucky the last 12 years of live shows
Group A: The Gorge '05 Borgata 2 '05 Philly '05 The Vic '07 Spectrum 3 '09 Spectrum 4 '09 MSG 2 '10 Wrigley '13 Charlottesville '13 Moline '14
Group B: Camden 1 '03 MSG 2 '03 Boston 1 '04 Reading '04 Montreal '05 Ottawa '05 Albany '06 DC '06 DC '08 MSG 1 '08 MSG 2 '08 Philly 1 '09 Philly 2 '09 Philly '12 Philly 1 '13 Philly 2 '13 Baltimore '13 Memphis '14
Group C: Camden 2 '03 Asheville '04 Camden 1 '06 Camden 2 ' 06 E. Rutherford '06 Camden 1 '08 Camden 2 '08 Charlotte '13
Gorge 2005 Boise 2000 Vancouver 2013 Seattle II 1998 Missoula 1998 Calgary 2009 Vancouver 2005 Vancouver 1998 Seattle II 2000 Gorge II 2006 Vancouver 2011 Gorge I 2006 Vancouver 2000 (Commodore) Vancouver 2003 Seattle I 2002 Seattle 2013 Seattle II 2002 Portland 2000 Seattle I 2000 Seattle II 2009 Seattle I 2009 Seattle 2001 (Groundwork)
It's pretty easy to do my top 6. I found it easy to list those. It gets harder after that because you know the shows you go to where it feels like the band went above their own bar (since their own bar is high every show is damn good, some are even better).
I was surprised when doing the list how many Seattle shows I put at the bottom. It seems my favourite Seattle area shows were outdoor ones (Gorge and Memorial Stadium in '98). The 2001 show goes to the bottom because I've never seen anything like that. PJ showed respect to REM and insisted they get the closing set. Thus PJ played before them and only for 50 minutes. It was a hometown crowd and everyone was in there to see pj. People were shocked that they played for less than an hour. R.E.M. got considerably longer but the crowd wasn't there for REM. I would say about 2/3 of the arena bailed out before or during REM's set... it was crazy. PJ shouldn't have insisted REM close in PJ's hometown... it made for a wierd show. Pretty dissapointing really (even tough PJ's set rocked).
No outdoor shows at the bottom either. I really like outdoor shows. I was also surprised I ranked the one bar show I've seen in the middle. It was awesome seeing the band play in a bar, but sometime's it's the larger venue that makes nights magical.
btw Seattle 2013 is only down that low because I had the shittiest seats I've ever had to anything. Upper deck behind the stage. The lighting rig blocked most of the view ot the stage. The only person I could see was Eddie and only if he was standing between the lighting rig and the metal bird. Whenever the metal bird lowered I couldn't even see that. TM didn't mention obstructed view until after they showed up in the mail.. ugh... So my view of that show is completely biased by the tickets. Whoever said it doesn't matter what tickets you have to a show was full of it. Awesome tickets totally make shows better
for only 7 shows, i have seen some killers! Here's the rankings with a highlight/note on each. 1. Vienna '14 6 Rows deep, this show speaks for itself 2. Trieste '14 8 rows deep, first time seeing Deep 3. Milano '14 Release opener huge crowd, underrated setlist 4. Columbus, OH '10 Oceans opener! Alone was amazing 5. Buffalo "13 First Rats (love that one) and PERFECT Immortality 6. Cincy '14 Completed LB with SBM, Parachutes, All Those Yesterdays! 7. Pittsburgh '13 Band's first Pendulum, Unemployable rocked.
I think it is easy to get caught up in recency bias here, so I'm probably pushing back too hard in the other direction, and seat location is also a major factor, but here's the list:
1) Constitution Hall, DC 9/19/1998 2) Irving Plaza, NYC 5/5/2006 3) Moline 10/17/2014 4) Milwaukee 10/20/2014 5) PJ20 II 9/4/2014 6) PJ20 I 9/3/2014 7) Wrigley 7/19/2013 8) Seattle 12/6/2013 9) Milwaukee 7/8/95 (first show) 10) Philadelphia 4/28/2003 11) Albany 4/29/2003 12) Chicago 8/24/2009 13) DC 5/30/2006 14) Dallas 11/15/2013 15) Uniondale, NY 4/30/2013 (a mostly forgettable show until the surreal Bushleaguer immortalized on PJ20) 16) Columbia, MD 9/18/98 17) Milwaukee w/ Petty II 6/30/06 18) Chicago 6/29/98 19) Columbia, MD 9/4/00 20) Hartford, CT 5/13/06
they've started to blur, but the top 3 are still easy. 1)ithaca 91 2)charlottesville 13 3)philly 3 09
and i've always thought the bono hatred around here makes everyone overlook toronto 05 - release, blood, harvest moon, leaving here, love boat captain, half full, a full verse of a sort of homecoming, present tense, ledbetter, getting 6 songs after indifference...
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mine is:
1 Vienna 14
2 Berlin 2 '12
3 Hamburg 00
4 Copenhagen 07
5-6 Berlin 09, Berlin 14 (tie)
7-10 Berlin 06, Berlin 10, Berlin 1 '12, Amsterdam 2 '14 (can't seperate them)
11 Copenhagen 12
12 Amsterdam 1 '14
Hamburg 2000, Berlin 2006, Copenhagen 2007, Berlin 2009, Berlin 2010, Berlin 1+2 2012, Copenhagen 2012, Amsterdam 1+2 2014, Vienna 2014, Berlin 2014, Prague 2018, Krakow 2018
2. 6/23/06
3. 10/11/13
4. 9/18/98
5. 9/24/96
6. 8/25/98
7. 9/28/96
8. 4/26/03
9. 10/12/13
10. 10/28/09
11. 8/16/92*
*Lollapalooza 92 - amazing but only 45 minutes.
9/24/96, 9/28/96
8/25/98, 9/18/98
9/5/00
4/26/03
6/23/06
10/28/09
10/11/13, 10/12/13
10/1/14
9/2/18, 9/4/18
9/18/21
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
10/31/09 Spectrum Philly 4
10/30/09 Spectrum Philly 3
10/19/13 Brooklyn night 2
10/25/13 Hartford
10/21/13 Philly night 1
10/18/13 Brooklyn night 1
9/4/11 PJ20 night 2
9/3/11 PJ20 night 1
6/27/08 Hartford
5/18/10 Newark
7/23/06 The Gorge night 2
7/1/08 Beacon Theatre Benefit Show
10/22/13 Philly night 2
9/2/12 Made in America Festival
5/20/10 MSG night 2
I slightly changed my order
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
1. Leeds 2014
2. Oslo 2014
3. Düsseldorf 2007
4. London 2009 (O2 Arena)
5. Berlin 2010
6. Oslo 2012
7. MSG 1 2008
8. Milton Keynes 2014
9. Berlin 2006
10. Copenhagen 2012
Roskilde 2000, Berlin 2006, Athens 2006, Dusseldorf 2007, Copenhagen 2007, New York NY 1 + 2 2008, Berlin 2009, London 2009, London 2010, Berlin 2010, Manchester 2 2012, Berlin 1 2012, Stockholm 2012, Oslo 2012, Copenhagen 2012, Amsterdam 1 + 2 (EV solo) 2012, Amsterdam 1 + 2 2014, Stockholm 2014, Oslo 2014, Leeds 2014, Milton Keynes 2014, Heartland Festival DK (EV solo) 2017, Berlin 2018, Barcelona 2018, Copenhagen 2022, Prague 2022 (Cancelled)
Philly 3 - 10/30/09
Mansfield 7/11/03
Hartford 2008
Worcester 1 - 2013
Hartford 2013
Honorable mention:
Borgata 2 - 2005
Chicago 1 - 2009
Mansfield 7/3/03 (a hidden gem)
Top 5
1. Philly 4
2. Hamilton 2011
3. Philly 3
4. Alpine 1
5. Reading 2004
2. MSG 2 10
3. Wrigley 13
4. Hartford 13
5. Philly 4 09
6. Philly 1 13
7. Philly 2 09
8. Philly 1 09
9. Newark 10
10. MSG 1 10
11. Philly 2 13
12. Camden 1 08
13. Philly 12
I've enjoyed every show I've been to so it was hard to place one as the worst, but any of these could change a place or two at any given moment
2009 - Philadelphia, PA x4
2010 - Newark, NJ, New York City, NY x2
2012 - Philadelphia, PA
2013 - Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA x2, Hartford, CT
2016 - Philadelphia, PA x2, New York City, NY 2, Fenway 2
2. Philly 1 2013
I was more of a casual fan then and it was my first show. It was still really fun but I only knew songs from Ten, Yield, Avocado and Backspacer. I went with my aunt who is a die-hard PJ fan so it was fun to experience my first PJ show with her.
1. Seattle 2013
I go back and listen to the bootlegs and they are tied for me so I just have to go with my memories and flying to Seattle for a weekend to see PJ (and they play Let Me Sleep, one of my favorites that never gets played) takes the cake for me. Not to mention that I was stupid/lucky enough to scalp for tickets at the venue and find one. I find my seat in the venue and it is next to the guy who sold his spare ticket to a scalper because his girlfriend had her flight cancelled. The craziest part is that this guy is from my area and his girlfriend tried to fly out of the same airport that I flew out of on the same day!!! Add the fact that I knew every word to every song except for After Hours (Lou Reed cover), Lukin and Yellow Ledbetter (Does anybody really know the lyrics to those songs?) and its a near-perfect experience.
Looking forward to Denver 2014!!! Hopefully a new #1!
i rank my shows,first of all of what i saw on stage..band performance,
setlist and crowd and venue and how fun i had personally etc,play it role,but how good was the band,their energy,how they played as band,as musician is the first criteria..
.for exable,at Stockholm 14 i had so great fun with amazing friends,had handshake with eddie and small talk on the rail about who im and my flag and my why now u dont bitching shirt,drunk his wine ..but the show isnt even in my top 20..same Milan 14,sure is Special when u get a tambourini,like i did or Met Mike the day before at Duommo ,but isnt in my top 10 shows
Top 20 of 38 shows
1.Amsterdam 2 -2012
2.Trieste 14
3.Oslo 14
4.Toronto 1 - 11
5.Vienna 14
6.Belfast 10
7.Athens 06
8.Berlin 09
9.Berlin 14
10.London 09
11.Prague 12
12.Lisbon 10
13.Venice 10
14.Milan 14
15.Amsterdam 1 -2012
16.Amsterdam 2 - 2014
17.Berlin 2 - 2012
18.Toronto 2 - 2011
19.Berlin 1 - 2012
20.Amsterdam 1 - 2014
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.38.Arras 10
now,there are 4 shows..i cant rank..cos it wasnt just shows..was siomething different..
1. Berlin 10...the ones was there can understand..that experience was unique and we honored the 9 friends we lost....show doesnt mattered that day
2. PJ 20.night 1 +2...that was a birthday party weekend ..shows was nothing infront of all those thousnad of people from all over the planet was there to celebrate the 20 years of the best band on the planet...
the whole weekend is something stays in you for ever and setlist,guest and show isnt the main thing..the main thing..was that feeling and the eyelook and the smile everyone had that weekend
was feeling ...like you grow up with all those people in the same neighborhood
3. Wrigley 13...i choose to go to that show for non PJ reason..was for something else i want to be in that venue that day..the show was really good,setlist epic..fantastic the stadium...i want to remember that show for the feeling i had when Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns started playing and the reason was played and not rank it..
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
1. Randall's Island 2 1996
2. MSG 2 1998
3. Philly 4 2009
4. MSG 2 2010
5. Toronto 1 2011
Honorable Mention - no particular order
Wrigley 2013
Brooklyn 2 2013
Atlantic City 1 2005
Jones Beach 2 2000
MSG 2 2008
All these are based on the overall experience (example: PJ20 not the best musicianship on display but the weekend, camping, meeting new friends will always be burned into my memory)
And in honor of the late Casey Kasem.......... countdown style.
23. Atlanta 2012
22. Atlanta 2000
21. Charlotte 2013
20. Atlanta 2003
19. Bristow 2010
18. Raleigh 2003
17. Nashville 2000
16. New Orleans 2000
15. Cincinnati 2006
14. Charlotte 2003
13. Atlanta 1998
12. Chicago 1 2009
11. Columbia 2008
10. Greenville 1998
09. Memphis 2000
08. Asheville 2004
07. Birmingham 1998
06. PJ 20 Night 1
05. Chicago 2 2009
04. PJ 20 Night 2
03. Charleston 1996
02. Knoxville 1998
01. New Orleans 1995
Ok, some things that I found out about myself and the band.....
PJ rarely play their best shows in the ATL.
Yield Tour was by far my overall favorite tour.
And I am definitely influenced heavily by nostalgia.
The longer ago the show... the sweeter the memories in some cases.
livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446
1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
How do you quantify the awesomeness of the Vic's set, PJ20, The sheer awesomeness of Soldier Field, your first show, all of Yield, all of No Code, PJ at MSG.....can't do it
How can this band keep getting better? It seems impossible, but it's happening!
2. Wrigley 2013
3. Chicago 1 2009 (first show)
4. PJ20 2011 both nights
5. Noblesville 2010 (oddly enough used to be #1)
I don't know if the shows get better with each one I go to or if they all just combine for all sorts of awesomeness..... I'm thinking the latter
Group A:
The Gorge '05
Borgata 2 '05
Philly '05
The Vic '07
Spectrum 3 '09
Spectrum 4 '09
MSG 2 '10
Wrigley '13
Charlottesville '13
Moline '14
Group B:
Camden 1 '03
MSG 2 '03
Boston 1 '04
Reading '04
Montreal '05
Ottawa '05
Albany '06
DC '06
DC '08
MSG 1 '08
MSG 2 '08
Philly 1 '09
Philly 2 '09
Philly '12
Philly 1 '13
Philly 2 '13
Baltimore '13
Memphis '14
Group C:
Camden 2 '03
Asheville '04
Camden 1 '06
Camden 2 ' 06
E. Rutherford '06
Camden 1 '08
Camden 2 '08
Charlotte '13
Boise 2000
Vancouver 2013
Seattle II 1998
Missoula 1998
Calgary 2009
Vancouver 2005
Vancouver 1998
Seattle II 2000
Gorge II 2006
Vancouver 2011
Gorge I 2006
Vancouver 2000 (Commodore)
Vancouver 2003
Seattle I 2002
Seattle 2013
Seattle II 2002
Portland 2000
Seattle I 2000
Seattle II 2009
Seattle I 2009
Seattle 2001 (Groundwork)
It's pretty easy to do my top 6. I found it easy to list those. It gets harder after that because you know the shows you go to where it feels like the band went above their own bar (since their own bar is high every show is damn good, some are even better).
I was surprised when doing the list how many Seattle shows I put at the bottom. It seems my favourite Seattle area shows were outdoor ones (Gorge and Memorial Stadium in '98). The 2001 show goes to the bottom because I've never seen anything like that. PJ showed respect to REM and insisted they get the closing set. Thus PJ played before them and only for 50 minutes. It was a hometown crowd and everyone was in there to see pj. People were shocked that they played for less than an hour. R.E.M. got considerably longer but the crowd wasn't there for REM. I would say about 2/3 of the arena bailed out before or during REM's set... it was crazy. PJ shouldn't have insisted REM close in PJ's hometown... it made for a wierd show. Pretty dissapointing really (even tough PJ's set rocked).
No outdoor shows at the bottom either. I really like outdoor shows. I was also surprised I ranked the one bar show I've seen in the middle. It was awesome seeing the band play in a bar, but sometime's it's the larger venue that makes nights magical.
btw Seattle 2013 is only down that low because I had the shittiest seats I've ever had to anything. Upper deck behind the stage. The lighting rig blocked most of the view ot the stage. The only person I could see was Eddie and only if he was standing between the lighting rig and the metal bird. Whenever the metal bird lowered I couldn't even see that. TM didn't mention obstructed view until after they showed up in the mail.. ugh... So my view of that show is completely biased by the tickets. Whoever said it doesn't matter what tickets you have to a show was full of it. Awesome tickets totally make shows better
1 PJ20 Night 2
2 Camden 98 Night 2
3 MSG 03 Night 1
4 Mansfield 03 Night 3
5 Milwaukee 06 Night 2 opening for Petty
1. Vienna '14 6 Rows deep, this show speaks for itself
2. Trieste '14 8 rows deep, first time seeing Deep
3. Milano '14 Release opener huge crowd, underrated setlist
4. Columbus, OH '10 Oceans opener! Alone was amazing
5. Buffalo "13 First Rats (love that one) and PERFECT Immortality
6. Cincy '14 Completed LB with SBM, Parachutes, All Those Yesterdays!
7. Pittsburgh '13 Band's first Pendulum, Unemployable rocked.
1) Constitution Hall, DC 9/19/1998
2) Irving Plaza, NYC 5/5/2006
3) Moline 10/17/2014
4) Milwaukee 10/20/2014
5) PJ20 II 9/4/2014
6) PJ20 I 9/3/2014
7) Wrigley 7/19/2013
8) Seattle 12/6/2013
9) Milwaukee 7/8/95 (first show)
10) Philadelphia 4/28/2003
11) Albany 4/29/2003
12) Chicago 8/24/2009
13) DC 5/30/2006
14) Dallas 11/15/2013
15) Uniondale, NY 4/30/2013 (a mostly forgettable show until the surreal Bushleaguer immortalized on PJ20)
16) Columbia, MD 9/18/98
17) Milwaukee w/ Petty II 6/30/06
18) Chicago 6/29/98
19) Columbia, MD 9/4/00
20) Hartford, CT 5/13/06
1) Boston 2010
2) Worcester 1 2013
3) Hartford 2013
4) Wrigley
5) Montreal 2011
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
1)ithaca 91
2)charlottesville 13
3)philly 3 09
and i've always thought the bono hatred around here makes everyone overlook toronto 05 - release, blood, harvest moon, leaving here, love boat captain, half full, a full verse of a sort of homecoming, present tense, ledbetter, getting 6 songs after indifference...
1) Wrigley '13
2) Milwaukee '14
3) PJ20 Night 2 '11
4) Lollapalooza Brazil, Sao Paulo '13
5) ACL '09
6) Dallas '13
7) ACL II '14
8) Dallas '03
9) Dallas '00