Did you see Vintage Pearl Jam? Pre-1995?

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LukinTimer wrote:

I was lucky enough to catch them in August of 1991 at the RKCNDY in Seattle, just before Ten was released. I had no idea who they were, a friend just said "Hey, you wanna go catch this band..." and I said "Sure." One of the best decisions I ever made. Ed was a mad man, climbing all over the place. God it was fun!

My husband was one of the guys bouncing around with you all He was lucky enough to see them at the RKCNDY and Moore Theatre in 91 before we met.

Anyway - I was lucky enough to see them in 92 & 93 at Lollapallooza, Drop in the Park, and the Portland Meadows w/ Blind Melon and Neil Young. All three were great shows, although the Lollapalooza show was not long enough and they played really early. Portland Meadows show was great when Victoria Williams came out and sang the "new" song, Crazy Mary. And when Ed and Vicoria both come out to sing with Neil...mind-blowing! And the drop in the park - all I can say is wow - what a trip.

PJMom-3

My first time was 10/31/93 in Berkeley CA!

binauralsounds

1992 Germany
1994 Louisville

brainofjb

Boston Garden
April 9th and 10th 1994

WindowPaine

4/6/94 Springfield, MA

i was 14. $85 a piece for a floor ticket (parents bought me 2, one for a now ex gf). it was more than unbelievable for me and less than 10min from my house!

some one posted earlier about this show and they were WAY off. Mudhoney opened this show. another highlight for me. and ed never threw a chair leg or anything off the stage. i think spin the black circle was played for the first time this night. one of the first times not for you was played as well, i think.
in two days it will have been 14 years. crazy.

South of Seattle

First show

September 93' Blind Melon, Pearl Jam, Neil Young.

A good time to be broken in.

spinDrAtl

4/3/94 in the Fox Theater in Atlanta.

My buddy and I decided at work that morning (right next to the Fox) that we would walk over to the window and try to get tickets. There were probably 20-25 people in line at 9:15 am, if I remember correctly. I think the tix went on sale at 10. When the window starting selling, the line was buzzing with energy. We kept getting closer, getting more nervous with each sale, and were the next two from the windows when the first show sold out. Everyone hung around, talking about a 2nd show for a few minutes, hoping it would be announced. Some people way back in the line (which had grown considerably) left. When the second show announced, my buddy went to one ticket window and I went to the other. My clerk was faster and I got my tickets before him - I got 2nd row and he ended up about row 15.

Most awesome show ever!

morgie2

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CrazyMaryJP

My First Pearl Jam show:
Fox Theater, Atlanta, April 2, 1994

Bought scalped tickets for about a hundred bucks for the pair! Not a bad seat in the house. This was not the night of the 99X radio simulcast. They opened with Release. I went with my buddy Mike and to his surprise the dude next to him was so overwhelmed he grabbed him in a big hug. Best live show I've ever seen of any band ever.

Kurt Cobain died a couple of days later.

Wilds

Late to the 1994 Party, but not too late.

San Diego Sports Arena
Nov 06, 1995


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This also happened to be my first and only Ramones show.

Here is a link to the ticket to the show I went to.... for the guy collecting ticket price info.


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Little Italy

hoopinman wrote:

I had been in college at North Texas in Denton in 1990(just outside of Dallas) and was in the music program, and while there met a man named Dave Abbruzzese, who was my drum instructor. Dave was in a band that I use to see all the time...but sadly they broke up suddenly.....well come to find out his favorite drummer was leaving this band and offered to hook Dave up with a job.....That drummer was Matt Chamberlain. I knew Matt from the Dallas scene also cause he had played with Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, and he also played in Ten Hands.(another fave band from the area)

anyways...forward a year or so.....and Pearl Jam are playing with the Chili Peppers and Smashing Pumpkins in Dallas. So I get home from school, and there is a message from Dave. He put me on the guestlist for the show at Trees that night. I was confused....the show wasnt at Trees...it was at the Bronco Bowl, so I headed over to Trees.....and find out they booked a last minute gig. AWESOME!!!! So we headed over to the Bronco Bowl, saw PJ open and left early.(we had seen the previous show in Houston a few days earlier) then hauled ass to Trees and saw one of the sicketst shows Ive ever seen in that dingy little bar. It was one of the few times I wqitnessed Eddie's crazy stage antics with him climbing to the top of the speaker stack and diving off. I was in front of Mike all night and just marveled at his fingers on the neck of his guitar....sublime show....and one of my fondest memories.

Thanks Dave!

That sounds like quite an experience. Are you still in touch with him at all? I've always felt that the Pearl Jam everyone grew to love, and even to this day still craves, is the Dave Abbruzzese Pearl Jam.

Crazy Marcus

1st time - NeilJam - The first time I saw Pearl Jam live was at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park in 1995. Bad Religion opened for them and had a fantastic set. I had never even listened to them before but after seeing them, it made me a fan. Unfortunately, Eddie was sick and stopped after 7 songs. At this point Neil Young came up and did his best to make it up to the crowd by thoroughly rocking out with the remaining member of PJ. It was a strange and incredible first concert to experience. Went with 3 friends, one of which got heat stroke and was in the Medical tent the entire concert. Her brother was in there with her so her friend and I ended up by ourselves the entire concert. She was a petite blonde who asked to get on my shoulders and stayed there for pretty much the duration of the concert. For some reason we had no problem getting all the way up to the front of the stage. Might have been because of the bikini top she was wearing.

NHiding

1st show 10/28/93 Warfield Theater, SF.

But the show that iced the cake for me was 12/8/93 at the Seattle Center Arena (now Mercer Arena). Show was completely off the hook, especially the "I've Got A Feeling" done for Lennon. Hopefully this boot will make it to a VS. special reissue or something. And I met this great gal Kristin Camp that day, who is responsible for me ever even joining the 10c. Sure would like to find her one of these days.

PJRock75

April 17th 1994...the Paramount Theater in NYC...the day after SNL.

BigHub74

8/93 Neil Young, Pearl Jam, and it was supposed to be Blind Mellon but Shannon Hoon had just died. It was the day after the MTV music awards that PJ and Neil Young did keep on rockin in the free world. They did it that magical night at Portland Meadows as well!

usamamasan1

11/20/91

"this next one is DEEP"

remember that vividly

ed climbed around the small venue as he did back in his youth. My first concert, my first herb. Jah

opened for the RHCP...I think it was the screaming trees who also opened.

blood sugar sex magic

Tuolumne Mama

Like many here, my 1st show was with the RHCP BSSM show in '91 with the Smashing Pumpkins too at the AJPalumbo Center in Pittsburgh. PJ was great playing like a 30-45 minute set. Corgan and SP got booed off the stage and seats were flying, literally. Crazy kickass show that had me hooked on PJ ever since. Got free tickets from a local DJ.

SD533

My first PJ show was at the New Regal Theater in Chicago, March 13, 1994. I got the tickets through the 10C by sending in a money order. The location of the show was a secret when I got the info for the tickets. That night EV said from the stage that something like 301 people got their tickets through the 10C - I can't remember the exact number.

Some things that I remember, or won't forget about that show:

Before the show started, EV appeared at the side of the stage with a whole crowd of people behind him. Everybody was wearing their coats like they had just arrived. EV came out on stage with his coat on and was going like "Whooa" and then told everybody that he had a bad cold but he was going to do the show anyway. EV did the show with snot pouring out of his sinuses. I was wondering if he was ripped on cough syrup that night.

The Frogs opened that night. EV came out and did one of their songs with them.

During the show, EV managed to climb out on the woodwork that ran along the side wall of the Regal. There was no way back to the stage except by falling into the crowd while the rest of the band was still cranking it. Somebody from the crew got him out of there and back on the stage. I was wondering or worrying that EV might have been on some kind of a death wish trip.

Mike was bouncing all over the place. At one point near the end in between songs he went up to the mic and said something. Whatever he said came out as garbled gibberish - the whole place started laughing, including Mike. Mike had his shirt off and started making out with a girl in the front row. At the end of the show when the lights came on, somebody from security came and got the girl and took her backstage - the guy that was with her stood there with a WTF look on his face while the place emptied out.

One of the encores was the Dave A/EV song Angel from that year's xmas single. Dave sat in a chair and played guitar while EV sang the song after mentioning that it was a song that you could only get by being in the 10C.

Three Vitalogy songs were played that night before that cd was released - Spin the Black Circle, Not For You, and Last Exit. I wrote a stamp and envelope letter to the 10C trying to describe those songs and asking what the names of them were, and I also thanked the 10C for the ticket. I got 3rd row for that show. I had been going to concerts in Chicago since 1974 - this was the closest I had ever been to the stage - I felt the sound pounding into my chest, it felt good.. Thanks again, 10C.

SolarWorld

My first show was '93 in Berkley, CA at the Greek Theater. Henry Rollins opened. I was still in high school and was impacted greatly. Seen them in various forms and venues around the country 30 times, the last time being Lolla '07. I can't wait to see them in September.

Some Die Just To Live

08/18/93, Toronto Ontario. at the Canadian National Exhibition. My father took me, I was 16 he was 46 at the time, and we both still love them!!!