Did you see Vintage Pearl Jam? Pre-1995?

JV130312

1991 - Rec Hall - PSU.

Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam.

pjten77

BigHub74 wrote:

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!

One of my favorite musicians of all time........Shannon Hoon died in October of 1995.

Also I didn't see PJ until 1996 at Maple Leafs Gardens in Toronto.

mach271

Well, went to Woodstock......the whole talk of the crowd was that PJ were the special unannounced guests.....well they never showed and it proved to be a BS rumor....

The whole Green Day mudfight was fucking awesome though

The first time i actually got to see PJ wa Randallas Island nite 2 in 1996 for the NO CODE tour (getting tickets was a BITCH, due to the whole boycott of tickmaster at that time)

iamica

:shock: :shock: :shock:
This thread makes me want a time machine. Oh, to have been old enough to go to concerts before '95...

josevolution

The very 1st time was on the RHCP tour 91 & then saw them at lolla 92, but the 1st time with 10C tickets was at The Paramount show in 94 haven't stoped since and i don't plan on stoping till they do ...

jerrylovesjam

St. Petersburg, FL. Bayfront Arena. March 28, 1994. My first show ever, drove down from Tallahassee, was a student at Florida State University. First show ever, and what will always stand out is Eddie during Blood I believe(it was a long time ago) puts a black bag over his head during the solo and puts a noose around his neck and starts hanging himself on stage. LOL It was fucking awesome. I was about 30 rows back on the floor and on at least one occassion grab a joint from someone in the first row and smoked it. Fucking great.


Can't wait for Philly 28th and 30th. This is a great thread. I don't post much.

Mudfest

muddy went to mudfest.


1993-08-14
Gimli Motorsport Park; Sunfest '93
Gimli, Manitoba

hrd2imgn

Chitown- Chicago Stadium 94

Ed had me when he did the Empire Carpet song, from that moment on I was not just a regular fan anymore...I was now a member of the accursed named cult...I was now part of the _ _ _ _ _ _!

I cannot even type the word, but God JAMit, will fInalLY let it be known!

I was also way up in the nosebleeds. My first real Tenclub seats were not until Milwaukee 95, I think 6th row...what a start. first actual TC tickets were for Soldier Field. Never thought about joning a band fanclub until I heard they sent out x-mas vinyls.

bigbadbill

November 1995 was the very first time seeing Pearl Jam. This was after they canceled the tour that summer and then rescheduled that fall.

ryph raph

whitepants wrote:

As Pearl Jam goes on their umpteenth tour this spring, I recently posted in a shameless self-promotion for Detroit thread (http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=279020) about my first PJ concert in Ann Arbor, March 1994. I am so honored to have followed this band for so long, and I know that a lot of people would like to read some Vintage PJ Concert fan recollections; or at least I know I would. Just sitting here thinking about my 1994 experience has brought on this unexplainable euphoric feeling! Ok, here's a story for you...

Pearl Jam, Crisler Arena, March 1994 -

I was a second year student at Univ of Michigan (93-96), I was at work in the cafeteria when I heard that PJ tickets went on sale that day, and sold out that same day. I cried like a baby cuz I missed it. Then a few weeks later, a girl was selling her $25 PJ concert ticket for $60 - I didn't complain about the 110% 1994 price hike, I just wanted to go. I got the nosebleed ticket and was in Jammer heaven to attend in March 1994 -

Got hit by a car two days before said concert, but thankfully it was just soft tissue injury and I had a limp and a scraped up face. Fuck it, I was ALIVE and I was going to see Pearl Jam starring Eddie Vedder.

Concert came, the whole campus was pretty much dressed in plaid. We walked to Crisler, I separated from my group and sat way up a the stop, high on tylenol to dull the pain from the car accident.

I wish I had a boot for Ann Arbor 1994 because I still have 'Indifference' ringing in my head as I saw a drunk ass and kinda of angry Eddie put on a brilliant performance. Needless to say, I knew that this was a band that I would follow to my grave. We really just rocked out and since this was their second tour for Ten/Vs, the concert didn't last as long as they do now. I couldn't jump up and down due to the pain I was in, but I did my best and what stands out to me was just how serious and somber Eddie was.

Several points during the show, he just walked in circles and drinking beer or wine - I think the newfound fame and attention was freaking him out, so he was in his own world onstage.

I left the show in a haze of like 'I saw a band that will be a phenomenon', they went on to be one of the greatest bands on the planet...

I'm so grateful to have been there, now if only I had a boot from that show.

3 Times between Oct. 1991 and July 0f 1992

blondieblue227

whitepants wrote:

This is one of the bestest threads in the history of the message pit. Keep the vintage reports coming guys, I'm loving them. This thread should be stickied. *sniff*

i agree.

Evergreen

I was SOOOOO fortunate to live in Dallas and was a music junkie and hung out in Deep Ellum back in the day when it was a cool area. There were tons of bars that supported local music and up and coming bands. One of my favorite bars was Trees and PJ played there on Dec. 11, 1991. I swear there could not have been more than 150 people. Maybe less. Eddie climbed a wall. lol!

I remember Black, Garden, SOLAT, Breath...they stole my soul, and I needed it at the time.

RyGuy

BigHub74 wrote:

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!

It's funny how time plays with your memory - Shannon Hoon actually died in 1995, and PJ's first show after the MTV VMA's was at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.

Just sayin'.

Umbertotamba

Steve Dunne wrote:

springfield ma 94

paid $150 for pair of floor GA tix..went with now-ex girlfriend.

awesome experience.

Amen to that Springfield show. I had prepaid with ticketMASTER $150 for 4 tickets before they went even on sale. I ended up like 7 rows from the very back of the arena , but it was all good cuz such a small place. Funny thing was I had the trouble getting my other ticket used, had broke up with the girl I was seeing, and none of my other female friends were into them so my friend Ted had his girl bring an extra friend.

theboxerorthebag

I was at that 95 show, Sonic Reducer is on the Christmas single for that year. I mostly remember that it was 106 degrees at that show!!!

rrivers wrote:

11/93- First of 3 shows in New Orleans. Should have gone to all 3.

Also Labor Day 95 which was rescheduled from 4th of July. Joey Ramone sang "Sonic Reducer" with them and I think this was on a Christmas single.

Up Here In My Tree

Twice in 1991 (I believe. It could have been '92) at the Offramp in Seattle. My favorite memory is Eddie driving by in a pick up truck (like a Chevy Love) while we waited in line outside, then he came by on a skateboard and shook our hands, etc. My friends and I had grown up with Andy Wood so were very familiar with most of the band and their histories and were really looking forward to these shows. It was a thoroughly exciting time. I also saw them at Rockandy back in those early days.

My favorite show had to be A Drop in the Park, which I've seen some folks here were there. What an amazing show!

markl

This was my first show as well. Sr year in high school.

I know right before they played Daughter, Ed said that the band might not be able to make it thru the entire show given the circumstances and we the crowd would understand why...(thankfully they did and the show rocked).

I do believe the dedication song was Go.

NiteLite10 wrote:

bigshasha wrote:

4/8/94 at the Patriot Center Fairfax VA

It was my first PJ show, I was 12 years old. Vs. had just come out. They opened with Release in complete darkness, and closed with RITFW with the house lights on, and they played everything in the middle. They even played brand new songs Corduroy and Not For You. I vividly remember them playing footsteps, you could hear a pin drop in the arena. But the reason I will remember this show forever is because it was the day that the body of KC was found. I did not know. EV talked about the incident and dedicated a song to him. I was confused, and the person next to me told me he died that day. I believe the song that was dedicated was "Go," but I am not 100% sure. If anyone knows which song was dedicated, please let me know.

This was my first show too. Go sounds right as a dedication but I'm not positive.

RyGuy

First ever concert was Lollapalooza '92, UBC Thunderbird Stadium. PJ played second, I believe, but the house was packed already.

Also lucky enough to see PJ and Blind Melon open for Uncle Neil in '93. I remember the sound being awful, but PJ rising above it. Neil was sensational, too.

coco butter

7-9-1995- summerfest Milwaukee. Great first show! won tickets from a local radio station and got to see Pearl Jam in row 2! i have been hooked ever since! got into a brutal knife fight after the show... dont worry i won... oh wait... my bad that was after a Cher concert.

hrd2imgn

coco butter wrote:

7-9-1995- summerfest Milwaukee. Great first show! won tickets from a local radio station and got to see Pearl Jam in row 2! i have been hooked ever since! got into a brutal knife fight after the show... dont worry i won... oh wait... my bad that was after a Cher concert.

were you the dude/Dudette I wrestled for jack's drumstick? well more of a tug of war, it was fucking hilarious the roadies threw the stick out after everyone but a few of is were gone, me and my bud, and this dude and his girl friend. the stick careens into the space about 20 feet from both of us, we see each other like a wild west stand-off, and both sprint to dive on it. I got a part, she got a part, we both get up like were' holding each others wang. we just look at each other and then my friend and her boy friend jump on, so four of us on one drumstick in the aisle. We look at each other again and pretty much are like okay what now? She then goes how about we break it in half, and split it! At that point my friend yanks the thing and twists his body between us all and ass bumps them off it. I ran like a bitch with it to the lot! With them chasing us screaming wait we can share it... Still have that stick, my most prized possession, even more then the pick Ed reached down, grabbed my sisters hand and put it in her hand then closed her fingers around it with her hand (that was fucking so cool to watch).