Did you see Vintage Pearl Jam? Pre-1995?

Drowned Out

This thread is a fun read

I saw them in 93 with Blind Melon and Neil Young at GM place.
vs wasn't out yet, so we got to hear a lot of new stuff....they played Animal on mtv a few nights before, but other than that, people hadn't heard any of it...the show was right at the pinnacle of their hype, really.....
Eddie drank wine from a a Chuck Taylor that was thrown onstage.
lots of vivid little memories from that road trip and show. good times

lastexitlondon

93 brixton academy so long ago now ,i do remember someone jumping on stage and stealing a statue of a basketball player from top of jeffs amp

Tuolumne Mama

Just went back and checked and I saw them 8 times up through 1995. The best set list was probably Soldier Field, Chicago in '95 which was a phenomenal show (Animal, I Got Shit) - longest show until State College '03, I think, but Constitution Hall sticks out in my mind for some reason - maybe cause they played Satan's Bed, Glorified G, Breath, Go, Lukin, Blood and songs I'd rarely heard live before. For what it's worth, here they are in chrono order: 1) AJ Palumbo Ctr - Pittsburgh 10/25/91 2) Star Lake Ampitheatre, Pittsburgh, PA 8/16/92 3) Jones Beach Music Theatre, Wantaugh, NY 8/9/92 4) Cleveland State Univ, Cleveland, OH 3/22/94 5) Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA 4/8/94 6) Constitution Hall, Washington DC 1/14/95 7) Constitution Hall, Washington DC 1/15/95 8) Soldier Field, Chicago,IL 7/11/95. This would be about 1/4 of the shows I've seen. Good thread, Whitepants. It's nice to read the trip the fans have taken with this band.

Jammitt

My first time was Brixton in 93, I had listened to (and taped!) the Finsbury park gig on radio one and was so excited to be going. Me and my sis got to Brixton really early and were near front in the queue. It was a really hot day but also raining and once inside we ran to the front but the heat and the overwhelming smell of wet people made me faint even before the support band were on! (Two Tribes I think). Woke up on the floor with faces looking down at me asking if I was ok. I can remember people kindly parting for me to get through the crowd. I got a pint of water and by the time the support band had finished I was ready to go down the front again but I never managed to find my sister until the end of the gig. They played Black and I cried my eyes out!
Those were the days! I was going to Brixton nearly every other week to see gigs.

ponytd

My first show was at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, TN in March of 94. It was two days before my 17th birthday they opened up two side sections like the week before the show and put extra tickets on sale so I sat side stage on like the 12th row. None of my friends could go with me though, so I went by myself and my dad drove me out there and dropped me off and waited outside for me during the show. It was an amazing concert. The energy that they had on the stage was incredible. At most live shows, you always worry that the band may not sound as good live, but they sounded even better. Probably the highlight of the show was when Steve Cropper came out and they played Dock of the Bay. It was a great version and an all around incredible night that I'll never forget.

craigrcollins

Spring 1994, Five Against One tour
Boston Garden
Coming back from for the first encore, Eddie broght out some geen basketball hightops and holds them up "look what i found..." This being the old Boston Garden, the place goes batshit crazy, "YYYYEEEEAAAHH!!! Woo Woo!!!" Then Eddie goes, "I picked them up up in Chicago... CHEAP!" All those cheers turned into "BBBBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO's" in a half second! Then eddie said like he was just kidding and he loved Boston and was gonna rock this town. Place was super pumped up after that.

Anyway, what I also remember is that me and my friends had an extra ticket because one of the group bailed at the very last second. Everyone was trying to get a ticket, scalpers, biz types. I sold the extra at face value to some dude who looked he like would enjoy the show.

Tonight, 15 years later, I'm on my way to Shepherd's Bush without a ticket hoping that karma comes around and I'm able to get a ticket.

morgie2

craigrcollins wrote:

Spring 1994, Five Against One tour
Boston Garden
Coming back from for the first encore, Eddie broght out some geen basketball hightops and holds them up "look what i found..." This being the old Boston Garden, the place goes batshit crazy, "YYYYEEEEAAAHH!!! Woo Woo!!!" Then Eddie goes, "I picked them up up in Chicago... CHEAP!" All those cheers turned into "BBBBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO's" in a half second! Then eddie said like he was just kidding and he loved Boston and was gonna rock this town. Place was super pumped up after that.

Anyway, what I also remember is that me and my friends had an extra ticket because one of the group bailed at the very last second. Everyone was trying to get a ticket, scalpers, biz types. I sold the extra at face value to some dude who looked he like would enjoy the show.

Tonight, 15 years later, I'm on my way to Shepherd's Bush without a ticket hoping that karma comes around and I'm able to get a ticket.

I believe that's from April 11, 1994. Funny how I remember every little detail about various PJ shows, but can never remember this kind o stuff from other shows I've been too. Strange. Anyway, good luck tonight!!

starmap3333

I saw them in Ithaca in 91, saratoga on lolla in 92, and rochester in april of 94.

TheDecline13

my heart just stopped when i seen the link for youkan :( i fucking miss that place

whgarrett

Re: Did you see Vintage Pearl Jam? Pre-1995?
by ponytd » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:22 am

My first show was at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, TN in March of 94. It was two days before my 17th birthday they opened up two side sections like the week before the show and put extra tickets on sale so I sat side stage on like the 12th row. None of my friends could go with me though, so I went by myself and my dad drove me out there and dropped me off and waited outside for me during the show. It was an amazing concert. The energy that they had on the stage was incredible. At most live shows, you always worry that the band may not sound as good live, but they sounded even better. Probably the highlight of the show was when Steve Cropper came out and they played Dock of the Bay. It was a great version and an all around incredible night that I'll never forget.


Hell Ya Man...It was my first show too. I turned 17 and My birthday is on March 22, 1977. Great show. So it began.

spryguy09

My first was Sept 96 - Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Vintage to me because I purchased two tickets from a lovely gentleman on the sidewalk fro $50 total. Great show.

DarbyCrash

New Regal Theater in Chicago, March 1994...one of the best nights of my life.

sonic.reducer

tuumi wrote:

Lollapalooza 1992
Main Stage: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Ice Cube, Soundgarden, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pearl Jam, Lush

Side Stage: Jim Rose Circus, Sharkbait, Archie Bell, Porno for Pyros, Basehead, Cypress Hill, House of Pain, Sweaty Nipples, Arson Garden, Seaweed, Seam, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., The Look People, Stone Temple Pilots, Vulgar Boatmen, Truly, Skrew, Tribe, The Authority, Samba Hell, Café Tacuba, Rage Against the Machine

Ditto.

Was there to see several bands but Pearl Jam was my "headliner"... Great show all around...

cml25

Mesa Amphitheatre - May 1992. Paid 9.98 (Local Radio Station 98 KUPD Promo) Was a Junior in High School and drunk on Boones Farm Wine... Strawberry Hill if I remember correctly. First Time in a mosh pit, got laid out by some big guy but pulled back up just as fast. Eddie jumped into the crowd and someone ripped off his baseball hat, got back on stage and was not happy. Asked nicely to get it back, wonder if he did. Amazing night.

JohnD.

I first saw them at Lollapaloza 1992 at Great Woods in Mansfield, MA. I was a casual fan when I went in.

They came out and played almost all of Ten. 45 minutes of the most blistering rock and roll I have ever heard. The greatest live performance I have ever seen. After they played Jermey, Eddie said "That was for all the Jeremys out there"- INSTANT CONNECTION! If I could relive one day of my life, it may very well be August 8, 1992. The Red Hot Chillis, Soundgarden, Ministry, Ice Cube, and Pearl Jam.

Jlabbate

1992
Lollapalooza - Jones Beach, NY

KramerTheDog

i saw them in louisville, ky in march 1994. as far as i know there are no recordings of this show, but if anyone knows, please let me know.

rcs

08/11/93 - Max Bell Arena: Calgary, Alberta

attendance: 4,700

support act: Cadillac Tramps (who were fucking awesome!!!)

notes: A terribly hot venue, totally packed. Despite a hammered Ed and a very poor sound system, making the bass lines and bass drum often indistinguishable, PJ delivers a magical performance, the most memorable part of the night being when Ed improved a song called 'Canadians Rule' after talking about how much he loved Canadians. This show is a mix of Ten songs and newer Vs. songs.

(They played almost all of Ten and about 6 or 7 songs from Vs. Closed the night with Indifference. Stage was almost completely dark except for some dark blue lights and candles. The image is burnt into my memory.)

angiebabyaz

Hi all. I'm new to the forum but a long time fan. I first saw Pearl Jam at Lollapalooza '92 in Phoenix. It was at Desert Sky Pavilion and we had lawn seats. When the band was scheduled to perform, you could just feel the energy of the crowd bump up several notches. We all moved up to the barriers separating the lawn seats from the "premium" seats. Once Pearl Jam began performing, we all jumped the barricade and spilled into the aisle down to the front. Eddie was urging us on and security was like "f*ck it, let em go". Aisles were packed and I the rest of the show in the pit. My husband was at the same show but we were not a couple at the time and we are finally seeing them again at Outside Lands on 8/28, almost 17 years later!

Hugh Freaking Dillon

breath_gal wrote:

My first show was Mudfest, Gimli Manitoba 08/14/1993. I'm sure a lot of you have seen this on a DVD boot that exists. It was an amazing show that started it all for me. My biggest memory of the show was trying so hard to jump up and down but the mud was so deep. At the time this was the best live show I had ever seen. I have been to a few more since then and for me they get better each show. Looking forward to many more.

I was there too darlin', and I have that show on VHS. I really should transfer it to DVD sometime soon. It was f**king amazing seeing them live that early on. The only problem was, as with many festival shows, the sound wasn't the greatest for hearing multiple unheard songs, as VS wouldn't be released for another few weeks. But it was cool, nonetheless. My boss at the time was catering the event, and said he met them in a trailer, and that every one of them was stoned out of their minds. I'm guessing he just thought they were.......as I picture Eddie sitting in a corner with a hood over his head.

And the Mud was brutal. The amount of sneakers (and probably Doc's) left behind after that show was tremendous.