Alright, old guy chiming in...I was at every MSG show, every Spectrum show, and the most recent Toronto shows in 11, and they were all amazing, but when I tell you they are NOT EVEN CLOSE to 94, you have to believe me.
On 4/10/94 I was 19 years old and bought tickets for the old Boston Garden from a scalper for $210. We trekked from NJ to Boston and stayed with friends at college. This was about a week after Kurt died.
During blood, I remember the floor (I was 15th row center) chairs being tied together with Zip Ties, and everyone in the rows lifting in unison and throwing the rows of chairs out of the way, while ed put the mic stand clean thru the stage. That was the loudest, best concert moment of my life, and ive given up on anything ever coming close. Id love to be able to see some of this show again. It was like being in a Rock and Roll riot.
don't you miss the old days when we just made our own "general admission" pit?
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
Alright, old guy chiming in...I was at every MSG show, every Spectrum show, and the most recent Toronto shows in 11, and they were all amazing, but when I tell you they are NOT EVEN CLOSE to 94, you have to believe me.
On 4/10/94 I was 19 years old and bought tickets for the old Boston Garden from a scalper for $210. We trekked from NJ to Boston and stayed with friends at college. This was about a week after Kurt died.
During blood, I remember the floor (I was 15th row center) chairs being tied together with Zip Ties, and everyone in the rows lifting in unison and throwing the rows of chairs out of the way, while ed put the mic stand clean thru the stage. That was the loudest, best concert moment of my life, and ive given up on anything ever coming close. Id love to be able to see some of this show again. It was like being in a Rock and Roll riot.
Ive been to about 80 PJ shows from 1994 Boston - 2013 Hartford and I feel like i remember every minute of each one. My friends remember nothing! But man that Abruzzese snare was like nothing else...I could feel it in my fucking toes.
Ive actually been debating writing a book chronicling all of my shows.
OK, there is something with the stadium shows with the sound travelling across there.
Being 10C member, you stand at front, close to the stage. Like in Milan, San Siro in June/2014.
You scream when you have to and everyone else around you does. And you stop. Then you hear a big roar coming behind from the 65.000 people surrounding you from all over that big stadium and the acoustic it has. You just turn behind and go, Wow, what the fuck was that?
That roar is what makes you understand the mightiness of this band called Pearl Jam.
What's your part, who you are?
2012: Arras, Berlin 1-2
2013: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires
2014: Milano, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin
2016: NY MSG 1
OK, there is something with the stadium shows with the sound travelling across there.
Being 10C member, you stand at front, close to the stage. Like in Milan, San Siro in June/2014.
You scream when you have to and everyone else around you does. And you stop. Then you hear a big roar coming behind from the 65.000 people surrounding you from all over that big stadium and the acoustic it has. You just turn behind and go, Wow, what the fuck was that?
That roar is what makes you understand the mightiness of this band called Pearl Jam.
"This is not for You" - San Siro 2014. So So LOUD
'06 Milan
'07 Madrid
'08 Virginia Beach / Washington DC
'09 Shepherds Bush / Berlin / Manchester / London
Perth / Sydney / Brisbane
'10 London / Berlin / Lisbon
'11 Rio de Janeiro / Buenos Aires / Lima
'12 Manchester I / Manchester II / Berlin I / Berlin II
'13 Baltimore / Charlottesville / Charlotte
'14 Perth / San Siro / Berlin / "Live at Leeds" / MK
"There's a $10,000 bill in it for you."
"Oh yeah? Which president's on it?"
"Uh, all of them. They're having a party. Jimmy Carter's passed out on the couch."
Alright, old guy chiming in...I was at every MSG show, every Spectrum show, and the most recent Toronto shows in 11, and they were all amazing, but when I tell you they are NOT EVEN CLOSE to 94, you have to believe me.
On 4/10/94 I was 19 years old and bought tickets for the old Boston Garden from a scalper for $210. We trekked from NJ to Boston and stayed with friends at college. This was about a week after Kurt died.
During blood, I remember the floor (I was 15th row center) chairs being tied together with Zip Ties, and everyone in the rows lifting in unison and throwing the rows of chairs out of the way, while ed put the mic stand clean thru the stage. That was the loudest, best concert moment of my life, and ive given up on anything ever coming close. Id love to be able to see some of this show again. It was like being in a Rock and Roll riot.
Those were my first two shows. Ed hacked the hole through the stage during RITFW. There is video on YouTube if you want to re-live it again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjZq_KwpEpM
Also MSGII and Hartford were loudest I have been too. At the Boston 06 show, when they broke out Leash, everyone just lost their minds. It was like all of the 10C folks were having a seizure at the same time...
Indifference night 1. Scream my lungs out was great
"thru extensive negotiations we managed to get the curfew moved back..... we still don't have any time to fu&k around...."
LA II 06, SB 06, SF III 06, Kokua 07 Ed and Jack, Grant Park 07, EV Berk1 & LA 1 (nice job 10c), 08 DC, MSG1 &2, VH1 rocks, EV Bos II, EV NYC I & II, Milwaukee, EV Maui, EV Hono I & II, Chicago 09 I & II, LA 09 I & II & IV, SD 09 (my girlfriend hit the lottery, best concert of my life 10C rocks)KC 2010, STL 2010, Hartford. Boston, and MSG I & II "who goes around skinning cats anyway", PJ 20 2011 , Portland, Spokane, Seattle LA 2013, Home Shows + Missoula (fatal 👌)
Mansfield, 2008 during Betterman, the crowd drowned out Eddie. Literally, he just stopped trying to sing the second verse and let the crowd continue. Then the ovation we gave ourselves was even louder. Cool, cool moment.
Forgot that one...Everyone was hitting the chairs in front of them to make as much noise as possible. Very cool moment!
Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.
Yup pretty loud.. Then you could hear crickets on the next song Arms Aloft..
I don't know what the fuck they were thinking there. That spot needed Last Exit, Save You, Animal, or something like that.
Worst setlist decision ever by EV. I will never understand it. Corduroy would have blown the roof off that place.
Release was unbelievable. It was my friend's first PJ show and we both had chills. I think he thought every show was like this. Had to tell him that this was the loudest I had ever heard a PJ crowd. Kinda glad we were on the lawn for this. We could hear everyone!!!
as for Arms Aloft... yeah that was a bad choice. I noticed that song pulled a Jimmy Hoffa not long after that. it's just not a very good song.
I actually like it. But not as the 2nd song at the 20th anniversary festival. Like svrdhand13 said, it was the worst setlist move Eddie has ever made...given the circumstances of the anniversary festival
The other setlist bummer was not playing Crown. How the heck do you break out TOD, take a trip down memory lane, and NOT play Crown??? Would have tied everything in together nicely...
Mexico City July 17th, 2003 - first few seconds of "Of the Girl"... It was the first show EVER of Pearl Jam in Mexico (and latin america). First PJ show EVER for thousands of hardcore fans. And the very first song of the set...You can imagine how loud it was as the first sounds of "Of the Girl" were played. It was just a nut house.
Mexico City - July 17th 2003
Mexico City - July 18th 2003
Mexico City - July 19th 2003
Monterrey - December 7th 2005
Mexico City - December 9th 2005
Mexico City - December 10th 2005
Mexico City - November 24th 2011
Which was followed by the "quietest crowd PJ moment" 1 song later
The whole world will be different soon... - EV
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
Alright, old guy chiming in...I was at every MSG show, every Spectrum show, and the most recent Toronto shows in 11, and they were all amazing, but when I tell you they are NOT EVEN CLOSE to 94, you have to believe me.
On 4/10/94 I was 19 years old and bought tickets for the old Boston Garden from a scalper for $210. We trekked from NJ to Boston and stayed with friends at college. This was about a week after Kurt died.
During blood, I remember the floor (I was 15th row center) chairs being tied together with Zip Ties, and everyone in the rows lifting in unison and throwing the rows of chairs out of the way, while ed put the mic stand clean thru the stage. That was the loudest, best concert moment of my life, and ive given up on anything ever coming close. Id love to be able to see some of this show again. It was like being in a Rock and Roll riot.
Those were my first two shows. Ed hacked the hole through the stage during RITFW. There is video on YouTube if you want to re-live it again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjZq_KwpEpM
Also MSGII and Hartford were loudest I have been too. At the Boston 06 show, when they broke out Leash, everyone just lost their minds. It was like all of the 10C folks were having a seizure at the same time...
There have been so many crazy loud moments, but this thread made me think about the intro to Yellow Ledbetter at Mansfield 3. After a very lengthy "experiment", and zero expectation of hearing that song (because it was already played the previous night) the place went insane.
Which was followed by the "quietest crowd PJ moment" 1 song later
lol. worst 2nd song ever!!!! sweet lew would have been a better choice.
That was rough. The 2nd night too when they went into The Fixer after Wash. I still think about how insane that crowd would have been if they went into Corduroy 2nd either of those nights.
But yeah, Release night 1 of PJ20 was so fucking loud! What an awesome weekend.
Loudest personally for me, Release at Wrigley. But after hearing the Argentina 2011 boots, that had to be the loudest overall crowd. They made The Fixer sound like it was the hottest song of the year. Best boot I've ever heard by far, crowd energy was insane.
Chicago 6/29/98, Alpine Valley(EV) 6/13/99, Alpine Valley 10/08/00, Chicago 10/09/00, Phoenix 10/20/00, Orlando 4/12/03, Tampa 4/13/03, San Diego 6/05/03, Vegas 6/06/03, Phoenix 6/07/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Orlando 10/08/04, D.C. 10/11/04, Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, LA 7/12/08, Chicago 8/23/09, Chicago 8/24/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09 (Front Row Center, Finally), Phoenix(EV) 11/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Phoenix 11/19/13, Denver 10/22/14, Wrigley 8/20/16, Wrigley 8/22/16
Which was followed by the "quietest crowd PJ moment" 1 song later
lol. worst 2nd song ever!!!! sweet lew would have been a better choice.
That was rough. The 2nd night too when they went into The Fixer after Wash. I still think about how insane that crowd would have been if they went into Corduroy 2nd either of those nights.
But yeah, Release night 1 of PJ20 was so fucking loud! What an awesome weekend.
I forgot how bad the fixer was; it was terrible. wash was insane...they could have followed it up with anything! why the hell did ed choose the fixer?!?!
Which was followed by the "quietest crowd PJ moment" 1 song later
lol. worst 2nd song ever!!!! sweet lew would have been a better choice.
That was rough. The 2nd night too when they went into The Fixer after Wash. I still think about how insane that crowd would have been if they went into Corduroy 2nd either of those nights.
But yeah, Release night 1 of PJ20 was so fucking loud! What an awesome weekend.
I forgot how bad the fixer was; it was terrible. wash was insane...they could have followed it up with anything! why the hell did ed choose the fixer?!?!
Why the hell do they ever choose The Fixer?
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Which was followed by the "quietest crowd PJ moment" 1 song later
lol. worst 2nd song ever!!!! sweet lew would have been a better choice.
That was rough. The 2nd night too when they went into The Fixer after Wash. I still think about how insane that crowd would have been if they went into Corduroy 2nd either of those nights.
But yeah, Release night 1 of PJ20 was so fucking loud! What an awesome weekend.
I forgot how bad the fixer was; it was terrible. wash was insane...they could have followed it up with anything! why the hell did ed choose the fixer?!?!
Why the hell do they ever choose The Fixer?
I really believe the fixer is retired for good. Fingers crossed
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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
Ive actually been debating writing a book chronicling all of my shows.
Being 10C member, you stand at front, close to the stage. Like in Milan, San Siro in June/2014.
You scream when you have to and everyone else around you does. And you stop. Then you hear a big roar coming behind from the 65.000 people surrounding you from all over that big stadium and the acoustic it has. You just turn behind and go, Wow, what the fuck was that?
That roar is what makes you understand the mightiness of this band called Pearl Jam.
2012: Arras, Berlin 1-2
2013: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires
2014: Milano, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin
2016: NY MSG 1
03 - Tampa
08 - Tampa
12 - DeLuna Fest, EV Orlando 1 & 2, EV Ft Lauderdale 1 & 2
13 - Wrigley!!! ,Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford, OKC, Seattle
14 - Leeds, Milton Keynes, St Louis
16 - Ft Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Wrigley 1 & 2
'07 Madrid
'08 Virginia Beach / Washington DC
'09 Shepherds Bush / Berlin / Manchester / London
Perth / Sydney / Brisbane
'10 London / Berlin / Lisbon
'11 Rio de Janeiro / Buenos Aires / Lima
'12 Manchester I / Manchester II / Berlin I / Berlin II
'13 Baltimore / Charlottesville / Charlotte
'14 Perth / San Siro / Berlin / "Live at Leeds" / MK
'22 Berlin / London I / London Ii
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And Toledo 2004 when Neil was introduced.
"Oh yeah? Which president's on it?"
"Uh, all of them. They're having a party. Jimmy Carter's passed out on the couch."
Columbus 2000
Columbus 2003
Hershey 2003
Toledo 2004
Cincinnati 2006
Chicago/Lollapalooza 2007
Columbus 2010
Chicago/Wrigley 2013
Pittsburgh 2013
Portland 2013
Cincinnati 2014
Also MSGII and Hartford were loudest I have been too. At the Boston 06 show, when they broke out Leash, everyone just lost their minds. It was like all of the 10C folks were having a seizure at the same time...
LA II 06, SB 06, SF III 06, Kokua 07 Ed and Jack, Grant Park 07, EV Berk1 & LA 1 (nice job 10c), 08 DC, MSG1 &2, VH1 rocks, EV Bos II, EV NYC I & II, Milwaukee, EV Maui, EV Hono I & II, Chicago 09 I & II, LA 09 I & II & IV, SD 09 (my girlfriend hit the lottery, best concert of my life 10C rocks)KC 2010, STL 2010, Hartford. Boston, and MSG I & II "who goes around skinning cats anyway", PJ 20 2011 , Portland, Spokane, Seattle LA 2013, Home Shows + Missoula (fatal 👌)
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Mexico City - July 18th 2003
Mexico City - July 19th 2003
Monterrey - December 7th 2005
Mexico City - December 9th 2005
Mexico City - December 10th 2005
Mexico City - November 24th 2011
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
Ahhh, forgot about that! That moment gets a little lost after he hacks the hole in the stage and dissapears through it at the end of the show...
But yeah, Release night 1 of PJ20 was so fucking loud! What an awesome weekend.