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Why the Lightning Bolt tour 13'-14' was one of the all time best

Part comedy routine - the intimacy of the EV solo shows, hearing him relaxed, loose and really funny bringing that in-between song banter to a whole new level.
Part epic song list - with their catalog, every night was a GREAT fucking night no matter how many shows you saw and what you thought was the 'best' night. every fucking show was the best and its hard to argue it any other way IMO.
Part family vibe - People travelling with each other for 20 + years, fucking infants with noise cancelling earmuffs in the crowd (I don't approve by the way), feeling like the band brought you into something more personal than a 1 hour rock show.
Your thoughts?
Part epic song list - with their catalog, every night was a GREAT fucking night no matter how many shows you saw and what you thought was the 'best' night. every fucking show was the best and its hard to argue it any other way IMO.
Part family vibe - People travelling with each other for 20 + years, fucking infants with noise cancelling earmuffs in the crowd (I don't approve by the way), feeling like the band brought you into something more personal than a 1 hour rock show.
Your thoughts?
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DEGENERATE FUK
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"THERE ARE NO CLIQUES, ONLY THOSE WHO DON'T JOIN THE FUN" - Empty circa 2015
"Kfsbho&$thncds" - F Me In the Brain - circa 2015
I couldn't see the guys this year but i've tried to follow the tour as much as possible (Thanks you Dimi !!!)...and it's clear they bring their shows to a very high level of intimacy with us, with the audience ! Incredible, amazing, either in the States or anywhere else in the world (Europe, Australia) ...we all know here they are the f**** best band in the world BUT the crowds were huge too...and it wouldn't be possible if people didn't answer...(not sure of my english spoken...sorry if it's wrong).
When i listen to a show, i think : OMG ! if there's someone who doesn't know very well PJ, I'm sure he's lost here...lol...Just Imagine : you go to a rock show...and they sing Fernando from Abba ! or Let Stone sing, or Frozen....so weird from an outside eye....
Their setlist is absolutely awesome, each show has a different atmosphere and when song titles appeared in the forum in live, i regretted not to be there...
And now i'm so pleased to see Ed's self confidence, his happiness when they play...his behaviour is so different from the 10 first years...And it's better for everyone !!!!
So one thing to say : THANK YOU EVERYBODY
I don't really know how to put it in to words but they just really brought it on this go 'round. Not to say the haven't always given their all, but this time man, they were out there like their lives depended on it. You could feel THEIR emotion through the music.
Yes!
2013/2014 was the best i have ever seen the band as far as performing, and honestly it isnt even close
DEGENERATE FUK
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"THERE ARE NO CLIQUES, ONLY THOSE WHO DON'T JOIN THE FUN" - Empty circa 2015
"Kfsbho&$thncds" - F Me In the Brain - circa 2015
98 was the best yr of shows ever imho ....
I still don't think it's the best tour they've ever done though. I agree with a previous poster that the '98 was the best (or to be fair it's all matter of opinion, so I'll say it was my favourite tour). The Yield Tour was the pinnacle of their first 5 extreme solid albums. They had fine tuned their live performance but were still fairly young. It was like sports players in their late 20's. They've got enough experience that they're proficient at the sport, but they've still got the piss and vinegar in them that make them electric. The '98 tour PJ seemed to balance out the experience and their youth.... those were powerful shows... not as long, but fucking electric
The Lightning Bolt tour was epic.... but the Yield tour is still my favourite (with maybe the '05 Gorge/Canadian tour as my 2nd).
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I hope all PJ shows from now on will be 'An Evening With Pearl Jam'.
2003 - Champaign, IL
2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
2010 - St. Louis, MO
2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI
07/08/1998 - Phoenix, AZ
10/21/2000 - Phoenix, AZ
11/19/2013 - Phoenix, AZ
10/22/2014 - Denver, CO
05/09/2022 - Phoenix, AZ
09/22/2022 - Denver, CO
leave them kids at home.
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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
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
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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
next tour!!!!!!
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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