*** Lexington, KY Fanviews Here 4/26/16 ***

Gern Blansten

karmadefect said:

Gern Blansten said:

I was getting a beer when they started 1/2 full....I caught the end but I was kicking myself for missing that one. Just had to have a damn beer

Did you have to leave the room to get a beer?
Or do you feel you missed it because you were in line in side the room?

Yes....had to walk back behind GA fence then up 50 stairs. Lines at concessions were ridiculous.

The merch line at 130pm was at least 3 hours long.

karmadefect

Gern Blansten said:

karmadefect said:

Gern Blansten said:

I was getting a beer when they started 1/2 full....I caught the end but I was kicking myself for missing that one. Just had to have a damn beer

Did you have to leave the room to get a beer?
Or do you feel you missed it because you were in line in side the room?

Yes....had to walk back behind GA fence then up 50 stairs. Lines at concessions were ridiculous.

The merch line at 130pm was at least 3 hours long.

Okee that is a different type of venue than the Ziggodome where they played the last view times in Holland. I am use to getting drink in the room itself. And to be honest I try to get someone else to do that. hihihi. I'll take the encore shift to get drinks hahaha.

justam

There are so many excellent songs on this setlist! I loved hearing these songs.

PS It was new for me to hear a PJ concert from way upstairs but it was still good.

pjalive21

First time being in GA on Mike's side 3 rows bavk from the cage and I must say I was surrounded by awesome energetic people...Mike was on fire and I missed out on some Ed wine but ecstatic a ladies (who had a badass walking boot and crutches with hand painted pearl jam items on them) daughter got a pic with Mike against the rail during a solo, I was fortunate to grab a pic ...Mike was in rare form and the band was super revved up and Ed was in an emotional all state

crowes74

10th show for me. Deep was the last song I needed to hear "10" in its entirety so that worked out well. Id put last nights show up against any that I've seen before. If not for Ernie singing "all the way" with Ed at the ball park at midnight I'd prob say it was my favorite show. When Ed came on stage he looked like he had a lil pep in his step, told the wife it might be a rocking night. Loved all the covers, first time hearing education and satans bed also. Only negative in my book was that it had to end. ... Till Wrigley

lolobugg

SOLAT319 said:

nmtheo said:

Did anyone notice Ed getting upset about the sound? He came over several times to left of Stone acting quite perturbed!!!
After just seeing the Columbia show, I must say that the bands energy was so much higher there, but maybe bc he was drinking on a couple bottles of wine! And then he did the whole chugging beer and letting it drool out of his mouth.
Loved the set list!
I guess after seeing Hampton...got the shaft on Raleigh...awesome show in Columbia...my expectations were set extremely high!

I was at all three of those shows last week and Lexington wasn't any worse than any of those.

Ed was definitely upset about his monitor mix. He was yelling and motioning to monitor engineer to turn up either Stone or Boom during "Comfortably Numb". Couldnt tell which. ButReally great set. "Thumbing" was amazing! Ed was definitely feeling no pain by the end of the show.

FoxyRedLa

I was in GA - couldn't see a damn thing - at 1 point I was just out by myself I looked up haha and the lights were on and Ed was right there haha like 4 bodies away! Damn! I missed him.

LOVED EVERY FUCKING MOMENT!!!

Had a great group of guys and gals around me in the pit. I did get several tall dudes just walk up from behind me and stand right in front of me. No joke my nose was touching the middle of their back.

DID YOU SEE THAT SET!??!??!?

WHOOOOO!

Loved that Jeff came to visit Stone's side! Mike I seen for a hot second. Stone had a beautiful green guitar that he played on his knees right at the edge of the stage !

fgdanzi

What can I say, amazing show! Deep, Education, 1/2 Full and Leavin Here along with Hide Your Love Away cover...Insane setlist!!! Thumbing was a definite highlight for me. Crowd was awesome in Sec 29 (especially my friends from NY and Montana). My son and I met some great people early on the merc line. Philip, thanks for the local knowledge and Eric, "we didn't see you there"! Looking forward to both Wrigley shows.

AO253126

That was my first GS Pearl Jam show and I think I'm hooked. It's cool to see all of the "little things" that go on during the show that I never notice sitting in reserved. For example, I think it was during Baba when Ed stepped away from the mic to grab a couple more tambourines and realized he was about to miss the chorus. You could kind of see him having an "oh shit" moment as he dashed up to grab the mic. I also noticed that Ed didn't seem to actually drink the wine he brought on stage. I think he took a swig at the start of the show, but then he either gave the rest away or would spit out after taking a gulp.

My only regret was not planting myself on Mike's side. Not just to have my face melted, but that guy was making it rain pics all night. Just tossing out handfuls. Does he always do that?

About the set list... there's never a bad Pearl Jam set list and there are always surprises ("a PJ set list was like a box of choc-lits"). A lot of my favorites weren't played, but the performances themselves were, as always, outstanding. Especially during the encores. Just the pure energy starting with DTE, then Porch and into encore 2 with Better Man, Alive, Black, Baba, was a total thrill. Watching these guys, especially Mike and Ed, go bonkers for 3 hours on a Tuesday night, it's easy to understand why they don't tour nearly as much as they used to 10 years ago. I still wish it wasn't like that, but I get it.

So glad I got to see Comfortably Numb too. One of my favorite PF tunes and a real masterpiece, I love how Mike treats the solos with such respect. He absolutely nailed them. I still wish they'd cover a Prince tune with a ripping solo for Mike to go to town on. Like Purple Rain or Let's Go Crazy. It'd be weird hearing Ed sing Let's Go Crazy, so maybe do an instrumental version the way Prince did with Even Flow.

Last thing... I was only in town for the day, but without fail, all of the local folks I ran into were very friendly and exceedingly polite. I appreciated the staff at the arena too, trying to keep everything orderly and organized. Like the guy who was managing the line at the merch truck. The organization and planning seemed a lot better than at the relatively few other shows I've been to.

Really glad I made the trip. Thank you Pearl Jam and Lexington!

ed243421

Looking for an Lexington poster if anyone has an extra

Please pm me

Thanks

lolobugg

ed243421 said:

Looking for an Lexington poster if anyone has an extra

Please pm me

Thanks

I will ask for second after you. Stuck in traffic and missed the poster. Got stuff to trade too

amethgr8

I missed the show specific shirt, was it the same as the poster?

Jason P

ed243421 said:

Looking for an Lexington poster if anyone has an extra

Please pm me

Thanks

I think you can get one on ebay for around $2K.

Jason P

Man, you would think Lexington would have figured a way to clear out traffic from Rupp Arena considered they have had 40 freaking years to figure it out! It's gotta be like that after every basketball game. Do the boosters have a secret zip line that gets them out of that mess?

Jason P

I've seen quite a few shows, but that's about the best overall mood for the band that I think I've witnessed.

PardonMe

Jason P said:

Man, you would think Lexington would have figured a way to clear out traffic from Rupp Arena considered they have had 40 freaking years to figure it out! It's gotta be like that after every basketball game. Do the boosters have a secret zip line that gets them out of that mess?

Trying to get a ride to the arena proved to be quite a challenge. (PS- thanks to the 10C members who agreed to share an Uber/Lyft ride from the hotel). So, lesson learned, I hit my Uber button as soon as it was clear that PJ was done. The driver had a hard time getting to us but still had a ride within 15 mins. Rupp's layout inside wasn't much better. All of the lines (concessions, merchandise, bathrooms) all intersected at the main entrance. It was the only real negative of the night though.

Another thanks to detroit19 for helping me out with tickets. You and your wife were amazing and I really appreciate the help. Amazing show, amazing fans! PJ definitely has the best fans in the world.

And last, I understand that this is not likely to happen but if anyone has any show specific merchandise (shirt, poster, sticker, anything) that they are willing to sell, please let me know. I assure you that I just want a souvenir from an amazing night, and am not trying to flip anything.

ComeToTX

amethgr8 said:

I missed the show specific shirt, was it the same as the poster?

Same as sticker.

pearldavidson

Thumbing My Way was at the top of my must hear live list and I was super stoked when they played it. Amazing setlist really. Could be top 3 show for me, maybe the best show for me. Can't wait for the boot. Also, Deep completed 10 for me and something about Corduroy was amazing to me.

rsprungman

Sound wasn't great in the beginning- feedback from speakers, Ed was missing lyrics, notes, timing. Did anybody else pick up on this?? My fourth show this tour, blue chip set list. Fenway, Wrig1 and Wrig2 are next!! Can't wait!!

pearldavidson

rsprungman said:

Sound wasn't great in the beginning- feedback from speakers, Ed was missing lyrics, notes, timing. Did anybody else pick up on this?? My fourth show this tour, blue chip set list. Fenway, Wrig1 and Wrig2 are next!! Can't wait!!

I had trouble at times hearing Ed's vocals.