Can we talk about the drunks?

ldent42

EvenBros and EvenHos. I love it. I'm using these phrases now.

Also, 100% love the vaping at shows. SO MUCH BETTER that the cloud of stank ass weed that sits above your head. I wish everyone who was lighting up at shows would vape. It's so much more pleasant for those of us around you who don't wanna breathe your second hand lol

Sharon_Hearts_PJ

While I am truly sorry to hear about your experience(s), I was fully expecting it to be far worse than what I ended up seeing around me, to be perfectly honest. Being a Friday night show, and all. I think the shitty weather keeping the tailgating at a minimum, the entire computer system going down for the vendors, and the whole start of the show being all of Ten, it kept things to a minimum. Could have been a nightmare with the perfect storm.
Edit: EvenBros is my favorite new thing!!!

mfc2006

2-feign-reluctance said:

mfc2006 and I coined the term waiting in the parking lot field of PJ20 night #1. Even came up with some catchy lyrics. Much like The Fixer Story, you must catch one of us in person if you want either of us to sing it for you.

That was a funny conversation! Hahaha!

Dr. Delight

Vedd Hedd said:

I've been to a lot of cities...philly, ny, washington, detroit, st louis, chicago, indy, san diego, portland, virginia, cincy, pittsburgh, different cities in canada....philly is hands down the absolute worst for drunks. Like..no other city even comes close. I have been in the same row with someone who was peeing on the seat in front of them, several times had people throw up in the rows around me. Lots of fights. Not sure whats in the water there in philly.

Seriously? Sounds dramatic.

rylan

I like to get drunk and sometimes stoned at most of the shows PJ or otherwise. That being said I don't go overboard and get fall down slobbery drunk and ruin other peoples experience.

chiwhitesox

Even-Bros

KP_McMinn

ldent42 said:

Yea I'll be in 200 level on Monday and if a drunk guy falls on me like that I'm pressing charges against him AND suing the venue. No patience for "Even-Bros" (that is going into my regular vocabulary lol)

Well, that escalated quickly.

rgambs

StuffnJunk said:

The singer of the band is getting hammered onstage each night, but yeah those drunk fans...

Hammered?

I can't recall Eddie ever puking, pissing, passing out, or falling on someone, so yeah, buzzed is one thing, hammered is another.

pledgeagrievance

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

PP193448 said:

Drinking fans OK. Drunk fans not as much. Drunk assholes are the real problem.

Which begs the question,
How did these people get in the building?

yup. No reason why security shouldn't b able to spot and escort out anyone that can barely walk as they enter the venue.

ikiT

some dooshes cant handle their beer. cheap watered down american beer. i like stoners better

ikiT

and honestly no one has any right to fuck up your good time by being publicly intox. if you're not going to take matters into your own hands, (recommended..the not part) security should be alerted and drunks should be removed. yellowcoats live for that shit.

Ledbetterman10

It's not a Philly thing.
It's not a Pearl Jam fan thing.
It's a concert thing. Every American rock concert. In every city.

AlaG

Ledbetterman10 said:

It's not a Philly thing.
It's not a Pearl Jam fan thing.
It's a concert thing. Every American rock concert. In every city.

The tailgating environment in Philly is more conducive to fans being absolutely trashed before the doors even open so I'm going to go with no here, especially since the band started doing strictly arena shows. Most cities don't have that kind of setup.

ehbacon

same thing almost happened to me at a Foo Fighters concert last summer, although the guy fell on the guy to the left of me. Some people can't control themselves, they don't know when to stop drinking until that moment has been long since past.

josevolution

Ok can we get an official description of
EvenBros
EvenHos

gotthebottle

Philly n2 we were in 221A row 1...low plexi rail...kinda scary. Pre-show a woman, let's just say over 55 (I"m almost there) who was shit-faced drunk with a lit cigarette in her hand comes into to row to hassle a younger woman who asked her to put the cigarette out (since duhhhhhhhh, you're inside NO SMOKING). The woman kept advancing on the other, getting in her face and I thought she may go over the edge. The bozos (men I'm speaking of) in the row behind did nothing ...myself (female) and my other female friend got between the drunk and the other, forcing her away from the edge. Security eventually intervened.

FUNNIEST PART: she was pointing her finger at the younger woman screamning "you younger fans think you are so entitiled..I've been a fan since 1982!!"

PearlJamVS

In London 2013, two drunks in the row behind us decided to get in a punch up during RITFW. Needless to say, up until this point, it was a great show.

KP_McMinn

gotthebottle said:

Philly n2 we were in 221A row 1...low plexi rail...kinda scary. Pre-show a woman, let's just say over 55 (I"m almost there) who was shit-faced drunk with a lit cigarette in her hand comes into to row to hassle a younger woman who asked her to put the cigarette out (since duhhhhhhhh, you're inside NO SMOKING). The woman kept advancing on the other, getting in her face and I thought she may go over the edge. The bozos (men I'm speaking of) in the row behind did nothing ...myself (female) and my other female friend got between the drunk and the other, forcing her away from the edge. Security eventually intervened.

FUNNIEST PART: she was pointing her finger at the younger woman screamning "you younger fans think you are so entitiled..I've been a fan since 1982!!"

gotthebottle said:

Philly n2 we were in 221A row 1...low plexi rail...kinda scary. Pre-show a woman, let's just say over 55 (I"m almost there) who was shit-faced drunk with a lit cigarette in her hand comes into to row to hassle a younger woman who asked her to put the cigarette out (since duhhhhhhhh, you're inside NO SMOKING). The woman kept advancing on the other, getting in her face and I thought she may go over the edge. The bozos (men I'm speaking of) in the row behind did nothing ...myself (female) and my other female friend got between the drunk and the other, forcing her away from the edge. Security eventually intervened.

FUNNIEST PART: she was pointing her finger at the younger woman screamning "you younger fans think you are so entitiled..I've been a fan since 1982!!"

Hahahaha!!!! Hey, they can't all be winners.

DeLukin

my2hands said:

Watched a guy piss in the trash can night 1 in the bathroom...

Classy stuff lol

Evenbros

Yea, I was in a urinal line 7 dudes deep when some #EvenBros started pissing in sinks... which is when I knew it was time to find another restroom. It was pretty funny to hear guys in line heckling the guys trying to pee though ("Concentrate!!" "Think about Waterfalls!!" "Blow on it!!!", etc LOL)

PJ_Soul

ldent42 said:

EvenBros and EvenHos. I love it. I'm using these phrases now.

Also, 100% love the vaping at shows. SO MUCH BETTER that the cloud of stank ass weed that sits above your head. I wish everyone who was lighting up at shows would vape. It's so much more pleasant for those of us around you who don't wanna breathe your second hand lol

When i vape with weed i still blow out smoke. Is there some kind of totally smokeless vape pen i haven't heard about?? If so, what are people inhaling??

Anyway, yes, drunks are the worst! I had Neil Young almost ruined by some stupid drunk cow right behind me when i was on the rail. She was the most obnoxious, awful person of all time and she just wouldn't shut the fuck up. She also started making fun of everyone near her who was wearing earplugs. Total loser.
I stay straight and sober for PJ shows. Who needs booze or drugs when you're at a PJ show?? It's not like one has to try and make it more fun. A PJ show is already maxed out on fun without it, lol.