*** New York, NY Fanviews Here 5/2/16 ***

binaural2002

Official Video posted by the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwCAF4xyJQ

SVRDhand13

MayDay10 said:

I will say the even flow right into the 'intro' to Sirens was a bit awkward.

I was in the cluster that got the mic at the end of even flow. We were all smiling, laughing, high fiving, etc... right through EV's sad story choking him up about a late soldier. We all had to stop in our tracks and immediately 'sober up'.

They do that a lot- not sure why

nicknyr15

binaural2002 said:

Official Video posted by the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwCAF4xyJQ

Wow can u imagine that they have every concert in the quality in their vaults? we need access to these

PJ_Soul

Luckytwn1 said:

brianwilson said:

They should play the same set (w/ a couple changes every other night) like 95% of the bands that tour regularly.

I'll bet every member of the band or their crew has, once or twice, said to one another, "That show was fuckin' tight, we killed it tonight! Let's see if the fans heard what we heard from the stage."

Then they just laugh their asses off when they read a standard like, "Quite a few repeats tonight," etc. etc. etc.

It's embarrassing.

It's not a fair comparison. Very few acts have fans seeing shows night after night and Pearl Jam is making huge amounts of money off those fans, both on tickets and merchandising (I mean do you have any idea how much they make off merchandise on a nightly basis? Not even Springsteen fans will wait on line two hours for a poster). So I don't think you understand how fortunate they are to have a fan base that is this devoted. I'm pretty sure they do.

But if PJ played set lists like all those other bands they wouldn't have fans coming to shows night after night.

Gary Carter

xavier mcdaniel said:

pjscreamer said:

Da kid has not missed a PJ show in his hometown since 96 Randall's 1 are we spoiled yeah!Da kids seen all the major iconic shows but at this point in Da Kids life he is just happy to be there.No ego about no GA or shitty seats nite 1 member from the board hooked Da kid up with a seat behind da stage on da chase bridge awesome sound as well as set list.Now nite 2 was going to be EPIc everyone said well it was Da kid saw the boys perform With cheap trick Sting and play his 2 fav songs in there history Present Tense right into Breath was please as well as everyone around da kid on the floor seats second section.Man da kid loves this band as well as its fans.

This has to be the first time ever, I didn't run into you at any point during these, especially in New York.

I can 2nd this. Felt weird not being called Skippy during show day

PorchgirlCO

binaural2002 said:

Official Video posted by the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwCAF4xyJQ

So awesome! The Police were my Pearl Jam before Pearl Jam. Would have loved to be there for this!!

jumbojet

pdalowsky said:

The shows were fucking incredible.

Yes there were repeats and not so many 'rarities' but seeing these shows with dear friends was magical. The hits are hits for a reason - they are incredible. They have people who don't do both shows to please, its a tricky balance. Im so glad I got to see the band at that arena. What a beautiful venue, and the floor moving was no where near as subtle as I imagined, the place bounces.

The highlight of the shows were sharing them with the finest friends alive. Those are the memories that will last forever.

Hey man, I saw you at Night1 show, a few meters to your right, to stone side but no chance to say hi at that moment. Seeing PJ at that venue was magical and the band was better than my every expectations but I am still looking forward to those raw Europe shows, hopefully next year.

MayDay10

nicknyr15 said:

binaural2002 said:

Official Video posted by the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwCAF4xyJQ

Wow can u imagine that they have every concert in the quality in their vaults? we need access to these

I know. They are sitting on a motherlode

nicknyr15

MayDay10 said:

nicknyr15 said:

binaural2002 said:

Official Video posted by the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwCAF4xyJQ

Wow can u imagine that they have every concert in the quality in their vaults? we need access to these

I know. They are sitting on a motherlode

It's insane!!

opsopcopolis

Has selling DVDs ever been brought up with them? They could sell the pre-switched screen feed for like $20 a pop like the who and people would eat that shit up

jordn6971

Or they could just release their bootlegs for free and stream the soundboard audio for free like widespread panic does.

opsopcopolis

Panic streams for free. Still need pay for the download. You can stream a TON of PJ for $12/month on the nugs.net app. Totally worth it

droptheleash9

I know most people won't agree with me but I thought the show was awesome. Best band in the world!!!!!

nsmooth78

BlindMelonade said:

MB93672 said:

Give it to the kid ya fuck

I was the owner of "the kid". He had a blast but was mostly in awe all night. His first show so next time he'll be able to rock the hell out.

So thankful for the people looking out for us all night! Like 95% of the people around us were amazing. A couple of drunk elbows to his face were probably to be expected so he definitely earned his tambourine! Hell, an 11 year old standing anywhere for 5+ hours deserves something.

He is still talking about it and was shocked to actually be so close to the band. Even if he doesn't know who Sting or Cheap Trick are. And he's already asking me when the boot will come out!

Also, anyone have any good pictures from stones side of the pit? I was a bit too busy trying to take care of him and rock out at the same time I didn't take many.

Hey dude, glad you posted cause as you are "the dad" of "the kid" , I am "the fuck".. Yup, instant fame, although not the kind I was lookin for..hahha. I did not arrive at the show as the fuck or by any means intend to leave the show as the fuck but as I'm reading here, fanview included (dammit) and ,so I'm told, on Facebook and other places (still waiting for the Rolling Stone review) i am officially now "the fuck". So I'll try to keep this short but I gotta air it out a little. I'll start with an apology, for any elbows or stepped on toes, I like to dance and sing and bounce around. You guys were behind me and my 3 friends were in front of me , everybody definitely energized by a crazy set and bein that close to the action so again, if that did happen, my apologies. As for the tambourine though, gotta be honest, i had no idea it was for him. I may have been watching Mike across the stage or Jeff, I'm not even sure, all happened in a blink but I can 100% honestly say I did not hear Eddie utter the words "this is for the kid".. when I saw it on YouTube the next day I was like oh shit.. Just a moment in time, saw a tambourine flying , grabbed it, didn't know it was for the kid but I was quickly made aware as you know,, lol. And to clear another thing up I was not drunk, as some people claim. Maybe punch drunk after waiting 14 hours on the street, hallway, pit, (all worth it btw) but I was dd back to NJ, didn't have a sip of alcohol the entire time. But regardless, I've been to enough shows, was my 34th including most Nj/NY area gigs since '96 everything from Randall's Island in the rain, to Robinhood Foundation to Eddie solo at the NJ Pac, road trips plane rides, the point is i've been to enough shows to know what a foul is and clearly this appeared to be and I guess I hafta even take it as one cause it happened but I'd call it more like a reach in foul than a flagrant. Maybe even a double technical considering the lumps I'm takin online the past few days and the endless texts: you fuck, you fucka,etc. It's funny and all good in the end, I'll go back in hiding till Fenway, but let the record show I would never knowingly steal or take a tambourine, a guitar pic, a bicycle, a basketball, a bottle of wine or anything else that Ed throws off stage to a little kid, that's not me, that's not cool, seems so fukin simple now, doesn't it. Peace

P.s. Blindmelonade , glad the little guy got his tambourine. Memory for a lifetime

FrankieG

nsmooth78 said:

BlindMelonade said:

MB93672 said:

Give it to the kid ya fuck

I was the owner of "the kid". He had a blast but was mostly in awe all night. His first show so next time he'll be able to rock the hell out.

So thankful for the people looking out for us all night! Like 95% of the people around us were amazing. A couple of drunk elbows to his face were probably to be expected so he definitely earned his tambourine! Hell, an 11 year old standing anywhere for 5+ hours deserves something.

He is still talking about it and was shocked to actually be so close to the band. Even if he doesn't know who Sting or Cheap Trick are. And he's already asking me when the boot will come out!

Also, anyone have any good pictures from stones side of the pit? I was a bit too busy trying to take care of him and rock out at the same time I didn't take many.

Hey dude, glad you posted cause as you are "the dad" of "the kid" , I am "the fuck".. Yup, instant fame, although not the kind I was lookin for..hahha. I did not arrive at the show as the fuck or by any means intend to leave the show as the fuck but as I'm reading here, fanview included (dammit) and ,so I'm told, on Facebook and other places (still waiting for the Rolling Stone review) i am officially now "the fuck". So I'll try to keep this short but I gotta air it out a little. I'll start with an apology, for any elbows or stepped on toes, I like to dance and sing and bounce around. You guys were behind me and my 3 friends were in front of me , everybody definitely energized by a crazy set and bein that close to the action so again, if that did happen, my apologies. As for the tambourine though, gotta be honest, i had no idea it was for him. I may have been watching Mike across the stage or Jeff, I'm not even sure, all happened in a blink but I can 100% honestly say I did not hear Eddie utter the words "this is for the kid".. when I saw it on YouTube the next day I was like oh shit.. Just a moment in time, saw a tambourine flying , grabbed it, didn't know it was for the kid but I was quickly made aware as you know,, lol. And to clear another thing up I was not drunk, as some people claim. Maybe punch drunk after waiting 14 hours on the street, hallway, pit, (all worth it btw) but I was dd back to NJ, didn't have a sip of alcohol the entire time. But regardless, I've been to enough shows, was my 34th including most Nj/NY area gigs since '96 everything from Randall's Island in the rain, to Robinhood Foundation to Eddie solo at the NJ Pac, road trips plane rides, the point is i've been to enough shows to know what a foul is and clearly this appeared to be and I guess I hafta even take it as one cause it happened but I'd call it more like a reach in foul than a flagrant. Maybe even a double technical considering the lumps I'm takin online the past few days and the endless texts: you fuck, you fucka,etc. It's funny and all good in the end, I'll go back in hiding till Fenway, but let the record show I would never knowingly steal or take a tambourine, a guitar pic, a bicycle, a basketball, a bottle of wine or anything else that Ed throws off stage to a little kid, that's not me, that's not cool, seems so fukin simple now, doesn't it. Peace

P.s. Blindmelonade , glad the little guy got his tambourine. Memory for a lifetime

This added to the show, cause I never expected Eddie to call a fan "ya fuck" so bravo for giving us all a good laugh.

FrankieG

So I just read through this entire thread looking for the guy I traded tickets with. I didn't find him. I had section 220, traded for his section 416 so that i could sit next to my dad. He seemed very happy, glad it worked out and was hoping to see how the seat I gave up was... lol

I'm glad I was super busy at work this week and that I couldn't get on here so that all the BS blew over. These 4 shows were exactly what I expected. Great rock shows, with some rarities, with some hits, but mostly huge energy from the band and the fans feeding off each other. At this point, I think I'm just as excited to hear the energy as I am the song. They brought it for MSG 2.

That Encore #1 was the best encore I have ever seen. Breath is my favorite song, and the rest flowed great.

Thank you Pearl Jam.

eddiec

The setlist matched the evening perfectly. It was a high octane, blow the roof off the Garden kind of night. There was an energy in the building for the entire show that never let down. When do you see the people in the 400's BEHIND the stage stand up for the entire show? (I had two friends in two different sections in that area.) I've never heard of that before. I'll tick off some more rarities at my next show but this night was all about a party that went down in NYC.

nycrats

nsmooth78 said:

BlindMelonade said:

MB93672 said:

Give it to the kid ya fuck

I was the owner of "the kid". He had a blast but was mostly in awe all night. His first show so next time he'll be able to rock the hell out.

So thankful for the people looking out for us all night! Like 95% of the people around us were amazing. A couple of drunk elbows to his face were probably to be expected so he definitely earned his tambourine! Hell, an 11 year old standing anywhere for 5+ hours deserves something.

He is still talking about it and was shocked to actually be so close to the band. Even if he doesn't know who Sting or Cheap Trick are. And he's already asking me when the boot will come out!

Also, anyone have any good pictures from stones side of the pit? I was a bit too busy trying to take care of him and rock out at the same time I didn't take many.

Hey dude, glad you posted cause as you are "the dad" of "the kid" , I am "the fuck".. Yup, instant fame, although not the kind I was lookin for..hahha. I did not arrive at the show as the fuck or by any means intend to leave the show as the fuck but as I'm reading here, fanview included (dammit) and ,so I'm told, on Facebook and other places (still waiting for the Rolling Stone review) i am officially now "the fuck". So I'll try to keep this short but I gotta air it out a little. I'll start with an apology, for any elbows or stepped on toes, I like to dance and sing and bounce around. You guys were behind me and my 3 friends were in front of me , everybody definitely energized by a crazy set and bein that close to the action so again, if that did happen, my apologies. As for the tambourine though, gotta be honest, i had no idea it was for him. I may have been watching Mike across the stage or Jeff, I'm not even sure, all happened in a blink but I can 100% honestly say I did not hear Eddie utter the words "this is for the kid".. when I saw it on YouTube the next day I was like oh shit.. Just a moment in time, saw a tambourine flying , grabbed it, didn't know it was for the kid but I was quickly made aware as you know,, lol. And to clear another thing up I was not drunk, as some people claim. Maybe punch drunk after waiting 14 hours on the street, hallway, pit, (all worth it btw) but I was dd back to NJ, didn't have a sip of alcohol the entire time. But regardless, I've been to enough shows, was my 34th including most Nj/NY area gigs since '96 everything from Randall's Island in the rain, to Robinhood Foundation to Eddie solo at the NJ Pac, road trips plane rides, the point is i've been to enough shows to know what a foul is and clearly this appeared to be and I guess I hafta even take it as one cause it happened but I'd call it more like a reach in foul than a flagrant. Maybe even a double technical considering the lumps I'm takin online the past few days and the endless texts: you fuck, you fucka,etc. It's funny and all good in the end, I'll go back in hiding till Fenway, but let the record show I would never knowingly steal or take a tambourine, a guitar pic, a bicycle, a basketball, a bottle of wine or anything else that Ed throws off stage to a little kid, that's not me, that's not cool, seems so fukin simple now, doesn't it. Peace

P.s. Blindmelonade , glad the little guy got his tambourine. Memory for a lifetime

Way to man up up and own and apologize. You may be "the fuck" but at least you're not "the pussy" hiding on the web.

I know you didn't hear him, but after you caught it, did you see Ed? He seemed like he was staring right at you with a wtf look and maybe a middle finger in there too?

nsmooth78

nycrats said:

nsmooth78 said:

BlindMelonade said:

MB93672 said:

Give it to the kid ya fuck

I was the owner of "the kid". He had a blast but was mostly in awe all night. His first show so next time he'll be able to rock the hell out.

So thankful for the people looking out for us all night! Like 95% of the people around us were amazing. A couple of drunk elbows to his face were probably to be expected so he definitely earned his tambourine! Hell, an 11 year old standing anywhere for 5+ hours deserves something.

He is still talking about it and was shocked to actually be so close to the band. Even if he doesn't know who Sting or Cheap Trick are. And he's already asking me when the boot will come out!

Also, anyone have any good pictures from stones side of the pit? I was a bit too busy trying to take care of him and rock out at the same time I didn't take many.

Hey dude, glad you posted cause as you are "the dad" of "the kid" , I am "the fuck".. Yup, instant fame, although not the kind I was lookin for..hahha. I did not arrive at the show as the fuck or by any means intend to leave the show as the fuck but as I'm reading here, fanview included (dammit) and ,so I'm told, on Facebook and other places (still waiting for the Rolling Stone review) i am officially now "the fuck". So I'll try to keep this short but I gotta air it out a little. I'll start with an apology, for any elbows or stepped on toes, I like to dance and sing and bounce around. You guys were behind me and my 3 friends were in front of me , everybody definitely energized by a crazy set and bein that close to the action so again, if that did happen, my apologies. As for the tambourine though, gotta be honest, i had no idea it was for him. I may have been watching Mike across the stage or Jeff, I'm not even sure, all happened in a blink but I can 100% honestly say I did not hear Eddie utter the words "this is for the kid".. when I saw it on YouTube the next day I was like oh shit.. Just a moment in time, saw a tambourine flying , grabbed it, didn't know it was for the kid but I was quickly made aware as you know,, lol. And to clear another thing up I was not drunk, as some people claim. Maybe punch drunk after waiting 14 hours on the street, hallway, pit, (all worth it btw) but I was dd back to NJ, didn't have a sip of alcohol the entire time. But regardless, I've been to enough shows, was my 34th including most Nj/NY area gigs since '96 everything from Randall's Island in the rain, to Robinhood Foundation to Eddie solo at the NJ Pac, road trips plane rides, the point is i've been to enough shows to know what a foul is and clearly this appeared to be and I guess I hafta even take it as one cause it happened but I'd call it more like a reach in foul than a flagrant. Maybe even a double technical considering the lumps I'm takin online the past few days and the endless texts: you fuck, you fucka,etc. It's funny and all good in the end, I'll go back in hiding till Fenway, but let the record show I would never knowingly steal or take a tambourine, a guitar pic, a bicycle, a basketball, a bottle of wine or anything else that Ed throws off stage to a little kid, that's not me, that's not cool, seems so fukin simple now, doesn't it. Peace

P.s. Blindmelonade , glad the little guy got his tambourine. Memory for a lifetime

Way to man up up and own and apologize. You may be "the fuck" but at least you're not "the pussy" hiding on the web.

I know you didn't hear him, but after you caught it, did you see Ed? He seemed like he was staring right at you with a wtf look and maybe a middle finger in there too?

Yeah I definitely saw Ed, once he said give it to the kid I looked up and he was right there. Then I realized somethin was wrong. Yes, he flipped me the bird hahhaa. Hey man it's a rock show, shit happens, but this was just a clear misunderstanding.

BLACK FRANK

Wah Wah Wah, all these complaints so they repeated 6-7 songs from night 1 and so the sound cut out twice for a total of a second and a half during Porch. Big F-in deal. The sound was incredible where I was. We all go to see PJ because we never know what they are going to do, maybe a total rarities show or maybe a somewhat similar set on back to back nights you get what you get, if you are going to be like that don't bother going and free up some tickets for people who really want to be there.