*** Ottawa, ON Fanviews Here 5/8/16 ***

Sarah

NICE!!

nicknyr15

Jeremys Spoken said:

How do you cut Green Disease?!

LostUponMyWay

Best song of the night for me was Blood! Reign O'er Me was flawless I thought, and it was great to here Fuckin' Up instead of the regular Rockin' In The Free World. I Am Mine, Immortality, and Deep were great to hear. Energy may have been the best I have ever seen, Crowd was ON and the band loved it. High energy from the band from beginning to end. Can't wait for the boot.

One complaint - we met a fan in a wheelchair that had been seated behind standing room only. That's shitty as all she saw the whole night were others backs. I think the venue could have done better in seating this person.

cheney50mc

Kill The Noise said:

Mike started to play Superunknown at one of the encores! !!!

I heard him play something at the end of Blood but couldn't place it. It was only for like 3 seconds. Cool though.

Three Crooked Hearts

Amazing show! First GA tickets for me and we were maybe 6-7 rows back, centre. Surrounded by lovely people from different parts of Ontario, New York state and all walks but brought together by the band.

Highlight for me was definitely Love, Reign O'r Me and being able hear that live. Great energy from the crowd and the band really fed off it (Sunday night shows in Ottawa can be mediocre in a characteristically sleepy city, so was pleased about that).

Eddie's brothers and Jon Krakauer were in attendance and got a shout out.

Apparently this was their 1,000th show but no mention of it.

LostUponMyWay

DP247380 said:

Best live version of Corduroy I've ever heard.

Agreed

nevmiles

Another great show and experience to add to my list.

Showed up to the pit just before 8:00 and we were still in an amazing spot with an amazing view.

I thought the Ottawa crowd tonight was awesome and the band knew it and could feel it . . . . much, much, much better than 2011! You made me proud tonight, Ottawa!

A great mixed set, with old and new. A few highlights for me were:

Hearing Deep for the first time in person!
Mikey's rail side behind the back solo during Even Flow
Immortality
Corduroy tonight was fantastic with a neat little breakdown in the middle before exploding into the usual ending
A solid, moving version of Black with another soul infusing solo by Mike
Alive into Fuckin Up to end was great . . . . Two extended versions that seemed to go on forever with Eddie and Mike interacting with every inch of the crowd during both songs - guy right next to us got a tambourine thrown to him and everyone giving him high 5's..... Great sense of community!

And for those wondering about the pit situation etc., we showed up, as mentioned, just before 8:00 and still had one of the best views in the house. We were maybe 20 people deep from the between Ed and Jeff's mic stands. We were able to move up to about 10 people deep after the first encore as well and enjoy the remainder of the show from even closer (beside people who had gone in when the doors opened and stood in the pit for two hours). There is lots of space in there . . . Not like back in the day when you could barely move you feet or arms. Times have certainly changed! All that to say, unless you really NEED to be rail, or even 2-5 people deep in the pit, don't stress it.... Enjoy some drinks/time doing other things before the show..... Show up 20-30 minutes before showtime and you will still have one of the best views in the house and the best times of your life. You'll still be well within a distance from the stage where you feel super connected to the band. Take that for what it's worth, but don't put yourself through unneeded stress if you don't need to!

Thanks for another great hometown show, Pearl Jam! Cannot wait till next time. Hope it's not as long! Wish I was doing Toronto II still, but with the date change we had to bail..... Too bad, as i feel like I need another PJ hit! Enjoy the rest of the tour for all you lucky ones!

Daron Oshay

Can we all just call Jeremy J-dog from now on? Haha

Saw that on the set list

nevmiles

Daron Oshay said:

Can we all just call Jeremy J-dog from now on? Haha

Saw that on the set list

Agreed. J-Dog it is from now on! :-)

KS137656

show in Ottawa was amazing last night, still buzzing and the poster was awesome. Love these guys.

Glorified_N

This show was amazing! I'm still trying to let it all soak in. Hearing immortality gave me goosebumps and the crowd was f'n unreal I just felt the energy all night and I'm sure the band did too. Mikes solos killed it too...unreal!!! See ya in Toronto!

ciaochow

I can't imagine Ed is going to have much of a voice left after his rendition of Love, Reign o'er Me. Holy balls that was intense. Had a great time at the show last night - what an explosion of energy they brought to this sleepy village! Having Jon Krakauer and Ed's brothers at the show probably compelled the band to bring it all. They sure did.

The GA pit was phenomenal. I really enjoyed it despite doing some major pre-grumbling (privately) about it. It was a treat to be at a PJ show and have space to dance and play air-guitar like I do in my living room. It was the first PJ show I've been to where I can move around and get into it as much as I want to.

Signing off with Fuckin' Up was a highlight for me. I hope it's not another five years before they return to Ottawa.

IgotshitID

Awsome show last night. Had some amazing seats right next too mike. Anyone have an exta poster? PM me, i was in line and had to jump out because i was selling a ticket. Lines were brutal

PearlJamVS

IgotshitID said:

Awsome show last night. Had some amazing seats right next too mike. Anyone have an exta poster? PM me, i was in line and had to jump out because i was selling a ticket. Lines were brutal

i'm looking for an extra poster too.. Lines were brutal both before and after the show. If not, here's hoping they pop up in the store.

KP_McMinn

Looks like an awesome setlist with awesome an awesome crowd and acoustics...note to self, see PJ in Canada next tour.

bobby dazzlers

SDL says that Vedder was hitting the 'baby toe screams' on Reign last night.
It sure was something to hear...

lotsalemon

bobby dazzlers said:

SDL says that Vedder was hitting the 'baby toe screams' on Reign last night.
It sure was something to hear...

Reign sounded phenomenal....

NWOntario

I took a self-imposed 2-1/2 year break from seeing Pearl Jam after the 2013 tour ended. I wanted it to feel magical again. Last night was magical. Cannot wait for Toronto.

nycrats

wow nice one again canada.. this seems liek the place to see pj

what was scratched on the set lsit ?

LaFleur

nycrats said:

wow nice one again canada.. this seems liek the place to see pj

what was scratched on the set lsit ?

Crazy Mary and Real Me were scratched off the setlist. And Indifference was on there to close but they didn't do it. I saw Mike changed guitars after Fuckin Up but Jeff walked past and seemed to tell him they weren't doing it.

Anyone know why they dont do everything on the list? At 30 songs it was one of the fewer played on the tour. Is this a venue curfew constraint? Just curious, was still an awesome show. Can't wait for TO!