Which 2016 concert do you feel was best and why?

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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,853
    I went to Greenville, Hampton, and Columbia.

    If rank them:

    1) Greenville
    2) Columbia
    3) Hampton
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Weston1283
    Weston1283 Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 5,020
    edited May 2016
    Of the ones I was at:

    Philly 2 (best time I have ever had at a PJ show)
    Greenville
    Lexington
    Toronto 2
    Miami
    Columbia
    Jacksonville
    Ft. Lauderdale
    MSG 2
    Hampton

    And this rank is not based on setlist entirely, more of the entire experience and the energy/how it felt being in the arena that night
    Post edited by Weston1283 on
    2010: Cleveland
    2012: Atlanta
    2013: London ONT / Wrigley Field / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / San Diego / Los Angeles I / Los Angeles II
    2014: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Detroit / Denver
    2015: New York City
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale / Miami / Jacksonville / Greenville / Hampton / Columbia / Lexington / Philly II / New York City II / Toronto II / Bonnaroo / Telluride / Fenway I / Wrigley I / Wrigley - II / TOTD - Philadelphia, San Francisco
    2017: Ohana Fest (EV)
    2018: Amsterdam I / Amsterdam II / Seattle I / Seattle II / Boston I / Boston II
    2021: Asbury Park / Ohana Encore 1 / Ohana Encore 2
    2022: Phoenix / LA I / LA II / Quebec City / Ottawa / New York City / Camden / Nashville / St. Louis / Denver
    2023: St. Paul II
    2024: Las Vegas I / Las Vegas II / New York City I / New York City II / Philly I / Philly II / Baltimore
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited May 2016
    Didnt go to any shows so no bias here
    1. Philly 2
    After that every Canadian show
  • Big Bank Hank
    Big Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    1.Quebec City
    2.Toronto I
    3.Greenville
    4.Philly II
    5.Columbia

    Having said that, there were far more than 5 great shows and it becomes very subjective, but if they choose not to offer a 2016 box set, and I can only buy 5 bootlegs, those would be the 5
  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,470

    1.Quebec City
    2.Toronto I
    3.Greenville
    4.Philly II
    5.Columbia

    Having said that, there were far more than 5 great shows and it becomes very subjective, but if they choose not to offer a 2016 box set, and I can only buy 5 bootlegs, those would be the 5

    Those are my top five shows also. Different order for me
    1. Columbia
    2. Philadelphia 2
    3. Toronto 1
    4. Greenville
    5. Quebec City

    All are great shows
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    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)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    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
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2025 - Pittsburgh, PA1 & Pittsburgh PA2


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,810
    Can only speak on shows I saw....Philly 2 and Quebec for me
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,856
    You can make a good case for any 1 of 6 or 7 of these shows to be the 'best" really. Good run of sh0ws
  • jmug23
    jmug23 Posts: 778
    Obviously Completely subjective, but Greenville with out a doubt. VS, first time in band history. First time of tour so no one was expecting it, unlike the other two album shows. Set list was amazing. Best PJ show I've ever attended and I've been to a lot:)
  • bigguybigeye
    bigguybigeye Posts: 205
    Of the shows I saw...
    1. Toronto 1 (Binaural show)
    2. Quebec City
    3. Ottawa
    For me 1 and 2 could be switched but Binaural gave Toronto 1 the edge.
    1994: ANN ARBOR
    2011: DETROIT (EV), HAMILTON
    2012: OSLO, COPENHAGEN, MEMPHIS (EV)
    2013: LONDON, CHICAGO, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE
    2014: ST. LOUIS, DETROIT
    2015: CHICAGO (EV & TOWNSHEND), NEW YORK
    2016: QUEBEC CITY, OTTAWA, TORONTO 1, BOSTON 1 & 2
    2018: LONDON 1, CHICAGO 1
    2022: HAMILTON

  • Comatose Pilate
    Comatose Pilate Maine Posts: 359
    Quebec City
    1996: Augusta
    1998: Montreal, Mansfield I&II
    2000: Mansfield I&II, Montreal
    2003: Las Vegas, Toronto, Montreal, Mansfield I&III
    2005: Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec
    2006: Albany, Hartford, Boston I&II
    2007: Lollapalooza
    2008: Bonnaroo, Camden I&II, Hartford, Mansfield I&II
    2009: Philadelphia III&IV
    2010: Hartford, Boston, New York City II
    2011: Alpine Valley I&II
    2013: Buffalo, Worcester I&II, Hartford, Los Angeles I&II
    2014: Tulsa, Lincoln
    2016: New York City I&II, Quebec City, Boston I&II, Chicago I&II
    2017: New York 
    2018: Seattle I&II, Boston I&II
  • pulling69
    pulling69 KBTL Posts: 1,006
    Raleigh was off the chain
    "Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It's worse than Detroit."
  • TamaDrummer91
    TamaDrummer91 VA Posts: 1,294
    edited May 2016
    Without listening to all 2016 boots at this point, I can only say out of the 4 I saw. I loved all four almost equally but to rank them:

    1 Columbia & Hampton (tied :) )
    2 Greenville
    3 Lexington

    Hampton was vastly overlooked in my opinion; thoroughly phenomenal show. It was emotionally powerful, great performance, and well varied setlist with a good balance between rare gems and potent hits.
    Post edited by TamaDrummer91 on
    2008: Bonnaroo
    2010: Bristow
    2012: Atlanta
    2013: Charlottesville, Charlotte
    2014: Cincinnati
    2016: Greenville, Hampton, Raleigh (cancelled), Columbia, Lexington

    For your bootleg review needs or recommendations- http://pjbootlegreviews.blogspot.com/
  • adamg5
    adamg5 Posts: 803
    edited May 2016
    MSG1 because it was NY and the crowd was amazing. They sounded like it was the 90s again freakin incredible.
    Post edited by adamg5 on
  • Weston1283
    Weston1283 Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 5,020

    Without listening to all 2016 boots at this point, I can only say out of the 4 I saw. I loved all four almost equally but to rank them:

    1 Columbia & Hampton (tied :) )
    2 Greenville
    3 Lexington

    Hampton was vastly overlooked in my opinion; thoroughly phenomenal show. It was emotionally powerful, great performance, and well varied setlist with a good balance between rare gems and potent hits.

    For me, Hampton was ruined by the Raleigh announcement. They played my white whale Habit, and still, I say it was the worst vibe I've ever gotten at a PJ show, because you could tell everyone was still in shock about the Raleigh announcement during the show.
    2010: Cleveland
    2012: Atlanta
    2013: London ONT / Wrigley Field / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / San Diego / Los Angeles I / Los Angeles II
    2014: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Detroit / Denver
    2015: New York City
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale / Miami / Jacksonville / Greenville / Hampton / Columbia / Lexington / Philly II / New York City II / Toronto II / Bonnaroo / Telluride / Fenway I / Wrigley I / Wrigley - II / TOTD - Philadelphia, San Francisco
    2017: Ohana Fest (EV)
    2018: Amsterdam I / Amsterdam II / Seattle I / Seattle II / Boston I / Boston II
    2021: Asbury Park / Ohana Encore 1 / Ohana Encore 2
    2022: Phoenix / LA I / LA II / Quebec City / Ottawa / New York City / Camden / Nashville / St. Louis / Denver
    2023: St. Paul II
    2024: Las Vegas I / Las Vegas II / New York City I / New York City II / Philly I / Philly II / Baltimore
  • BF89905
    BF89905 Posts: 1,448
    I attended both Toronto shows and I can't pick..... I'm eagerly awaiting the release of the bootlegs..... the band was incredible both nights + I've always liked the Binaural album (with the exception of Nothing As It Seems).
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    For me:

    1. Jacksonville
    2. Ft. Lauderdale
    3. New Orleans
    4. Miami
    www.RLMcDaniel.com

    1996: Ft Lauderdale
    1998: Birmingham
    2000: Charlotte, Tampa
    2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
    2004: Kissimmee
    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
    2010: MSG2
    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
    2023: Ft. Worth II
    2024: Baltimore
    2025: Hollywood II
  • fgdanzi
    fgdanzi Posts: 139
    Went to Greenville with my wife, had a blast! Got to check a few songs off my list hearing VS top to bottom, Blood and Indifference. Took my son to Lexington, cool setlist! Only his second show and he got to hear gems like Satan's Bed, Education, Army Reserve along with Thumbing and a kickass version of Leavin Here!!!
  • London Bridge
    London Bridge USA Posts: 4,733
    Philly night 1 because it's the only show I attended this tour....plus LBC and Crazy Mary
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,135
    I still think after 56 shows that first set at msg 1 was the greatest I've ever seen.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • jdopj
    jdopj Posts: 772
    Toronto 1 is the show i most wished i was at.
    Followed by Quebec and Columbia