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Vic or Lolla?

Prioronfire22Prioronfire22 Posts: 393
edited August 2007 in Given To Fly (live)
I have been thinking about this for the last couple of days. For the lucky fans that attended both Lollapalooza and the Vic which one did you prefer. I'm not only talking about the music but also the full experience. I was only able to attend Lolla so I'm just kind of curious.
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,898
    you even have to ask?

    the VIC hands down- not just because they finally played H2I while I was there, but the whole set...never again will they bless us with so many gems.

    Lolla was very average for me, shitty day, crowd was fucks(I am from the area and I am dissappointed in the amount of fucks -not fucking, but there were a lot of assbags that day) My guess is they were all visitors, Chitown doesn't roll that way...myabe they were from Boston ;-). Hotter than shit, sound was fucked up.

    Vic by a mile- everyone there being a diehard made it even better as we all were so absorbed in the whole experience together.
  • SoapMakesUTallerSoapMakesUTaller Posts: 230
    Vic may have been more of a "hardcore" type of shot.....but there's nothing like PJ kicking 100,000 people in the ass....nothing.
  • tschavtschav Posts: 2,861
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    you even have to ask?

    the VIC hands down- not just because they finally played H2I while I was there, but the whole set...never again will they bless us with so many gems.

    Lolla was very average for me, shitty day, crowd was fucks(I am from the area and I am dissappointed in the amount of fucks -not fucking, but there were a lot of assbags that day) My guess is they were all visitors, Chitown doesn't roll that way...myabe they were from Boston ;-). Hotter than shit, sound was fucked up.

    Vic by a mile- everyone there being a diehard made it even better as we all were so absorbed in the whole experience together.

    that pretty much summed it up for me too.

    the vic was up close, personal, intimate... lolla was huge, a spectacle, with a great view of the city as a backdrop. it was a nice contrast to see how big the band has gotten, which made lolla so great, but the Vic show felt like a thoughtful gift for longtime fans.
  • panthergirlpanthergirl Posts: 469
    tschav wrote:
    that pretty much summed it up for me too.

    the vic was up close, personal, intimate... lolla was huge, a spectacle, with a great view of the city as a backdrop. it was a nice contrast to see how big the band has gotten, which made lolla so great, but the Vic show felt like a thoughtful gift for longtime fans.


    yep :)
    08 6/11 WPB 6/12 Tampa 6/24,25 MSG, 8/7 Ed @ Newark
    07 8/5 Lolla 8/2 VIC
    06 7/22,23 Gorge 7/20 Ptl
    04 10/8 VFC Kissimmee
    03 4/11 WPB, 4/12 HOB Orlando, 7/8,9 MSG
    00 8/24 Jones Bch 8/9,10 WPB
    1998 9/22,23 WPB 1996 10/7 Ft Laud 1994 3/28 Miami
  • heyfoxymophandlemommheyfoxymophandlemomm Posts: 93
    tschav wrote:
    that pretty much summed it up for me too.

    the vic was up close, personal, intimate... lolla was huge, a spectacle, with a great view of the city as a backdrop. it was a nice contrast to see how big the band has gotten, which made lolla so great, but the Vic show felt like a thoughtful gift for longtime fans.

    Amen and amen.
    6/26-27/98, 6/13/99, 8/15/00, 10/12/00, 10/17-18/00, 12/09/02, 4/03/03, 6/09-10/03, 10/22/03, 9/28/04, 10/05/04, 8/29/05, 9/11-12-13/05, 5/27-28/06, 7/2-3/06, 7/22-23/06, VIC, 8/5/07, 6/24-25/08...
  • MarkerInTheSandMarkerInTheSand Posts: 191
    i had a great time enduring the heat all day in front of the at&t stage at lolla, but the vic takes the cake easily for me
    makes much more sense to live in the present tense

    9/28/05 Pittsburgh
    6/23/06 Pittsburgh
    8/2/07 Vic
    8/5/07 Lolla
    6/16/08 Columbia
    8/17/08 DC (EV Solo)
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    MarkerInTheSand wrote:
    i had a great time enduring the heat all day in front of the at&t stage at lolla, but the vic takes the cake easily for me

    Same for me. BUT, the juxtaposition of the small, intimate rarity-filled club show with the giant crowd, greatest hits set, kick ass show three days later was perfect.
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
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    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
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    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
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    OKC-11/16/13
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    TUL-10/8/14
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    i don't think you can compare the 2 shows!
    both special in their own way
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

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  • panthergirlpanthergirl Posts: 469
    Flagg wrote:
    Same for me. BUT, the juxtaposition of the small, intimate rarity-filled club show with the giant crowd, greatest hits set, kick ass show three days later was perfect.


    i agree with that observation as well..
    and the fact that they were both special and could not be compared.
    (it would be nice if i had an original thought, though ;) )
    08 6/11 WPB 6/12 Tampa 6/24,25 MSG, 8/7 Ed @ Newark
    07 8/5 Lolla 8/2 VIC
    06 7/22,23 Gorge 7/20 Ptl
    04 10/8 VFC Kissimmee
    03 4/11 WPB, 4/12 HOB Orlando, 7/8,9 MSG
    00 8/24 Jones Bch 8/9,10 WPB
    1998 9/22,23 WPB 1996 10/7 Ft Laud 1994 3/28 Miami
  • kickoutjamskickoutjams Posts: 2
    Maybe another way of asking the question is: for those who were lucky enough to attend both, if you had to go back in time and were only allowed to attend ONE, which one would you choose?

    That way, even if they're hard to compare, you have to choose one to experience, which says which you valued more if you had to pick.....

    So which would it be?
  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    kickoutjams wrote:
    Maybe another way of asking the question is: for those who were lucky enough to attend both, if you had to go back in time and were only allowed to attend ONE, which one would you choose?

    That way, even if they're hard to compare, you have to choose one to experience, which says which you valued more if you had to pick.....

    So which would it be?


    vic for the actual show

    but lolla for the experience and awesome day.....and night
  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    SoapMakesUTaller wrote:
    Vic may have been more of a "hardcore" type of shot.....but there's nothing like PJ kicking 100,000 people in the ass....nothing.

    and there is nothing like PJ kicking 1,000 people in their ass ;)

    not to emntion i think we almost brought the old place down on a few of those sing alongs
  • OceansJennyOceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,394
    I was two feet from Eddie and Mike at the Vic. 10000000000000000% hands down THE VIC!
    DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    is your head okay? have you really been thinking about this...

    Vic all the dam way!
  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    vic for the actual show

    but lolla for the experience and awesome day.....and night

    Have to agree with this.

    Having never seen PJ in a festival setting, Lolla was a unique experience. But the setlist and the total surprise of the Vic is what will always make it unique.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • satansbedbugssatansbedbugs On Tour Posts: 2,412
    Heres a vote for lolla!!! Great Day, Great weed , great beer, great food, great band , great energy, great memories!!!!1
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    New York- 2008, 2010
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  • Prioronfire22Prioronfire22 Posts: 393
    How much did tix for the Vic cost? Were they exclusively off tenclub?
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