Eddie Vedder Added to 'Hot Stove, Cool Music' Lineup Saturday, April 29th

tschav · May 2017

More photos/write-up here:
http://www.vanyaland.com/2017/04/30/photo-gallery-hot-stove-cool-music-at-the-paradise-with-eddie-vedder-and-boston-music-scene/27/

And yes, hopefully there's a recording that'll surface.

bbiggs · May 2017

Very nice write up tschav. You had quite the view! I was watching some of the YouTube videos and saw EV hand the beer to "Ben Zobrist." Awesome stuff.

demetrios · May 2017

Epstein, Vedder rock out for good cause. Cubs president, Pearl Jam singer hold Hot Stove Cool Music concert http://m.mlb.com/news/article/227397744/theo-epstein-eddie-vedder-host-rock-concert/

jerseyjammer1 · May 2017

tschav, you were in a great spot! did you help eddie with the lyric pages during some of the cover songs? Seemed like he was looking down at you. Also, what did Theo say to Eddie when Eddie started the Theo for President rant? Im guessing Theo cut him off saying not to discuss any politics. It was pretty abrupt.

RS65573 · May 2017

Wow. This is amazing. If anyone has any MP3s please let me know. Im trying to pull some from the vids and having some trouble.

marc34 · May 2017

So I don't post often but seeing as I was one of the few actual fans who got into the show I figured I would fill some people in. My thoughts are similar to the few I have seen above. First off I was lucky enough to get a ticket off a ticket broker minutes after Eddie was announced, so I paid in hindsite a small price to see him at a venue like this. I got there about 6 pm, grabbed some dinner and lined up around 7pm. I was about the 12-15 person in line. They opened the doors a little after 8. When I got inside I would say more than a third of the club was filled with comped tickets/ VIP's/ corporate sponsors. Middle management out for the night in their best khakis and tommy bahama shirts. Group pics with " Sue from accounting, and Bill from HR". I am not going to judge my fandom versus anyone else's but I would bet 75% of the people there have not been to a rock show or a place like The Paradise in over 30 years. I honestly felt like I was at the wrong venue at times. That being said there was not a lot of crowding/ pushing/ shoving which was nice. A few people tried to " bully" to the front but that wasn't happening to me.

I was on the left side of the stage about 4 people deep from the front and was surrounded almost entirely by people with red lanyards. There was a few real fans . I knew something was up when minutes before the doors open there was maybe 100 people in line to get inside.. I think that the fans/ general public had access to maybe 300 tickets MAX.

Early bands were cool. Too much auctioning ( I know its charity but they kept trying to get more $ from a crowd that wasn't going to pay it) and the " name that tune" game was an AWFUL time killer.

I was hoping for a little more solo stuff from ed without a backing band, but overall no complaints on the set. I feel very fortunate to be able to be there. I give Theo and Ed props for crowd surfing with that crowd. I thought somebody was falling for sure. I will say that if that crowd was a typical PJ crowd, I do not think the club could handle it.

Vedder Vitamins · May 2017

For those of you that purchased VIP tickets, was it worth the cost? (Aside from the great Eddie performance)

Abe Froman · May 2017

Hopefully recording of this surfaces. Would love to hear this set! Sounds like an awesome night.

marc34 · May 2017

Vedder Vitamins said:
For those of you that purchased VIP tickets, was it worth the cost? (Aside from the great Eddie performance)

I did not have VIP tickets, but if you take Ed out of the show, the tickets were only worth face value at best. No where close to $ 1200/pair.

tschav · May 2017

Vedder Vitamins said:
For those of you that purchased VIP tickets, was it worth the cost? (Aside from the great Eddie performance)

I've done it twice - $600/per for this night, $750/per for the 2015 Chicago show. It's not cheap by any means, but it's a charity show and I've done a few of them in the past (Katrina benefit, Eddie & The Who, etc) because of the unique nature of the venue/guests. There's no rail, so you pretty much are right against the monitors - which also means you're close enough that you realize you gotta be extra respectful of their space to not interrupt the show.

There were a lot more VIP/PJ fans than you'd think. Once we got in there was friends/family/corporate guests already walking around (yellow lanyards), but they weren't grabbing space by the stage as the PJ fans (red lanyards) started rolling in. I'm sure they could play bigger shows and sell more lower-priced tickets, but they're raising $1million even in these small events.

jerseyjammer1 said:
tschav, you were in a great spot! did you help eddie with the lyric pages during some of the cover songs? Seemed like he was looking down at you. Also, what did Theo say to Eddie when Eddie started the Theo for President rant? Im guessing Theo cut him off saying not to discuss any politics. It was pretty abrupt.

The A/C was tossing some of the lyric sheets around, but me and the people around me were helping put them back. As for the Theo conversation, I'm sure it was Theo avoiding any more talk than he already faces once those Forbes articles deemed him a business god.

demetrios · May 2017

@PearlJam The Hot Stove Cool Music benefit concert was a success! The event raised over $750k for the non-profit organization, @FTBNL. #EddieVedder

Given2Fly-Fish · May 2017

Hey Tschav - Its your rail buddy here from Boston. Great review of the show! My 17 year old son was the kid who got the hat from Ed after thanking him for playing Comfortably Numb (he said thank you so much I love that song as he was shaking Ed's hand and Ed said back "I know, I can tell" then gave him a quick hug, then went to the stage and grabbed the PJ/Sox hat and put it on his head!!!). Never thought that we would be helping Ed with lyric sheets and getting sweated on by Ed...Theo handed me both trophies to pass back to the crowd. At one point Theo bent down and asked me and my son "where the fuck are the trophies?" and I just pointed behind me. It was also hysterical when Theo tried to jump off a speaker and almost fell on top of us. He spilled Ed's drink over the setlist right in front of me (sadly - I tried to get it and it fell to pieces as it was soaked). Awesome as well when Theo and Ed went crowd surfing over the top of us. In addition to all of that, having Ed play for 2 hours was a complete surprise and he and everyone else sounded great. So in answer to the question, where the VIP tickets worth it??? PRICELESS!!!!!

cp3iverson · May 2017

Yeah i would say VIP is worth it. How awesome for u and ur kid

bbiggs · May 2017

I see Len Kasper was there too. I hear he's a pretty talented musician in his own right. Very cool. Lot of good baseball people there.

bbiggs · May 2017

Given2Fly-Fish said:
Hey Tschav - Its your rail buddy here from Boston. Great review of the show! My 17 year old son was the kid who got the hat from Ed after thanking him for playing Comfortably Numb (he said thank you so much I love that song as he was shaking Ed's hand and Ed said back "I know, I can tell" then gave him a quick hug, then went to the stage and grabbed the PJ/Sox hat and put it on his head!!!).

This is so f'n cool. What an experience for you and your son. For Ed to say, "I know, I can tell" is just the coolest thing ever. He's not up there just going through the motions. He actually recognizes the impact he and the music has on his fans. Priceless experience indeed sir!

Given2Fly-Fish · May 2017

bbiggs said:

Given2Fly-Fish said:
Hey Tschav - Its your rail buddy here from Boston. Great review of the show! My 17 year old son was the kid who got the hat from Ed after thanking him for playing Comfortably Numb (he said thank you so much I love that song as he was shaking Ed's hand and Ed said back "I know, I can tell" then gave him a quick hug, then went to the stage and grabbed the PJ/Sox hat and put it on his head!!!).
This is so f'n cool. What an experience for you and your son. For Ed to say, "I know, I can tell" is just the coolest thing ever. He's not up there just going through the motions. He actually recognizes the impact he and the music has on his fans. Priceless experience indeed sir!

Well said and thanks Bbiggs! Agree 100% on the not just going through the motions comment and the impact of the music on on the fans. I know for many of us this is a huge reason why we love this band so much...