TOP PEARL JAM SHOWS OF ALL TIME (according to SVRDhand13)

fookie

In no order of Ones I have seen,
Toronto 1 & 2 - 2011
Berlin 2 - 2012
Leeds 2014
MSG 2010
Detroit 2016
Randals Island.

OceansJenny

Let’s update for 2018!!

SVRDhand13

OceansJenny said:

Let’s update for 2018!!

Seattle 2

cant wait to hear the boots!

ceska

I was thinking the other day it's almost time for there to be something like the Grateful Dead's 30 Trips Around the Sun collection for Pearl Jam. One show from each year. This is a generally agreeable list. I too echo the love for Slim's 1993, Red Rocks 1995, Buffalo and Portugal 1996. I'd include Hamilton 2005 on the list of contenders too. TYAAM preset, Porch opener (OTOTO), Harvest Moon in Tuxedos with Sleater Kinney. Lots of other good stuff that night.

Oh yes, Boise 2000 is also awesome, for the guy who brought that up..

OceansJenny

Exciting 3 of my 15 shows made the list!

I would add Fenway 2 but we’ll see how 2018 shakes out. 

moses562

I was at the Greenville show and that has been my BEST show yet! I went to N1 of Wrigley this year and it’s was my 7th show but Show #6 will be hard to top. The crowd was electric that night, the band was feeding off of the audience, Ed said thanks for not just showing up, oh and Vs. was played. If I could have captured that energy in a bottle... That show really showed me what the fans could do!

Milestone

2018: Seattle 2

2006: Portland, Oregon. July 20.
yes, I’m biased and I was there, but....it was a special night:

Benefit show for Crohns. 
Only small theater show of the tour
Comedian David Cross opened the show, who Relentlessly made fun of Portland.
Sleater Kinney’s farewell show before hiatus
Stone’s 40th birthday. Ed smashes cake in his face.
Rockin in the Free World with David Cross on Ed’s shoulders
Johnny Marr of The Smith’s and Peter Buck of REM join in the Dylan song All Along the Watchtower
Harvest Moon with the Sleater Kinney gals literally sweeping a broom on stage for that sound effect on microphone
Had to buy tix on the telephone, old school. All my friends and I had an entire row, up really close. Because no one knew this show was even on sale. (My recollection, anyway)

Moonpig

Dublin 06, the one goddamn time where the crowd did justice to the It's OK tag, honestly the only time.

The amount of times I've heard boots where that tag swags in and the crowd shit the bag on it.

ceska

Moonpig said:

Dublin 06, the one goddamn time where the crowd did justice to the It's OK tag, honestly the only time.

The amount of times I've heard boots where that tag swags in and the crowd shit the bag on it.

Have you heard Jones Beach 8/24/00? That's the one that gives me goosebumps every time. TB2k version.

SP145555

I was at 2 of these - Cardiff 00 and Leeds 14. What makes Cardiff even more special is that they were amazing in a venue that is notorious for its bad sound. That and its the only time they have ever been to Wales. 

OceansJenny

Bump to a quality thread! Will any ‘21 shows make the list?

SVRDhand13

OceansJenny said:

Bump to a quality thread! Will any ‘21 shows make the list?

Thanks- just seeing this now.  

Didn't add any from 21- but did finally add seattle 2 2018 

thomascbullock

Moonpig said:

Dublin 06, the one goddamn time where the crowd did justice to the It's OK tag, honestly the only time.

The amount of times I've heard boots where that tag swags in and the crowd shit the bag on it.

I thought Lolla '07 made a pretty good go of it.

1ThoughtKnown

PJNB said:

2016 is pretty spot on except I would swap out Toronto night 1 for Quebec. Interesting that you have Seattle 2013 in there. I really like the boot but I remember lots of people coming out of that show disappointed.

I was at 2013 Seattle and did not leave disappointed. Great show. 

The most overlooked PJ show of the 2010s imo is Calgary 2013. Will always be a top ten show for me. Don’t believe me check out the set list. Still not convinced listen to the boot… the crowd was so into it. The Blizzard show… phenomenal. 

PJNB

1ThoughtKnown said:

PJNB said:

2016 is pretty spot on except I would swap out Toronto night 1 for Quebec. Interesting that you have Seattle 2013 in there. I really like the boot but I remember lots of people coming out of that show disappointed.

I was at 2013 Seattle and did not leave disappointed. Great show. 

The most overlooked PJ show of the 2010s imo is Calgary 2013. Will always be a top ten show for me. Don’t believe me check out the set list. Still not convinced listen to the boot… the crowd was so into it. The Blizzard show… phenomenal. 

I was supposed to be at that show but the blizzard had other ideas! My best friend was there and loved the show. Upgraded his seat to side wing and you are right a phenomenal set. 

The Seattle comment was from reading the fanview thread I think and probably people have way too high expectations at the time. Seemed like a solid show to me and the boot was great. 

Pap

The future ones!

OceansJenny

SVRDhand13 said:

OceansJenny said:

Bump to a quality thread! Will any ‘21 shows make the list?

Thanks- just seeing this now.  

Didn't add any from 21- but did finally add seattle 2 2018 

I agree with this assessment! Let’s hope ‘22 brings some hall of famers.

demetrios

Spokane '13 should be up there. 

SVRDhand13

demetrios said:

Spokane '13 should be up there. 

That is a fantastic show. 13 was so difficult because that your was insane. I wanted to pick every night lol. In fact, I’ll listen to Spokane again this weekend! 

BlackCircle

Can we get an updated list?