*** Eddie Vedder Pilgrimage Festival Fanviews Here 9/24/17 ***

HughFreakingDillon

disilluzion said:

No, no, I don't want to derail this, that was far from my intention; I just saw that part and was honestly a bit surprised. Look at all of the fans that have no idea what it stands for and are now going to blindly follow him. I really don't want to derail this, but felt I should explain my surprise since several of you commented on it.

Anyway, @ledvedderman, I had a great time that night! They played Bushleaguer and gave a shout-out to Paul Wellstone during it. (He had recently been killed in a plane crash.) I had a blast watching Mike up close and loved the fact that they were done after Rockin' but decided on the fly to give us Ledbetter. I was row 5 center the night before, so those 2 shows are why I keep renewing my membership to keep my number.

Peace to all, no derailing. I just saw that and added it as a side-note to my comment.

there are always going to be morons on both sides that follow blindly without knowing the issues. unfortunately, ed can't control that, but I think that's why he spends time at shows explaining why he feels the way he does, as an open dialogue. 

anyway, cheers!

disilluzion

I enjoy his dialogue, but was there any? Did he explain to the crowd why he took a knee?

Once again, I don't want to derail this, but thinking about it, why did Sea mention it in the first place if no one is expected to talk about it?

I should really get back to work though. Mondays are my busy days. LOL

ponytd

disilluzion said:

I enjoy his dialogue, but was there any? Did he explain to the crowd why he took a knee?

Once again, I don't want to derail this, but thinking about it, why did Sea mention it in the first place if no one is expected to talk about it?

I should really get back to work though. Mondays are my busy days. LOL

No, he didn't say anything about it. Just took a knee then went and picked up a a guitar and into Elderly Woman. There was a shooting at a church here in Nashville yesterday morning that left 1 dead and 6 injured. I'm surprised he didn't say anything about that, but it's possible he wasn't aware of it. There were a lot of people at the festival that weren't aware of it.

But it was a great show. He engaged the crowd a lot, made some great jokes and thought he sounded awesome. Loved hearing I Am Mine. Such a great song. The crowd did a great job with the sing a longs from what I could hear, but I was right on the rail behind the VIP area, so don't know what it sounded like towards the back. Matt being there was a great surprise and the kid Jack, who sang on Society with him did a great job. I can't imagine how nervous he must've been, but it didn't show at all really. Great job kid. I always love seeing Eddie do nice things for kids at shows. After Porch he went down to distribute picks to several kids who were down front. Whether you agree or disagree with his stances on issues, we're all lucky to have such a caring and stand up person to have in this band. And well, really lucky to have all the guys  that are in this band

HughFreakingDillon

disilluzion said:

I enjoy his dialogue, but was there any? Did he explain to the crowd why he took a knee?

Once again, I don't want to derail this, but thinking about it, why did Sea mention it in the first place if no one is expected to talk about it?

I should really get back to work though. Mondays are my busy days. LOL

he didn't, but he he may have thought that simply taking a knee without explanation, as the athletes are doing, was the right way to express his solidarity. who knows. or, since the Pres is at the forefront, he may have thought everyone would or should know what he was doing. 

dlymnfld

He took a knee? I didn't know they sang National Anthem before concerts? I'm kidding as A. I was there and B. I always wondered why sports were exclusive to a "song" before they began?  But since this a "music" forum,  I'll give my two cents about the weekend. I flew to TN/KY to see Eddie Vedder as I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan (named my daughters Grace Pearl and Emily Pearl). I also wanted to see BOH, Revivalists and Amos Lee. Ranking the five performances for me it would be Amos Lee first (he mentioned once when I saw him solo "I stopped doing shows for myself and realized I was here to perform for the paying customer" and well he doesn't disappoint. Eddie TN second (though he was cranky yelling for someone to turn off fan) but was visibly happy about the two  guests who came on stage, Matt Cameron rules!! The Revivalists third, Eddie KY fourth and BOH fifth. All performances were great and I almost put Eddie KY last as he seemed a little off (maybe the Bourbon?) and David Shaw and Ben Bridwell again like Amos Lee seemed like they were on stage to perform for the fans. Could be an age thing or just a "smaller band" thing but the other singers just seemed happier. Either way great two days of music. 

ledvedderman

I don't know how anyone could not know what that means. I can't take a crap without hearing about it. And that's why I deleted my social media apps today. I need a fucking break from all of it. I'm going through intense health shit recently and social media used to be my distraction from the real world. Jesus Christ. I'd kill to get back to the days of people taking pictures of a damn cheeseburger and fries plate. So I don't need that negativity in my life now. 

ledvedderman

PS- it's awesome to see that folks are acting like grown ups here in this thread and not resorting to nonsense. 

HughFreakingDillon

ledvedderman said:

I don't know how anyone could not know what that means. I can't take a crap without hearing about it. And that's why I deleted my social media apps today. I need a fucking break from all of it. I'm going through intense health shit recently and social media used to be my distraction from the real world. Jesus Christ. I'd kill to get back to the days of people taking pictures of a damn cheeseburger and fries plate. So I don't need that negativity in my life now. 

I'm right there with you. I spend a lot of time, too much time, on twitter and facebook. as you said, I used to get annoyed at all the dinner pix, now it's Trump this and healthcare that. it's anxiety inducing. 

take care,

Paul

ladydocNYC

Ed sang "I wish I was as fortunate as JT"--  was that a reference to anything specific about the night before? Or just to JT as a guy who seems to have it all?

Mattchew

  Great show!  I loved the environment because everyone around me seemed to be having a great time.  It was good seeing Ed, the last time was with the rest of the guys during the Fall 2013 North American Tour.  Definitely overdue!

dlymnfld

ladydocNYC said:

Ed sang "I wish I was as fortunate as JT"--  was that a reference to anything specific about the night before? Or just to JT as a guy who seems to have it all?

Justin Timberlake. He headlined the night before and he has it going on. 

ledvedderman

What'd you guys think of the actual festival as a whole? Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra is a guy I've started to get to know through my producer, and Kevin is a founder of Pilgrimage. He's an awesome dude and it seems like they're really on to something with the setting, family friendly atmosphere, and the quality of acts they're booking year after year. 

gwall

ledvedderman said:

What'd you guys think of the actual festival as a whole? Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra is a guy I've started to get to know through my producer, and Kevin is a founder of Pilgrimage. He's an awesome dude and it seems like they're really on to something with the setting, family friendly atmosphere, and the quality of acts they're booking year after year. 

First, shout out to the folks that worked the festival either at a merch booth, beer stand, art booth, food spot, etc.  They all worked long hours in some unseasonably hot temps.
Got there early Sunday when the gates opened at 10a to watch the “runners” gunning for that merch!  Classic.  The bill overall was an impressive lineup for a ‘smaller’ festival with big acts, bands on the fringe and bands just getting their feet wet playing a festival for their first time.  Seeing Ed’s intense and emotional set was a huge highlight of course and will post that in a bit.  
I really enjoyed seeing families in attendance with their children, the various art booths and installations and just chatting up the locals and other attendees from out of town like myself. Franklin is a cool little town with tons of character and history so that could be a draw in years to come.  Saturday was a struggle for some with long lines for the water stations, beer, food, really anything.  I’ve been to a lot of festivals the past few years and haven’t seen lines to get food/water/beer/etc all roughly 20+ people deep at every point in the day.  That didn’t bother me as much as it did others.  
Sunday felt like the 25k attendance projection which was perfect but Saturday felt like it was double that or a few thousand more.  I had a great time.  I stayed in Franklin near downtown and walked the mile and a half to the park each day. Almost everyone I met from out of town stayed in Nashville and knowing this is smaller town putting on its third fest that traffic would snarl so it may be a matter of planning ahead for the festival goer to avoid those type of frustrations but I’d come back if the lineup is on par to this year.
JT’s performance Sat was great because he lives there now, lending his support to this new festival, etc.  He’s a worldwide superstar as we know but the Tennesseans absolutely love that dude like he is their own family member.  
Ending at 8:30p is actually a great cut-off point (ordinance) because it allowed the 6-12yr olds with their parents to enjoy the sets and get the little ones to bed at a decent hour.  Plus, parents plan ahead as do just about every single Pearl Jam I know!

ledvedderman

^ That's an awesome recap. Thanks man. It sounds like a great festival that might have some growing pains still, but well on their way. I really, really wish I'd been able to make it. Had I been able to see Better Than Ezra one day and then see Ryan Adams and Eddie Vedder back to back on the next day- my head would have exploded from maximum joy. 

Does anyone know if Jason Isbell played guitar for Amanda Shires there? I know he does that on occasion for her- especially since it's close to so close to Nashville. Then I'd truly die. 

bbiggs

The festival was great and Ed was absolutely awesome. It was a scorcher but I had a great time spending several hours with the group around us. Everyone was very respectful and met some really cool people.  We were a few rows back and the energy of Ed and the crowd made the experience special.  He seemed very intense as he came on stage and that carried over to his performance and some of the messages he spoke of (nuclear bombs potentially hitting Seattle).  Setlist was great and had a good mix.  Seeing Matt on stage with him was the highlight.  They both were genuinely happy to be up there together.  Matt was watching Mavis Staples with his family before Ed's performance and he seemed to be having a blast the whole time.  I thought the intensity of Porch was especially good and was  near the top for highlights of the show for me.  Ed coming to the rail to hand out guitar picks to the kids was awesome.  He was also using the strap of his harmonica like a sling shot to send picks into the crowd which was funny.  Overall, could not have asked for a better show and had a great time. Ed rocked! 

aw279162

I absolutely loved the festival overall. Yes, it was scorching hot, but as has been mentioned, everyone really took care of each other. We staked out our spot at 10 am and managed to be right on the rail (first time for me!!) and it was absolutely fantastic. Great crowd and great experience. 

Pearl34Jam

Great set. Ed's voice sounded great throughout. 

Sarah

Jearlpam0925 said:

disilluzion said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

what was the "last audience member that was a disaster"?

In St. Paul in 2003, Ed was sick and a guy next to me swore that he knew the words to Lukin. (I was lucky enough to score front row on Mike's side that night.) Once the guy started singing, Ed's expression immediately changed and he was screaming the correct words into the guy's ear. It doesn't come across that bad on the bootleg, but it was pretty bad from where I was sitting. After that, I looked over at the old lady, and told her that I never expected that to happen again.

Not that St. Paul is the disaster that he's referring to, but that one was.

And side note, he really took a bleeping knee??? WTF? I know this isn't the political forum, but c'mon...

You're talking about Eddie Vedder? Member of Pearl Jam? I cannot believe he, of all people, of all bands, made a political statement. Say it ain't so! THIS band? No fucking way. I am in complete shock I tells ya.

Haha, Well put.

I'm much more dismayed that he apparently called a woman a bitch.

THEBIBLEISTEN

He called her a dirty frank bitch. It was priceless. I’m glad Eddie took a knee. All this kneeling is starting a conversation, it’s not about the flag or disrespecting it, this is all about protesting the moron that is in the White House. If you don’t like it, then you should kneel  down on 2 knees then. Everyone can kneel until 2021 and then vote some other reality tv host to run our country. Right now I like Ryan Seacreast or that guy from the Bachelor. For the next presidential vote, we can just pass out roses to the candidates!

disilluzion

That guy's awesome on Millionaire though! He's got my vote!

Also, people don't even know why they're kneeling. Hence why I asked if EV made a mention of why he was doing it.