*** London, UK Fanviews Here 7/17/18 ***

lastexitlondon

^^^I made a complaint  as I agree they were over aggressive for no reason. At all

southernmanfan

Olivavu said:

js261067 said:

It was an amazing show and highlighted just how bad Ed was at London 1.  Leagues apart.

Highlight was RVM,  the energy on stage and in the crowd,  especially with moving the crowd back,  was magical.

He still sounded good at the first London show. He just chose his moments to let the crowd take over.

Absolutely agree. A song like Off he Goes was absolutely brilliant, for example. 

southernmanfan

pdalowsky said:

As a guy on my own, having failed to help out Robs family, I was able to deal with the crowd although I would say its the most manic PJ crowd Ive been in, narrowly more intense then the crowd in Berlin 14. The energy down the front was crazy, the excitement could be felt, and outside the usual idiots, there was a good community feel amoungst those around me. 

As for the show, it was nothing short of SENSATIONAL. I drove the 4 hour drive home last night, not feeling any post tour blues, buzzing the whole way, with vivid memories of yet another special show. I already cant wait for the next tour. So many highlights, the combination of London 1 and London 2 - made these a pair of shows that were beyond my wildest dreams. Sometimes things work out perfectly, this wasnt meant to be the tour finale, but having ended up that way - it was a fitting one, they brought it last night - they brought it in spectacular fashion. 

Geez Paul and I thought Manchester 2012 was hectic! Unfortunately you will always get the downright rude and inconsiderate.  In Brisbane in 2009 there was a group of about 6 idiots who were constantly bumping into me and my sister so much so that I had to stand really firmly otherwise they would knock me completely off my feet. It went on for virtually the whole show. My cousin who is normally a real gentlemen was about to lose it completely with them. Only the band on fire saved the day for me. The rest of the crowd as far as my eyes could see were completely well-behaved. 

Wonderful feedback on the show Paul. Terribly unfortunate for me who had to come back home after the cancellation but so happy for all of you who were there. 

I know what last night would have been like if you say they brought it big time. 

PJWGIII

Seeing them come back on AGAIN to rip into Watchtower is unforgettable, and I just saw it on video! Thanks Sea for the views and I hope everyone had a great makeup show. I hope those of you who were gonna go but couldn't make the make-up date can come see a show in the States with us!

southernmanfan

Will have to get this boot for sure...

Yorkshire Lass

CB254133 said:

Yorkshire Lass said:

wishlisa76 said:

Except for my first PJ show, this was my absolute favorite and I can’t wait for the bootleg! I am so glad I travelled back to London again from Sweden to see this show, that got cancelled in June. 

I stood with some great people. I have learned to avoid anybody who is super tall, super drunk or just seem to be a troublemaker. As a woman I try to stand with other women and friendly gentlemen and the great people around me made this show something special. When everyone is there for the music, it feels special. Only good energy around!

The band sounded fantastic and they played for 3 hours as it was their last show this Euro tour. Eddie was in great shape and amused us with his lovely sense of humor again and again. 

They ended with Yellow Ledbetter and people started walking out after that, but then PJ changed their minds and ran back on stage for an extra song and everyone rushed back towards the stage ... lol. This was a night that I didn’t want to end.

Agree, as a women in the pit I’m always careful where I stand, mainly to avoid the super tall people who always seem to stand near me LOL
Mainly Lovely people around where I was who kept an eye out for me and my pal - good times 

Yorkshire Lass, 
Are you the girl from Leeds who was on the rail with your Scottish friend? If so hat’s off to you both, I was directly behind you and was massively impressed with your attitude and understanding that I wasn’t solely responsible for the crush and that he had something to do with the crowd behind me pushing forward.  You made a great concert even better by not arguing and getting annoyed with all those around you through no fault of their own.

lastexitlondon, Rob, was absolutely gutted for you mate when I saw your girls go over the barrier. We had had a good chat in the line and I know how much you were all looking forward to the gig and how much time you put into queueing.  A real pleasure to meet you and yours and it would be a real shame not to see you at future concerts.

Think possibly another Leeds lass, I wasn’t lucky enough to be on the rail, but a bit further back. But some nice Scottish guys did help us out and kept an eye on us!

pdalowsky

Yorkshire Lass said:

CB254133 said:

Yorkshire Lass said:

wishlisa76 said:

Except for my first PJ show, this was my absolute favorite and I can’t wait for the bootleg! I am so glad I travelled back to London again from Sweden to see this show, that got cancelled in June. 

I stood with some great people. I have learned to avoid anybody who is super tall, super drunk or just seem to be a troublemaker. As a woman I try to stand with other women and friendly gentlemen and the great people around me made this show something special. When everyone is there for the music, it feels special. Only good energy around!

The band sounded fantastic and they played for 3 hours as it was their last show this Euro tour. Eddie was in great shape and amused us with his lovely sense of humor again and again. 

They ended with Yellow Ledbetter and people started walking out after that, but then PJ changed their minds and ran back on stage for an extra song and everyone rushed back towards the stage ... lol. This was a night that I didn’t want to end.

Agree, as a women in the pit I’m always careful where I stand, mainly to avoid the super tall people who always seem to stand near me LOL
Mainly Lovely people around where I was who kept an eye out for me and my pal - good times 

Yorkshire Lass, 
Are you the girl from Leeds who was on the rail with your Scottish friend? If so hat’s off to you both, I was directly behind you and was massively impressed with your attitude and understanding that I wasn’t solely responsible for the crush and that he had something to do with the crowd behind me pushing forward.  You made a great concert even better by not arguing and getting annoyed with all those around you through no fault of their own.

lastexitlondon, Rob, was absolutely gutted for you mate when I saw your girls go over the barrier. We had had a good chat in the line and I know how much you were all looking forward to the gig and how much time you put into queueing.  A real pleasure to meet you and yours and it would be a real shame not to see you at future concerts.

Think possibly another Leeds lass, I wasn’t lucky enough to be on the rail, but a bit further back. But some nice Scottish guys did help us out and kept an eye on us!

Must be Danni referred to here, who had me wedged behind her for the best part of two hours sweating on her back. Poor woman 

Max_Ran

5th show for me and my 13 yr old daughter's (La) first Pearl Jam show. Tenclub tickets were great - block 112 row N - Stone side with a great view of stage and the GA crowd/ rail.  What a show - set list was epic!! Had a feeling when it was re-scheduled as the last night of the euro tour that they would really go for it and they did. Highlights for me - Breath, Satan's Bed, Oceans and I Won't Back Down. Ed hugging the fans at the end was cool - seeing the longtime fans at the rail just saying "thank you" was emotional, particularly the bald guy in the arsenal tee - wow - your reaction really tugged at the heartstrings my friend! Missed Watchtower as La was getting tired and I didn't expect a third encore. I've read the comments about the GA crowd and agree there were some idiots in there - it's sad that so few can spoil it for many. We were sat next to and chatted to a lovely couple from Devon, whose son was in the crowd - they had the wrong seats (how?) and moved before PJ took the stage but during the show I couldn't help but keep looking out into the crowd, wondering and hoping that their lad was ok? For me, second best to MK for songs, and equal to Leeds '14 for songs. However, La loved it and that makes it a special evening for me. Looking forward to the next tour....

OZZYUK

What a way to end the European Tour! Managed to get to five shows, which we're really happy about. Such an awesome set list (I was really hoping they'd play Gremmie Out Of Control, I'm still longing for the day I hear this live!). The whole band was on point and Ed seemed in such a good place, cracking jokes and nearly blinding Stone with candles! Crazy Mary sounded so good and you could just tell that they really didn't want the gig to end. The kid a couple of rows ahead of us on Stone's side had a tamborine thrown specifically to him by Ed and they joy on his and his dad's face was amazing. Those moments are just so awesome to see! Can't wait for the next tour.

Glorious

We left our family holiday to come down to London for this, and as it was my son’s first PJ gig it was v special. He’s 15 and been gigging with me since he was 8, but PJ were on his list of must see bands and they didn’t disappoint. As usual, made new friends before the gig and caught up with a good friend as well, they all took my son under their wings and even looked out for him during the show when we split up. We were about 20 back on Stone’s side where there were no idiots or anything. Really nice crowd where we were. A few times a stream of 4 or 5 pushed forward but they made it past us and we carried on enjoying ourselves. At 6 foot 3 I always have a look behind me to check I’m not blocking anyone, and sure enough there were a few shorter  ladies behind me so I obviously moved back so they could move forward a bit. Took some pictures for them too

Everything about the setlist has been said already - just amazing. We stayed right to the end and there was a guy mouthing off to a woman with a tambourine just off the rail on Stone’s side, after the band finally left the stage. Think they were both Italian? He was clearly p*ssed off and she seemed shocked - Security actually stepped in and sent him away. Sad to see. I told her not to worry about him and enjoy the rest of her night but I’m not sure she understood me lol. 

Now rejoined my family on holiday and enjoying all the tags/stories/pics on FB. Until next time...

KJ169825

Glorious said:

We left our family holiday to come down to London for this, and as it was my son’s first PJ gig it was v special. He’s 15 and been gigging with me since he was 8, but PJ were on his list of must see bands and they didn’t disappoint. As usual, made new friends before the gig and caught up with a good friend as well, they all took my son under their wings and even looked out for him during the show when we split up. We were about 20 back on Stone’s side where there were no idiots or anything. Really nice crowd where we were. A few times a stream of 4 or 5 pushed forward but they made it past us and we carried on enjoying ourselves. At 6 foot 3 I always have a look behind me to check I’m not blocking anyone, and sure enough there were a few shorter  ladies behind me so I obviously moved back so they could move forward a bit. Took some pictures for them too

Everything about the setlist has been said already - just amazing. We stayed right to the end and there was a guy mouthing off to a woman with a tambourine just off the rail on Stone’s side, after the band finally left the stage. Think they were both Italian? He was clearly p*ssed off and she seemed shocked - Security actually stepped in and sent him away. Sad to see. I told her not to worry about him and enjoy the rest of her night but I’m not sure she understood me lol. 

Now rejoined my family on holiday and enjoying all the tags/stories/pics on FB. Until next time...

It’s so lovely that you were worried about the women behind you.

I was 3 rows back from Mike & absolutely loved it even though I am vertically challenged! I find that being a bit squashed is easier than being static behind Gandalf the whole time & adds to the atmosphere. At least I can see over peoples shoulders that way. It’s such a shame that it came at a cost to lastexitlondon and her family. The security were awful - someone not far from us on the second row was smoking the whole way through & the security were closer to them than we were but did nothing. Mike appeared to be the only person looking out for the welfare of the crowd in front of him!

I only went to both London shows but it was noticeable how different this crowd was than all the previous UK PJ gigs I’ve been too. So many men trying to push up to the front rather than just enjoy the gig. Myself & my friend who’s even shorter looked out for each other & were fine but the people surrounding us couldn’t care less as long as they could get closer to the front. It’s so selfish & dangerous.

I hope when PJ play the UK again they give the O2 a miss and play where the security inside the arena know what they’re doing.

dottles

So, last night was my 8th show of this tour and what a show it was. 

I loved it! Great set, lots of energy and enthusiasm in the room. I got to spend time and share a show with friends I met through these forums in 2009. Always good to have a shared experience. 

We were Mike’s side of sound engineering which is a favoured spot. We had space, we danced, sang, smiled and we had good sound. I don’t think we were a pocket, people around us seem to be having the same experience. 

We all left smiling and happy, especially after seeing the sneaky Watchtower performance. We also got our tickets back from a lady handing them out at the back of the room (I don’t understand them taking them either, instead of letting you keep the paper ticket you can keep/recycle they take them off you and give you a single use mixed plastic wristband). 

On the security, we were surprised at how lackadaisical they were when we went in. We were at 10C entrance and they were more concerned with the plastic wristband than our bags etc. I was also a tad annoyed that they seemed to not keep clear the route to the disabled platform causing some issues.

So aside from my experience of the show referencing other comments in this thread. I have to be honest and say the queuing and being in the first few rows is not, for me, what a gig is about. Thus the pit is not somewhere I regularly frequent. (I have done in the past for gigs but it is a rare occurrence now).

However, I know for others it is and we are all different so it’s upsetting that not everyone had as good as experience as me. Last night it did look tight down there from the overhead shots on the screens. So much so that actually the three steps back thing didn’t really make it to us as all the pressure was further forward. It is very sad to hear that some people were not respectful of others. I really hope that no one was seriously hurt, nor that the experience impacts on them wanting to see the band again. 

It certainly isn’t just a British crowd thing. The pit in Krakow was also rough and I know at other shows too. One of the worst experiences I’ve had at a pj show was Amsterdam night 1 in 2014 when I did venture to the pit. The experience scared me - people were unnecessarily rough, pushing their way into a space already over full, people shoving and being very aggressive, and wearing bloody rucksacks which in this case just kept hitting me in the face. I ended up fighting (almost literally) my way out and burst into tears with relief. 

I find in the majority PJ crowds (whether 10C members or not) are good people. 

PeArLgOoNeR

dottles said:

It certainly isn’t just a British crowd thing. The pit in Krakow was also rough and I know at other shows too. One of the worst experiences I’ve had at a pj show was Amsterdam night 1 in 2014 when I did venture to the pit. The experience scared me - people were unnecessarily rough, pushing their way into a space already over full, people shoving and being very aggressive, and wearing bloody rucksacks which in this case just kept hitting me in the face. I ended up fighting (almost literally) my way out and burst into tears with relief. 

I find in the majority PJ crowds (whether 10C members or not) are good people. 

Wow.. Amsterdam 1 '14 is my least favorite show ever.. In part because the crowd was so dead around me.. (floor, Mike's side..) I was so frustrated at the lack of energy that it negatively affected my experience..
Crazy how different experiences can be!

wishlisa76

Yes I was surprised to see several guys wearing quite big rucksacks to the show. I am surprised they were let in. I understand that a guy doesn’t want to bring a small purse like a lady but most men seem to be able to put their stuff in their pockets somehow. Feels unnecessary to bring a rucksack to an already over excited crowd. 

For the men in this thread who helped women in the crowd, a big Thank you to you! The rough guys have a lot to learn from you.

CS160564

I have attached a link to is a great article about the O2 show, but better still a really good article that absolutely captures the relationship between band and audiences..enjoy

https://www.loudersound.com/features/inside-pearl-jams-astonishing-end-of-tour-blow-out

False_Belief

Just want to thank the band for an incredible show. I can't stop thinking about it.  Show #16 for me and it rivalled Hartford 2008 or Amsterdam 2 2012 in terms of being my favourite.  I'm not exactly an avid bootleg collector but I'm dying to get my hands on this one.....

False_Belief

Oh yeah, one more thing - slightly annoyed by the O2's policy of taking our tickets in exchange for a generic O2 wristband.  I was told on night 1 that I'd be able to get my ticket (well....A ticket) back at the end of the night, but nope.  Same thing happened again on Tuesday.  No biggie, just annoying for those of us who had been keeping them as mementos from the shows we've been to.   

Eraserhead

I think they take them off the GA so that they can't be given to people in seats to try and get down and in that way, but they're scanned so you'd think not based on that.

I always make sure I find someone to grab one after - and I always get them to give me a 10c stub as well.

The blue wristband (with the O2 image on it) is for the floor, so people in the seats can't get into GA.

js261067

All of these stories and yet my blood still boils at the sight of some bellend wearing a Fedora on the Rail at London 1 lol

huw

Brilliant show, and well worth having to double up on travel & hotels etc (although let's not do that again!) We had great seats in the 10 club reserved area (block 112 - first tier Stone's side, good view of the stage), and were surrounded by a sea of smiling faces all night.

Did anybody else catch Mike quoting the guitar solo from Stairway To Heaven during Crazy Mary? He started just as he crossed the stage to go & jam with Boom, before they hit the Paint It Black melody. This was my first time hearing CM live so I don't know if he does that regularly or if it was a one time thing.

Sorry to read all about all the problems people had in GA - perhaps try for 10C reserved seating next time? We've had great seats each time that way. I've had health issues in the past which make GA a non-starter for me, but the reserved seats have meant that I can still enjoy going to the gigs. Hard to make eye contact with Ed, but nobody climbing on top of me either.