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So... what was the best show of the Home/Away?

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Now that the mini tour is over do we have a winner for best show? 

I’m curious to know if one really stood out, especially if you attended all seven. 
1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore


So... what was the best show of the Home/Away? 334 votes

Seattle 1
2%
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Seattle 2
52%
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Missoula
1%
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Chicago 1
13%
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Chicago 2
8%
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Boston 1
8%
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Boston 2
13%
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,916
    Seattle 2
    Only attended 3 but do think Seattle 2 was the clear winner. Boston 1 will go down as my favorite but Seattle was the best.
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,754
    Seattle 2
    Seattle 2 should win this handily. I have been to 7 ballpark shows since 2016 and it is my second favourite ballpark show behind Fenway 2 2016.  
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    RicsardRicsard Posts: 1,942
    Seattle 2
    Saw them "only" in Seattle and Chicago.

    I voted for Seattle 2,
    it was unbeatable and phenomenal for me, definitely top 3 out of the 25 shows of mine!
    Chicago 1 was close though.
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    prague.seattle1.seattle2.chicago1
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    CantKeepmedownCantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 2,915
    Seattle 2
    Only went to the Fenways, but judging by setlists on paper, Seattle 2 is the clear winner, IMO
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,916
    edited September 2018
    Seattle 2
    I'm never any good at ranking things unless it's in tiers, so the 6 ballpark shows I've seen since 2013 shake out like this:

    Top:

    Some order of Seattle 2 and Fenway 2 2016.

    Middle: Wrigley 2013 and Fenway 1 2018.

    Bottom: Fenway 1 2016 and Fenway 2 2018.

    Not a bad show in the bunch and I am thankful I got too see each one. Every ballpark show thus far has felt like a special occasion. 
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
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    SaravaSarava Naperville, IL Posts: 1,998
    Seattle 2
    I was only at the Wrigley shows. It sounds like the Seattle 2 show wins in a landslide.
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    KN219077KN219077 Montana Posts: 898
    Seattle 2
    Was only at Missoula...Seattle 2 is clear winner. People were still buzzing about it in Missoula. 
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    aidt17aidt17 Posts: 612
    Seattle 2
    Hit both Seattle shows, Missoula show and both Chicago shows. Chicago 2 was really cool with the rain and all but Seattle 2 was goosebump giving.
    Hamilton 05, 11, Cleveland 06, Toronto 09, 16, Buffalo 10,13, London 13, Seattle 13, Detroit 14, Milwaukee 14, Ottawa 16, Fenway 1, Wrigley 1
    Seattle 1 & 2, Missoula, Wrigley 1 & 2

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    CO278952CO278952 Orlando, FL Posts: 1,231
    Boston 1
    Great tour and many thanks to PJ. Loved Boston Night 1 the best. 
    4.17.94 Paramount 9.28.96 Randall's Island 8.25.00 Jones Beach 4.28.03 Spectrum 7.5.03 Camden 7.6.03 Camden
    07.08.03 MSG 07.09.03 MSG 7.12.03 Hershey 7.14.03 Holmdel 6.12.08 Tampa 10.19.13 Brooklyn 4.11.16 Tampa
    5.1.16 MSG 5.2.16 MSG 8.7.16 Fenway 9.2.18 Fenway 9.4.18 Fenway 9.11.22 MSG 9.16.22 Nashville 9.18.23 Austin 9.19.23 Austin
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    derbydavederbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    Seattle 2
    I attended Seattle 1 & 2, Missoula & Wrigley 1...
    Seattle 2 was INCREDIBLE!!
    It's definitely one of the top 5 PJ shows I've seen.
    From the 2018 US shows I saw, I'd put Wrigley 1 as #2, Missoula as #3 (finally got FATAL here) and Seattle 1 at #4.

    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,877
    Chicago 2
    I thought wrigley 2 was incredible. Great set, crowd and venue.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    droptheleash9droptheleash9 Posts: 1,340
    Seattle 2
    Seattle 2 without question
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    cwjacwja Posts: 132
    Seattle 1
    First, I hit the wrong button and can’t figure out how to change my vote. So there’s a discrepancy in my rankings and what it shows as my vote. Second, hit all 7 this year and the previous 5 so here are my personal rankings.

    1. Seattle 2
    2. Chicago 2
    3. Seattle 1
    4. Chicago 1
    5. Boston 1
    6. Boston 2
    7. Missoula 

    Overall ballpark shows

    1. Chicago 13
    2. Chicago 2 16
    3. Seattle 2
    4. Chicago 1 16
    5. Boston 1 16
    6. Chicago 2 18
    7. Seattle 1
    8. Boston 2 16
    9. Chicago 1 18
    10. Boston 1 18
    11. Boston 2 18

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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,877
    Chicago 2
    cwja said:
    First, I hit the wrong button and can’t figure out how to change my vote. So there’s a discrepancy in my rankings and what it shows as my vote. Second, hit all 7 this year and the previous 5 so here are my personal rankings.

    1. Seattle 2
    2. Chicago 2
    3. Seattle 1
    4. Chicago 1
    5. Boston 1
    6. Boston 2
    7. Missoula 

    Overall ballpark shows

    1. Chicago 13
    2. Chicago 2 16
    3. Seattle 2
    4. Chicago 1 16
    5. Boston 1 16
    6. Chicago 2 18
    7. Seattle 1
    8. Boston 2 16
    9. Chicago 1 18
    10. Boston 1 18
    11. Boston 2 18

    I'm shocked that boston 2, 2016 is so far down your list.  That show is in my top 5 out of 58.  
    I'm guessing you had fun during the rain delays? ;)
     
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    cwjacwja Posts: 132
    Seattle 1
    mcgruff10 said:
    cwja said:
    First, I hit the wrong button and can’t figure out how to change my vote. So there’s a discrepancy in my rankings and what it shows as my vote. Second, hit all 7 this year and the previous 5 so here are my personal rankings.

    1. Seattle 2
    2. Chicago 2
    3. Seattle 1
    4. Chicago 1
    5. Boston 1
    6. Boston 2
    7. Missoula 

    Overall ballpark shows

    1. Chicago 13
    2. Chicago 2 16
    3. Seattle 2
    4. Chicago 1 16
    5. Boston 1 16
    6. Chicago 2 18
    7. Seattle 1
    8. Boston 2 16
    9. Chicago 1 18
    10. Boston 1 18
    11. Boston 2 18

    I'm shocked that boston 2, 2016 is so far down your list.  That show is in my top 5 out of 58.  
    I'm guessing you had fun during the rain delays? ;)
     
    Personally, I just don’t think any ballpark show will ever match the magical clusterfuck that was the first Wrigley show. 
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,621
    Seattle 2
    Only went to 4/7 so am going by what I heard/read on not choosing the Wrigley nor Boston2.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,877
    Chicago 2
    cwja said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    cwja said:
    First, I hit the wrong button and can’t figure out how to change my vote. So there’s a discrepancy in my rankings and what it shows as my vote. Second, hit all 7 this year and the previous 5 so here are my personal rankings.

    1. Seattle 2
    2. Chicago 2
    3. Seattle 1
    4. Chicago 1
    5. Boston 1
    6. Boston 2
    7. Missoula 

    Overall ballpark shows

    1. Chicago 13
    2. Chicago 2 16
    3. Seattle 2
    4. Chicago 1 16
    5. Boston 1 16
    6. Chicago 2 18
    7. Seattle 1
    8. Boston 2 16
    9. Chicago 1 18
    10. Boston 1 18
    11. Boston 2 18

    I'm shocked that boston 2, 2016 is so far down your list.  That show is in my top 5 out of 58.  
    I'm guessing you had fun during the rain delays? ;)
     
    Personally, I just don’t think any ballpark show will ever match the magical clusterfuck that was the first Wrigley show. 
    Lol. Nice!!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,754
    Seattle 2
    cwja said:
    First, I hit the wrong button and can’t figure out how to change my vote. So there’s a discrepancy in my rankings and what it shows as my vote. Second, hit all 7 this year and the previous 5 so here are my personal rankings.

    1. Seattle 2
    2. Chicago 2
    3. Seattle 1
    4. Chicago 1
    5. Boston 1
    6. Boston 2
    7. Missoula 

    Overall ballpark shows

    1. Chicago 13
    2. Chicago 2 16
    3. Seattle 2
    4. Chicago 1 16
    5. Boston 1 16
    6. Chicago 2 18
    7. Seattle 1
    8. Boston 2 16
    9. Chicago 1 18
    10. Boston 1 18
    11. Boston 2 18

    Did you go to all 11 shows?
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,916
    Seattle 2
    Wrigley 2013 was special. At the time it felt like something that might never happen again, and the planned setlist that night might have turned in an all-timer. The rains of course came and plans changed, but still the show we got was awesome.
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
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    cwjacwja Posts: 132
    Seattle 1
    PJNB said:
    cwja said:
    First, I hit the wrong button and can’t figure out how to change my vote. So there’s a discrepancy in my rankings and what it shows as my vote. Second, hit all 7 this year and the previous 5 so here are my personal rankings.

    1. Seattle 2
    2. Chicago 2
    3. Seattle 1
    4. Chicago 1
    5. Boston 1
    6. Boston 2
    7. Missoula 

    Overall ballpark shows

    1. Chicago 13
    2. Chicago 2 16
    3. Seattle 2
    4. Chicago 1 16
    5. Boston 1 16
    6. Chicago 2 18
    7. Seattle 1
    8. Boston 2 16
    9. Chicago 1 18
    10. Boston 1 18
    11. Boston 2 18

    Did you go to all 11 shows?
    Yes, despite them being a logistical nightmare I can’t seem to quit the ballpark shows.
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    manitoumanmanitouman In My Head Posts: 1,073
    Seattle 1
    Seattle 2 was a much better show but Seattle 1 was special just by the openers. Long Road into Release....that, to me, set the tone for the two shows.
    Another reason the Seattle shows meant so much is that I had just moved back to Chicago exactly 17 days before the first show. I missed my adopted city but give me a couple years and I'll come back.
    Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 7-11-1995; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-29-1998; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV 10-22-2000 ~PJ10~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 4-1-2003; Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ 6-7-2003; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-18-2003; Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI 6-21-2003; Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 10-5-2004; The Gorge, George, WA 9-1-2005; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-16-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-17-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-2-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-3-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-23-2009; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-24-2009; Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 12-4-2013; Key Arena, Seattle, WA 12-6-2013; iWireless Arena, Moline, IL 10-17-2014 ~No Code Show~; Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN 10-19-2014; Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 10-20-2014 ~Yield Show~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 10-22-2014 ~PJ24~: Wrigley Field 1 & 2, 2016; Safeco Field, Seattle Home Shows 1 & 2; Wrigley Field, Chicago Away Shows 1 & 2....
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    acromleyacromley NJ, USA Posts: 7
    Boston 2
    I may be a little prejudiced, and I only attended the Fenway shows, but having Eddie mention my being there with my mother whom I met 18 weeks earlier after 47+ years made the 2nd night that much more special.
    "I'm still alive!"
    "I know I was born and I know that I'll die,
    the in between is mine."

    '16 MSG 2
    '16 Fenway 1
    '18 Fenway 1
    '18 Fenway 2
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,754
    Seattle 2
    cwja said:
    PJNB said:
    cwja said:
    First, I hit the wrong button and can’t figure out how to change my vote. So there’s a discrepancy in my rankings and what it shows as my vote. Second, hit all 7 this year and the previous 5 so here are my personal rankings.

    1. Seattle 2
    2. Chicago 2
    3. Seattle 1
    4. Chicago 1
    5. Boston 1
    6. Boston 2
    7. Missoula 

    Overall ballpark shows

    1. Chicago 13
    2. Chicago 2 16
    3. Seattle 2
    4. Chicago 1 16
    5. Boston 1 16
    6. Chicago 2 18
    7. Seattle 1
    8. Boston 2 16
    9. Chicago 1 18
    10. Boston 1 18
    11. Boston 2 18

    Did you go to all 11 shows?
    Yes, despite them being a logistical nightmare I can’t seem to quit the ballpark shows.
    Surprised at how low you have Boston 2 2016. I have been to 7 of the 11 shows and it is easily at the top with Seattle 2 behind it. The energy from the crowd and the set are both the best that I have seen from the ballpark shows. Everyone has different tastes/experiences I guess!

    My list would go something like this of the 7 that I went to. 

    1. Fenway 2 2016 
    2. Seattle 2 2018
    3. Wrigley 2 2016

    4-7 can be interchanged in place any given day. 

    Wrigley 2 2018
    Fenway 1 2016
    Fenway 1 2018
    Fenway 2 2018


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    rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,353
    Seattle 2
    manitouman said:
    Seattle 2 was a much better show but Seattle 1 was special just by the openers. Long Road into Release....that, to me, set the tone for the two shows.
    Another reason the Seattle shows meant so much is that I had just moved back to Chicago exactly 17 days before the first show. I missed my adopted city but give me a couple years and I'll come back.
    I just may have had a better time at night 1. I was praying for Release, got it, and just enjoyed the night so much more because of it!
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    Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Seattle 2
    mcgruff10 said:
    I thought wrigley 2 was incredible. Great set, crowd and venue.  
    I knew you'd fumble your response.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,877
    Chicago 2
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I thought wrigley 2 was incredible. Great set, crowd and venue.  
    I knew you'd fumble your response.
    what'd I do?!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,877
    Chicago 2
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I thought wrigley 2 was incredible. Great set, crowd and venue.  
    I knew you'd fumble your response.
    what'd I do?!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Seattle 2
    mcgruff10 said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I thought wrigley 2 was incredible. Great set, crowd and venue.  
    I knew you'd fumble your response.
    what'd I do?!
    You picked the wrong one ya dork.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,877
    Chicago 2
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I thought wrigley 2 was incredible. Great set, crowd and venue.  
    I knew you'd fumble your response.
    what'd I do?!
    You picked the wrong one ya dork.
    If you gave more than a 12 hour heads up I would’ve went to Seattle 2!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Seattle 2
    mcgruff10 said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I thought wrigley 2 was incredible. Great set, crowd and venue.  
    I knew you'd fumble your response.
    what'd I do?!
    You picked the wrong one ya dork.
    If you gave more than a 12 hour heads up I would’ve went to Seattle 2!
    Things happened very quickly bud! I have you as much notice as I could.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
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