I saw Missoula and both Fenway shows. On paper it should be Seattle 2. Don’t understand those saying Fenway 2 was better than Fenway 1. It was the least of the 3 I was able to see.
I would have been happy at any one of these shows! But, in every set list I’ve seen i don’t think they compare to Seattle 2, just my opinion of course but for me that show was literally a dream come true
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Seattle II was pretty amazing. I only saw the Seattle shows, but I've been to a bunch of shows over the years. You could definitely tell this was Pearl Jam at their best. I was 3 songs in, and I had a holy shit expression on my face. I've seen them 27 times now, but I've only seen them have nights like this a handful of times. No only were they at their best, but the setlist was amazing, and we got 3.5 hours of having our faces melted off. I have to vote for Seattle II
I liked Wrigley 1 a lot better than Wrigley 2, guess I am in the minority
I liked Wrigley 2 quite a bit more. Here are my reasons:
1) Wash in to Low Light is about as a boring of a start to a Pearl Jam concert as you can have. The crowd just wasn't in to it at all. As opposed to Wrigley 2 starting with Given to Fly in the rain, where everyone was going nuts. 2) I had GA in Wrigley 2, where all the energy is. Where I had seats in Wrigley 1, with some of the crowd in to it, and some of the crowd not in to it. So that wasn't so much about the show as much as where I happened to be.
I liked Wrigley 1 a lot better than Wrigley 2, guess I am in the minority
I liked Wrigley 2 quite a bit more. Here are my reasons:
1) Wash in to Low Light is about as a boring of a start to a Pearl Jam concert as you can have. The crowd just wasn't in to it at all. As opposed to Wrigley 2 starting with Given to Fly in the rain, where everyone was going nuts. 2) I had GA in Wrigley 2, where all the energy is. Where I had seats in Wrigley 1, with some of the crowd in to it, and some of the crowd not in to it. So that wasn't so much about the show as much as where I happened to be.
I like Wash and Low Light (of course I do, I'm a Pearl Jam fan!) but they don't have the same "umph" as slow burns like Release, Oceans, and even Long Road. The two Ten songs I just mentioned are more than likely known to everyone at a PJ concert while Long Road is just that good of a song.
Wash is a great opener but pairing it with Low Light is not a good match imo. To be honest I enjoy Low Light but not at the front for some reason. Plenty more songs I would rather hear up there.
Can we have the mystery box now? :-) Seattle2 best show, Seattle2 worst merch line waits....?
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Voted for Chicago 1 because I was only at the Chicago shows but Seattle 2 looks to be the show of the tour judging by the set and what I was able to catch on Periscope.
Can we have the mystery box now? :-) Seattle2 best show, Seattle2 worst merch line waits....?
I'm gonna say the merch lines in Boston were worse in terms of how long one had to wait to get a decent selection of stuff. I waited 2.5 hrs in Seattle in middle of day (so long after the merch stand opened), but very little was sold out by the time I got to stand (I got 2 of the 3 posters I wanted, got everything else but a tote bag).
In Boston, you could wait 3.5 hrs before the stand opened and still not get ANY poster when you got up, or only 1 of 5. And strange stuff like wristbands and dad hats sold out and weren't always re-stocked at the stands, so I'd say Boston overall was worst.
But right there with ya on Seattle 2 being best show!
Only went to the 2 Boston shows, and I am biased on which I prefer, as I had second row seats to Night 2, so I have to go with that. Never been ANYWHERE near that close for a PJ show (or on the field at Fenway). It was unreal.
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I went to all 7 Home X Away Shows. Hands down best show was Seattle #2. On that note, my least favorite was Seattle #1 by a long shot.
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I liked Wrigley 1 a lot better than Wrigley 2, guess I am in the minority
You are right. I think the votes are consistent with our views. I think Wrigley 1 had the best set list. I think SEA2 was the best show. Hard to pick, I think they were the 2 best shows of the mini tour.
I liked Wrigley 1 a lot better than Wrigley 2, guess I am in the minority
You are right. I think the votes are consistent with our views. I think Wrigley 1 had the best set list. I think SEA2 was the best show. Hard to pick, I think they were the 2 best shows of the mini tour.
This is the correct answer, but Boston 2 was a very close third given how great the crowd was.
Of the shows I went to Chicago 2 was far and away the best. The energy, dancing in the rain to on fire Pearl Jam and Come Back just made it everything. Also helps that after 4 shows, this was the show that my friend turned to me and said "I get it now, I totally get it."
For me 1. Chicago 2 2. Boston 2 3. Chicago1 4. Boston 1
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Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
Of the shows I went to Chicago 2 was far and away the best. The energy, dancing in the rain to on fire Pearl Jam and Come Back just made it everything. Also helps that after 4 shows, this was the show that my friend turned to me and said "I get it now, I totally get it."
For me 1. Chicago 2 2. Boston 2 3. Chicago1 4. Boston 1
It takes your friend a while to get things, doesn't it?
After seeing Seattle 2 and both Wrigleys this year, and all 5 ballpark shows across 2016 & 2013, Wrigley 2 this year was probably the most fun and memorable once the band hit the stage. As a standalone show, it was a very good show. But as a show that had a unique experience and energy to separate itself from all the other 2018 ballpark shows, Wrigley 2 hit the spot.
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1) Wash in to Low Light is about as a boring of a start to a Pearl Jam concert as you can have. The crowd just wasn't in to it at all. As opposed to Wrigley 2 starting with Given to Fly in the rain, where everyone was going nuts.
2) I had GA in Wrigley 2, where all the energy is. Where I had seats in Wrigley 1, with some of the crowd in to it, and some of the crowd not in to it. So that wasn't so much about the show as much as where I happened to be.
Seattle2 best show, Seattle2 worst merch line waits....?
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In Boston, you could wait 3.5 hrs before the stand opened and still not get ANY poster when you got up, or only 1 of 5. And strange stuff like wristbands and dad hats sold out and weren't always re-stocked at the stands, so I'd say Boston overall was worst.
But right there with ya on Seattle 2 being best show!
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I am only ranking the 4 shows I went to. On paper, Seattle 2 looks to be the best of the bunch.
1. Wrigley 1- edges out Boston 2 due to the setlist
2. Boston 2- would've been the clear winner if they would've played Dirty Frank.
3. Boston 1- Out of My Mind
4. Wrigley 2- shorter set due to the rain. put a damper on things.
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2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
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2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
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2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
2015: EV Solo (Metro Chicago)
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2017: EV Ohana Fest (Dana Point, CA), EV/Pete Townshend Quadrophenia Rosemont, IL
2018: Seattle WA 1, Seattle WA 2, Missoula MT, Wrigley 1, Wrigley 2, Boston MA Fenway 1, Boston MA Fenway 2
2019: EV Tempe, AZ
2020: PPD
2022: EV & Earthlings Chicago 1 & 2, Phoenix AZ, Camden NJ, Nashville TN, St. Louis MO
2023: EV Tempe, AZ, St Paul, MN 2, Chicago 1 & 2
2024: Noblesville, IN, Wrigley 1, Wrigley 2
I think Wrigley 1 had the best set list. I think SEA2 was the best show. Hard to pick, I think they were the 2 best shows of the mini tour.
This is the correct answer, but Boston 2 was a very close third given how great the crowd was.
For me
1. Chicago 2
2. Boston 2
3. Chicago1
4. Boston 1
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