Oakland Roll Call 2020

Gern Blansten

lexicondevil said:

Gern Blansten said:

So...we are thinking about staying a few extra days (Mon/Tues/Wed) to visit SF and some wineries.  I have seen some hotels mentioned near BART stations and would like some suggestions on where to stay that would be close to a station and walking distance to bars/breweries, etc.

Would those be in downtown Oakland?  Thanks in advance.

Also...aside from walking/browsing SF, we were thinking about visiting Alcatraz.  Good idea? or not worth it?

Jack London Waterfront is walkable to a bunch of stuff(I already mentioned this in a previous post) and an easy bus or Lyft ride to more downtown/uptown places.
Been to Alcatraz once and that was enough for me. It was okay, but not how I'd choose to spend my time in the Bay. Are you renting a car?

Yes we will rent one...planning on driving up to Sonoma/Napa wineries one of the days

I'll check out the Waterfront...thanks!

lexicondevil

If you have a car, there is also the option to go south. Big Sur is a beautiful drive along the coast. The Monterrey Bay Aquarium is also very cool. Also, you mentioned 420, so I'd recommend going to a dispensary called Harborside in Oakland, though it's more towards Alameda. Beautiful and very professional shop with friendly staff. A place called Quinn's Lighthouse is across the street from there for beers. The food there is just okay, but the upstairs bar has sawdust on the floor and nice views. I will say again, for any beer lovers, a trip to Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa to drink Pliny the Elder should be a priority. The pizza is really good there. Haven't been to the new Windsor location, but they don't have pizza on the menu. If going on the weekend there may be a line to get in. Now, I'm thirsty.

Gern Blansten

lexicondevil said:

If you have a car, there is also the option to go south. Big Sur is a beautiful drive along the coast. The Monterrey Bay Aquarium is also very cool. Also, you mentioned 420, so I'd recommend going to a dispensary called Harborside in Oakland, though it's more towards Alameda. Beautiful and very professional shop with friendly staff. A place called Quinn's Lighthouse is across the street from there for beers. The food there is just okay, but the upstairs bar has sawdust on the floor and nice views. I will say again, for any beer lovers, a trip to Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa to drink Pliny the Elder should be a priority. The pizza is really good there. Haven't been to the new Windsor location, but they don't have pizza on the menu. If going on the weekend there may be a line to get in. Now, I'm thirsty.

good stuff...thanks!

apkirkland

Husband and I are booked at the Grove Inn in Hayes Valley (or is it Western Addition? So may SF neighborhoods!) Coming from Montana where we're completely sheltered so we're a little apprehensive of ending up walking through the wrong spots at night after the shows (ie Tenderloin). We plan on taking BART to and from the arena but read that the Civic Center stop, which would be the closest to where we're staying, isn't great at night. Any reason we should either re-book somewhere else (Union Sq. or another more touristy spot) or get off at Embarcadero or Montgomery station and Uber back to Grove Inn? The neighborhood looks okay there and it's a fair amount cheaper than staying near Union Sq. but I've never spent much time in SF so I'm just going off of things I've read online. Looking to spend a couple days being tourists before the Oakland shows. Super psyched!

jacquelynca

apkirkland said:

Husband and I are booked at the Grove Inn in Hayes Valley (or is it Western Addition? So may SF neighborhoods!) Coming from Montana where we're completely sheltered so we're a little apprehensive of ending up walking through the wrong spots at night after the shows (ie Tenderloin). We plan on taking BART to and from the arena but read that the Civic Center stop, which would be the closest to where we're staying, isn't great at night. Any reason we should either re-book somewhere else (Union Sq. or another more touristy spot) or get off at Embarcadero or Montgomery station and Uber back to Grove Inn? The neighborhood looks okay there and it's a fair amount cheaper than staying near Union Sq. but I've never spent much time in SF so I'm just going off of things I've read online. Looking to spend a couple days being tourists before the Oakland shows. Super psyched!

Just looked it up, great area where you’re staying!  Right near the painted ladies and Alamo square park. Not near Bart. If i were you’d I’d Uber to and from Bart civic center. 

RoleModelsinBlood31

apkirkland said:

Husband and I are booked at the Grove Inn in Hayes Valley (or is it Western Addition? So may SF neighborhoods!) Coming from Montana where we're completely sheltered so we're a little apprehensive of ending up walking through the wrong spots at night after the shows (ie Tenderloin). We plan on taking BART to and from the arena but read that the Civic Center stop, which would be the closest to where we're staying, isn't great at night. Any reason we should either re-book somewhere else (Union Sq. or another more touristy spot) or get off at Embarcadero or Montgomery station and Uber back to Grove Inn? The neighborhood looks okay there and it's a fair amount cheaper than staying near Union Sq. but I've never spent much time in SF so I'm just going off of things I've read online. Looking to spend a couple days being tourists before the Oakland shows. Super psyched!

You’ll be fine.  I was looking at that hotel too, decided against it not because the area is bad but because I wanted something closer to the Bart so I picked one near embarcadero.  You’re fine though, that area is nice where you’re at.  Don’t forget that union square is at the edge of the tenderloin and where do you think all the homeless peeps in that area of town hang out all day? Yep, union square.

apkirkland

jacquelynca said:

apkirkland said:

Husband and I are booked at the Grove Inn in Hayes Valley (or is it Western Addition? So may SF neighborhoods!) Coming from Montana where we're completely sheltered so we're a little apprehensive of ending up walking through the wrong spots at night after the shows (ie Tenderloin). We plan on taking BART to and from the arena but read that the Civic Center stop, which would be the closest to where we're staying, isn't great at night. Any reason we should either re-book somewhere else (Union Sq. or another more touristy spot) or get off at Embarcadero or Montgomery station and Uber back to Grove Inn? The neighborhood looks okay there and it's a fair amount cheaper than staying near Union Sq. but I've never spent much time in SF so I'm just going off of things I've read online. Looking to spend a couple days being tourists before the Oakland shows. Super psyched!

Just looked it up, great area where you’re staying!  Right near the painted ladies and Alamo square park. Not near Bart. If i were you’d I’d Uber to and from Bart civic center. 

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

apkirkland said:

Husband and I are booked at the Grove Inn in Hayes Valley (or is it Western Addition? So may SF neighborhoods!) Coming from Montana where we're completely sheltered so we're a little apprehensive of ending up walking through the wrong spots at night after the shows (ie Tenderloin). We plan on taking BART to and from the arena but read that the Civic Center stop, which would be the closest to where we're staying, isn't great at night. Any reason we should either re-book somewhere else (Union Sq. or another more touristy spot) or get off at Embarcadero or Montgomery station and Uber back to Grove Inn? The neighborhood looks okay there and it's a fair amount cheaper than staying near Union Sq. but I've never spent much time in SF so I'm just going off of things I've read online. Looking to spend a couple days being tourists before the Oakland shows. Super psyched!

You’ll be fine.  I was looking at that hotel too, decided against it not because the area is bad but because I wanted something closer to the Bart so I picked one near embarcadero.  You’re fine though, that area is nice where you’re at.  Don’t forget that union square is at the edge of the tenderloin and where do you think all the homeless peeps in that area of town hang out all day? Yep, union square.

Sweet, thanks for giving me a little peace of mind. Gonna stick with the Grove Inn and just Uber to/from Civic Center station. Looks like a pretty good spot and close to Haight-Ashbury which I've wanted to see since I was a kid. My folks were hippies in SF back in the 60's 

Don't get me wrong, we spend lots of time in Seattle and are accustomed to being around homelessness. I just read some stats about rougher areas at night and didn't want to end up in the wrong place at the wrong time (like we've done in New Orleans!)

Again, really appreciate you guys' advice and now extra stoked for our time in the big city! Will quit looking at Tripadvisor hotel reviews and start planning the road trip we're gonna take from SD>LA>SF!

theboywil

Yay, got charged for Night 2 a short while ago (after being charged for N1 at the time of the draw), so I decided to now would be a good time to pick up flights from Seattle to Oakland, and it was.

Turns out that as my wife usually books the travel I had been accruing Alaska air miles, (which both of us had completely forgotten about).  So two returns between SEATAC and OAK (on refundable, moveable flights at reasonable times of the day) cost a grand total of $22.40

And I still have some of those newly discovered points in to use in the future...  :-D

ML70530

First time seeing PJ in California after 30 shows (flying in from Seattle). Won Night 2 Oakland on initial Friday draw. Then waited (more like painfully agonized) until 2pm today/Wednesday and finally won Night 1 (reserved 210xxx).

Curious to know how the crowd energy has been for Pearl Jam - Bay Area shows?  

Last 20 years, looks like they've played Oracle 2013, Outside Lands 2009, Bill Graham 2006, Mountain View 2003, and Mountain View 2000 (non Bridge School's)

Gern Blansten

Got my Alcatraz tickets...no joke about getting these early.  The tickets for the 20th night tours were already sold out

PJBAnderson

KC2917 said:

BH76306 said:

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

rummy said:

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

I’ll be there with the wife.  Staying in sf.  Have a ton of old haunts I need to visit so we’ll be exploring sf and Sausalito all weekend.  Very excited, my wife has never been, can’t wait to eat all that good food

Are you going to ride the BART to the show? Do they have extended hours for events like this? I guess I get concerned that it shuts down at around midnight. The last thing I want is to get stuck with having to take a cab from Oakland to SF...that won't be cheap!

Yeah dude definitely going to ride the bart back over- checked with my friends out there and others can confirm but they all said last train over to San Fran is midnight.  I’m going to confirm it on their website (especially for Sunday) but we should have no problems according to them.

BART is really good about large events and adding/extending trains to accommodate. Grabbing BART after the show won't be an issue.

They stopped running before the end of the show last time PJ played in Oakland. 

I road BART home in 2013 with no problem. I would bust my butt there right after the show is over though. Plan on doing it again this time around.

PJBAnderson

jacquelynca said:

Saturday record store day We’re gonna start the early aftenoon on telegraph in Berkeley (both amoeba and rasputin there) they head up telegraph towards Oakland with a stop at Temescal Brewing for a beer, then depending if i have seats or not dinner at Drakes dealership, then show!

sunday well be at the coliseum all day tailgating, As game then show.  Hope to meet some of you!  

Berkeley has a Sierra Nevada taproom these days if you’re into good beer!

PJBAnderson

Gern Blansten said:

whatdude said:

Gern Blansten said:

jacquelynca said:

If u wanna be near Bart and bars/breweries i would suggest downtown Oakland. I don’t have specific hotels in mind but when looking on say hotels.com check for landmarks like fox theater. There’s bars, breweries and Bart station.  

If you go to wineries you will have to drive/rent a car.  My favorites are in Sonoma.

i did Alcatraz once years ago and enjoyed it. If you’re in to history stuff then yes it’s worth it. It will take up like half a day. 

If you wanna see some amazing views and beauty take a hike, lands end or Tilden park. For me the perfect day is hitting up a good brunch spot, hike, then some breweries and dinner.  

awesome...thank you!

If you do Alcatraz, buy tix in advance. It sells out. 

Thanks...like how far out should we buy?

Never done Alcatraz but Coit Tower gives you an amazing view of the City. If you’re into baseball and never been there maybe tour the SF Giants ballpark it is beautiful!

Gern Blansten

PJBAnderson said:

Gern Blansten said:

whatdude said:

Gern Blansten said:

jacquelynca said:

If u wanna be near Bart and bars/breweries i would suggest downtown Oakland. I don’t have specific hotels in mind but when looking on say hotels.com check for landmarks like fox theater. There’s bars, breweries and Bart station.  

If you go to wineries you will have to drive/rent a car.  My favorites are in Sonoma.

i did Alcatraz once years ago and enjoyed it. If you’re in to history stuff then yes it’s worth it. It will take up like half a day. 

If you wanna see some amazing views and beauty take a hike, lands end or Tilden park. For me the perfect day is hitting up a good brunch spot, hike, then some breweries and dinner.  

awesome...thank you!

If you do Alcatraz, buy tix in advance. It sells out. 

Thanks...like how far out should we buy?

Never done Alcatraz but Coit Tower gives you an amazing view of the City. If you’re into baseball and never been there maybe tour the SF Giants ballpark it is beautiful!

thanks...looks pretty cool

rrivers

ML70530 said:

First time seeing PJ in California after 30 shows (flying in from Seattle). Won Night 2 Oakland on initial Friday draw. Then waited (more like painfully agonized) until 2pm today/Wednesday and finally won Night 1 (reserved 210xxx).

Curious to know how the crowd energy has been for Pearl Jam - Bay Area shows?  

Last 20 years, looks like they've played Oracle 2013, Outside Lands 2009, Bill Graham 2006, Mountain View 2003, and Mountain View 2000 (non Bridge School's)

 
I went to the Sacramento 2000 show the day before the Mountain View 2000 show and the crowd was maybe a little down, but it was FREEZING!!  They started the show with Whipping and Ed said, "Cold enough for ya?  Let's warm it up!!"  Still really fun show.  Bummer they haven't played Sacramento since then even with the new arena.

Mountain View 2003 Ed actually mentioned that it seemed like a down crowd and blamed it on it being a Sunday night.  

The first Bill Graham 2006 show might be my favorite concert of any band I've ever been to.  The crowd was great and they opened with Of the Girl into Go which blew the roof off the place.  The other Bill Graham shows were good crowds, not over the top but definitely into it.  

Oakland 2013 might be the best crowd of a PJ show I've been to.  It was one of those shows where the band is really into and feeding off the crowd and I'm pretty sure they played longer because everything was clicking.  Ed forgot the words to State of Love and Trust and the crowd got him back on track!  

So it seems like the crowds are getting better, maybe because their are fewer shows.  Hoping these Oakland shows will be fantastic! 

(By the way my 10 Club number is not far behind yours so cheers!!)  My boss got tickets today in the verified fan sale and told me the whole lower level from the stage to where it turns was blocked out.  He got tickets right at the turn which I thought was good.  That's where I saw the first Bill Graham show.  My tickets in Oakland 2013 were in the lower level on Mike's side I think the first section from the stage maybe 10 rows up?  I was very pleased with them.  Hopefully they'll be even closer this time!

Gern Blansten

rrivers said:

ML70530 said:

First time seeing PJ in California after 30 shows (flying in from Seattle). Won Night 2 Oakland on initial Friday draw. Then waited (more like painfully agonized) until 2pm today/Wednesday and finally won Night 1 (reserved 210xxx).

Curious to know how the crowd energy has been for Pearl Jam - Bay Area shows?  

Last 20 years, looks like they've played Oracle 2013, Outside Lands 2009, Bill Graham 2006, Mountain View 2003, and Mountain View 2000 (non Bridge School's)

 
I went to the Sacramento 2000 show the day before the Mountain View 2000 show and the crowd was maybe a little down, but it was FREEZING!!  They started the show with Whipping and Ed said, "Cold enough for ya?  Let's warm it up!!"  Still really fun show.  Bummer they haven't played Sacramento since then even with the new arena.

Mountain View 2003 Ed actually mentioned that it seemed like a down crowd and blamed it on it being a Sunday night.  

The first Bill Graham 2006 show might be my favorite concert of any band I've ever been to.  The crowd was great and they opened with Of the Girl into Go which blew the roof off the place.  The other Bill Graham shows were good crowds, not over the top but definitely into it.  

Oakland 2013 might be the best crowd of a PJ show I've been to.  It was one of those shows where the band is really into and feeding off the crowd and I'm pretty sure they played longer because everything was clicking.  Ed forgot the words to State of Love and Trust and the crowd got him back on track!  

So it seems like the crowds are getting better, maybe because their are fewer shows.  Hoping these Oakland shows will be fantastic! 

(By the way my 10 Club number is not far behind yours so cheers!!)  My boss got tickets today in the verified fan sale and told me the whole lower level from the stage to where it turns was blocked out.  He got tickets right at the turn which I thought was good.  That's where I saw the first Bill Graham show.  My tickets in Oakland 2013 were in the lower level on Mike's side I think the first section from the stage maybe 10 rows up?  I was very pleased with them.  Hopefully they'll be even closer this time!

I like the idea that Oakland will be the last two shows on the first leg.  Night 2 will likely be really special

jacquelynca

PJBAnderson said:

jacquelynca said:

Saturday record store day We’re gonna start the early aftenoon on telegraph in Berkeley (both amoeba and rasputin there) they head up telegraph towards Oakland with a stop at Temescal Brewing for a beer, then depending if i have seats or not dinner at Drakes dealership, then show!

sunday well be at the coliseum all day tailgating, As game then show.  Hope to meet some of you!  

Berkeley has a Sierra Nevada taproom these days if you’re into good beer!

I do like good beer, how could you tell 😂😂

jacquelynca

Gern Blansten said:

rrivers said:

ML70530 said:

First time seeing PJ in California after 30 shows (flying in from Seattle). Won Night 2 Oakland on initial Friday draw. Then waited (more like painfully agonized) until 2pm today/Wednesday and finally won Night 1 (reserved 210xxx).

Curious to know how the crowd energy has been for Pearl Jam - Bay Area shows?  

Last 20 years, looks like they've played Oracle 2013, Outside Lands 2009, Bill Graham 2006, Mountain View 2003, and Mountain View 2000 (non Bridge School's)

 
I went to the Sacramento 2000 show the day before the Mountain View 2000 show and the crowd was maybe a little down, but it was FREEZING!!  They started the show with Whipping and Ed said, "Cold enough for ya?  Let's warm it up!!"  Still really fun show.  Bummer they haven't played Sacramento since then even with the new arena.

Mountain View 2003 Ed actually mentioned that it seemed like a down crowd and blamed it on it being a Sunday night.  

The first Bill Graham 2006 show might be my favorite concert of any band I've ever been to.  The crowd was great and they opened with Of the Girl into Go which blew the roof off the place.  The other Bill Graham shows were good crowds, not over the top but definitely into it.  

Oakland 2013 might be the best crowd of a PJ show I've been to.  It was one of those shows where the band is really into and feeding off the crowd and I'm pretty sure they played longer because everything was clicking.  Ed forgot the words to State of Love and Trust and the crowd got him back on track!  

So it seems like the crowds are getting better, maybe because their are fewer shows.  Hoping these Oakland shows will be fantastic! 

(By the way my 10 Club number is not far behind yours so cheers!!)  My boss got tickets today in the verified fan sale and told me the whole lower level from the stage to where it turns was blocked out.  He got tickets right at the turn which I thought was good.  That's where I saw the first Bill Graham show.  My tickets in Oakland 2013 were in the lower level on Mike's side I think the first section from the stage maybe 10 rows up?  I was very pleased with them.  Hopefully they'll be even closer this time!

I like the idea that Oakland will be the last two shows on the first leg.  Night 2 will likely be really special

Yes, i May cry 😭. I’m so excited, 2 nights in Oakland...seriously a dream come true for me. I missed so many of their shows, local ones, because i was in college, then marriage kids and we were pretty broke and busy! Now my kids are older, and I’m so grateful that now we have the means to buy tickets, I’m making up for lost time and just over the moon i get to see them back to back in Oakland ❤️❤️❤️

MD190661

"Night 2 will likely be really special."
Yup. If I had to choose one, I'd choose N2. Glad I can go to both though!

snowrider_04

Ticketmaster Public Sale 4/18 - Sec 123 Row 27
TenClub tickets 4/19 - GA 
Can't wait!!!