What does this audience want?

Cahoots
Cahoots Posts: 140
edited February 2020 in The Porch
I have attended 20 Pearl Jam shows.  Its been great fun.  But Im at a stage in my fandom where when I'm at show I use the songs from popular albums like TEN as an opportunity to grab a beer, check out merch and have a piss.  Maybe I'll stay in my seat for Porch (maybe).  Daughter?  I'm gone, but I'm good enough to get back for the tag.

I would trade the rest of the "radio play" for new stuff, covers and rarities.   I tend to think if you're reading on the porch forum you feel the same.

I always thought some one should tell Mick and Keith that no one really wants to hear Satisfaction.  Should someone tell Ed to put Even Flow away?

Now lets fight about it.


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  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    I have been to 14 shows and have never missed a song and do not intend to. I do not drink though and have no desire to miss anything and hope I do not get to that level. 
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    edited February 2020
    I won’t miss a single song. Don’t drink alcohol and I’ve mastered the pre-show hydration and nutrition so that I don’t have to go to the bathroom during the show and I have the perfect amount of carbs/protein to keep me jumping through YL. 😉 

    I think I’m around 25 shows. 
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  • ForceofNature101
    ForceofNature101 Posts: 1,295
    I just want a great show - whether that means a hit-filled show or all deep cuts, either way I am all in for all of it lol
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,508
    Keep in mind that they have a huge catalog and it isn't easy to just whip out a rarity without a decent amount of practice.  I'm done with Evenflow and Alive, RITFW, Sirens, etc. but yeah you have to piss some time
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  • vedpunk
    vedpunk Posts: 961
    The audience and overall vibe of the show would be completely dead if they didn’t sprinkle in the hits.  Although, demand for future shows would be so low that we would all get good seats!
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,944
    I can easily go 2 1/2 - 3 hours without needing to pee or poop.
    been to 20 shows too and never missed one song. And I’d rather hear Even Flow for what is probably the 21st time than to hear songs like You Are for a first or second. 
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Fuck.  I pee frequently :angry:

    I'm cool with whatever they pull out of their bag.  Enduring a song I'm not crazy about for five minutes isn't an issue.
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,623
    PJNB said:
    I have been to 14 shows and have never missed a song and do not intend to. I do not drink though and have no desire to miss anything and hope I do not get to that level. 
    Same. Just less shows and i’m not paying the arena beer prices. 

    In fact, I wouldn’t miss a song to any show I have purchased a ticket to if I can help it. 
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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    hedonist said:
    Fuck.  I pee frequently :angry:

    I'm cool with whatever they pull out of their bag.  Enduring a song I'm not crazy about for five minutes isn't an issue.
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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Best performance i ever attended was a greatest hits show.  They were 100% going for it and they killed it.  
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,827
    I've seen 29 shows... Jeremy is my bathroom song.. and I don't drink either but when you're over 50 you can't control everything. 

  • droptheleash9
    droptheleash9 Posts: 1,468
    cp3iverson said:
    Best performance i ever attended was a greatest hits show.  They were 100% going for it and they killed it.  
    Same boat here. My favorite was a greatest hits show but the band was just so on point that night, the set list flowed perfectly, crowd was rocking. There have been other shows where they’ve played a ton of rare stuff, which obviously I loved, but just took some of the life out of the building. Ideally, I like a mix of both old, new, hits, and rarities.
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,964
    droptheleash9 said:
    cp3iverson said:
    Best performance i ever attended was a greatest hits show.  They were 100% going for it and they killed it.  
    Same boat here. My favorite was a greatest hits show but the band was just so on point that night, the set list flowed perfectly, crowd was rocking. There have been other shows where they’ve played a ton of rare stuff, which obviously I loved, but just took some of the life out of the building. Ideally, I like a mix of both old, new, hits, and rarities.
    Agree setlist flow is more important than what songs are played. 
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Hobbes said:
    hedonist said:
    Fuck.  I pee frequently :angry:

    I'm cool with whatever they pull out of their bag.  Enduring a song I'm not crazy about for five minutes isn't an issue.
    I.P. Freely?
    Thank goodness, no =)  I ain't Depending on nothing!
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,353
    PJNB said:
    I have been to 14 shows and have never missed a song and do not intend to. I do not drink though and have no desire to miss anything and hope I do not get to that level. 
    Absolutely feel the same way. 
  • TN49724
    TN49724 Posts: 106
    I love hearing the songs that first drew me to the band.  I was 13 when I saw the unplugged performance and have been hooked since.  Seen them 15 times live and the only songs I can really do without are some of the covers. 

    I might change the radio station when Even Flow comes on, but I don’t get upset hearing it live.  The energy In the place with everyone singing along is what makes it so electric.  

    Ten brought me on board and I’ll never tire of it.  Or vs, or Vitalogy.  
  • RT85129
    RT85129 Posts: 183
    Honestly, would love to see Pearl Jam do some of their scorching covers that aren't played very often.  Would love to see them do Street Fighting Man, Ain't Talkin Bout Love, Black Diamond, etc.   Anything that has McCready trying to melt my face off with a searing guitar solo would be awesome. 
  • given2fly23
    given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 6,042
    edited February 2020
    PJNB said:
    I have been to 14 shows and have never missed a song and do not intend to. I do not drink though and have no desire to miss anything and hope I do not get to that level. 
    99 shows (began in 1995, Soldier Field), 11 more on my calendar this year, and same, have never missed a song and never will.  There is no greater high for me.  I go to a lot of shows but I don't drink at shows because (a) I don't need to enhance my enjoyment anymore than what is already my lifeblood and (b) don't want to take a bathroom break.  Honestly, I often wish that anybody who is less invested than me would stay home (not in a snobby way, but because they end up talking/moving around/getting drunk), but I know that's not realistic unfortunately.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    Aside from a song request here and there, I hope they never take setlist advice from this board.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,263
    Unless I am near the front in GA, I have no problem taking a break to use the bathroom or even get food.  I can still hear the music.  2.5 hours is a long time and if you stop drinking to avoid bathroom breaks that means you are going 4-5 hours with food and bev. 

    At one show I went to get a hot dog and started to hear a song I hadn’t recognized and went back to my seat.  Then realized it was Future Days  and left again to get that hot dog.

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