What does this audience want?

PJNB

given2fly23 said:

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.

Well said. Everyone enjoys them differently.  Bootlegger mentioned Future Days and it is probably in my bottom 10 songs but there is no chance I leave my spot in fear the next song is a song like Parting Ways and miss a note. 

petted101

I could go without hearing Alive, Jeremy, Daughter, Betterman, Given to Fly, Sirens and RITFW for a long, long time.

Also, as much as I still like RVM and Porch they have become stale as set closers.

It is time to mix it up, get some new songs in and play Riot Act in full. I'd keep Even Flow in there just for a beer run.

what dreams

I don't miss songs, and I go to the bathroom and get beer refills. It's possible to hear songs on the concourse and in the bathroom. They play very loudly, in case you missed that. I enjoy whatever songs they choose to play. I like how they put their shows together. I tend to get a little restless during the slow set. That's when I take my break.

rollings

JimmyV said:

Aside from a song request here and there, I hope they never take setlist advice from this board.

I hope they never visit this board at all. Pearl jam fans are the worst

BrainofBGA

Pretty obvious what they want...30+ songs of the best rock n roll you’ll ever hear in your life! 🤘

pearljammr78

rollings said:

JimmyV said:

Aside from a song request here and there, I hope they never take setlist advice from this board.

I hope they never visit this board at all. Pearl jam fans are the worst

In their entitlement, you are 100% correct. But at a show, there is no better group to be around 99% of the time. 

Hankj25

I have no idea why anyone would bash songs off Ten. I don’t want a whole concert of the album but give me 3-4 of the songs I fell in love with in 1992 and it’s like I’m a kid again. 

My dream set list has about 6-8 “deepish” cuts like In Hiding and Severed Hand. Also has about 4 songs from Ten, Vs and Vitalogy.  Then sprinkle in 2-3 from BS and LB.  reduce the covers to ones that are site appropriate (like when they did Rebel Rebel at Wrigley). 

And then the last encore is just 4 songs that I can sing too while drunk (Jeremy, State, Hail Hail, Animal) with YL to send me home renewed about the world again. 

The last thing I want at a show is Bugs, Dirty Frank, Army Reserve or RITFW. 

rollings

pearljammr78 said:

rollings said:

JimmyV said:

Aside from a song request here and there, I hope they never take setlist advice from this board.

I hope they never visit this board at all. Pearl jam fans are the worst

In their entitlement, you are 100% correct. But at a show, there is no better group to be around 99% of the time. 

  In any given situation involving a crowd of any sort be it a concert with a different band, a fair, a church picnic, an amusement park, never in one place are there more generally-unfriendly people than at a pearl jam concert.   This has been a consistent observation made by me and by my friends in different state/venues over the years.

I was astonishied the first time I experienced it and the consistency of this still baffles me.  I'm not saying I haven't run into a friendly person or two...I'm saying the vast majority especially when compared to a large crowd in any other life situation ...and like I said including concerts of other bands.

It's weird 

pearljammr78

Yea. I can see that. There is a different mentality inside the venue, but outside the venue (except the merch line) you generally find really cool people. I’ve met some great people in line and outside of shows. But yea, once you get inside, mostly GA it’s like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde kinda thing. It’s really sad. But the collective energy in the show from most of the die hard is hard to beat. The arms raised during Jeremy or the church choir part in DTE or numerous other moments during a show that only the faithful know really add to the experience. 

That being said, if we ever run into each other at a show, I really hope to be one of the good ones. 

PJNB

rollings said:

pearljammr78 said:

rollings said:

JimmyV said:

Aside from a song request here and there, I hope they never take setlist advice from this board.

I hope they never visit this board at all. Pearl jam fans are the worst

In their entitlement, you are 100% correct. But at a show, there is no better group to be around 99% of the time. 

  In any given situation involving a crowd of any sort be it a concert with a different band, a fair, a church picnic, an amusement park, never in one place are there more generally-unfriendly people than at a pearl jam concert.   This has been a consistent observation made by me and by my friends in different state/venues over the years.

I was astonishied the first time I experienced it and the consistency of this still baffles me.  I'm not saying I haven't run into a friendly person or two...I'm saying the vast majority especially when compared to a large crowd in any other life situation ...and like I said including concerts of other bands.

It's weird 

Complete opposite for me. 

Malroth

rollings said:

JimmyV said:

Aside from a song request here and there, I hope they never take setlist advice from this board.

I hope they never visit this board at all. Pearl jam fans are the worst

Pedophiles a close second?

rollings

pearljammr78 said:

Yea. I can see that. There is a different mentality inside the venue, but outside the venue (except the merch line) you generally find really cool people. I’ve met some great people in line and outside of shows. But yea, once you get inside, mostly GA it’s like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde kinda thing. It’s really sad. But the collective energy in the show from most of the die hard is hard to beat. The arms raised during Jeremy or the church choir part in DTE or numerous other moments during a show that only the faithful know really add to the experience. 
That being said, if we ever run into each other at a show, I really hope to be one of the good ones. 

You are

Cahoots

Well, alright then.  You folks still wanna hear the radio hits and that's why PJ plays them.  

I still wanna get a beer and that's gonna make me have to piss and so it all balances out.  

spankyMP

I’ve seen sweet lew live twice. End of my list 😂.

spankyMP

I will say I don’t care what they play, I just don’t want them to stop. Give me 35+ song set lists of whatever you want.

Loujoe

Philly 10 show was hot

pearljammr78

rollings said:

pearljammr78 said:

Yea. I can see that. There is a different mentality inside the venue, but outside the venue (except the merch line) you generally find really cool people. I’ve met some great people in line and outside of shows. But yea, once you get inside, mostly GA it’s like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde kinda thing. It’s really sad. But the collective energy in the show from most of the die hard is hard to beat. The arms raised during Jeremy or the church choir part in DTE or numerous other moments during a show that only the faithful know really add to the experience. 
That being said, if we ever run into each other at a show, I really hope to be one of the good ones. 

You are

😀😀

hedonist

rollings said:

pearljammr78 said:

rollings said:

JimmyV said:

Aside from a song request here and there, I hope they never take setlist advice from this board.

I hope they never visit this board at all. Pearl jam fans are the worst

In their entitlement, you are 100% correct. But at a show, there is no better group to be around 99% of the time. 

  In any given situation involving a crowd of any sort be it a concert with a different band, a fair, a church picnic, an amusement park, never in one place are there more generally-unfriendly people than at a pearl jam concert.   This has been a consistent observation made by me and by my friends in different state/venues over the years.

I was astonishied the first time I experienced it and the consistency of this still baffles me.  I'm not saying I haven't run into a friendly person or two...I'm saying the vast majority especially when compared to a large crowd in any other life situation ...and like I said including concerts of other bands.

It's weird 

Wish you were coming to LA for a show, missy.  I'd set ya straight  

mcgruff10

58 show veteran here.  You don’t like a song, go use the bathroom or grab a drink/food/merch.   Just don’t be an asshole when you head back to your spot/seat.  

AKRounder85

18 shows to date. 

Think even flow and sirens are my only cues to take a piss.