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  • AponeApone Posts: 588
    Go - Leeds 2006
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  • DJ253147DJ253147 Posts: 690
    edited November 2020
    Corduroy-Honolulu Dec. 9/2006
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  • RP112579RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,382
    Long Road- Chicago, 1998
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  • maximumlawmanmaximumlawman Regensburg, Germany Posts: 228
    Oceans, Frankfurt 1992. 
  • KS80184KS80184 Posts: 397
    Long Road, Detroit 1998
  • Father HubbardFather Hubbard Chicago Posts: 1,628
    tschav said:
    Do the Evolution, East Troy ‘98
    Same here!
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,390
    Release
    Boston Garden 4/10/94
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,339
    Release, 4/10/94. Boston Garden
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  • Sobelberg8Sobelberg8 Posts: 984

    At some point where we got enough data we stopped counting, but these are the top 10 songs from the responses we got that were people’s first song they ever heard. Response number in column one, times opened with in column two.

    the hypothesis going into this was that an overwhelming majority of people witnessed Release as their first ever performance. This has proved our hypothesis correct, but take into account how many more times its been opened with over the other in the top 10 here. Sometimes is likely the most surprising number even though the average fans debut show was anywhere between 1996-2000 and Sometimes as an opener is within that wheelhouse. A lot more data came in after we stopped counting (count all the votes, I know, but this isn’t a real election) so Long Road may have ended up with a higher total than Sometimes. Wash is lower on the list even though it’s been opened with more because more of the times they chose to open with it was in 1991 before many current fans began attending shows.
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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,595
    Release 15/10/13
  • TravelarTravelar Kalamazoo, USA Posts: 3,413
    Animal, Detroit 6/25/2003
  • Save WhoSave Who Posts: 297
    Release - East Lansing 1998
    You should do this with closers.  I bet that show had one of the rarest with Soldier of Love
  • Sobelberg8Sobelberg8 Posts: 984
    Save Who said:
    Release - East Lansing 1998
    You should do this with closers.  I bet that show had one of the rarest with Soldier of Love
    I think that may be a little too wide of a margin. Can’t assume it’s all Ledbetter, but there is something more significant about the first song people ever saw than the first closer they ever saw. Not to say it’s less memorable or relevant, but the data may not be as intriguing. 
    Hi, I host a Pearl Jam Podcast. We go back to some of the classic shows in their history and break down the entire setlist front to back. From historic perspective, to performances, to setlist construction, to fan stories. We do our best to capture the magic that is their live act and help you relive those memories, or if you weren't there, maybe turn you on to a show you've never heard before.

    Live On 4 Legs can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify and any other major podcast platform. But please support our website and check out the episodes archived there. Oh, and the Concertpedia as well (for you Five Horizons and Two Feet Thick fans, we've picked up where they've left off)

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  • ryph raphryph raph Posts: 887
    edited November 2020

    WASH



    SATURDAY OCTOBER 26TH 1991

    CLEVELAND MUSIC HALL

    Opening band

    There was no one there at the time. 

    Post edited by ryph raph on
    10-26-91 Cleveland
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    6-26-11 E.V. Detroit
    10-11-13 Pittsburgh
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    10-29-13 Charlottesville
    4-18-16 Hampton
    8-22-16 Chicago

  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,943
    Corduroy, Hartford, '98
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,339
    PJNB said:
    Release 15/10/13
    Worcester 1. Helluva good show. 
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  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,943
    JimmyV said:
    PJNB said:
    Release 15/10/13
    Worcester 1. Helluva good show. 
    Worcester 2 - not as good as Ed was hungover from Worcester 1.  :D 
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,450
    Sobelberg8 said:

    At some point where we got enough data we stopped counting, but these are the top 10 songs from the responses we got that were people’s first song they ever heard. Response number in column one, times opened with in column two.

    the hypothesis going into this was that an overwhelming majority of people witnessed Release as their first ever performance. This has proved our hypothesis correct, but take into account how many more times its been opened with over the other in the top 10 here. Sometimes is likely the most surprising number even though the average fans debut show was anywhere between 1996-2000 and Sometimes as an opener is within that wheelhouse. A lot more data came in after we stopped counting (count all the votes, I know, but this isn’t a real election) so Long Road may have ended up with a higher total than Sometimes. Wash is lower on the list even though it’s been opened with more because more of the times they chose to open with it was in 1991 before many current fans began attending shows.
    I hope that Sometimes doesn't contest the vote ;)

  • ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 7,916
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,339
    Merkin Baller said:
    JimmyV said:
    PJNB said:
    Release 15/10/13
    Worcester 1. Helluva good show. 
    Worcester 2 - not as good as Ed was hungover from Worcester 1.  :D 
    True...and our expectations were through the roof after night 1. Still, we got Other Side that night!
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  • DT6012DT6012 Idaho Posts: 234
    Long Road - Red Rocks 6/20/95...technically.

    I’ve always considered Why Go my first live PJ song!

    Was at what would have been my first show on Wolf Mountain in Park City. Crowd was singing “Why go home? Why go home?” as Eddie explained that they couldn’t play because of the thunderstorm that rolled through. 
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,943
    JimmyV said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    JimmyV said:
    PJNB said:
    Release 15/10/13
    Worcester 1. Helluva good show. 
    Worcester 2 - not as good as Ed was hungover from Worcester 1.  :D 
    True...and our expectations were through the roof after night 1. Still, we got Other Side that night!
    I (foolishly) skipped Worcester 1 being a Tuesday night & having already scored tix for Hartford & also Brooklyn 2, which was fine... those two nights more than made up for the 'down' night of Worcester 2. 
  • KV4053KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,504
    ryph raph said:

    WASH



    SATURDAY OCTOBER 26TH 1991

    CLEVELAND MUSIC HALL

    Opening band

    There was no one there at the time. 

    #winner
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  • madtowndavemadtowndave Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,013
    Sometimes
    Nashville 2000
    Nashville-00
    Nashville-03
    Chicago-07
    E.V. Milwaukee-08
    Chicago 1 & 2-09
    Alpine Valley 1 & 2-11
    Wrigley-13
    St. Paul-14
    Milwaukee-14
    Denver-22
    St. Paul 1 & 2 - 23
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,498
    +1 Sometimes Randalls 96

  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,597
    Sobelberg8 said:

    At some point where we got enough data we stopped counting, but these are the top 10 songs from the responses we got that were people’s first song they ever heard. Response number in column one, times opened with in column two.

    the hypothesis going into this was that an overwhelming majority of people witnessed Release as their first ever performance. This has proved our hypothesis correct, but take into account how many more times its been opened with over the other in the top 10 here. Sometimes is likely the most surprising number even though the average fans debut show was anywhere between 1996-2000 and Sometimes as an opener is within that wheelhouse. A lot more data came in after we stopped counting (count all the votes, I know, but this isn’t a real election) so Long Road may have ended up with a higher total than Sometimes. Wash is lower on the list even though it’s been opened with more because more of the times they chose to open with it was in 1991 before many current fans began attending shows.

    Might be interesting to see a column, or another sheet charting the years people responding took in those shows.

    Probably a lot of interesting ways to look at this.  Cool idea for a thread.
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