What’s up with Fresno?

craigraether

BF25394 said:

PSUS2H said:

Dare I say...... Vault 12?

I'm not so sure these bootlegs are going to sound so great.  It was very cool being there to witness this, but the band clearly sounds off without Matt, and Eddie's vocals were a struggle last night.  He relied on the crowd to sing as much as he could, understandably.

I think its worth it for some of those rare tracks... but agreed when you listen to the tapes off the board it may sound like Ed's mic is going in and out.. Crowd sang most of it.. for sure.. which was so much fun.. Its a show better served to those that were there! .. Now it sets up nicely for Sac . Im hoping they finish 10 plus the other songs Dave played in 91.. Leash, Wash etc. 

BF25394

Rocketnino said:

craigraether said:

mrussel1 said:

How full was the arena?  

65-70% - but direct sides of stage and behind were not sold at all - I would guess 10,000 or so where if full and sides behind etc  would hold 16000. 

I would say it was markedly more full than that.  The upper deck was dark so it didn't FEEL like that if that was indeed the amount of people there at least.

I agree with you.  The floor and lower bowl were at least 90 percent full, aside from the sections behind the stage that were curtained off.  The upper bowl was about half-full.

I kind of wondered if some tickets were given away because I was surrounded in Section 111 by very enthusiastic fans who seemed not especially familiar with Pearl Jam.  The guy next to me asked me if they were the band that did "Even Flow."  The guys behind me were discussing what they might open with and for how long they'd play.  Their guess was "Better Man" and about an hour.  The same guys, after Eddie told the story of how he came to write "Deep," about a guy doing heroin while sitting in a windowsill, guessed that they were going to play "Alive."  The woman two seats to my right asked who Stone was when he came out to play with Josh during the Pluralone set.  And then you had things like no hands going up for the "Hallelujah" part of "Do the Evolution," or no one screaming back "Don't cry, etc." in "Baba O'Riley."  And yet all of these people seemed to be really enjoying themselves, on their feet throughout, cheering, whistling and so on.  The three guys to my right looked like Fresno State students.  Again, I don't know how familiar they were beyond a few songs, but they were rocking out and having a great time.

It was definitely one the strangest evenings at a Pearl Jam show of the 70 I've been fortunate to experience.

pearljammr78

. My beautiful wife and the legend Rob after the show  🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 Happy 300!!

D-Rod

PJNB said:

100 Pacer said:

PJNB said:

100 Pacer said:

Hit the road early to enjoy the day at Yosemite.

Walked into GA last night after 6pm.

Nice man. I am strolling around San Francisco right now.

👍

I don’t know about you but I’m catching up on sleep tonight in Sacramento.

Fuck man I am not in shape for this shit. You think after watching Fullhouse when I was younger it would of warned me

Did that walk up Lombard st on Friday.  Even for us runners it wasn’t easy. 

BF25394

pearljammr78 said:

. My beautiful wife and the legend Rob after the show  🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 Happy 300!!

I was all excited because it was my 70th show and then that son-of-a-gun gets all the love for his 300th!  I felt like such an amateur.

OceansJenny

pearljammr78 said:

. My beautiful wife and the legend Rob after the show  🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 Happy 300!!

I gotta ask about the tatt… is it in remembrance of the Spectrum show? 😂

100 Pacer

Just occurred to me: wonder how that drunk guy who crashed head first on the stairs is doing?

NEweather

100 Pacer said:

Just occurred to me: wonder how that drunk guy who crashed head first on the stairs is doing?

           I hope he's ok!  

Haijay

pearljammr78

OceansJenny said:

pearljammr78 said:

. My beautiful wife and the legend Rob after the show  🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 Happy 300!!

I gotta ask about the tatt… is it in remembrance of the Spectrum show? 😂

Of course. Never forget the spectrum. Lol.

 No we got married on that date. Wife and I got matching Jack O Lantern tattoos and the dates to commemorate. 

Renewed our vows on Halloween 2020 and got matching Beatles Tattoos. This Friday is 17 years of being a couple. My best friend and concert companion. 

NEweather

  We were really lucky to have had Fresno...

elcazador83

Fresno was so epic that the band couldn't recover.

@pearljammr78 I think I was next to you in the pit. Thanks for the info and help leading up to the show. It was amazing and can't wait to do it again.

100 Pacer

I left my heart in Fresno.

1027

BF25394 said:

I kind of wondered if some tickets were given away because I was surrounded in Section 111 by very enthusiastic fans who seemed not especially familiar with Pearl Jam.  The guy next to me asked me if they were the band that did "Even Flow."  The guys behind me were discussing what they might open with and for how long they'd play.  Their guess was "Better Man" and about an hour.  The same guys, after Eddie told the story of how he came to write "Deep," about a guy doing heroin while sitting in a windowsill, guessed that they were going to play "Alive."  The woman two seats to my right asked who Stone was when he came out to play with Josh during the Pluralone set.  And then you had things like no hands going up for the "Hallelujah" part of "Do the Evolution," or no one screaming back "Don't cry, etc." in "Baba O'Riley."  And yet all of these people seemed to be really enjoying themselves, on their feet throughout, cheering, whistling and so on.  The three guys to my right looked like Fresno State students.  Again, I don't know how familiar they were beyond a few songs, but they were rocking out and having a great time.

It was definitely one the strangest evenings at a Pearl Jam show of the 70 I've been fortunate to experience.

I believe I overheard that this was a group from the surf ranch. They went crazy when Eddie was talking about his love for Lemoore and the surf ranch then he pointed to them. 

jammergirl

pearljammr78 said:

BF25394 said:

PSUS2H said:

Dare I say...... Vault 12?

I'm not so sure these bootlegs are going to sound so great.  It was very cool being there to witness this, but the band clearly sounds off without Matt, and Eddie's vocals were a struggle last night.  He relied on the crowd to sing as much as he could, understandably.

The crowd definitely made up for Ed’s struggles. (What a savage Ed is. Much respect. )That was the loudest crowd for any show I’ve seen in Fresno. Singing loud. I was worried before the show cause Fresno crowds are usually there more to party than the music but last night definitely wasn’t that. Still blown away on so many levels. 21st PJ show, 22nd tomorrow. 🤘🏽🤘🏽

Took my friend from work and she’s a super concert goer. Her first PJ show. Needless to say her mind was blown. She had such a great time. 

And got to share the 300th show with the legend Rob. Coolest dude. Great times. 

I agree, I gotta say I'm impressed by the fans for the Oakland and Fresno shows. All three nights sounded loud and enthusiastic as hell, I think most of us realized the band needed our help to get them through it. Would've been such a bummer with a bored/lackluster crowd but I think we all showed the band some great love. 

BF25394

1027 said:

BF25394 said:

I kind of wondered if some tickets were given away because I was surrounded in Section 111 by very enthusiastic fans who seemed not especially familiar with Pearl Jam.  The guy next to me asked me if they were the band that did "Even Flow."  The guys behind me were discussing what they might open with and for how long they'd play.  Their guess was "Better Man" and about an hour.  The same guys, after Eddie told the story of how he came to write "Deep," about a guy doing heroin while sitting in a windowsill, guessed that they were going to play "Alive."  The woman two seats to my right asked who Stone was when he came out to play with Josh during the Pluralone set.  And then you had things like no hands going up for the "Hallelujah" part of "Do the Evolution," or no one screaming back "Don't cry, etc." in "Baba O'Riley."  And yet all of these people seemed to be really enjoying themselves, on their feet throughout, cheering, whistling and so on.  The three guys to my right looked like Fresno State students.  Again, I don't know how familiar they were beyond a few songs, but they were rocking out and having a great time.

It was definitely one the strangest evenings at a Pearl Jam show of the 70 I've been fortunate to experience.

I believe I overheard that this was a group from the surf ranch. They went crazy when Eddie was talking about his love for Lemoore and the surf ranch then he pointed to them. 

He pointed to the other side of the arena when he said that.  These were random people who had no connection to one another.

NEweather

  I was blown away @Fresno how Eddie did (many) cool back- bend poses w/ the mic stand during performances, after telling& displaying he was under-the-weather-just awesome (for being sick, I dont know how he did it so well ) Was great 
along w/ Mike's energy & moves- It was hella hot- crazy/cool

JimmyV

I think deep down we all knew Fresno was going to be the best of these new shows.

It was always Fresno, it could only ever be Fresno. 

mcgruff10

Fitting that Fresno will be their last show for awhile.   All future tours must end here.  

pearljammr78

mcgruff10 said:

Fitting that Fresno will be their last show for awhile.   All future tours must end here.  

Here here. Even the overseas ones.