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00 - Atlanta                                            10 - MSG I&2    
03 - Birmingham, Atlanta                       22 - L̶a̶s̶ ̶V̶e̶g̶a̶s̶, Camden, Nashville   
04 - Asheville, Kissimmee                     23 -  Ft Worth 2                                                                                
08 - Tampa, Columbia                           24 -  Philadelphia 1&2, Baltimore
09 - Atlanta 1&2 (EV)                             25 - Atlanta 1&2, Nashville 1&2, Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 2
                " if hope could grow from dirt like me. It can be done.

What is your favorite show opener? 128 votes

long road
9%
pjhawkssoapmademetallerjaduplantLukinFanP34RL J4MM3RMM70435RA84662Kearn5yryangingertylerjriley540nautical_disaster 12 votes
wash
8%
nooramryph raphiOnlyownMymindSVRDhand13RW8297BR223133TA243471Cortez the Killer sent meaurelgugusJPPJ84TKe 11 votes
release
50%
SpartanacusCantKeepmedownRiotAct10fall by the waysideWindowPainemy_waveevenflow82rival9500mytincturedemetriosForce Of Naturemeisterederpjpitt89foriginalsinMuffin The MuleCarryTheZerogotthebottleOfThePearlI'D RATHER BEDaron Oshay 65 votes
oceans
5%
Red MosqitotschavBALLBOYCaught-A-Bolt-Of-Lightningfl247556jakesbluskyhomeReleaseMe 7 votes
sometimes
3%
Dissident67pjrussAbe FromanMD190661Jcanr20 5 votes
can't keep
2%
timbo1972PapMatts3221 3 votes
of the girl
7%
She0nceBelievedGibsonlastexitlondonvest71mpedoneJRDAY891ThoughtKnownMF658872rossstothersWishfulThinking 10 votes
pendulum
3%
incidental immortalityJW45610Man.of.Golden.Wordsjeff2040huntersthompson 5 votes
go
4%
Ledbetterman10jagerweisGlowGirlF Me In The Brainekim997Houryo 6 votes
interstellar overdrive---->corduroy
3%
droptheleash9adamg5mattcozCelticskemba8 4 votes

Comments

  • yosiyosi NYC Posts: 3,074
    release
    I voted Release, but my favorite is actually Hard to Imagine. Saw them open with it 2x’s. 
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  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,493
    release
    My holy grail..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Force Of NatureForce Of Nature York, England Posts: 1,109
    release
    All of their traditional song openers are just 10/10 and would feel lucky to have any of them at a show, but something about Release just hits different.  Lucky enough to have it a couple times and would be happy with it at every show to be honest.
  • mpedonempedone 540xxx - Manchester, NH Posts: 1,961
    of the girl
    I've seen them open with a bunch of these, but my favorite is Why Go.
    "I'm a lucky man, to count on both hands the [shows I've done]. Some folks just have one, others they got none..."

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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,359
    can't keep
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvd3z_AK_q4
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,432
    release
    I voted for Release. It’s the accepted classic. Haven’t seen it live myself, but heard it plenty of times on boots of course. It was a close call between release and long road. 
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  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,423
    go
    I have seen Release live a few times and it is one of my favorite songs. But I also love the energy of Go. I like to start with a bang!!
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,676
    long road
    I voted Long Road.  Now I actually think Release is the best but I love that it is few and far between. Makes it more special when you hear it.  Long Road is just a great opener though.  
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,493
    release
    GlowGirl said:
    I have seen Release live a few times and it is one of my favorite songs. But I also love the energy of Go. I like to start with a bang!!
    They open with Go following by Animal, on my first show!!
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • CantKeepmedownCantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,057
    release
    It'll always be Release. But part of the reason I've enjoyed shows from the past 8-9 years is the opportunity to hear a couple of them at each show. I sort of like the 2-3 slower opening tunes.  
  • SpartanacusSpartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 861
    release
    Release or Long Road for sure, but since I've never seen Of The Girl or Wash live yet, I'd happily take either of them.
    1998 (2) - East Lansing & Auburn Hills; 2000 (2) - Tampa & Noblesville; 2003 (2) - Lexington & Noblesville; 2006 (1) - Cincinnati; 2007 (1) - Chicago (Lollapalooza); 2008 (Ed in Milwaukee); 2009 (1) - Chicago; 2010 (1) - Noblesville; 2013 (3) - San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2016 (Temple of the Dog in Los Angeles); 2017 (Ed at Ohana in Dana Point);
    2021 (3) - Dana Point I, II & III; 2022 (3) - San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; *2025 (2) - Hollywood, FL I & II
  • droptheleash9droptheleash9 Posts: 1,440
    interstellar overdrive---->corduroy
    Corduroy is my favorite followed by Release. To me, something is just so cool about them starting right off with a bang vs the slow burn.
  • mattcozmattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,220
    interstellar overdrive---->corduroy
    droptheleash9 said:
    Corduroy is my favorite followed by Release. To me, something is just so cool about them starting right off with a bang vs the slow burn.
    Same, and it was the opener at my first show, so that will always hold a special place for me.
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  • opsopcopolisopsopcopolis Posts: 1,206
    Hard to Imagine!
    2006: Hartford
    2008: Camden 2, Hartford
    2010: Hartford
    2013: Wrigley, Worcester x2, Hartford
    2015: NYC
    2016: Philly 2, MSG x2, Boston 2, (TOTD Philly 2, MSG)
    2018: Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Boston x2
    2022: San Diego, Sacramento, Las Vegas
  • adamg5adamg5 Posts: 803
    interstellar overdrive---->corduroy
    I voted Corduroy but mines Spin the black circle 
  • MM70435MM70435 Posts: 299
    edited May 2022
    long road
    I voted for Long Road.  Never heard it open a show but heard them open the first encore acoustic set with the acoustic version on the Vote for Change tour in 2004 in Asheville, NC.  It was spectacular.  Wish they made a good boot of it.  Close 2nd would be Release.  I heard it at my first show ever.  Would love to get a Long Road then Release double opener like the home shows night 1 in Seattle 2018.
    Post edited by MM70435 on
    00 - Atlanta                                            10 - MSG I&2    
    03 - Birmingham, Atlanta                       22 - L̶a̶s̶ ̶V̶e̶g̶a̶s̶, Camden, Nashville   
    04 - Asheville, Kissimmee                     23 -  Ft Worth 2                                                                                
    08 - Tampa, Columbia                           24 -  Philadelphia 1&2, Baltimore
    09 - Atlanta 1&2 (EV)                             25 - Atlanta 1&2, Nashville 1&2, Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 2
                    " if hope could grow from dirt like me. It can be done.
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,522
    wash
    I feel like my answer can change depending on the day
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • Lukeat911Lukeat911 Nashville, TN Posts: 190
    release
    Out of the 8 shows I’ve been to, I’ve seen 8 different openers. Still no Release open. I got Long Road into Release at The Home Show N1 and it brought me to tears. Hoping for Release in Vegas. 
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,984
    release
    Gotta be Release. 
  • Charlie_modCharlie_mod Posts: 138
    RIOT ACT 😎
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,315
    sometimes
    I could easily pick a different one any given day. So many fantastic openers!  Right now I feel like “Sometimes” but man I could go with…
    Release
    Of the Girl
    Long Road
    Go
    Hard to Imagine
    Cant Keep
    Pendulum

    all of these are so damn good. 

    And I’d love to see Retrograde open this tour in STL or Nashville 
  • RE658041RE658041 Sweden Posts: 410
    Who Ever Said.
  • Matts3221Matts3221 Posts: 658
    can't keep
    I would pick Hard To Imagine , however Cant Keep is such a good song. 
    I wish they would do a show playing Riot Act front to back. 
  • JojoRiceJojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,396
    release
    Matts3221 said:
    I would pick Hard To Imagine , however Cant Keep is such a good song. 
    I wish they would do a show playing Riot Act front to back. 
    YES PLEASE!!!!!
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  • KICK7071KICK7071 In My Tree, ON Posts: 739
    Present Tense, got it London 2013!
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    Hamilton 09-15-2011 / London - Canada 07-16-2013 / Buffalo 10-12-2013 / Ottawa 05-08-2016 / Toronto 05-10-2016 / Toronto 05-12-2016
    Amsterdam 06-12-2018 / Amsterdam 06-13-2018 / Chicago 08-18-2018 / Boston 09-02-2018 / Boston 09-04-2018 / Quebec City 09-01-2022 / Ottawa 09-03-2022 / Hamilton 09-06-2022 / Toronto 09-08-2022 / New York City 09-11-2022 / Chicago 09-05-2023 / Chicago 09-07-2023 / Austin 09-18-2023 / Austin 09-19-2023
  • P34RL J4MM3RP34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,329
    long road
    You need to add an "All of the Above" option.  I would have chosen that one.
    There's no need to say goodbye
  • WishfulThinkingWishfulThinking Posts: 96
    of the girl
    I chose Of the girl because I love the slow burn to start.
    Saw this open Prague in 2012 and it was sublime.
  • tschavtschav Posts: 2,880
    oceans
    I love a Pendulum opener, and would not be upset if Retrograde made the opener rotation. But to get into that teenage mindset of being at a Pearl Jam show, Oceans is the right blend of slow intro without tugging at them heartstrings right off the bat.
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