What is your favorite show opener?

MM70435
MM70435 Posts: 308
in The Porch
Write in candidates are also welcome (Even if it is Sirens)
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 -  Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 1&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
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  • yosi
    yosi NYC Posts: 3,167
    release
    I voted Release, but my favorite is actually Hard to Imagine. Saw them open with it 2x’s. 
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane

  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,073
    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 Nature
    Force Of Nature York, England Posts: 1,141
    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.
  • mpedone
    mpedone 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..."

    Hartford 10.02.96 | Mansfield 2 09.16.98 | Mansfield 1 08.29.00 | Mansfield 1 07.02.03 | Mansfield 3 07.11.03 | Boston 2 05.25.06 | Tampa 04.11.16 | Fenway 1 08.05.16 | Fenway 2 08.07.16 | Fenway 1 09.02.18 | Fenway 2 09.04.18 | Baltimore 03.28.20 | Hamilton 09.06.22 | Toronto 09.08.22 | Nashville 09.16.22 | St Louis 09.18.22 | Baltimore 09.12.24 | Fenway 1 09.15.24 | Fenway 2 09.17.24

    "He made the deal with the devil, we get to play with him.
    He goes to hell, of course. We're going to heaven."
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,049
    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 / New Orleans 2025
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,559
    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. 
    Melbourne #1 '98
    Melbourne #2 '03
    Melbourne #3 '03
    Melbourne #1 '06
    Melbourne #3 '06
    Melbourne '09
    Melbourne '14
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,183
    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!!
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,962
    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.  
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,073
    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..
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,123
    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.  
  • Spartanacus
    Spartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 940
    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.
    208XXX (September 2000) - 21 Pearl Jam shows, 2 Eddie Vedder shows, 1 Temple Of The Dog show
    1998     - East Lansing & Auburn Hills; 2000 - Tampa & Noblesville; 2003 - Lexington & Noblesville;
    2006 - Cincinnati; 2007 - Chicago (Lollapalooza); 2008 - Ed in Milwaukee; 2009 - Chicago; 
    2010 - Noblesville; 2013 - San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2016 -TOTD in Los Angeles; 
    2017 - Ed in Dana Point (Ohana); 2021 - Dana Point (Ohana) I, II & III; 2022 - San Diego & Inglewood I & II;
    2025 - Hollywood I & II
  • droptheleash9
    droptheleash9 Posts: 1,468
    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.
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    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.
    1998: East Troy 2000: East Troy, Rosemont 2003: Champaign 2006: Chicago (UC), Milwaukee 2007: Chicago (Lolla) 2009: Chicago (UC), Chicago (UC) 2010: Noblesville 2011: East Troy (PJ20), East Troy (PJ20) 2013: Chicago (WF), Seattle 2014: St. Louis 2016: Chicago (WF), Chicago (WF) 2018: Chicago (WF), Chicago (WF) 2022: St. Louis 2023: Chicago (UC), Chicago (UC) 2024: Chicago (WF), Chicago (WF)
    2025: Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
  • opsopcopolis
    opsopcopolis Posts: 1,214
    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
  • adamg5
    adamg5 Posts: 803
    interstellar overdrive---->corduroy
    I voted Corduroy but mines Spin the black circle 
  • MM70435
    MM70435 Posts: 308
    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 -  Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 1&2
                    " if hope could grow from dirt like me. It can be done.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    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
  • Lukeat911
    Lukeat911 Nashville, TN Posts: 194
    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. 
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    release
    Gotta be Release. 
  • Charlie_mod
    Charlie_mod Posts: 141
    RIOT ACT 😎

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