*** Pearl Jam Oakland, CA Fanviews 5/13/22 ***

curleybarney

tylermoore said:

Also if anyone on here was in section 101 when a guy randomly came and mopped several rows while Mike was melting faces during Evenflow... No one around us knew what was going on and it was maybe one of the funniest things I’ve experienced during a concert 

Heh I saw that and was wondering who was sick... 🤮

CarryTheZero

W.M.A. looked amazing! Great drums!

Ince.es

I think the driver is Butch Henke.

how come

tylermoore said:

Also if anyone on here was in section 101 when a guy randomly came and mopped several rows while Mike was melting faces during Evenflow... No one around us knew what was going on and it was maybe one of the funniest things I’ve experienced during a concert 

The timing of this makes me wonder... I had the inpression Ed was pissed because of something he saw, or *thought he saw* in the audience... he did say "I was angry because I thought something, but I was mistaken". I was hoping someone else saw what went down.

THEBIBLEISTEN

I just watched WMA and MYM on YouTube from last night and just fucking incredible!!! Another reminder why these guys are the best live. Richard and Josh are killing it! That Kai kid was great!  Might have to grab this boot! We miss u Matt ! 

tylermoore

how come said:

tylermoore said:

Also if anyone on here was in section 101 when a guy randomly came and mopped several rows while Mike was melting faces during Evenflow... No one around us knew what was going on and it was maybe one of the funniest things I’ve experienced during a concert 

The timing of this makes me wonder... I had the inpression Ed was pissed because of something he saw, or *thought he saw* in the audience... he did say "I was angry because I thought something, but I was mistaken". I was hoping someone else saw what went down.

Hmmm I guess the timing does make sense. Whatever happened Ed got fucking pissed. In the middle of Low Light of all songs... no one In the rows he mopped knew what was going on though so it made for some laughs. I think the worker had the wrong area maybe. Who knows 

ComeToTX

Best sounding long road I’ve seen in person. Smile is always a highlight for me. Bee girl…never needed to hear it but happy I got to. Definitely worth the trip. 

heartofadog

Purely speculation but if I had to guess, the stress of waiting two years to tour, then having the drummer out with COVID after four shows, and having to split up the set between two drummers who aren’t prepared/haven’t really rehearsed these songs with the band (at least not on drums, in Josh’s case) is probably weighing pretty heavily on these dudes. As much as it’s novel and fun for the fans, it’s probably pretty frustrating to have the fill-in drummers be unfamiliar with tempos/arrangements.

Zod

I felt like night 1 has this more loose/happy vibe to it because of the last minute change and challenge.   Even though the set was pretty straightforward it was an amazing show and they made it look like subbing a dummer last second is easy to do.

Last night looked tougher with the different setlist from the band, but it was amazing they pulled it off.  We were talking between shows of how they'd approach that.  Do they repeat night 1 given those were mostly the more popular straightforward songs the drummers are most familiar with.. or do they find a way to mix up.   They took the tougher route for sure and I appreciate it.

My only real disappointment is I saw so little of Gigaton on the Gigaton tour.   Hopefully it comes to Seattle/Vancouver next year and I can catch a few more tunes.   That being said they did play 3/4 of the tunes I really wanted to hear from the album.    Would love to hear dance of the clairvoyants live... but that's a tough one to pass off with replacement drummers :(

Varitek

I posted this in the set list thread. I was 10 back from stage, directly in front EV. Ed apologized for his angry outburst and said it was on him and he was upset with himself. I am paraphrasing but I got the impression he felt like he fucked up. He then mentioned that there are a lot of people with real problems to worry about and that he needs to remind himself of that sometimes. There was plenty of joy coming out of the man the rest of the night but I think he may have been frustrated with a number of things, some of which may not have anything to do with a rock concert. 

utpaldesai

Highlights of the show: Long Road, Immortality, WMA , Seven O'Clock and MYM with Kai Neukermans on drums. 
Ed's voice sounded incredible. Mike was on fire tonight. The crowd was having a great time. Thank you Pearl Jam.

RatherStarved

This show was the best I can remember in terms of PJ playing with that bit of anger that attracted us all to their style back in the day.  It was just incredible.  A time machine.  

chaspj

Ditto on the props for mixing it up, especially on such short notice for Richard and Josh. Of course there's no one like MFC, but Richard was a joy machine. His exuberance was infectious and I loved seeing the guys smiling at him and enjoying his moment in the sun with him. 

Mike was energetic and animated. The Strat took some good whacks on RVM. Saw a couple chunks fly when he clocked the mic stand.  He also left a few souvenirs on the rail. My first time there so not sure if that's common. 

23scidoo

Killer setlist!!

lastexitlondon

chaspj said:

Ditto on the props for mixing it up, especially on such short notice for Richard and Josh. Of course there's no one like MFC, but Richard was a joy machine. His exuberance was infectious and I loved seeing the guys smiling at him and enjoying his moment in the sun with him. 

Mike was energetic and animated. The Strat took some good whacks on RVM. Saw a couple chunks fly when he clocked the mic stand.  He also left a few souvenirs on the rail. My first time there so not sure if that's common. 

In oslo he left us pictures.  Wonderful  human  being 

cp3iverson

Awesome version of Porch. 

Everyone talking about the anger. I didn’t see anything that out of the ordinary for Eddie.  Have we forgotten the 90s?  

WMAmorican

As a fan, it was a fantastic show, though it pains me to know/see the band was so frustrated at times. But despite that, they're professionals and put on an amazing show. I was down on the floor and could see/sense Ed's frustration, but I bet 75% of the crowd had no idea and again, they're so good, what were mistakes to them were probably lost on most of the crowd. And as others have said, a lot of that was likely frustration with two years of Covid, finally doing the tour but with all of the attendant hassles, Matt not being there and all the drummer craziness, throw in Putin's evil war and Roe v. Wade on the chopping block, and Ed just reached a boiling point.

But while it bothers me that he's troubled, a little ferociousness in Ed does give an added edge to the likes of Porch, RVM, etc. so call it a silver lining for us to some dark clouds for the band. Hopefully they get Matt back soon and stability on the kit that takes at least that stress out of the equation.

But I loved it, my 35th show and I finally got a full version of my beloved user-name song (I'd gotten a small tag at the end of Daughter back in '95 but that doesn't compare), plus my first Smile and Bee Girl, my first BOJ since '98. Immortality, State and Hatred were insane.

My only complaint would be only hearing three different Gigaton songs over the two nights, but I understand why that probably happened. Ed teased Bridge School again for the second straight night so maybe I'll get lucky and get to see Comes Then Goes or River Cross this fall ; )

walkunafraid

WMAmorican said:

My only complaint would be only hearing three different Gigaton songs over the two nights, but I understand why that probably happened. Ed teased Bridge School again for the second straight night so maybe I'll get lucky and get to see Comes Then Goes or River Cross this fall ; )

Wait, what? Did he say Bridge School is making a return? That would be glorious. 

cp3iverson

Not a Neil fan but I’d like to see a day of unplugged shows.  Lineups were usually really interesting 

curleybarney

Show 14 for me and first for my 12 year old. He had a great time and was in awe of the setlist (fun post-show drive home discussing). The run from Long Road to Brain of J was fantastic. Kai killed it on the drums. I appreciate the band differing from the night 1 setlist despite all the challenges of the shows without Matt. 

Ed's frustration was noticeable from up in 101. I couldn't tell why he was upset but you could see that he was. But hell, there's a lot of shit to be upset about. Postponing for 2 years only to have COVID disrupt their tour has gotta be frustrating. Let it out, Ed!

We also appreciated the Warriors score update 😄