I have to say, I was at the Astroworld tragedy last year very close to where all of those young lives perished. Being a PJ fan and knowing about the Roskilde tragedy, it helped me make a clear choice to get out of the crowd within 2 songs. It was all I was thinking about.
Rest in peace to those who lost their lives at both shows.
Pensacola '94 New Orleans '95 Birmingham '98 New Orleans '00 New Orleans '03 Tampa '08 New Orleans '10 - Jazzfest New Orleans '16 - Jazzfest Fenway Park '18 St. Louis '22
This date lands on me like close family birthdays in that I can’t ever forget. I think of it days before and always, always day of.
June 30th is forever connected to this tragic event that can’t ever be forgotten. I’m sure loads of us feel the same way.
Having been blessed to attend more PJ shows than I care to say and on occasion large festival crowds, I tell you I think of these nine lost souls, our fellow fans, way more often than once per year. It could have been any of us.
I hope somehow, some way, they have been able to enjoy the music the last 22 years from beyond and more importantly, again, somehow some way keep an eye on their loved ones who will always miss them.
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Light Years from Melbourne 2003 still makes the hairs on my arms stand up. I can’t explain it.
WELL said blessings on all our Sisters and Brothers and all I feel the same way about this as you. Seeing PJ Sept 18th St Louis Missouri and maybe Sept 17th in Kentucky if I can talk myself into it *********
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PJ Cuyahoga Flalls OH 8/26/1998 PJ Noblesviile IN 8/18/2000 PJ Cincinnatti OH 8/20/2000 PJ Columbus OH 8/21/2000 PJ Columbus OH 6/24/2003 PJ Hamilton Ontario 9/13/2005 PJ Phiadelphia PA 10/3/2005 PJ Cleveland OH 5/20/2006 PJ Columbia SC 6/16/2008..... e.V Chicago IL 8/21/2008 e.V Philly PA 6/11/2009 e.V Bailtimore MD 6/14/2009... PJ Chicago IL 8/23/2009 .PJ...Philly PA 10/27/2009 PJ.Philadephia PA 10/28/2009. PJ Columbus OH 5/6/2010 PJ Cleveland OH 5/9/2010. BRAD Columbus OH 10/5/2010 e.V St.Louis MO 7/1/2011 .PJ.. East Troy WI 9/3/2011..PJ..East Troy WI 9/4/2011 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cleveland OH 10/8/2012 RNDM Chicago IL11/13/2012 Alice In Chains/SoundGarden Columbus OH 5/19/2013 AIC Fort Wayne IN 5/21/2013 PJ Pittsburgh PA 10/11/2013 AIC Cincinnati OH 5/17/2014 AIC Cleveland OH 5/19/2014 AIC Indianapolis IN 8/19/2014 PJ Cincinnati OH 10/1/2014 AIC Cincinnati OH 8/06/2015 RNDM Chicago IL 3/15/2016 PJ Columbia SC 4\21\2016 PJ Lexington KY 4/26/2016 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2016 Soundgarden Columbus OH 5/20/2017 Canceled RIP Chris AIC Columbus OH 5/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2018 PJ St Louis Missouri 9/18/2022 AIC Cuyohoga falls Oh. 8/16/2019 SHAWNSMITH Rip 2019Mark Lanegan Band 5/18/19
I'm watching PJ20 right now on AXS (American TV channel.)
I saw it in a theater when it debuted and I'll never forget the feeling about 90 minutes in. Everyone seemed happy and carrying on and then it was like someone took a pin to a balloon, popped it and then dropped the pin on the floor.
The atmosphere was deflated and you could hear a pin drop. It was absolutely surreal and yet it can't even begin to compare to what happened there on that horrendous night.
And then... PJ10 at Las Vegas doing Crown of Thorns...it was the feeling of "everything's gonna turn out ok. Somehow, someway, everything's gonna be ok" in maybe this little glimpse of hope.
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I have to say, I was at the Astroworld tragedy last year very close to where all of those young lives perished. Being a PJ fan and knowing about the Roskilde tragedy, it helped me make a clear choice to get out of the crowd within 2 songs. It was all I was thinking about.
Rest in peace to those who lost their lives at both shows.
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Soundgarden: 07-21-11
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PJ Cuyahoga Flalls OH 8/26/1998
PJ Noblesviile IN 8/18/2000
PJ Cincinnatti OH 8/20/2000
PJ Columbus OH 8/21/2000
PJ Columbus OH 6/24/2003
PJ Hamilton Ontario 9/13/2005
PJ Phiadelphia PA 10/3/2005
PJ Cleveland OH 5/20/2006
PJ Columbia SC 6/16/2008.....
e.V Chicago IL 8/21/2008
e.V Philly PA 6/11/2009
e.V Bailtimore MD 6/14/2009...
PJ Chicago IL 8/23/2009
.PJ...Philly PA 10/27/2009 PJ.Philadephia PA 10/28/2009.
PJ Columbus OH 5/6/2010
PJ Cleveland OH 5/9/2010.
BRAD Columbus OH 10/5/2010
e.V St.Louis MO 7/1/2011
.PJ.. East Troy WI 9/3/2011..PJ..East Troy WI 9/4/2011
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cleveland OH 10/8/2012
RNDM Chicago IL11/13/2012
Alice In Chains/SoundGarden Columbus OH 5/19/2013
AIC Fort Wayne IN 5/21/2013
PJ Pittsburgh PA 10/11/2013
AIC Cincinnati OH 5/17/2014
AIC Cleveland OH 5/19/2014
AIC Indianapolis IN 8/19/2014
PJ Cincinnati OH 10/1/2014
AIC Cincinnati OH 8/06/2015
RNDM Chicago IL 3/15/2016
PJ Columbia SC 4\21\2016
PJ Lexington KY 4/26/2016
PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2016
Soundgarden Columbus OH 5/20/2017 Canceled RIP Chris
AIC Columbus OH 5/18/2018
PJ Chicago IL 8/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2018
PJ St Louis Missouri 9/18/2022
AIC Cuyohoga falls Oh. 8/16/2019
SHAWNSMITH Rip 2019Mark Lanegan Band 5/18/19
I saw it in a theater when it debuted and I'll never forget the feeling about 90 minutes in. Everyone seemed happy and carrying on and then it was like someone took a pin to a balloon, popped it and then dropped the pin on the floor.
The atmosphere was deflated and you could hear a pin drop. It was absolutely surreal and yet it can't even begin to compare to what happened there on that horrendous night.
And then... PJ10 at Las Vegas doing Crown of Thorns...it was the feeling of "everything's gonna turn out ok. Somehow, someway, everything's gonna be ok" in maybe this little glimpse of hope.