*** Pearl Jam Ottawa, Canada Fanviews 9/3/22 ***
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Pearl Jam
Ottawa, CA
Canadian Tire Center
North American Tour 2022
09/03/22
Show
Set List
PEARL JAM
walk on music at 8:57 The North-Gord Downie
Band Onstage 8:58
Band Offstage 11:32
01. Of The Girl
02. Garden
03. Alright
04. Nothing As It Seems
05. Low Light
06. Given To Fly
07. Do The Evolution
{We all agree Neil Young is one of the best people on the planet. Not surprising he is from Canada. We have toured with him and made a record with him….}
08. Throw Your Hatred Down
{Ed talks about not getting to see the Jackson Five when he was young. He is glad that a cool dad brought his kid to the show.}
09. Wishlist/Waiting On A Friend-(Jagger, Richards)-40 second tag
10. Dance Of The Clairvoyants
11. Even Flow
{Ed lets everyone know how annoying it is to sing “Happy Birthday” when working at a busy restaurant. He feels similar while working on stage but two members of the crew have birthdays today and yesterday so he acknowledges them. And he mentions Kim who first saw the band thirty years ago and has spent the last twenty years as nurse.}
12. Seven O’Clock
13. Corduroy
14. Immortality
15. Black
16. Jeremy
{In Quebec Ed shared wine with someone named Ashley who had a lot of positive energy. Ed looks for them in the crowd tonight and once found Ashley is invited to hang out offstage. He even plays a little song about Ashley Moon will be here soon. Ashley had been dealing with some painful things and was still a beacon of positive energy that Ed noticed.}
17. Porch
Encore Break
{Talked about the Taylor Hawkins tribute and what kind of person Taylor was and how wonderful it was to see Taylor’s son play drums at the tribute with the Foo Fighters. He also mentions Gord Downie}
18. Better Man
19. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town (played to the back)
20. Crazy Mary-(Victoria Williams)
21. Alive
22. Fuckin’ Up-(Young)
23. Yellow Ledbetter
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Ottawa, CA
Canadian Tire Center
North American Tour 2022
09/03/22
Show
Set List
PEARL JAM
walk on music at 8:57 The North-Gord Downie
Band Onstage 8:58
Band Offstage 11:32
01. Of The Girl
02. Garden
03. Alright
04. Nothing As It Seems
05. Low Light
06. Given To Fly
07. Do The Evolution
{We all agree Neil Young is one of the best people on the planet. Not surprising he is from Canada. We have toured with him and made a record with him….}
08. Throw Your Hatred Down
{Ed talks about not getting to see the Jackson Five when he was young. He is glad that a cool dad brought his kid to the show.}
09. Wishlist/Waiting On A Friend-(Jagger, Richards)-40 second tag
10. Dance Of The Clairvoyants
11. Even Flow
{Ed lets everyone know how annoying it is to sing “Happy Birthday” when working at a busy restaurant. He feels similar while working on stage but two members of the crew have birthdays today and yesterday so he acknowledges them. And he mentions Kim who first saw the band thirty years ago and has spent the last twenty years as nurse.}
12. Seven O’Clock
13. Corduroy
14. Immortality
15. Black
16. Jeremy
{In Quebec Ed shared wine with someone named Ashley who had a lot of positive energy. Ed looks for them in the crowd tonight and once found Ashley is invited to hang out offstage. He even plays a little song about Ashley Moon will be here soon. Ashley had been dealing with some painful things and was still a beacon of positive energy that Ed noticed.}
17. Porch
Encore Break
{Talked about the Taylor Hawkins tribute and what kind of person Taylor was and how wonderful it was to see Taylor’s son play drums at the tribute with the Foo Fighters. He also mentions Gord Downie}
18. Better Man
19. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town (played to the back)
20. Crazy Mary-(Victoria Williams)
21. Alive
22. Fuckin’ Up-(Young)
23. Yellow Ledbetter
Please share your experiences of the show here...the Fanview threads are preserved on the board.
Please keep the Fanview threads for Fanviews. It's ok to begin another thread on discussions of other topics and/or debates. Thank you!
Thank you, John for the set list & notes.
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Comments
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Love Of the Girl opener.
Garden second out, seated, was very special.
Great mix and flow to the set I thought. Even Even Flow feels refreshed, and man did Mike ever blow out that solo (also when Ed seemed to have injured himself somehow).
Bummed Who Ever Said was scratched, but can't not play Corduroy. Hopefully get WES later this week. Was also looking forward to Quick Escape, but I'm sure will get it in Hamilton and/or Toronto. Alright is a great tune, loved it early in the set (but def felt in the minority, didn't seem like too many around me had heard any of the Gigaton tracks before).
Always love Immortality.
Only negatives from me (and overall, very positive...I had a blast) - no No Code, and Fuckin' Up closed the last show in Kanata in 2016...so could've done with something different there.
Toronto - '96, '00, '03, '05, '06, '16, '20, '22
Ottawa - '16, '20, '22
Hamilton - '20, '22
awesome setlist - love Fuckin' Up
I am getting more and more stoked for Hamilton and Toronto!!!
He absolutely shredded Black and Porch too.
Garden was an amazing surprise and sounded fantastic.
Eddie seemed in a great mood and sounded good. Lots of stories and good energy.
I was pleased with the set…. Was absolutely delighted that they threw in YL - I thought for sure Fuckin Up would be the end of it!
Bring on Nashville in 2 weeks!!!!!!
Montreal 10/04/00
Toronto 10/05/00
Toronto 06/28/03
Kitchener 09/11/05
Ottawa 09/16/05
Toronto 08/21/09
Toronto 09/11/11
Ottawa 09/14/11
Buffalo 10/12/13
Ottawa 05/08/16
Chicago 08/20/18
Ottawa 09/03/22
Nashville 09/16/22
New songs sounded very good and Crazy Mary was incredible. Also agree Mike was on 🔥.
Downsides were Corduroy, Alive, and Porch. Quite predictable and boring.
I get they need to please the average fans, but music fan should realize there are more albums than Ten, and albums have more than 2 songs on them.
It should be up to the music listener to listen to entire albums for them to enjoy an entire show. Not up to the band to please them.
Wish bands like PJ would realize that.
Looks like a great show. Can't wait for MSG
Montreal 10/04/00
Toronto 10/05/00
Toronto 06/28/03
Kitchener 09/11/05
Ottawa 09/16/05
Toronto 08/21/09
Toronto 09/11/11
Ottawa 09/14/11
Buffalo 10/12/13
Ottawa 05/08/16
Chicago 08/20/18
Ottawa 09/03/22
Nashville 09/16/22
Toronto - '96, '00, '03, '05, '06, '16, '20, '22
Ottawa - '16, '20, '22
Hamilton - '20, '22
Seated acoustic opening
I absolutely love the seated opening. They had done the acoustic encore sets during the Canadian 2005 tour and loved it then and still do now. It also reminds me of cool shows like Red Rocks 95 and allows the band to play some rarities that may otherwise kill the main set momentum. A casual fan (including my wife next to me) wouldn’t really get it but I leaned over and told her “it’s a fanboy opening. The greatest hits will come at the end”. And I was right on both accounts. It was a great start for those of us looking for deeper cuts and something different that I had never experienced to start a show, followed by the heavy hitters. By the time GTF hit we all felt ready to erupt….the whole room could finally sing along. “The love he receives is the love that is saaaaaaved!”
Set lists - Quality over Quantity
I’ve followed the discussion here and yeah I’m thinking of those epic shows I’ve attended (MSG shows with 32 songs). But I’ve never been a rarities checkbox person, nor am I an ingrate who gets upset when the opening notes of Even Flow are played. Quite the opposite! Corduroy, GTF and Betterman (as I’ve gotten older) are probably absolute favourites and loved every minute of them last night. I especially like them because the whole room comes alive. If they slog through Help Help, Pilate or Inside Job the energy sags. Last night the only momentum killers IMO were Wishlist and Seven O’Clock (which I like but it’s just OK live) Sure a track from No Code (Smile or In My Tree at the slower tempo) would’ve been nice but personally I didn’t miss anything from Riot Act, BS or LB. I should mention this is my first concert of any band since COVID and between the logistics, crowds, volume, and sing-alongs, it was just about the perfect length for me.
Highlights
Garden early in the setlist and part acoustic was very cool. But in general the build up to GTF when they ditched the seats and the place lit up. Along with Jeremy as mentioned above I also thought Immortality and Black were perfect. Really everything after Seven O’clock was amazing. In terms of the encore I believe there was also a scratched Baba for Fuckin Up which I’m really pleased with - much more fun for the sing alongs. In the moment I thought they were dropping Ledbetter because Mike had originally grabbed his strat but luckily we still got Ledbetter after. Really nice end and as much as I love Indifference it’s a bit of a downer ending.
The Ottawa Experience
I love the city of Ottawa and have attended several shows and hockey games at the CT Centre. Living near Montreal I have the option of driving directly home after a show which I did last night (just under 2hrs drive, in bed by 2am). Previously I thought Ottawa crowds were quite tame vs Montreal and Toronto but last night was electric and it seems like Eddie noticed. But I still have two questions…Why on earth did they build that arena way out there? And why would PJ play QC City and Ottawa but skip Montreal yet again??
Still loose & lively, but there's definitely a pattern/road map & I kinda love it. Take last night. Here's what six sides of vinyl could look like:
Record I, Side A
1. OF THE GIRL (acoustic, seated)
2. GARDEN (half-acoustic, seated)
3. ALRIGHT (acoustic, seated)
4. NOTHING AS IT SEEMS (acoustic, seated)
5. LOW LIGHT (acoustic, seated)
Record I, Side B
6. GIVEN TO FLY
7. DO THE EVOLUTION
8. THROW YOUR HATRED DOWN (N. Young)
9. WISHLIST/WAITING ON A FRIEND tag (Jagger, Richards)
Record II, Side A
10. DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS
11. EVEN FLOW (full McCready solo)
12. SEVEN O'CLOCK
13. CORDUROY
Record II, Side B
14. IMMORTALITY
15. BLACK
16. JEREMY
17. PORCH :encore break:
Record III, Side A
18. BETTER MAN (no tag, include banter)
19. ELDERLY WOMAN BEHIND THE COUNTER IN A SMALL TOWN (rear stage)
20. CRAZY MARY (V. Williams)
Record III, Side B
21. ALIVE
22. FUCKIN' UP (N. Young)
23. YELLOW LEDBETTER :outro, take a bow:
Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Gremmie Out Of Control (BAM!), Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Whale Song (DOUBLE BAM!), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Amongst the Waves, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, Got to Give, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Quebec City & Ottawa were meant to be a bonding over music exercise with my young one. These were our first two outings of this type since COVID. Sadly, we only made it through 3 songs in Ottawa. On a positive note I'm still "Alive" and they finally figured out what's wrong with my heart, so onward we go. Hope to be there for another one sometime with kid in tow. Peace everyone.
Funny thing is, they opened with Of the Girl in Pgh 2013, her first gig and this one too. Wild. The seated start is amazing. Its definitely to get his voice warmed up as well as ease into the night, he said that as much (ie. after Alright - "we gonna do a couple more seated and then when we start, we won't be stopping" - paraphrase). i like that change, i hope it continues.
Just being able to hear everything crystal clear those first 5 songs, since they are a little mellower and no distortion, etc. His voice was incredible tonight. He's fully recovered for sure. I never did notice he was limping so that is interesting, my wife never commented either so if he was hurt, it sure didn't look like it. Acoustic Garden, Alright sounded amazing live, NAIS and Low Light - incredible.
Overall, I understand the frustration with the number of songs and for my part, its understandable - BUT, Ed does A LOT of talking, hard to quibble with that, and its clearly to get a break and also give the other guys a break, AND he loves to tell stories. This is nothing new. As far as the hits and seeing EF, CORDUROY, Black, Jeremy, Betterman again, I'm bummed but only because I would have rather them not scratch Who Ever Said and SAD, but i know why they did. The new songs kill the momentum, as good as 7OClock is, it kills the momentum and as the show progresses they sense this. Even Throw your Hatred Down killed the momentum but its a even tempo song and it doesn't take a lot of energy to play. I predicted almost all those songs being played because most not played in Quebec. But the crowd reaction to EF, GTF, Cord, Porch, BM, Jeremy, Black, INSANE....this is why they play them. The whole building is shaking, and the singing....
I think only 7 repeats from Quebec which is great. Really, we are spoiled when it comes to songs played. No band does this to this extent. I was bummed only slightly I didn't get an OLD song I had not heard but I saw that as a long shot anyway based upon the new setlist length.
Song notes - Josh played acoustic on NAIS, both MC and Stone had electric's and there was a full on acoustic thru the whole song, he played behind the amps so only the back could see. DOTC and all the new songs are amazing live. so much better than the record IMO. MC absolutely shredded the solos, NAIS, Immortality, CM but I think Porch, Black and EF solos WAY too long. Could easily do another song there if he cut them down. I've been to 20 shows and have seen CM 7 times now. Another song that just follows me. At least they didn't' play Last Kiss!!!! Boom needs it or he's pretty much a nonfactor and for most gigs, he is. This one he shinned, him and Mike killed it.
Gigaton if i had to rate it, is probably last in my favs, next to Backspacer, that isn't saying much when you consider the other albums, i'm sure this is the case for MOST, but i know diehards love love love the new stuff. I can relate, I'm a Rush superfan and Clockwork Angels is a masterpiece but most would rather them play 70's shit (i'm one of those too - LOL). I get it. BUT live, the new songs sound incredible, really. they do. So much more than the LB and Backspacer tunes when I saw those shows. which is why I am bummed they dropped one from this show. But they can't play 7-8 of them like before when you cut 10 songs out of the setlist, its a trade off....its a weird thing liking the new ones live and not so much in the studio.....but its one of those YOU HAD TO BE THERE DEALS......hearing the bootleg won't be the same.
Fuckin Up was NOT a momentum killer, crowd loved it. YL was the standard version, nothing extended and MC was pretty much whipped and did a respectable solo but nothing more. They were drained. I get it. I miss the days of the Spectrum shows and even 2016 when they still did incredible LONG sets, but it happens to them all eventually (or it will). I just hope they tour more often as a result and not these stupid stadium shows I can't get too.....one thing they could consider is taking longer encore breaks and more often but that means no opener.
Enjoy the gigs. I hope i don't get more than 7 repeats when I head to Camden with my nephew and friends....and NO CRAZY MARY!!!! lol
2003 - State College 5/3
2006 - Cleveland 5/20 and Pittsburgh 6/23
2008 - Washington DC 6/22
2009 - Philly Spectrum 10/28, 10/30 and 10/31
2010 - Columbus 5/6 and Cleveland 5/9
2011 - Philly [EV] 6/25 and PJ20 9/3-4
2013 - Pittsburgh 10/11, Buffalo 10/12, Philly 10/21-22 and Baltimore 10/27
2014 - Detroit 10/16
2016 - Philly 4/28-29 and Philly [TotD] 11/5
2020 - Baltimore 3/28
2022 - Ottawa 9/3 and Camden 9/14
2023 - Indianapolis 9/10
2024 - Philly 9/7-9 and Baltimore 9/12
Ah yes please!