*** Austin, TX 2 Fanviews Here 9/19/23 ***

CO278952

My ears are still ringing and voice is still on the mend from cheering and singing along for two nights. Epic trip!

Chasing Footsteps

slightofjeff said:

I enjoyed both nights and both setlists. I'm going to give the nod to Night 2. Admittedly, part of this could be due to the crowd in my immediate vicinity each night. There were some really boorish dickfaces near us on Night 1, and although it did not kill the vibe for me, it definitely made me work harder to keep from being annoyed. The folks near us on Night 2 were just lovely.

The thing that struck me most -- on both nights but especially night 2 -- is how well even some of the "non hit" songs sounded and were received. Glorified G absolutely slammed. Half Full was on fire. Who You Are ended up being this great, high-energy singalong. I probably wouldn't have requested any of those songs if given the chance, and they ended up being some of my favorite moments from the show.

SOLAT isn't anywhere near my top 20 or 30 favorite song and it completely killed. So, so great!  Proof again that simply judging a setlist from afar, without actually having been in the building, is a fool's errand.

All that on top of the deeper "rarities" such as Crown of Thorns and Out of My Mind, plus the usual "hits" that can still make an entire arena levitate combined to create quite a night/couple of nights.

You have 30 songs over SOLAT? I love how diverse we all are with this band!

CROJAM95

On the tarmac @ San Antonio international, had to come down for a day river walk/ Alamo…. Really nice way to let it all sink in before back to real world tomorrow 

had the best time this whole (4) show Texas run finishing on the rail, Mikes side and meeting a bunch of wonderful fans throughout. Shout out to dude next to me from Michigan, Lions fan… always cool to run into genuine fans who are down to earth.

I hear the comments bout the encore, too many covers etc…. True but the performance always will be remembered down the line, and they were fantastic. Got a pick, cool seeing Mikes family near us having a blast…. He’s a machine, watching him in constant motion is a treat. Who you are & 1/2 full were incredible

the football games between the 4 shows, fuckin Buc ees, wonderful, kind Texans…. That makes the trip, not a single asshole encountered….. I see why lots of people are moving to this area… sure there is that ignorant stuff there, but where isn’t it.

food was top notch. Getting around easy 

I’ll be back in the near future… 9 days went quick as always but I have that wonderful feeling that will last a while, maybe leave while I’m in heavy nyc traffic 😬

thanks to the band… you guys are such a positive force for me & so many… can’t wait to do it again next year with a rockin new album

take care all

Charlie_mod

Happy Fn Trails!!
Caught the first 2 & last 2. 

All so fun and special. 

So many highlights!!
no RATS tho??!?? Lol
John Doe on Tambo!!!

RatherStarved

vedpunk said:

slightofjeff said:

I enjoyed both nights and both setlists. I'm going to give the nod to Night 2. Admittedly, part of this could be due to the crowd in my immediate vicinity each night. There were some really boorish dickfaces near us on Night 1, and although it did not kill the vibe for me, it definitely made me work harder to keep from being annoyed. The folks near us on Night 2 were just lovely.

The thing that struck me most -- on both nights but especially night 2 -- is how well even some of the "non hit" songs sounded and were received. Glorified G absolutely slammed. Half Full was on fire. Who You Are ended up being this great, high-energy singalong. I probably wouldn't have requested any of those songs if given the chance, and they ended up being some of my favorite moments from the show.

SOLAT isn't anywhere near my top 20 or 30 favorite song and it completely killed. So, so great!  Proof again that simply judging a setlist from afar, without actually having been in the building, is a fool's errand.

All that on top of the deeper "rarities" such as Crown of Thorns and Out of My Mind, plus the usual "hits" that can still make an entire arena levitate combined to create quite a night/couple of nights.

💯 spot on.  Just reading the setlist doesn’t do this show justice.  It rocked and the crowd was 🔥 

This ^

GlowGirl

Last night of the tour was a bit sad knowing I was going home the next day. I was second row right in front of Ed. Unfortunately I came home with Covid. Just a mild case. But I am going to wait to write my review until my headache goes away. But here are some photos in the meantime. 

Predaking

yoyo said:

Who you are !   

Yep, think I'm picking this boot up for this alone. Glorified doesn't hurt either.

slightofjeff

Chasing Footsteps said:

slightofjeff said:

I enjoyed both nights and both setlists. I'm going to give the nod to Night 2. Admittedly, part of this could be due to the crowd in my immediate vicinity each night. There were some really boorish dickfaces near us on Night 1, and although it did not kill the vibe for me, it definitely made me work harder to keep from being annoyed. The folks near us on Night 2 were just lovely.

The thing that struck me most -- on both nights but especially night 2 -- is how well even some of the "non hit" songs sounded and were received. Glorified G absolutely slammed. Half Full was on fire. Who You Are ended up being this great, high-energy singalong. I probably wouldn't have requested any of those songs if given the chance, and they ended up being some of my favorite moments from the show.

SOLAT isn't anywhere near my top 20 or 30 favorite song and it completely killed. So, so great!  Proof again that simply judging a setlist from afar, without actually having been in the building, is a fool's errand.

All that on top of the deeper "rarities" such as Crown of Thorns and Out of My Mind, plus the usual "hits" that can still make an entire arena levitate combined to create quite a night/couple of nights.

You have 30 songs over SOLAT? I love how diverse we all are with this band!

I've never done the math haha ... but maybe!

Robdog983

Charlie_mod said:

Happy Fn Trails!!
Caught the first 2 & last 2. 

All so fun and special. 

So many highlights!!
no RATS tho??!?? Lol
John Doe on Tambo!!!

These are such great photos! I was right behind the girl holding the green sign over the guardrail but had to leave early unfortunately due to an emergency. I was there all the way until SOLAT. Do you happen to have anymore shots like these?! I’d like to see if I came out in any of them so I can share. It was my 40th birthday that night! What a show!!! 

The_Giant_Midget

Show #25 for me and it was definitely a special one. Spending a few days in Austin was great even if I didn’t have the 2 concerts, what a town. Heading into night 2, especially a tour ender I had a feeling it would be one to remember. I’ve been to a number of “special” shows like Philly 09, MSG2 ‘10, Fenway and the Home shows but I’d put this show in that category as well.

While my section and some of the crowd may have not understood all the deep cuts, I still felt certain moments translated for everyone. It was great to see the entire crowd sing during Black or everyone light up their phones for Imagine.

No new songs for me but Wash, Sometimes, Who You Are, Glorified G and Unemployable were all such a treat to get. The ending of Retrograde live is simply one of the best moments in Pearl Jam history, this will be a song people will wish they saw live more down the road. Ed learning Habit on stage was very funny and 1/2 Full may have been the best part of the show along with Chloe/Crown for me, such an underrated song. Ed almost reflected the light with his guitar on my row!

Mike running through the crowd was wild, it felt like Ed didn’t want this tour to end and shoutout to Josh for doing so many different things during this show. The Moody center was awesome. The burnt orange event shirt was awesome. If we’re no longer getting 30+ song shows, keep this current format of 5 slow ones to start with a bunch of rarities. Can’t wait for next years tour!

spankyMP

I was in the pit for night 1 and preferred the set list a bit more, but this was still a great show and set list!

Ms. Haiku

I really enjoyed the show. The Moody Center is a great refuge from the heat, and I like the concession areas. It holds 15,000, and the Baltimore Arena holds 14,000. I saw Pearl Jam at the Baltimore Arena in 2013, and it had the same cool small/but big feeling.

The show was very enjoyable, just like the night before, but this time I talked more to people because the people on either side of me were really friendly. The couple on the right could pull a pleasant conversation from a statue of a turtle. The attendee on my direct left was in the same seat the night before. Due to room we may have bumped into each other, and as we were probably going to do that again, I introduced myself. C and her husband C (4-digit 10 club number). A little further down was a man who wore the same type of shirt both nights with the phrase

"I'm still alive, and I'm not giving you my number"

or something like that. Hahahahaha

Sometimes I think GA/floor area tells the tale of the concert. The GA group (you awesome people) seemed to enjoy both shows. It was fun to watch them participate, but I could tell they didn't know all the cues or words for each song. For instance, in night 1 Eddie forgot his lyrics to one song. The GA group couldn't help. If it was Philly, the GA group (actually the entire stadium) would have sang out the lyrics immediately (and possibly chastised Eddie). However, in Austin, they are kind of like me. Maybe they strayed to Country for the past 10 years, and maybe they forgot some of the words for albums 4, 5, 6, 7 . . . but so what? It's all about joy, right?! And we felt it (Yay!) 

I flew home to a positive COVID diagnosis. Boo. It's more like a cold this time, thank goodness, but still. Boo.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Ms. Haiku said:

I really enjoyed the show. The Moody Center is a great refuge from the heat, and I like the concession areas. It holds 15,000, and the Baltimore Arena holds 14,000. I saw Pearl Jam at the Baltimore Arena in 2013, and it had the same cool small/but big feeling.

The show was very enjoyable, just like the night before, but this time I talked more to people because the people on either side of me were really friendly. The couple on the right could pull a pleasant conversation from a statue of a turtle. The attendee on my direct left was in the same seat the night before. Due to room we may have bumped into each other, and as we were probably going to do that again, I introduced myself. C and her husband C (4-digit 10 club number). A little further down was a man who wore the same type of shirt both nights with the phrase

"I'm still alive, and I'm not giving you my number"

or something like that. Hahahahaha

Sometimes I think GA/floor area tells the tale of the concert. The GA group (you awesome people) seemed to enjoy both shows. It was fun to watch them participate, but I could tell they didn't know all the cues or words for each song. For instance, in night 1 Eddie forgot his lyrics to one song. The GA group couldn't help. If it was Philly, the GA group (actually the entire stadium) would have sang out the lyrics immediately (and possibly chastised Eddie). However, in Austin, they are kind of like me. Maybe they strayed to Country for the past 10 years, and maybe they forgot some of the words for albums 4, 5, 6, 7 . . . but so what? It's all about joy, right?! And we felt it (Yay!) 

I flew home to a positive COVID diagnosis. Boo. It's more like a cold this time, thank goodness, but still. Boo.

I have been waiting patiently for your review. 

Eddieredder

Was lucky enough to be in the pit both nights. Great time both nights. Was one off the rail on Mike's side on night two. Closest I've ever been. Unfortunately I got unlucky. For half the show the girl in front of me filmed the entire time. Not a picture here and there. Screen up for a photo or filming the ENTIRE time. Moved back and she got replaced by a drunk ass dancer and her BF who forced her way in late in the set. When I wasn't getting pelted in the face with her hair whipping, I was cross checking her in the back to stay upright when she stumbled backwards. You'd think getting pushed in the back over and over would send the message. God they sucked.

Beyond that....great venue. Great city, and as usual, met a lot of great people. Can't wait to do it again.

lastexitlondon

Bad neighbours sucks

nicknyr15

lastexitlondon said:

Bad neighbours sucks

Absolutely !!!! Can easily ruin the whole night. 

lastexitlondon

nicknyr15 said:

lastexitlondon said:

Bad neighbours sucks

Absolutely !!!! Can easily ruin the whole night. 

The worst buzz kill. I've had near punch ups . Awful

spankyMP

lastexitlondon said:

nicknyr15 said:

lastexitlondon said:

Bad neighbours sucks

Absolutely !!!! Can easily ruin the whole night. 

The worst buzz kill. I've had near punch ups . Awful

ugh, sorry to hear that!.

GlowGirl

lastexitlondon said:

nicknyr15 said:

lastexitlondon said:

Bad neighbours sucks

Absolutely !!!! Can easily ruin the whole night. 

The worst buzz kill. I've had near punch ups . Awful

All the GA pits I was in this time were really pleasant - at least up front where I was. However, there were a few dust ups some of the GA lines. Nothing too serious though.

Eddieredder

Ms. Haiku said:

I really enjoyed the show. The Moody Center is a great refuge from the heat, and I like the concession areas. It holds 15,000, and the Baltimore Arena holds 14,000. I saw Pearl Jam at the Baltimore Arena in 2013, and it had the same cool small/but big feeling.

The show was very enjoyable, just like the night before, but this time I talked more to people because the people on either side of me were really friendly. The couple on the right could pull a pleasant conversation from a statue of a turtle. The attendee on my direct left was in the same seat the night before. Due to room we may have bumped into each other, and as we were probably going to do that again, I introduced myself. C and her husband C (4-digit 10 club number). A little further down was a man who wore the same type of shirt both nights with the phrase

"I'm still alive, and I'm not giving you my number"

or something like that. Hahahahaha

Sometimes I think GA/floor area tells the tale of the concert. The GA group (you awesome people) seemed to enjoy both shows. It was fun to watch them participate, but I could tell they didn't know all the cues or words for each song. For instance, in night 1 Eddie forgot his lyrics to one song. The GA group couldn't help. If it was Philly, the GA group (actually the entire stadium) would have sang out the lyrics immediately (and possibly chastised Eddie). However, in Austin, they are kind of like me. Maybe they strayed to Country for the past 10 years, and maybe they forgot some of the words for albums 4, 5, 6, 7 . . . but so what? It's all about joy, right?! And we felt it (Yay!) 

I flew home to a positive COVID diagnosis. Boo. It's more like a cold this time, thank goodness, but still. Boo.

Great callout on concessions. Grab and go is the future, and ALL arenas should make that switch. Its a game changer with a huge domino effect on traffic flow. Climate Pledge in Seattle has a similar set up, and its ruined all the traditional waiting in line type concessions that still exist.