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Happy Birthday to Randall’s Island 2!

on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,452
edited September 2023 in The Porch
9/29/96

Happy Birthday to my first and craziest Pearl Jam show!  
1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore


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    spankyMPspankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 1,191
    Same!
    Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 :( Baltimore 3/28/20 :( Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Philly 9/7/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,910
    My first show and still my fave 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    RS65573RS65573 Posts: 2,375
    Everybody take 2 steps back...
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    2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,144
    Happy birthday Randy! 
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,927
    RS65573 said:
    Everybody take 2 steps back...
    I remember that very well.

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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,910
    edited September 2023
    Show started right around 7:45.  Nice and early.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,847
    Wuz there. Got pretty crushed and had to jump rail for the walk of shame to the back back right after animal.
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,927
    Loujoe said:
    Wuz there. Got pretty crushed and had to jump rail for the walk of shame to the back back right after animal.
    I was amazed that the whole venue was GA. We didn't even attempt to go down to the pit. But I remember moving around a lot in the stands to get different views. A bit of psilocybin may also have been involved in my experience there :whistle:

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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,847
    Smart to stay out of the pit area in that frame of mind. My friend I went with was a huge fan, so she was bummed we couldn't stay up front.  I could feel my rib cage folding in ways it shouldn't. Ahh the good old days.
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,910
    I somehow ended up on the rail between mike and Ed.  I looked back a few times and couldn’t believe how many people were at that show.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,927
    Loujoe said:
    Smart to stay out of the pit area in that frame of mind. My friend I went with was a huge fan, so she was bummed we couldn't stay up front.  I could feel my rib cage folding in ways it shouldn't. Ahh the good old days.
    Another distinct memory of that show was waiting for those busses. Once we finally got on our bus some girl starting puking all over the place.  Good times.

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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,847
    Awesome. I was likely 20 behind you till we had to get out. 
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    pjbugs007pjbugs007 Posts: 1,099
    My 1st pj show an still one of best! Loved being up close getting crushed all night...followed it up with Hartford and getting pepper sprayed up front. Solid times for sure!
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    MakeUSmileMakeUSmile NJ Posts: 1,065
    My first show as well!  Realized about 3 songs in that 16 year old me did not belong in that pit, so had to drop back a bit.  Damage was done though, I’m still at it at 43 years old.
    can you feel this world with your heart and not your brain?
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    Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,479
    That was a special day. My first show and first time present tense was played live.
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,910
    Get_Right said:
    That was a special day. My first show and first time present tense was played live.
    Second time it was played live. The showbox show on 9/14/96 was first.  ;)
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    NYCslackerNYCslacker Posts: 54
    edited September 2023
    It was such an amazing show! My second one. Somehow we ended the night at the rail. I had a disposable camera and was close enough to get good shots but somehow I dropped the camera. Looked around and couldn't find it so I hope someone had it developed and enjoyed the pix. 

    Also, very grateful for us having enough tokens to make a quick and easy exit back on the bus to the subway.

    Going to Ohana today and wondering what shoes will be most comfortable all day. Times have changed! 



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    spankyMPspankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 1,191
    edited September 2023
    Started near the back, worked our way up front, my friend got pulled up on stage, I couldn’t breathe very well and had to look up to take deep breaths 🤣, and eventually worked my way to the back again. I remember being blown away by in my tree. Great night!

    Have to mention the ticket buying process. Was it hours, days, weeks…calling the hotline number trying to get tickets? Redial was the original F5!
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    Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 :( Baltimore 3/28/20 :( Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Philly 9/7/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24
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    HollisBrownHollisBrown Posts: 4,316
    You had to mail away for tix. Post marked on a certain date. I remember driving to the city, main branch on 8th Ave.and dropping off envelopes at exactly midnight. Then waiting for tix to arrive week or so later.
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,927
    HollisBrown said:
    You had to mail away for tix. Post marked on a certain date. I remember driving to the city, main branch on 8th Ave.and dropping off envelopes at exactly midnight. Then waiting for tix to arrive week or so later.
    I can’t remember the ticket buying process. I thought you had to call. I remember working in an office during that time as an administrative assistant in a cubicle. I remember during my lunch hour sneaking into some executives office who wasn’t there to use the phone to call the number for tickets. But I could be wrong. I really can’t remember how I got the tickets. 
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    HollisBrownHollisBrown Posts: 4,316
    It was hysterical. When I got to the p.o., I ran into a ton of PJ fans dropping off theirs. Best part, the tickets. Something to show the grand kiddies.
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    on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,452
    We got our tickets by calling on the telephone… I never got through.  And found out later I had been calling the wrong number the whole time.  Luckily my brother picked up an extra pair for me.  🤣
    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore


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    spankyMPspankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 1,191
    edited September 2023
    on2legs said:
    We got our tickets by calling on the telephone… I never got through.  And found out later I had been calling the wrong number the whole time.  Luckily my brother picked up an extra pair for me.  🤣
    🤣 

    I definitely remember calling.

    GlowGirl said:
    HollisBrown said:
    You had to mail away for tix. Post marked on a certain date. I remember driving to the city, main branch on 8th Ave.and dropping off envelopes at exactly midnight. Then waiting for tix to arrive week or so later.
    I can’t remember the ticket buying process. I thought you had to call. I remember working in an office during that time as an administrative assistant in a cubicle. I remember during my lunch hour sneaking into some executives office who wasn’t there to use the phone to call the number for tickets. But I could be wrong. I really can’t remember how I got the tickets. 
    I think I was home from college on break and even tried calling from a friends house at a party. Just like Ticketmaster now, any spare couple of minutes redial/f5. Finally got through at home one day.
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    Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 :( Baltimore 3/28/20 :( Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Philly 9/7/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24
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    Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,479
    mcgruff10 said:
    Get_Right said:
    That was a special day. My first show and first time present tense was played live.
    Second time it was played live. The showbox show on 9/14/96 was first.  ;)

    Oh did not know that. What a day. 
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,910
    I definitely called in for tickets.  I love that my name is on the ticket.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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