*** Ohana Festival Fanviews Here 9/30/23 ***

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Eddie Vedder & The Earthlings
Ohana Music Festival
Dana Point, CA
09/30/23
Set List

Earthlings Band
Chris Chaney-Bass
Glen Hansard-Guitars, Vocals
Josh Kliinghoffer-Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards
Abe Laboriel Jr.-Drums, Vocals
Andrew Watt-Guitars, Vocals

Walk On Music:
Ed onstage 8:29
Ed offstage 10:25

01. I’ll Be Waiting
02. Room At The Top-(Petty) (Ed stops the song for a minute to address issue in audience)
03. The Dark-(another stop for crowd safety)
04.  Invincible
05.  Long Way w/ Harper Vedder & Clementine (another stop for crowd safety) {while waiting for okay from security they quietly play Here Comes The Sun-(Harrison) for about 45 seconds. Then restart Long Way)
06. Brother The Cloud
07. Fallout Today
08. Wishlist/Waiting On A Friend-(Jagger/Richards) 41 seconds
09. The Haves
10. Not For You
11. Lukin
12. Try
13. Rose Of Jericho
14. Better Man/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling) 1:41
15. Isn’t It A Pity/Hey Jude-(Lennon, McCartney) 1:35  w/ Holly Laessig, Jess Wolf-from the band Lucius

16. Just Breathe (Dedicated to lost friend)
17. One-(U2 cover) duet with Glen Hansard
18. Precious-(Hynde)
19. Just Like Heaven-(Smith, Gallup, Thompson, Williams, Tolhurst) The Cure
20. Rocking In The Free World-(Young)

Please share your experiences of the show here...the Fanview threads are preserved on the board.
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Thank you, John for the set list & notes.

LizosaurusRex

Omfg that was fun. They were all on fire.

RatherStarved

One? That must have been awesome. 

JimmyV

RatherStarved said:

One? That must have been awesome. 

There was video of them rehearsing it on Thursday. It was awesome. 

Stove

Unpopular opinion or I maybe I'm preaching to the choir...(and I swear to god Room at the top is cursed) People need to take better care of themselves. There was actually something like 5+ times security had to look into the crowd. This is the most times I've seen Ed have to stop a show. I felt like the rest of the night we were never going to actually get a complete song. And we of course get special treatment because he cares....but they are kind of ruining it for everyone else.  I don't know what some of them are doing. From the ones I saw on the rail it was just too much of whatever. But I hope these people can have some perspective and realize the lead singer literally stopped the show because some people can't take care of themselves and took too much whatever or drank too much whatever...and they need to do better.

curmudgeoness

Stove said:

Unpopular opinion or I maybe I'm preaching to the choir...(and I swear to god Room at the top is cursed) People need to take better care of themselves. There was actually something like 5+ times security had to look into the crowd. This is the most times I've seen Ed have to stop a show.

The Killers also had to stop their set twice on Friday. Safety has to be the top priority of course, and few people know that better than Ed does.

Sitting in the "VIP Lounge," we saw a number of highly intoxicated people being removed by police/security -- unable to walk/ falling down intoxicated. We don't recall seeing so many people being removed in previous years. It was  wet and cloudy yesterday, so this wasn't heat exhaustion/ sun exposure. I don't know why this was happening, but my perception is that people are getting more messed up than in other years. 

lastexitlondon

People are idiots

Stove

curmudgeoness said:

Stove said:

Unpopular opinion or I maybe I'm preaching to the choir...(and I swear to god Room at the top is cursed) People need to take better care of themselves. There was actually something like 5+ times security had to look into the crowd. This is the most times I've seen Ed have to stop a show.

The Killers also had to stop their set twice on Friday. Safety has to be the top priority of course, and few people know that better than Ed does.

Sitting in the "VIP Lounge," we saw a number of highly intoxicated people being removed by police/security -- unable to walk/ falling down intoxicated. We don't recall seeing so many people being removed in previous years. It was  wet and cloudy yesterday, so this wasn't heat exhaustion/ sun exposure. I don't know why this was happening, but my perception is that people are getting more messed up than in other years. 

Safety is important. 100%.  It's a credit to security and Ed's relationship with them...you could tell even Ed was getting frustrated by having to stop only 4 songs in, breaking up flow. Once we got past a certain point it was mostly clear. I feel like it's on people as well to monitor their friends and make sure they are doing okay. Never the less, Room At The Top I have not seen performed  in its entirety (since 2019) because someone decided to become overzealous with whatever substance. I worry about people tremendously and I know how scary it must be for Ed & Co and then I'm also conflicted because it also messes with  the night. Beyond this, still a wonderful show and was so happy to see Abe backing Ed. Holy moly! Power house on the skins!

curmudgeoness

Stove said:

curmudgeoness said:

Stove said:

Unpopular opinion or I maybe I'm preaching to the choir...(and I swear to god Room at the top is cursed) People need to take better care of themselves. There was actually something like 5+ times security had to look into the crowd. This is the most times I've seen Ed have to stop a show.

The Killers also had to stop their set twice on Friday. Safety has to be the top priority of course, and few people know that better than Ed does.

Sitting in the "VIP Lounge," we saw a number of highly intoxicated people being removed by police/security -- unable to walk/ falling down intoxicated. We don't recall seeing so many people being removed in previous years. It was  wet and cloudy yesterday, so this wasn't heat exhaustion/ sun exposure. I don't know why this was happening, but my perception is that people are getting more messed up than in other years. 

Safety is important. 100%.  It's a credit to security and Ed's relationship with them...you could tell even Ed was getting frustrated by having to stop only 4 songs in, breaking up flow. Once we got past a certain point it was mostly clear. I feel like it's on people as well to monitor their friends and make sure they are doing okay. Never the less, Room At The Top I have not seen performed  in its entirety (since 2019) because someone decided to become overzealous with whatever substance. I worry about people tremendously and I know how scary it must be for Ed & Co and then I'm also conflicted because it also messes with  the night. Beyond this, still a wonderful show and was so happy to see Abe backing Ed. Holy moly! Power house on the skins!

Yes, Abe the drummer was great, I thought.

drakeheuer14

Holy covers. I know they probably sounded great, but damn I would want to hear more Ed/PJ material. 

Falling Down

Great collection of talents on the Earthlings. But personally, I’d take Ed solo any given day. 

tino_11

Falling Down said:

Great collection of talents on the Earthlings. But personally, I’d take Ed solo any given day. 

Me too, 100%. Hope we get back to Ed touring solo at some point. 

Kearn5y

Falling Down said:

Great collection of talents on the Earthlings. But personally, I’d take Ed solo any given day. 

Totally agree on Eddie solo. Don't really care for the others at all

curmudgeoness

My overall take, after seeing Ed with Earthlings at Ohana in 2021:

The band overall sounded much better. I'm just not a fan of Chad Smith's drumming, I guess, but in 2021 I could hardly hear the music over my vibrating sternum. So big thumbs up to Abe the drummer.

Like the above commenters, I really enjoy an Ed solo show. I like the uke and the mandolin and Ed wishing he had Mike to play guitar for him on Porch. I like the whole vibe of the solo show. There were very talented guys on stage with Ed, great performers, but I miss the solo shows.

"One" was a highlight, really a great cover. I thought "Just Like Heaven" was too hard and fast, tbh -- I'm particular about that song.

I don't want this to be interpreted as complaining/ whining, because that's not how I mean it. Flow/momentum was missing, due to the multiple safety stops and miscommunications on stage. I'm guessing Ed was distracted and upset about the death of his friend, which of course is completely understandable. Speaking as a music parent, I felt like I was watching a rehearsal more than a concert, as a result. It was just choppy, for very real, relatable, human reasons. Sh!t happens, and we soldier on as best we can.

LizosaurusRex

Stove said:

Unpopular opinion or I maybe I'm preaching to the choir...(and I swear to god Room at the top is cursed) People need to take better care of themselves. There was actually something like 5+ times security had to look into the crowd. This is the most times I've seen Ed have to stop a show. I felt like the rest of the night we were never going to actually get a complete song. And we of course get special treatment because he cares....but they are kind of ruining it for everyone else.  I don't know what some of them are doing. From the ones I saw on the rail it was just too much of whatever. But I hope these people can have some perspective and realize the lead singer literally stopped the show because some people can't take care of themselves and took too much whatever or drank too much whatever...and they need to do better.

SERIOUSLY. 

I was on the rail/aisle by two of the gates and the people I saw getting pulled out were literally just too faded to stand. Mostly it was 45-50 yr old males last night. Like they'd been drinking all day and then smoked a joint when Ed went on and then suddenly they couldn't stand. Which, that does happen. But...know thyself. Have some self control. That was ridiculous. (Of course I'm not including the one person that actually had a seizure--that was one of the incidents, and it happened right after some flashing lights.)

LizosaurusRex

I thought it was great with the Earthlings! What an incredibly talented, seasoned bunch of musicians. And they were all having a BLAST together. It was so fun to watch them smiling and laughing and giving each other shit. What a great night. There will be more Ed solo time, but this Earthlings group is special. And WOW give us MORE ABE! He was so fun to watch, and omg no disrespect but I want Matt Cameron to drum like that on PJ songs..... Great energy. 

People really need to keep their shit together and not get so faded. I saw so many people get pulled out, many beyond the handful that Ed stopped the show for. What's the point of going to a fun show by your favorite band just to get so faded you don't remember it anyway? I'll never understand that.

(Edited for autocorrect typo)

LizosaurusRex

Also lol at Ed forgetting how to play Better Man mid-song. 

Of all songs to forget.

I got it on video. Too funny. "Now I'm about to get yelled at by the boss." Smooth.

LizosaurusRex

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ontheroad

Did Ed pop up at all on Sunday?  

HughFreakingDillon

why no fan view thread for Deaf Charlie?

Jed

This was my first Ohana, but I've seen both Ed Solo many times, and the Earthlings once before.

I thought it was good show with some great moments. I would obviously rather have heard more PJ and less Earthlings tracks, but it is what it is. I thought Room At The Top, Invincible, and Long Way were great. Try was totally insane and crazy... almost too much. 

The Pearl Jam songs were excellent. The highlight of night was probably Not For You and it's transition into Lukin. It was totally seamless and unexpected. I think this band does transitions pretty well and it adds a new dimension to the songs that PJ doesn't do (anymore). The covers were also pretty epic. One was better then U2 - Glen Hansard added an Irish tone that elevated the whole song, Just like heaven was shocking. I would never have thought Eddie would/could do a cure cover. It sounded great. Isn’t It A Pity/Hey Jude was also just such a left-field surprise and sounded amazing with the Lucsious girls.

My only complaint is that there weren't enough EV Acoustic or PJ songs for a casual fan or newcomer, because I was with my sister-in-law who has never seen Eddie or PJ, and I'm not convinced she was all in afterwards. She LOVED rockin in the free world though.

All in all Ohana is the best festival you could ask for. It's tiny, beautiful, tons of food, seating, views, and activities, and Eddie's spirit is plentiful.