Boston being the sure fire best bet on a great concert?

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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,113
    edited October 2023
    Feeling spoiled living in the North East.  If my math is right, I’ve seen 30 shows just between NY, Philly and Boston.  Closer to 40 if I count Camden as Philly.  Throw in shows in East Rutherford, Newark and Holmdel here in NJ and it really adds up.  Thank you Pearl Jam! 🙏🏻 
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    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 (#25) | 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  2025: Raleigh 2


  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,796
    As a lifelong Bostonian, I would love to say this city takes the crown, but anyone listing all the northeast cities as the best places to see them is correct, at least in my experience... Philly, NYC, Hartford, Boston... they always bring it when they come up this way, and for the record: Hartford 2013 was the greatest of the 22 PJ shows I've seen (& possibly the greatest show I've seen from any band period). 
  • Jadler
    Jadler Posts: 779
    Fenway Night 2 in ‘16 was pretty incredible. That is an all timer for me. 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,796
    Jadler said:
    Fenway Night 2 in ‘16 was pretty incredible. That is an all timer for me. 
    Yes it was... easily a top 5 show for me, if not top 3. 
  • LC
    LC North Andover, MA Posts: 310
    It was awesome in 2004 when they decided to just tack on two shows at TD to begin the VFC tour....especially coming off the 3 show Tour de Force in Mansfield just a year earlier. 
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,615
    Jadler said:
    Fenway Night 2 in ‘16 was pretty incredible. That is an all timer for me. 
    I did Wrigley in 2013, Seattle N2 in 2018, and all four Fenway shows. That one you mention was the best of the bunch, IMO. 
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,290
    Hartford 2006 is in the bottom five for me but Hartford 10 was absolutely killer.  Fenway 2, 2016 is top five for me.  
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  • Kwieneke
    Kwieneke Indiana Posts: 2,176
    Wasnt at either but I go back to Hartford '10 and '13 boots all the time
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  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,127
    Seeing Boston and Hartford in 2010 within a 3 day span was magical. Two unbelievable shows.  
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,207
    I went to Hartford 06  I didn't like the place one bit. The area is not nice in my opinion.Didnt feel that safe. But that said plenty of places I've seen pj aren't great area's but I will add some stunning places. 


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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,718
    edited October 2023
    Didn't care for Hartford 2010. I mean.. the same tour as BOSTON TWENTY TEN.
    But the 2008 Hartford show was my go to boot that tour. East coast represent. Great energy. 

    STILL NOT BOSTON

    Don't remember the 2006. I always went with the European (italian) shows when I listened to those boots.
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  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,127
    lastexitlondon said:
    I went to Hartford 06  I didn't like the place one bit. The area is not nice in my opinion.Didnt feel that safe. But that said plenty of places I've seen pj aren't great area's but I will add some stunning places. 
    Yeah, they started playing the XL Center after that and it's much, much better in my opinion.  Venue attaches directly to a hotel. Close to some bars/restaurants. Hopefully they keep playing there. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 32,026
    Ha.  Hartford can be sorta sketchy.  I would never list it as "nice".  
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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,113
    Boston definitely has the best city vibe between NYC, Philly and Boston.  So much history and so many things to do.  Really walkable and just a fun place to spend a few days.  
    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 (#25) | 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  2025: Raleigh 2


  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,290
    on2legs said:
    Boston definitely has the best city vibe between NYC, Philly and Boston.  So much history and so many things to do.  Really walkable and just a fun place to spend a few days.  
    Agreed.  Boston is awesome.  
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  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,308
    Setlist which includes Fixer on, can't be perfect..
    But this is a great show SC..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,957
    I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. I went to school outside of Boston and lived in Boston for six years after that. So I have plenty of reason and experience to be biased toward shows in those cities. I have seen the band many times in these cities (eight times at MSG alone), as well as in many other cities from L.A. to Spokane to Fresno to Portland to Phoenix to Las Vegas to Camden, N.J. to Columbia, Md., etc., etc.

    I firmly believe there is a feedback loop about shows in the northeast where people tell themselves the shows will be better, and then tell themselves that the shows were, in fact, better and, since the northeast is a population center, this feedback loop gets amplified. The reality is that there have been great shows in Boston and ordinary ones, and great shows in New York and ordinary ones. I'm not sure that I'd put any of those eight MSG shows above Jones Beach in 2000 or Randall's Island in 1996. And there have been many great shows far from the northeast. The two times I've seen them in Phoenix were in the top tier of the 70 shows I've seen. I've seen multiple shows in San Diego that were among the best.

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 32,026
    My opinion on the shows in other non-NE shows is that the fans are what let it down
      
    Lived in SoCal for 20 years and saw all sorts of concerts out west.  (Not just SoCal)  
    The crowd at PJ shows in NE trump crowds for other concerts I've been to in other spots, and that is what makes them more fun, for me.
    This is why I'd love to see a show in B.A. or other South American city....or Berlin, or one of the other non_US locations where the crowds seems absolutely amazing.

    Just my take, and of course opinions are like assholes.
    We all got 'em.  :)

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  • vedpunk
    vedpunk Posts: 965
    edited October 2023
    On the other end of the spectrum, Texas shows have been vastly underrated.  Dallas 2013 and both Austin 2023 shows were fire and some of the best crowds I've seen. 
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,714
    If we want to shift the narrative to "West Coast shows are always better you should travel there" that's great by me 

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