Was your first pearl jam show an infamous one?

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  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,129
    9/26/1996

    Probably not infamous, but their first and only trip to Maine and Dennis Rodman was in the house. And a sweet, solo Patriot to close the show
  • TA243471
    TA243471 The Great Northwest Posts: 1,253
    SVRDhand13 said:
    TA243471 said:
    It was for me.  2006 Gorge 1.  Got Dirty Frank at my first show!
    My first show was the day after!  Night 1 looked great but there was no way I could make it.  I have a feeling Dirty Frank is getting played again in 2024.  

    Well, hopefully it is at one of the ones I am going to!!!
    • 2006: Gorge 1
    • 2009: Seattle 1
    • 2013: Seattle
    • 2016: Wrigley 1 & 2
    • 2018: Seattle 1&2, Montana
    • 2020: San Diego, LA 1&2, Oakland 1&2
    • 2022: San Diego, LA 1&2, Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Denver
    • 2024: Vancouver 1, Portland, Las Vegas 1&2, Seattle 1&2, Missoula, Dana Point 1 & 2
  • covered in bliss
    covered in bliss chi-caw-go Posts: 1,332
    Soldier Field  - the Ticketmaster debacle. The venue didn't sell alcohol, which was bizarre.
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,458
    Nov 3rd 1996, Berlin. I think it was pretty iconic :sunglasses: Then I didn't see them again until 2009.
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue! http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • D-Rod
    D-Rod Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 1,995
    Toronto 1996,  great show but not infamous. 
    1996.....Toronto
    2005.....Hamilton
    2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton
    2013.....London, Buffalo
    2014.....Detroit
    2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston  N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1
    2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2
    2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto  
    2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2
    2024.....Las Vegas N1, Las Vegas N2, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Boston N1, Boston N2
    2025.....Raleigh N1, Raleigh N2, Pittsburgh N1, Pittsburgh N2
    2026.....????????????????????????????????????????? 
  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    There's gotta be someone who's first show was Indio, 1993.  Shoe the Shoeless.  You know, because your dirt is....ah nevermind.
  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,730
    Infamous? Not really. But it was the Milwaukee 1995 show where the Neil Diamond impersonator (and wife) "Thunder and Lighting" covered Forever in Blue Jeans. 

    Clips of the show ended up in a documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152789/ about Thunder and Lightning.
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  • Jcanr20
    Jcanr20 Illinois Posts: 174
    Moline.
  • i am a target
    i am a target Posts: 808
    San Diego '98 with the "save the flag" rant in RITFW.
  • i am a target
    i am a target Posts: 808
    nooram said:
    It was August of '91 and I was visiting my brother who lives in Mukilteo, WA. I had the Mother Love Bone album and knew, from Rolling Stone, of a new band forming from their remnants. My brother had heard of a free show so we went down to the Mural Amphitheater and experienced their awesomeness. I was hooked.

    Mukileto in '91? That place must have been isolated as hell back then.
  • go pre
    go pre Posts: 671
    East Troy 2000 - The Ice Bowl
    There's a trapdoor in the sun.
  • washed in black
    washed in black Posts: 900
    mcgruff10 said:
    washed in black said:
    seanwon said:
    washed in black said:
    Not infamous, but I did see Crazy Mary as the opening song at my first show - Spectrum 4.28.03. Per livefootsteps, that happened one other time.
    I was at the other one, MSG 2003 I think.
    We tried so hard to get tix to those shows at MSG in July, but could not. Ended up getting tix to Holmdel in a drop.
    IMO you got the better show.
    Agreed. It's such an underrated show.
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  • rahjiim
    rahjiim Posts: 168
    I don't know, I don't really remember. Roskilde 1992. I don't remember much of Nirwana that day either. 
  • Salt_life23
    Salt_life23 Posts: 97
    Wrigley 2013 was my first show. 
  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,553
    covered in bliss said:
    Soldier Field  - the Ticketmaster debacle. The venue didn't sell alcohol, which was bizarre.
    Really?! I was a total pot head only then and didn’t touch alcohol. I had no clue they didn’t sell alcohol that night!
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,304
    darwinstheory said:
    Chicago 98 - the poster is a big one. I still want it.
    Same show.  You can see my avatar is the ticket stub.
  • hadfiiw
    hadfiiw Posts: 218
    edited April 2024
    Charlotte 96. Drove up from Atlanta using Mapquest directions.

    Ben Harper to open, HUGE crowd on the floor with everybody moving back, in sequence, when Ed asked (still one of the coolest things I have seen as were were far up in the stands when it happened). "Jesse Helm's going away party" with a speech by Gloria Steinem.

    Opened up with "Long Road". One of the greatest posters by Emek
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,263
    hadfiiw said:
    Charlotte 96. Drove up from Atlanta using Mapquest directions.

    Ben Harper to open, HUGE crowd on the floor with everybody moving back, in sequence, when Ed asked (still one of the coolest things I have seen as were were far up in the stands when it happened). "Jesse Helm's going away party" with a speech by Gloria Steinem.

    Opened up with "Long Road". One of the greatest posters by Emek
    I love the photo from that show in place/date!  To get in the time machine and do that whole east coast leg would be amazing.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,623
    Salt_life23 said:
    Wrigley 2013 was my first show. 
    Among the most memorable shows they have ever played. 
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  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,554
    My first show was the Dallas 98 show where Dennis Rodman showed up. The merch lines were a mess and I really wanted one of the posters but gave up. Now I really wish I had persevered, I love that poster!

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