That’s amazing smdevine, great people in the community. I appreciate the fans who get it… it’s about the moment, and living in it
i had the best 4 shows… being around the energy of the fans made it that
So true. The Las Vegas shows were amazing, not just because the setlists were off the hook, but also because of all the wonderful PJ friends (new and old) we were surrounded by during those shows. Big shout-out to @danlee1095 and the rad folks he brought together in the pit over those 2 nights. Love you guys!
That’s amazing smdevine, great people in the community. I appreciate the fans who get it… it’s about the moment, and living in it
i had the best 4 shows… being around the energy of the fans made it that
So true. The Las Vegas shows were amazing, not just because the setlists were off the hook, but also because of all the wonderful PJ friends (new and old) we were surrounded by during those shows. Big shout-out to @danlee1095 and the rad folks he brought together in the pit over those 2 nights. Love you guys!
Boot sounds fantastic. Totally forgot about the screwiness at the beginning of hail hail. Kinda sounds like Jeff isn’t tuned properly to match the rest of the band. Takes basically until the verse for him to find it
2006: Hartford 2008: Camden 2, Hartford 2010: Hartford 2013: Wrigley, Worcester x2, Hartford 2015: NYC 2016: Philly 2, MSG x2, Boston 2, (TOTD Philly 2, MSG) 2018: Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Boston x2 2022: San Diego, Sacramento, Las Vegas
Boot sounds incredible compared to the others this tour. Crowd sounds good. Probably the best version of Setting Sun so far. This show is creeping up the all time ladder for me. If you asked me for my perfect setlist; HTI, Hail Hail, Breakerfall, Tremor Christ, and Breath would all be on it.
2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2
That’s amazing smdevine, great people in the community. I appreciate the fans who get it… it’s about the moment, and living in it
i had the best 4 shows… being around the energy of the fans made it that
So true. The Las Vegas shows were amazing, not just because the setlists were off the hook, but also because of all the wonderful PJ friends (new and old) we were surrounded by during those shows. Big shout-out to @danlee1095 and the rad folks he brought together in the pit over those 2 nights. Love you guys!
Ahh the boot sounds so good. Take me back. All the anxiety I give myself for these trips and the pure bliss of the shows is over so fast. I want to do it again and again
Have listened to this show a few times this week, and I think I stand by my initial assessment that it's in my top 5 seen PJ shows, if not top 3. Only two ahead of it off the top of my head are Krakow '18 and Hartford '08. Just the perfect combo of setlist, band playing particularly well, and killer crowd
2006: Hartford 2008: Camden 2, Hartford 2010: Hartford 2013: Wrigley, Worcester x2, Hartford 2015: NYC 2016: Philly 2, MSG x2, Boston 2, (TOTD Philly 2, MSG) 2018: Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Boston x2 2022: San Diego, Sacramento, Las Vegas
2 weeks plus out… wow that was truly a great rock concert, period. I had a great time in front, got pick, tambourine… had to buy the AP poster, I really dig the colors
From Breakerfall to Porch… amazing flow! 1st four songs crazy good
TREMOR CHRIST!
great encore corduroy & Breath really strong
my 1st time to Vegas, never gonna forget that night
2 weeks plus out… wow that was truly a great rock concert, period. I had a great time in front, got pick, tambourine… had to buy the AP poster, I really dig the colors
From Breakerfall to Porch… amazing flow! 1st four songs crazy good
TREMOR CHRIST!
great encore corduroy & Breath really strong
my 1st time to Vegas, never gonna forget that night
Yeah man! 🎸
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Was late ordering the boots for both Vegas shows, but they arrived yesterday. Been listening to night 1 and god damm does it bring back memories of the show, like it was yesterday! Was the first time I got to see Breath live! Wow that was amazing! Was such a fun time.
Deb those pictures are awesome, great work!
2005 - London
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1 2018 - Fenway 1&2 2022 - Hamilton, Toronto 2023 - Chicago 1&2 2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
Was late ordering the boots for both Vegas shows, but they arrived yesterday. Been listening to night 1 and god damm does it bring back memories of the show, like it was yesterday! Was the first time I got to see Breath live! Wow that was amazing! Was such a fun time.
Deb those pictures are awesome, great work!
Thanks! I still think this setlist is the best. Breath is always so amazing. I've been lucky enough to hear it 3 times live. Always incredible
With a new leg of the tour on the horizon, I thought that I would capture my thoughts on this show before I lose the memory. This was my first PJ show, which is absolutely absurd given that I have been listening to this band since Ten dropped when I was in 10th grade. I was the kid wearing ripped jeans and flannel shirts in the middle of Florida summers, trying my best to emulate what was happening in Seattle.
When I heard about this tour, I decided that now was the time. I managed to get selected for the Verified Fan presale for LV1, and scored a decent single in the wings of stage right. It was happening, whether I was going solo or with others, it didn’t matter. A good friend of mine who has also been a longtime fan eventually decided to join me. I would be heading out for both LV shows, and he would join me on Saturday for LV2. Our wives were to tag along and keep us company, but no PJ for them.
After months of endless refreshing on the TM app, I managed to get floor center, 2nd row. As much as I am a “pit or bust” kind of guy, this was probably as good as it was going to get for me. As I was sitting in my hotel room the day of the show, my buddy texts me asking if I still want GA. Apparently, he had carted a single GA, and was sitting on it while he texted me. Knowing how F2F is a sprint to the end regardless if it’s in your cart, I just rolled my eyes and said, “sure, I want pit”, realizing that he probably blew his chance. No kidding, less than a minute later he sends me the screenshot of the GA single that he landed for me. I don’t know if it was a glitch with F2F, or other people who didn’t jump on it fast enough, but this night was going to be epic.
By the time the show started, I was tucked up into a nice little spot between Mike and Jeff, about 20 feet back. I had hyped up this moment in my mind for so long that I was expecting to be disappointed. Instead, for the next 2+ hours I was absolutely blown away. At some point during Upper Hand, I remember looking around the arena, taking it all in, appreciating the moment that I found myself in. I was standing in GA because my friend cared enough to keep searching for GA even though I had pretty much given up on it. It was an emotional moment, as it had been a tough year personally, but I still had an ear-to-ear smile on my face.
A quick bio and beer break during Tremor Christ (not a favorite of mine), and I was back. Thankfully most folks did their break during Even Flow a few songs earlier, and I was walking back through the tunnel as Lukin kicked off. Corduroy followed by Breath just sent it to a whole other level. I was listening to Breath on the flight hours earlier, hoping, but in no way expecting to hear it. Once the opening riff kicked in, I just lost it. Alive, Ledbetter and Setting Sun capped off a show that I would never forget. I was hooked. I would become a 10C member less than a week later.
Riding a serious high walking out of the show, my wife texted me telling me that it would be another 2 hours before her flight landed, so I posted up at a $25 minimum blackjack table and spent the next 2 hours having a hell of a good time with a rotating cast of EDC attendees, double fisting Stella Artois, and apparently winning more than I was losing. By the time my wife arrived at the hotel around 2:00am, I was up about $1K. It was a great start to my 3 nights in Vegas.
With a new leg of the tour on the horizon, I thought that I would capture my thoughts on this show before I lose the memory. This was my first PJ show, which is absolutely absurd given that I had been listening to this band since Ten dropped and when was in 10th grade. I was the kid wearing ripped jeans and flannel shirts in the middle of Florida summers, trying my best to emulate what was happening in Seattle.
When I heard about this tour, I decided that now was the time. I managed to get selected for the Verified Fan presale for LV1, and scored a decent single in the wings of stage right. It was happening, whether I was going solo or with others, it didn’t matter. A good friend of mine who has also been a longtime fan eventually decided to join me. I would be heading out for both LV shows, and he would join me on Saturday for LV2. Our wives were to tag along and keep us company, but no PJ for them.
After months of endless refreshing on the TM app, I managed to get floor center, 2nd row. As much as I am a “pit or bust” kind of guy, this was probably as good as it was going to get for me. As I was sitting in my hotel room the day of the show, my buddy texts me asking if I still want GA. Apparently, he had carted a single GA, and was sitting on it while he texted me. Knowing how F2F is a sprint to the end regardless if it’s in your cart, I just rolled my eyes and said, “sure, I want pit”, realizing that he probably blew his chance. No kidding, less than a minute later he sends me the screenshot of the GA single that he landed for me. I don’t know if it was a glitch with F2F, or other people who didn’t jump on it fast enough, but this night was going to be epic.
By the time the show started, I was tucked up into a nice little spot between Mike and Jeff, about 20 feet back. I had hyped up this moment in my mind for so long that I was expecting to be disappointed. Instead, for the next 2+ hours I was absolutely blown away. At some point during Upper Hand, I remember looking around the arena, taking it all in, appreciating the moment that I found myself in. I was standing in GA because my friend cared enough to keep searching for GA even though I had pretty much given up on it. It was an emotional moment, as it had been a tough year personally, but I still had an ear-to-ear smile on my face.
A quick bio and beer break during Tremor Christ (not a favorite of mine), and I was back. Thankfully most folks did their break during Even Flow a few songs earlier, and I was walking back through the tunnel as Lukin kicked off. Corduroy followed by Breath just sent it to a whole other level. I was listening to Breath on the flight hours earlier, hoping, but in no way expecting to hear it. Once the opening riff kicked in, I just lost it. Alive, Ledbetter and Setting Sun capped off a show that I would never forget. I was hooked. I would become a 10C member less than a week later.
Riding a serious high walking out of the show, my wife texted me telling me that it would be another 2 hours before her flight landed, so I posted up at a $25 minimum blackjack table and spent the next 2 hours having a hell of a good time with a rotating cast of EDC attendees, double fisting Stella Artois, and apparently winning more than I was losing. By the time my wife arrived at the hotel around 2:00am, I was up about $1K. It was a great start to my 3 nights in Vegas.
Great write-up! I agree whole-heartedly (I just wish I left up like you did, lol. I'm down the price of a ticket after slots & blackjack.)
P.S. I'm 3 people deep from Mike's mic stand
PJ - 09/23/98: West Palm Beach II, 08/12/00: Tampa, 04/12/03: Orlando, 04/13/03: Tampa, 06/12/08: Tampa, 06/27/08: Hartford, 09/22/09: Seattle II, 04/11/16: Tampa, 05/01 &05/02/16: MSG I & II, 09/18/21: Sea Hear Now, 10/01& 10/02/21: Ohana Encore I & II, 05/06 & 05/07/22: Los Angeles I & II, 09/11/22: MSG, 09/16/22: Nashville, 09/02/23: St. Paul II, 09/07/23: Chicago II, 09/18& 09/19/23: Austin I & II, 05/16& 05/18/24: Las Vegas I & II, 08/29& 08/31/24: Wrigley Field I & II, 09/03& 09/04/24: MSG I & II, 09/27& 09/29/24: Ohana Festival I & II
EV - 08/04 & 08/05/08: (Eddie solo, w/Liam Finn) NYC I & II, 11/27 & 11/28/12: (Eddie solo, w/Glen Hansard) Orlando I & II, 02/09 & 02/10/22: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Chicago I & II, 09/30/23: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Ohana Festival
Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Gremmie Out Of Control (BAM!), Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Whale Song (DOUBLE BAM!), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Amongst the Waves, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, Got to Give, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08 ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
With a new leg of the tour on the horizon, I thought that I would capture my thoughts on this show before I lose the memory.
Great write-up! I agree whole-heartedly (I just wish I left up like you did, lol. I'm down the price of a ticket after slots & blackjack.)
P.S. I'm 3 people deep from Mike's mic stand
I wish I could say that I did the smart thing and kept that $1K in my pocket and dropped it in my kid's college savings account upon my return home. But this is Vegas, and it always has the last laugh.
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2008: Camden 2, Hartford
2010: Hartford
2013: Wrigley, Worcester x2, Hartford
2015: NYC
2016: Philly 2, MSG x2, Boston 2, (TOTD Philly 2, MSG)
2018: Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Boston x2
2022: San Diego, Sacramento, Las Vegas
2008: Camden 2, Hartford
2010: Hartford
2013: Wrigley, Worcester x2, Hartford
2015: NYC
2016: Philly 2, MSG x2, Boston 2, (TOTD Philly 2, MSG)
2018: Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Boston x2
2022: San Diego, Sacramento, Las Vegas
From Breakerfall to Porch… amazing flow! 1st four songs crazy good
TREMOR CHRIST!
great encore
corduroy & Breath really strong
my 1st time to Vegas, never gonna forget that night
Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
did ALAC HD
wow its so clean sounding, hear band and crowd
found this cool pic of Ed from night 1
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Gremmie Out Of Control (BAM!), Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Whale Song (DOUBLE BAM!), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Amongst the Waves, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, Got to Give, and the Mamasan Trilogy.