*** Manchester, UK Fanviews Here 6.25.24 ***

D-Day

👆🏿 Black 

lastexitlondon

Possessed 

THEBIBLEISTEN

Scottyland said:

Waited 32 years to see Pearl Jam. Joined this fan club some years ago to improve odds of actually getting tickets and made the not inconsiderable journey to Manchester. Was hoping for Present Tense and got it.  Got in early enough to stand about 15m back from the stage

However, ultimately I wasn't blown away as hoped. I thought it was a fairly average band performance and the sound was not good at all.  Not even close to my top ten gigs. Given the cost of tickets, travel & accommodation, I doubt I'd make the same effort again. 

Everyone is devastated that you won’t make the same effort again. You and your effort will be missed. 

lastexitlondon

That arena needs to be called the COVID arena not CO OP . So many people I personally know where in different parts of the venue now have covid not a complaint. Just an observation 

D-Day

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and there was no glass wall in front of the stage

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more than the singer‘s voice could be a problem.

I was biking and the hill was not that steep….. stressful breathing
and no problems with walking and talking but singing would be a different hill.

aidt17

Did anyone else notice at the end of the show Jeff was visibly irritated by something on the neck of his bass?  It looked like he was trying to pass it off to his tech and then just raise his arms in defeat. Curious if anyone else caught that or what that may have been about

lastexitlondon

I saw that..he was kind of mentioning a problem to his tech I think 

stef1885

pdalowsky said:

stef1885 said:

A fantastic night in Manchester. Lovely to meet a lot of people where we were dancing around in the standing area. Enjoyed the set list but a little worried about the Saturday show (on my B'day) - just hope EVs voice holds up ok for it. The new venue was great and the sound was really superb, no ringing ears or anything after and all clear as crystal in terms of the different members.

Cons.....
I assume my gripes have been raised on many occasions previously but they are - the cost of everything, i mean the tickets £160 ea, a baseball cap for £35? Two beers for £17.90? Its getting ridiculous. Last night was the first PJ show i didn't buy any merch, and i won't at those prices for any band in the future. I have no idea how much PJ or their management have a hand in these prices but suffice to say its getting to the point where i can't afford this (its not just PJ but other bands so multiply this up 3 or 4 times a year for other bands and all of a sudden your talking a fair wedge each year). I am also a bit miffed with he 10C 'benefits' which seem to have been gradually eroded over the years. It wouldn't be so bad IF shows had 10C members area in front of stage or at least the opportunity to be put into a ballot with other 10C members for it, but last night was just GA. Its a nonsense and seems being in 10C a bit pointless, especially as the shows don't seem to be selling out like previously (see points above about ridiculous costs). I assume this has been gone over many times but how do 10C members get their voices heard on this stuff? Is it just a case of 'if you don't like it don't pay or go?'. If it is, that's a sad indictment of the bands management.
Anyway onto Saturday........(hopefully).....

I'd argue that tenclub pulled off a great perk in the end in making sure early entry was there for members, which in real terms made the area at the front of the stage a tenclub area. 

I appreciate ticket prices were higher, and with the benefit of hindsight many got them much cheaper this time around, but I'll continue buying mine via tenclub to ensure I am sorted without stress and then know everything is in place in advance. The way my brain works, leaving things late would just sit well at all. 

Having a specific 10C area which you can move in and out of is much better than having an early entry which many can't make. Metallica used to do this with the Snakepit and it was seen as a real high end benefit by the Met Club members. Sure you had to enter a lottery to see if you go the entry, but at least you were offered something.

D-Day

Quick Review incl. give-away Tickets. AI translated.

AY1970

Fantastic night, crowd carried Ed through although he gave his all. Band were effortlessly brilliant, first visit to Co-op live and that will take some beating 

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Give-Away area

kbcvg

Sitting in an Irish Pub in the Tiergarten, just got an e-mail informing that both Berlin concerts are canceled. Hope Ed is OK. Really hope so, built quite a trip based on this tour, have tickets in Barcelona also.

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CharlotteK

This was the first time I've seen PJ live - there's no point regretting that or the various unfortunate reasons for it - I'm just very grateful to have finally got the opportunity, especially now with all the cancellations. The band are not young anymore, and neither am I. When Ten landed I was 20, at Uni and music was everything to me. Despite being drunk for 70% of it, that year is still one of the most memorable of my life and PJ have been a part of the soundtrack ever since. 

I'm amazed Ed got through the whole show as well as he did. He was clearly sick and struggling, but he not only stuck it out the end, he gave it all he had and sounded pretty good for the most part. Mike was incredible - the solos were just fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed those. I wasn't in the ten club when I bought tickets for me and my husband, within an hour of them all going on sale in Feb. The best I could get for my budget was high up in Tier 3 and well, I'll just say never again in that venue. The sound wasn't great, and neither was the atmosphere - and none of that is the band's fault. We managed to get part of our block up and moving for the encore by screaming and dancing like utter nut jobs, still lots of people sitting and barely moving. Maybe that's because it was so precipitous - we were like mountain goats dancing on a steep narrow ledge or perhaps we were just full of bravado after a few cheeky tins of cider on the way up and some extortionately priced beer. Was a bit irritating that so many better seats were released so much cheaper later on, but again, there's absolutely no point dwelling on it.

We had a bloody fantastic night. The set list was awesome - am so happy they played Present Tense, Elderly Woman and Inside Job, as well as the Ten hits. Black was soooooo good. The band were 100% committed and you could see and hear that they pulled out all the stops to put on the best possible show they could so in that respect, I don't think I could have asked for or expected more.

D-Day

in fact it is possible to walk from the back to the front on tier 3.
no idea whether there was staff around before or during the running gig - if not: an upgrade of the own seat was an easy task here - even two seats next to each other was not impossible - three seats next to me were emty. 
The seats at the very front on both sides were unused/covered (see tier 1 on pic 2 - same on tier 3 on my side)
shot right after the show - missed to upgrade my seat - never thought this could be possible before it was too late.

lastexitlondon

I see me in the second picture 

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D-Day

Very good one…

Sickness, soaring ticket prices and setlist changes: not even the curse of Co-Op Live can stop Pearl Jam at their chaotic but ultimately triumphant Manchester show…

Eddie Vedder might be soundtrack stricken with illness, but a vocal crowd help make Pearl Jam's Manchester show a success against the odds.
It's been 30 years since Pearl Jam went to war with Ticketmaster, but it looks like the ticketing giant has got the last laugh. Headlines in the week leading up to the band's UK tour speak of fan dismay as ticket prices for the London show plummeted from as high as £238 [for "premium standing"] to less than £50, highlighting a plain and simple truth: dynamic ticket pricing - where ticket prices fluxuate depending on demand - is a fucking racket. Add them to the "Lars was right“ pile. 
Still, ticket price woes seemingly haven't had a major impact on the band's ability to pack out Manchester's Co Op Live arena. Not so much storming out as coalescing around Of The Girl, it's a gentle intro that nonetheless gets the crowd roaring vociferously, meandering instrumentals giving the band the chance to warm up and show off their musicianship while frontman Eddie Vedder clings to the mic stand like it's the only thing tethering him to the earth. 
Or, as it turns out, possibly crashing to it. Whatever cursed burial site was disturbed to facilitate the venue's building, Co Op Live has had a rough run in its early stages. Show postponements, cancellations and at one point an air conditioning unit falling from the ceiling kept the venue from opening, and while the angry deity that clearly had it out for the space has since been appeased enough for a few shows, Eddie Vedder gets no such pass as he admits early on he got sick after the band's show in Dublin earlier this week and is struggling.  
Pointing out into the crowd, he highlights a couple up front who proclaim that they were in a car crash yesterday, but still made the show. "Well, I can't let the sniffles compare to that, can I?" he jokes. 
For the softer songs in the set, you'd barely notice. Although croaky and at times incoherent between songs, Vedder's voice is as soulful and powerful as ever on ballads like Present Tense, Given To Fly and Elderley Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, the latter bolstered by the sounds of thousands of fans spiritedly singing along. 
But the faster songs obviously suffer. Why Go ends up being particularly chaotic as Vedder seems to miss his vocal cue, coming in just off the beat and occasionally dropping out to catch his breath. The band clearly notice, and the instrumentals are stretched out to give the singer some space, guitarist Mike McCready putting on some extra razzle to fill the gap. 
That doesn't mean the faster songs are a total disaster, though. Lost Dogs track All Night hits with a punkish, punchy energy, while a slew of cuts from this year's Dark Matter including Scared Of Fear and React, Respond highlight that album's reinvigorated energy. Vedder doesn't shy from admitting how his health is impacting the show, either; a quiet discussion between the band side-stage sees them opt for slower number Immortality and it looks for a moment like they'll sidestep anthem Even Flow as they start it up and abandon it, only to be regaled with half-hearted boos from the crowd that see Vedder chuckle and acquiesce. 
Pearl Jam's well-established streak of being utterly unpredictable with setlists remains true. Introducing I Got ID as "a song we wrote with Neil Young", they break out some obscure numbers throughout the set, even side-stepping longterm live favourite Rockin' In The Free World for fellow Neil Young cover Fuckin' Up.
Initially departing on Porch, it doesn't feel outside the realms of possibility that the band won't make it back, particularly as the encore gap seems to stretch on. But the band power through and seem to hit a groove for the closing run. Starting with an emotional Inside Job, the pace picks up for both State Of Love And Trust and Do The Evolution, the latter's Todd McFarlane-directed music video put to great use on the massive screens above the stage while Vedder seems especially energetic and fired up after a break. 
All the struggles and stutters pay off with a Ten one-two. The crowd roar along to wistful love ballad Black, while Alive lives up to its reputation for taking a dark turn and transforming it into something inspirational as 20,000+ people take the roof off the venue singing along, grasping the slightest sliver of victory and turning it into an undeniable triumph. 
As the house lights come up and the band continue to play - a common occurence - with Fuckin' Up and Yellow Ledbetter, Vedder thanks the crowd for "keeping him up", even pouring wine into glasses for the front row. It adds to a sense of communal joy that has long defined the experience of being a Pearl Jam fan, the Black line "We belong together" never ringing more true than when the crowd can help elevate an otherwise difficult gig. Now, about those ticket prices... 

By Rich Hobson (loudersound) published 26 June 2024

D-Day

Battling the unforeseeable circumstances on stage in Manchester could easily lead to a special plus on the bootleg - more pure instrumental live bits than on others.

CharlotteK

D-Day said:

Battling the unforeseeable circumstances on stage in Manchester could easily lead to a special plus on the bootleg - more pure instrumental live bits than on others.

Exactly why I'm going to get it. The instrumental parts were absolutely fantastic.