Eddies crowd engagement

eboweddie
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Is it me or is eddie engaging with fans way more then normal this US tour. Watched videos from Philadelphia. Numerous times he takes the mike off the stand and up to the rail he goes 
.it's brilliant. He never used to do that a huge amount. Anyway it's brilliant..amazing shows far
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  • hairgrowth2001
    hairgrowth2001 Posts: 456
    It is strategic, giving himself and the guys a bit of a break. Usually I like bands to keep playing, but I like to hear Eddie talk. He is great at crowd engagement.
  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,501
    Yeah, at Wrigley he was telling stories and they are fun to listen to.

    At the Indy show, I was annoyed at the guys next to me, whenever he would talk, they would yell and ask him to stop talking and play more songs.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
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    His Philly banter was just right - didn't take away from the music. He was funny and hit just the right notes with his advocacy. Unusually, everyone around me seemed to appreciate it all.
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  • schaefferlax
    schaefferlax Posts: 467
    Wrigley 2 was a bit much IMO. Too much storytelling takes away from the energy of the show.

    That said, he's a rock star so he can do whatever the hell he wants and I'm still gonna buy a ticket.
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  • BigRedd
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    Pretty sure the OP is talking about the interactions Eddie is having with all of the railriders at the front during songs. 

    I guess it gives them reason to do what they do and think its normal behaviour.... 
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,907
    I love the stories.  When I went to the Wrigley 2016 shows, it almost felt more like a home show than the shows I've seen in Seattle.   Eddie has a real connection to Chicago, and it shows when they play there.
  • seanwon
    seanwon Posts: 600
    I don't mind the storytelling, it gives them the chance to catch their breath for a minute.  But I wish he would stop touching people and high fiving and holding hands.  He gets sick too easily, and concerts are postponed/cancelled every tour now. Most of us have to travel and it ain't cheap these days.  No reason to keep touching so many potentially germy and sick people.
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  • eboweddie
    eboweddie Posts: 1,099
    https://youtu.be/JN2pqfjpktY?si=jleSo4APDky8dOaO

    The end of Red mosquito is kinda what I mean 
     Takes the mike and off he goes!!

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  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    With the arena shows, there's now a little bump out of the center stage that connects closer to the rail riders vs the sides. Allows him to move closer. He might seem more engaged with this setup as well because there's no crowd behind the stage to interact with, so the time's spent bouncing between Stone & Mike's side.
  • DP13
    DP13 Posts: 282
    He's put preparation work into his stories too.  They are much more polished than usual.  Going to have a writer's room for the 2025 Sphere run.  
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    DP13 said:
    He's put preparation work into his stories too.  They are much more polished than usual.  Going to have a writer's room for the 2025 Sphere run.  
    Can't wait to here the No Code stories.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    He's a funny guy! Ed solo Fox Theater St.Louis back in 2011 was something I'll never forget. Love that he started bringing that brand of funny/story time to PJ's sets. 
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,915
    tschav said:
    With the arena shows, there's now a little bump out of the center stage that connects closer to the rail riders vs the sides. Allows him to move closer. He might seem more engaged with this setup as well because there's no crowd behind the stage to interact with, so the time's spent bouncing between Stone & Mike's side.
    This 


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