Pittsburgh Show Thread

Shaindli1

JimmyV said:

Not sure if this got mentioned, but the guy Ed played Man of the Hour for on Night 1 was the "I love you, Eddie!" screamer during the encore break on night 2. We met him and his buddy in the pit. Nice guys. 

Is that the “I love you too, grown man from Pittsburgh” guy?

Shaindli1

Kwieneke said:

haven't listened to n2 yet but between the two shows, it had so much more emotion and the crowd was just nuts from the very beginning. n1 was probably the better of the two but the way N2 FELT had me thinking it was one of the best I had ever been to 

The show of a million tears.

JimmyV

Shaindli1 said:

JimmyV said:

Not sure if this got mentioned, but the guy Ed played Man of the Hour for on Night 1 was the "I love you, Eddie!" screamer during the encore break on night 2. We met him and his buddy in the pit. Nice guys. 

Is that the “I love you too, grown man from Pittsburgh” guy?

One and the same!

rival9500

Night 1 was special for me since I took my 7 yr old son to see them for his first show and on the rail.  He asks to listen to it every day and wears his bracelet I believe Shaindli1 made him every day as well.  Night 2 was also special and had a vibe to it with the Cornell tributes.  The sound was better in the seats 2 rows up on Mike’s sides on night 2.  I have to go with Night 1 for the set and overall experience. 

mcgruff10

Pitt one setlist framed and on the wall!  

julieooliern

Shaindli1 said:

Kwieneke said:

haven't listened to n2 yet but between the two shows, it had so much more emotion and the crowd was just nuts from the very beginning. n1 was probably the better of the two but the way N2 FELT had me thinking it was one of the best I had ever been to 

The show of a million tears.

FOREVER

JG242853

mcgruff10 said:

Pitt one setlist framed and on the wall!  

awesome

CopperTom

What do the A B B A and 1 2 1 2 1 sections mean?

steven87

I was thrilled with both shows; I couldn’t have been happier. On paper, I’d take N1’s setlist over N2’s, but paper only tells half the story. Footsteps opener was great and unexpected. That whole segment on N1 from Sleight of Hand through Daughter/It’s Okay was simply amazing. Sleight is my favorite all time PJ song and I never thought I’d get to hear it again, so I was over the moon when they played it. The hand trilogy was one of my favorite moments from any PJ’s show I’ve ever been to. Binaural is my favorite album, so getting to hear Grievance right after that was icing on the cake (thank you @Shaindli1)! My City of Ruins is one of my favorite Bruce songs, and MOTH brought the waterworks. Similar to @Shaindli1 and @GlowGirl I also had some incredible personal moments during the show—Ed grabbing my hand during Wreckage and handing me the wine bottle after Baba—which made it a really special show for me. 

But having said that, I thought that overall, N2 was the better show. The energy of both the band and the crowd was on another level from N1- likely due to the fact that everyone knew it would be the last show for a while. The place was LOUD from the opening notes of Garden, and it didn’t let up. Deep, Immortality, Faithful, and Insignificance were all great. The dedication to Cornell with the Comes than Goes tag on Wishlist was amazing, and the place literally exploded when they went into Hunger Strike. Also, that was one of the best, most intense and energetic versions of RVM I’ve ever heard. Little Wing is my favorite song of all time by any artist ever, so getting to hear them close out the show and the tour with that was really amazing. 

I actually haven’t had a chance to listen to the N2 bootleg yet, but I thought N1 sounded great. Looking forward to hopefully listening to N2 later tonight. 

EricaRMaier

steven87 said:

I was thrilled with both shows; I couldn’t have been happier. On paper, I’d take N1’s setlist over N2’s, but paper only tells half the story. Footsteps opener was great and unexpected. That whole segment on N1 from Sleight of Hand through Daughter/It’s Okay was simply amazing. Sleight is my favorite all time PJ song and I never thought I’d get to hear it again, so I was over the moon when they played it. The hand trilogy was one of my favorite moments from any PJ’s show I’ve ever been to. Binaural is my favorite album, so getting to hear Grievance right after that was icing on the cake (thank you @Shaindli1)! My City of Ruins is one of my favorite Bruce songs, and MOTH brought the waterworks. Similar to @Shaindli1 and @GlowGirl I also had some incredible personal moments during the show—Ed grabbing my hand during Wreckage and handing me the wine bottle after Baba—which made it a really special show for me. 

But having said that, I thought that overall, N2 was the better show. The energy of both the band and the crowd was on another level from N1- likely due to the fact that everyone knew it would be the last show for a while. The place was LOUD from the opening notes of Garden, and it didn’t let up. Deep, Immortality, Faithful, and Insignificance were all great. The dedication to Cornell with the Comes than Goes tag on Wishlist was amazing, and the place literally exploded when they went into Hunger Strike. Also, that was one of the best, most intense and energetic versions of RVM I’ve ever heard. Little Wing is my favorite song of all time by any artist ever, so getting to hear them close out the show and the tour with that was really amazing. 

I actually haven’t had a chance to listen to the N2 bootleg yet, but I thought N1 sounded great. Looking forward to hopefully listening to N2 later tonight. 

“ ….paper only tells half the story.” 💯💯💯💯 Perfect sentiments!!! N2 was explosive. One of those you truly had to be in the arena for. 

HailHailVitalogy

inmyrvm said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

I agree Night 2 was better to be at - yeah it was a hell of a vibe. It was super emotional.

But Night 1 is definitely the better bootleg.

Maybe it's because it was the first time they were in town in 12 years and I stopped traveling to see them because of the long gaps, but I didn't feel that at all.  If there was any emotion for me it was being letdown by the show (given, I was at state college).  I get that aspect of it though if you've been to a lot of shows recently.

We get it, you liked N1 better that’s fine. You’re also comparing 2025 shows to State College 2003 🤣 

@mcgruff10 that Brooklyn 2 setlist is fucking sick

N2 was the very special night. I walked out of that show overwhelmed with feelings. N1 is the better bootleg and Sleight through Its Ok was the best 30 minutes. 

M0nst3rMJ

EricaRMaier said:

steven87 said:

I was thrilled with both shows; I couldn’t have been happier. On paper, I’d take N1’s setlist over N2’s, but paper only tells half the story. Footsteps opener was great and unexpected. That whole segment on N1 from Sleight of Hand through Daughter/It’s Okay was simply amazing. Sleight is my favorite all time PJ song and I never thought I’d get to hear it again, so I was over the moon when they played it. The hand trilogy was one of my favorite moments from any PJ’s show I’ve ever been to. Binaural is my favorite album, so getting to hear Grievance right after that was icing on the cake (thank you @Shaindli1)! My City of Ruins is one of my favorite Bruce songs, and MOTH brought the waterworks. Similar to @Shaindli1 and @GlowGirl I also had some incredible personal moments during the show—Ed grabbing my hand during Wreckage and handing me the wine bottle after Baba—which made it a really special show for me. 

But having said that, I thought that overall, N2 was the better show. The energy of both the band and the crowd was on another level from N1- likely due to the fact that everyone knew it would be the last show for a while. The place was LOUD from the opening notes of Garden, and it didn’t let up. Deep, Immortality, Faithful, and Insignificance were all great. The dedication to Cornell with the Comes than Goes tag on Wishlist was amazing, and the place literally exploded when they went into Hunger Strike. Also, that was one of the best, most intense and energetic versions of RVM I’ve ever heard. Little Wing is my favorite song of all time by any artist ever, so getting to hear them close out the show and the tour with that was really amazing. 

I actually haven’t had a chance to listen to the N2 bootleg yet, but I thought N1 sounded great. Looking forward to hopefully listening to N2 later tonight. 

“ ….paper only tells half the story.” 💯💯💯💯 Perfect sentiments!!! N2 was explosive. One of those you truly had to be in the arena for. 

Agreed. I told my Son on the way out it felt like we just watched the Super Bowl or World Series after night 2 and we were even in the pit for night 1 but there was just something about that Sunday night show that was electric. Not that night 1 wasn't awesome....

mcgruff10

HailHailVitalogy said:

inmyrvm said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

I agree Night 2 was better to be at - yeah it was a hell of a vibe. It was super emotional.

But Night 1 is definitely the better bootleg.

Maybe it's because it was the first time they were in town in 12 years and I stopped traveling to see them because of the long gaps, but I didn't feel that at all.  If there was any emotion for me it was being letdown by the show (given, I was at state college).  I get that aspect of it though if you've been to a lot of shows recently.

We get it, you liked N1 better that’s fine. You’re also comparing 2025 shows to State College 2003 🤣 

@mcgruff10 that Brooklyn 2 setlist is fucking sick

N2 was the very special night. I walked out of that show overwhelmed with feelings. N1 is the better bootleg and Sleight through Its Ok was the best 30 minutes. 

Thank you sir!  That was show #50 for me.  

HailHailVitalogy

mcgruff10 said:

HailHailVitalogy said:

inmyrvm said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

I agree Night 2 was better to be at - yeah it was a hell of a vibe. It was super emotional.

But Night 1 is definitely the better bootleg.

Maybe it's because it was the first time they were in town in 12 years and I stopped traveling to see them because of the long gaps, but I didn't feel that at all.  If there was any emotion for me it was being letdown by the show (given, I was at state college).  I get that aspect of it though if you've been to a lot of shows recently.

We get it, you liked N1 better that’s fine. You’re also comparing 2025 shows to State College 2003 🤣 

@mcgruff10 that Brooklyn 2 setlist is fucking sick

N2 was the very special night. I walked out of that show overwhelmed with feelings. N1 is the better bootleg and Sleight through Its Ok was the best 30 minutes. 

Thank you sir!  That was show #50 for me.  

Top 12 show for me

demetrios

mcgruff10 said:

Pitt one setlist framed and on the wall!  

Very nice score there. 

inmyrvm

HailHailVitalogy said:

inmyrvm said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

I agree Night 2 was better to be at - yeah it was a hell of a vibe. It was super emotional.

But Night 1 is definitely the better bootleg.

Maybe it's because it was the first time they were in town in 12 years and I stopped traveling to see them because of the long gaps, but I didn't feel that at all.  If there was any emotion for me it was being letdown by the show (given, I was at state college).  I get that aspect of it though if you've been to a lot of shows recently.

We get it, you liked N1 better that’s fine. You’re also comparing 2025 shows to State College 2003 🤣 

@mcgruff10 that Brooklyn 2 setlist is fucking sick

N2 was the very special night. I walked out of that show overwhelmed with feelings. N1 is the better bootleg and Sleight through Its Ok was the best 30 minutes. 

No actually, I'm not comparing them at all.  At this point I'm just not sure I was at the same show.  Night one felt like they could have played another three hours easily.  Night two felt like they were ready to be done (except Mike). 

I've also learned from Reddit that some of the fanbase thinks they can do absolutely no wrong amongst other things, so hey whatever.  Out of the 12 shows I've been to, it's not near the top for me.

HailHailVitalogy

That version of Sleight is so good. Ed sounds like 2000 Ed often in that song 

100 Pacer

HailHailVitalogy said:

That version of Sleight is so good. Ed sounds like 2000 Ed often in that song 

It was chef’s kiss.

steven87

HailHailVitalogy said:

That version of Sleight is so good. Ed sounds like 2000 Ed often in that song 

There were so many amazing moments over that two night stand, but that was my favorite. 

BSully

steven87 said:

HailHailVitalogy said:

That version of Sleight is so good. Ed sounds like 2000 Ed often in that song 

There were so many amazing moments over that two night stand, but that was my favorite. 

Yes... def a favorite moment of mine from those 2 shows!