I wish I had known about the fan club and the access to tickets sooner than I found out. I joined in 1997 after reading about the club and tickets while being on the Pearl Jam Usenet newsgroup board.
The lesson is: always read the liner notes!
16 year old me had a letter written out, but never mailed it or the $10 in 1992 :(
You could have spent that ten dollars on a Ten Club membership in 1992, or you could have invested it in Apple stock and had about $6,250 today. This is the rare instance where I think the Ten Club membership would have been the better investment.
I wish I had known about the fan club and the access to tickets sooner than I found out. I joined in 1997 after reading about the club and tickets while being on the Pearl Jam Usenet newsgroup board.
The lesson is: always read the liner notes!
16 year old me had a letter written out, but never mailed it or the $10 in 1992 :(
You could have spent that ten dollars on a Ten Club membership in 1992, or you could have invested it in Apple stock and had about $6,250 today. This is the rare instance where I think the Ten Club membership would have been the better investment.
Membership was actually only $5 back then. So could have had a super low 10C number and $3,125.00 worth of Apple stock.
I didn't start travelling to see them until 2009. I get depressed looking at all the shows that I missed that were easy to travel to from home.
I didn't become a huge fan until Yield/1998. Really regret missing the Binaural/Riot Act/PJ tours
I didn't skip any tours altogether back then. But I have a similar regret in not seeing more shows in the early 2000s. I'd see them in San Diego, then in Vegas, so didn't feel the need to travel the hour in Irvine or LA the same week. I look back and what I've spent on traveling since then and wonder why!
I wish I had known about the fan club and the access to tickets sooner than I found out. I joined in 1997 after reading about the club and tickets while being on the Pearl Jam Usenet newsgroup board.
The lesson is: always read the liner notes!
16 year old me had a letter written out, but never mailed it or the $10 in 1992 :(
You could have spent that ten dollars on a Ten Club membership in 1992, or you could have invested it in Apple stock and had about $6,250 today. This is the rare instance where I think the Ten Club membership would have been the better investment.
Membership was actually only $5 back then. So could have had a super low 10C number and $3,125.00 worth of Apple stock.
If I ever get a time machine, I will go back, pants 16 year old me, and send in the $5.
41, not counting Bridge benefits, VH1 Honors, MTV Awards.
Been a fan since 1991 but besides seeing them with RHCP/Nirvana as well as Lollpalooza 1992, my first headline show wasn't until 1998 because they didn't play L.A. again until 1998 due to to the TM boycott.
This is prompting my first post here as I'm not much of a social media or forum person, I just lurk, but this was interesting. I haven't been to a show in a decade or more, but my first was in 1991 as a college junior and I was lucky enough to see several club shows in '92. So if I never see them again, I've got plenty of great memories to go back to. I went "unfulfilled" for the two Pittsburgh shows, dying to take my middle child, she's 19 and a huge fan. I was more disappointed for her than for me. We've seen tons of shows together but this would've been tops (though PJ Harvey in Detroit this year or the Flaming Lips last year at home at the Cleveland Agora might be hard to beat). I would be over 50 shows (my age is already over that milestone by a few years) if not for missing two shows in London in '00 due to a relationship ending (she kept the tickets as she was working there at the time, can't say I blame her for that one) and I missed shows in Lubbock, TX and Albuquerque, NM when my friend living there was laid off and moved back to Ohio. Also missed two Bridge School shows when my friend in San Fran went apeshit and sold the tickets for drug money. My ability to go to shows dropped off when my wife and I split and I found myself, for the most part, raising 3 kids on my own. Made it tough, but I go way back so I'm not complaining.
This is prompting my first post here as I'm not much of a social media or forum person, I just lurk, but this was interesting. I haven't been to a show in a decade or more, but my first was in 1991 as a college junior and I was lucky enough to see several club shows in '92. So if I never see them again, I've got plenty of great memories to go back to. I went "unfulfilled" for the two Pittsburgh shows, dying to take my middle child, she's 19 and a huge fan. I was more disappointed for her than for me. We've seen tons of shows together but this would've been tops (though PJ Harvey in Detroit this year or the Flaming Lips last year at home at the Cleveland Agora might be hard to beat). I would be over 50 shows (my age is already over that milestone by a few years) if not for missing two shows in London in '00 due to a relationship ending (she kept the tickets as she was working there at the time, can't say I blame her for that one) and I missed shows in Lubbock, TX and Albuquerque, NM when my friend living there was laid off and moved back to Ohio. Also missed two Bridge School shows when my friend in San Fran went apeshit and sold the tickets for drug money. My ability to go to shows dropped off when my wife and I split and I found myself, for the most part, raising 3 kids on my own. Made it tough, but I go way back so I'm not complaining.
Welcome, obi wan. You will find your Pitt tickets.
Jealous of all y'all who have so many shows under you. Raleigh 2025 will be numbers 8 and 9 for me. Just didn't have the time or expendable income for much of my life to travel. The upside is that theft that I've seen so few shows means I have clear memories of each one.
1996 Charlotte for No Code. incredible experience as an 18 year old. The Fastbacks, Ben Harper, Gloria Steinem. Fighting Ticketmaster and had the weird black ticket with the Bob Marley quote on it. No Code felt like a turning point where the masses had left the band -- those of us left felt like a special tight group. Just all around rad.
1998 Raleigh for Yield tour. Mudhoney opened. Opened with a Sometimes, Corduroy, Animal combo that left us all floored.
2000 Virginia Beach for Binaural. A group of us piled into a big van and drove up from Raleigh. Sonic Youth played an amazing set and really set the tone. This was the first North American show after Roskilde and Eddie had some words to say -- it was obvious the band was impacted by that loss and felt a heavy weight.
2003 Raleigh for Riot Act. Sleater-Kinney! I remember the Gimme Some Truth cover hitting especially hard.
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next several years went back to school, got married, had a kid -- so while I still bought all the albums and kept listening I wasn't able to go.
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2016 Was so pumped for Raleigh, but had to settle for Columbia after the HB2 nonsense. No opener -- Prince died the night before and the guys teased a short Purple Rain. The crowd was weird...
2020 Gigaton. Had pit tickets to Baltimore and was pumped! Of course we all know how that turned out.
2022 Flew out to Denver since Baltimore wasn't being made up. Pluralone opened. Chloe/Crown was great.
2024 Baltimore for Dark Matter. Amazing show and crowd was electric. Opening combo of Can't Keep, Present Tense, Given to Fly, Corduroy had me in tears.
96 Charlotte was my 2nd show and the first time I traveled to go see them. Convinced some friends to go and we drove from Nashville that day, and drove back right after the show. Was an awesome show.
63. Took me AGES to go from one to two, but then it ramped up...
Manchester 04.06.00, Leeds 25.08.06, Wembley 18.06.07, Dusseldorf 21.06.07, Shepherds Bush 11.08.09, Manchester 17.08.09, Adelaide 17.11.09, Melbourne 20.11.09, Sydney 22.11.09, Brisbane 25.11.09, MSG1 20.05.10, MSG2 21.05.10, Dublin 22.06.10, Belfast 23.06.10, London 25.06.10, Long Beach 06.07.11 (EV), Los Angeles 08.07.11 (EV), Toronto 11.09.11, Toronto 12.09.11, Ottawa 14.09.11, Hamilton 14.09.11, Manchester 20.06.12, Manchester 21.06.12, Amsterdam 26.06.2012, Amsterdam 27.06.2012, Berlin 04.07.12, Berlin 05.07.12, Stockholm 07.07.12, Oslo 09.07.12, Copenhagen 10.07.12, Manchester 28.07.12 (EV), Brooklyn 18.10.13, Brooklyn 19.10.13, Philly 21.10.13, Philly 22.10.13, San Diego 21.11.13, LA 23.11.13, LA 24.11.13, Oakland 26.11.13, Portland 29.11.13, Spokane 30.11.13, Calgary 02.12.13, Vancouver 04.12.13, Seattle 06.12.13, Trieste 22.06.14, Vienna 25.06.14, Berlin 26.06.14, Stockholm 28.06.14, Leeds 08.07.14, Philly 28.04.16, Philly 28.04.16, MSG1 01.05.16, MSG2 02.05.16
First show was Manchester 2000. Managed to catch at least one show each euro tour since apart from last year. I was lucky enough to go to both Astoria 06 and Shepherds Bush in 09. Really wish I didn’t have studies when they played in London in 96, back then it was an impossible sell for a 16 year old to my parents.
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
^wasup with that global citizen vip? Very nice show collection. Any outstanding highlights you care to share? Sure it would be hard to pick a favorite.
^wasup with that global citizen vip? Very nice show collection. Any outstanding highlights you care to share? Sure it would be hard to pick a favorite.
I have a global citizen VIP lanyard. If you bought one of the two VIP level tickets you got one.
^wasup with that global citizen vip? Very nice show collection. Any outstanding highlights you care to share? Sure it would be hard to pick a favorite.
No question Leeds 2014 is my favorite. The energy of the crowd, the setlist, the friends I was with. Great night.
Some of the shows that pop into my head when I think about the memorable ones are Telluride (#100 and just an amazing atmosphere), Philly 2005, Amsterdam 2 2012, Krakow 2018, Vic 2007, Columbia 2008, Quebec 2016, Vancouver 2013, Moline 2014.
So many highlights, and the lesson is that it doesn’t matter where you see them, you can see an amazing show.
Beautiful display of ticket stubs but really next level on the neatness and organization. Like the stubs look as if they were never even folded or jostled around in one’s pocket… How???- did you iron them or something 😜 Anyway - very impressive!
^wasup with that global citizen vip? Very nice show collection. Any outstanding highlights you care to share? Sure it would be hard to pick a favorite.
1996: Randall's Island 2 1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2 2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel 2005: Atlantic City 1 2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV) 2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4 2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2 2011: Toronto 1 2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore 2015: Central Park 2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD) 2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF) 2020: MSG | Asbury Park2021: Asbury Park 2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville 2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore 2025: Raleigh
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So could have had a super low 10C number and $3,125.00 worth of Apple stock.
Been a fan since 1991 but besides seeing them with RHCP/Nirvana as well as Lollpalooza 1992, my first headline show wasn't until 1998 because they didn't play L.A. again until 1998 due to to the TM boycott.
Baltimore 9-12-2024 ● Boston 9-15-2024
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
2003: 4/29 Albany, 5/2 Buffalo, 7/9 MSG 2 2006: 5/12 Albany, 6/3 East Rutherford 2
2008: 6/27 Hartford 2009: 10/27 Philadelphia 1 2010: 5/15 Hartford, 5/21 MSG 2
2013: 10/15 Worcester 1, 10/25 Hartford 2014: 10/1 Cincinnati
2018: 9/2 Fenway 1
2024: 9/3 MSG 1, 9/4 MSG 2 , 9/15 Fenway 1, 9/17 Fenway 2
and i hate having my phone as my ticket
98- Alpine Valley
09- United Center
24- Wrigley
only 1 of 78 in my country .rest 77 i travel abroad
canceled shows(Venice 07-Vienna 22 - Prague 22- Amsterdam 22 ,Berlin 1+2 24)
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Very nice show collection. Any outstanding highlights you care to share? Sure it would be hard to pick a favorite.
Some of the shows that pop into my head when I think about the memorable ones are Telluride (#100 and just an amazing atmosphere), Philly 2005, Amsterdam 2 2012, Krakow 2018, Vic 2007, Columbia 2008, Quebec 2016, Vancouver 2013, Moline 2014.
So many highlights, and the lesson is that it doesn’t matter where you see them, you can see an amazing show.
Was at telluride too. Very cool.
Like the stubs look as if they were never even folded or jostled around in one’s pocket… How???- did you iron them or something 😜
Anyway - very impressive!