How many times have you seen Pearl Jam live?

BF25394

76 to 100

spankyMP said:

BF25394 said:

on2legs said:

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.

Poncier

31 to 40

BF25394 said:

spankyMP said:

BF25394 said:

on2legs said:

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.

mace1229

21 to 30

Gern Blansten said:

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!

spankyMP

21 to 30

Poncier said:

BF25394 said:

spankyMP said:

BF25394 said:

on2legs said:

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.

JOEJOEJOE

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.

obi wan pierogi

41 to 50

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.

battle1

76 to 100

obi wan pierogi said:

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. 

Busch896

1 to 10

Currently at 9, will be 12 this spring. First was the 4/29/2016 "Ten Show" and have been hooked since. 

ponytd

31 to 40

PrezIntense said:

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.

SVRDhand13

31 to 40

Thanks to those who answered the poll.  Always fun to see everyone's experiences. 

seanwon

21 to 30

22

helplessdancer

i stopped counting when paper tickets stopped being used for entry
and i hate having my phone as my ticket 

Sarava

11 to 20

19 for me...Pitt 1 will be 20

JayBar

1 to 10

Only 3 PJ:
98- Alpine Valley
09- United Center
24- Wrigley 

BF25394

76 to 100

helplessdancer said:

i stopped counting when paper tickets stopped being used for entry
and i hate having my phone as my ticket 

I don't have a smartphone. I always have them print a ticket for me.

Eraserhead

51 to 75

63.  Took me AGES to go from one to two, but then it ramped up...

3days

31 to 40

Seen some great ones starting with Soldier Field in '95. "The Ice Bowl" and Moline were also memorable. 2003 East Troy is one of my personal faves. 

rw160510

11 to 20

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.

dimitrispearljam

76 to 100

78 Times + 1 in tv studio and 6 times shows canceled.

4 CONTINENTS .24 COUNTRIES 47 CITIES

only 1 of 78 in my country .rest 77 i travel abroad

GREECE X 1

USA X 11

CANADA X 2

UK X 6

NETHERLANDS X 9

GERMANY X 8

IRELAND X 1

FRANCE X 1

BELGIUM X 2 

ITALY X 7

SPAIN X 5

PORTUGAL X 1

CZECH REPUBLIC X 2

POLAND X 2

SWEDEN X 2

NORWAY X 2 

DENMARK X 2

AUSTRIA X 1 

BRAZIL X 5

CHILE X 1

ARGENTINA X 1

HUNGARY X 1

SWITZERLAND X 1

AUSTRALIA X4

ATHENS

NEW YORK X 2

ROTTERDAM

BERLIN X 7

MANCHESTER

LONDON X 4

DUBLIN

BELFAST

NIJMEGEN

ARRAS

WERCHTER X 2

VENICE 

BILBAO

LISBON

EAST TROY X 2

TORONTO X 2

AMSTERDAM X 7

PRAGUE X 2

STOCKHOM X 2

OSLO X 2

COPENHAGEN x 2

CHICAGO X 3

MILAN  X 2

TRIESTE

VIENNA

SANTIAGO

BUENOS AIRES

PORTO ALEGRE

SAO PAOLO

BRASILLIA

BELO HORIZONTE

RIO DE JANEIRO

FORT LAUDERDALE

MIAMI 

TAMPA

JACKSONVILLE

PADOVA

ROME

KRAKOW x 2

BARCELONA x 3

MADRID

ZURICH

IMOLA

FRANKFURT

BUDAPEST

MELBOURNE X 2

SYDNEY X 2


canceled shows(Venice 07-Vienna 22 - Prague 22- Amsterdam 22 ,Berlin 1+2 24)

Loujoe

21 to 30

Rock on!^^^