1. Opening 3 tracks of Worcester 1 in 2013. (Release, Long Road, Elderly Woman). That 2013 tour was insane. Since becoming a fan in 2005ish, my opinion is that 2013 has been their best over the last 20 years since I started seeing shows and listening to bootlegs.
2. Fort Lauderdale 2016. First time in GA. What an experience.
3. Closing with Alive in Mansfield 2008. My second show, and I noticed how people had come down from the lawn and upper seating area to crowd the aisles. It’s what first captured the “ah-ha, this is what it’s about” I.e. the PJ community/fandom.
4. (Honorable mention). My first show, Boston 1 in 2006, when Eddie came out solo to play Porch before My Morning Jacket came out. I was like “oh that’s a cool routine they do”. Years later I realized how special that was. Also, they walked on stage to Master/Slave which, again, I realized years later how cool that was.
Boston '06 Mansfield '08 Hartford '10 Worcester, Hartford '13 Global Citizen, NY '15
Three of many, but these were the first that came to mind...
1) The Better Man ovation, 2008, Mansfield 1
The usual opening verse sing-along was followed by a prolonged and raucous standing ovation that actually stopped the show for a few moments. You could tell the band was taken aback and by the end was cheering the crowd. Incredible moment in a venue where they have had a bunch.
2) Pearl Jam opens for Pearl Jam, 2009 Toronto
Opening act Ted Leo couldn't cross the border, so fans were treated to a special preset featuring Ed solo, Mike solo, Stone solo, Ed and Jeff, and finally Ed and Mike with the Pharmacists. Look up some of the videos on YouTube. An absolutely beautiful night outdoors on Lake Ontario.
3) Finally Fenway, 2016 Fenway 2
They finally did it. My bucket list venue to see them for years finally saw a two night stand, and was closed out by what might be the best of all the ballpark shows. Absolute perfection.
Far too many favorite moments to list, and amazingly, the list keeps growing. Off the top of my head:
Randomly going to Hartford '10 w/ my now wife then getting a last minute single for Boston two nights later... those concerts left me determined to see them as much as possible in whatever years they had left... thankfully there's been many since then.
Elderly Woman & Last Exit to start Montreal '11.
Hartford '13
Denver '14
Fenway 2 '16
Philly 1 '24
Dublin '24 - seeing them in Ireland was a bucket list event for me... the energy in the crowd more than made up for the setlist... that was one hell of a night.
The people I've met & friends I've mad both here in the forum and traveling for shows... there's some great people in this community..
TOTD in Philadelphia, 2016 - PJ adjacent enough to rank in my favorite PJ related memories.
1. Randomly picking up Live in Tokyo and Lost Dogs off the shelf to see why people often listed PJ as a top tier live band. Previously my thoughts of the band were that they were only Alive, Even Flow, and Jeremy. I was dead wrong and discovered a band with incredible depth and multiple dimensions. My next purchase was benaroya hall and it firmly cemented my love of the band.
2. Fortunate Son, Missoula 2012. The building was exploding with energy, my first show and it looked and felt like the crowd was moving as one. Coming off of an amazing sit down run of Man of The Hour and Off He Goes it lit the place back up 🔥
3. Bee Girl/Fatal, Missoula 2018. Having been introduced to the band through Lost Dogs, this combo was just perfect and exactly the kind of songs that made love the band in the first place. Fatal was exceptionally played.
Honorable mentions from my 3 Missoula concerts: Hard To Imagine- 2024 In My Tree-2018 Know Your Rights-2012
Three of many, but these were the first that came to mind...
1) The Better Man ovation, 2008, Mansfield 1
The usual opening verse sing-along was followed by a prolonged and raucous standing ovation that actually stopped the show for a few moments. You could tell the band was taken aback and by the end was cheering the crowd. Incredible moment in a venue where they have had a bunch.
2) Pearl Jam opens for Pearl Jam, 2009 Toronto
Opening act Ted Leo couldn't cross the border, so fans were treated to a special preset featuring Ed solo, Mike solo, Stone solo, Ed and Jeff, and finally Ed and Mike with the Pharmacists. Look up some of the videos on YouTube. An absolutely beautiful night outdoors on Lake Ontario.
3) Finally Fenway, 2016 Fenway 2
They finally did it. My bucket list venue to see them for years finally saw a two night stand, and was closed out by what might be the best of all the ballpark shows. Absolute perfection.
That ovation was crazy! I remember banging my hands against the seat in front of me to be as loud as possible. Band was blown away
Boston '06 Mansfield '08 Hartford '10 Worcester, Hartford '13 Global Citizen, NY '15
2) Having where I was at in life in regards to free time match up perfectly with the barnburner era of 2013-2016, allowing me to see many, many shows during this time
3) Telluride 2016, purely based on venue
4) The months of hype and buzz leading up to the Wrigley 2013 show along with being excited for the new album/single (MYM and LB)
2010: Cleveland 2012: Atlanta 2013: London ONT / Wrigley Field / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / San Diego / Los Angeles I / Los Angeles II 2014: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Detroit / Denver 2015: New York City 2016: Ft. Lauderdale / Miami / Jacksonville / Greenville / Hampton / Columbia / Lexington / Philly II / New York City II / Toronto II / Bonnaroo / Telluride / Fenway I / Wrigley I / Wrigley - II / TOTD - Philadelphia, San Francisco 2017: Ohana Fest (EV) 2018: Amsterdam I / Amsterdam II / Seattle I / Seattle II / Boston I / Boston II 2021: Asbury Park / Ohana Encore 1 / Ohana Encore 2 2022: Phoenix / LA I / LA II / Quebec City / Ottawa / New York City / Camden / Nashville / St. Louis / Denver 2023: St. Paul II 2024: Las Vegas I / Las Vegas II / New York City I / New York City II / Philly I / Philly II / Baltimore
2) Having where I was at in life in regards to free time match up perfectly with the barnburner era of 2013-2016, allowing me to see many, many shows during this time
3) Telluride 2016, purely based on venue
4) The months of hype and buzz leading up to the Wrigley 2013 show along with being excited for the new album/single (MYM and LB)
Wrigley 2013 was such an experience. The buzz and excitement leading up to it, like you pointed out, was incredible. And then the opening sing-along during Release was unreal. So special.
2) Having where I was at in life in regards to free time match up perfectly with the barnburner era of 2013-2016, allowing me to see many, many shows during this time
3) Telluride 2016, purely based on venue
4) The months of hype and buzz leading up to the Wrigley 2013 show along with being excited for the new album/single (MYM and LB)
Wrigley 2013 was such an experience. The buzz and excitement leading up to it, like you pointed out, was incredible. And then the opening sing-along during Release was unreal. So special.
It really was; coming back out from the rain delay & playing from midnight to 2AM also made the night something special... there'll always be the question of what could have been, but all things considered, it was still an amazing night and weekend in Chicago.
Tough to narrow it down but here goes 1. Randall's N2 with Epic records hospitality passes. 2. Meeting Mike at Borgata 2 3. Getting a pic from Eddie at the REM HOF induction ceremony.
Many, many, honorable mentions, but the list would have to include all of you fans that are kind, generous, and help keep this thing going.
1. Attending all 3 nights - Mansfield 2003. Specifically, the moment early in night 1 (7/2/03) where Ed indicates they will be playing 3 nights without repeating a song. Talk about a dream scenario for any fan. Easy way to hear (most) every song in their catalog up to that point. The acoustic pre-set on 7/11 was obviously elite. The acoustic set is my 'go-to' bootleg in the last 22 years and immediately puts me back in that place when I listen. One song that wasn't played in those 3 nights....
2. Leash in Boston 5/25/06. This was massive at that time. Leash had not been played for 11 years and there was growing crowd demand and questions on when that song might get played again. The arena erupted when it kicked in.
3. Kissimmee, FL 10/8/04 - The first time I legitimately traveled to go see a Pearl Jam show. Traveled with a small group of 4 friends that still attend shows together to this day. Watched the Red Sox beat the Angels in the ALDS (big year, 2004) at a local establishment in the afternoon....then went to a tiny arena to see the best band in the world. Great time.
A huge "moment" for me was also when the band made the decision to release bootlegs of all their shows starting in 2000. Listening to their bootlegs (through NUGS now) has honestly become part of my lifestyle. Everyone has the great sense of excitement and anticipation for a Pearl Jam show and I've leveraged that feeling into crushing my daily morning runs by listening to a random bootleg.
I've never got to meet any of them or anything cool like that, but still lots of great experiences.
1. First time ever seeing them live. Aug. 17th, 1998. I was way back in the lawn at Deer Creek with my cousin and friend and it was a surreal moment to see them for the first time.
2. St. Louis Sept. 18, 2022. My 10th show and finally GA. Was around a great group of people all night (about 5 or 6 people deep). It was an amazing setlist and I was able to finish both Ten and Vs. at this show.
3. Bringing my son with me to his first PJ show this past year at Indy. Black was always my favorite song and Vitalogy was my favorite album so I got to experience the best version of Black I've heard and 6 songs from Vitalogy along with my son... it was great.
1998: Noblesville, IN 08-17
2000: Noblesville, IN 08-18
2003: Noblesville, IN 06-22
2006: Cincinnati, OH 06-24
2010: Noblesville, IN 05-07
2016: Lexington, KY 04-26, Wrigley Field 2 08-22
2018: Wrigley Field 1 08-18, Wrigley Field 2 08-20
2022: St. Louis, MO 09-18
2024: Noblesville, IN 08-26, Wrigley Field 1 08-29, Wrigley Field 2 08-31
The Cincy show in 2006 is also a great one if I'm doing more than 3... floor/aisle seats about 20 rows back... great evening! First time I remember standing in line outside waiting for will call to open to get my tickets.
1998: Noblesville, IN 08-17
2000: Noblesville, IN 08-18
2003: Noblesville, IN 06-22
2006: Cincinnati, OH 06-24
2010: Noblesville, IN 05-07
2016: Lexington, KY 04-26, Wrigley Field 2 08-22
2018: Wrigley Field 1 08-18, Wrigley Field 2 08-20
2022: St. Louis, MO 09-18
2024: Noblesville, IN 08-26, Wrigley Field 1 08-29, Wrigley Field 2 08-31
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1) the friends I've made through this band and community. Some are lifelong friends, now, and are far more important to me than the music.
2) b2b shows at Berkeley and Indio in 93 on the Vs. Tour. First times seeing live and F Me In The Brain!
3) Philly shows 2016. Big meet up of some of the board Degenerates and it was my favorite 2 shows since the first two because of that.
1.) Great memories of first listens of Vs., Yield, Riot Act, and Dark Matter (maybe that's four there, but first and early listens of albums are favorite moments, as I also associate those listens with moments in time in my life. And not to take away anything from the other great albums--these first listens just stand out in my memory.)
2.) Mad Season at Benaroya and Mike's Sonic Evolution was special for me. Aside from being great music, it was a bit of a celebration of life and all the whole era, which I lived my 20s in the Seattle area in. We forge on.
3.) Philly 4 with my brother. Drove up from DC. His first PJ concert. Devo, the Spectrum closeout, Halloween, the works.
Too many to list for me too but I'll give it a shot
First show Murfreesboro 94. It was a Saturday and we had to go to school a half day to make up a snow day. They sold extra tix that morning and my dad got me 1. He drove me to the show and dropped me off and picked me up afterwards since I wasn't sure where to park and he had gone to college at MTSU. He passed away 2 years ago next week, but always supported me going to as many shows as possible and he made it possible for me to go to my first. Thanks Dad
Third Man record show - Lucky enough to get to go to that and was right at Eddies feet. When they came out, he set his cup down and said something like "I'm gonna set this here so try not to knock this over and don't let anybody else knock it over either" lol
PJ20 - I had seen them several times before, but that was the start of my buddy and I going to see them as many as we could. Met a lot of great people there and had a great couple of days
Honorable mention: Wrigley 2013 (and ran into Mike twice that morning and talked to us. Always super nice and welcoming) Philly 10 show in 2016 Charlotte 96 my first road trip to see a show
On this forum we all saw pictures of the band warming up before the Gorge. We got our first look of the return of long hair Eddie 😆 Then later that year, when we all first heard Buenos Aires 1 on bootleg…we all couldn’t believe the crowd we were hearing. Singing the guitar parts.
2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2
First show - won lottery and got 2nd row, saw Faithfull and Immortality
Long Road 2013 - a few months after my aunt passed away way too young - a public school teacher
Ten in 2016
Not going to think about it much more.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
1 - Closing the Spectrum - the whole vibe was great. the Confetti at the end being was really cool
2 - Sea Hear Now - not the best show or anything, but first big event I went to after Covid lockdowns. Was a special moment being on that beach, back to a normal life with my favorite band, beautiful night, great vibe all around. special night.
3 - Ten show. the moment Even Flow started figuring this was it. Incredible show. will be almost impossible to surpass that night.
honorable mentions: getting tix to 10th anniversary show at about 5:30 that night having been in vegas for annual vegas trip with the boys and buddy and i decided to try for tix at box office. great seats 1 section over from stage. great show
same buddy and I tried the same thing for Borgata I, did some gambling went to box office around 5:30-6:00 and got tickets
Philly spectrum 2003 - incredibly loud crowd. Until 2016 with Ten show and VS Show in Greenville was my favorite show for a long time.
Fenway and Wrigley first times were pretty cool. Some pretty cool little moments here and there are shows but too many to mention.
1. Barcelona 2024 night 2 (july 08th) Future days was our wedding song when we got married in 2014. From there we saw them so many times but never heard the song. After 4 consecutive cancellations (vienna 2022, london 2024 and berlin x2 2024) after night one i thought about writing ten club about our history the song and what it meant to us. They didnt played but during smile , eddie wrote us this message. We lost out shit right there ❤️
2. Lisbon 2006 night 1&2 (september 4th and 5th)
First time seeing them , i remember wanting them to open with wasted reprise and life wasted and thats what they opened night one. The rest is history i discovered the band of my life , i remember being at the stands in the end of the 2nd night and thinking nothing would ever top those 2 shows and for a long long time everytime i went to see shows at that arena (pavilhao atlântico now meo arena) i would think of those 2 pearl jam nights.also due to being there night one, my now wife was there also and we started talking about the show and get to know each other more and more...we are happilly married today❤️
3. Eddie vedder solo at meo arena 2019(june 19th) Amazing night and he got 3rd row right in front of eddie. Never saw ed so close before, it was like a dream. Also amazing setlist , off he goes, immortality,drifting,im open, trouble and i couldnt believe he actually played this PARTING WAYS❤️
That 10 show was something. All those heavy hitters in order. If I wasn't there, I'd think meh. Was there, and it blew my socks off!
and an incredible Release. Ed was almost in tears during the introduction. very powerful. Then Ed's speech after Release about the building , the banner and even a Springsteen impression.
On this forum we all saw pictures of the band warming up before the Gorge. We got our first look of the return of long hair Eddie 😆 Then later that year, when we all first heard Buenos Aires 1 on bootleg…we all couldn’t believe the crowd we were hearing. Singing the guitar parts.
Sweet!!!!
That reminds me one poster here mentioned how someone was air guitaring the harp at Ohana!
1. Attending all 3 nights - Mansfield 2003. Specifically, the moment early in night 1 (7/2/03) where Ed indicates they will be playing 3 nights without repeating a song. Talk about a dream scenario for any fan. Easy way to hear (most) every song in their catalog up to that point. The acoustic pre-set on 7/11 was obviously elite. The acoustic set is my 'go-to' bootleg in the last 22 years and immediately puts me back in that place when I listen. One song that wasn't played in those 3 nights....
2. Leash in Boston 5/25/06. This was massive at that time. Leash had not been played for 11 years and there was growing crowd demand and questions on when that song might get played again. The arena erupted when it kicked in.
3. Kissimmee, FL 10/8/04 - The first time I legitimately traveled to go see a Pearl Jam show. Traveled with a small group of 4 friends that still attend shows together to this day. Watched the Red Sox beat the Angels in the ALDS (big year, 2004) at a local establishment in the afternoon....then went to a tiny arena to see the best band in the world. Great time.
A huge "moment" for me was also when the band made the decision to release bootlegs of all their shows starting in 2000. Listening to their bootlegs (through NUGS now) has honestly become part of my lifestyle. Everyone has the great sense of excitement and anticipation for a Pearl Jam show and I've leveraged that feeling into crushing my daily morning runs by listening to a random bootleg.
The point about the the bootlegs is a really good one. I'm pretty sure the first one I bought was Katowice night 2. I remember going into a store and seeing a whole display of all of those which had been released that day. I picked this one because, if I remember right, it had State of Love and Trust. I can remember a precise moment when I was turning into my apartment complex and I think it was on Light Years and just thinking how great they sounded. I think of this moment quite a bit when listening to boots about how spoiled we are now and that, while I wouldn't change it, how awesome it would be to hear them live with fresh ears again.
2. The Ten Show in philly 3. Hearing Hunger Strike for the first time at MSG in '10 w/Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
1. Quebec City 2016 - The whole experience in Quebec was magical. Walked in after doors were open, walked right up to row 2 on Mike’s side. The show itself was spectacular (Stone wrote the setlist). 35 songs! Got to strum Mike’s Les Paul during Alive, ended up with a few of his picks as well. The next day walking around old Quebec on a beautiful sunny day, got to have a solid 10 minute conversation with Mike. He was just as nice and gracious as people have mentioned before. Loved that show!
2. The Seattle Home Shows 2018 - Had such a blast in Seattle for 3 nights. Getting to see the Mopop exhibit before the public was awesome. Met a lot of great people, including one person who remains a great friend that I talk to regularly. Everywhere we went it was all Pearl Jam. The shows them self were fantastic, night 2 was an all timer!
3. Vancouver 2024 - These shows were pretty heavy for me. I honestly thought the Seattle 2018 shows may be my last. I was supposed to go to Ohana for my 40th Birthday in 2020 (we all know what happened there). And then life happened. We had a son in 2021, so time and money were very limited. And then I lost my Dad December 2023. It crushed and turned me upside down. When the rumour of PJ starting their Dark Matter tour in my home city, I was cautiously stoked. And then it became a reality. When Wash started the first show, I had chills, disbelief I was seeing them again. I was a mess when they played Setting Sun for the first time. Tears were streaming down my face while I thought about my Dad (he saw the band twice, he was a fan). Night 2 felt like more of a celebration. I am so fortunate to have this band in my life!
Honerable mentions:
Vancouver 2013 - band was on fire, marathon show!
Hunger Strike w/ Chris Cornell - Bridge School 2014
Pemberton 2016 - listen to the bootleg, trust me!
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Mansfield '08
Hartford '10
Worcester, Hartford '13
Global Citizen, NY '15
13. Eddie poem
1) The Better Man ovation, 2008, Mansfield 1
The usual opening verse sing-along was followed by a prolonged and raucous standing ovation that actually stopped the show for a few moments. You could tell the band was taken aback and by the end was cheering the crowd. Incredible moment in a venue where they have had a bunch.
2) Pearl Jam opens for Pearl Jam, 2009 Toronto
Opening act Ted Leo couldn't cross the border, so fans were treated to a special preset featuring Ed solo, Mike solo, Stone solo, Ed and Jeff, and finally Ed and Mike with the Pharmacists. Look up some of the videos on YouTube. An absolutely beautiful night outdoors on Lake Ontario.
3) Finally Fenway, 2016 Fenway 2
They finally did it. My bucket list venue to see them for years finally saw a two night stand, and was closed out by what might be the best of all the ballpark shows. Absolute perfection.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
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
Off the top of my head:
3. Bee Girl/Fatal, Missoula 2018. Having been introduced to the band through Lost Dogs, this combo was just perfect and exactly the kind of songs that made love the band in the first place. Fatal was exceptionally played.
Honorable mentions from my 3 Missoula concerts:
Hard To Imagine- 2024
In My Tree-2018
Know Your Rights-2012
Mansfield '08
Hartford '10
Worcester, Hartford '13
Global Citizen, NY '15
2) Having where I was at in life in regards to free time match up perfectly with the barnburner era of 2013-2016, allowing me to see many, many shows during this time
3) Telluride 2016, purely based on venue
4) The months of hype and buzz leading up to the Wrigley 2013 show along with being excited for the new album/single (MYM and LB)
2012: Atlanta
2013: London ONT / Wrigley Field / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / San Diego / Los Angeles I / Los Angeles II
2014: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Detroit / Denver
2015: New York City
2016: Ft. Lauderdale / Miami / Jacksonville / Greenville / Hampton / Columbia / Lexington / Philly II / New York City II / Toronto II / Bonnaroo / Telluride / Fenway I / Wrigley I / Wrigley - II / TOTD - Philadelphia, San Francisco
2017: Ohana Fest (EV)
2018: Amsterdam I / Amsterdam II / Seattle I / Seattle II / Boston I / Boston II
2021: Asbury Park / Ohana Encore 1 / Ohana Encore 2
2022: Phoenix / LA I / LA II / Quebec City / Ottawa / New York City / Camden / Nashville / St. Louis / Denver
2023: St. Paul II
2024: Las Vegas I / Las Vegas II / New York City I / New York City II / Philly I / Philly II / Baltimore
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
1. Randall's N2 with Epic records hospitality passes.
2. Meeting Mike at Borgata 2
3. Getting a pic from Eddie at the REM HOF induction ceremony.
Many, many, honorable mentions, but the list would have to include all of you fans that are kind, generous, and help keep this thing going.
EV- 2008, 2011 Boston
1. First time ever seeing them live. Aug. 17th, 1998. I was way back in the lawn at Deer Creek with my cousin and friend and it was a surreal moment to see them for the first time.
2. St. Louis Sept. 18, 2022. My 10th show and finally GA. Was around a great group of people all night (about 5 or 6 people deep). It was an amazing setlist and I was able to finish both Ten and Vs. at this show.
3. Bringing my son with me to his first PJ show this past year at Indy. Black was always my favorite song and Vitalogy was my favorite album so I got to experience the best version of Black I've heard and 6 songs from Vitalogy along with my son... it was great.
First time I remember standing in line outside waiting for will call to open to get my tickets.
2) b2b shows at Berkeley and Indio in 93 on the Vs. Tour. First times seeing live and F Me In The Brain!
3) Philly shows 2016. Big meet up of some of the board Degenerates and it was my favorite 2 shows since the first two because of that.
2.) Mad Season at Benaroya and Mike's Sonic Evolution was special for me. Aside from being great music, it was a bit of a celebration of life and all the whole era, which I lived my 20s in the Seattle area in. We forge on.
3.) Philly 4 with my brother. Drove up from DC. His first PJ concert. Devo, the Spectrum closeout, Halloween, the works.
First show Murfreesboro 94. It was a Saturday and we had to go to school a half day to make up a snow day. They sold extra tix that morning and my dad got me 1. He drove me to the show and dropped me off and picked me up afterwards since I wasn't sure where to park and he had gone to college at MTSU. He passed away 2 years ago next week, but always supported me going to as many shows as possible and he made it possible for me to go to my first. Thanks Dad
Third Man record show - Lucky enough to get to go to that and was right at Eddies feet. When they came out, he set his cup down and said something like "I'm gonna set this here so try not to knock this over and don't let anybody else knock it over either" lol
PJ20 - I had seen them several times before, but that was the start of my buddy and I going to see them as many as we could. Met a lot of great people there and had a great couple of days
Honorable mention:
Wrigley 2013 (and ran into Mike twice that morning and talked to us. Always super nice and welcoming)
Philly 10 show in 2016
Charlotte 96 my first road trip to see a show
On this forum we all saw pictures of the band warming up before the Gorge. We got our first look of the return of long hair Eddie 😆 Then later that year, when we all first heard Buenos Aires 1 on bootleg…we all couldn’t believe the crowd we were hearing. Singing the guitar parts.
- First show - won lottery and got 2nd row, saw Faithfull and Immortality
- Long Road 2013 - a few months after my aunt passed away way too young - a public school teacher
- Ten in 2016
Not going to think about it much more.Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
2 - Sea Hear Now - not the best show or anything, but first big event I went to after Covid lockdowns. Was a special moment being on that beach, back to a normal life with my favorite band, beautiful night, great vibe all around. special night.
3 - Ten show. the moment Even Flow started figuring this was it. Incredible show. will be almost impossible to surpass that night.
honorable mentions: getting tix to 10th anniversary show at about 5:30 that night having been in vegas for annual vegas trip with the boys and buddy and i decided to try for tix at box office. great seats 1 section over from stage. great show
same buddy and I tried the same thing for Borgata I, did some gambling went to box office around 5:30-6:00 and got tickets
Philly spectrum 2003 - incredibly loud crowd. Until 2016 with Ten show and VS Show in Greenville was my favorite show for a long time.
Fenway and Wrigley first times were pretty cool. Some pretty cool little moments here and there are shows but too many to mention.
Future days was our wedding song when we got married in 2014. From there we saw them so many times but never heard the song. After 4 consecutive cancellations (vienna 2022, london 2024 and berlin x2 2024) after night one i thought about writing ten club about our history the song and what it meant to us. They didnt played but during smile , eddie wrote us this message. We lost out shit right there ❤️
2. Lisbon 2006 night 1&2 (september 4th and 5th)
First time seeing them , i remember wanting them to open with wasted reprise and life wasted and thats what they opened night one. The rest is history i discovered the band of my life , i remember being at the stands in the end of the 2nd night and thinking nothing would ever top those 2 shows and for a long long time everytime i went to see shows at that arena (pavilhao atlântico now meo arena) i would think of those 2 pearl jam nights.also due to being there night one, my now wife was there also and we started talking about the show and get to know each other more and more...we are happilly married today❤️
3. Eddie vedder solo at meo arena 2019(june 19th)
Amazing night and he got 3rd row right in front of eddie. Never saw ed so close before, it was like a dream. Also amazing setlist , off he goes, immortality,drifting,im open, trouble and i couldnt believe he actually played this PARTING WAYS❤️
That reminds me one poster here mentioned how someone was air guitaring the harp at Ohana!
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
3. Hearing Hunger Strike for the first time at MSG in '10 w/Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
2. The Seattle Home Shows 2018 - Had such a blast in Seattle for 3 nights. Getting to see the Mopop exhibit before the public was awesome. Met a lot of great people, including one person who remains a great friend that I talk to regularly. Everywhere we went it was all Pearl Jam. The shows them self were fantastic, night 2 was an all timer!
3. Vancouver 2024 - These shows were pretty heavy for me. I honestly thought the Seattle 2018 shows may be my last. I was supposed to go to Ohana for my 40th Birthday in 2020 (we all know what happened there). And then life happened. We had a son in 2021, so time and money were very limited. And then I lost my Dad December 2023. It crushed and turned me upside down. When the rumour of PJ starting their Dark Matter tour in my home city, I was cautiously stoked. And then it became a reality. When Wash started the first show, I had chills, disbelief I was seeing them again. I was a mess when they played Setting Sun for the first time. Tears were streaming down my face while I thought about my Dad (he saw the band twice, he was a fan). Night 2 felt like more of a celebration. I am so fortunate to have this band in my life!
Honerable mentions:
Vancouver 2013 - band was on fire, marathon show!
Vancouver, BC - 2009
Vancouver, BC - 2011
Vancouver, BC - 2013
Mountain View, CA - 2014
Mountain View, CA - 2014
Quebec City, QC - 2016
Ottawa, ON - 2016
Pemberton, BC - 2016
Seattle, WA 1 - 2018
Seattle, WA 2 - 2018