06/16/00 - Spodek: Katowice, Poland [145m]
attendance: 3,000 (capacity 8,000)
support act: Dismemberment Plan
set: Release, Of The Girl, Sleight of Hand, Thin Air, Insignificance, Grievance, Corduroy, Animal, Hail Hail, State of Love and Trust, Evacuation, Daughter/(ABitW)/(On a Rope), Jeremy, I Got Shit, Light Years, Leatherman, In Hiding, Off He Goes, Dissident, MFC, Habit, Alive
enc: Smile, Immortality, Black, Leaving Here, Soldier of Love, Last Exit, Soon Forget, Yellow Ledbetter
notes: [This date was originally scheduled for the Petiofi Csarnock in Budapest, Hungary.]
Those who showed a ticket stub from the previous night's show could buy a ticket to the second show at half price! The whole band is in a great mood, smiling throughout the show. A special atmosphere is created from the very beginning of the show, making it feel like they are playing right in your living room. Ed fucks up the lyrics and starts directly with "Oh dear dad, can you see me now...", making 'Release' a very short song but still very intense. 'Of The Girl' and then two more slow songs follow, introduced with, "We'll try and take it easy tonight. Let's get through the pretty ones first..." After each song the band gathers in the middle of the stage and discusses what they will play next. Eddie keeps the other band members from changing their instruments a few times. Mike seems to be very tired and introverted during the first few songs, but still interacts very much with the crowd in front of him. Ed catches a bouquet with a note. He reads it and says, "Oh, they're from a guy" -- 'I'll meet you the show.'" He rips the petals off the flowers during 'Sleight of Hand' while the stage is bathed in blue light. The crowd is hypnotized witnessing something special happening on stage as it seemed like they would go on with slow songs forever but then they changed hitting with five unbelievable rocking tracks in a row !!! Ed dons a gas mask during 'Daughter' (hey, it was only a matter of time). 'Daughter' is breathtaking with Mike playing some short riffs from 'Another Brick in the Wall' throughout the whole song. When Ed starts singing the verse, everyone joins in with Ed encouraging them by pointing at his ear several times. He sings, "The shades go down..." through a gas mask that was thrown on stage by a fan. 'On a Rope' is a Rocket From The Crypt song. Ed omits out the first chorus of 'Jeremy' like the "new" version played on previous tours. He introduces 'Light Years' with, "This song is about ... well, you know what it is about. It means a lot to me and I hope that it means a lot to you as well." After the song he adds, "The next song is also about a dead guy," and then they start 'Leatherman.' Before 'Off He Goes' Ed says, "That's a little song about friendship. About a friend that is an asshole". Then he points his finger at himself saying quietly that he is an asshole. The audience responds: "Noooooo!". Ed catches a t-shirt during 'Alive' and blindfolds his eyes with it throughout half the song. Mike catches a rose and attaches it to his guitar. The audience yells "Smile, smile" between the songs, and they play it as the encore opener. 'Black' and 'Immortality' are just magical, first with Ed burning the cork of his wine bottle and painting his face and arms with it and then the whole band lining up in front of Matt during the end of 'Immortality,' letting everyone see what a great time they are having and how much they still enjoy playing music together. After 'Soldier of Love,' the audience does the "cha-cha-cha" thing from the single and it makes Ed laugh. Ed manages to convince every fan to be silent during 'Soon Forget,' although they start quietly singing along with Ed. Mike tags some of Van Halen's 'Dance the Night Away' onto 'YL.' Ed takes the usual polaroids of the first row and takes one picture of himself which he throws off the stage right in the hand of some lucky fan. The setlist was modified as they played this amazing show.
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"In your case, I'll check my brain at the door and we'll start even, okay?"
I think it was The Honking Seals. But you are right about the club show @ the Catalyst.
Cool thread.
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It was but I really wish I could have been at the 10/20/91 show that you were. What was that like? Where?
That fall tour I saw in 1991 was Pearl Jam opening, then Smashing Pumpkins, and Red Hot Chili Peppers played last... It was at some ballroom in Omaha, NE.. Couldn't have been more than 2,000 people there... Luckily I wasn't that drunk yet for Pearl Jam's set and remember it pretty well... EV staged dived right on top of me and my friends...lol.. It was an awesome show all around..
What about the show they played in a park in seattle. There is a bootleg video floating around. There was a guy with a ponytail sticking out of his ball cap....
Mural....I think?
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07/12/91 - JC Dobbs: Philadelphia, PA [45m]
support act: Carnival of Souls and Mellow Vibe
set: Wash, Once, Even Flow, State of Love and Trust, Alive, Oceans, Jeremy, Why Go, Porch, Alone, Breath
notes: Ed thanks the opening bands and makes a reference to Mother Love Bone playing there in the past. 'State of Love and Trust' and 'Oceans' are played live for the first (documented) time.
Whenever they play in Philly, Ed always jokes about playing at this bar and saying there were around maybe 50 people there to watch them that night.
what about the show the following night at the wetlands in new york. that's got to be up there also in terms of sparse crowds.
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Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
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"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
They played the henry fonda theater in hollywood in 2006. That place probably holds 1000 people max, and there weren't many people seated on the balcony (id say more than half of the seats were empty). The floor wasn't too packed either. Maybe 600-800 in attendance.
What about the benefit show they played for the nature conservatory last year on 12/1/06? It was the night before the Blaisdell Arena show in Honolulu. It was so small they didn't even have a separation between the stage and the crowd and the stage was only about 18 inches off the ground. I think that may take the cake.
couldn't get into Easy Street. Made it to the Moore in 95 and 2 of the Showbox shows. Out of those, Easy Street is clearly the smallest venue. But, I was just at Mt Baker last week and one of the locals said they played in a bar a few years ago called the Snowline Inn (since burned down) in Glacier, WA. Anyone know anything about that? I'll find out more next time I'm at Baker.
There also must be a bunch of small shows around Seattle (ex. played, along with Dave Matthews, for a local celeb wedding, etc.)
"If you hate somethin, don't you do it too!"
"Then I get to thinkin -- I don't wanna think; I wanna feel."
couldn't get into Easy Street. Made it to the Moore in 95 and 2 of the Showbox shows. Out of those, Easy Street is clearly the smallest venue. But, I was just at Mt Baker last week and one of the locals said they played in a bar a few years ago called the Snowline Inn (since burned down) in Glacier, WA. Anyone know anything about that? I'll find out more next time I'm at Baker.
There also must be a bunch of small shows around Seattle (ex. played, along with Dave Matthews, for a local celeb wedding, etc.)
Well well!! Look who's back!!
This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper
Toledo VFC was in a minor league hockey arena... Just a guess but I would say less than 3,000 in attendance... Then Uncle Neil hi-jacked the show!!! Definitely the loudest concert I've ever been to.
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Glad you got tix, Mer. I'm going to Van for the 10c show and casually looking for tix for the 2d show, but really hoping for a Seattle warm-up on the 1st! We'll see.
Say hi to Jill too. Wish I was coming down to SD.
"If you hate somethin, don't you do it too!"
"Then I get to thinkin -- I don't wanna think; I wanna feel."
Toledo VFC was in a minor league hockey arena... Just a guess but I would say less than 3,000 in attendance... Then Uncle Neil hi-jacked the show!!! Definitely the loudest concert I've ever been to.
it was loud, to be sure.
As a concert venue, the Sports Arena seated 6,500, and for theater concerts and stage shows, 4,400.
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attendance: 3,000 (capacity 8,000)
support act: Dismemberment Plan
set: Release, Of The Girl, Sleight of Hand, Thin Air, Insignificance, Grievance, Corduroy, Animal, Hail Hail, State of Love and Trust, Evacuation, Daughter/(ABitW)/(On a Rope), Jeremy, I Got Shit, Light Years, Leatherman, In Hiding, Off He Goes, Dissident, MFC, Habit, Alive
enc: Smile, Immortality, Black, Leaving Here, Soldier of Love, Last Exit, Soon Forget, Yellow Ledbetter
notes: [This date was originally scheduled for the Petiofi Csarnock in Budapest, Hungary.]
Those who showed a ticket stub from the previous night's show could buy a ticket to the second show at half price! The whole band is in a great mood, smiling throughout the show. A special atmosphere is created from the very beginning of the show, making it feel like they are playing right in your living room. Ed fucks up the lyrics and starts directly with "Oh dear dad, can you see me now...", making 'Release' a very short song but still very intense. 'Of The Girl' and then two more slow songs follow, introduced with, "We'll try and take it easy tonight. Let's get through the pretty ones first..." After each song the band gathers in the middle of the stage and discusses what they will play next. Eddie keeps the other band members from changing their instruments a few times. Mike seems to be very tired and introverted during the first few songs, but still interacts very much with the crowd in front of him. Ed catches a bouquet with a note. He reads it and says, "Oh, they're from a guy" -- 'I'll meet you the show.'" He rips the petals off the flowers during 'Sleight of Hand' while the stage is bathed in blue light. The crowd is hypnotized witnessing something special happening on stage as it seemed like they would go on with slow songs forever but then they changed hitting with five unbelievable rocking tracks in a row !!! Ed dons a gas mask during 'Daughter' (hey, it was only a matter of time). 'Daughter' is breathtaking with Mike playing some short riffs from 'Another Brick in the Wall' throughout the whole song. When Ed starts singing the verse, everyone joins in with Ed encouraging them by pointing at his ear several times. He sings, "The shades go down..." through a gas mask that was thrown on stage by a fan. 'On a Rope' is a Rocket From The Crypt song. Ed omits out the first chorus of 'Jeremy' like the "new" version played on previous tours. He introduces 'Light Years' with, "This song is about ... well, you know what it is about. It means a lot to me and I hope that it means a lot to you as well." After the song he adds, "The next song is also about a dead guy," and then they start 'Leatherman.' Before 'Off He Goes' Ed says, "That's a little song about friendship. About a friend that is an asshole". Then he points his finger at himself saying quietly that he is an asshole. The audience responds: "Noooooo!". Ed catches a t-shirt during 'Alive' and blindfolds his eyes with it throughout half the song. Mike catches a rose and attaches it to his guitar. The audience yells "Smile, smile" between the songs, and they play it as the encore opener. 'Black' and 'Immortality' are just magical, first with Ed burning the cork of his wine bottle and painting his face and arms with it and then the whole band lining up in front of Matt during the end of 'Immortality,' letting everyone see what a great time they are having and how much they still enjoy playing music together. After 'Soldier of Love,' the audience does the "cha-cha-cha" thing from the single and it makes Ed laugh. Ed manages to convince every fan to be silent during 'Soon Forget,' although they start quietly singing along with Ed. Mike tags some of Van Halen's 'Dance the Night Away' onto 'YL.' Ed takes the usual polaroids of the first row and takes one picture of himself which he throws off the stage right in the hand of some lucky fan. The setlist was modified as they played this amazing show.
"In your case, I'll check my brain at the door and we'll start even, okay?"
Have you thanked a taper today?
I think it was The Honking Seals. But you are right about the club show @ the Catalyst.
Cool thread.
.
New Orleans 1995
Fort Lauderdale 1996
Atlanta & Birmingham 1998
New Orleans 2000
Tampa 2003
Kissimmee 2004
New York City (x 2) 2008
East Troy (x 2) 2011
Chicago & New Orleans 2013
Hampton, Raleigh, Boston 2016
Baltimore 2020
Louisville 2022
Philadelphia & Baltimore 2024
and only 750 tickets were available for irving plaza, 450 for whoever waited on the tower records line and 150 pairs for the ten club
Ed Sullivan Theater - 06
Irving Plaza - 06
Albany - 06
Hartford - 06
East Rutherford 1 & 2 - 06
San Francisco 1 & 2 - 06
Bonnaroo - 08
MSG 1 & 2 - 08
Hartford - 08
Mansfield 1 - 08
From the shows I went to and re-call looking up the info:
VIC :1200-1300
Reading: 8,500-9,000
Borgata: 3500-3700
Also many of the euro shows in 92 where 300-500 people.
SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
Mexico=1, Colombia=1
Upcoming: Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2
That fall tour I saw in 1991 was Pearl Jam opening, then Smashing Pumpkins, and Red Hot Chili Peppers played last... It was at some ballroom in Omaha, NE.. Couldn't have been more than 2,000 people there... Luckily I wasn't that drunk yet for Pearl Jam's set and remember it pretty well... EV staged dived right on top of me and my friends...lol.. It was an awesome show all around..
10/20/91 (Omaha), 7/25/92 (Lolla/Denver), 3/7/94 (Denver), 6/20/95 (Red Rocks), 11/14/97 (Oakland), 6/23/98 (Denver), 10/25/00 (SD), 6/05/03 (SD), 10/8/04 (FL), 7/2/06 (Denver), 7/17/08 (VH1-Who Tribute LA), 10/6/09 (LA), 10/7/09 (LA), 9/3/11 & 9/4/11(PJ20), 12/06/13 (Seattle), 10/09/14 (Lincoln)..
Mural....I think?
support act: Carnival of Souls and Mellow Vibe
set: Wash, Once, Even Flow, State of Love and Trust, Alive, Oceans, Jeremy, Why Go, Porch, Alone, Breath
notes: Ed thanks the opening bands and makes a reference to Mother Love Bone playing there in the past. 'State of Love and Trust' and 'Oceans' are played live for the first (documented) time.
Whenever they play in Philly, Ed always jokes about playing at this bar and saying there were around maybe 50 people there to watch them that night.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
Thanks, I changed that... I must have been drunk last night when I posted it..lol
10/20/91 (Omaha), 7/25/92 (Lolla/Denver), 3/7/94 (Denver), 6/20/95 (Red Rocks), 11/14/97 (Oakland), 6/23/98 (Denver), 10/25/00 (SD), 6/05/03 (SD), 10/8/04 (FL), 7/2/06 (Denver), 7/17/08 (VH1-Who Tribute LA), 10/6/09 (LA), 10/7/09 (LA), 9/3/11 & 9/4/11(PJ20), 12/06/13 (Seattle), 10/09/14 (Lincoln)..
what is the show where they were billed as the "piss bottle men?" i'm sure that was somewhere small too...
Moore theatre - seattle -1995 - about 1400.
SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
Mexico=1, Colombia=1
Upcoming: Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2
as for poor attendence, not sure
East Troy 2003
Chicago x2, Summerfest x2, 2006
Chicago THE VIC, Lollapalooza, 2007
bonnaROOOOOOO 2008
Chicago x2 2009
(EV chicago 2008 night 2)
There also must be a bunch of small shows around Seattle (ex. played, along with Dave Matthews, for a local celeb wedding, etc.)
"Then I get to thinkin -- I don't wanna think; I wanna feel."
Well well!! Look who's back!!
"Then I get to thinkin -- I don't wanna think; I wanna feel."
I'm sure some of the Tower Records in-store performances from '91 had fewer people than that.
—Dorothy Parker
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"Then I get to thinkin -- I don't wanna think; I wanna feel."
Nope...just San Diego! WOOHOO!!!
Say hi to Jill too. Wish I was coming down to SD.
"Then I get to thinkin -- I don't wanna think; I wanna feel."
As a concert venue, the Sports Arena seated 6,500, and for theater concerts and stage shows, 4,400.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_Sports_Arena
ds
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....