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Even when you don't like the opener.....

maccimacci Posts: 1,057
edited March 2008 in The Porch
....do you still go in for Ed's pre-set??

We usually do - but most of my friends stay out & tailgate.

We'll go in for show time, grab a beer, hope to get a song from Ed, check the opening band out for a song or two....then grab a few more beers.
My lips are shaking.......
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  • MelissaphishMelissaphish Posts: 150
    If I am not drinking I'll go in for the opener, but if I am drinking the extra 2 hours of $7-8 beer is just a killer.
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  • DPrival78DPrival78 Posts: 2,263
    i usually want to, but i end up getting too wrapped up in the tailgating/pre-gaming scenario. and next thing i know, it's 8:40.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • wickedmonkeyzwickedmonkeyz Posts: 489
    always

    that's how I fell in love with My Morning Jacket
    looking for 2 to Columbia...

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  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    Yeah I gave MMJ a chance & liked them very much.

    But....with all due respect, I do not like Sleater-Kinney & every time they would open - I would still go in for the Ed song & they walk the concourse, get a beer & check out the merch.
    My lips are shaking.......
  • hailhail82hailhail82 Posts: 330
    Always there. But I'm usually not drinking at PJ shows. Or at least not in excess. Even before the era of frequent/almost always there presets. Plus I haven't seen a PJ opener I haven't liked on at least some level.
    5 shows in 2006 with Sonic Youth was incredible.
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  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    Yes I always go in hoping that he'll finally play Dead Man when I'm in attendance.
  • voodoopugvoodoopug Posts: 1,011
    macci wrote:
    Yeah I gave MMJ a chance & liked them very much.

    But....with all due respect, I do not like Sleater-Kinney & every time they would open - I would still go in for the Ed song & they walk the concourse, get a beer & check out the merch.


    I hear Sleater-Kinney has disbanded, no?
    There's Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson......and then everybody else.
  • i am a targeti am a target Posts: 808
    i never drink at shows or before any show that isn't at a bar or small venue. a huge waste of money AND i end up having to use the bathroom way way way way too much.
  • meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,577
    Without a doubt. I love the pre-show opener. It is one of the best parts of the show in my opinion. It adds to the anticipation and it is very cool to see Ed come out by himself when it is not very loud and sing for a few thousand of us.
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  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    voodoopug wrote:
    I hear Sleater-Kinney has disbanded, no?


    I know they had, but I meant back on the 03 tour.......
    My lips are shaking.......
  • voodoopugvoodoopug Posts: 1,011
    macci wrote:
    I know they had, but I meant back on the 03 tour.......

    I remember in New Orleans the 10 Club entrance was the same entrance that Sleater Kinney was using and their guitar player was having trouble getting into the venue without a ticket...funny IMO......and as far as their music goes, I thought it was terrible.
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  • thunderDANthunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    macci wrote:
    Yeah I gave MMJ a chance & liked them very much.

    But....with all due respect, I do not like Sleater-Kinney & every time they would open - I would still go in for the Ed song & they walk the concourse, get a beer & check out the merch.

    yeah I really don't like Sleater-Kinney. It just sounds like screeching and shouting to me
  • SpreadtheJAMSpreadtheJAM Posts: 344
    Never see the opener, or pre set. I like to maximize my drinking time before the show, so i don't have to get up during and pay 8+ for drinks.

    Worst concert experience was Continental I 06. Went up to get a beer about three songs in, and line is not too bad, but there is this semi-retarded black lady pouring beer and making change. I was up there for what felt like an eternity, and ended up missing four songs...All for a beer.

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  • AbuskedtiAbuskedti Posts: 1,917
    macci wrote:
    ....do you still go in for Ed's pre-set??

    We usually do - but most of my friends stay out & tailgate.

    We'll go in for show time, grab a beer, hope to get a song from Ed, check the opening band out for a song or two....then grab a few more beers.

    I couldn't imagine what would be make me miss the pre-set... .but it would have to be wonderful.
  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    thunderDAN wrote:
    yeah I really don't like Sleater-Kinney. It just sounds like screeching and shouting to me


    They've ruined so many PJ encores for me, lol.
    My lips are shaking.......
  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    SpreadtheJAM wrote:
    Never see the opener, or pre set. I like to maximize my drinking time before the show, so i don't have to get up during and pay 8+ for drinks.

    Worst concert experience was Continental I 06. Went up to get a beer about three songs in, and line is not too bad, but there is this semi-retarded black lady pouring beer and making change. I was up there for what felt like an eternity, and ended up missing four songs...All for a beer.

    Thats Jersey's Finest


    Ahahaha...


    Dude weren't you using your fake then too?
  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    always make the opening band. It's part of the ritual. You know every song the opening band plays is one step closer to PJ. Occasionally, you'll see one of the guys in the wings rocking out ... you start to get excited.

    One of the best feelings in the world is that nervous energy in a place between the opening band and PJ ... every second that passes, the buzz gets a little louder ... your heart starts pumping a little faster.

    and then ... the lights go down.

    Yeah, I wouldn't trade that for another parking lot beer.
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  • satansbedbugssatansbedbugs Posts: 2,412
    SpreadtheJAM wrote:
    Never see the opener, or pre set. I like to maximize my drinking time before the show, so i don't have to get up during and pay 8+ for drinks.

    Worst concert experience was Continental I 06. Went up to get a beer about three songs in, and line is not too bad, but there is this semi-retarded black lady pouring beer and making change. I was up there for what felt like an eternity, and ended up missing four songs...All for a beer.

    Thats Jersey's Finest

    And you left your seat, why?
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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    satansbedbugs wrote:
    And you left your seat, why?

    Yeah, I don't drink at PJ shows for precisely this reason. I don't want to have to leave to buy more, or piss, and miss stuff. Call me old fashioned, but I really am just there for the music.

    I can drink later. And usually do.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
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