Irving Plaza vs The Vic Theater

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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,603
    Even though this is a "to each their own" thread, I'm giving my thumbs up to The Vic.
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  • 4Powers20
    4Powers20 Posts: 1,233
    I was at both and I think the crowd was ALOT better at Irving. Sure the VIC was 10 club, but Irving was filled with people who slept on the street for a day just to get tix. I think the VIC setlist blew away the Irving but the Irving shpw was basically a release party for avacado, the Vic was a warmup show for Lolla.

    In the end if I had to choose, I would have to choose the VIC because you will never see a PJ setlist look like that again.


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  • Pegasus
    Pegasus Posts: 3,754
    I wasn't at IP so can't talk about it really.

    but if you want to compare the Astoria and the Vic...
    Astoria by a mile..it fucking ROCKED!

    :D
  • Gremmie95
    Gremmie95 Posts: 749
    Vic!
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,975
    why compare?
    every show is it's *own* ya know?


    i was only at irving plaza so cannot make any comparisons. all i can say is, i was soooooooo happy and thankful to be there, NEVER thought i'd get to see pearl jam in such an intimate venue, was AMAZING!


    special shows all the way around, no doubt. :)
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  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,983
    4Powers20 wrote:
    Sure the VIC was 10 club, but Irving was filled with people who slept on the street for a day just to get tix.

    Another reason I forgot to mention, there were no fans at Irving that thought they deserved a spot like at the vic, it was all hard core fans who waited on the street for 23 hours to get in.
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  • guertin32
    guertin32 Posts: 205
    Dude... I was at Irving Plaza... I love that fuckin show...

    check out my you tube video about it...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FQC6ekB-1c
    http://www.myspace.com/cravingstrangemusic <- my band
    MSG - NYC - 9-10-1998
    MSG - NYC - 9-11-1998 (BEST FKING SHOW!)
    Jones Beach - 8-25-2000
    Nassau Coliseum - 4-30-2003
    Irving Plaza - 5-5-06 (another great show)
    New Jersey - 6-1-06
    MSG - NYC - 6.24.08
  • guertin32
    guertin32 Posts: 205
    bump
    http://www.myspace.com/cravingstrangemusic <- my band
    MSG - NYC - 9-10-1998
    MSG - NYC - 9-11-1998 (BEST FKING SHOW!)
    Jones Beach - 8-25-2000
    Nassau Coliseum - 4-30-2003
    Irving Plaza - 5-5-06 (another great show)
    New Jersey - 6-1-06
    MSG - NYC - 6.24.08
  • No Fear Of Falling
    No Fear Of Falling Posts: 419
    I wasn't at the Vic..

    but Irving was, and probably will always be, the greatest show i've ever been to.

    Coming off the high that was the Borgata shows a few months earlier, I couldn't even fathom the thought of PJ in an even smaller venue.. and for free. It was just a matter of how bad you wanted it.

    Basically.. lets put 1,000 of the most hardcore PJ fans who would wait on a street for 2 days in a tiny room WITH PJ.. and see the results.

    That night I actually was happy that someone spilled whiskey all over me. It was so hot in that room that the whiskey felt awesome.
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    2007 - 6/27, 8/3
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  • scottbird
    scottbird Posts: 132
    I was working the show at Irving Plaza that day, an incredible amount of energy took over the room that night. I got to meet Ed and see my favorite band where I work. I never thought for a second that that day would come, that Pearl Jam would play Irving Plaza! That day hold an very special place in my heart and life. I was not at the Vic theatre show so I cant comment but Im sure it was equally amazing. Pearl Jam give 100% every show but to see them in these small clubs is a honor. I dont think there were official boots of these shows so you cant really compare sound quality. I just hope they don't ever stop treating fans to these small club gems.
  • camaros
    camaros Posts: 1,003
    awesome TOWER RECORDS recap:
    http://www.gremmie.net/blog/2006/05/01/this-american-dream/
    i like sound...
  • stpmattb
    stpmattb Posts: 958
    I liked that the VIC was all fanclub. Sure for Irving Plaza we slept on the streets for a long time to get the tickets, but at the Vic, it was like being with family. I didn't get that feeling at Irving.
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  • guertin32
    guertin32 Posts: 205
    scottbird wrote:
    I was working the show at Irving Plaza that day, an incredible amount of energy took over the room that night. I got to meet Ed and see my favorite band where I work. I never thought for a second that that day would come, that Pearl Jam would play Irving Plaza! That day hold an very special place in my heart and life. I was not at the Vic theatre show so I cant comment but Im sure it was equally amazing. Pearl Jam give 100% every show but to see them in these small clubs is a honor. I dont think there were official boots of these shows so you cant really compare sound quality. I just hope they don't ever stop treating fans to these small club gems.

    I have that show on boot.. its b- Quality but its worth it.
    http://www.myspace.com/cravingstrangemusic <- my band
    MSG - NYC - 9-10-1998
    MSG - NYC - 9-11-1998 (BEST FKING SHOW!)
    Jones Beach - 8-25-2000
    Nassau Coliseum - 4-30-2003
    Irving Plaza - 5-5-06 (another great show)
    New Jersey - 6-1-06
    MSG - NYC - 6.24.08
  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,983
    guertin32 wrote:
    Dude... I was at Irving Plaza... I love that fuckin show...

    check out my you tube video about it...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FQC6ekB-1c


    can't wait to watch this again when i get home (no sound at work)
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  • guertin32
    guertin32 Posts: 205
    a5pj wrote:
    can't wait to watch this again when i get home (no sound at work)


    I mixed it with the cool version of Garden. Hope ya like it!
    http://www.myspace.com/cravingstrangemusic <- my band
    MSG - NYC - 9-10-1998
    MSG - NYC - 9-11-1998 (BEST FKING SHOW!)
    Jones Beach - 8-25-2000
    Nassau Coliseum - 4-30-2003
    Irving Plaza - 5-5-06 (another great show)
    New Jersey - 6-1-06
    MSG - NYC - 6.24.08
  • Dillsnufus
    Dillsnufus Posts: 1,165
    speaking of garden can someone post a mp3 of garden from irvine plaza (or pm me a zip of the show)

    some good irving vids:
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8785751386143560064 CB
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7184187830589665651 PT
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6650482521062745933 WWS
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2966606283682250761 A
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1400720129752129072 LW
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5209020659280459353 SH
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2811006094847223166 G
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5844403842961584536 EF(not complete)
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3368368815345883394
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6311415633298038277

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