What was your favorite PJ concert moment?

flyinwhole313

It can be a parking lot moment, a song, a show, anything related to a PJ concert experience. I have a few but back in the day, when the first in line meant you got the best tickets-NORMALLY, my buddy and I "camped out" in CAMDEN, NJ- America's Armpit- to get tickets in 98 from 10 pm until on sale time. I remember tossing a frisbee, and getting shitty with some fellow fans-amongst other things, eventually getting in line, standing there for HOURS, only to fall victim to the first Lottery system ever implemented at the E-Center. HOLY FUCK. I wanted BLOOD. I wound up getting fucking LAWN TICKETS. I was in the 10C, but wasn't sure of how the mail order ticket thing worked since Philly didn't make the cut in previous tours... but in retrospect, I should have figured that system out. It is just AWESOME to think of how many countless hours have been spent in the long ride with PJ, from sitting on the sidewalk in NYC to get Irving Tix with a buddy, to Beating the shit out of someone in the 100+degree TFC 98 pit for almost trampling my girlfriend during Brain of J...I am very thankful for the memories, and the great music...Lets hear some of yours.

JP2026766

Jeez. Everything from 10/03/05. What a perfect night and a perfect show. The mic blowing out during Crazy Mary, and then they keep on going and Boom and Mike play one of the best jams that song has had.

Also, getting the Garden shaking this year numerous times was fantastic. Just that whole 1 week period this summer over which i saw the band was so memorable.

DCRONIN

Although I prefer other shows as a whole experience, the "It's OK" Daughter tag at Jones Beach 2000 was such an emotional experience. Unforgettable, it is burned into my brain as an instantly memory.

reditalian

Being front row centre in Massey Hall night 2 to here Ed blow the roof off. Greatest concert moment of any concert I've ever seen.

Wobbie

Probably Crown of Thorns, Vegas 2000.

finnannie

Its a tough decision between Hartford 08 and Mansfield 1 08

...I have to say Hartford, the whole show was unbelievable -and to witness it from 10th row - sick!

the betterman - moment in Mansfield though.... man, I will never forget it.

flyinwhole313

DCRONIN wrote:

Although I prefer other shows as a whole experience, the "It's OK" Daughter tag at Jones Beach 2000 was such an emotional experience. Unforgettable, it is burned into my brain as an instantly memory.

Nice. I shared a similar emotional experience for that song at Va Beach 00...I remember it was the first show they had done after Roskilde...And Ed cited that incident prior to It's OK..."It'd be nice to start anew..."

smile05

Berlin 06, in the middle of that cool forest, the end of Black when all the crowd was humming the riff

jervin007

I thought it was great when Theo Epstein came onstage in disguise in Boston (2006) and jammed out the Rockin' in the Free World with the boys.

MagnusonPark82

12/07/93 - Seattle Center Arena. Mike had just finished a blisterinig solo and was in a zone. He took off his guitar, threw it into the speakers, and dove headfirst into the mosh pit. He crowd surfed over us until we gently passed him back to the stage. Eddie just stood there and stared in disbelief. My alltime classic PJ moment that I've experienced firsthand.

U R A Crazy Breed

being a long time fan but relatively new to concerts (first one was in '04)

I'd say this past summer was sooooooooooooo fucking AWESOME!!

6/24/08-6/25/08 my first time in MSG and chilling in Manhattan....awesome experience.(even if the poster shit turned into a nightmare!)

6/28/08 first time my wife has been this close to the stage (6th row) and seeing how "different" it is when your up close & seeing/hearing the "betterman ovation"..Ed's expression was priceless!

6/30/08 I bought myself a front row ticket (wife & daughter sat in my 10c seats)
and during a song-Mike solo..Ed's running across the stage in front of me and i reach out as far as my 6'2" ass can reach and he grabs my hand and shakes it!! then when the tiny chick next to me(i heard she is from Florida) gets his harmonica i look at him like "what about me??" and he runs over and gets me a pick and comes back and places it in my hand!AWESOME..i was so stunned i don't think i even said thank you...i think i was too busy smiling from ear to ear..then at the end of the night i caught a tambourine(almost killing these 2 tiny Asian chicks next to me...sorry about that girls,you guys were really cool!)

so i'm sure some of you heard me tell this tale before..but i can't help wanting to relive that perfect day/night



oh....and seeing Ed do his solo thing and hearing ARC live...gave me goosebumps and brought a tear to my eye..simply amazing and heart felt!the solo shows were a real treat! (9th row center stage for the second night @ the Opera house in Boston thanks to 10c ...i love you guys!!)


thanks PJ,10c and fellow fans for all the great times and memories!!! hope to make many more!

U R A Crazy Breed

MagnusonPark82 wrote:

12/07/93 - Seattle Center Arena. Mike had just finished a blisterinig solo and was in a zone. He took off his guitar, threw it into the speakers, and dove headfirst into the mosh pit. He crowd surfed over us until we gently passed him back to the stage. Eddie just stood there and stared in disbelief. My alltime classic PJ moment that I've experienced firsthand.

that's awesome!!

wma11

Ed's famous Duct tape speech during Porch, Randall's Island '96 (forget which night though), will always stand out in my memory...

nuzzer1

Hands down - Ed singing Hawaii '78 in Honolulu and then hours later dancing around the stage with Bono.

No offense to U2 here, but man - PJ does "RITFW" so much better!

EddiesMuse

Nothingman Tampa 08, waited forever to hear that one live, my all time fave, just burst into tears!

ttmoran

Indio in like 93 or 94. Moon was out over the Palm Trees and beautiful mountains.

K.LO

Pinkpop when Eddie did a mosh pit with so many people there. I'm in awe when I see footage of the massive audience.

GivenToJam88

Camden II 2006 right before Given To Fly when Eddie said "and God said on the sevebth day, were gonna rock your ass off until the cows come home

celebration

being close enough to call in a request...and to get it.

iamica

I'll never forget my first Pearl Jam concert in Chicago, 10-9-00, the day after the Ice Bowl...the boys were so happy to be inside that they played a long, fantastic setlist. Ticketmaster seated my friend and I behind a pole...we were like, "screw this" and went and stood in one of the balcony aisles near the rail (this was before security was really strict about that). One of the best nights of my life.

Them-Bones

Release & Alive back to back at Bonnaroo

JordyWordy

Berlin 06 - mexican waves during Master/Slave....they soccer "oooooohhhs" as encore(Last Kiss) started, and the outline of forest all around. Black was incredible at this show, shame the boot doesnt capture how loud it really was.

Dusseldorf - thinking of this show makes me smile. such good atmosphere, incredible setlist, random singalongs, Rats, the Hey Ho chant the randomer on stage started....

Copenhagen - everyminute of it.

Werchter - Eds advice that if Josh Homme offers you a pill, just take half

corduroid

Hearing NAIS for the first time at Mansfield 2000, looking up at the stars in awe as Mike went into his solo, and just closing my eyes.

flyinwhole313

ttmoran wrote:

Indio in like 93 or 94. Moon was out over the Palm Trees and beautiful mountains.

This setting comment reminded me of a show in Camden in 03, when RITFW was played mid-set because of Fireworks over the River next to the venue. "This one's for the people in the back, Here's a little soundtrack for the fireworks for ya" It was a show I was in the lawn with a large group of friends, and to have fireworks, great weather, and great friends while seeing PEARL JAM was definitely a highlight!

jenmarie

We made MSG shake!
It was a great moment

Bathgate66

1996@ Randals Isl
the rain and mud were crazy !



1998 @ MSG -
ed climbing up the microphone chord into the light rigging.
sick bastard.

2000 @ Camden
1st row for the first time for me, i scalped but it was worth every red penny.

2003 @ MSG
dvd shot, what a great 2 shows and 10C prescence.

Oct 1 2005 @ Borgata
world premiere of " gone ", ace frehely, and just being in the room- it was electric !

Camden 1 2006
thanks to mr shackles,. 1st row again at camden and his 10 C lottery .
got a Mike guitar pic!

blondieblue227

hahaha easy!

1st when mike tossed me a pick
2nd when ed smiled at me

va beach 08

wolfamongwolves

I can't decide between meeting Eddie outside the Green Glens arena in the beautiful Cork countryside in 1996, catching him when he dived into the crowd during Black in Dublin 2000, being tossed his wine cork and then a tambourine in exchange for a mask in Dublin in 2006, calling for him to toss Heineken Helen a birthday tamb in Copenhagen, Long Road in London after 11 years of waiting to hear it, the emotion of the whole Copenhagen show, but especially the soundcheck of Love Reign O'er Me, or that No More at Nijmegen.

demetrios

Enjoying the music I love, with my friends next to me.
I can never forget those moments in life.

2-feign-reluctance

front row STL 2000
ed brings girl who is signing up on stage for a dance.

BlackCorduroy

of shows I've been to..
Boston 5/25/06- Return of Leash. The crowd was NUTS. RVM at that show stands out of me also
Hawaii 12/2/06- Matt's birthday cake
Mansfield 6/28/06- already mentioned here, but Betterman was amazing.

Boston 8/2/08-and I'm not sure if this counts cause it was an EV show, but Eddie talking about me and dedicating Forever Young to me was probably one of my favorites:p