7/11: Mansfield III '03 and Soldier Field '95 Anniversaries

AnthonyD1987

Today is the fifth anniversary of the legendary "experiment" show in Mansfield, MA. That still stands as the longest Pearl Jam show of all time, with a record 45 songs.

July 11, 2003 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
Preset: Long Road, Of The Girl, Sometimes, Off He Goes, All Those Yesterdays, Drifting, Thin Air, Sleight Of Hand, Footsteps, All Or None, Parting Ways, Indifference

Main Set: Can't Keep, Breakerfall, Brain of J, Spin the Black Circle, Ghost, Green Disease, Tremor Christ, Given To Fly, Nothing As It Seems, Cropduster, Faithfull, Why Go, Wishlist/(Why Can't I Touch It?), Leatherman, Nothingman, Better Man, 1/2 Full, Untitled/MFC, Blood

Encore 1: Breath, Habit, Down, Mankind, U, Black, Jeremy
Encore 2: Arc, I Believe In Miracles, Know Your Rights, Fortunate Son, Rockin' in the Free World
Encore 3: Yellow Ledbetter

Today is also the thirteenth anniversary of another big show, Soldier Field '95.

July 11, 1995 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
Main Set: Release, Go, Last Exit, Spin the Black Circle, Tremor Christ, Corduroy, Whipping, I Got Shit, Dissident, Even Flow, Improv/Sick o' Pussies, Deep, Jeremy, Glorified G, Daughter/(This Boy)/(The Real Me)/(W.M.A.)/(ABitW-II), Animal, Habit, Jam/Lukin, Not for You, Little Wing (teaser), Elderly Woman, Immortality, Alive, Porch

Encore 1: Everyday People, Let My Love Open the Door, Better Man, Rearviewmirror, Black, Blood
Encore 2: Yellow Ledbetter

UKpearljammer

I'm listening to Boston 3 now as I write this. Let's not forget that infamous Vegas 98 show on 11/7, ha ha! Just mentioned these 3 shows in another post about the number 11 and how it crops up with Pearl Jam. Not my theory, someone elses.
Anyway I was at the Boston and Vegas show, need I say anymore about the Boston show! As for Vegas, it was my 2nd PJ show and first US show so although people bagged it I enjoyed it. Looking back it's prob my least favourite PJ show along with Wembley 2000 but at the same time it was kinda special being in another country and I think I've been pretty fortunate to have been to some very special Pearl Jam shows. I was supposed to go to both LA shows but my travelling buddy got quite ill so I had to give em a miss.

UKpearljammer

Here's the set list:

07/11/98 - Thomas & Mack Center: Las Vegas, NV [95m]
support act: Zeke and X
set: MFC, Corduroy, Brain of J, Hail Hail, Given to Fly, Dissident, Even Flow, Faithfull, Jeremy, Nothingman, Leatherman, Wish List, Lukin, Daughter/(White Girl)/(WMA), Better Man, Rearviewmirror, Alive
enc: Spin the Black Circle, Do the Evolution, Habit, Black, Last Exit
notes: Late show. Poor security, drunk crowd ... even booed X. After 'Given to Fly,' Ed says (sarcastically), "So, we're in Las Vegas. My, what a wonderful place it is, too!" and the crowd cheers. He falls and laughs it off toward the end of 'Even Flow.' During 'Faithfull,' Ed spells out "M.Y.T.H" in sign language. 'Nothingman' is introduced as a "nice little ditty about a fuck up. This is like Leaving Las Vegas right here." Drinking a beer after 'Lukin,' Ed says he wishes he had some to share and tells the crowd they should feel lucky since they got to see X play. 'White Girl' is a X cover song. 'Last Exit' closes the show, with Ed proclaiming, "See you all later ... I'm going to go watch Siegfried and Roy." ('Porch' was on the written setlist but isn't played.)

1STmammal2wearPants

fuck yea!!!!! I just happened to be one of the fortunate ones who can claim this as their first Pearl Jam show. Needless to say, having an epic set will make you an addict for life from that point on.......

The acoustic set had me in awe, especially Long Road done that way. A night of pure magic that I'll remember forever.