Your Top 5 Shows Seen Live

21 shows in all for me so far...2 in Chicago 09 will bring me to 23 (#23 in Chicago is perfect!).

1) Toledo 1996

2) Bonnaroo 2008

3) Noblesville 2003

4) Cincy 2006 (go ahead and hate Speedy )

5) Detroit 2006

Close...Noblesville 1998...Knoxville 1998...Mexico City 1 2005...Cleveland 2006

hsh wrote:

After 30 shows. . .this is REALLY hard, but I'll try
1. Gorge 1 2006
2. MSG 1 2003
3. DC 2008 - I won front row in the lottery. .has to be on list
4. Honolulu 2006
5. Philly 2005

DC 08 was a SWEEEEEEET show...i had it on my list, but Boston edged it out.....I loved DC 08....one of the best times I've had at a pearl jam show!

Soldier Field 95' #1
Showbox 04' #2
MSG 08' #3
Lollapalooza 92' Detroit #4
Toledo can't remember the venue 96' #5

phew this is tough....

5. Hartford 2008 - I listen to this show the most out of all of my boots... It has many of my favorite songs and it was (imo) the best of the 08 tour.

4. Irving Plaza 2006 - Just a special night all around. Being within 10 feet of the band and I'll never forget the dude who jumped during State of Love & Trust.

3. Saratoga 2000 - 1st PJ show, In My Tree played perfectly.

2. Buffalo, 2003 - First time I traveled more than 5 hours to see PJ and they made it well worth it... 3rd show for me ever and it was glorious!

1. Mansfield 3, 2003 - Speaks for itself like someone else stated...

I've only been to 2 shows, but they are 2 pretty damn good ones....
'95 New Orleans...thought we were going to be killed
Bonnaroo....front row mike's side....3 of the greatest hours of my life after a long day of waiting...a very long day but it was definitely without a doubt no questions asked worth every damn bit of it

Grand Rapids 2006
Indy 2000
Detroit2 2003
Indy 2003
Grand Rapids 2004

No particular order:

Borgata 2 05 (first show and i was 6th row dead center pit)
Bonnaroo 08 ('nuff said...made it on the roo dvd during betterman)
Hartford '08 (took my bro to his first show; my 10th - prolly one of greatest setlists ive heard/seen live w/smile and fuckin up in the same encore)
MSG II '08 (got setlist, took pics of olsen twins 2 rows in front of us, rocked out w/their bodyguard, and hearing release and black diamond was sweeet)
East Rutherford II '06 (took friend to her first PJ show, got to hear rats for first time - never forget)

Sorry, but ended up being a mini novel. Those who don't want to read the entire post, my favorites were:
1. Showbox 2004
2. Seattle II 1998
3. Gorge 2005
4. Calgary 2005
5. Kansas City 2003

Showbox-9/24/04: This was without a doubt the best and worst show I have been to. I was one of the first people in the door, so I ran across the floor to the barricade that was right in front of Jeff (thought this would be a great place since Eddie and Mike are my favorite members of the band that I would split the difference). This was the first time I have been front row and quite possibly the last. It was amazing being that close and having the band make eye contact with you and smile when you really got into the show. Also Eddie gave a bottle of water to a girl next to me since we were all so dehydrated. She took a drink and then she let me have a pull under the condition I give the bottle back to her. The downside was that I got picks from both Eddie and Jeff. Awesome right? WRONG!!! When I left the show I reached into my pocket to look at the picks in the light and they were gone. Somehow they fell out of my pocket during the show from jumping around and what not. Now whenever I get a pick at a show I put it in the credit card part of my wallet. I still wish I could get that close again so I could get at least a chance at a pick or two again.

Seattle-7/22/98: This was my first PJ show at Memorial Stadium. This show was attended before I even knew what 10C was, but it was okay since it was G.A. At the time I liked Pearl Jam, but I was not “obsessed” like I am now, so when I got to the show I sat in the stands just enjoying myself and listening to the music and not worrying about being close. It actually was my girlfriend at the time who mentioned that we should try to get closer. I think we got within 5 rows of the stage and that is when I instantly got hooked on PJ live. I joined 10C shortly after. This show had an awesome setlist and even Eddie mentioned how much better the crowd was than the night before.

Gorge-9/1/05: This was the first of three times to ever see PJ at the Gorge and I was like a kid on Christmas morning. Starting the show off with an acoustic set at the same time as the sun went down behind the Columbia River. I can’t explain the beauty of the Gorge and the best band in the world playing as a soundtrack. Those who were there know what I am talking about. I brought a buddy of mine who went to the same high school as Andy Wood, so he was stoked when they busted out Crown of Thorns. This show may have moved up a spot had Tom Petty shown up, but a great show nonetheless.

Calgary-9/4/05: This show was stop two of my mini-Canadian tour I took that year. When we arrived at our hotel in Calgary we unpacked and decided to go downstairs to get something to eat before we hit the show. The hotel restaurant was really expensive so we decided to go elsewhere. BAD CHOICE!!! If we had eaten there, I would have gotten to meet Eddie. After we got done with dinner, we came back to the hotel to grab our things to go to the show. There was this guy in the elevator that looked as if he had seen a ghost. I asked him what was wrong and without speaking, he showed me a signed piece of paper with Eddie’s signature on it. I asked him if was here and he replied about 10 minutes ago. I ran out of the elevator to see if he was still around but an employee of the hotel mentioned he had just left. I thought they may be staying at the hotel, but it turned out the Supersuckers were, but not PJ. Oh yeah, the show. The crowd was awesome. Almost like a European crowd with the chanting. Eddie even changed the lyrics during Evolution to point out the people up top in the “Canadian Zone,” the Molson sponsored beer garden. Also 6th row center was a nice touch as well.

Kansas City-6/12/03: This show is infamous as “The Rain Show.” The band came out about an hour later than usual due to a torrential downpour. Standing about 15 rows back, I couldn’t have been anymore wet than if I had jumped in a lake with my clothes on. The band really appreciated the crowd sticking out the rough weather and the energy was intense. The downside was that the show was about 4 songs shorter than the average.

bosshogg18 wrote:

Sorry, but ended up being a mini novel. Those who don't want to read the entire post, my favorites were:
1. Showbox 2004
2. Seattle II 1998
3. Gorge 2005
4. Calgary 2005
5. Kansas City 2003

Showbox-9/24/04: This was without a doubt the best and worst show I have been to. I was one of the first people in the door, so I ran across the floor to the barricade that was right in front of Jeff (thought this would be a great place since Eddie and Mike are my favorite members of the band that I would split the difference). This was the first time I have been front row and quite possibly the last. It was amazing being that close and having the band make eye contact with you and smile when you really got into the show. Also Eddie gave a bottle of water to a girl next to me since we were all so dehydrated. She took a drink and then she let me have a pull under the condition I give the bottle back to her. The downside was that I got picks from both Eddie and Jeff. Awesome right? WRONG!!! When I left the show I reached into my pocket to look at the picks in the light and they were gone. Somehow they fell out of my pocket during the show from jumping around and what not. Now whenever I get a pick at a show I put it in the credit card part of my wallet. I still wish I could get that close again so I could get at least a chance at a pick or two again.

Seattle-7/22/98: This was my first PJ show at Memorial Stadium. This show was attended before I even knew what 10C was, but it was okay since it was G.A. At the time I liked Pearl Jam, but I was not “obsessed” like I am now, so when I got to the show I sat in the stands just enjoying myself and listening to the music and not worrying about being close. It actually was my girlfriend at the time who mentioned that we should try to get closer. I think we got within 5 rows of the stage and that is when I instantly got hooked on PJ live. I joined 10C shortly after. This show had an awesome setlist and even Eddie mentioned how much better the crowd was than the night before.

Gorge-9/1/05: This was the first of three times to ever see PJ at the Gorge and I was like a kid on Christmas morning. Starting the show off with an acoustic set at the same time as the sun went down behind the Columbia River. I can’t explain the beauty of the Gorge and the best band in the world playing as a soundtrack. Those who were there know what I am talking about. I brought a buddy of mine who went to the same high school as Andy Wood, so he was stoked when they busted out Crown of Thorns. This show may have moved up a spot had Tom Petty shown up, but a great show nonetheless.

Calgary-9/4/05: This show was stop two of my mini-Canadian tour I took that year. When we arrived at our hotel in Calgary we unpacked and decided to go downstairs to get something to eat before we hit the show. The hotel restaurant was really expensive so we decided to go elsewhere. BAD CHOICE!!! If we had eaten there, I would have gotten to meet Eddie. After we got done with dinner, we came back to the hotel to grab our things to go to the show. There was this guy in the elevator that looked as if he had seen a ghost. I asked him what was wrong and without speaking, he showed me a signed piece of paper with Eddie’s signature on it. I asked him if was here and he replied about 10 minutes ago. I ran out of the elevator to see if he was still around but an employee of the hotel mentioned he had just left. I thought they may be staying at the hotel, but it turned out the Supersuckers were, but not PJ. Oh yeah, the show. The crowd was awesome. Almost like a European crowd with the chanting. Eddie even changed the lyrics during Evolution to point out the people up top in the “Canadian Zone,” the Molson sponsored beer garden. Also 6th row center was a nice touch as well.

Kansas City-6/12/03: This show is infamous as “The Rain Show.” The band came out about an hour later than usual due to a torrential downpour. Standing about 15 rows back, I couldn’t have been anymore wet than if I had jumped in a lake with my clothes on. The band really appreciated the crowd sticking out the rough weather and the energy was intense. The downside was that the show was about 4 songs shorter than the average.

impressive............that with your location, you would travel to kansas.

touringfan wrote:

1. Atlanta 2 - 94
2. Randalls 2 - 96

All others are disstant thirds but these are some that come to mind.

The Vic
MSGs 98
MSG 03
MSG 2 - 08
Showbox 2 - 2002
House of Blues Orlando - 03
Borgata 1 & 2
Irving Plaza
Vote for change tour all of them becasue of the crazy venues.
Ottawa 2005
Spectrum

Dude, wasnt RI nite 2 1996 amazing or what?!

It was my first show. There was no assigned seating and i crept up to what was equivalent to say 5th row (moshing was to brutal up front)....

Do you remember before the show....hours before the show....there was a clown roaming around the crowd.....everybody was drunk/stoned and breaking this clowns balls......months later i was reading an article in magazine (forget wich rag) where it stated that clown was EDDIE VEDDER!

That blew my mind....

Anybody remember this?