Pearl Jam does not play 3 hour sets!

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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,020
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I'm going to 3 of the Giants Stadium shows in October (what a month - 3 bruce shows and 2 PJ shows!) I've seen Bruce close to 20 times. He is amazing... there is no question PJ has drawn inspiration from him, both in song-writing and in approach to concerts/set-lists/tourinng.

    I've never been to a show at Giants Stadium and I love to get close to the stage so I'm not sure if I should go to these shows or not.[/quote]



    just go.
    its twice as amazing , sometimes 3 x .[/quote]

    Come on, stop trying to convince me to go. I'm broke as is. :D

    EDIT: have you ever seen someone with so many posts fail horribly at quoting lol.
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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,448
    EvolutionBound wrote:
    It's not quantity, it's quality. I'll take 2 hours of PJ over 4 hours of Nickelback any day. Queen, who many consider to be THE greatest live band in the history of rock music rarely played a set over 2 hours. But everyone still left their shows in complete awe and loving it. Sometimes, you just have to leave 'em wanting more.
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  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,127
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn wrote:
    Even though they dont play many, it's a nice treat when you do get them! Also,they play about an hour longer then any other arena band out there! Just my two cents!

    So you're saying arena bands only play for an hour and 15 minutes? What shows have you been going to !?!?!?! And is it too late to get a refund?

    Kings of Leon in Boston back in April. Took the stage right around 9pm and finished by 10:25. I love them to death, and they are very good live, just way, way too short of a show.
  • RyGuy
    RyGuy Posts: 295
    CantKeepmedown wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn wrote:
    Even though they dont play many, it's a nice treat when you do get them! Also,they play about an hour longer then any other arena band out there! Just my two cents!

    So you're saying arena bands only play for an hour and 15 minutes? What shows have you been going to !?!?!?! And is it too late to get a refund?

    Kings of Leon in Boston back in April. Took the stage right around 9pm and finished by 10:25. I love them to death, and they are very good live, just way, way too short of a show.

    Too true. I saw them at the Paramount in Seattle last year (with a guest appearance from eV), and it was a short one, too. I hope that as they evolve, they turn into more of a soulful, jam-oriented band, because their songs are so bloody short that they can play 15 or 20 songs in the time it takes most bands to play 10.

    Nobody is going to question their value as a headlining act, but it would be nice to see them throw a little more into their shows...
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  • Rossum20
    Rossum20 Posts: 910
    BeerBaron wrote:
    I have been to 31 shows, and I have only ever seen 2 3hour sets: Buffalo 03 & Ottawa 05.


    great, great shows...I was there as well. Buffalo was my first. 31 huh? London will be my 18th...Seattle's will be my 19th and 20th...take a break for a couple tours and maybe I'll catch up!
  • ragejoe
    ragejoe Agawam Mass Posts: 1,419
    CantKeepmedown wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn wrote:
    Even though they dont play many, it's a nice treat when you do get them! Also,they play about an hour longer then any other arena band out there! Just my two cents!

    So you're saying arena bands only play for an hour and 15 minutes? What shows have you been going to !?!?!?! And is it too late to get a refund?

    Kings of Leon in Boston back in April. Took the stage right around 9pm and finished by 10:25. I love them to death, and they are very good live, just way, way too short of a show.


    I was at the 2nd night at BU in April and I clocked it in closer to 1 hr & 40 min... which i still considered to be a little short... good show tho... seeing them again in September... will be a nice warm up to the SPECTRUM shows Halloween weekend
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  • einatshaul
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    Bonnnnaaroooo!!! :D 8-)
    Bonnnnaaaarrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! :lol:;)
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  • WeBelongTogether
    WeBelongTogether Posts: 340
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I'm going to 3 of the Giants Stadium shows in October (what a month - 3 bruce shows and 2 PJ shows!) I've seen Bruce close to 20 times. He is amazing... there is no question PJ has drawn inspiration from him, both in song-writing and in approach to concerts/set-lists/tourinng.

    I've never been to a show at Giants Stadium and I love to get close to the stage so I'm not sure if I should go to these shows or not.



    just go.
    its twice as amazing , sometimes 3 x .[/quote]

    Come on, stop trying to convince me to go. I'm broke as is. :D

    EDIT: have you ever seen someone with so many posts fail horribly at quoting lol.[/quote]

    It sux being further from stage... but the sets are looser and better. This spring the sets were somewhat rigid... but they've veen picking up in Europe, and when he's back in NJ to close down GS, I full expect the sets to be better than what we saw at the Izod.
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  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    SVRDhand13 wrote:

    Come on, stop trying to convince me to go. I'm broke as is. :D

    EDIT: have you ever seen someone with so many posts fail horribly at quoting lol.
    just go man. who cares if you arent on the floor. i've seen bruce 2 times now and i have never i sat on the floor and probably wont in my life. i've seen people alot worse fail at quoting. the only pj concert that i've been to thats ever come close to 3 hours was msg 1 08.
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,367
    I've seen Pearl Jam 11 times, and they played 3 hours 2 times: Philly 2005 and East Rutherford 2006. Only 2 of those shows did they play LESS then 2-and-a-half Hours: Camden-2 and Mansfield-1(which i will NEVER drive 5 hours up ther again>LOL) in 2008. The remaining show were between 2:30-2:45.
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,127
    ragejoe wrote:
    CantKeepmedown wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:

    So you're saying arena bands only play for an hour and 15 minutes? What shows have you been going to !?!?!?! And is it too late to get a refund?

    Kings of Leon in Boston back in April. Took the stage right around 9pm and finished by 10:25. I love them to death, and they are very good live, just way, way too short of a show.


    I was at the 2nd night at BU in April and I clocked it in closer to 1 hr & 40 min... which i still considered to be a little short... good show tho... seeing them again in September... will be a nice warm up to the SPECTRUM shows Halloween weekend

    We are certainly spoiled when it comes to PJ, as the 2.5 hr shows are the norm. Kings aren't there yet, but they certainly have the catalog to do so. Also, Caleb doesn't interact with the audience like Ed does, but I think that could come with time. Are you going to the 9-11 show at Tweeter? I'll be there, and I'll be damned if I don't get to hear Trani. I've been to every Boston area show they've done, and yet to hear it. I hope I'm lucky this time around.
  • mrshock13
    mrshock13 Posts: 472
    SpinningBombs wrote:
    Bonnnnaaroooo!!! :D 8-)

    Hell YES BONNAROO!! Amazing show!! The only negative part of it was that while I was singing along to EVERY SINGLE FUCKING SONG (did I mention is was amazing), I was massively dehydrated by the end of the first hour, and probably somewhat high from all of the fumes around me. But it was worth the discomfort, since I waited 4 hours for the pit, got 3rd row, and saw the best concert OF MY LIFE!!!
  • Parksy
    Parksy Posts: 1,869
    Jammin909 wrote:
    I see post after post mentioning 3 hour sets, particularly when defending the high ticket prices. I have seen PJ 15 times and I have yet to see a 3 hour show. Last year they came on stage a bit before 9PM and were off by 11PM. That's 2 hours to 2 hours 15 minutes on average. Sure they have played 3 hour sets in Mansfield and State College the last couple years, and EV always mentions onstage that they arent going anywhere for a while, but lets be honest, less than 5% of the sets hit 3 hours.

    I've been to 16 shows now I think.. the only 3 hour show I've seen was Buffalo 2003.
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  • BeerBaron
    BeerBaron Toronto-ish Posts: 4,100
    Rossum20 wrote:
    BeerBaron wrote:
    I have been to 31 shows, and I have only ever seen 2 3hour sets: Buffalo 03 & Ottawa 05.


    great, great shows...I was there as well. Buffalo was my first. 31 huh? London will be my 18th...Seattle's will be my 19th and 20th...take a break for a couple tours and maybe I'll catch up!
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  • MagnusonPark
    MagnusonPark Posts: 79
    Seattle02 (Binaural tour) had to have been 3+ hours. The bootleg was 3 CD's.
    Gorge01 (2006) was probably close also.

    I feet fortunate to have been at those shows.

    Here's hoping for some loooooonnggg sets in Seattle this September. :D
  • Thief of Silence
    Thief of Silence Posts: 170
    Although I've only seen them 4 times, one of my favourite shows was WPB '08, which was only 1hr 45min long. I also saw Ottawa '05 and admit that it was great as well; however, there were some songs that I didn't really care for in this 3hr set.
  • blackmosquito23
    blackmosquito23 Posts: 181
    Kanye East wrote:
    blackmosquito23 wrote:
    SpinningBombs wrote:
    Bonnnnaaroooo!!! :D 8-)

    Yea man - just ask Kanye :lol:

    Who me? Lol...Bonnaroo, State College and the Gorge were all over 3 hour shows!!

    No no the West side of course..... :mrgreen:
  • ragejoe
    ragejoe Agawam Mass Posts: 1,419
    Kings of Leon in Boston back in April. Took the stage right around 9pm and finished by 10:25. I love them to death, and they are very good live, just way, way too short of a show.[/quote]


    I was at the 2nd night at BU in April and I clocked it in closer to 1 hr & 40 min... which i still considered to be a little short... good show tho... seeing them again in September... will be a nice warm up to the SPECTRUM shows Halloween weekend[/quote]

    We are certainly spoiled when it comes to PJ, as the 2.5 hr shows are the norm. Kings aren't there yet, but they certainly have the catalog to do so. Also, Caleb doesn't interact with the audience like Ed does, but I think that could come with time. Are you going to the 9-11 show at Tweeter? I'll be there, and I'll be damned if I don't get to hear Trani. I've been to every Boston area show they've done, and yet to hear it. I hope I'm lucky this time around.[/quote]

    I absolutely agree with everything you said there.. and YES ill be at the 9-11 tweeter show... ya TRANI and SOFT will be on my wishlist... Be somebody would be nice to here... as would TRUE LOVE WAY... they rock man, love all their albums... but your DEAD on on the crowd interaction and the fact that it seems like they switch the order of their sets but not the actual songs at all...

    in due time i hope
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  • ragejoe
    ragejoe Agawam Mass Posts: 1,419
    MagnusonPark wrote:
    Seattle02 (Binaural tour) had to have been 3+ hours. The bootleg was 3 CD's.
    Gorge01 (2006) was probably close also.

    I feet fortunate to have been at those shows.

    Here's hoping for some loooooonnggg sets in Seattle this September. :D



    you mean SEATTLE 2000... not seattle 02 those shows were before the riot act tour and were shorter rather than longer...
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,320
    The Halifax '05 show was 2 hours 35 minutes! Just 25 minute shy! ;)

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