*** London, UK, SBE Fanviews Here 8/11/09 ***

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  • V V
    V V Posts: 5,191
    GREAT show, wonderful repore between band and crowd, loved the set list, as said b4 not overly promo some very cool stuff in there. band seemed relaxed and having fun. sing-a-longs were ACE, PT and Alive gave me gosebumps!!!
    a truely wonderful night ~ i'm still hyper and i'm sure it will carry me through to next weeks show! :mrgreen:

    ~Thank YOU Pearl Jam for playing the bush ! XXXXXX ~
    ~~~~~~~~~~ PINK FLUFFY LOVE PSYCHO~~~~~~~~~~
    Astoria,Dublin,Reading 06,Wembley 07,Sheapards Bush & o2 09 thats multiple Jamgasms!
  • Peasant Tents
    Peasant Tents UK Posts: 863
    Just fantastic.

    Don't really care what they play, ALWAYS overjoyed to have the chance to see the boys.

    And at SBE, what a treat for all of us!!
    Roll on Ahoy / M.E.N & O2!!!

    :D:D:D
  • wishchris
    wishchris Posts: 70
    That was truly great!!

    Met Ed before the show.

    HIghlights for were the Fixer, Inside Job, SOLAT. Oh and an ament pick!!

    See everyone at Manc/o2

    Good luck to those going to Berlin/Rotterdam.
    i had it all once i gave it back

    can you all feel the light.........shinin'

    Cardiff 2000, San Antonio 2003, Houston 2003, New Orleans 2003, Astoria 2006, Jools Holland 2006, Reading 2006, Zagreb 2006, London 2007, Sheppards Bush 2009, Manchester 2009, London O2 2009, Hyde Park London 2010, Alpine Valley 2011
  • jack_bass_player
    jack_bass_player Posts: 1,126
    Venue was perfect, setlist was perfect, band were perfect, crowd were perfect, my view from the front of level 1 was beyond perfect... best gig ever.
    2006 - Astoria, Dublin, Leeds
    2007 - London
    2009 - London, Manchester, London
    2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London
    2011 - Alpine Valley x2
    2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
  • Chrisilein
    Chrisilein Vienna/Austria Posts: 3,910
    Hope to hear Black & Porch in Berlin...otherwise the setlist was really great!!!! :D
    up here in my tree in Vienna
    2006: Vienna 2009: Berlin 2010: London ~ Berlin 2012: Amsterdam 1+2 ~ Werchter ~ Arras ~ Berlin 1+2
    2014: Milano ~ Trieste ~ Vienna ~ Berlin 2018: Padova ~ Rome 2022: Budapest ~ Vienna
    EV London/Hammersmith 2012
    EV Berlin/Zitadelle 2017
  • wolfamongwolves
    wolfamongwolves Posts: 2,414
    Why has no one mentioned Save it for Later?

    How was it? A full version? that would be weird as I was listening to the English Beat version just the other day & wondering if PJ would ever play it...
    93: Slane
    96: Cork, Dublin
    00: Dublin
    06: London, Dublin
    07: London, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    09: Manchester, London
    10: Dublin, Belfast, London & Berlin
    11: San José
    12: Isle of Wight, Copenhagen, Ed in Manchester & London x2
  • V V
    V V Posts: 5,191
    cos it was very short !!!!! bit of jammin and ed singing "dont let me down" once not long enough to be classed a tag really. I was just about to get into it when it was over :lol:
    ~~~~~~~~~~ PINK FLUFFY LOVE PSYCHO~~~~~~~~~~
    Astoria,Dublin,Reading 06,Wembley 07,Sheapards Bush & o2 09 thats multiple Jamgasms!
  • JimNastics
    JimNastics Posts: 679
    jack_bass_player wrote:
    Venue was perfect, setlist was perfect, band were perfect, crowd were perfect, my view from the front of level 1 was beyond perfect... best gig ever.

    Wow that's great Jack, I was up on level 1 for Cornell there and you do get a fantastic experience and view. How did you manage tickets for that? Industry contact?
  • wozza77
    wozza77 Posts: 300
    Anyone get a flyer to order Backspacer from Townsend Records and get 3 live tracks from o2? I have a feeling London is gonna rock again in 7 days!
    Now it all comes down to numbers, now I'm glad that I have quit
    Folks these days just don't do nothing simple for the love of it
  • UKDave
    UKDave Posts: 5,557
    wozza77 wrote:
    Anyone get a flyer to order Backspacer from Townsend Records and get 3 live tracks from o2? I have a feeling London is gonna rock again in 7 days!

    That's when we get Townshend senior... ;)
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • Dr Emmett Brown
    Dr Emmett Brown Posts: 617
    Anyone else feel like they've been beaten up today? My whole body aches. Time to book the day after O2 off...

    Totally worth it though, best gig I've ever been to
  • Lillou77
    Lillou77 Posts: 93
    Dr Emmett Brown wrote:
    Anyone else feel like they've been beaten up today? My whole body aches. Time to book the day after O2 off...

    Totally worth it though, best gig I've ever been to

    I have many bruises (one guy had very pointy elbows) and think something popped in my back during Alive! Was well worth it...best gig ever. I am supposed to be "working from home" today...although my work so far has consisted of making tea and toast :D
  • Ron The Shelf
    Ron The Shelf London Posts: 80
    A little objectivity. A great occasion but the atmosphere and sense of anticipation was nothing like The Astoria. There was no real buzz before they came on. The setlist was nice and varied but the sound was awful and the band looked and sounded a little old and tired in my view. EV mentioned jetlag so maybe that was a factor but I came out thinking I had enjoyed a great evening but not a great gig. Also, I can do without the Ronnie Wood's of this world. It's a bit like sleeping with the enemy. The Rolling Stones to me represent the worst aspect of the commercialisation of music, a band who haven't released a worthwhile album for 30+ years and who tour for the money, not for the music (Keith Richards might be an exception). I hope PJ don't follow this route but the 'guest spots' the drum solo's and the twin necked guitars are too reminiscent of the pre-punk days for me when 'fans' were there to be used and abused and the bands became incredibly self-indulgent.

    So, in short, a great gig but certainly not a classic and, for me, a few worrying trends.
    London Wembley Arena - Oct 28, 1996; Manchester Evening News Arena - Jun 04, 2000; ; ; Cardiff Arena - Jun 06, 2000; Seattle Key Arena - Dec 09, 2002; ; London Astoria - Apr 20, 2006; Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Jul 20, 2006; Berlin Wuhlheide - Sep 23, 2006; London Wembley Arena - Jun 18, 2007; London Shepherd's Bush Empire - Aug 11, 2009; Berlin Wuhlheide - Aug 15, 2009; London O2 Arena - Aug 18, 2009; London Hyde Park - June 25, 2010; Berlin Wulheide - June 30, 2010; Alpine Valley PJ20 East Troy - Sep 03, 2011; Alpine Valley PJ20 East Troy - Sep 04, 2011; Berlin O2 Arena - July 04, 2012; Barclays Center, Brooklyn - October 18, 2013; Barclays Center, Brooklyn - October 19, 2013; San Siro, Milan - June 20, 2014; Milton Keynes - July 11, 2014; Central Park, New York - September 26, 2015; Maracana, Rio de Janeiro -November 22, 2015
  • Ron The Shelf
    Ron The Shelf London Posts: 80
    Oh, and the sound was pretty poor.
    London Wembley Arena - Oct 28, 1996; Manchester Evening News Arena - Jun 04, 2000; ; ; Cardiff Arena - Jun 06, 2000; Seattle Key Arena - Dec 09, 2002; ; London Astoria - Apr 20, 2006; Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Jul 20, 2006; Berlin Wuhlheide - Sep 23, 2006; London Wembley Arena - Jun 18, 2007; London Shepherd's Bush Empire - Aug 11, 2009; Berlin Wuhlheide - Aug 15, 2009; London O2 Arena - Aug 18, 2009; London Hyde Park - June 25, 2010; Berlin Wulheide - June 30, 2010; Alpine Valley PJ20 East Troy - Sep 03, 2011; Alpine Valley PJ20 East Troy - Sep 04, 2011; Berlin O2 Arena - July 04, 2012; Barclays Center, Brooklyn - October 18, 2013; Barclays Center, Brooklyn - October 19, 2013; San Siro, Milan - June 20, 2014; Milton Keynes - July 11, 2014; Central Park, New York - September 26, 2015; Maracana, Rio de Janeiro -November 22, 2015
  • Pauk
    Pauk Posts: 1,084
    edited August 2009
    Ron The Shelf wrote:
    A little objectivity. A great occasion but the atmosphere and sense of anticipation was nothing like The Astoria. There was no real buzz before they came on. The setlist was nice and varied but the sound was awful and the band looked and sounded a little old and tired in my view. EV mentioned jetlag so maybe that was a factor but I came out thinking I had enjoyed a great evening but not a great gig. Also, I can do without the Ronnie Wood's of this world. It's a bit like sleeping with the enemy. The Rolling Stones to me represent the worst aspect of the commercialisation of music, a band who haven't released a worthwhile album for 30+ years and who tour for the money, not for the music (Keith Richards might be an exception). I hope PJ don't follow this route but the 'guest spots' the drum solo's and the twin necked guitars are too reminiscent of the pre-punk days for me when 'fans' were there to be used and abused and the bands became incredibly self-indulgent.

    So, in short, a great gig but certainly not a classic and, for me, a few worrying trends.
    Ooooh, a harsh critic. Guest spots are kinda to be expected in small gigs like this, it's hardly a trend for the entire tour. And playing Inside Job without a double neck guitar just doesn't sound right!

    As for the anticipation, I think it's pretty much impossible to ever get the same kind of anticipation as the Astoria gig. No Euro show in 6 years and for a lot of people their first PJ gig. After 2, going on 3 euro tours in 3 years it's never going to have the same buzz. The atmosphere was great with everyone singing along, and the pit looked pretty lively til they seemed to tired themselves out :P
    Post edited by Pauk on
    Paul
    '06 - London, Dublin, Reading
    '07 - Katowice, Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    '09 - London, Manchester, London
    '12 - Manchester, Manchester, Berlin, Stockholm, Copenhagen
  • kristmace
    kristmace Posts: 215
    edited August 2009
    Absolutely amazing show. I thought it was far better than the Astoria show 3 years ago.

    I'm shocked people think the sound was poor. From the floor towards the back it was amazing. The guitars were so clear without being muddy like they were at wembley 07. A really good acoustic venue. Setlist was very good with 3 amazing covers and some good rarities thrown in there too (Brother for only the second time in 18 years!)

    Having seen the setlist I'm gutted they didn't do throw your hatred down!
    Post edited by kristmace on
    2000: Manchester | 2006: Astoria, Dublin, Leeds | 2007: Wembley, Nijmegen | 2008: New York 1 & 2 | 2009: Shepherds Bush, Manchester, London | 2010: Hyde Park | 2012: Manchester 1 & 2, EV London 1 & 2 | 2014: Stockholm, Leeds, Milton Keynes | 2017: EV Dublin | 2018: London 2 | 2019: EV London | 2022: London 1& 2 | 2024: Manchester

  • PV66613
    PV66613 Posts: 5
    What a show - did someone else also think that corduroy sounded brilliant? I was blown away!
  • V V
    V V Posts: 5,191
    sound cld have been better, from level 2 seemed like it wasn't reaching up to us, i'm guessing from level 1 and the ground sound was fine.

    and for me comparing to astoria it wasn't as good, astoria was half the size so more intimate again there for a different gig both were ace but different :D
    ~~~~~~~~~~ PINK FLUFFY LOVE PSYCHO~~~~~~~~~~
    Astoria,Dublin,Reading 06,Wembley 07,Sheapards Bush & o2 09 thats multiple Jamgasms!
  • kristmace
    kristmace Posts: 215
    Ron The Shelf wrote:
    I hope PJ don't follow this route but the 'guest spots' the drum solo's and the twin necked guitars are too reminiscent of the pre-punk days for me when 'fans' were there to be used and abused and the bands became incredibly self-indulgent.

    A double neck guitar is not just a show off thing - it means Mike can play 12 string and 6 string as part of the same song. He uses it every time on Inside Job.
    2000: Manchester | 2006: Astoria, Dublin, Leeds | 2007: Wembley, Nijmegen | 2008: New York 1 & 2 | 2009: Shepherds Bush, Manchester, London | 2010: Hyde Park | 2012: Manchester 1 & 2, EV London 1 & 2 | 2014: Stockholm, Leeds, Milton Keynes | 2017: EV Dublin | 2018: London 2 | 2019: EV London | 2022: London 1& 2 | 2024: Manchester

  • Pauk
    Pauk Posts: 1,084
    V V wrote:
    sound cld have been better, from level 2 seemed like it wasn't reaching up to us, i'm guessing from level 1 and the ground sound was fine.

    and for me comparing to astoria it wasn't as good, astoria was half the size so more intimate again there for a different gig both were ace but different :D
    I still can't decide over Astoria or Shepherd's Bush (or come to think of it, ranking any of the shows I've been to :oops: ). Astoria had the brutal jumping around atmosphere since I was in the pit, Shepherd's Bush had the singing along with friends atmosphere of being in the rafters. Hard to compare the two.
    Paul
    '06 - London, Dublin, Reading
    '07 - Katowice, Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    '09 - London, Manchester, London
    '12 - Manchester, Manchester, Berlin, Stockholm, Copenhagen

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