* Manchester Fanviews Here 8/17/09 *

Daveb59 · August 2009

I've been to a lot of gigs but this was just unbelievable. Got in there early, watched Gomez (pretty good), and then bounced around when PJ came on until I was soaking (yeh! It was hot in there). Never heard such great stomping music and seen so many happy faces. A brilliant set list played with amazing enthusiasm. OK! When can we do this again?

pdalowsky · August 2009

Easily the best I've seen them

that was damn near perfection

wow.

pdalowsky · August 2009

Oh gomez...I don't get it. They are just dull to me

satansbed · August 2009

well what can i say, this may have just topped shebu and i thought that was the best gig ever, i was able to cross long road, not for you, last exit, all night, in hiding, go, smile and indifferance to close off my must see list,

mikes solo for even flow was amazing and it was played behind his back, thats just showing off, it was also the best version ive heard off rearviewmirror from any boot or live concert ive seen, they had an epic jam at the end cant wait for the bootleg to this

Fender_Man · August 2009

Just got home, 2.30 in the morning. Just cooled down, it was hottter than hell in there tonight! Good sound tonight, loud and clear. My 13 year old daughters 1st show, she has been spoilt rotten. Long Road, Last exit, Why Go to open, unbelievable. Stone's solos in Not For You were superb, as was Jeff's in Smile. Felt like an intimate gig even though the venue was huge. Had 2 giant screens above the stage, Ed said it was the 1st time they had been used. Ed was in good form tonight. There was a girl at the front who was attending her 70th show, Ed said that in the old days if you got to 69 gigs you got to sleep with Mike and then hastened to add that Mike was now a happily married man. Sadly I can't make the O2, but for those attending, enjoy! Oh yeah, In Hiding was awesome

ItsOK921 · August 2009

Wow best setlist for 2009 so far. I hope Philly gets one like it

sillymike · August 2009

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... D=61913944

Have you guys seen this film on Backspacer. I cant find it on tenclub but found it on myspace.
FREAKIN AWESOME!

restlesssoul · August 2009

wow these are looking GREAT!
no daughter tag?

gaz · August 2009

So pissed off now! Had 10c tix but could'nt get to the gig, what a setlist you lucky,lucky b*****ds!!!Please come back soon, preferably to Dublin, Thanks.

RideRick · August 2009

Oh my god,

opening with Long Road, they did that in 1996 in Amsterdam too.
That is very, very good...

Very good set list again.

If you have been to Rotterdam, Berlin and now Manchester you had a super Pearl Jam week.
No London and then wait untill they put it for download on their own website.

Then you have 4 shows you can combine and make a live-CD with more then 60 songs 8-)

kazmo · August 2009

Absolutely amazing night. Not sure how they're going to equal it, never mind better it, tonight!

Took my 13 year old step daughter-she veered from whooping and screaming to sitting down gazing at the stage in complete amazement. Pretty much summed it up for me.

Only got 4 hours sleep, got to get ready to catch a train to London soon

Eraserhead · August 2009

Another amazing gig! Got to hear the Even Flow/Present Tense combo again!

Mike was playing the solo of EF behind his back, like the ghost of Hendrix - what a guy! Really long setlist (and yet, I still wanted more!) Highlights for me: In Hiding, Present Tense, Rearviewmirror and Smile.

The only downpoint I picked up on was that there was no tag on the end of Daughter, and as a result it just ended. Anyone know what I'm trying to say here?! We want our tags, dagnamit!!

mrs_vedder · August 2009

Sounds like it was an amazing night.....but then you were at a Pearl Jam gig!!!

i shit and i stink · August 2009

We planned to hang back, cos my old man was with us, but ended up dropping him as soon as last exit started and found ourselves on row 2 behind a midgets collective (great view

!)

great to hear some of that stuff like in hiding and smile. i'd make a wishlist of songs for london but really every one is so great the way they are playing... it doesn't matter what they play, it's gonna be another epic night.

icemanap · August 2009

I didn't go but you got some fantastic tracks like Smile, All Night, Black and Leash. Outstanding set list.

I called my folks before - mom was like a kid in a sweetshop. Many from the another thread on this board thought it was great how my parents were off to see Pearl Jam after I got them into the boys.

Here is the verdicts from my folks from some early morning texts following their maiden PJ experience:

Mom - All I can say is they are absolutely the best band I have ever seen, they were brilliant

Dad (who is usually quite misserable) - Pearl Jam were very good - but I hate big arena gigs. Best I can say is at times they sound like Crazy Horse, Neil Young's band - that's fuckin awesome!

Roll on tonight!!!!!

Kloddz · August 2009

All Night, In Hiding, Smile, Leash, first RVM on the tour... Holy fat boy, looks like Berlin won't be the only bootleg from this tour that I will buy

icemanap · August 2009

Kloddz wrote:

All Night, In Hiding, Smile, Leash, first RVM on the tour... Holy fat boy, looks like Berlin won't be the only bootleg from this tour that I will buy

I think PJ will skint me with all the boots I am going to buy along with tickets etc! Worth it though!

I Am Tall · August 2009

Really great show, good to see a great mix in the crowd (old and young)
Highlights for me were Long Road (Ed' hitting the notes straight from the off) a great Evenflow (the first really big crowd song Mike was loving it)
Smile (Jeff having his moment on guitar) and probably The Real Me which is one of my favourite covers they do..the Fixer is sounding great live, still not 100% on Got Some (Even without their mistaken start

) But no doubt it will grow on me...Roll on Perth, cant wait!

jodi · August 2009

Seems like a great night! Man, this is the best band in the World!!

JimNastics · August 2009

icemanap wrote:

Dad (who is usually quite misserable) - Pearl Jam were very good - but I hate big arena gigs. Best I can say is at times they sound like Crazy Horse, Neil Young's band - that's fuckin awesome!

Ahahaha that reminds me so much of my old man!! A veteran of Hendrix '67, Led Zep '68 and Isle of Wight 70, I took my parents to Wembley 07 and he came out with similar cryptic views. Though they do now both love Ten and Vs... I reckon those two albums in particular appeal to 60's / 70's blues and rock fans.

Anyway onto the Manchester gig, that is another amazing setlist, you guys should feel very lucky

I hope the band a) have enough energy to put on a great show tonight and b) they somehow manage to top the Berlin and Manc setlists!

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