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  • newy777
    newy777 Posts: 89
    I'm definately getting the Berlin boot and now I will have to get this one.When does it end haha
    Hopefully never..Nice set :)
  • RideRick
    RideRick Hoorn Posts: 703
    The Rock wrote:
    WOW, that was by far the loudest the MEN Arena has ever been.

    . The only other thing I'll mention is that there were some serious assholes in the crowd up front. Idiot guys who had no consideration for anyone, moshing completely out of control and swinging their arms and legs about like losers. I'm seriouly thinking about either getting seats or hanging back for my next show because it was nice to have a good view and lots of room to dance.

    All in all, a very different experience but still an amazing time and we had loads of fun. One of the more fun shows I've ever seen!

    You're gettin' to old for this shit.

    I was there in Rotterdam with some of the younger dudes and we jumped up and had some fun.
    With almost 36 and a body that tells it it's different when i was in my early 20's.
    Those days I went to some real hardrock gig's in Holland like Dynamo Open Air.

    I also read it some other show reviews that some of you are disturbed by it.
    My left foot has a little blue spot and my right leg is just healed. Don't meantion my neck and head... :twisted:

    If you really listen to those heavy rocksongs and know how they started in the early '90-es you won't we be asking why some of us are jumping and rocking around. That's is just the way to relive those songs
    (for me)

    That's why it's so fokkin brilliant that PJ has very relaxing songs to get you down to earth and have some air...

    I never have been on a seat to a rock concert and i can't imagine ever doing this unless i'm .... ;)
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  • TinyFists
    TinyFists Posts: 142
    What a bloody brilliant night and what a set!! They just sounded so good and even Alive brought out a bunch of emotions in me, even though normally I can take or leave it (I think it was to do with the energy and mood of the crowd in that particular instance, and hearing everyone singing along so loudly). Was especially happy to hear Given to Fly , In Hiding, Smile and Present Tense. Nice to have a bit of Sleater-Kinney thrown in as well (my other favourite band)!

    We started off about 10 rows from the front, near the middle, and yes, things did get crazy almost straight away with Last Exit. I felt a bit like a rag doll; the crowd was surging in every direction and I was jammed in so tight I could hardly breathe at one point! I had to get out...and my friend had to drag me as I literally couldn't extricate myself!! Then I felt lame for not being about to take it! ;)

    Right, time to get back in the car and head to Londinium!
    Try to tell me that you love me, throw your little punches at me...
  • valri
    valri Posts: 52
    edited August 2009
    My friend caught one of Mikes plectrums in her cleavage last night, shes a clever girl!! :D

    Ed said something about it being hot up on stage and it must be hot down there, yes it was and a bit mad at times, thanks to the lads who kept hold of us during RVM and asking us if we were ok.

    Great night but i have the hangover from hell!!
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  • boothman
    boothman Posts: 87
    Spacetoad wrote:
    Great show, what can I say?

    Finished on my favorite song.

    heres to Pete Townsend Buler, those who were there will know.... :mrgreen:

    So who was the 70th show girl? Must be on here..


    Thought it was Pete Townsend Meuller??
  • tomwhitaker
    tomwhitaker Posts: 11
    Loved all the tracks off Vs - one of my favourite albums so great to hear so much from it, and that was my 5th show but I've never seen Rearviewmirror. And Leash. Whooo!

    First time I've heard Black, too - so beautiful, so emotional, closest I've ever been to tears at a gig. I think the girl next to me was a bit worried, must have looked a little torn up.

    First times for Last Exit and Not For You too, and both of those were just incredible.

    After SBE and this, the only thing I reeeeeeeeeeeally want to see them do that they've not done before is Rats. Fingers crossed for tonight. It's so worth seeing them multiple times on one tour.
  • kevtic
    kevtic Posts: 133
    Was in the pit for U2 at Wembley on sat night and right in the pit last night. Two incredible bands and two incredible shows. Last night's blew the SBE show out the water and is up there in the top 3 shows of seeing PJ (think I'm up to 14 or 15 shows now) and once i reflect on it it could be challenging for the best I've seen them.

    At one point I thought i was getting too old for the pit but i hung in there but I was completely exhausted afterwards.
  • Mdurban
    Mdurban Posts: 25
    Cracking night.

    Bit of food and Beers at Wagamamas before hand (we got there just in time, it was empty, by about 5:30 it was full of PJ fans and queueing out the door!)

    Cracking TC tickets in the best block, right side of stage, 6 rows up and everyone standing and bouncing about all night!

    Gomez were decent, I have seen them before and to be honest there set list could have been a bit cleverer (but I reckon they know that most people there won't know them from Jack Sh*t so understandable that they just kept it to a few higher tempo songs). They sounded decent tho and the crowd was on top of it quite well which was nice.

    Firstly tho, I have NEVER seen the MEN that packed out, even 2001 wasn't as heaving as that. I have seen some HUGE acts in there, no one has ever filled the floor and had about 50% of the seats stood up all night long!

    Great set, only downside is I was expecting them to finish with Yellow Ledbetter (and if you ask me the way Mike was hanging around whilst the rest walked off stage, I think he was up for it as well!)

    Evenflow was immense, the whole show (technical difficulties aside) was spot on, and even the new TV screens were brilliant.

    The crowd were awesome, reacting really well, Girl at the front has to be a TC member surely (70 gigs!)
    and how many fires can you have on stage in one night (I counted two!) and I think Eddie went thru about 4 mics :)

    Great bit before the Who cover where Jeff was trying frantically to re-change his bass and Mike was trying to catch Eddies attention to carry on talking for a bit whilst the switchover took place........made me smile anyway....

    Highlights Evenflow, Alive, Smile and closing on Indifference.

    Absolutely brilliant night, its my 6th show now (ok so not 70) and has to go down as the best of the lot.....until the next one that is :) But seriously next time someone needs to open a window and let a breeze in that place :)
  • chidoone
    chidoone Posts: 327
    Get back from Manchester, getting ready for O2 tonight, Great night, different but probably better than SBE, great to talk to people from Italy, Greece, Sweden, Portugal....

    I started the show 5 rows centre in front of Eddie, for a moment I was at Stone side then finish Mike side.. the pit was really wild for some songs.. apart from 5 or 6 guys we all take care of each other while rocking jumping dancing singing...the only problem it was really HOT... so at the end I was nackered... but happy!! oh so happy!

    The set list was excellent (apart from the 2nd encore after GO too Greatest Hits in my opinion !! but well we have some rare songs on the main list so that's OK, don't get me wrong I love Daughter, but yesterday was not really good and without tag at the end it was like the guys didn't know hoy to end it, they just cut it and that's it )

    Mike solo in Evenflow was amazing, Present Tense brilliant, RVM the best song last night in my opinion, Smile dedicated to the 70th show girl was really good, The Fixer good, Got Some they had a problem as in SBE and had to restart!... and then Indifference was really good, nice singalong from the crowd..

    I was expecting them to play Baba O Riley instead of the Real Me when they dedicated the song to "Pete Townshend JR " ... and I'm still waiting for Crown of Thorns, Hunger Strike... and BREATH.... There's always hope for tonight's show in London...

    This was my 18th concert and I have to said that is one of the best... hope tonight will be even better, and probably at 34 I'm getting older but me too, I think that for the next tour I will go for seats instead of standing, or as someone said probably I will spot a nice play in the middle or in the back just to enjoy the show the atmosphere, to jump, to sing and just enjoy the show ( and I think they will have the same screens tonight) instead of spending my time pushing and being pushed and being careful of the shoes on my head of the crowd surfers ...............
  • Mdurban
    Mdurban Posts: 25
    tomwhitaker wrote:
    ...the only thing I reeeeeeeeeeeally want to see them do that they've not done before is Rats.

    I am so with you on this mate......RATS Live, thats it life complete :)
  • NC168476
    NC168476 Posts: 3
    Amazing show. Best I've been to. I think Ed would have played all night if he had his way. He was a bit pissed off with some technical stuff and his tech was getting a real earful at times, but Ed was really buzzing with energy the way that only Ed can. Crowd was on good form and I was soaked through - reminded me of being sixteen again! Mike's amp or lead started a small fire in the second encore, but he just played on regardless and got his tech to put it out with a towel. Mike - what a pro, the place could be burning to the ground but he'd still be in the zone.

    Superb show! Nearly my dream setlist.
  • groovyf
    groovyf Posts: 173
    I'm still buzzing from last night!

    It was a hellishly loud set - I love it when you can feel the bass/drums thumping in your chest :D
    :: Caesaria - Israel 1995, Wembley 1996, Manchester 2000, Leeds 2006, Manchester 2009, Manchester 2012, Manchester 2012 (EV), Leeds 2014, London 2018 ::
  • pearljamboy
    pearljamboy Posts: 15
    "Like a picture of a sunny daaaaaaay."
    Awesome show. Definitely stands up to 2000 Manc show and probably beats it. This is my 6th show and i was on the floor. So much stuff I have never seen them play before Sleight of Hand, All Night, Smile (they nearly played this is Nijmegen '07, after the balloons). I was particularly tickled by Ed coming out and saying "I'm surrounded by Mancunians! Mancs!", repeating verbatim from the 2000 show, except correcting "Manchesterians". That was such a brilliant in-joke. I feel honoured to have such a geeky joke bestowed on me:) Other good moments, include Eddie's "bad hair day" comments, where he asked to swap hair with a guy in the front row and dedicating Smile to the woman that had seen 70 shows (saying that in the old days, if you saw the magic number of 69 shows, you got to sleep with Mike McCready:)).
    I was amazed that I didn't feel all that tired, after such a long show jumping around, but I think the variety of the setlist and the volume and enthusiasm of the crowd gave me a lot more energy. There was a point during Save You I think, where Ed seemed to laugh and give up singing, because the crowd was so loud. Why Go was super loud. I went crazy for that one.
    Low Light was amazing. I didn't expect to hear In Hiding and particularly not All Night. New material sounded great. It was awesome that they didn't even need to introduce it as new material. People were singing along to the Fixer, as if it was an oldie. Got Some didn't get as much of a response in my part of the crowd, but it sounded great.
    Overall, awesome. I could only afford one show this tour, so I am extra pleased it rocked so hard.
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  • Stinkfoot
    Stinkfoot Posts: 546
    The technical stuff that Ed was pissed off with looked like a fan he had on stage in front of him. He kept kicking it like it wasn't working or something.

    It was funny when he started to sing Grievance and suddenly realised his mic was facing the crowd and he was singing into the back of it! :lol:
    "I get into a state of consciousness that I can't explain. It is about feeling and not thinking. I get positive chills and insight into things that I can't get to any other way. It is Healing of the Soul." - Mike McCready
  • Spacetoad
    Spacetoad Posts: 78
    boothman wrote:
    Spacetoad wrote:
    Great show, what can I say?

    Finished on my favorite song.

    heres to Pete Townsend Buler, those who were there will know.... :mrgreen:

    So who was the 70th show girl? Must be on here..


    Thought it was Pete Townsend Meuller??

    Sorry deafened by the tuneless shouting around me, could have been either....
    Mueller makes more sense

    Cheers
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  • Bairbre
    Bairbre Posts: 31
    Just listening to Rearview Mirror on CD and reminiscing about last night's rendition of it....I went to see them in Berlin on Saturday night also. Both gigs amazing, though the Berlin venue - beautiful evening in an amphitheatre at sunset, in the middle of a forest - almost spiritual!

    Definitely some technical issues last night - the tech guy was standing right in front of Eddie fixing his mike while Ed was trying to sing! Ed actually stormed off to the side of the stage while the tech guy fixed it - not a happy man at that point!

    Anyway back to the good stuff - yet another amazing night. I went by myself last night, first time I've ever gone to a gig solo - but I had an amazing time! Just rocked out near the front for the whole night! Really interesting setlist. Narrowly missed out on getting one of Matt's drumsticks! Lack of finances means I can't see any more gigs this time around - for everyone going tonight, enjoy!

    PS: Anyone on the floor - if you didn't get your ticket back at the end of the gig as promised, just call up MEN Arena and they'll post one out to you.
    No time to be void...or save up on life; you gotta spend it all...
  • My Corduroy Jacket
    My Corduroy Jacket Austin, TX Posts: 571
    That looks like an awesome set list! Smile, In Hiding, Leash, Real Me, Sleight of Hand. Glad to see fans got a solid show!
    Austin, TX
  • Yellow Bedwetter
    Yellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    mcgruff10 wrote:
    oh my god! what a setlist! opening with long road. rvm?! in hiding!!!

    i can't wait for philly!!!

    not to mention sleight of hand (still havent heard that song live...hopefully its played more), smile, leash, and Indifference!!
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  • wozza77
    wozza77 Posts: 300
    Just realised no Brother - that is a surprise, thought it would be an every nighter
    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
  • bramleyborn2
    bramleyborn2 Edinburgh Posts: 4
    Cracking night and fantastic set list, wish I could go to the other shows. I thought from middle of the floor the sound was poor for the first half dozen songs or so but it was sorted out eventually.

    Funny to see how many had travelled thousands of miles and wandering round Manchester this morning how many people were sporting PJ merch.

    Must see them in more countries myself next time.

    Excellent.

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