*** ACL Festival Fanviews Here 10/04/09 **

Cob wrote:

bigbadbill wrote:

Why only three Backspacer songs (Got Some, Unthought Known, The Fixer)? You'd thing with Backspacer being the new album, they would play more from that.

Maybe because they played almost the whole album at the ACL taping the night before.

WOW. Did you get to go to that taping?

No I went to the simulcast at Hogg Auditorium, it was real good, they had they sound system cranked up, free beer, sodas and bottled water for everyone. The people that put on the ACL tapings are some of the NICEST people you will ever meet and I would just like to thank them for setting up only the 3rd ever simulcast for an ACL taping (DMB and Coldpaly were the others) they didn't have to do that, much less provide refreshments for us THANK YOU guys.

I can't even begin to get my review together yet...BUT, it really was fantastic. The band is sooooo tight right now and Eddie sounds FANTASTIC. I had been 3 years since I saw them last. The crowd was HUGE, I don't know...60,000 to 70.000??? It was an amazing moment for the hardcaore fan to hear THOUSAND upon THOUSAND scream HELLLOOOOOOO and I'm still alive. GOOSEBUMPS.

Crowd went nuts for Mountain Song. Why Go was a GREAT opener for the crowd...EVERYONE was singing like mad.

great show. amazing energy. AWESOME to see them back in my hometown!

sorry...i didn't see the fanviews thread!!

wow...we just got back home in Waco & i thought i'd post my thoughts while they were fresh. this our (my wife & i) 3rd straight ACL and they keep getting better. this one was memorable for so many reasons...

Fav Shows: Avett Brothers, Bon Iver, Heartless Bastards, Dead Weather, Them Crooked Vultures, Clutch, Toadies, DMB, Grizzly Bear, Kings of Leon, Mute Math, and of course...to top it all off..PEARL JAM!!!

this was my wife's 1st PJ show---she's a longtime fan, but had never seen them live. she was BLOWN AWAY. this was my 19th show, but my first in 5 years....they sounded even better than i remembered. the energy was insane. while i was doing the relay, i was trying to figure out where the sets ended & the encores began...it was hard b/c it seemed like they never left the stage!

i sprained the hell out of my ankle on Friday...we saw the shuttle lines & decided to walk back to our car...bad idea. that only made my ankle worse. when i woke up on Saturday, my ankle was HUGE. after some advil & ice, we headed back downtown from our friends' house. it poured all day Saturday...we had our ponchos on but we were still soaked to the bone. we left after Bon Iver...went back to Melissa's house, changed clothes & re-wrapped & iced my ankle. then we went back for DMB. 8-)

Sunday arrived & my ankle was not in good shape at all. Advil, Ice, Wrapped....then we departed for Zilker. there were several bands we wanted to see early in the day, but we opted for lunch while listening to the bands in the Wildflower tent. we then had to make a choice...to be close for PJ or not. we decided to be close, of course!! we headed for Mike's side so we could meet up with Urs & enjoy the day. we kept texting eachother back & forth & finally managed to meet. (sorry we had to leave, Urs! nice "meeting" ya! 8-) )
during the end of the Toadies set, my wife started feeling sick....it must've been something she ate. for me, it was a no-brainer. she still feels horrible about it, but i know she'd do the same for me. so, we left our spot from about 3 rows back. it sucked that we had to leave, but I'd make the same decision any day!!

we stepped back, got some air/water & after standing for 3 hours straight, it felt so good to sit & take the weight off my ankle. if anyone reads this that was there near us...thanks for being so patient & helping us through the crowd. i could barely walk & several people stepped in & helped me along. THANK YOU! we moved in closer for The Dead Weather. (HOLY SHIT---WHAT A SET!!!!) Laurel then wanted to try to get closer for PJ, so we got to where we were about 25-30 "rows" back on Mike's (extreme) side right near the Bar left of the stage. there were too many drunk people to count & we saw a lot of fighting---it was pretty crazy. i almost decked a guy for pushing Laurel. and if HE reads this...you sir, are an ASSHOLE. it was getting pretty crazy, so we decided to move towards the back of the lawn. and i'm glad we did. the sound was great & there was plenty of room to move.

the sounded amazing. their energy was infectious & they all seemed to be in great spirits. i was so stoked that we got 3 songs from my favorite record, No Code. Red Mosquito w/ Ben sounded HUGE. Mikes Even Flow solo was fucking awesome. GOT SOME was 10X better than Backspacer. when Ed announced they'd have a special guest, we were both thinking it would be Neil Young....Perry was a huge surprise & they nailed it. it was great to meet Flagg....truly a nice guy & i hope he starts feeling better soon!

all in all....great weekend. my 19th show will always be my favorite for a few reasons. a lot has happened in my life in the 5 years since i'd last seen them. but the main reason is b/c it was my first PJ show with my beautiful & amazing wife. there's so much more that i could say about this show/festival...but i think that's the proper way to end it.

THANK YOU PEARL JAM

My wife & I during Pearl Jam


Flagg with his hospital wristbands!!!

just got back to houston from ACL. it was fucking awesome!!!

anyone have a good picture of Ed after the mud slide?

Mrs.Vedder78 wrote:

(I'm sorry my spacing looks retarded Im still figuring out my phone and I'm typing while driving to the airport to fly back home)

Where to start! What an amazing day yesterday was. We got there around 930am
and when doors opened everyone ran for their lives to get the rail mind you this was
running over a shit load of mud! We got rail on mike's side and then the almost 9
hour wait began.
The show was just amazing! Very festival friendly and that was ok becuase they
RAWKED our faces off, Why Go got everyone moving and it jsu got better and better,
Hail Hail and Not for you sounded unbelievable! RM with Ben Harper was just plain awesome.
The best part was hanging out with my husband and friends at the rail trying to hold our spots
lol. It was all team work, very strategic plans to protect our area though by the time the Dead
Weather hit the stage there was no more sitting down. We couldn't see much of mike because
there was a big ass camera filming the show right in front of Mike he did come over and waved
at us a couple of times and Ed came over to our side a couple of times as well to sing right next
to the interpreter. Overall it was just an unbelievable night definitely worth the wait and worth
the mud!!!

Damn...

I wish there was film of You and Mike "running for your lives" to get to the rail....

AWESOME!!!!

amusser wrote:

After sloshing through the mud all day and standing for a long time, we decided to just setup our chairs along the main aisle leading up to the stage and chill for the show. We watched the video boards the entire time but it was nice to not be pushed and shoved and at 5'3" I have trouble seeing over people. The sound was still great back there and we enjoyed the show. I just think I've been spoiled a lot by the Ten Club tickets and the set lists of the regular arena shows. I was totally expecting a greatest hits set for the festival crowd. Not that it was a bad show, but I thought D.C. last year was better. I was really surprised to see the hoards of people leaving during the show. It seemed that as soon as the first chords of Even Flow came through thousands of people went "I've heard this song a million times, I'm heading home!". Our area cleared out a lot before the end of the show which I guess made it nicer to leave, but I couldn't imagine people leaving like that at a regular show.

The experience at the ACL TV show simulcast taping was IMO an almost better experience. The setlist was so different and the very informal setting and Ed's chatty nature made for a cool experience. The sound and video were excellent; it almost made you feel like you were there. Plus the comfort of the auditorium and the free refreshments made for a great evening out of the rain.

it's not just PJ. every year there's a mass exit during the headliner. people are tired and many have to travel home the next day. they stick around for a few songs and then split.

A 2nd Mountain Song clip is up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm61HuF8-vc