*** Melbourne Fanviews Here 11/20/09 ***

WOW. It was my second Pearl Jam show and i had a rough idea that i was not going to walk away disappointed. I was hoping for Rival, and maybe Crown of Thorns, but it is best not to be picky with them. As many of you have mentioned it was a long evening. I rolled in their at about 5:15 knowing that queues later in the evening were going to be hell. I enjoyed Liam Finn and Ben Harper but i was really there to see PJ, no disrespect to the others. SO i had my position right next to the sound desk, a very nice spot.

I had seen the Soundcheck and was hoping for Of The Girl as an opener, it would have been brilliant. Small Town was a good opener because the crowd were into it straight away. I expected Corduroy, but then Animal came out and the night just kept getting better. I was thrilled to hear Brother, i was the only one in my area who knew it, and it was the same for Present Tense. Oceans was a big surprise and the crowd responded well.

When they kept pumping out tracks from Ten i knew that the night was going to end brilliantly, and it did!

The highlights for me were:
Brother - love the song
Present Tense
Why Go
Oceans
Red Mosquito
Animal

A great night

thank you pearl jam!

I'm comin down hard. Best night ever. Eddie's solo Just Breathe would melt the hardest heart. Mike (Legend) Yellow Ledbetter, ( only thing that gets me to sleep!) and 2 & 1/2 hours was never gonna be enough! Wish I could follow PJ to the ends of the earth!
I'm cryin myself to sleep coz its over!

Let's hope we dont have to wait too long for the next tour

Agreed Raiden.....hey really nice to meet you Tash and the others in Adelaide.

Take care and maybe see you next time.

PJD

Well, that was a great time.

5th Pearl Jam gig for me and the first time I was near the front and it was a great experience to see them up close. The energy they create through music really encompassess and overwhelms at times. The four-track bit from Ten at the end of the 1st encore really elevated this gig I reckon. It was special to hear the formative songs of the band played in a row to a crowd of about 45,000.

Like most of the posters above I had a great time at the concert. I brought my 10 year old daughter along for her first concert and she loved it (although she was a little tired by the end). This way she can say that her first concert was Pearl Jam instead of Taylor Swift, whom she is planning to see next year

As a result of having my daughter with me I purchased seats on level 1 near the barrier between the Fixer and Backspacer GA sections. As I have had 10C seats for the last two tours it was a bit weird being that far away from the stage but the energy that the guys brought to the show meant that I soon got over that. The other downside to being in the seated area was that the people around us were mostly casual fans, so only got into singing for the more well known older songs - fortunately the set list lent itself well to this sort of audience!

Highlights for me were Oceans, Green Disease, Force of Nature and Got Some plus the crowd getting into the classics.

Awesome concert and I can't wait for the next tour now - apologies to those sitting around me for my appalling singing

DM76 wrote:

What a great night......a long day but certainly worth it. We got to Etihad at 1.30 pm and were worried as the lines for both 10C and entry already were about 50 deep.However when we finally got in at around 5pm ....my wife managed to get front row,and me right behind her.

One of the great things about PJ shows are the fans and met a lovely couple ( Joel and megan) as well as another girl (looks like she might be Vixen-with the wishlist poster),and we all had a great time...thanks guys.My wife caught one JA guitar pics and also was given one of EV's from his roadie, so those are some nice souvenirs.

As for the Music....well its all been said before. Best band in the world and they put on an epic performance.
Both Adl and Melb concerts were different , but equally as enjoyable.

Thanks to all at PJ..for making the trek down under.Come Back!

Hey you must have been near me!, I was the long haired git next to megan. We had a great spot....


oh and that JA picked bounced out of my hand, glad your wife caught it!

WOW!!!Another awsome PJ show,my fourth one now and this was my fave show.got a great posse and admired the respect of the 10C fans rockin up close with me and making sure i could see as im only a little chick.Also loved that they played so many songs from Ten,Deep and Oceans were newies to their setlist this time,the crowd seemed to enjoy them as much as me!Still cant believe that Eddie ran up that walkway so close to me YAY ,its only taken me yrs to get that close to him!!!Now im suffering post concert blues,it always happens but knowing there was only one show here this time didnt help......at least i have great memories and awsome photos to show off to my friends hahaha!

mj351 wrote:

Does anyone know the piano piece of music being used to start each concert??
Sounds 'Love Reign O'er Me'-ish, but I could be way off. Anyway, i love it..
MJ

Metamorphosis Two by Philip Glass.

Thanks, norm. :wave:

Apologies if this has been brought up elsewhere. This show was AMAZING! One of the best PJ shows (and therefore, shows of all time) I've been to! Went to the Perth show too.

Anyone know when/if the bootlegs are coming out for these Australian shows?

Thanks

DM76 wrote:

ZimzuM wrote:

lol were you the 6 ft 5 guy with that annoying lesbian couple behind you?

lol ...yep that was my wife and me, and yes those lesbians were annoying.(non 10c might i add)
I cant recall how many times my size 14's crushed her toes....sometimes on purpose.

To all the 10clubbers around us.....thanks for being cool ppl and making the night really enjoyable

If you were the dude with the red shirt on thanks for not letting that Black Flag fan past you.