*** Christchurch Fanviews Here 11/29/09 ***

Talk about going out with a bang! That was a masterful performance by the boys on full throttle almost the entire night! Another great opener to get the crowd right into it, and another massive 30,000 - incredible turn out for PJ here in NZ after all these years.

The first set didn't really ease up at all - it was epic! Great to hear Once and then blown away to hear Tremor Christ, but then In MY Tree too - speechless! Highlight for me I Got Shit. The End was another one of those moments to treasure and despite hearing Ben duo on Indifference on so many boots, seeing it live was incredible.

The second encore capped off what felt like a big party to end the tour with everyone up there for RitFW.
Me and my three bros rockin out at the front of the 2nd T-barrier - great spot - full unobstructed view of the stage, plenty of room to jump up and down and no muppets trying to push through! Rain was really light and didn't put a dampner on things at all, cold though after Auckland!

Very special weekend, hopefully the boys hold to their word and come back much sooner next time!!
A big shout out to all the 10 Club folk we met over the 2 gigs and especially everyone partying until the wee hours at Fat Eddies last night!

Don't forget Cinnamon Girl by Liam Finn w/ Eddie, and Under Pressure by Ben Harper w/ Eddie! amazing

Great concert!
I was 2nd row of 10clubbers back in front of Mike which was my main goal at the start.

Liam Finn was insane and really a great live act. With Eddie joining in for a song and Neil running on stage and stand up a mic it was quite a 'fun' performance.

Ben Harper was solid, I was extremely happy to here Faded but missed Ground on Down (I don't know a lot of Ben.) Most people seemed blown utterly away by Under Pressure which was great.

Now Pearl Jam...

The crowd surge wasn't as bad as I expected, some girls had spent the entire night trying to push in but we did well to keep them behind us. Sadly a guy passed out and when my mate and I parted to let them through a whole lot of people rush in behind to fill the void leaving my mate about 4 to 5 rows back. But luckily I wasn't moved too much and spend the night standing beside a female 10clubber (I am sorry I forgot to get your name :oops: ) who was in the earlyish stages of pregnancy and we managed to have room to move up until the final encore.
Some girl rushed up to the front during Alive and stole the guys beside me spot which was fucking rude in my opinion but I suppose the part of GA.

The boys were on fire from the start and I got my Mike McCready moment in the first song. It's amazing how cool a simple point and point back from one person to another can be epic enough to make someones night.
To use 80s slogans and metaphors to measure the first group of songs it is a blur of awesome, radical and bodaciousness wrapped in neon PVC and big hair. So pretty epic really...
I missed Corduroy or some somg similar to 'start' the night I suppose but that wasn't a drama after the first line of Given to Fly was already out of my mouth (which for the people surrounding me was great because the sound of PJ would have blocked me out.)
The encores rocked, the boys weren't off stage for long as all and you only had a short time for conversation before they were running back out.
The last encore was superb (I didn't know The Real Me so I felt like a douche) with the Finns giving their countrymen a bit of Crowded House and Split Enz (wanted I See Red as the chance was higher having 2 Finns there) and a great group effort of RITFW with everyone on Stage arming themselves with Tambourines.
I hoped we impressed them, it's nice to know they had just as good of a night as any of us.

And finally the most epic part (equal to the McCready point though)...

Singing Happy Bday to Matt was cool (I share his bday) but as we were leaving my mate suddenly passes me none other then one of the drumsticks Matt was using(they threw a whole lot later on but this was one of the all nighters.) He said he timed his jumped perfect and it was down this pants before anyone had known.. they were looking at his feet...

So now I have a very cool poster, 2 tickets and a drumstick to frame...

Biggest downside of course was having my partner being 8 mths pregnant and having to sit in the stands. The boys haven't been here for a while so that was a major bummer for me (we went to Brissy in 06 so she got seats with me then.)
Bring on fenced off 10 Club areas!

I'll be adding more once I get over it!

goodnite_rose wrote:

raar wrote:

Some girl rushed up to the front during Alive and stole the guys beside me spot which was fucking rude in my opinion but I suppose the part of GA.

you must have been near me, that girl who pushed in during alive ended up between me and I think the dude you're talking about. She had her elbow in my face a lot. :(

Could your elbow have not made a (slightly harder perhaps) connection with her face as well? :twisted:

This was my first concert and it was awesome the 10c members i met and talked to were really nice and friendly. We were on the left side in the 1st barrier in the back corner and it was great i was so happy with our spot.
The playlist was just awesome and the whole experience was so much better than i could have ever imagined and I cant wait to go to another PJ concert

these are our photos

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... 791e3e7534

Amazing, amazing, Amazing!! What a fantastic concert!! We were a long way back so didn't even get to see the boys but the screens were great & had a really good view of them & the music made up for it!! Was surpsrised at how many Ten songs there were - would have loved Cropduster, Light Years & RearView Mirror but hey whos complaining - was bludy fantastic!! Take my hat off to Ed - he did fantastically considering his voice did sound a little strained at times from him being sick. Thanks so much guys - cant wait for you to come back!!!

haha, those guys needing the haircut were in front of me too, they kept flicking it around in everyones face!!!
didnt ruin anything though, awesome concert, i might be biased but that was way better than the melbourne gig I also went to.
great to hear tremor christchurch played!!!
went spastic during i got id and also my fav state of love!!!!
crowd really got into the fixer which was awesome, i had to look around a few times to see all the happy faces
got some awesome photos and vids also, was great to be so close as I was a bit sick in melb and didnt get too close
sure hope its not too long till they come again

What an incredible experiance. I've been waiting to see PJ since being an angst pre teen adolescent in '93 and now that dream has been realised. I still feel a little gobsmacked by the whole experiance and can't stop grinning.

Aside from the obvious cameo's and big hits, the songs of the night for me were Tremor Christ, The End, Marker in The Sand and In My Tree ( and not the slowed down version either, but the original No Code styles). Fucking magic.

Big ups to all the fan club members around me. You were all such choice and genuine people, looking out for the little guys and gals, ferrying water into the mosh, helping out the security when that fight broke out. You all definitely enhanced my enjoyment of the concert. Cheers guys.

maria83 wrote:

I really don’t get it. After seeing Pearl Jam at Rod Laver a few years ago, I couldn’t wait for them to finally come to New Zealand, but especially Christchurch was just one huge disappointment. For all I know they probably played extremely well, and the setlist was obviously great - but the sound was so shit I left after an hour, feeling heartbroken. Everything was just one big wash, and at times the echo off the back of the stadium was so bad that the songs were pretty much unrecognisable. I really don’t get why nobody has mentioned this so far. At previous PJ concerts I have felt nothing but exhilaration and happiness. Last night I felt nothing. Walking out on Pearl Jam was something that I never thought I would do, and I left the stadium with tears in my eyes. But when you’re faced with a choice of hearing your favourite songs being butchered by a shitty sound system, and preserving your memory of what a proper Pearl Jam show is like, walking away was the only reasonable thing I could do.

Im sorry you had this experience but i can tell you the sound was just fine. Im also saying this as a professional musician. You needed to be face on to the stage though. There will always be slap back from a stand facing the stage. Ive been to many MANY pj concerts and last night was up there as quite possibly the best. Did you try moving positions to see if you could get better sound? Walking out should have been a last resort.

This was my 14th PJ concert...

by far the crowd was the best one for sure! Everyone going off but no problemas at all. 10 clubbers were all bloody awesome.

Special thanks for a club member, frinkyPJ (as I remember) for giving me a EV pick after the concert, thanks mate!!!

Just got back home and uploading some vids on youtube : zezito777

-Interesting fact, i've recorded a few songs that my camera fuddded up... just found out right on in the middle of I Got Shit. After that worked fine.... So, 1/2 Full of shit! The rest i'll be uploading for you guys!

Keep on Rocking was amazing with everyone on stage.

Eddie and the boys were having a great time... as was I and everyone else in there. The weather was not good, but I reckon it made the night more special.

Also, one of my highlights was Indifference. The way that Ed and Ben put it together was bloody awesome.