have there ever been 10c only shows?

GTFLYGIRL · December 2009

cippociappo wrote:

Imagine a 10C only Q&A with the band....

10C member number 1: "When will the Philly boots be available?"

M. Cameron: "We can't say, but something big is being prepared as of now"

10C member number 2: "When will the Philly boots be available?"

S. Gossard: "Let's move on to the next question"

10C member number 3: "When will the Philly boots be available?"

E. Vedder: "Are there any questions regarding something different from the Philly boots?"

[all 10C members leave the room]

idk... philly boots wouldn't really come to mind... id wanna know...

is the US tour leg... that was a possibility for May... happening? Will we have MSG shows?!?!?!?!

that's what i want to know. I more concerned with living new future memories than trying to relive those in my past.

smithnic · December 2009

In the early days there was a bunch. I know there was one in Detroit in the early 90's, like 92 or 93.

URthekey · December 2009

I went to a 10C only show at the Paramount theater (under MSG in NYC) mid April '94. I had just been to my first show - in Springfield MA a week or so earlier and wanted more....then I heard on the radio Z100 had a contest to win tickets to the Paramount and I called and scored a pair.

Red velvet seats and Vitology era Pearl Jam....such fond memories.

KC2917 · December 2009

In Nov. '97 they played an unannounced warm-up 10c-only show at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz before their four shows opening up for the Stones. In fact, so the story goes, Ed supposedly called up a 10c member from the area and told him they were going to play that night and to get the word out. There was a guest list at the front door with fan club members' names only on it. 650 people inside and 1000+ outside with "Pearl Jam" on the marquee.

Music For Rhinos · December 2009

Evil Beaver wrote:

I was also at this show. From my understanding, this was a show for Portland-area Ten Club members. The show the previous night was for Seattle Ten Clubbers.

It goes without saying that this was one of the most magical nights of my life. I got a nondescript letter in the mail from the Ten Club one day, opened it and two grey tickets were inside. All my friends knew I was a Pearl Jam nut, and I honestly thought it was a hoax at first. Until I got in the door of the Moore Theater I still was not convinced I was actually going to see Pearl Jam — for free! This concert was in the middle of the long Ticketmaster boycott, too. Pearl Jam was the hottest band in the world at the time, and their supply was not meeting the demand.

My dad drove me and a friend up to Seattle and back on a school night. Pearl Jam opened with "Release" in total darkness and that moment forever placed the song on my mantel as the "Greatest Song Ever." The Moore Theater has seating — it's where the Even Flow video was filmed — but me and my friend rushed to the edge of the stage with a bunch of other younger folks. I was Stone side, and if I'd wanted to I could have grabbed his leg. We were that close. There were no bouncers between us and the band. I also got a cold hard stare from Eddie that lasted probably 10 seconds, but to me it lasted 5 minutes. These guys were gods to me back then and it was both terrifying and thrilling to be able to make eye contact.

I've seen Pearl Jam over 20 times now, but nothing will ever match that moment back in 1995. I think anyone who's lucky or fortunate enough to catch them in an intimate setting like that would probably rank it as their No. 1 show, too. It would be great if they could do things like that again, but with the way information travels these days it could cause a near riot. Even though I got the tickets a week or maybe two before the show, word of them was not spread to the masses. They didn't even put "Pearl Jam" on the front of the theater.

That night, they were the "Pissbottle Men."

Great post.

PJ_Lukin · December 2009

The Letterman show was for 10c only. There were some VIPS upstairs but no public sale.

100 Pacer · December 2009

KC2917 wrote:

In Nov. '97 they played an unannounced warm-up 10c-only show at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz before their four shows opening up for the Stones. In fact, so the story goes, Ed supposedly called up a 10c member from the area and told him they were going to play that night and to get the word out. There was a guest list at the front door with fan club members' names only on it. 650 people inside and 1000+ outside with "Pearl Jam" on the marquee.

there are several discrepancies in your version of the "story":

the name "Pearl Jam" never appeared on the marquee. the band played under the name "Honking Seals", with tickets selling for $20. this was not a 10C-only show, many had heard about the show at the very last minute from folks in the know (word spread the afternoon of the show on a PJ listserv called Long Road) but some had lined up as early as 3 days before the show. the official count from the venue back in the day was 800 people in attendance,...

KC2917 · December 2009

Oh man I got served!!!!!! I was just "relaying" the "story" I remember "hearing." My "apologies" for all the "discrepancies." (I hope my quotations had the same effect yours did)

have there ever been 10c only shows?

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