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    I heard from a friend who went that Force of Nature was awesome 8-)

    Sounds pretty intense with the weather situation that was happening at the time.
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    Black Diamond wrote:
    The only thing that was interesting to me (and I think I will start a thread) is I had the upmost pleasure of seeing all 4 Philly shows in October and this was the first one since... I found myself trying to compare it to that and it was quite hard to do... It's tough when you luck out and probably went to the best run a band has had in a long time and try to compare something post that...

    Anybody else experience that sensation??

    Anyway, Loved it and can't wait for Hartford with son#2 to do it again :)

    Thanks Indy for a terrific time :D

    I was at the Friday and Saturday Philly shows and I know exactly how you felt, attended St. Louis, Columbus and Indy this past week and tried to compare them with Philly and just can't do it. All 3 shows last week were amazing, but Philly was a whole different experience. Friday night at Philly is by far the best concert I have ever experienced, the boys were incredible, the set list amazing, the crowd just insane and the spectrum was a true experience. Saturday night was incredible too, but it had a much different feeling than Friday, Saturday was pure entertainment, PJ made sure that the Spectrum was honored and boy did they ever put on a show. Those are two nights I will never forgot. Listening to the boots of those shows (finally :D ) on our trips to the shows this week brought back such wonderful memories. Nothing may ever top those two nights, but every PJ concert is a unique experience, one that I will continue to thrive on.

    BTW - I was sitting two rows behind you and your son, I was with my 14 year old son who was attending his first PJ concert and he is now a fan for life. He had just an amazing time and couldn't get over how great the band was and how friendly all the PJ fan were, it is a night he won't soon forget!!!!
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    Gvn2fly wrote:
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    342xxx and joined in '03??

    I joined in '03 also and am 198xxx....

    Agreed show was amazing!!


    I joined in 1999 or 2000 and my number is 201000. Some guy sitting next to me in the back (Section D Row O)said that he joined in 2003 and that his number was 73000. I was like HUH? I guess I don't understand how they pick numbers.
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  • Posts: 17
    Was it my imagination, or did Eddie flub a little bit of the lyrics at the end of garden, then Mike playfully was mocking him while playing?

    Anyways, awesome concert with an awesome setlist!
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  • Posts: 101
    maugelli wrote:
    Thanks for sticking up for us! It was a pleasure meeting you and your friend, I hope the drive back to Alabama was a good one! Great show and great people!!!

    It was great to meet y'all too! Not a show I will soon forget!
  • Posts: 101
    ishamae wrote:
    :D I had such an amazing time at the show. It has been quite a few years since I saw them live and I must say it got my blood pumping! The set was AMAZING! The people were cool! I am so thrilled I was able to be there. Although the post-show Steak n Shake line was WAAAAAYY too much! Thanks BCJ! I can't stop smiling! :D


    Anytime!! :mrgreen:
  • Posts: 43
    I found a debit card on the ground while at this show.
    If your initials are "LC," please contact me with your full name and the bank's name to claim it and I will happily mail it back to you.

    As for my views...the show was great. PJ was great.
    The way Verizon handled the crowd...not so great.
    I won't say too much about the traffic and parking since it's been rehashed over and over.
    I will say that I found it extremely dangerous that there were only 3 exit gates open to handle a crowd that size. If someone had tripped and fallen, they would have been crushed.
    Also, more outdoor lights in the far reaches of the parking lots would have been nice. The lakes also need some sort of lighting or fencing. I can just see someone who has had too much to drink driving into a lake.
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    vonnegutnaked2 wrote:
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    On the drive in, we were talking about how that new Taco Bell will pay for itself just by the end of the summer.

    Last night was my 11th show, third (and final) of this tour and the first time I've seen Pearl Jam in my "hometown". I grew up 40 minutes north of Deer Creek and now live about 30 minutes south of it. I was hoping Friday night would change my opinion of it...but it didn't. I don't like the venue at all. Traffic is ridiculous...we got there super early and came on back roads, so we avoided any ticket problems. We had VIP parking and that didn't help us at all in getting out of there quickly. Lines are just absurdly long for everything. My wife actually broke her foot in the lawn last year dealing with some drunks at a show. I said the only way I'll go to a show there again was if/when Pearl Jam came...so that was the case last night. I think people are very justified in their complaining about the box office situation. There were two Ten Club windows, but seemed to be no organization whatsoever as I walked in during the last moments of Band of Horses. I'm very glad I made the decision to pick up the tickets earlier before hanging out with friends in the lot.

    Having said that, the show was everything I’d imagined it being. I know people love to rank shows and go on and on…I can never really do that. I don’t know if it was the best show I’ve ever seen…or even if it was the best show I saw this week. All I know last night was just a perfect cap, even if I am still exhausted nearly 24 hours later.

    Thought the crowd was good, but I still think I’ve been part of better…Cincy in ’06 comes right to mind. Probably Camden in ’08, too. But, I’m hoping Eddie meant everything he said and that the patience with all the weather/ticket craziness and a little bit of Midwest hospitality yield more frequent visits. I’ll put up with the bad traffic/cramped venue/long lines if they’ll keep coming back.

    Release was everything I’d hoped it would be…it was definitely the one opener I’ve never heard that I’ve always wanted to. Force of Nature was really fun, especially considering the elements. Just a good mix and a great time. It was also special to finally share a show with so many friends. I think most of them, who sat in lawn and probably only knew a handful of songs, came away really impressed by the energy, showmanship and just overall quality of the show. I always think hearing the thoughts and reviews of those first-timers afterwards is a good time. All in my circle said they’d definitely do it all over again.


    Wow. I like to pretend Cinci never happened. I'm glad someone had a good time there :)
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    maugelli wrote:
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    Refreshing, a positive thought about the big picture in a sea of whining....thank you! :D
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    Gern Blansten wrote:
    the whole VIP thing is bullshit....the venue basically sells those seats to rich assholes who try to rape everyone who wants good seats to the show

    I guess I'm glad that very few people bought their seats but it sucks that so many good seats were empty

    To respond to this generalization...

    Maybe some people did not come out due to the weather warnings is one possibility. Not everyone in "VIP" are rich assholes. I'm on medical disablity so I'm quite the opposite from the population you spoke about. I had nice tickets because I've been in fan club so long. Not eveyone up front were rich assholes. In fact, a few children were down front along with my teenager who was attending first show! I'm grateful for my seats, but during beautiful weather, the lawn is awesome as well. Many people have earned those seats due to their seniority in the ten club. Do you belong to it? It might be something to consider, however if you never go back to the only large outdoor venue in town, I guess the point is mute. Sorry your experience was a bad one. :)

    Deer Creek has always, always been a nightmare to get into unless your clever enough to go early. Try seeing Phish or The Dead and you'll see the same thing happen.
    It is what it is.
    But I know rules changed when a large corporation sucked up the name Deer Creek and threw their stupid logo on it. Funny, it's called Verizon Wireless Music Center, but my phone never worked. I think we should point the finger at the Verizon. They stole our "Deer Creek" all for what?
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    BhagavadGita wrote:
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    To respond to this generalization...

    Maybe some people did not come out due to the weather warnings is one possibility. Not everyone in "VIP" are rich assholes. I'm on medical disablity so I'm quite the opposite from the population you spoke about. I had nice tickets because I've been in fan club so long. Not eveyone up front were rich assholes. In fact, a few children were down front along with my teenager who was attending first show! I'm grateful for my seats, but during beautiful weather, the lawn is awesome as well. Many people have earned those seats due to their seniority in the ten club. Do you belong to it? It might be something to consider, however if you never go back to the only large outdoor venue in town, I guess the point is mute. Sorry your experience was a bad one. :)

    Deer Creek has always, always been a nightmare to get into unless your clever enough to go early. Try seeing Phish or The Dead and you'll see the same thing happen.
    It is what it is.
    But I know rules changed when a large corporation sucked up the name Deer Creek and threw their stupid logo on it. Funny, it's called Verizon Wireless Music Center, but my phone never worked. I think we should point the finger at the Verizon. They stole our "Deer Creek" all for what?

    Slow down. Make sure you know what the poster is talking about before writing a novel. The poster was not talking about Ten Club seats, but the VIP boxes at about row 22. The poster has fan club seats and has mentioned that earlier in the thread I believe.
  • Posts: 46
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    First off, absolutely awesome show. I drove up from Atlanta via Columbus. We get a lot of tornadic weather here and while very dangerous, I've always maintained that the low pressure makes it feel awesome outside. That was just how this show felt. We had 5th row in the center section. Setlist was badass. One of my favorite songs (and my 6 year old's favorite) is Garden. I could've gone home after they played that a happy man. We were across the aisle from Dallas Clark (Colts TE) and about 10 feet from Eddie's childhood friend. Pretty cool.

    If anyone has pictures from the middle section they are willing to email me,I'd really appreciate it. I had a crappy camera phone and Ed won't be still enough for the pics to be captured.

    Good times.
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    This was my second show at Deer Creek/Verizon. I learned in my first experience that you sit in the parking lot for a long time after the show. Because of this I was not ticked off when sitting for 50 minutes in one spot. For you who have been here before, I do not know why you are acting like this is the first time you have had this problem. There have been long Ten Club lines at other venues as well. Plus, the weather played a large role in the Ten Club line being how it was.

    Long Ten Club lines in prior years = MSG, Hartford, Chicago

    The Ten Club line was not the venue's fault. Imagine if MSG was in the middle of nowhere and most people did not get to the venue until 7:00? Huge line!

    Quit whining, especially those who have been to the venue before.
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    i was lucky after the show. we stayed until the very end and then bolted for my truck. i was able to drive to within 50 yards of the road without anybody in front of me. it only took me 10-15 minutes to get out of the parking lot.

    i did have to drive down some country roads to get back on I69 at mile marker 14 (deer creek is mile marker 10)

    i've done parking lots like this in other places, i knew what to expect and was lucky enough to get going quick enough.
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    BhagavadGita wrote:
    I will forever love you Pearl Jam. I thank the Universal force of nature for your music every fucking day. :D
    :)
    To 10c; "Your PJ tshirt should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady." - bionicamy
  • Posts: 39
    Epic show, and the crowd was great. Last summer at the Chicago shows I thought the band seemed happy and felt the same about Noblesville: They really seemed excited and together and it paid off for all of us lucky enough to be there.
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    Despite all the generation Y-ners complaing about the sound, parking, weather and traffic. This was a great show. My first time to Deer Creek and I thought it sounded great and the venue is great as well. The people of Indiana were awesome and your bars are open till 3am....NICE!!!!. The crowd for this show was as vocal as I have seen in a very long time. You could feel the energy as you were walking up to your seat. PJ were on fire and played off that energy. Highlight for me was the remastered version on Garden and Release.

    Thanks PJ!!!!
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    shadowcast wrote:
    Despite all the generation Y-ners complaing about the sound, parking, weather and traffic. This was a great show. My first time to Deer Creek and I thought it sounded great and the venue is great as well. The people of Indiana were awesome and your bars are open till 3am....NICE!!!!. The crowd for this show was as vocal as I have seen in a very long time. You could feel the energy as you were walking up to your seat. PJ were on fire and played off that energy. Highlight for me was the remastered version on Garden and Release.

    Thanks PJ!!!!


    i guess i'm gen X, but to say the sound was good is bs. the sound was terrible. i assume the wind was a main culprit, or they were just tuned really bad, but at times, it was painful to listen to.
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    jck33 wrote:
    Epic show.

    no offense, but not sure i would call it epic. you won't see 1000 threads asking about where the boot is for this show, like we had for the Philly shows. good show, no doubt, but not even close to epic. :)
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    81 wrote:
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    no offense, but not sure i would call it epic. you won't see 1000 threads asking about where the boot is for this show, like we had for the Philly shows. good show, no doubt, but not even close to epic. :)
    It was one of the better crowds I've seen in 20+ shows and the weather had a profound effect on the show. I think someone that attended the show has the right to declare it epic (i did :D ).

    Also, we might see 1000 threads for the bootleg if they take six months to release it ;)
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