CONFIRMED: PJ TO PLAY BOTH NIGHTS OF BRIDGE SCHOOL!

Cosmo wrote:

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Pearl Jam's position in the batting order is up in the air...
Will they play before or after Elton John?
Elton John has seniority as far as year making music... but, Pearl Jam's Anniversary date is that weekend.
So, having Pearl Jam bat ahead of Elton John would work out for those that have Sunday Evening travels plans.
I guess Ol' Neil will decide.

maxDaddy wrote:

The schedule is never announced. Not even at the show itself. Crew of course knows the order, which they are given day of show. That info generally makes it's way through the crowd from those in the know. But as a rule, there is no "announcement" of the running order of the acts, and those in the know don't get the info until day of show. Neil almost always plays the final set on Sunday, so even if PJ was before Neil, their set would probably be over by 8:15 or so. SFO is about a 30 or 40 min drive from Shoreline. That is a likely scenario, but it would suck to book a flight and then miss the PJ set.... good luck!

The flight I want to be on is at 11:20, so that sounds completely doable! Thanks! I'm hoping PJ will headline on Saturday for their anniversary, then play early on Sunday.

So if you don't have any inside info, do bands just randomly take the stage? How long are the PJ sets typically? I'm debating if it is worth it. But if they play something rare and I don't go, I will really be kicking myself. I checked the 2001 setlists when they played last soldier. Hearing that song twice would have been unbelievable, but the rest of the 10/11 songs they played were fairly forgettable.

I think lawn is the way to go. In 2006 we spent one night on the lawn and one night with pretty good reserved seats. Both were amazing, but the lawn I thought was just as good so I couldn't really justify the large price difference and do that again. Plus there's something about sitting on the lawn with a pretty constant supply of drunkards trying to make their way in and out of the maze of blankets before that last beer they chugged makes its way out of their bladder that adds to the experience.

"Sweet Lew" (Accapella)

Just Jeff Ament, Boom, and a Basketball


I'm calling it now!!

MG79478 wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

...
Pearl Jam's position in the batting order is up in the air...
Will they play before or after Elton John?
Elton John has seniority as far as year making music... but, Pearl Jam's Anniversary date is that weekend.
So, having Pearl Jam bat ahead of Elton John would work out for those that have Sunday Evening travels plans.
I guess Ol' Neil will decide.

maxDaddy wrote:

The schedule is never announced. Not even at the show itself. Crew of course knows the order, which they are given day of show. That info generally makes it's way through the crowd from those in the know. But as a rule, there is no "announcement" of the running order of the acts, and those in the know don't get the info until day of show. Neil almost always plays the final set on Sunday, so even if PJ was before Neil, their set would probably be over by 8:15 or so. SFO is about a 30 or 40 min drive from Shoreline. That is a likely scenario, but it would suck to book a flight and then miss the PJ set.... good luck!

The flight I want to be on is at 11:20, so that sounds completely doable! Thanks! I'm hoping PJ will headline on Saturday for their anniversary, then play early on Sunday.

So if you don't have any inside info, do bands just randomly take the stage? How long are the PJ sets typically? I'm debating if it is worth it. But if they play something rare and I don't go, I will really be kicking myself. I checked the 2001 setlists when they played last soldier. Hearing that song twice would have been unbelievable, but the rest of the 10/11 songs they played were fairly forgettable.

Bands don't just randomly take the stage. In fact the order is somewhat predictable. The announced lineup usually lists the bands in order of their level of success and/or longevity. Generally speaking, they perform in reverse order of their place on the bill. The relatively new/unknown artists will almost always be among the first performers, and your heavy hitters almost always last. Sometimes the bands play in the same order both times, sometimes they don't. Sometimes a heavy hitter will perform earlier in the day because of travel requirements, etc. Neil usually plays last, but not always. Pearl Jam has typically played towards the end of the shows. The bigger acts get longer sets. The first few acts play 25-30 min sets. The "headliners" play 40-50 min sets. Mike played electric guitar one year, one of a very few exceptions to the acoustic rule.

maxDaddy wrote:

MG79478 wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

...
Pearl Jam's position in the batting order is up in the air...
Will they play before or after Elton John?
Elton John has seniority as far as year making music... but, Pearl Jam's Anniversary date is that weekend.
So, having Pearl Jam bat ahead of Elton John would work out for those that have Sunday Evening travels plans.
I guess Ol' Neil will decide.

maxDaddy wrote:

The schedule is never announced. Not even at the show itself. Crew of course knows the order, which they are given day of show. That info generally makes it's way through the crowd from those in the know. But as a rule, there is no "announcement" of the running order of the acts, and those in the know don't get the info until day of show. Neil almost always plays the final set on Sunday, so even if PJ was before Neil, their set would probably be over by 8:15 or so. SFO is about a 30 or 40 min drive from Shoreline. That is a likely scenario, but it would suck to book a flight and then miss the PJ set.... good luck!

The flight I want to be on is at 11:20, so that sounds completely doable! Thanks! I'm hoping PJ will headline on Saturday for their anniversary, then play early on Sunday.

So if you don't have any inside info, do bands just randomly take the stage? How long are the PJ sets typically? I'm debating if it is worth it. But if they play something rare and I don't go, I will really be kicking myself. I checked the 2001 setlists when they played last soldier. Hearing that song twice would have been unbelievable, but the rest of the 10/11 songs they played were fairly forgettable.

Bands don't just randomly take the stage. In fact the order is somewhat predictable. The announced lineup usually lists the bands in order of their level of success and/or longevity. Generally speaking, they perform in reverse order of their place on the bill. The relatively new/unknown artists will almost always be among the first performers, and your heavy hitters almost always last. Sometimes the bands play in the same order both times, sometimes they don't. Sometimes a heavy hitter will perform earlier in the day because of travel requirements, etc. Neil usually plays last, but not always. Pearl Jam has typically played towards the end of the shows. The bigger acts get longer sets. The first few acts play 25-30 min sets. The "headliners" play 40-50 min sets. Mike played electric guitar one year, one of a very few exceptions to the acoustic rule.

This is all correct. I would just add that you can be pretty certain Pearl Jam will not play last. Neil will go later and if, as rumored, Elton John is there he will too. It's a shame to miss any of the show but if you just care about PJ the 11:20 flight is doable.

Working the next day on the east coast? Wow, to be young again. I'm taking the next day off and I live in the Bay Area!

SolarWorld wrote:

san pedro wrote:

i just checked out the catalyst (in santa cruz) website there are no shows booked yet for oct. 22. anybody up for seeing "THE BARKING DOLPHINS"! :P

You mean Seals...

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how about "THE SCREAMIN' OTTERS"

Can we expect them to play 7-10 songs a night like the other appearances?
Or will they play a longer set?

As someone once said:

"You see things at Bridge you don't see anywhere else. I never leave here feeling bad."

So even if it's the typical 35 minute set, it will still be good.

On another note, Neil has lost 2 big guys in his circle this year (L.A. Johnson and Ben Keith) so this year's Bridge is likely to be extremely emotional. (If you care about that kind of stuff like I do..)

camaros wrote:

i'm definitely doing this!

Me too!

Booked my flight last night

NYC to SF

Following week spent in LA/SD

La to NYC

Lifes good