Summer of Love Baby here... 44. Been listening to PJ since about '93-94, first show was '95 Cal Expo "Look at all this stuff!"
My first concert was a Beatles tribute band, Rain.
My second concert was Ozzy Osbourne at the Oakland Arena with Brad Gillis right after Randy had died.
I saw Metallica before Ride the Lightning was released (and saw them open for Kiss) and I was at the epic Cow Palace show of Fastway, Saxxon and Iron Maiden in the early 80s -- or was that Yngwie, Metallica and Iron Maiden, well that one was epic too! Rush 10x. The Dead 30+ times. Heck, I've seen James Taylor at least 6-8x (gotta keep the lady happy).
And Soundgarden just kicked my ass! Can't wait for Vancouver!
Darn it! I'm 36-and-a-half, but this is a cool club I'd like to join. Even if I have to wait.
Never thought I'd need a fake ID at this age!
Been rocking since 92-93, and now I have to think about what I say around "kids" in their teens and 20's. I still assume everybody knows how awesome this band is, but sometimes I get "the look" or the dreaded question "they are still around?" I always stay pleasant, but in the back of my mind, I'm thinking about how unfortunate it is that Pearl Jam fell out of the public eye so much that all these youngsters have missed the experience.
Darn it! I'm 36-and-a-half, but this is a cool club I'd like to join. Even if I have to wait.
Never thought I'd need a fake ID at this age!
Been rocking since 92-93, and now I have to think about what I say around "kids" in their teens and 20's. I still assume everybody knows how awesome this band is, but sometimes I get "the look" or the dreaded question "they are still around?" I always stay pleasant, but in the back of my mind, I'm thinking about how unfortunate it is that Pearl Jam fell out of the public eye so much that all these youngsters have missed the experience.
42 with the "laugh lines" to prove it . damn it.
love PJ, always have & always will.
PJ 17/3/95, 3/3/98, 18/2/03, 16/11/06, 20/11/09 Melb & Qld 25/11/09
EV 15/3/11 Canberra, 24/25th in Melbourne Australia & PJ20 East Troy USA 3/4th Sept 2011
1996 London
2000 London
2006 Jools Holland, London
2007 London
2009 SBE London
2009 O2 London
2010 London
2012 MEN 1&2, Berlin 1&2. EV Solo London 1&2
2013 NY1, NY2, Philly 1, Philly 2
2014 Ams 1, Ams 2, Leeds
2016 Toronto 1 2018 London 02 1&2 2018 Barcelona
Turned 58 on July 31st. Warmed up for PJ20 by spending this past weekend at Lollapalooza. Standing in ankle deep mud and pouring rain for my 1st Foo Fighters show was probably one of the best non-PJ concert experiences ever :thumbup:
Turned 58 on July 31st. Warmed up for PJ20 by spending this past weekend at Lollapalooza. Standing in ankle deep mud and pouring rain for my 1st Foo Fighters show was probably one of the best non-PJ concert experiences ever :thumbup:
Good on you brother
2005 - London
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1 2018 - Fenway 1&2 2022 - Hamilton, Toronto 2023 - Chicago 1&2
I'm 41. Saw Pearl Jam for the first time at Lollapalooza '92 and I've enjoyed the ride ever since. Proud to say I have introduced my 17 year old daughter's friends to Pearl Jam. A couple of the guys wanted to watch Imagine in Cornice and now we have some new PJ fans. My parents are now fans thank to a "mixtape" I made for them with some of my favorite songs. Good music is good music, no matter how old you are. See you in Alpine
Phoenix 1992
San Francisco OSL 2009
New York City MSG 1&2 2010
EV Santa Barbara 2011
Alpine Valley 2011
Philadelphia, Missoula 2012
EV Las Vegas 1 & 2, Phoenix 2012
Chicago, Brooklyn, Dallas, OKC, Phoenix, Seattle 2013
Memphis, Detroit, Moline, Milwaukee, Denver, Bridge School 2014
Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro 2015 Jazz Fest, MSG II, RIDE Fest, Fenway, Wrigley, Ohana 2016
I'm 41. Saw Pearl Jam for the first time at Lollapalooza '92 and I've enjoyed the ride ever since. Proud to say I have introduced my 17 year old daughter's friends to Pearl Jam. A couple of the guys wanted to watch Imagine in Cornice and now we have some new PJ fans. My parents are now fans thank to a "mixtape" I made for them with some of my favorite songs. Good music is good music, no matter how old you are. See you in Alpine
Very true, I'm doing the same with our 13 yr daughter, she enjoys them, some of her friends don't even know who they are, but she is trying to get them to listen to some of the songs. The wife and I are taking her to see PJ in toronto for her first concert experience, told her you are about to witness one of the greatest rock n roll bands ever. Told her in another 10-15 yrs when everyone (her age) is saying to her I wish I could see these guys live, she will be able to tell them, oh yeah I saw them when I was 13
2005 - London
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1 2018 - Fenway 1&2 2022 - Hamilton, Toronto 2023 - Chicago 1&2
Pumpkinhead I am hoping to finally meet you at PJ20. We almost met at Voodoo Festival in 09???. It is nice to see other 'older' fans. I just turned 52 : )
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"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pine.
Pumpkinhead I am hoping to finally meet you at PJ20. We almost met at Voodoo Festival in 09???. It is nice to see other 'older' fans. I just turned 52 : )
2009 Philly Spectrum 10/28
2010 Jazz Fest*Kansas City*St.Louis*Columbus*Noblesville*Bristow*
Hartford*Newark*MSG1*MSG2*Dublin*Belfast*HydePark*Nijmegen*
Berlin*WM3Little Rock*Bridge 1&2
2011 Eddie Vedder*Chicago*St Louis*San Diego*Long Beach*Los Angles*Santa Barbara
PJ20 1&2*Canada Tour*Montreal*Toronto 1&2*Ottawa*Hamilton*Winnipeg*
Saskatoon*Calgary*Edmonton*Vancouver
I'm 41. Saw Pearl Jam for the first time at Lollapalooza '92 and I've enjoyed the ride ever since. Proud to say I have introduced my 17 year old daughter's friends to Pearl Jam. A couple of the guys wanted to watch Imagine in Cornice and now we have some new PJ fans. My parents are now fans thank to a "mixtape" I made for them with some of my favorite songs. Good music is good music, no matter how old you are. See you in Alpine
Very true, I'm doing the same with our 13 yr daughter, she enjoys them, some of her friends don't even know who they are, but she is trying to get them to listen to some of the songs. The wife and I are taking her to see PJ in toronto for her first concert experience, told her you are about to witness one of the greatest rock n roll bands ever. Told her in another 10-15 yrs when everyone (her age) is saying to her I wish I could see these guys live, she will be able to tell them, oh yeah I saw them when I was 13
That's so great! I'll take the kids one of these days...right now my husband is on his way to becoming a huge fan too so he looks forward to seeing them as much as I do. Always asking me when are we going to our next show. :shock:
Phoenix 1992
San Francisco OSL 2009
New York City MSG 1&2 2010
EV Santa Barbara 2011
Alpine Valley 2011
Philadelphia, Missoula 2012
EV Las Vegas 1 & 2, Phoenix 2012
Chicago, Brooklyn, Dallas, OKC, Phoenix, Seattle 2013
Memphis, Detroit, Moline, Milwaukee, Denver, Bridge School 2014
Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro 2015 Jazz Fest, MSG II, RIDE Fest, Fenway, Wrigley, Ohana 2016
I don't understand the big deal about Pearl Jam fans being over 40. All of the band members are over the age of 40 so wouldn't a lot of their fans also be? Not everyone got into Pearl Jam when they were a teenager. It's ok to start liking a rock band when you are aged in your 20s or 30s ya know.
BLACK35 - we took our now 14 year old son to see PJ last summer. As it was a festival and he'd been to festivals before we thought he'd enjoy it. No such luck, he wasn't a happy bunny. I'm hoping that as he gets older he'll appreciate the fact that he went a bit more
Is anyone in the Madison, WI area? I would love to meet some Jammers around here. I went to the PJ20 movie by campus and there were maybe 30 people there. And most were college students. Not too many PJ fans around, at least I haven't been fortunate enough to meet any. Is there anybody out there?
Congratulations on your 58th Birthday! My Birthday is July 30th. I'm 54 and very pleased with myself. Having Birthdays are great! They say we're getting older...but I say we're getting better. Much better. :thumbup:
Keep on Rockin' with Pearl Jam! Hope you didn't forget to make a wish.
Turned 58 on July 31st. Warmed up for PJ20 by spending this past weekend at Lollapalooza. Standing in ankle deep mud and pouring rain for my 1st Foo Fighters show was probably one of the best non-PJ concert experiences ever :thumbup:
I'm alive
Phila. 03. Camden nights 1&2 03. Hershey 03. Boston 04. Reading 04. St Louis 04. Montreal 05. Ottawa 05. AC 05. Phila. 05. NY Letterman Show 06. E Rutherford nights 1&2 06. Camden nights 1&2 06. Denver nights 1&2 06. Hawaii 06. Grant Park, Chicago 07. Van Couver 08.(EV Solo) Camden nights 1&2 08. NY nights 1&2 08. Hartford 08. Mansfield 08. Newark 08.(EV Solo) Phila. nights 1&2 09.(EV Solo) Baltimore nights 1&2 09.(EV Solo) Honolulu night 2 09.(EV Solo) Salt Lake City 09. Phila Spectrum 10/27 10/28 & 10/31/09. Newark, NJ 05.18.10
^ That is incredible. I mean, I guess you must not even remember the HUGE days of the early 90's when anything labeled 'grunge' (aptly or not) ruled the airwaves. Glad you found your way to being a fan, even though you missed the early days.
Still, I wouldn't have missed the early days for the world. I was listening the first time a PJ song was played on the airwaves in my city....and I'm glad I was there for that. I remember thinking, from the first moment, that THIS was a band with something special. And I've never let go of that opinion, in 20+ years. And thank goodness...because through both good times and bad, I've had this music to get me through. Wouldn't be without it now.
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My first concert was a Beatles tribute band, Rain.
My second concert was Ozzy Osbourne at the Oakland Arena with Brad Gillis right after Randy had died.
I saw Metallica before Ride the Lightning was released (and saw them open for Kiss) and I was at the epic Cow Palace show of Fastway, Saxxon and Iron Maiden in the early 80s -- or was that Yngwie, Metallica and Iron Maiden, well that one was epic too! Rush 10x. The Dead 30+ times. Heck, I've seen James Taylor at least 6-8x (gotta keep the lady happy).
And Soundgarden just kicked my ass! Can't wait for Vancouver!
Or the Bridge!
Never thought I'd need a fake ID at this age!
Been rocking since 92-93, and now I have to think about what I say around "kids" in their teens and 20's. I still assume everybody knows how awesome this band is, but sometimes I get "the look" or the dreaded question "they are still around?" I always stay pleasant, but in the back of my mind, I'm thinking about how unfortunate it is that Pearl Jam fell out of the public eye so much that all these youngsters have missed the experience.
Anyway, keep rockin, ya old farts!
Some of us are hopeful, aren't we? :P
and you were at Soundgarden???? dude we keep missing each other!
The whole world will be different soon the whole world will be RELIEVED
#resistgezi #resistturkey #resisttaksim #direnturkiye #direngezi
#standingman #duranadam
Dat's funneeee!!!
love PJ, always have & always will.
EV 15/3/11 Canberra, 24/25th in Melbourne Australia & PJ20 East Troy USA 3/4th Sept 2011
2000 London
2006 Jools Holland, London
2007 London
2009 SBE London
2009 O2 London
2010 London
2012 MEN 1&2, Berlin 1&2. EV Solo London 1&2
2013 NY1, NY2, Philly 1, Philly 2
2014 Ams 1, Ams 2, Leeds
2016 Toronto 1
2018 London 02 1&2
2018 Barcelona
It is always possible.
London, ON - Sep 12, 2005
Toronto, ON - Aug 21, 2009
Toronto, ON- Sep 11 2011
Hamilton, ON- Sep 15 2011
London, ON- Jul 16 2013
Buffalo, NY- Oct 12 2013
2010 Jazz Fest*Kansas City*St.Louis*Columbus*Noblesville*Bristow*
Hartford*Newark*MSG1*MSG2*Dublin*Belfast*HydePark*Nijmegen*
Berlin*WM3Little Rock*Bridge 1&2
2011 Eddie Vedder*Chicago*St Louis*San Diego*Long Beach*Los Angles*Santa Barbara
PJ20 1&2*Canada Tour*Montreal*Toronto 1&2*Ottawa*Hamilton*Winnipeg*
Saskatoon*Calgary*Edmonton*Vancouver
Good on you brother
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
12/08/93 - Seattle Center Arena: Seattle, WA 09/16/96 - Key Arena: Seattle, WA
07/21/98 07/22/98- Memorial Stadium: Seattle, WA 11/05/00 - Key Arena: Seattle, WA
10/22/01 - Key Arena: Seattle, WA (Groundwork 2001 Benefit)
12/09/02 - Key Arena: Seattle, WA 03/18/05 – Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA
07/22/06 –George, WA,
09/21/09 09/22/09 - Key Arena, Seattle, WA
09/03/11 09/04/11 Alpine Valley
12/6/2013 Key Arena, Seattle, WA
2010 Jazz Fest*Kansas City*St.Louis*Columbus*Noblesville*Bristow*
Hartford*Newark*MSG1*MSG2*Dublin*Belfast*HydePark*Nijmegen*
Berlin*WM3Little Rock*Bridge 1&2
2011 Eddie Vedder*Chicago*St Louis*San Diego*Long Beach*Los Angles*Santa Barbara
PJ20 1&2*Canada Tour*Montreal*Toronto 1&2*Ottawa*Hamilton*Winnipeg*
Saskatoon*Calgary*Edmonton*Vancouver
Cool, I will be at PJ20 & the Vancouver show.
2010 Jazz Fest*Kansas City*St.Louis*Columbus*Noblesville*Bristow*
Hartford*Newark*MSG1*MSG2*Dublin*Belfast*HydePark*Nijmegen*
Berlin*WM3Little Rock*Bridge 1&2
2011 Eddie Vedder*Chicago*St Louis*San Diego*Long Beach*Los Angles*Santa Barbara
PJ20 1&2*Canada Tour*Montreal*Toronto 1&2*Ottawa*Hamilton*Winnipeg*
Saskatoon*Calgary*Edmonton*Vancouver
San Francisco OSL 2009
New York City MSG 1&2 2010
EV Santa Barbara 2011
Alpine Valley 2011
Philadelphia, Missoula 2012
EV Las Vegas 1 & 2, Phoenix 2012
Chicago, Brooklyn, Dallas, OKC, Phoenix, Seattle 2013
Memphis, Detroit, Moline, Milwaukee, Denver, Bridge School 2014
Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro 2015
Jazz Fest, MSG II, RIDE Fest, Fenway, Wrigley, Ohana 2016
Very true, I'm doing the same with our 13 yr daughter, she enjoys them, some of her friends don't even know who they are, but she is trying to get them to listen to some of the songs. The wife and I are taking her to see PJ in toronto for her first concert experience, told her you are about to witness one of the greatest rock n roll bands ever. Told her in another 10-15 yrs when everyone (her age) is saying to her I wish I could see these guys live, she will be able to tell them, oh yeah I saw them when I was 13
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pine.
2010 Jazz Fest*Kansas City*St.Louis*Columbus*Noblesville*Bristow*
Hartford*Newark*MSG1*MSG2*Dublin*Belfast*HydePark*Nijmegen*
Berlin*WM3Little Rock*Bridge 1&2
2011 Eddie Vedder*Chicago*St Louis*San Diego*Long Beach*Los Angles*Santa Barbara
PJ20 1&2*Canada Tour*Montreal*Toronto 1&2*Ottawa*Hamilton*Winnipeg*
Saskatoon*Calgary*Edmonton*Vancouver
That's so great! I'll take the kids one of these days...right now my husband is on his way to becoming a huge fan too so he looks forward to seeing them as much as I do. Always asking me when are we going to our next show. :shock:
San Francisco OSL 2009
New York City MSG 1&2 2010
EV Santa Barbara 2011
Alpine Valley 2011
Philadelphia, Missoula 2012
EV Las Vegas 1 & 2, Phoenix 2012
Chicago, Brooklyn, Dallas, OKC, Phoenix, Seattle 2013
Memphis, Detroit, Moline, Milwaukee, Denver, Bridge School 2014
Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro 2015
Jazz Fest, MSG II, RIDE Fest, Fenway, Wrigley, Ohana 2016
In Milwaukee at Hyatt Airport.
Keep on Rockin' with Pearl Jam! Hope you didn't forget to make a wish.
Phila. 03. Camden nights 1&2 03. Hershey 03. Boston 04. Reading 04. St Louis 04. Montreal 05. Ottawa 05. AC 05. Phila. 05. NY Letterman Show 06. E Rutherford nights 1&2 06. Camden nights 1&2 06. Denver nights 1&2 06. Hawaii 06. Grant Park, Chicago 07. Van Couver 08.(EV Solo) Camden nights 1&2 08. NY nights 1&2 08. Hartford 08. Mansfield 08. Newark 08.(EV Solo) Phila. nights 1&2 09.(EV Solo) Baltimore nights 1&2 09.(EV Solo) Honolulu night 2 09.(EV Solo) Salt Lake City 09. Phila Spectrum 10/27 10/28 & 10/31/09. Newark, NJ 05.18.10
-21 year old fan
HEY!! That's MR./MRS/MS. Old Bastard to you sonny boy>
No problems man, and welcome aboard young buck.
Still, I wouldn't have missed the early days for the world. I was listening the first time a PJ song was played on the airwaves in my city....and I'm glad I was there for that. I remember thinking, from the first moment, that THIS was a band with something special. And I've never let go of that opinion, in 20+ years. And thank goodness...because through both good times and bad, I've had this music to get me through. Wouldn't be without it now.