*** Pittsburgh Fanviews 6/23 Here ***

Just woke up, going back to bed actually--- ears are STILL ringing, BOOYAH!

Definitly the best Pearl Jam show I've seen, and the best Pittsburgh show by far. You could tell the guys were all having fun and loving playing last night.

How about when Ed went to run off and ATE it on Stone's amp chord and unplugged his guitar and they all were laughing and scrambling to plug it back in , hahahahah NICE ONE!!!

I thought at one point I noticed an older lady on the side of the stage and Ed went over and gave her a huge hug during one song. Relative maybe? None of my business though, but she was visible, and lit up a bit during one song.

No one mentioned the all the smokes being thrown on stage, Ed said someone threw a joint up, and he said Pittsburgh would be his favorite town if he smoked a joint on stage, then said "Someone throw up a lighter" and about 10 lighters immediately went flying up--- Ed picked up a smoke and dissed someone for throwing up a Marlboro light and threw it back at them. Hah! Near the end of the entire show, Ed went up to the pile of cigs and started machine gunning them back into the crowd.

He also smashed those cymbols to holy hell last night and seemed to enjoy doing so and laughing about shooting the metal near the drums.

The guys ALL played their hearts out and you could really feel the love last night. Ed just put it ALL out there. Like he said, it was like having a brick wall in front of you and just saying fuck it and hitting the gas.

OK-- back to bed for me.

THANK YOU PEARL JAM!

grandr0yal wrote:

I just woke up from last night show and my shoulders/neck are sore as hell and my shins are bruised from the seats in front of me.

I want to thank foxymop and the othe organizers of the pre-party because that was a great way to get my day going into pearl jam. And. The yeild wristband is fucking sweet.

The Show was incredible. Incredible. Garden was amazing and i loved I got ID. Man of the hour was a nice suprise and do the evolution shined like always. In hiding was my highlight and i LOVED smile in the last encore.

The crowd was amazing. I had 3 people who sat in my section - 40 year old mother and he two 12-15 year old daughters.. Daddy probably grabbed them tickets and said - "Hey, this should be a good show you can go to!" but other than those 3 people EVERYONE was on feet throwing high fives and rocking real hardcore. Did some random ballroom dancing with girls i didnt even know - the music was just melting the place and the crowd into one big mess of hardcore energy.

PS: Im almost positive i heard them play Hail, Hail - tell me i didnt dream this. I dont see it on the setlist.

you're probably thinking about the cover band "Ten" playing Hail Hail. they definitely played it at the pre-party.

yeah, i wasn't sure how i would feel about a pj cover band, but they did a kick ass job. i would go see them again for sure.

Fucking Smile and an absolutely beautiful arrangement of Garden...I personally can't ask for too much more than that. Have been seeing these cats for years, unfortunately only around the Burgh/PA area, but by far...best goddamn Pittsburgh show. We were some very lucky folks last night. Amazing set and the sound was MUCH better than I've experienced in Civic (mellon) on many occasions. Talk me into it folks...a little peer pressure is all I need and my wife and I are on the road to ohio (short trip fortunately).

rhinomagic wrote:

How was Ed on harmonica?

Did Stone and Jeff switch instruments?

Details are appreciated



.

Yeah...Jeff and Stone did switch and Ed announced it, AND was pleased with Jeff on the six string. He held his own...but all who saw last night should fall and worship guitar god, Mike Mcready....fuck, he was on last night. Ed's harmonica was solid and beautiful to hear...he played it well, but the feeling it gave was mind-blowing. Atleast to me and the lady and hopefully many, many others.

stardog2012 wrote:

very very close to being as good as Cleveland... crowd was great, just a notch below Cleveland I'd say... upgraded my ten club back of floor tix with a street seller to section 2, great seat, hadn't seen em that close probly since Halloween 93... took a little loss on my extra ticket but well worth it...

some nice nuggets in setlist we didn't get in Cleveland... hearing DTE so early then followed shortly thereafter by In Hiding made it special 4 me, that took vibe to another level... same w/ Garden and I got Id was killer... all the avocado songs really rocked on a high level, crowd sang a lot on those, appreciation continues to deepen for those cuts...

loved Eddie dissing Pittsburgh a little, that made me smile... but like the band, i have long enjoyed catching shows there...

cleveland had nothing on pittsburgh, and in all honesty, that was the most fired up crowd i've ever seen at a show. the break at the beginning of betterman was by far the longest. and did anyone else see matt hit himself in the head with the drumstick? he did it messing around but it was funny. and honesty, boston shouldn't get the special treatment they do, out of all the shows i've been to, we've got the best crowd. by far. i can hear it on the boots too. we need more shows!!!!!

oh yeah, that was show # 7 for me and it is by far #1. state college doesn't have shit on that show. probably one of the best versions of porch i've ever heard last night. and as always mikey was on fire!

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06175/701004-42.stm

grandr0yal wrote:

they didnt release all tickets behind the stage to be sold

It WAS sold out. I saw an empty seat here and there.. Mostly singles.

they did, they were on ticketbastard yesterday. they were really on an angle and not directly behind the stage. and i forgot, i think mike had a new guitar, it was blue and white, i think it had a sticker on it, if anyone knows what it was please let me know!!!

How was waiting on a friend? Anyone? Sounds like the Pittsburgh crowd was awesome unlike Ben Rothlesberger performance in the superbowl.(sorry I just had to get a shot in). Pittsburgh is a great city though I wouldnt put them in the Boston/Philly/NYC category just yet but they seem like they might be on my "the next, must go place to see a pearl jam show" list. Nice going Pitt.