PEARL JAM’S WRIGLEY FIELD SHOW WILL BE A “SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    Prediction - Wrigley opener will be Elderly Woman Behind the Corner in a Small Town.

    My last three PJ shows have opened with this song so it seems Ed is hot for this as an opener.

    Christ, I hope they don't play it at all, much less open with it.

    But seriously, I think the odds are extremely low on this one.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    october22 wrote:
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    Prediction - Wrigley opener will be Elderly Woman Behind the Corner in a Small Town.

    My last three PJ shows have opened with this song so it seems Ed is hot for this as an opener.

    Christ, I hope they don't play it at all, much less open with it.

    But seriously, I think the odds are extremely low on this one.

    Let me clarify, I don't want to hear it as an opener. After the first note of the shows where I saw it as an opener I said to myself "No great show has ever started with Elderly Woman". But I think being Ed's hometown combined with a mixture of hard core fans to fans only of Wrigley/beer, Ed will want to get the singing started early. So I think there is a good chance Elderly Woman starts it.

    This will be show where Ed wants the entire crowd singing and dancing with smiles on their faces. That will mean success. This isn't a fan club show (in the sense of a lot of deep, deep cuts). There will be no Alpine Valley Night 1 setlist. Sorry Riot Act and Binaural fans, you will be lucky to get more than a song played that night.

    This is a setlist to look forward to. It will be interesting to see where Ed goes with it.
  • YLed2
    YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    Prediction - Wrigley opener will be Elderly Woman Behind the Corner in a Small Town.

    My last three PJ shows have opened with this song so it seems Ed is hot for this as an opener.

    I certainly hope not - I really think there is no way this actually happens for this show.

    As I've said before in this thread:
    My heart says Hard To Imagine.
    My head says Release.
    My gut says Corduroy.

    I think Hard To Imagine or Release will open, but a part of me thinks they may come out like a sledge hammer and open with Corduroy and then go right into Go, Animal, Last Exit, etc.

    I can't say enough how much I hope HTI is played at some point during the night. Man I can't wait for this show. It will be extremely interesting to see what Ed decides to go with for this show. I do like hearing that they've already been thinking quite a bit about this show.
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,066
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    october22 wrote:
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    Prediction - Wrigley opener will be Elderly Woman Behind the Corner in a Small Town.

    My last three PJ shows have opened with this song so it seems Ed is hot for this as an opener.

    Christ, I hope they don't play it at all, much less open with it.

    But seriously, I think the odds are extremely low on this one.

    Let me clarify, I don't want to hear it as an opener. After the first note of the shows where I saw it as an opener I said to myself "No great show has ever started with Elderly Woman". But I think being Ed's hometown combined with a mixture of hard core fans to fans only of Wrigley/beer, Ed will want to get the singing started early. So I think there is a good chance Elderly Woman starts it.

    This will be show where Ed wants the entire crowd singing and dancing with smiles on their faces. That will mean success. This isn't a fan club show (in the sense of a lot of deep, deep cuts). There will be no Alpine Valley Night 1 setlist. Sorry Riot Act and Binaural fans, you will be lucky to get more than a song played that night.

    This is a setlist to look forward to. It will be interesting to see where Ed goes with it.

    Missoula was pretty great, IMO.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • Mike's Side
    Mike's Side Posts: 961
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwwKFBeZr5Q&feature=share

    I don't think I have ever just sat and listened to this. Oh man I am soooo excited for Wrigley!! It's almost time to see all my friends from around the world. There is no better reason than PJ to come together as one. See you all there!
    1996 - Ft Lauderdale
    1998 - West Palm Beach 1
    2000 - West Palm Beach 1&2
    2003 - WPB,Tampa,Atlanta,Camden 1&2,MSG 1&2, Boston 3,Hershey Park
    2004 - Asheville, Kissimmee
    2008 - West Palm Beach,Tampa,Columbia,Virginia Beach, Mansfield 1&2
    2010 - Hartford,Boston,Newark, MSG 1&2
    2011 - PJ20 1&2, Costa Rica
    2013 - Wrigley,Brooklyn 1&2,Seattle
    2014 - Denver,Mountain View 1&2
    2015 - Bogata, Mexico City
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Mike's Side wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwwKFBeZr5Q&feature=share

    I don't think I have ever just sat and listened to this. Oh man I am soooo excited for Wrigley!! It's almost time to see all my friends from around the world. There is no better reason than PJ to come together as one. See you all there!
    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwwKFBeZr5Q&feature=share


    Goose bumps. When you hear that you know the next 2 1/2 - 3 plus hours are going to be EPIC.
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • Kimmiebyrom
    Kimmiebyrom Posts: 1,832
    I've got all my eggs in the basket for HTI to open.
    The show is going to be so epic, it won't matter if they don't. But come on, we will be participants in what could possibly be the best show they've EVER played. That is possible with HTI as an opener.
    2003 Dallas
    2013 Wrigley
    2013 Dallas
    2013 Oklahoma City
    2013 Seattle

    How I choose to feel is how I am.
    There's just one word I still believe...and it's LOVE.
    "Take care of one another..." -EV
  • Kimmiebyrom
    Kimmiebyrom Posts: 1,832
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwwKFBeZr5Q&feature=share

    Chills.
    My heart is going to leap out of my chest when that first key is stroked.
    2003 Dallas
    2013 Wrigley
    2013 Dallas
    2013 Oklahoma City
    2013 Seattle

    How I choose to feel is how I am.
    There's just one word I still believe...and it's LOVE.
    "Take care of one another..." -EV
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    october22 wrote:
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    Prediction - Wrigley opener will be Elderly Woman Behind the Corner in a Small Town.

    My last three PJ shows have opened with this song so it seems Ed is hot for this as an opener.

    Christ, I hope they don't play it at all, much less open with it.

    But seriously, I think the odds are extremely low on this one.

    After the first note of the shows where I saw it as an opener I said to myself "No great show has ever started with Elderly Woman". .

    While it is a quite weak opener it did open Grand Rapids 06 which is considered one of the best shows of the 06 tour, so it does not mean the show won't be great, it just means your opener isn't as great is it could have been.
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • gfnk001
    gfnk001 Posts: 652
    I'm still hoping and crossing my fingers that Long Road is the opener...
    living in the present tense.

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  • gobr0309
    gobr0309 Posts: 168
    how long do you think they will play for?
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  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    gobr0309 wrote:
    how long do you think they will play for?

    I'd say 3 hrs at a minimum. Their shows with an opener are usually 2 hr 15 min to 2 hr 30 min, take out the opener and that they go on around 7:30 (although i'm expecting a little later than that, but not much) and that the curfew is 11 (although I think they will go a little past that). Just my guess though, wishful thinking.
    Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Alpine Valley 10/8/00, Champaign 4/23/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Grand Rapids 10/3/04
    Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, Grand Rapids 5/19/06
    Milwaukee 6/29/06, Milwaukee 6/30/06, Lollapalooza 8/5/07
    Eddie Solo Milwaukee 8/19/08, Toronto 8/21/09, Chicago 8/23/09
    Chicago 8/24/09, Indianapolis 5/7/10, Ed Chicago 6/29/11, Alpine Valley 9/3/11 and 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Moline 10/18/14, Milwaukee 10/20/14
  • YLed2
    YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    edited July 2013
    gobr0309 wrote:
    how long do you think they will play for?

    I'm thinking and hoping it will be a 3+ hour show. With no opening band and billed as "An Evening With Pearl Jam" thing, I think one of the two London and Wrigley shows will get an opening acoustic set. I think that would make more sense at London given the smaller, more intimate venue and might not work as well at Wrigley (although it would be amazing). So I hope for Wrigley they put together one of those longer shows that is just 3+ hours of rocking out. Given the obvious hype and venue of this show, what Stone has said, and Ed's hometown and life long Cubs fan - I think they will put together something special and throw a lot of gems in there. It's going to be very interesting to see what Ed does with the set list for this show.

    Now, if I can just get through this next full work week and then only 3 days next week. It's going to be a epic show.
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    3 hours seems is a go... :mrgreen:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • gfnk001
    gfnk001 Posts: 652
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    3 hours seems is a go... :mrgreen:
    +1
    living in the present tense.

    http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=948&
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,128
    Just being in that stadium on a Friday night in the summer is a special experience.
    Add live Pearl Jam and, well, that is about as good as it gets.

    I am thinking they might come out guns blazing
    Interstellar overdrive>corduroy>animal>hail hail>brain of J>Ed addresses the crowd>

    but that is just masturbatory speculation :lol::lol:
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Get_Right wrote:
    Just being in that stadium on a Friday night in the summer is a special experience.
    Add live Pearl Jam and, well, that is about as good as it gets.

    I am thinking they might come out guns blazing
    Interstellar overdrive>corduroy>animal>hail hail>brain of J>Ed addresses the crowd>

    but that is just masturbatory speculation :lol::lol:
    :D
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • johnmc1976
    johnmc1976 Florida Posts: 315
    My wife and are celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary. Staying the whole weekend. It will be her first show.
    00' Noblesville, IN 03' Lexington, KY, 13' Wrigley
  • YLed2
    YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    I still say it's gotta be either Hard To Imagine or Release to open the show. One of the two - gotta be.

    And either will be fucking fantastic.
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    East Troy, WI - 9.3.11
    East Troy, WI - 9.4.11
    Atlanta, GA - 9.22.12
    Las Vegas, NV - 10.31.12 (EV)
    Las Vegas, NV - 11.1.12 (EV)
    Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
    Dallas, TX - 11.15.13
    Oklahoma City, OK - 11.16.13
    Seattle, WA - 12.6.13
    Lincoln, NE - 10.9.14
    Moline, IL - 10.17.14
    St. Paul, MN - 10.19.14
    Milwaukee, WI - 10.20.14
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    Boston, MA - 8.5.16
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