Pearl Jam and The Cure. What would you do?

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  • meistereder
    meistereder Posts: 1,578
    I am seeing the Cure on May 31 in my backyard (Hollywood Bowl). I have never seen them live and I am excited.

    To answer yuor question, if I had to choose... Tough call. Not sure what I would do. Sorry.
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  • MrStyles420
    MrStyles420 Posts: 272
    bedface cooper. wrote:
    I've recently seen The Cure, and I'd totally go to see Pearl Jam if I had to make that decision. The Cure played for three hours straight and all. on one hand, it was awesome to see them live. but I don't think I'd go to see them again. three hours can be very long I think they do mix up their sets but nowhere as much as PJ do. and, at least in Europe, they mostly played 2 or 3 encores off of that setlist.

    exactly, you can go here: http://www.cure-concerts.de/main/2008.php to check set lists but you'll see its not nearly as diverse as PJ so you are alright if you are seeing them once
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    '07- THE VIC!!!, Lollapalooza (Chicago)

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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I appreciate all your responses! And I appreciate that you understand it is a hard decision! One reason I *might* lean toward The Cure is I'm taking my older daughter on that trip. She's never seen PJ (or The Cure). (She's 18, and in the past did not like long drives and did not have interest in seeing live bands though she likes music and she wants to go this time) Normally my younger daughter (13) is my show buddy, and we have the road/show trip experience down to a science, but there are some school things that she really can't miss, so the older one wants to go. If we go with The Cure the second night, my older daughter gets to experience 2 bands, but hanging out in Philly between 2 PJ shows is cool too...

    To answer Yefa's question, I double-checked with ticketmaster and they said as long as I got the tickets back to them by June 13th, I could do it. Maybe the deadline is different for different postponed shows.

    I guess I'll have to think about it a little more...at least I have the weekend!

    edit: MrStyles420, thanks for that link - I'll check it out.

    2nd edit: I think I may have the answer - The Cure are at Radio City in NY the next night (6/21) and I saw some tickets available for not too bad a price. I could get the refund for the MSG show, hopefully get Camden II tickets for 6/20, then go to The Cure at Radio City on 6/21! (I'd forgotten about Radio City - I missed the pre-sale for that one). This all assumes Camden II is going to happen, and I have some time so if Camden II happens and I get tix, that's what I'm going to do. Its been a loong hard-working winter.
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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,386
    jimed14 wrote:
    note, I didn't include Black, Even Flow, Jeremy or Alvie .... but I understand your point ... PJ still busts these songs out ...

    I love Alvie... especially the unplugged version of Alvie.

    The lyrics to Alvie are brilliant.. Ed is a genius.


    Son, she said, have I got a little story for you
    What you thought was your daddy was nothin but a...
    While you were sittin home alone at age thirteen
    Your real daddy was dyin, sorry you didnt see him, but Im glad we talked...

    Oh i, oh, Im still Alvie
    Hey, i, i, oh, Im still Alvie
    Hey i, oh, Im still Alvie
    Hey...oh...

    Oh, she walks slowly, across a young mans room
    She said Im ready...for you
    I cant remember anything to this very day
    cept the look, the look...
    Oh, you know where, now I cant see, I just stare...

    I, Im still Alvie
    Hey i, but, Im still Alvie
    Hey i, boy, Im still Alvie
    Hey i, i, i, Im still Alvie, yeah
    Ooh yeah...yeah yeah yeah...oh...oh...

    Is something wrong, she said
    Well of course there is
    Youre still Alvie, she said
    Oh, and do I deserve to be
    Is that the question
    And if so...if so...who answers...who answers...

    I, oh, Im still Alvie
    Hey i, oh, Im still Alvie
    Hey i, but, Im still Alvie
    Yeah i, ooh, Im still Alvie
    Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
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