*** Wrigley Field Fanviews Here 7/19/13 ***

The band sounded incredible. The venue, vibe, storm delay...the whole thing was awesome. And the setlist was flawless = Three tunes off the new record, chloe, bugs! It was a real "BIG" rock show and Pearl Jam made you feel close to the action no matter where you were.

Tickets were really tough, and up until a few hours before the show I wasn't sure if I we would be in. A ten club member who I was supposed to get tickets from let me know at 3PM the day of the show that he wasn't going to make the trip in! But tickets opened up at the box office and all was well.

The Merch lines were long because "we" are all overly crazy about merch. Not sure that Pearl Jam could do much to help out there. Maybe when you win the lottery for tickets, you select the option to pre-purchase a poster and have it mailed to you? I'd sign up.

It sucks that many people struggled with the heat, transport etc. I feel for you... It wasn't an issue for me.

We all owe Pearl Jam a massive thank you for deciding to play until 2AM last night and making sure that it was an incredible night of music.

See you in October!

I'm happy for everyone who made it that they saw a full show. I got shut out, but cheers to those that made it.

Odd to see people knock the set list. Looks awesome to me!

Cheers to PJ for knocking out as many songs as possible! I'm sure they would have played until dawn if allowed

We were watching as the GA people were let back on the field. There was an initial mad rush and then once the line got backed up a little at the wristband checkpoint people were just jumping the wall. Security had no control at all and I'm not sure why they would not have expected that.

Lost In Ohio wrote:

How much for a bottle of water and what is the temperature of said bottle of water?

haha! classic. Earthcam 7/19/13

Well, I think now is a perfect time to reminisce about last night and this morning's show and surroundings!

I was able to get a great ticket on the floor section R last row on an aisle, which was really awesome! Also, wanna start off by thanking the ushers and staff at the stadium for doing a great job, when they obviously had to sit around and wait a heck of a lot longer than most wanted too! Our usher Jan was so awesome! She had such a great attitude the entire evening and you could tell that she loves her job!

I arrived into town fully hydrated and ready for the heat around 1 o'clock. Met a couple of fellow members (kasedoug and David Brooks) and grabbed some lunch not far from Wrigley. My main focus was getting David a ticket for the show! He had a few leads over a couple of days of hanging out in the heat, but kept coming up empty. Long story short there, he was able to get one after the drop, persistance paid off many times over!

The concert experience ranks right up there with Philly 4 and Alpine for me.

The first 6 songs were really, really incredible. It ranks up there as some of the best opening of any of my 12 shows. The band sounded literally perfect and the video work on those screens looked film professional. I was incredibly impressed. Come Back was the highlight of the entire evening and honestly might be the best portion of any concert I've been to. You could tell Eddie really felt for the guy and it was great to hear it played. It definitely brought a tear or four to my eyes! Just awesome.

Obviously the rain delay was incredibly disappointing, but I felt like the staff did the best they could considering the crazy circumstances. I ended up going up into the seating bowl and found my self a seat, to wait out the storms and rain. Met some good people up there too which was super cool. After all that waiting, I gotta be honest I was losing hope that the show was going to get restarted, especially once 11:15 hit and according to the radar I thought another band of rain was on its way.

Obviously, it was an amazing feeling when I saw the roadies hurrying up and uncovering all of the equipment!
I loved the fact that they came back with a slow song especially that one to ease into the night. The song was perfect of course and seeing Ernie come out at 11:30 was awesome too!

Thought it was odd that when I saw the setlist later that those exact songs were going to be next in line anyway.

The fact that they came out and finished the show right up to the new curfew time. Most bands definitely wouldn't have done that thats for sure. There was definitely a lot riding on getting the show in with all the travelers.

I ended up losing the battery life on my cell, so I found one of my friends and made sure that we met up just in case my train wasn't heading back to Linden. The purple had ended before the show did, so it was a good thing I found him or I'd have been stranded until the purple line started again. Many thanks to derbdave forletting me crash at his hotel for the rest of the morning. This concert showed again that the Pearl Jam fans are some of the best!

Between the band and the music and the venue it was just a memorable evening! Hope we can do that again soon!

Great performance by the band, but difficult night overall.

My personal favorites were Release, Come Back and Mother. All three songs gave me full body chills. Mike's first note of the solo on Mother was incredible... So powerful.

I was frustrated that PJ did not come out to start the show at 7:30 considering the weather issues ahead. But it made me wonder if there was an issue with refunds/insurance. If they played for 60 minutes and then had to cancel the show, perhaps we wouldn't have received refunds? Since they only played for 30 minutes, maybe refunds would have happened? I don't know... I'm just speculating. Perhaps that factored into it.

A memorable night to be in Chicago for sure. Thanks Pearl Jam!!!

You people got to see HOLD ON!
Take a minute and realize that. I would've gladly put up with and kind of delay/late start/whatever just to see that.

Great show lots of highlights. Also some low lights like a lot people sitting most of the show in my section.I think many were to drunk or stoned to rock out. The same group had loud drunk'n conversations over the music all night.. :evil:

For me... Overall the Wrigley experience was awesome, but I had more fun with the London crowd.

Red Mosquito75 wrote:

narnia wrote:

I just watched a video of "Lightning Bolt" from last night. I know it's a new song, but the crowd is so low key that they look bored. :shock:
http://www.nme.com/news/pearl-jam/71561

I was thinking the same thing when I was there.
I think a lot of the fans wanted to hear the hits...Jeremy, Alive etc.
They didn't appreciate what they were witnessing

I was amazed at the lack of movement/excitement in my section. Maybe it was the heat, or because people were tired after the delay or too drunk/stoned, but it seemed like a lot of people were just sitting there, either texting or talking to each other like they were at a bar. It was a little distracting.

And I noticed quite a few menacing drunks at this show - my friend had a single ticket, and she was forced out of her section by a group of drunk men who were trying to feel her up. Not cool.

But then I think a lot of the people who bought tickets to this show were casual fans who were Cubs season ticket holders, so I'm not all that surprised.

I think i have finally calmed down from yesterday as without a doubt that was the best gig i have ever been to and had the rain not delayed i dont think any future gig could have lived up to this EVER! That being said during the delay I got to meet some awesome people and hang out and the time went quickly, and having seats in 114 i got a little wet but after that crazy heat it was a bonus!

So many highlights so many plus points and even the queues did not discourage me.

Having flown all the way from New Zealand for this i was so NOT disappointed. There is a reason why PJ are the best band in the world and it radiates from them at all times whether its the frantic playing of corduroy or porch, to Mikes insane Eruption, or the humble way The guys are to us fans by worrying about our safety and ensuring we have a great time. So even though i queued for hours only for the baseball Chicago 22 jersey to have sold out when i was so close #gutted or that songs were cut from the original setlist it was still an epic night and only these guys could and will continue to demand and deserve my upmost respect.

The dedication to Hoosiers and Sarah made me cry, I got to hear Bugs, Leatherman, Chloe dance/Cot and hold on for the first time ever and Eds voice was so freaking on point and Mike as usual was insane. I am loving all the new songs and i have a feeling this album will easily go into my top 5.

So many great moments, so many great photos and some awesome new friends thank you PJ! I will continue to follow you around the world as much as I can. EPIC!