This band makes it so easy to justify going to so many shows

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SO135039
SO135039 Posts: 43
edited October 2013 in The Porch
We all get the same reaction from people we know that haven't been indoctrinated into the church/cult of this band(yet;) when we tell them how many shows we've been to or are planning on going to this tour...the inevitable "aren't all the shows the same?" or "how many times can you hear Jeremy?" etc. But this band makes the argument for me every single tour because numbers don't lie My wife & I went to Brooklyn 1 & both Philly shows. We got 8 & 1/2 hours of music. 100 songs. Only 9 played all 3 nights. 12 songs played twice. FORTY NINE played once! Just unreal. Thank you thank you thank you Pearl Jam :D
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,996
    I fully understand but a lot of my friend's and family dont :lol:

    Me: "I'm seeing PJ 5 times this tour. 16 times overall. Plus 4 EV solo shows"
    Responses:

    "Why?"
    "You're crazy"
    "Isn't it the same set every night"
    "Oh I love Betterman"
    "They're still together"
    "I thought their lead singer killed himself"
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    As I said to my brother-in-law at Brooklyn 2 (my 41st, his 1st) when the lights went down and the place erupted, "I LIVE FOR THIS SHIT!"

    Yup.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • TsarinaLisa
    TsarinaLisa Posts: 205
    AMEN! All my friends now know and stop asking me why I do so many shows and when they come to Philly they sure all want to be my plus 1.....knowing they may get a super fan show and not know many of the songs....but they still keep wanting my other ticket. LOL I know people travel for other bands like U2, as I have before but it is the same show night after night....and that is fine....for them. Luckily PJ do not feel this way!

    I loved how last night Eddie was doing an interview with WMMR well after 6:30 and he had yet to finish the set list.

    What other bands could even handle this.......
  • Blood Red Mosquito
    Blood Red Mosquito Posts: 1,611
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I fully understand but a lot of my friend's and family dont :lol:

    Me: "I'm seeing PJ 5 times this tour. 16 times overall. Plus 4 EV solo shows"
    Responses:

    "Why?"
    "You're crazy"
    "Isn't it the same set every night"
    "Oh I love Betterman"
    "They're still together"
    "I thought their lead singer killed himself"

    Funny, I get the first 3 responses all the time
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    2000: Phoenix
    2008: Camden 2
    2009: San Diego, Philly 1, Philly 2
    2010: MSG 1, MSG 2
    2011: Alpine 1, Alpine 2
    2012: Missoula
    2013: Wrigley, Phoenix, San Diego, LA1, LA2, Oakland
    2014: Denver
    2016: MSG1, MSG2, Fenway 1, Fenway 2
    2018: Fenway 1
    2022: San Diego, LA1
    2024: LA1
  • jw234911
    jw234911 annapolis maryland Posts: 255
    To this tour oct 27th GA. pit tixs and the 29th lower level cant wait
  • ceska
    ceska New York Posts: 1,137
    SO135039 wrote:
    We all get the same reaction from people we know that haven't been indoctrinated into the church/cult of this band(yet;) when we tell them how many shows we've been to or are planning on going to this tour...the inevitable "aren't all the shows the same?" or "how many times can you hear Jeremy?" etc. But this band makes the argument for me every single tour because numbers don't lie My wife & I went to Brooklyn 1 & both Philly shows. We got 8 & 1/2 hours of music. 100 songs. Only 9 played all 3 nights. 12 songs played twice. FORTY NINE played once! Just unreal. Thank you thank you thank you Pearl Jam :D

    Presuming the 9 songs played 3x are not included in the 12 played 2x, doesn't 100-12-9=79 unique songs? Anyhow yes, since 2010 they have been making every show singularly unique and potentially epic. There are no more generic, unremarkable shows anymore. The benefit if smaller, less-frequent touring, I guess.
  • CanNotStay
    CanNotStay Posts: 137
    ceska wrote:
    SO135039 wrote:
    We all get the same reaction from people we know that haven't been indoctrinated into the church/cult of this band(yet;) when we tell them how many shows we've been to or are planning on going to this tour...the inevitable "aren't all the shows the same?" or "how many times can you hear Jeremy?" etc. But this band makes the argument for me every single tour because numbers don't lie My wife & I went to Brooklyn 1 & both Philly shows. We got 8 & 1/2 hours of music. 100 songs. Only 9 played all 3 nights. 12 songs played twice. FORTY NINE played once! Just unreal. Thank you thank you thank you Pearl Jam :D

    Presuming the 9 songs played 3x are not included in the 12 played 2x, doesn't 100-12-9=79 unique songs? Anyhow yes, since 2010 they have been making every show singularly unique and potentially epic. There are no more generic, unremarkable shows anymore. The benefit if smaller, less-frequent touring, I guess.

    You gotta multiply 9 by 3 and 12 by 2. So its 100-27-24=49.
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  • ceska
    ceska New York Posts: 1,137
    Ah, I suspected there'd be an explanation and my late-night mind-blown-by-three-awesome-shows just couldn't figure it out. Thanks for the explanation!
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    This is exactly why I don't tell people. Only cuz I got stupid for a minute and put a photo I took from the GA on Bklyn 1 on the Fakebook did I start to get the texts:
    "you went to pearl jam tonight?"
    "yea"
    "who'd you go with?"
    "18,000 strangers"
    "oh damn"
    I'd seriously rather not talk about it at all to avoid those conversations. January is going to be a very confusing month for anyone trying to reach me. :lol:

    Sorry for the rant, bit of a sore spot. This is another gem of a convo from before the tour started:
    "how many times have you seen them already?"
    "6"
    "really? I expected you to say like 20"
    "yea, that's cuz you're a judgemental asshole who thinks its weird for someone to enjoy something that you're not into." (ok I didnt say that. But I should have.)
    :fp: :fp: :fp:
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