The first time I saw Pearl Jam live, I...

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  • Got to see them play last kiss for the first time!
  • tino_11
    tino_11 Posts: 2,179
    Thought the sing along along to Better Man was a unique experience.
    'F*** the pessimists. F*** 'em.' Eddie Vedder
  • ...got Long Road as an opener in the rain (check out Touring Band 2000). What an experience. I knew my life was never going to be the same. Turned out I was right.
    "Not only do you have sunshine but you have better thunder...fuckers." -Ed, Phx 10/21/00
    PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
    EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Had my mom buy tickets for a non-ticketmaster show for me and three of my friends. She let me borrow the van and we drove to Ohio from Michigan. We were seniors in high school. So long ago. All those yesterdays! :shock:
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    ...heard Leatherman for the first time, and witnessed the girl with the Wash umbrella be called on stage.
  • Yes Way
    Yes Way Posts: 453
    Acesn8s wrote:
    watched as people threw shoes on stage (shoe the shoeless)!

    Classic! What a first show for you!
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  • Yes Way
    Yes Way Posts: 453
    PrlJam27 wrote:
    ... Had to wake up and go to school the next day. I was a sophomore in high school. 9/29/96

    Me too! I just wore the same clothes. I must've smelled like a third world industrial city.

    4/7/94
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,516
    I crushed the TEN CD and ate it i wanted the music inside of me for ever it did suck when it wanted to come out though ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Acesn8s
    Acesn8s Posts: 186
    Acesn8s wrote:
    watched as people threw shoes on stage (shoe the shoeless)!
    God that was a crazy show!!

    Yes it was.
    Indio, CA 11-05-93
    Universal City, CA 09-30-09
    Los Angeles, CA 11-23-13
    Los Angeles, CA 11-24-13
  • Acesn8s
    Acesn8s Posts: 186
    Yes Way wrote:
    Acesn8s wrote:
    watched as people threw shoes on stage (shoe the shoeless)!

    Classic! What a first show for you!

    Not only was it my first PJ concert, but it was also my first concert ever for any band. What a way to get started.
    Indio, CA 11-05-93
    Universal City, CA 09-30-09
    Los Angeles, CA 11-23-13
    Los Angeles, CA 11-24-13
  • EarlWelsh
    EarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,127
    ate a special brownie.
  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,470
    20 years old and looked like I was 13 years old
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2025 - Pittsburgh, PA1 & Pittsburgh PA2


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    almost lost my chain wallet!!
    NERDS!
  • Spartanacus
    Spartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 937
    ...bought an acoustic guitar the next day, and over 15 years later (since August 8th, 1998 in East Lansing, MI) I still don't know how to play shit!

    Thanks PJ for inspiring me to drop $250 on an insturment I had no clue how to play! :fp: :lol:

    I'm still wondering why the fuck I waited until after the 2000 tour to join the Ten Club though!!!

    Anyways...I'm 40 years old now, but I'm still going to learn how to play a PJ song one of these days!
    1998 (#1-2) East Lansing & Auburn Hills; 2000 (#3-4) Tampa & Noblesville; 2003 (#5-6) Lexington & Noblesville; 2006 (#7) Cincinnati; 2007 (#8) Chicago (Lollapalooza);
    2008 - Ed in Milwaukee; 2009 (#9) Chicago; 2010 (#10) Noblesville; 2013 (#11-13) San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2016 -Temple of the Dog in Los Angeles; 
    2017 - Ed in Dana Point (Ohana); 2021 (#14-16) Dana Point (Ohana) I, II & III; 2022 (#17-19) San Diego & Inglewood I & II; 2025 (#20-21) Hollywood I & II
  • johnmc1976
    johnmc1976 Florida Posts: 315
    It was Indy 2000 and sat in a 2 hour traffic jam. got pissed and got out the my friends car and started vehicle hopping on the interstate. Missed first 7 songs , but if I hadn't of started walking who knows how much I would have missed.? I had to catch back up with friends I rode with but that's a different story. Great Times!!

    :lol::lol:
    00' Noblesville, IN 03' Lexington, KY, 13' Wrigley
  • Spartanacus
    Spartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 937
    Agg wrote:
    ...cried during Release and then spent a 3 hour rain delay terrified that the show would be postponed and I'd have to fly back to Philly after only seeing 7 songs. Luckily it all worked out and it was one of the best nights of my life. :D

    Wow...making up for lost time quickly I see! Nicely done. My first was 15 years ago and I'm just hitting shows 12-14 this 2nd leg!
    1998 (#1-2) East Lansing & Auburn Hills; 2000 (#3-4) Tampa & Noblesville; 2003 (#5-6) Lexington & Noblesville; 2006 (#7) Cincinnati; 2007 (#8) Chicago (Lollapalooza);
    2008 - Ed in Milwaukee; 2009 (#9) Chicago; 2010 (#10) Noblesville; 2013 (#11-13) San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2016 -Temple of the Dog in Los Angeles; 
    2017 - Ed in Dana Point (Ohana); 2021 (#14-16) Dana Point (Ohana) I, II & III; 2022 (#17-19) San Diego & Inglewood I & II; 2025 (#20-21) Hollywood I & II
  • jvoorhees
    jvoorhees Langley, BC Posts: 199
    Thought.... Holly f@ck... Im at The Commodore in Vancouver seeing PJ for the first time... A once in a life time event :)
    05/11/2000, Vancouver, BC
    05/30/2003, Vancouver, BC
    09/01/2005, The Gorge
    09/02/2005, Vancouver, BC
    07/22/2006, The Gorge
    09/25/2009, Vancouver, BC
    09/25/2011, Vancouver, BC
    12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC
    12/06/2013, Seattle, WA
  • Spartanacus
    Spartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 937
    johnmc1976 wrote:
    It was Indy 2000 and sat in a 2 hour traffic jam. got pissed and got out the my friends car and started vehicle hopping on the interstate. Missed first 7 songs , but if I hadn't of started walking who knows how much I would have missed.? I had to catch back up with friends I rode with but that's a different story. Great Times!!

    :lol::lol:

    I was in some traffic during that show, but I lived close to the venue, so I didn't have it as bad as you.

    I remember running with my slow ass wife after I heard Interstellar Overdrive kick-up. I got in shortly after.

    Also, the 3rd show in Indy I went to (2003 was fine I think), in 2010, was that big storm, followed by a big delay, but still a big slow line...so I walked in during the 4th song, Why Go.

    Fucking Noblesvile! Worst venue for gettign in and out I've ever been to! I'm hoping I have better luck with PJ now that I live on the West coast!

    Bring on SD and LA!!!
    1998 (#1-2) East Lansing & Auburn Hills; 2000 (#3-4) Tampa & Noblesville; 2003 (#5-6) Lexington & Noblesville; 2006 (#7) Cincinnati; 2007 (#8) Chicago (Lollapalooza);
    2008 - Ed in Milwaukee; 2009 (#9) Chicago; 2010 (#10) Noblesville; 2013 (#11-13) San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2016 -Temple of the Dog in Los Angeles; 
    2017 - Ed in Dana Point (Ohana); 2021 (#14-16) Dana Point (Ohana) I, II & III; 2022 (#17-19) San Diego & Inglewood I & II; 2025 (#20-21) Hollywood I & II
  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    ...vaguely remember...

    ...oh to be 17 again...
  • Was in high school, at lollapalooza, and also got to see Chili Peppers, Rage, Soundgarden, etc..

    Jesus Christ that was a long time ago...
    Matt Brotzge