YOUR SHOWS RANKED!

Merkin Baller · November 2013

MayDay10 wrote:

Jex wrote:

1. PJ20 night one- First time hearing them live... Mind blown!!
2. Wrigley
3. PJ20 night two

Pretty easy when you've only been to a few show but I intend to change that.

Wow. I mentioned it early in the thread... but the true/best pearl jam experience is a proper arena show.

The way the set lists are built... The momentum, etc... it's a religious experience for a fan. Imo PJ20 lacked as did wrigley. Those events were awesome for many reasons though.

100% agree. Arena shows are where it's at.

mustbechris · November 2013

Wow, let's see.
Spectrum 2 - 2009
WFC 2 - 2013
Newark - 2010
WFC 1 - 2013
MIA Fest - 2012

Truth be told, MIA was a solid show - they did a setlist full of hits which is unusual, the band was on fire, they had 99 problems and a b wasn't one...but the Springsteen show at Citizens Bank Park the very next day just blew it away and that kind of taints my memory of it.

mcgruff10 · November 2013

#1 Randall's Island 9/29/96
#2 msg night 2 98
#51 Hershey Park 2003

PJStatTracker · November 2013

I'm not gonna rank all 54, but these are my top 5!

1. Santa Barbara, 2003
2. The Vic
3. Philly 2009, nights 3 and 4
4. Randall's Island 1996, night 2
5. MSG 98, night 2

PJ20 was pretty fuckin' awesome too.

mcgruff10 · November 2013

PJStatTracker wrote:

I'm not gonna rank all 54, but these are my top 5!

1. Santa Barbara, 2003
2. The Vic
3. Philly 2009, nights 3 and 4
4. Randall's Island 1996, night 2
5. MSG 98, night 2

PJ20 was pretty fuckin' awesome too.

philly over randall's and msg?! wow.

SVRDhand13 · November 2013

mcgruff10 wrote:

PJStatTracker wrote:

I'm not gonna rank all 54, but these are my top 5!

1. Santa Barbara, 2003
2. The Vic
3. Philly 2009, nights 3 and 4
4. Randall's Island 1996, night 2
5. MSG 98, night 2

PJ20 was pretty fuckin' awesome too.

philly over randall's and msg?! wow.

I've actually seen a lot of people write that. Those shows were very special.

eddiec · November 2013

Amsterdam 2, 2012
Hamilton 2011
Philly 1, 2013
Philly 3, 2009
MSG 2, 2010

AR65868 · November 2013

SVRDhand13 wrote:

AR65868 wrote:

Good thing I have a spreadsheet! Have never really ranked them before though. Very thought provoking - and most thoughts provoked were good memories

1 Pittsburgh Sep-00 Post Gazette Pavillion
2 Orlando Apr-03 House of Blues
3 Philladelphia Sep-05 Wachovia Center
4 Chicago Jul-13 Wrigley Field
5 Cleveland Aug-98 Blossom
6 Pittsburgh Apr-03 Mellon Arena
7 Cleveland Apr-03 Gund Arena
8 Cincinnati Aug-00 Riverbend
9 Las Vegas Jul-06 MGM Grand Arena
10 Cleveland May-06 Gund Arena
11 Boston May-06 - night 1 TD BankNorth Garden
12 Cleveland May-10 Quicken Loans Arena
13 Columbus Jun-03 Polaris
14 Chicago Aug-07 Grant Park
15 Philladelphia Oct-09 - night 3 Spectrum :shock: :shock: :shock:
16 Indianapolis May-10 Verizon Wireless Ampitheater
17 Columbus Aug-00 Polaris
18 Chicago Aug-09 - night 1 United Center
19 Hershey Jul-03 Hersheypark Stadium

Had to take care of a drunk brother and missed the last few songs - the ranking probably just reflects my bitterness for missing Footsteps and Sonic Reducer

mcgruff10 · November 2013

SVRDhand13 wrote:

mcgruff10 wrote:

PJStatTracker wrote:

I'm not gonna rank all 54, but these are my top 5!

1. Santa Barbara, 2003
2. The Vic
3. Philly 2009, nights 3 and 4
4. Randall's Island 1996, night 2
5. MSG 98, night 2

PJ20 was pretty fuckin' awesome too.

philly over randall's and msg?! wow.

I've actually seen a lot of people write that. Those shows were very special.

those shows were amazing but to me msg 2 98 and randall's 96 are on a different level.

ThisIsThisIs · November 2013

Top 6 of of 30+

1. Toronto 1, 2011
2. Buffalo, 2003
3. Hartford, 2008
4. MSG 2, 2003
5. Barrie, 1998
6. Chicago Vic, 2007

Didn't think anything would ever eclipse Buffalo for pure stoke, but Toronto 1 did.

PJStatTracker · November 2013

mcgruff10 wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

mcgruff10 wrote:

philly over randall's and msg?! wow.

I've actually seen a lot of people write that. Those shows were very special.

those shows were amazing but to me msg 2 98 and randall's 96 are on a different level.

I certainly can't argue with anyone who wants to put those higher, but this was my logic:

MSG '98 was a great show with one stellar and now historical moment, where the band turned a corner and never looked back. I think the 'Breath' sign campaign really showed the band just how much people were traveling and the type of community they had created. I point to this moment as the beginning of their we-will=play-anything-at-anytime style, which they have now perfected. A great fucking show.

Looking back, I believe Randall's Island night 2 was the best of the '96 shows. No Code is still my favorite album, and this show was the peak of that point in their career. Another amazing show, and is the one I most wish they would release from the vault.

But both these shows, while obviously awesome, are only epic years later, after looking back. The entire Philly run, however, was epic in the moment - culminating with nights 3 and 4. Everyone knew it...you could feel it in the air. The anticipation and hype was insane - closing the Spectrum....on Halloween...with the World Series next door...and the band more than lived up to it. The setlists are crazy, and Philly 4 is the longest show in PJ history. The performances may not have been perfect, but it was probably the most fun I've had at any show.

Still...you could put those 5 shows in any order and nobody could argue. I've definitely gotten lucky over the years!

SVRDhand13 · November 2013

AR65868 wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

AR65868 wrote:

Good thing I have a spreadsheet! Have never really ranked them before though. Very thought provoking - and most thoughts provoked were good memories

1 Pittsburgh Sep-00 Post Gazette Pavillion
2 Orlando Apr-03 House of Blues
3 Philladelphia Sep-05 Wachovia Center
4 Chicago Jul-13 Wrigley Field
5 Cleveland Aug-98 Blossom
6 Pittsburgh Apr-03 Mellon Arena
7 Cleveland Apr-03 Gund Arena
8 Cincinnati Aug-00 Riverbend
9 Las Vegas Jul-06 MGM Grand Arena
10 Cleveland May-06 Gund Arena
11 Boston May-06 - night 1 TD BankNorth Garden
12 Cleveland May-10 Quicken Loans Arena
13 Columbus Jun-03 Polaris
14 Chicago Aug-07 Grant Park
15 Philladelphia Oct-09 - night 3 Spectrum :shock: :shock: :shock:
16 Indianapolis May-10 Verizon Wireless Ampitheater
17 Columbus Aug-00 Polaris
18 Chicago Aug-09 - night 1 United Center
19 Hershey Jul-03 Hersheypark Stadium

Had to take care of a drunk brother and missed the last few songs - the ranking probably just reflects my bitterness for missing Footsteps and Sonic Reducer

:x :thumbdown: Sorry to hear

BeerBaron · November 2013

Here's an attempt at my top 10 of the 56 I have been to:

1. 2007 - The Vic
2. 2009 - Universal City #4
3. 2005 - Ottawa
4. 2009 - Philly #3
5. 2007 - Dusseldorf
6. 2009 - Philly #4
7. 2013 - London
8. 2005 - London
9. 2008 - Hartford
10. 2009 - Universal City #3

That was harder than I thought. I can't believe Buffalo 2003 didn't make my list. It gets the honorable mention spot along with Kitchener 2005.

JimmyV · November 2013

PJStatTracker wrote:

I certainly can't argue with anyone who wants to put those higher, but this was my logic:

MSG '98 was a great show with one stellar and now historical moment, where the band turned a corner and never looked back. I think the 'Breath' sign campaign really showed the band just how much people were traveling and the type of community they had created. I point to this moment as the beginning of their we-will=play-anything-at-anytime style, which they have now perfected. A great fucking show.

Looking back, I believe Randall's Island night 2 was the best of the '96 shows. No Code is still my favorite album, and this show was the peak of that point in their career. Another amazing show, and is the one I most wish they would release from the vault.

But both these shows, while obviously awesome, are only epic years later, after looking back. The entire Philly run, however, was epic in the moment - culminating with nights 3 and 4. Everyone knew it...you could feel it in the air. The anticipation and hype was insane - closing the Spectrum....on Halloween...with the World Series next door...and the band more than lived up to it. The setlists are crazy, and Philly 4 is the longest show in PJ history. The performances may not have been perfect, but it was probably the most fun I've had at any show.

Still...you could put those 5 shows in any order and nobody could argue. I've definitely gotten lucky over the years!

I have never regretted missing the Philly shows more than I do after reading this.

BinFrog · November 2013

JimmyV wrote:

I have never regretted missing the Philly shows more than I do after reading this.

I was only able to do nights 3 and 4, but yes...they were very special.

Even if technically night 4 was the 2nd longest show ever

SVRDhand13 · November 2013

BinFrog wrote:

JimmyV wrote:

I have never regretted missing the Philly shows more than I do after reading this.

I was only able to do nights 3 and 4, but yes...they were very special.

Even if technically night 4 was the 2nd longest show ever

:wave:

I see this....

and I still agree to disagree

BinFrog · November 2013

SVRDhand13 wrote:

BinFrog wrote:

Even if technically night 4 was the 2nd longest show ever

:wave:

I see this....

and I still agree to disagree

As I said: I was at both so I have no reason to favor one over the other.

LukinFan · November 2013

1. Kissimmee, FL 2004
2. Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN 2008
3. MSG Night 2 2010
4. Atlanta, GA 2003
5. Birmingham, AL 1998
6. Tampa, FL 2000
7. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1996
8. Columbiam SC 2008
9. Phoenix, AL 2003
10. Tampa, FL 2003
11. West Palm Beach, FL 2008
12. Charlotte, NC 2000
13. Midtown Music Festival - Atlanta, GA 2013

PJStatTracker · November 2013

BinFrog wrote:

JimmyV wrote:

I have never regretted missing the Philly shows more than I do after reading this.

I was only able to do nights 3 and 4, but yes...they were very special.

Even if technically night 4 was the 2nd longest show ever

ha...speaking in terms of songs played.

ES105459 · November 2013

1. San Diego 2006
2. Alpine Valley 2003
3. DC 2008
4. San Diego 2009
5. Lolla 2007
6. Wrigley

Hopefully I can put the upcoming Dallas and Phoenix shows near the top.

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