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

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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,103
    ate a special brownie.
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    iwasatpj20iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,300
    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)


    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)

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    South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,708
    almost lost my chain wallet!!
    NERDS!
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    SpartanacusSpartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 818
    ...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!
    19 Pearl Jam shows and still searching for Deep!
    1998 (2) - East Lansing & Auburn Hills; 2000 (2) - Tampa & Noblesville; 2003 (2) - Lexington & Noblesville; 2006 (1) - Cincinnati; 2007 (1) - Chicago (Lollapalooza); 2008 (Ed in Milwaukee); 2009 (1) - Chicago; 2010 (1) - Noblesville; 2013 (3) - San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2016 (Temple of the Dog in Los Angeles); 2017 (Ed at Ohana in Dana Point);
    2021 (3) - Dana Point I, II & III; 2022 (3) - San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2025 - Southern U.S. Tour Please!
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    johnmc1976johnmc1976 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
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    SpartanacusSpartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 818
    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!
    19 Pearl Jam shows and still searching for Deep!
    1998 (2) - East Lansing & Auburn Hills; 2000 (2) - Tampa & Noblesville; 2003 (2) - Lexington & Noblesville; 2006 (1) - Cincinnati; 2007 (1) - Chicago (Lollapalooza); 2008 (Ed in Milwaukee); 2009 (1) - Chicago; 2010 (1) - Noblesville; 2013 (3) - San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2016 (Temple of the Dog in Los Angeles); 2017 (Ed at Ohana in Dana Point);
    2021 (3) - Dana Point I, II & III; 2022 (3) - San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2025 - Southern U.S. Tour Please!
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    jvoorheesjvoorhees 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
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    SpartanacusSpartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 818
    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!!!
    19 Pearl Jam shows and still searching for Deep!
    1998 (2) - East Lansing & Auburn Hills; 2000 (2) - Tampa & Noblesville; 2003 (2) - Lexington & Noblesville; 2006 (1) - Cincinnati; 2007 (1) - Chicago (Lollapalooza); 2008 (Ed in Milwaukee); 2009 (1) - Chicago; 2010 (1) - Noblesville; 2013 (3) - San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2016 (Temple of the Dog in Los Angeles); 2017 (Ed at Ohana in Dana Point);
    2021 (3) - Dana Point I, II & III; 2022 (3) - San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2025 - Southern U.S. Tour Please!
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    CM189191CM189191 Minneapolis via Chicago Posts: 6,793
    ...vaguely remember...

    ...oh to be 17 again...
    WI 6/27/98 WI 10/8/00 MO 10/11/00 IL 4/23/03 MN 6/26/06 MN 6/27/06 WI 6/30/06 IL 8/5/07 IL 8/21/08 (EV) IL 8/22/08 (EV) IL 8/23/09 IL 8/24/09 IN 5/7/10 IL 6/28/11 (EV) IL 6/29/11 (EV) WI 9/3/11 WI 9/4/11 IL 7/19/13 NE 10/09/14 IL 10/17/14 MN 10/19/14 FL 4/11/16 IL 8/20/16 IL 8/22/16 IL 08/18/18 IL 08/20/18 IT 07/05/2020 AT 07/07/2020
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    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
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    shortstackshortstack Posts: 2,339
    buck502000 wrote:
    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:

    this was my first show too, but i bought my own tickets and drove my own car :lol:
    did you see me? i saw you.
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    saw them at the Boston Orpheum. Right Orch, row I, seat 6. I was speechless. It was my 2nd and 3rd show at Red Rocks that I knew I wasn't going to be a normal fan.
    Let's Go Red Sox!
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    ... witnessed Jeff and Ed get very angry at all the stagedivers that kept jumping on and off the (tiny) stage. Quite a first impression they made on me.
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    shortstack wrote:
    buck502000 wrote:
    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:

    this was my first show too, but i bought my own tickets and drove my own car :lol:

    Yeah, I didn't have money either. But I had PJ and my friends!
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    jodiemjodiem Posts: 133
    Remembered that they didn't play Alive and I was pissed off about it.. :fp:

    But other than that, I do not remember a single thing.

    I wish it was a ground breaking, earth shattering, life changing thing for me, but I only remember the "Alive" thing

    I was 20 at the time and didn't realise how much they would effect me until much later on in life.. :fp:
    1995: Perth
    2006: Sydney x 2
    2009: Philly, Sydney
    2013: San Diego, LA1 & 2, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle

    EV Solo - Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney x 2
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    little_wishlittle_wish England, The North Posts: 532
    ...got told off by another fan for 'wearing the wrong type of shoes' :nono:
    20-04-2006 04-09-2006 05-09-2006 11-09-2006 16-09-2006 17-09-2006 18-06-2007 21-06-2007 26-06-2007 28-06-2007 17-08-2009 20-05-2010 21-05-2010

    "The live shows? Well, that's church on Sundays"
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    southernmanfansouthernmanfan Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,008
    was with my brother in Brisbane, Australia.
    rustedsigns
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    madtowndavemadtowndave Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,012
    halv wrote:
    had a full head of hair. :?

    Go...

    I did as well!
    Nashville-00
    Nashville-03
    Chicago-07
    E.V. Milwaukee-08
    Chicago 1 & 2-09
    Alpine Valley 1 & 2-11
    Wrigley-13
    St. Paul-14
    Milwaukee-14
    Denver-22
    St. Paul 1 & 2 - 23
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    rtwilli4rtwilli4 Posts: 261
    ... was 14 years old.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    Whywhyzed wrote:
    ...wish I could remember it since it was like 22 years ago and there's no bootleg

    Heh. There's not even a setlist for mine...

    St. Pete 1992 -- From what I remember, I wasn't impressed by my new favorite band who wrote the best damn song I had ever heard up to that point, "Alive." Eddie's voice was awful. I think he must have been very ill. And the band was kind of sloppy as well. There were some monkey antics from Eddie, though.

    Luckily, I'm a staunch supporter of second chances, which brings me to...

    Orlando 1992 (Lollapalooza) -- Sick. Just sick. Completely restored my faith that this was my favorite band. Outdoor festival, so no seating, and Hurricane Andrew was bearing down on us. Eddie sounded amazing, and he and the boys whipped the crowd into a frenzy. Also, "Baba."
    I SAW PEARL JAM
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    nevetsreddabnevetsreddab Chatham, Ontario Posts: 14
    was in London, Ontario this past summer. I was one of those clowns in high school that thought if you were a Nirvana fan, you could not be a Pearl Jam fan. I will spend whatever time I have left trying to make up for it.
    London - July 16, 2013
    Buffalo - October 12, 2013
    Detroit - October 16, 2014
    Toronto - May 10, 2016
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    was in Dallas, TX twenty years ago today. I took my girlfriend at the time. I have no idea where she is now, but PJ and I will be together forever. :D
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,878
    was wearing my Austin 3:16 shirt :lol:
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    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
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    PJRock75PJRock75 Posts: 868
    Payed $260 for a scalped ticket that cost $18 back in '94....worth every penny. I carried that ticket stub in my pocket for months.
    "If you want a friend, feed any animal." - JA
    "Don't let it get you down, you know, still give your love, just give it away...I love singin' that part." - EV
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    TyTy Posts: 1,007
    ...witnessed the first time they played "Dead Man" live. Shudder To Think opened for them. Was 16. Dad came with me. Sydney 1998, Yield tour.
    PJ - Sydney 1998; Sydney 2003; Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle 2006; Melbourne, Sydney 2009; Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney 2014.
    EV - Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney 2011; Sydney 2014.
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    mylomylo Posts: 35
    Saw them in Barrie Ontario in 98, went with my gf at the time. We made our way up near the front, probably 10 people back as it was ga. Slow dancing to black while everyone around us was losing their mind to Mike's solo. It was amazing.
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    mcrokmcrok Posts: 628
    was in Ft. Lauderdale in 1996 in the crazy pit on Mike's side. My favorite band and my FIRST concert ever. I was afraid I would be disappointed/let down to see them in the flesh---WRONG. The pedestal I had created rose that much higher. My god, what an experience that night was. I remember leaving the show with a few guys (one, who to this day I will never understand why he gave me the ticket and passed up his high school buddy) and you should have seen the look on their faces when I told them it was my FIRST concert ever. They were like, "holy crap, man, well, you will never see anything like that again". They were right.

    I had a t-shirt on that said "Drugs are my Life". It was given out at my pharmacy school, lol...wish I kept it:)
    96 - Ft Lauderdale
    98 - ATL; WPB I & II
    00 - WPB I & II
    03 - Boston I; Detroit I & II
    04 - Boston VFC I & II
    05 - Borgata II
    08 - WPB; NY MSG I & II
    10 - CLE
    12 - Music Midtown; EV Jax II; EV Orlando I&II
    13 - BWI; CVille; CLT
    14 - Memphis
    16 - Jax; Gville; Cola; Fenway II
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    Gold 26Gold 26 Posts: 676
    Wembley Arena October 1996, they opened with Oceans and I thought I was gonna get killed in the pushing, managed to find my feet during Last Exit. First show they ever played Smile as well.
    All my favourite singers have stolen all of my best lines.
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    En La ClandestinidadEn La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,625
    saw Chris Cornell come out onto that LA stage and heard the loudest crowd ever...
    Formerly Brew Crew Tix
    “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    ...got told off by another fan for 'wearing the wrong type of shoes' :nono:
    Socks with sandals?
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