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madsea wrote:

The show was great...very good mix of old and new.

Was a little disappointed with the quick set as the boys really seemed to be getting into it near the end...the show could have been EPIC with another 25-30 minutes.

Agreed. The crowd was getting more and more into the show. After Elderly Woman things really began to takeoff. Then Black was further liftoff. Life Wasted tore the roof off the place...Alive was epic. They could have played that song for another half hour and the crowd might have spontaneously combusted. I think anyone who was there could feel the momentum building and building...too bad they had to stop.

OuttaControl wrote:

What is the name of the Animals song that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played last night? I have to admit that song kicked some serious ass.

I'm Cryin' and yes it did kick ass. and so does Mystic Eyes. and many of their hits are excellent but TP could use a makeover on the set lists. His band is capable of kickin major ass. but to play the same old order every night, with a couple of tweaks now and then, must be boring.. or else they are just lazy...

as i posted before, seen tp for the last time, unless, of course, tp OPENS for Pearl Jam ..

Night 2 as far as Petty went....I was bored stiff through most of it and then fired back up each time Eddie came out to do a song with them. Some of the people in my section left something to be desired. They were extremely hammered and had zero consideration for anyone else. I had beer spilled in my hair by some drunk girl when she was making her way back to her seat after her 10th beer run and then she nearly knocked me over shortly after that. She was so pie-eyed it was pathetic. Probably didn't even remember the show. Other than being surrounded by drunk idiots, PJ was awesome! I heard 3 songs I've never heard live so that was grrrreat! I can't wait to go at it again next week.

Come Back was the bathroom break song for everyone.



i nearly pissed my pants when i heard comeback....awesome! incredible!

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Oops. Just posted these pix under night 1... they were from Tuesday night.
Here are a few of my best pictures from last night... just left of center, 11 rows back.

Enjoy... And think happy PJ thoughts : )

EDITED: See post on next page. These links were bad.

I was in Section 120, Row 10, Seat 5....

I could have spit on Mike if I wanted to, but of course I didn't want to. I wanted to spit on the guitar tech that screwed up his guitar during Marker In The Sand and Given To Fly. Mike was pretty pissed too. And Ed giving some love (and wine) to the front row crowd at the end. Very cool. I saw PJ some years back during the Yield tour and this was BY FAR a better show....no encore though....bummer. But I have to say...COME BACK IS NOT A PEE BREAK SONG. It is one of the best songs on the new record. Some of the Petty rednecks were a bit much, some disharmony there but nothing to get in a bind about. I had a guy in front of me, who was drunk himself, asking if Ed and the boys were drunk onstage. Ohh, well...there will always be a generation gap I guess. Long live PJ!!

Last night was one for the books on so many levels. I was fortunate enough to be included to go to see Pearl Jam open for Tom Petty at the X-Cel Energy Center with a couple of good buddies from work. One of them purchased the tickets, but was hard pressed to find fellow fans of Pearl Jam due to the fact that most of his friends are hip-hop fans and performers. So he asked me and another guy to go and we made it an event.

We ventured to downtown Saint Paul and parked. We made our way through the crowds in all sizes, shapes, and colors and ended up at the famous and historic, Mickey's Diner. As we situated ourselves in the old dining car we talked of past concerts, the people around us and the general exhilaration of anticipation. I had seen both bands before, however every show is different and years had passed since then.

We left Mickey's and made our way back toward the venue and were on the quest to find the will-call window to pick up the tickets that were purchased thru the Ten Club. Tickets in hand we made our way to the section we were assigned to along the way admiring the rainbow of personalities along the way. There was definitely a generation gap, but no unpleasantness seemed to be going along with that as everybody was there to simply have a good time. After hitting the souvenir stand, we went into our section to find our seats.

We were stationed on stage right exactly next to the stage no more than 20-30 feet from the stage. Our vantage point was so close that you could make out the performers clearly. Pearl Jam came out shortly after 8pm and the crowd, which was capacity, rose to their feet and thundered. Pearl Jam kicked right into Corduroy from their Vitalogy record and we were right next to Mike McCready for the whole show. The set list was as follows courtesy of the Ten Club website:

Intersteller Overdrive/Corduroy

Severed Hand

Hail-Hail

Love Boat Captain

World Wide Suicide

Marker In The Sand

Given To Fly

Even Flow

Light Years

Not For You

Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town

Come Back

State Of Love And Trust

Glorified G

Black

Life Wasted

Alive

The set, even though was strong had it's share of problems, as Mike's guitar went out quite a bit, much to his disliking. I'll just say it, he was pissed. However, once they were back on track the set went a lot smoother. All said and done, their set was just over an hour without an encore due to the fact that they were co-headlining with Petty. But Eddie was not done with his stage presence. The set was blistering and beautiful.

Led wrote:

A guitar with flashing lights? *attempting Jedi mind trick* You saw no guitar with flashing lights.

I was gonna tease a bit about Mike's new guitar and leave it at that, but yeah, there was a new guitar. It sounded like it had a bad jack in it.

Night Two Photos

are you serious? YES IT DID HAVE FLASHING LIGHTS! i was in section 118 which is right next to the stage on Mike's side.... it was clear (see-thru) and it had flashing lights.... ffffffffffffff.....whatever. i know what i saw. when he finally does play it and you see pictures, you will feel like a dumbass....

MasterModeler wrote:

none of those work...

I have about a hundred pictures from both nights but I wont have time to get them up any place before the weekend, if you want some let me know and I'll send you a file...

YieldInHiding wrote:

Stone on electric was awesome...I was wondering what song they were going to play and never thought it'd be black without his acoustic. Electric is sooo much better, IMO.

Light Years....wow. I just found out on the way home this morning that Pete/Peter (don't remember what name Ed used) was Peter Gammonds from ESPN. Emotional song to begin with and it's one of my faves. I was the only one around me singing it as loud as I could.

Interstellar Overdrive into Corduroy was something I was waiting for for a long time...just f'in rocking!

LW21: Life Wasted was damn good, agreed.

Ed was quite drunk tonight, I think, which led to the crazy antics on stage. I also noticed the mic stand toss.

LBC was a pleasant surprise...can't believe I've heard it 2 out of the last 3 shows I've seen.

Not For You was awesome as usual...lots of pogo'ing by fans and Ed even pogo'd a bit.

Besides Light Years, for me the other highlight of the show was Stone's disco pointing dance during Glorified G (also a nice surprise). Man, he's got some filthy dance moves.

Now, we just need the guys to come back and play two by themselves on the next tour.

I agree with ya Stone was really getting into the groove and this maybe one of the best boots yet, it was a kick ass set!!! I just wish it could have went on and on and on they were kicking ass but I knew it was going to end after Alive I was ready for it and I didn't bum out as hard as I did Monday!!!!!