The PLAY MINNESOTA Thread!

AndySlash wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

Let's talk Pearl Jam. What are your show "weird stats?"

sweet. i love setlist nerd stuff.

i'll keep your format since we have a lot in common and i can just save my fingers from typing what you already done did.



1. Covers - 53 unique covers seen. I saw the last time they played "My Generation" (6/30/98 MPLS, MN). The most covers I've seen in a show is 7 (7 of 24 songs, Boston I, 2004). I've seen all of the Pink Floyd covers they do twice over (and all in one show!). I've seen "Whip It" (once, 1x only), "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" (once, 2x total), "The Needle and The Damage Done" (once, 3x total), "Here's To the State of Mississippi" (once, 3x total), "Public Image" (once, 7x total), "Bleed For Me" (once, 8x total), "Driven To Tears" (twice, 12x total), and, wait for it, "Happy Birthday" (twice, 7x total)!

2. States- I've seen them in 10 states (CA 6x, IL 5x, KS 1x, MA 1x, MN 4x, MT 1x, ND 1x, PA 1x, TN 1x, WI 2x).

3. Countries - I've seen them in 2 countries (Canada, USA).

4. Months - I've seen PJ in the following months (May: 3 times, June: 6 times, July: 4 times, August: 2 times, September: 6 times, October 1 times, November 3 times).

5. Albums - I've seen live: 100% of Ten (11 of 11), 100% of Vs. (12 of 12), 79% of Vitalogy (11 of 14, 3 of which have never been played), 92% of No Code (12 of 13), 100% of Yield (12 of 13), 77% of Binaural (10 of 13), 80% of Riot Act (12 of 15), 92% of self-titled/Avocado (12 of 13), 82% of Backspacer (9 of 11), 92% of Lightning Bolt (11 of 12), and 43% of Lost Dogs (13 of 30).

6. Rarities (originals, <=10x played) - All The Way (played 2x total, seen once), Bugs (played 3x total, seen twice), Hold On (played 4x total, seen once), Sweet Lew (played 2x, seen once), In The Moonlight (played 2x total, seen once), Education (played 7x total, seen twice), Help Help (played 10x, seen twice), Speed of Sound (played 5x total, seen twice), I'm Open (played 9x total, seen twice), Arc (played 9x total, seen once), Out of My Mind (played 3x, seen once)

7. Openers - 17 unique openers. The "rarest" opener I've seen is Arc (Fargo). I've gotten Release 5x, Oceans 2x, Why Go 2x, Pendulum 2x, Of the Girl 2x, 12 songs at 1x each (Present Tense, Betterman, Worldwide Suicide, Interstellar Corduroy, Last Exit, Severed Hand, Hard To Imagine, Long Road, Wash, Elderly Woman, Sometimes, Arc).

8. Closers - 8 unique closers. The "rarest" closer I've seen is All Along the Watchtower (Bonnaroo). I've gotten YL 10x, RITFW 7x, Alive 2x, Indifference 2x, All Along the Watchtower 1x, Kick Out The Jams 1x, Porch 1x, Baba O'Riley 1x.

9. Seats - I've been all over. I think I tend to get Mike's side.