*** Grand Rapids Fanviews 5/19 Here ***

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  • kickoutthejams
    kickoutthejams Posts: 18
    Best show I've ever seen, just amazing energy flying back and forth between the band and the audence.
  • gobrowns19
    gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    superflow wrote:
    What an awsome show! I have been a pj fan for about 3 years now but this was the first oppertunity I had on seeing a show, Oh man am I spoiled now! My buddies and I went down to GR at about 11am and hung out until my buddies band played at Mcfaddens little pre show which was sweet. We only live about 20miles south of GR so this was as good as it gets. I thought I was a PJ fan before after a show like that it is all I think about and the bootleg is all I listen to now recalling how awsome it was at the show. We had 7th row tickets on stones side which was sweet espeacially when Eddie came over and pointed right at me and threw a tamborine that unfortunaltly dident make it that far to us. All and all thow this was by far the greatist excperiance of my life!! Thank You PJ!

    Lol, welcome to the board Mike! Hah, we were in GR from 11am 5/19 to 2am 5/20. Awesome time. And what about that Cherry Pepsi at McFaddens? F'ing awesome! Lol.
    Happiness is only real when shared
  • reditalian
    reditalian Posts: 329
    the BEST show I've ever been to PERIOD!!!!!
    The boys seemed young and full of energy, that is what I pictured a show like 10-12 years ago.
    There's no I in team, but there's me.

    "0035 EVENFLOW PSYCHOS

    "I'm George Bush and my son's an asshole" 08/03/2000

    Don't stop wen you're tired, stop when you're done
  • WastedREP
    WastedREP Posts: 3
    Awsome show, went with a buddy of mine. Did anyone see the World wide suicide sign during ledbetter?
  • soozew
    soozew Posts: 11
    WastedREP wrote:
    Awsome show, went with a buddy of mine. Did anyone see the World wide suicide sign during ledbetter?

    i did. we were in the 2nd row dead center. personally, i'm so happy that there was a mess up with the tickets because EVERYONE around us had never gotten seats like that and we had a BLAST! this was the best concert i've ever been to, and my boyfriend, who was not a pj fan before, loved it! eddie was tossing out tamborines, pointed to me (in turn i pointed to myself like "me?") he smiled and nodded to me and tossed me one. i'm gonna frame it with my ticket and a picture that a guy took of me getting the tamborine.

    best concert EVER!!!
    Noblesville '00
    East Troy '00
    Chicago '00
    Champaign '03
    Chicago '03
    East Troy '03
    Noblesville '03
    Grand Rapids '06 (2nd row--CENTER! and a tambourine)
  • katje30
    katje30 Posts: 4
    I loved this show. So much energy from a small crowd base. An amazing setlist so much for the person who started the official hope for a shitty setlist in grand rapids.
    10/03/04 Grand Rapids
    05/19/06 Grand Rapids
  • reditalian
    reditalian Posts: 329
    katje30 wrote:
    I loved this show. So much energy from a small crowd base. An amazing setlist so much for the person who started the official hope for a shitty setlist in grand rapids.

    Damn right!!!
    I must say this venue was 100 times better then the Delta Plex....hahahaha
    There's no I in team, but there's me.

    "0035 EVENFLOW PSYCHOS

    "I'm George Bush and my son's an asshole" 08/03/2000

    Don't stop wen you're tired, stop when you're done
  • Ikkin
    Ikkin Posts: 6
    i was checking out the set list once released from each show. just going through set list, encores.. i came to this thread to see how the night turned out.
    Everyone's accounts of the night are amazing!! What a night you all must have had!

    LoriDee64 - you expressed your day wonderfully, i feel the love!

    love these write ups of the events. the boys sound like they are enjoying themselves too!
    ~just be darling....and i will be too

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    East Troy, WI - June 21 '03
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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    I've been to 14 shows. E. Lansing '98, Columbus '00, Detroit '00, Cleveland '03, Columbus '03, Detroit 1 & 2 '03, Toledo '04, Grand Rapids '04, London '05, Toronto '05, Grand Rapids '06, Cleveland '06, Detroit '06, and absolutely nothing compares to that show. Cleveland '03 was awesome, Columbus '00 was amazing, London '05 was just plain nuts, but none of them compare to Grand Rapids '06. From Ed's joke intro of the Wrech of the Edmonds Fitsgerald, to the entire Jamily screeming "I'll never suck satans D@ck". Just amazing!!!!!!
    E. Lansing-98 Columbus-00,03,10 Detroit-00,03 (1&2),06, 14 Cleveland-03,06,10 Toledo-04, Grand Rapids-04,06 London-05, Toronto-05, Indianapolis 10, East Troy (1&2) 11, Chicago 13, Detroit 14

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  • LoriDee64
    LoriDee64 Posts: 75
    stereo cranked! What a beautiful day here in GR! My neighborhood just relived Pearl Jam in concert all over again (and so did I) Love how my kitty played around the porch when Comatose was going. Stay tuned. There may be a Kitten video on it's way. Woohoo!!!!!!!!

    Pearl Jam...can we have a DVD of our show? Purrty Pweese? Otherwise...thanks for the memories...

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  • PJLeaver44
    PJLeaver44 Posts: 44
    Man, this had to be one of the best shows on this tour as of yet, if not the best, right up there w/ boston II. I guess I'm just surprised it's been the least discussed of the fanview threads.

    Where's the love for GR?... "You be the decider."
    Grand Rapids 10/3/04, Kitchener 9/11/05, Grand Rapids 5/19/06, Detroit 5/22/06

    "Who set the standard, born to be rich--Paris Hilton--Such fine example, skinny little bitch" -Ed, 5/19/06

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  • Sexy2aFault
    Sexy2aFault Posts: 388
    Grand Rapids is hands down the best sounding boot..... ANd probably the best concert of the tour...This show has had ZERO complaints about the crowd. Considering that Boston II was being touted as "legendary" even before the show took place, I would say only Grand Rapids got to that status on the merit of the show itself. Pearl Jam made Boston good, The fans made Grand Rapids good..... Therefore PJ was able to relax and really connect with us worry free.

    Around the Bend is spot on, probably the best performance of this song ever. Parting Ways has Eddie palying a sitar I believe, giving off the most awe-inspiring sounds, Hard to Imagine speaks for itself.

    Oh, and the first show of the long "rock out with your thang out" second encore took place here.
  • Sexy2aFault
    Sexy2aFault Posts: 388
    Just listening to the boot again, I notice how sick Mcready's solo on Comatose is.. and how great Boom was on a 10 minute Crazy Mary.
  • anleja
    anleja Posts: 3
    Sexy2aFault wrote:
    Just listening to the boot again, I notice how sick Mcready's solo on Comatose is.. and how great Boom was on a 10 minute Crazy Mary.

    The interchange between Boom and Mike towards the end of that song... man. Listening to the boot of that gives me goosebumps. SO many great things going on with that show, but I think that is my #1 favorite part.
  • bcsbadboys
    bcsbadboys Posts: 20
    Sexy2aFault wrote:
    Grand Rapids is hands down the best sounding boot..... ANd probably the best concert of the tour...This show has had ZERO complaints about the crowd. Considering that Boston II was being touted as "legendary" even before the show took place, I would say only Grand Rapids got to that status on the merit of the show itself. Pearl Jam made Boston good, The fans made Grand Rapids good..... Therefore PJ was able to relax and really connect with us worry free.

    Around the Bend is spot on, probably the best performance of this song ever. Parting Ways has Eddie palying a sitar I believe, giving off the most awe-inspiring sounds, Hard to Imagine speaks for itself.

    Oh, and the first show of the long "rock out with your thang out" second encore took place here.


    I totally agree. Grand Rapids was the best show by far that I have ever seen. It was a special evening for all of us who were there.
    St. Paul '03
    Grand Rapids '04
    Winnipeg, Thunder Bay '05
    Grand Rapids, Cleveland, St. Paul 1 & 2 '06
  • PoMoXian
    PoMoXian Posts: 2
    Hey everyone, here's a link to my own comments on the GR Pearl Jam show that I posted on my blog. You can also download a couple of pics that I took from the side of the stage if you like that sort of thing. I also have a few more from the same angle that I'm willing to share if anyone wants to contact me on via email. No strings attached! (Though I would appreciate any help that I could get to find a copy of the GR 04 concert!)

    06 Report: http://pomoxians.blogspot.com/2006/05/pearl-jam-live-in-concert-grand-rapids.html

    04 Report:
    http://pomoxians.blogspot.com/2004/10/pearl-jamvote-for-change-tour-last.html

    I'm not usually too active on these boards, but Pearl Jam has a great fanbase and a very cool community and you all should be proud to be part of it!
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    Hey PoMoXian,
    I have a boot of the VFC GR show. I would be happy to send along.... a gentle soul passed it on to me after we saw that show.
    This show is the best I have ever seen! it was love at first site back it 94 and I will Never, ever forget this show.

    Send me a email for the CD if you like.
    Peace.
  • JoePJrocks
    JoePJrocks Posts: 24
    I have to say this was the best PJ show I have ever seen (10+) Best crowd-band relationship I have ever seen at ANY show (probably 200+)
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    JoePJrocks wrote:
    I have to say this was the best PJ show I have ever seen (10+) Best crowd-band relationship I have ever seen at ANY show (probably 200+)


    You are so right on!
  • Sexy2aFault
    Sexy2aFault Posts: 388
    PJcrazy wrote:
    Hey PoMoXian,
    I have a boot of the VFC GR show. I would be happy to send along.... a gentle soul passed it on to me after we saw that show.
    This show is the best I have ever seen! it was love at first site back it 94 and I will Never, ever forget this show.

    Send me a email for the CD if you like.
    Peace.

    Um, is that offer extended to everyone? I can hook you up with GR 2006 in exchange? Albany? Detroit? Anything?...I totally missed the VCF tour.

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