*** Leeds Fanviews Here 7/8/14 ***

Gern Blansten said:

It sure is nice to see a few Riot Act tunes....and Army Reserve? Ghost?....holy shiznits

Stone's groove on Army Reserve is great. Doesn't get played enough.

LBC said:

I still haven't come down after just 5 hours sleep. More thoughts later.

But epic will do for now. Simply epic.

Sublime

Fantastic gig. Felt like a focused set list for the long-term fans. Great atmosphere in the crowd, not too rowdy, in fact very still at times.

The interaction with the crowd was great to see too, I think the venue helped. I'd like to see more shows there.

I was next to the guy who's phone got took up and saw some of the pics on it when it came back. What a great thing to take home from a gig. He was obviously blown away.

Only thing I can say after last night is... When's the bootleg available so I can do it all again?

bootlegger10 said:

Gern Blansten said:

It sure is nice to see a few Riot Act tunes....and Army Reserve? Ghost?....holy shiznits

Stone's groove on Army Reserve is great. Doesn't get played enough.

I remember seeing that played pre-album release in 2006 and thinking that it was going to be a live staple. Delighted to hear it again last night.

I think i will use my bootleg code for this one...What a setlist !!!

We had seats in block 217, Row F first two of the aisle. This was great because we were right next to some stairs so easy access for drinks and the toilets

Queue for merchandise and drinks was ridiculous, as expected. As it got to 8pm and then 8.10pm and I still hadn't managed to get a drink I started to worry I'd miss the start of the show. Not to worry, I got my gin and tonic and then we were in there! A few mins later, the lights went out and out came the mighty Pearl Jam! I've gone on and on to my girlfriend about the songs I was DESPERATE to hear. There were 5 songs I've been wanting....

Of The Girl
Breakerfall
Baba (heard it before, but not since 2007)
Mother
In My Tree

They opened with Pendulum and I got chills. Then, I went from joy to rage when a guy behind me tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around to see a guy in his late 30s/early 40s with his wife, both with totally bemused looks on their faces. They told me to SIT DOWN!!! They couldn't see. I couldn't believe it, I wanted to tell them to stand the fuck up and then they'd see. But I'm too polite for my own good. Anyways, I was a bit mad but it soon passed when they finished Pendulum and started OF THE FUCKING GIRL!!!! I lost it at that point, and my girlfriend was laughing because I was going out of my mind. It was a beautiful version, and from there were were off to the races.

Small Town was a HUGE singalong, and the "HELLOOOOOOOO!" part was spine-tingling. Breakerfall came next and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. That's two of my five!

So many highlights....even though everyone in my block was sitting on their hands and doing fuck all, the crowd was so loud with singing. Floor looked fun but a little tame at times. But, the energy just kept building and building and building. Ed was clearly impressed with the venue and crowd from the get go, he was so chatty all night.

I'd love to know who owned the phone that Ed took and kept for most of the show. That lucky bastard now has an Ed/Jeff selfie and a video that Ed filmed during the Porch jam.

I was really, really looking forward to hearing Lightning Bolt because on the bootlegs it sounds like an utter monster of a song. It did not disappoint. The whole crowd clapping in unison to the drum beat intro. Ed really attacks this vocally, he puts his all into it. So much passion and energy! This needs to stay in the setlists for years to come.

Tremor Christ! A fairly rare song and I've now seen it live twice! (Thanks Belfast 2010 )
Who You Are! Another rare gem, and it was beautiful.
GHOST!!! This was only the 3rd time they played this one since the Riot Act tour in 2003. Ultra-rare, and my heart went out to Dimi because we all know how much he wanted it! Ed says after that he fucked it up, but it wasn't that much of an error. He started singing the last verse a bit early, but he stopped himself and then came in on time. Nicely fixed. Great version, considering how rare it is.

Sirens - this one has become a crowd favourite very quickly. I LOVE the outro, everyone was singing the melody and then after Ed finished strumming we all carried on! He was visibly overwhelmed by the love and response he was getting.

Army Reserve - one of my favourites from the self-titled album and criminally underplayed. Sounded awesome, and Ed once again really attacked this one.

One quick note - RVM absolutely DESTROYED the place. I mean, literally blew our faces off. The climax and final jam was mindblowing. Utterly mental. Never heard a crowd roar as loud as at the end of this song. Unbelievable end to the main set.

1st encore was short but sweet. Ed's little speech about cancer before Man of the Hour really hit him (lost my mum to cancer 8 years ago), so I was a little misty-eyed as Ed sang. Reminded me of Milan 2006 where I first heard it a month after my mum died. Beautiful version last night.

All Or None! I'm all for more Riot Act songs, and Mike's solos were unbelievable. Even Ed was sat there, mesmerised by his playing.

Another first for me when they played Fatal! Once again, Eddie was singing this as if it was a concert regular. Beautiful stuff. Porch ended the first encore and everyone was floored. Ed literally stopped playing the guitar riff at the start of Porch and just let us sing the intro. There were so many times during the show that he looked amazed at the response. The connection between the band and the crowd was very strong last night.

At this point, the band come out for the 2nd encore and everyone assumes that they'll start wrapping things up. But they kept playing, and playing, and playing. NINE SONGS! The band knew exactly what they were doing, because the energy level at this point was bonkers. I mean, it was really nuts.

Black was the usual intense singalong, and at the end, Mike was on his knees on the amp playing the emotional solo as if his life depended on it, and Ed was sat on the other side of the stage on an amp just watching him and then watching the crowd. While the crowd was clapping along, he just put his hands up and said something about how everyone has such beautiful faces, and he used to be one of the loneliest people in the world but now he's looking out at all these beautiful people. MAJOR LOVEFEST between Ed and the crowd.

Jeremy may have been played a thousand times, but it absolutely murdered the crowd last night.
At the end, Ed was shouting at everyone to jump jump jump and the building must've been bouncing. Everyone singing those last "ooohh aaaaaahhhh" bits and jumping up and down. Not just the floor, but all 3 tiers too. I should've filmed it because from where I was stood it was truly a sight to see. Never seen anything like it.

SOLAT kept the party going, and Alive once again destroyed the place. Everyone pumping their first, Ed dancing around the stage, Mike playing like a madman. Totally unity between everyone in the room.

At this point, the show had to be over. They were past curfew, the lights were still up and they'd given us everything we could ever ask for. Mike got his Yellow Ledbetter guitar out and looked ready to start playing, but Ed called everyone together and they had a little impromptu meeting on the stage. Mike changes his guitar to a maroon-coloured Gibson SG and then here comes Baba O'Riley. The whole crowd were collectively losing their minds and I was going bonkers because this song number 3 out of 5 I was hoping for. I fucking adore Baba, and it blew the roof off. At that point, they could have decided never to play together again and that would've been fine. There was nothing left for them to give!

Out comes Ray Cameron, and they play Watchtower which was another first for me. And then finally, Indifference sends everyone home feeling nothing but joy. Sure, Ed missed out the whole final verse but who cares! He was nackered, he was emotional, and the crowd was clapping along to Matt's drum beat to end the show.

I still don't know where this is going to rank out of the 16 shows I've seen, but it's definitely top 3 for sure. I've never seen the band so happy and never seen Ed so in love with a crowd before. He was totally in Who-fan mode all night, which was fine with me.

Another thing that was hilarious was first the crowd and then Ed trying to get Jeff to sing something. It came up a few times, and Ed kept singing bits of Abba's "Fernando" (which the crowd totally took

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Loved the gig, some great songs. Would really have liked it if the people who were in front of me had got standing tickets instead of seated as I was only able to see what was going on if I stood up as well. Not very easy when my sciatica was on full pain mode.

Still trying to formulate what happened last night. Finally got back home, voice completely knackered, to view the setlist that just beggers belief, I hadnt heard over half these songs live before. Jaw dropping version of RVM. Matt Cameron just beat seven shades of manure out of his kit. AWESOME!. Thanks PJ. Big shout out to two guys from Perth Scotland. .

As Ed sang during wishlist ' I wish i was as fortunate as fortunate as LEEDS'. ^:)^