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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,849
    If you haven't experienced a Pearl Jam concert @ The Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada then you're missing out, BIG TIME!!! Loudest crowd EVER!! Last show back in '11 it was totally loud! You all know that every single Habs fan screams their lungs out every single f'ing time their hockey players pass the blue line with the puck, but the whole night PJ works on stage the fans in the Bell Centre just go NUTS!!

    The shocking thing is Pearl Jam hasn't played a show east of Calgary supporting their Lightning Bolt album, here in Canada. Just imagine if they do this coming 2015 season? The crowds in Montreal (and Halifax ;) ) will blow their minds!!! @-)

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    iammine16iammine16 Vancouver, BC Posts: 779
    Last night at Bridge School when Eddie introduced Chris Cornell my wife screamed so loud in my ear that it is still ringing...that would be my loud crowd moment ;)
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    YLed2YLed2 Des Moines, IA Posts: 5,534
    Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.
    Bristow, VA - 5.13.10
    East Troy, WI - 9.3.11
    East Troy, WI - 9.4.11
    Atlanta, GA - 9.22.12
    Las Vegas, NV - 10.31.12 (EV)
    Las Vegas, NV - 11.1.12 (EV)
    Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
    Dallas, TX - 11.15.13
    Oklahoma City, OK - 11.16.13
    Seattle, WA - 12.6.13
    Lincoln, NE - 10.9.14
    Moline, IL - 10.17.14
    St. Paul, MN - 10.19.14
    Milwaukee, WI - 10.20.14
    New York, NY - 5.1.16
    New York, NY - 5.2.16
    Boston, MA - 8.5.16
    Boston, MA - 8.7.16
    Chicago, IL - 8.20.16

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    alfordchamp1alfordchamp1 Aberdeen, UK Posts: 17
    Alive at the Astoria in London '06. Set was finished after they'd played YLed and Ed called the band back on stage, best and loudest crowd reaction I've seen to a song anywhere.
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    on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,433
    The loudest crowd might be up for debate, but the quietest crowd was during game 3 of the 2009 World Series when the Yankees were sticking it to the Phillies (10-31-09). Between songs you could hear a pin drop when everyone at the Spectrum was checking the score on their phones. :D
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,855
    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Agree with everyone saying Spectrum '03 was the loudest show but the loudest single moment was definitley Better Man at MSG 2 in 2010 as far as shows I've been to

    Yes. Betterman was unreal. There's a reason this was featured in the PJ20 doc.
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    on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,433
    alfordchamp1 said:

    Alive at the Astoria in London '06. Set was finished after they'd played YLed and Ed called the band back on stage, best and loudest crowd reaction I've seen to a song anywhere.

    Awesome... Getting a song after YL is gold!
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    San Siro!
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,542
    on2legs said:

    The loudest crowd might be up for debate, but the quietest crowd was during game 3 of the 2009 World Series when the Yankees were sticking it to the Phillies (10-31-09). Between songs you could hear a pin drop when everyone at the Spectrum was checking the score on their phones. :D

    That's funny! :))
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    lazyjc22lazyjc22 Posts: 128
    Mansfield, 2008 during Betterman, the crowd drowned out Eddie. Literally, he just stopped trying to sing the second verse and let the crowd continue. Then the ovation we gave ourselves was even louder. Cool, cool moment.
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    tominzingatominzinga Posts: 113
    release at wrigley
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    PorchgirlCOPorchgirlCO Colorado Posts: 1,375
    Early days, Garden in Miami in '94 (when it started pouring down rain during the chorus). More recently, Release at Wrigley...
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    ChrisileinChrisilein Vienna/Austria Posts: 3,878
    not sure but i think Release in Milano San Siro was pretty loud
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    BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,292
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    vanessapjvanessapj Posts: 39
    Argentina and Brazil ;)
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    ckravitzckravitz NJ Posts: 1,668
    Hartford 13. Wrigley was probably louder during Release from a pure decibel point of view, but the XL center is so cozy that it "felt" louder at times than Wrigley.
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,921
    lazyjc22 said:

    Mansfield, 2008 during Betterman, the crowd drowned out Eddie. Literally, he just stopped trying to sing the second verse and let the crowd continue. Then the ovation we gave ourselves was even louder. Cool, cool moment.

    This would be on my shortlist, too.

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    Wma31394Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    YLed2 said:

    Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.

    Yup pretty loud.. Then you could hear crickets on the next song Arms Aloft..
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
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    derbydavederbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    Wma31394 said:

    YLed2 said:

    Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.

    Yup pretty loud.. Then you could hear crickets on the next song Arms Aloft..
    Pretty much TRUE...
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    mr.macmr.mac Posts: 162
    Release in 94 at the Chicago Stadium. That was the loudest I have ever heard a crowd for any concert ever. I was at PJ20 and Wrigley and the crowd at each show was incredibly loud, but the Stadium Release was the most amazing thing I've ever heard.
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    BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,292
    JimmyV said:

    lazyjc22 said:

    Mansfield, 2008 during Betterman, the crowd drowned out Eddie. Literally, he just stopped trying to sing the second verse and let the crowd continue. Then the ovation we gave ourselves was even louder. Cool, cool moment.

    This would be on my shortlist, too.

    Yes, as well as the nod to Hartford '13.
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    Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,728
    Wma31394 said:

    YLed2 said:

    Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.

    Yup pretty loud.. Then you could hear crickets on the next song Arms Aloft..
    I don't know what the fuck they were thinking there. That spot needed Last Exit, Save You, Animal, or something like that.
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,855
    edited October 2014
    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Wma31394 said:

    YLed2 said:

    Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.

    Yup pretty loud.. Then you could hear crickets on the next song Arms Aloft..
    I don't know what the fuck they were thinking there. That spot needed Last Exit, Save You, Animal, or something like that.
    Worst setlist decision ever by EV. I will never understand it. Corduroy would have blown the roof off that place.
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17

    LOOKING FOR A SINGLE TICKET TO MSG NIGHT 2

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    Wma31394Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Wma31394 said:

    YLed2 said:

    Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.

    Yup pretty loud.. Then you could hear crickets on the next song Arms Aloft..
    I don't know what the fuck they were thinking there. That spot needed Last Exit, Save You, Animal, or something like that.
    You said it best..
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
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    Wma31394Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    mr.mac said:

    Release in 94 at the Chicago Stadium. That was the loudest I have ever heard a crowd for any concert ever. I was at PJ20 and Wrigley and the crowd at each show was incredibly loud, but the Stadium Release was the most amazing thing I've ever heard.

    I was thinking that show as well.. Not sure the moment in the show..but that place was loud!
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,190
    SVRDhand13 said:

    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Wma31394 said:

    YLed2 said:

    Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.

    Yup pretty loud.. Then you could hear crickets on the next song Arms Aloft..
    I don't know what the fuck they were thinking there. That spot needed Last Exit, Save You, Animal, or something like that.
    Worst setlist decision ever by EV. I will never understand it. Corduroy would have blown the roof off that place.
    Release was unbelievable. It was my friend's first PJ show and we both had chills. I think he thought every show was like this. Had to tell him that this was the loudest I had ever heard a PJ crowd. Kinda glad we were on the lawn for this. We could hear everyone!!!

    as for Arms Aloft... yeah that was a bad choice.
    I noticed that song pulled a Jimmy Hoffa not long after that.
    it's just not a very good song.

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    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

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    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

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    Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,728
    lolobugg said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Wma31394 said:

    YLed2 said:

    Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.

    Yup pretty loud.. Then you could hear crickets on the next song Arms Aloft..
    I don't know what the fuck they were thinking there. That spot needed Last Exit, Save You, Animal, or something like that.
    Worst setlist decision ever by EV. I will never understand it. Corduroy would have blown the roof off that place.
    Release was unbelievable. It was my friend's first PJ show and we both had chills. I think he thought every show was like this. Had to tell him that this was the loudest I had ever heard a PJ crowd. Kinda glad we were on the lawn for this. We could hear everyone!!!

    as for Arms Aloft... yeah that was a bad choice.
    I noticed that song pulled a Jimmy Hoffa not long after that.
    it's just not a very good song.
    I actually like it. But not as the 2nd song at the 20th anniversary festival. Like svrdhand13 said, it was the worst setlist move Eddie has ever made...given the circumstances of the anniversary festival
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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,190
    Ledbetterman10 said:

    lolobugg said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    Ledbetterman10 said:

    Wma31394 said:

    YLed2 said:

    Release from PJ20. It was deafening. Ed was pretty much drowned out by the crowd the entire song.

    Yup pretty loud.. Then you could hear crickets on the next song Arms Aloft..
    I don't know what the fuck they were thinking there. That spot needed Last Exit, Save You, Animal, or something like that.
    Worst setlist decision ever by EV. I will never understand it. Corduroy would have blown the roof off that place.
    Release was unbelievable. It was my friend's first PJ show and we both had chills. I think he thought every show was like this. Had to tell him that this was the loudest I had ever heard a PJ crowd. Kinda glad we were on the lawn for this. We could hear everyone!!!

    as for Arms Aloft... yeah that was a bad choice.
    I noticed that song pulled a Jimmy Hoffa not long after that.
    it's just not a very good song.
    I actually like it. But not as the 2nd song at the 20th anniversary festival. Like svrdhand13 said, it was the worst setlist move Eddie has ever made...given the circumstances of the anniversary festival
    I can't think of a worse decision....
    killed the momentum and took the crowd out of the game.
    they were working back from that the whole first half of the show...

    wow sounds like I am talking about a football game.

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    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

    2024- Baltimore

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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,921
    BinFrog said:

    JimmyV said:

    lazyjc22 said:

    Mansfield, 2008 during Betterman, the crowd drowned out Eddie. Literally, he just stopped trying to sing the second verse and let the crowd continue. Then the ovation we gave ourselves was even louder. Cool, cool moment.

    This would be on my shortlist, too.

    Yes, as well as the nod to Hartford '13.
    Agreed. Release at Wrigley, Betterman at Mansfield I 2008, and probably Eruption --> ATBL -- Chloe/Crown in Hartford last year. That's my list in no particular order.

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    BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,292
    Release at Boston '06 was nuts too, and it's one of the few times that the official bootleg actually comes close to capturing it:

    https://www.sendspace.com/file/t0c1r1
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