Moline 2014 was my first show. Grew up listening to PJ, always loved them. Bought a new car in 2013 with sirius XM included and i renewed it just for PJ Radio. I will never forgive myself for the years I missed being that I am 26 now. Making up for it now!
That's a great first show and you'll make it up in no time!
1995, Las Cruces, NM, on the Ticketbastard boycott tour. Was only 13, and lucked out with GA floor tickets to what was basically a hometown show. Hotter than hell and crazy mosh pits. Still love listening to that bootleg, and lucky to have the poster -- first ever Ames Bros PJ poster.
2003 I finally could afford a plane ticket. NL to Vancouver, then if i remember right a 15hr drive to Missoula, Montana. Adams Center. What a show. Addiction fully engaged from that night on.
I was in the lawn, which ended up being the best seat in the house that night. Halfway through the first set there was a large fireworks display over the Delaware River right next to the venue, in classic Pearl Jam form they improvised and played a blazing RITFW in the middle of the 1st set as a soundtrack for the fireworks
Instantly hooked on the live Pearl Jam experience and have seen them or Eddie every year since as they have become my main inspiration/catalyst for traveling around North America...
Moline 2014 was my first show. Grew up listening to PJ, always loved them. Bought a new car in 2013 with sirius XM included and i renewed it just for PJ Radio. I will never forgive myself for the years I missed being that I am 26 now. Making up for it now!
what a great first show, congrats. Spoiled youth, lol
Portland Meadows Race Track, 1993, Blind Melon and Neil. Hot day for PNW. Already loved them but show sealed it. Memories: Crazy Mary performed with Victoria Williams, and band pausing the show for a photo that became the cover of Time Magazine. There were actually two photos. In the one Time didn't use, Eddie had the whole crowd giving the finger in the background
april 6, 1994 springfield civic center, springfield, ma
mudhoney opened. i was on the rail front and center when pj came out and opened with rearview mirror. being a skinny little 14yr old with my girlfriend, needless to say i was near the back by the time the song was over. so awesome though. i'll never forget it.
Las Cruces NM 1995. Flew into Abq. from LA to meet friend of a friend who I had never met that had tix and wanted a pal to drive down to show. Loved them before and loved them more after!!! They are the best live band ever.
Summerfest 1995. It was the first show after Ed had fallen ill at Golden Gate Park. After that happened the rest of the tour was canceled. Thankfully they chose to put the summerfest shows and soldier field back on. Paid $150 for 2 bleacher seats from some scalping company. I think face value was about $50 for 2 tickets. Joined 10 club a couple months later and have been in ever since!
Summerfest 7/8/95 Missoula 6/20/98 Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98 Alpine Valley 10/8/00
Champaign 4/23/03 Alpine Valley 6/21/03 Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06 Grand Rapids 5/19/06 Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
Chicago 8/23/09
Indy 5/7/10 Alpine Valley x2 2011 Wrigley 2013 Milwaukee 14 Telluride 16
4/6/94 - Springfield, MA - (same show as windowpaine above). I missed Mudhoney opener, but got on the floor, made it up to the stage, and stayed there all night. F'ing crazy!!!
Helped a couple people off the floor before they got consumed, kicked in the head a few times by crowd surfers, and felt like I just got out of a pool by the time it was all done. I joined the 10C shortly after...
Springfield MA 4/6/94; Hartford CT 9/13/98; Saratoga Springs NY 8/27/00;
Albany NY 4/29/03; Mansfield MA 7/2/03; Mansfield MA 7/11/03; Boston MA 9/28/04; Hartford CT 5/13/06; Hartford CT 6/27/08; Hartford CT 5/15/10; Worcester MA 10/16/13; Hartford CT 10/25/13; Fenway I 8/5/16; Fenway II 8/7/16; Fenway I 9/2/18; Fenway II 9/4/18
It was August of '91 and I was visiting my brother who lives in Mukilteo, WA. I had the Mother Love Bone album and knew, from Rolling Stone, of a new band forming from their remnants. My brother had heard of a free show so we went down to the Mural Amphitheater and experienced their awesomeness. I was hooked.
Seattle 8/91, MPLS 3/92, St Paul 8/92, Denver 6/95, Missoula 6/98, MPLS 6/98, Albuquerque 10/00, Seattle 12/02, St Paul 6/03, Thunder Bay 9/05, DC 5/06, St Paul x2 6/06, Vancouver (EV) 4/08, DC 6/08, Chicago x2 8/09, KC 5/10, MPLS (EV) 7/11, Chicago 7/13, St Paul 10/14, Santiago 11/15, Missoula 8/18, Denver 9/22, Saint Paul 8/23, Saint Paul 9/23
chicago 1998. Bought last minute tix with my bro. We had seats behind the stage. Totally blew me away. Long Road opener and Black in the encore were highlights that I remember.
Cleveland 2010. I graduated high school the weekend before and my parents got me tickets as a graduation gift.
2010: Cleveland 2012: Atlanta 2013: London ONT / Wrigley Field / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / San Diego / Los Angeles I / Los Angeles II 2014: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Detroit / Denver 2015: New York City 2016: Ft. Lauderdale / Miami / Jacksonville / Greenville / Hampton / Columbia / Lexington / Philly II / New York City II / Toronto II / Bonnaroo / Telluride / Fenway I / Wrigley I / Wrigley - II / TOTD - Philadelphia, San Francisco 2017: Ohana Fest (EV) 2018: Amsterdam I / Amsterdam II / Seattle I / Seattle II / Boston I / Boston II 2021: Asbury Park / Ohana Encore 1 / Ohana Encore 2 2022: Phoenix / LA I / LA II / Quebec City / Ottawa / New York City / Camden / Nashville / St. Louis / Denver 2023: St. Paul II
I've been a fan since '92, but my first show wasn't until MSG on 9/11/98. I saw Ed and Mike perform "Masters of War" at MSG at Bobfest on 10/16/92. I literally ran into them on the staircase leaving the Garden, that was pretty cool!
I escaped it...a life wasted...I'm never going back again
My first show should have been in November of 1991 when they opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers along with the Smashing Pumpkins. We got the venue just in time to see RHCP. Totally missed PJ and SP. So, my first real show was April of 1992 followed by Lollapalooza a few months later.
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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
Then I saw them in 94 at the Fox in Atlanta.
Haven't seen then since. In April that will change.
Atlanta 4/94
Greenville 4/16/16
Columbia 4/21/16
I was in the lawn, which ended up being the best seat in the house that night. Halfway through the first set there was a large fireworks display over the Delaware River right next to the venue, in classic Pearl Jam form they improvised and played a blazing RITFW in the middle of the 1st set as a soundtrack for the fireworks
Instantly hooked on the live Pearl Jam experience and have seen them or Eddie every year since as they have become my main inspiration/catalyst for traveling around North America...
Best band on the fucking planet. Period.
Wetlands 91
CBGB 91
Roseland 91
and many, many more
New Orleans, LA - 9-17-1995
New Orleans, LA - 8-14-2000
Lexington, KY - 4-26-2016
Nashville, TN - 6-9-2016 (TMR)
Bonnaroo - 6-11-2016
Chicago, IL - 8-18-2018 & 8-20-2018
Asbury Park, NJ - 9-18-2021
Ohana Fest - 9-26-2021
Ohana Fest Encore - 10-1-2021 & 10-2-2021
springfield civic center, springfield, ma
mudhoney opened. i was on the rail front and center when pj came out and opened with rearview mirror. being a skinny little 14yr old with my girlfriend, needless to say i was near the back by the time the song was over. so awesome though. i'll never forget it.
San Diego & LA 2X, PHX, MSG, Camden, Nashville, 50th SHOW STL 22, CHI(n2), INDY, FTW(n2), Austin 2X 23......
Missoula 6/20/98
Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
Alpine Valley 10/8/00
Champaign 4/23/03
Alpine Valley 6/21/03
Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
Grand Rapids 5/19/06
Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
Chicago 8/23/09
Indy 5/7/10
Alpine Valley x2 2011
Wrigley 2013
Milwaukee 14
Telluride 16
Helped a couple people off the floor before they got consumed, kicked in the head a few times by crowd surfers, and felt like I just got out of a pool by the time it was all done. I joined the 10C shortly after...
Albany NY 4/29/03; Mansfield MA 7/2/03; Mansfield MA 7/11/03; Boston MA 9/28/04;
Hartford CT 5/13/06; Hartford CT 6/27/08; Hartford CT 5/15/10; Worcester MA 10/16/13; Hartford CT 10/25/13;
Fenway I 8/5/16; Fenway II 8/7/16; Fenway I 9/2/18; Fenway II 9/4/18
It was in 1992.
2012: Atlanta
2013: London ONT / Wrigley Field / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / San Diego / Los Angeles I / Los Angeles II
2014: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Detroit / Denver
2015: New York City
2016: Ft. Lauderdale / Miami / Jacksonville / Greenville / Hampton / Columbia / Lexington / Philly II / New York City II / Toronto II / Bonnaroo / Telluride / Fenway I / Wrigley I / Wrigley - II / TOTD - Philadelphia, San Francisco
2017: Ohana Fest (EV)
2018: Amsterdam I / Amsterdam II / Seattle I / Seattle II / Boston I / Boston II
2021: Asbury Park / Ohana Encore 1 / Ohana Encore 2
2022: Phoenix / LA I / LA II / Quebec City / Ottawa / New York City / Camden / Nashville / St. Louis / Denver
2023: St. Paul II
I saw Ed and Mike perform "Masters of War" at MSG at Bobfest on 10/16/92. I literally ran into them on the staircase leaving the Garden, that was pretty cool!
Bury me so they won't find me
Try to suck my power empty
Got no crown of thorns on me