*** New York, NY Fanviews Here 5/1/16 ***

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

I don't need rarities to enjoy a show.
I don't give a rats ass what the people in my section are doing during the show. If they want to sit? I could care less. If they want to jump and act like fools? I could care less. As long as they are not vomiting on me(And yes I will share an MSG vomiting story with everyone, maybe tomorrow).

That show last night at MSG was FUCKING TREMENDOUS!
PERIOD!
I sang, I danced, I laughed, I giggled, I shed a tear.
I shared this show with a dear friend. We had the fucking times of our lives.

EPIC!
EPIC I SAY!

Great attitude, but I will say this: if everyone around you is sitting and you want to rock out, it really does take something away from the energy of the show. If its just 1 or 2 randoms sitting, who cares. But I've been at shows where the entire sections sits and someone yells at me for blocking the view. It is a pretty big buzzkill. Almost all the Pearl Jam shows I've been to though have had really good to great crowds. The only exception was the lawn in the Gorge which was dead. Sometimes people sit for the first few songs of the 1st encore up top, and that is fine because the band is sitting too and its really slow melodic stuff.

merlin401 said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

I don't need rarities to enjoy a show.
I don't give a rats ass what the people in my section are doing during the show. If they want to sit? I could care less. If they want to jump and act like fools? I could care less. As long as they are not vomiting on me(And yes I will share an MSG vomiting story with everyone, maybe tomorrow).

That show last night at MSG was FUCKING TREMENDOUS!
PERIOD!
I sang, I danced, I laughed, I giggled, I shed a tear.
I shared this show with a dear friend. We had the fucking times of our lives.

EPIC!
EPIC I SAY!

Great attitude, but I will say this: if everyone around you is sitting and you want to rock out, it really does take something away from the energy of the show. If its just 1 or 2 randoms sitting, who cares. But I've been at shows where the entire sections sits and someone yells at me for blocking the view. It is a pretty big buzzkill. Almost all the Pearl Jam shows I've been to though have had really good to great crowds. The only exception was the lawn in the Gorge which was dead. Sometimes people sit for the first few songs of the 1st encore up top, and that is fine because the band is sitting too and its really slow melodic stuff.

Did you go to the Gorge in 2006? It was 114 degrees that year, which is rough to handle with alcohol and whatever else people may have taken. But I agree, my section last night was pretty dead compared to Friday that was rocking out behind the stage. It's a totally different vibe when your section isn't into it. Still a great show.

NYCPJ said:

Very cool!
I was on Stone's side, but got a few photos. Maybe you are in one of these photos!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlbnyc/26671445802/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlbnyc/26764902745/

Duuudee! I'm in that first one! Sweet pics

merlin401 said:

tch said:

merlin401 said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

I don't need rarities to enjoy a show.
I don't give a rats ass what the people in my section are doing during the show. If they want to sit? I could care less. If they want to jump and act like fools? I could care less. As long as they are not vomiting on me(And yes I will share an MSG vomiting story with everyone, maybe tomorrow).

That show last night at MSG was FUCKING TREMENDOUS!
PERIOD!
I sang, I danced, I laughed, I giggled, I shed a tear.
I shared this show with a dear friend. We had the fucking times of our lives.

EPIC!
EPIC I SAY!

Great attitude, but I will say this: if everyone around you is sitting and you want to rock out, it really does take something away from the energy of the show. If its just 1 or 2 randoms sitting, who cares. But I've been at shows where the entire sections sits and someone yells at me for blocking the view. It is a pretty big buzzkill. Almost all the Pearl Jam shows I've been to though have had really good to great crowds. The only exception was the lawn in the Gorge which was dead. Sometimes people sit for the first few songs of the 1st encore up top, and that is fine because the band is sitting too and its really slow melodic stuff.

Did you go to the Gorge in 2006? It was 114 degrees that year, which is rough to handle with alcohol and whatever else people may have taken. But I agree, my section last night was pretty dead compared to Friday that was rocking out behind the stage. It's a totally different vibe when your section isn't into it. Still a great show.

Yeah it was 2006 for that insane heat wave!! 2nd night I was down close and then the crowd was fine (still not the energy of the East Coast shows I've been to though), but the lawn was dead all night where I was. There was only one other guy I could find after moving around that was REALLY into it like you'd expect at a Pearl Jam concert and he was like 75 years old.

Yep, sitting around for two consecutive days in 110+ heat isn't exactly a great formula for an energetic crowd. Washington State crowds are generally more subdued, but I'm willing to give them a pass that time. I was on the floor both nights and was surprised how much energy people (including me) had given the weather and alcohol consumption. I wish they'd go back to the Gorge.

cblock77 said:

AlaG said:

THEBIBLEISTEN said:

Great show last night. Some of you people need to stop dissecting every little thing, it's sad. A cash grab? Seriously? Get a clue.

Agreed the cash grab thing is ridiculous but isn't this the thread where we're supposed to post our reviews of the show?

It's a ridiculously unfounded statement. They are a business with a lot of employees to support. So, yeah. In a sense they are touring to fund their business. Mike talked about that in an interview during the 2014 fall tour on their Sirius channel.

However, if the tour was a "cash grab" they certainly wouldn't be playing MSG. The rent is so ridiculously high now after the remodel, the band could make considerably more $ anywhere else in the NYC area. And let's not forget they could easily charge $10 or more per ticket and "get away" with it. But they don't. It's cost as low as $69 to stand 10 feet from the band on this tour. What other major arena touring band does that? Let's maintain some perspective.

Best thing I have read all day... I can't believe people would call a PJ tour a cash grab. As if those people who posted such nonsense would bring the passion for what "is"... Glad you new York locals and touring folks had a great time. Saw the Lexington show and still think that was the most fun set of the tour with the covers and what not but the set list last night was pretty solid and they did NY right by playing a NY cover. I can't wait for closing night of the tour in wrigley. Could be very special.

Great band, Great city, Great crowd, Great show!! 10c Family in the pit be proud. (new friends and old friends) Oh how we have grown with this band. No pushing, No shoving, yet we still made the Garden bounce. I saw Dustin Hoffman throw his arms around his wife and

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ceska said:

211 was rocking out. The fans on the floor, especially in front of Mike, were really rocking out. All I saw was a ton of energy in the building.

Great show. Loved Off He Goes, wish I could hear that song every night. Mid-set Release was amazing. Can't wait for tomorrow night.

glad i see this photo..so many of my friends,of my people i travel and rock out in a show are in this photo
thanks

*sight it's 5am and I'm traumatized

Finally getting a chance to comment. After doing Greenville and Columbia and with Raleigh cancelled I was itching for another show. Found out during the weekend before that I would be off on Sat/Sunday so started to see how flights were and to wait a few days to make sure no work issues popped up. Found flights under $200 so grabbed those while searching stubhub/craigslist for tickets. Craigslist was super sketchy and was worried I was going to be paying $300+ for a decent ticket. On Friday afternoon a few singles popped up on ticketmaster. I only saw 3 different seats pop up and I grabbed two of them, one in 217 and the other in the 400's for a friend. Both were wheelchair accessible rows. Such a relief and got super lucky finding those pop up randomly that afternoon.

As for the show, I had a fantastic time. Never sat behind a band before but being in that row I had plenty of room with nobody blocking my view. Nearly dead center behind the stage and it sounded excellent. Seemed like everyone in 217 was rocking out and having a great time. The girl beside me was from Brazil and flew in from LA (I believe) and was super cool. First time at MSG and will definitely plan way ahead next time. Straight to the airport after the show and flying home at 5am Monday morning for work was brutal but so worth it.