*** Wrigley 2 Chicago, IL Fanviews Here 8/22/16 ***

12th Show and it was awesome on many fronts. As always, Pearl Jam does not disappoint. The sound where I was at was great both nights and, to echo some others, MC was on point both nights as well. Great weather, saw some friends pre show that I have not seen in a few years. Got in and out of the area without too much trouble or traffic. So all in all, a great night!

The Good
- Took my 10 Year Old to her first concert
- Watched her rock out to Sonic Reducer!
- 6 Songs New to Me with an even split between covers and originals
- Scored a poster for my wall.

The Bad
- Saved a guy's jacket after it was stolen by some random guy when he and his friends were not at their seats. (Who does that?)
- No shirt, but the poster will do just fine.

The Ugly
- A guy in my row screamed at the top of his lungs in the direction of the Jacket Guy's friends in an attempt to shut them up since they were being chatty. (Did not bother me too much, I think I tune that out when I am at a show)
- Security came after the 2nd or 3rd time this happened since a member of the group getting yelled at involved the usher.

mschostok said:

Did anyone else notice Ed was more drunk than usual on Monday night???? Hahaha could just be me, but he seemed pretty hammered. Loved every bit of it

Nah..i think u never saw eddie really hammered
Milan-san siro 2014...hahaha..omg

anyone else noticed the crowd on last kiss. Usually not one of my favorites but for some reason people were excited and sang along. Best last kiss yet lol

inmyohiotree said:

anyone else noticed the crowd on last kiss. Usually not one of my favorites but for some reason people were excited and sang along. Best last kiss yet lol

I noticed that too. Maybe because this time it wasn't played to the back audience.

dimitrispearljam said:

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elen said:

dimitrispearljam said:

mschostok said:

Did anyone else notice Ed was more drunk than usual on Monday night???? Hahaha could just be me, but he seemed pretty hammered. Loved every bit of it

Nah..i think u never saw eddie really hammered
Milan-san siro 2014...hahaha..omg

yes. this. never seen him like that day. seriously, I think that he killed at least 4 bottles of wine...

i rest my case...hahahaha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBHPe9P2Qz8

that's awesome!

chiwhitesox said:

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dimitrispearljam said:

elen said:

dimitrispearljam said:

mschostok said:

Did anyone else notice Ed was more drunk than usual on Monday night???? Hahaha could just be me, but he seemed pretty hammered. Loved every bit of it

Nah..i think u never saw eddie really hammered
Milan-san siro 2014...hahaha..omg

yes. this. never seen him like that day. seriously, I think that he killed at least 4 bottles of wine...

i rest my case...hahahaha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBHPe9P2Qz8

that's awesome!

I was there...amazing "I forget the words...vaffanculo!!!!" Great! Almost drunk like San Siro was in Venezia 2010. Someone remember it? :-)

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Sea said:

04. Better Man
(Ed sings the words, “Summer whoa oh oh, Summertime oh”)

I think he was singing "Summertime Rolls"... the Jane's Addiction song.

thanks for posting. i didnt go but was going to ask if this is what it was when i read the review.

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childofthemoon said:

Since the video of Eddie stopping Lukin has gone somewhat mainstream....many people who weren't at the show are saying that the whole incident looks "staged" and "fake"? I was down in the GA, it looked pretty darn real to me.

Staged? Who the hell is saying that??

One of my friends who was seeing PJ for the first time this past weekend actually asked me the same question. I looked at her like "Why would someone "stage" something like that?"

I've seen it happen several times, most recently in Hampton. It also happened in LA and Charlottesville in 2013. Those incidents were right in front of me. No staging.

I was in the pit again on Monday for this one but too far away to see the incident. Not for a second did I question its validity.

The idea of this being staged is straight stupidity

HesCalledDyer said:

What was allegedly staged at Hampton? The sign stealer?

No evidently someone said something about Wrigley being staged

mrussel1 said:

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HesCalledDyer said:

What was allegedly staged at Hampton? The sign stealer?

No evidently someone said something about Wrigley being staged

Yeah, I didn't comprehend what you wrote correctly!

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robertstackarmy said:

Show was great, however, I do wish they would play more (see: any) binaural tracks, they have kinda ignored that along with Riot Act as the years have gone on.

Yield and No Code got little love over the weekend either. Not that it was zero, just wished for some more.

Sonic Reducer was a big surprise. That was totally not on my radar and it was AWESOME.

Getting to hear Sonic Reducer was unreal. Granted this was only my second time seeing them (I'm 18 so i'm trying to catch up) but I never thought i'd get to hear that. I love the song, and their cover is amazing. That song leading into Blood got me so fired up!

Sonic Reducer was my white whale. I'd been to 24 shows without hearing it, and finally got to hear it on #25. I got extremely pumped and sang my guts out.. lol.. even the first few seconds.. I'm thinking.. that sounds like Sonic Reducer.. it is sonic reducer... woooo!!!