04/28/03 - loudest crowd ever

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  • RedMosquito02
    RedMosquito02 Posts: 2,560
    BinFrog said:

    I give loudest crowd designation to Montreal '98

    This show was complete insanity. Row 4 on the floor, dead center. Heaven.
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  • TJ25487
    TJ25487 Posts: 1,501
    Starting a show with Crazy Mary is a mind blower. Good stuff!
    Wish I was there.
  • Bubba
    Bubba Posts: 635
    This show is one of if not my all time favorite shows...was amazing being there in person.
    1996: 9/28 Randalls Island, 9/29 Randalls Island
    1998: 8/28 Camden, 8/29 Camden 
    2000: 9/01 Camden, 9/02 Camden
    2003: 4/28 Philadelphia. 7/05 Camden. 7/06 Camden, 7/08 New York, 7/09 New York, 7/12 Hershey
    2005: 10/03 Philadelphia
    2006: 5/12 Albany, 5/13 Hartford, 5/27 Camden, 5/28 Camden, 6/01 East Rutherford, 6/03 East Rutherford, 7/06 Las Vegas, 7/22 Gorge, 7/23 Gorge
    2008: 6/19 Camden, 6/20 Camden, 6/22 Washington, D.C., 6/24 New York, 6/25 New York, 7/01 New York
    2009: 10/27 Philadelphia, 10/28 Philadelphia, 10/30 Philadelphia, 10/31 Philadelphia
    2010: 5/18 Newark
    2011: 9/03 East Troy, 9/04 East Troy
    2013: 7/19 Chicago, 10/19 Brooklyn, 10/21 Philadelphia, 10/22 Philadelphia
    2016: 4/28 Philadelphia, 5/1 New York
    2024: 9/09 Philadelphia
    2025: 5/18 Pittsburgh

  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,919
    coming up 13 years later and another Philly show on the same date. Can't wait.
  • KP_McMinn
    KP_McMinn West Philadelphia born and raised Posts: 748
    badbrains said:

    rustneversleeps said:

    badbrains said:

    I wasn't there so I can't say but what about the msg show where Ed thought the stage was gonna collapse from all the craziness of the crowd. And didn't he mention that it only happened 3 other times? U guys got me wishing I was at this show. Shit I went to Camden, would've loved to seen this show.

    if i remember correctly the other 3 bands were Springsteen, Iron Maiden, and the Grateful Dead
    Correct........that was a fucken crazy night!
    yep thems are the ones....that was a wild night ineed...jeez.
  • KP_McMinn
    KP_McMinn West Philadelphia born and raised Posts: 748
    cp3iverson said:

    All this Philly talk had me break out the bootleg again. Opening with Crazy Mary blew my mind at the time.

    yes. I usually wait 4-5 songs in, to spark my joint, but when they opened up with CM, I lit right up.
  • KP_McMinn
    KP_McMinn West Philadelphia born and raised Posts: 748
    mcgruff10 said:

    Get_Right said:

    cp3iverson said:

    Just listened to this show. Still the loudest American show ive experienced. Greatest hits setlist but played with 100% effort and passion.

    Yes. Saw a bunch of shows that tour and the philly set list was the weakest. Still a fun time though.
    weakest?! no way. that set list and show were sick.


    WACHOVIA SPECTRUM ARENA
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Mon 28 April, 2003
    iTunes
    *Track listing may vary
    from original set list
    SET 1
    Crazy Mary
    Spin The Black Circle
    Hail, Hail
    Save You
    Green Disease
    Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
    Nothing As it Seems
    Even Flow
    Insignificance
    Given To Fly
    You Are
    1/2 Full
    Daughter
    W.M.A.
    Corduroy
    Love Boat Captain
    Black
    Do The Evolution
    ENCORE 1
    Animal
    Go
    Glorified G
    Better Man
    Alive


    ENCORE 2
    You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
    Soon Forget
    Jeremy
    Fortunate Son
    Rockin' In The Free World
    Yellow Ledbetter
    nothing weak about this right der.....
  • hsohi
    hsohi Posts: 1,033
    pjhawks said:

    PJ at the Spectrum 04/28/03 - loudest crowd ever. Still my favorite show. will be blasting the boot today for the anniversary of this awesome show. "Dr. J played here lets sing in the choir"

    loudest? who knows
    London Ontario 2013, Buffalo New York 2013, Lincoln Nebraska 2014, Quebec City 2016
  • KP_McMinn
    KP_McMinn West Philadelphia born and raised Posts: 748
    T-Bone 82 said:

    pjhawks said:

    Indifference71 said:

    pjhawks said:

    PJ at the Spectrum 04/28/03 - loudest crowd ever. Still my favorite show. will be blasting the boot today for the anniversary of this awesome show. "Dr. J played here lets sing in the choir"


    Is the crowd reflected well on the boot? I feel like there are so many shows that have a great crowd but that doesn't come across on the boot at all...
    yes and no. i think the crowd comes across on boot well but it was even sicker in the room. i think when Ed 1st goes to talk he just stops because the crowd is going crazy and you get that on the boot. i remember between the end of the 1st set and before the 1st encore people just going crazy and people banging on the signs and seats and such. i've been to 21 shows now and really nothing i've seen has come close to the noise level in the room that night. even the 4 night run to close the Spectrum wasn't as loud as that night in my opinion.
    I remember that distinctly. He was in awe and just had to step back from the mic. Well, either he was in awe or he LITERALLY couldn't hear himself talk. Probably both.

    I just don't know what did it that day. It was a very special show. I just remember everything about that day in general. The weather was BEAUTIFUL after a long winter, so I think maybe people were just fired up to be out and about.

    Another factor could have been that it was just before finals week at most colleges in the area. I was at Villanova at the time and we were in that kind of dead week of classes ending but finals not yet beginning. Probably the same was true for Penn and I had a buddy from Rutgers who came to the show and had just finished his finals. Between the nice weather and the college year winding down, I think we had a lot of people in good spirits (and had imbibed in plenty of spirits).

    Maybe that was it. I don't know...bottom line is that it was just phenomenal and I haven't seen a show like it since. They've come close a few times but haven't quite reached that level of epicness at the subsequent shows I've attended!
    yes, This. I was at West Chester U, and the finals thing and the weather were major factors. Also, if i remember correctly, wasn't this show kind of just thrown in after the tour was announced? Camden was already booked for a month later. Didn't they have an extra day or 2 off, then decided to have a primarily 10c members show? I dont know why i feel like this show was put together after the fact...or something like that....
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    San Siro was pretty fucking loud, but in the open air it didn't resonate like an arena show.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Comatose Pilate
    Comatose Pilate Maine Posts: 359
    BinFrog said:

    I give loudest crowd designation to Montreal '98



    1996: Augusta
    1998: Montreal, Mansfield I&II
    2000: Mansfield I&II, Montreal
    2003: Las Vegas, Toronto, Montreal, Mansfield I&III
    2005: Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec
    2006: Albany, Hartford, Boston I&II
    2007: Lollapalooza
    2008: Bonnaroo, Camden I&II, Hartford, Mansfield I&II
    2009: Philadelphia III&IV
    2010: Hartford, Boston, New York City II
    2011: Alpine Valley I&II
    2013: Buffalo, Worcester I&II, Hartford, Los Angeles I&II
    2014: Tulsa, Lincoln
    2016: New York City I&II, Quebec City, Boston I&II, Chicago I&II
    2017: New York 
    2018: Seattle I&II, Boston I&II
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,919
    Philly 1 will be 13 years to the day to this show. bring it once again Philly
  • gmonet
    gmonet Posts: 37
    This show had to have the most 10C members that I remember. My # is 144xxx and we were in the 19th row. Never been that far back at that time. I heard there was like 10,000 10C tix that night. So, so loud.
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,919
    13 years to the day. hope it's that loud tonight.
  • T-Bone 82
    T-Bone 82 Posts: 421
    pjhawks said:

    13 years to the day. hope it's that loud tonight.

    Yes. Let's do it. I was there 13 years ago and I'll be there tonight. Out of 20 PJ shows I've attended, 4/28/03 was the absolute greatest crowd. Even better than 10/31/09, the final night of the Spectrum.

    I was a Junior at Villanova on 4/28/03 and now I'm 33 years old all of the sudden. What happened? I'm bringing back the 20 year old version of myself tonight though. I hope my wife doesn't mind!
    "Darkness comes in waves, tell me, why invite it to stay?"
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Ive probably mentioned all this before

    -the acoustics of the building completely amplified that crowd. Still the loudest PJ show ive been to even after this months tour. Best Philly crowd ive witnessed of all of the shows. Pretty sure Buenos Aires is better but as far as American crowds it beat the MSG ones ive been to (lower bowl/floor seats for every show)

    -for some reason i still remember how nice the weather was that day because for most shows i can't remember that. It was like 70 all day.

    -first time opening with Crazy Mary. That was amazing.
  • jburneyko
    jburneyko Posts: 122
    edited May 2016
    fwiw, Been to 80+ shows, including almost every tri-state/nyc/philly show since 1996 and scattered shows throughout the US... I always say hands down this 03 Spectrum show was the loudest crowd I've personally been a part of.
    pjhawks said:

    PJ at the Spectrum 04/28/03 - loudest crowd ever. Still my favorite show. will be blasting the boot today for the anniversary of this awesome show. "Dr. J played here lets sing in the choir"

  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited March 2017
    Played this boot on the way into work. A 5LP Vault would be nice :grin:

    What a crowd. This topic should be Sticky'ed they were so good
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,475
    Gonne play this one next. Thank you.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,475
    I doubt an american crowd can be louder than a European/South American though.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"

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