Cincinnati 06 was Long Road, Save You, Hail Hail...Personally that was one of my favorite openings to a show. Then they went into WWS, Severed Hand, and Corduroy. Opening with Why Go at Lolla 07 was awesome too.
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My fav, that I've seen. April 23, 2003 Champaign, IL
1 Do The Evolution 2 Corduroy 3 Save You
When they came out and ripped into DTE, I knew we were in for a great night. They did not disappoint. Clearly something was under Ed's skin. Early in the show he said, "I feel like a lion in cage. Any Christians want to get eaten?"
my first show was extremely kick ass: sometimes, go, spin, hail hail, animal (song had to be stopped because so many people fell down)
randall's 2, 96
I need to near more about this show!!!
Arguably one of the best shows ever by pearl jam. Check out the video bud. Longest pj show until penn state in '03. Just listen to the opening speech by ed....sick sick sick sick sick show. Also check out the monologue in the middle of porch.
Has there been a better triple-punch start of a show this shows:
1. Release 2. Oceans 3. Nothingman
I'm not even the biggest fan of Oceans. But thats a great start of a show.
That show was something special - might have even topped what occurred the next night in Moline
For me it did too moline. Moline kind of loses its way after no code, which was epic on its own Detroit is better too to bottom imo. But that's a whole other topic...
1995: Chicago 7/11 1998: East Troy 6/27 Chicago 6/29 2000: Noblesville 8/18 East Troy 10/08 Chicago 10/9 2001: Mountain View 10/20-21 2002: Chicago 9/23 2003: St. Louis 4/22 Champaign 4/23 Chicago 6/18 Mountain View 10/25-26 2004: Toledo 10/02 Grand Rapids 10/03 St. Louis 10/05 2006: Chicago 5/16-17 Milwaukee 6/30 2007: Chicago 8/5 2009: Chicago 8/23-24 2010: St. Louis 5/4 2011: East Troy 9/3-4 2013: Santiago 4/6 Chicago 7/19 Oklahoma City 11/16 2014: St Louis 10/3 2016: New Orleans 4/23 Chicago 8/20-822 2017: New York 4/7 2018: Chicago 8/18-8/20 2019: St. Louis 9/19 2023: St. Paul 9/2 Chicago 9/5-9/7
I definitely prefer the slow burn start of a show that became common on the LB tour... work up to the hard stuff... what's the rush, we've got all night
The whole world will be different soon... - EV
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
I definitely prefer the slow burn start of a show that became common on the LB tour... work up to the hard stuff... what's the rush, we've got all night
The hard and fast openers usually feature songs you'd be likely to get later in the set, too. The traditional slow openers usually feature songs that if you don't get then you aren't getting at all. There are some exceptions of course but if your show is starting with Why Go or Corduroy it's likely you aren't getting Release or Long Road or Wash (etc.) that night.
I definitely prefer the slow burn start of a show that became common on the LB tour... work up to the hard stuff... what's the rush, we've got all night
The hard and fast openers usually feature songs you'd be likely to get later in the set, too. The traditional slow openers usually feature songs that if you don't get then you aren't getting at all. There are some exceptions of course but if your show is starting with Why Go or Corduroy it's likely you aren't getting Release or Long Road or Wash (etc.) that night.
Hampton 2016- Long Road mid-set Amsterdam 2 2012- Release in the encore Quebec City 2016- Wash in the encore
These 3 shows are exceptions to the rule and are highlights in my collection.
To stay on topic:
Vancouver 2013 Oceans Can't Keep Low Light
I also enjoy the Euro 2014 shows with Black early in the set.
Vienna 2014 Long Road Can't Keep Black
We really are lucky to be fans of such a great band that puts great care into making every show unique.
"It's best to live in grace before you're forced to." EV- 10/09/2014
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Someone needs to do some statistical analysis here
that said i've seen 18 different openers. i've even seen yellow ledbetter when there was 6 songs AFTER it was played haha
rvm, of the girl, i am mine, crazy mary, long road, oceans, release, love boat captain, can't keep, go, severed hand, hard to imagine, wash, can't keep, unthought known, pendulum, corduroy, sometimes,
I'm more in favour of the "hard and fast" openings personally. TO1 '16 gets off on a great start with Go (with a weird Why Go drum opening), DTE, Mind Your Manners.....
Then they go into all of Binaural.... with a few more good rockers....
I'm more in favour of the "hard and fast" openings personally. TO1 '16 gets off on a great start with Go (with a weird Why Go drum opening), DTE, Mind Your Manners.....
Then they go into all of Binaural.... with a few more good rockers....
I wish I could've been at that one. Love that bootleg. One of my favorite versions of go, with the intro and all. Incredible start!
The "fast" or harder openings used to be a lot more frequent before 2013 when they had opening bands and played 2 hours... now that they have stopped fucking around and are pushing 3 hours every show I MUCH prefer the slower atmospheric 2-3 song openers
I definitely prefer the slow burn start of a show that became common on the LB tour... work up to the hard stuff... what's the rush, we've got all night
The hard and fast openers usually feature songs you'd be likely to get later in the set, too. The traditional slow openers usually feature songs that if you don't get then you aren't getting at all. There are some exceptions of course but if your show is starting with Why Go or Corduroy it's likely you aren't getting Release or Long Road or Wash (etc.) that night.
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Oceans
Breakerfall
Animal
...
Save You
In Hiding
5 songs in I would have been happy even if they stopped right there... (actually even Oceans and Breakerfall would have been enough )
April 23, 2003
Champaign, IL
1 Do The Evolution
2 Corduroy
3 Save You
When they came out and ripped into DTE, I knew we were in for a great night. They did not disappoint.
Clearly something was under Ed's skin. Early in the show he said, "I feel like a lion in cage. Any Christians want to get eaten?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfdaCinYzXg
1. Pendulum
2. Off He Goes
3. Nothing as it seems
Wishlist for me
For a slow start
1. Release
2. Hard To Imagine
3. Of The Girl right into Interstellar Overdrive ----> Corduroy
For a fast start
1. Go
2. Animal
3. Corduroy (normal version)
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2000: Noblesville 8/18 East Troy 10/08 Chicago 10/9
2001: Mountain View 10/20-21 2002: Chicago 9/23
2003: St. Louis 4/22 Champaign 4/23 Chicago 6/18 Mountain View 10/25-26
2004: Toledo 10/02 Grand Rapids 10/03 St. Louis 10/05
2006: Chicago 5/16-17 Milwaukee 6/30
2007: Chicago 8/5 2009: Chicago 8/23-24
2010: St. Louis 5/4 2011: East Troy 9/3-4
2013: Santiago 4/6 Chicago 7/19 Oklahoma City 11/16
2014: St Louis 10/3 2016: New Orleans 4/23 Chicago 8/20-822
2017: New York 4/7 2018: Chicago 8/18-8/20
2019: St. Louis 9/19 2023: St. Paul 9/2 Chicago 9/5-9/7
EV: 6/13/1999, 8/21-22/2008, 6/28-29/2011, 7/1/2011, 5/14/2015, 6/17/2016, 2/9-10/2022
Pendulum
Release
In My Tree
I'm also a big fan of Memphis 2014:
Pendulum
Wash
Low Light
I absolutely love Pendulum, so the 2013-2014 shows with the slow builds were perfect to me.
Tailgate for a few hours to get ready
rush to the front
walk on to Metamorphosis 2
fast start
no elderly woman
no piss breaks
Smoke a few bowls during encore breaks
Over 3 hours
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Amsterdam 2 2012- Release in the encore
Quebec City 2016- Wash in the encore
These 3 shows are exceptions to the rule and are highlights in my collection.
To stay on topic:
Vancouver 2013
Oceans
Can't Keep
Low Light
I also enjoy the Euro 2014 shows with Black early in the set.
Vienna 2014
Long Road
Can't Keep
Black
We really are lucky to be fans of such a great band that puts great care into making every show unique.
april 29, 2003 in albany they opened with i am mine but then whipping/last exit/blood
those are just off the top of my head the openings i've seen that were 3 or 4 fast rockin songs for them!
rvm, of the girl, i am mine, crazy mary, long road, oceans, release, love boat captain, can't keep, go, severed hand, hard to imagine, wash, can't keep, unthought known, pendulum, corduroy, sometimes,
Then they go into all of Binaural.... with a few more good rockers....
Melbourne 1998 Long Road, DTE, Animal...
Melbourne #2 '03
Melbourne #3 '03
Melbourne #1 '06
Melbourne #3 '06
Melbourne '09
Melbourne '14
Breakerfall
Whipping
Spin The Black Circle
Hail, Hail
Corduroy
Hail, Hail
Brain of J
(Philly '05)