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1st stadium concert (Fenway)
DosimetricPJFan
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Huge PJ fan, but never been to a PJ event such as this. Entered the lottery for night 2 at Fenway and got B93 row NN seats 21,22. Got 2 on that ticket drop this afternoon for night 1 and got TURFB6 row 2 seats 13,14.
If I was gonna do 1 show, which should I choose? My feeling is night 1 because row 2 of that section seems pretty ok. I have no idea what Tuesday night seats would be like. Any helpful info would be appreciated.
If I was gonna do 1 show, which should I choose? My feeling is night 1 because row 2 of that section seems pretty ok. I have no idea what Tuesday night seats would be like. Any helpful info would be appreciated.
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But nine covers? Nine? I'd be bored to tears.
One fan's epic show can be another fan's yawn fest.
Would love to hear during one show covers like:
1)Sonic Reducer
2) Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns
3) Baba OReilly
4) Comfortably Numb
5) Whip It
6) You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
7) Sittin on the Dock of the Bay
8) I won't back down
9) Redemption Song
I love four of those songs, five if we count MLB as two.
But with Ed singing the other five, they just don't work for me. At all. I think I'm in the minority.
I would much rather hear the worst five songs from Binaural
';-)
The reason is, I know the show will be great, regardless of the set list. If I thought for one second I might not like the set list, I wouldn't bother traveling to see a band.
As the stadium seats get to the outfield, the field widens dramatically, so even outfield seats near the field are far away.
I've been to PJ arena shows where the building is literally rocking off it's foundation. I've yet to experience that at a stadium show.
PJ is getting older as we all are, and retirement may not be that far off for them. They have slowed down dramatically the last four to five years.
Since they most likely will not be back on stage on the east coast before next summer, these two Boston shows are the only opportunity to see the band on the east coast over a three year period. We do not have the luxury of waiting for the perfect location to see them.
Every second they spend playing someone else's tune is a second I'll be wishing for a Pearl Jam tune.
I’d say this is pretty accurate.
They seem to appreciate the audience size and their connection to the stadiums they play. The home shows and Missoula obviously have genuine connections, we know Ed loves Wrigley for obvious reasons, and he seems to feel about the same for Fenway. Even though most of the place is basically watching the show from the screens, PJ sounds far better than other bands in outdoor venues and there’s this sort of magic to being with 40-50+k others who share the same love for them. They definitely feed off that.
They are getting older and seemingly touring less, so I feel there’s extra energy and effort for these stadium shows. Yeah a lot of the seats can suck, but most are truly appreciative to be there and give that energy right back to the band.
Go to both, OP. I really think you’ll regret it if you don’t.
It's more but not like a mega huge difference, considering every seat in a baseball stadium is a mile from the CF stage
Baseball outfields are incredibly vast, nearly 400 feet from pole to pole. So every fan in a stadium seat is more than 200 feet from the band.
Compare that with an arena show, the majority of fans are within 200 feet or less
You have every right to hate covers, but do believe: covers are part of what is keeping the magic in the shows and keeping them on their toes (and new original music even more so). So complain away, but most of us love at least some of the covers, and ALL OF US love epic shows! Covers are our friend.