*** Ohana Festival Fanviews Here 9/26/21 ***

Let me just start by saying that the energy last night was great, and such a beautiful venue even if the weather wasn't great for Dana Point's standards like Saturday's sun and blue skies.  The boys are back and they are fantastic!!! So great and still reeling in the sheer enjoyment of having live Pearl Jam music again.  It had been 7 long years for me since Milwaukee, and they did not disappoint.  I was stoked for the entire set list, loved the new Gigaton songs that sounded awesome, and got a bunch of my live favs with Cordury, I got ID, DTE, Crazy Mary (which had a full stoppage for a possible emergency situation in the crowd) and more. Let me sleep was a special treat.  You could tell they wanted to plan another hour, and they were going to do something after Alive as Chad and Adam geared up with guitars...dam you curfew! 

Until next weekend when the weather is expected to be in the low 80's, and if we get 2.5+ hours Friday and Saturday, life can't get much better!  Thanks again to the boys and to all of the Ohana staff that did an amazing job yet again.  

Cheers All. 

My 14th PJ show and my 1st time seeing them since 2013 (but saw TOTD in LA in 2016 and Ed at Ohana in 2017).  My 2nd time at Ohana and the Fall feeling weather was perfect for me (cloudy, nice cool breeze, but not too hot and not too cold).  I am glad I brought a refillable water bottle this time...and also a little bleacher pad which was good to sit on while waiting and stand on while standing.  Got in around 1:00 PM and was able to get pretty close.  But this Friday, I'll be hanging back so I can move around more.  And Saturday I'll try the bleachers. 

As far as the openers, the standouts for me were Shovels & Rope, Sharon Van Etten, and Brandi Carlisle.  Sharon is definitely one I'll have to do a deep dive on as I dug her music and vibe.  Brandi was great, with the highlight of course being Searching With My Good Eye Closed with Matt and Mike.  Yola was also very talented.  My only complaint about the event was the shuttle seemed pretty far and while it's north location was better for LA people, it was not good for SD people (not sure when they switched it but I preferred the 2017 south location...perhaps they can flip flop it every other year or have two shuttle locations, north and south?).

As far as PJ, while Retrograde is one of my two least favorites off Gigaton (with Take The Long Way), it was a great opener, especially since it was their live debut.  All four new songs to start the show sounded AMAZING, with Quick Escape being one of my highlights of the night.  Corduroy got the masses who haven't experienced Gigaton jumping as expected.  Then the 5th new song, and much appreciated live debut, Alright was awesome.  The WMA tag was another highlight as it seemed long enough to count it as a stand alone version, and post George Floyd, etc. it was even more powerful.  Then one of my 'white whales' Red Mosquito with Danny Clinch on the harmonica, WOW!!!  The final new song SBWM was great as expected (my 2nd fave after QE).  I Got Shit was a nice surprise, and the Immortality ending was off the charts good.  Brandi rocked Better Man with Ed.  Then Ed dedicated the Christmas tune Let Me Sleep (a first for me and many as it was the 7th time ever played) to the homeless in Venice.  I am not sure if the crowd would have cheered harder and longer after Alive if they would have came out for a 2nd encore, though unless it was quick they'd break curfew, so it didn't happen.  Though it was my first time seeing Alive as the closer and of course it worked very well.  

Looking forward to Friday (with Beck!) and Saturday.  I'd really love to see the other 6 Gigaton songs not played yet in Ohana, especially Who Ever Said.  And as far as old music I've never seen...PLEASE OH PLEASE...DEEP, SATAN'S BED, AROUND THE BEND, and RIVAL!!!!

Heading out west for Ohana Encore Weekend. Can't wait based on these great descriptions.  But...Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! I Got Shit is my white whale song. They played it too early    Damn!  Still can't wait. Glad you all enjoyed the shows.

All or None is one of my absolute favorite PJ songs ever.

Dear Mr. Vedder and Ohana crew. I want to apologize for only paying face value for what was an absolutely perfect day and capped off by some of the most beautiful performances in a perfect location. If you want what I think I owe, please DM me and we will set up a payment plan. My mind is still blown. 

Thought I found it but was Retrograde (labeled as Alright)

The Ohana weekend gave me a high like no other the past 19 months. Yes the cost was crazy, but so all worth it. I feel I will be feeding off this weekend for months to come. So grateful to have been there. 

mfc2006 said:

Falling Down said:

The Ohana weekend gave me a high like no other the past 19 months. Yes the cost was crazy, but so all worth it. I feel I will be feeding off this weekend for months to come. So grateful to have been there. 

I feel the same way. We went early each day and caught as much live music as humanly possible. Amazing weekend!

I'm with both of you and stoked to be headed back tomorrow and Saturday.  

Haven’t posted here in years but last weekend and excitement for those there tonight inspired me.  It was worth traveling from he East Coast, even with massive challenges coordinating time off from work/ school, just to hear those Gigaton songs alone,  which sounded SSOOOO good!