*** Eddie Vedder & The Earthlings Newark, NJ Fanviews 2/6/22 ***

Tremorman said:

Amazing night.  Just jotting down some random stuff while its fresh.    The quiet opener with just Ed and Glen on Society ended with a fury of dueling Townshend speed strumming between the two.    Invincible was a very unique and compelling song.  Its so atmospheric but gets a bit heavy too.   All the fast new ones were fucking great.  Ed was stalking the edge of the stage on many of them giving them his full energy.   Loved fast Patriot (no slow start!).   At one point Ed said this next song wouldn't have been written without this next person and they are no longer with us before slamming into Dirty Frank which was sort of a funny fake out.   Big band bow at the end of this one with all members laughing like they had a blast.   As Ed walked off the stage he spotted an Irish flag on a monitor and picked up and gave a wave.

Couple of other banter notes :   Before Fallout Today , Ed gives props to Watt.  He says he helped him so much with the record and he ordered lunch and dinner.. definitely someone you hang on to.  He also said Fallout Today is up there with a Mike McCready solo .  Watt's bio teacher was in the audience and Ed said the teacher took him to Watt's first PJ show, so this night is in a way because of him , to big cheers.  And Ed joked indirectly about the Motely Crue thing saying Chad's kit stays right where it is, it doesn't need to flip around to be cool (or something like that) to laughs.   In the Brother the Cloud intro about the Sandy Hook dad, Ed mentions someone told him the song reminded him of the SH dad.  Ed said he could understand that  but that loss was so unbearable he wouldn't apply the song to him.  He said BrotherTC is about "a few people but Jeremy is not one of them".

Jill was also in the house, rocking out and graciously taking some pictures with a handful of people.  

Hey!! So glad you made it in!  Agree with everything above. Sorry I didn’t get to meet you there. 

I love Eddie with another strong vocalist in Glen. It’s so fun and beautiful to see them work together. Tender Mercies kicks me in the gut and was amazing to hear. Glen’s opening set was amazing — for some reason I thought he wouldn’t play stuff from Once which he did. A few people near me knew Falling Slowly but didn’t realize it was from a film and this was the guy. 

Ryan_WFC said:

parintachin73 said:

Killer show. Glen was AMAZING. Ed and the boys played all the songs I was pissed they played at n.2 NYC cause I thought we wouldn’t get em in Newark ie. Dirty Frank, Timeless Melody. And then they even topped that. The super fast rocking version of Patriot slayed. The Pretenders cover and Hard Sun were both cool surprises. And the new stuff is growing on me and def sounds better live and ruckusy. Great night. AND I even got all the merch I wanted and all the stuff another member in Canada wanted. For all my initial griping about ticket prices, it was worth every cent. 

Totally agree. Have seen Glen a few times and was blown away by that set.

Got a huge surprise when the usher said our loge seats were obstructed view (camera rig) and walked us down to front row center. Heart in my throat. Aside from how good Ed and the Earthlings sounded, I'm so glad to discover Room at the Top and Isn't it a Pity.

That's awesome!

What a fantastic show at a really awesome venue. It's so rare to be able to see guys like Eddie Vedder and Chad Smith at such an intimate and cool little theater with great acoustics. Of course I'll take a PJ show at a baseball stadium any day of the week but there's something really special and cool seeing Ed at a venue like this.

I think what made this show so enjoyable is the energy from the band man. I mean a show is just so much better when you can tell and feel that the band actually wants to be there. You can't fake that. And the entire band was having a blast up there and I think that positive energy made its way to the crowd. Someone mentioned it in a Beacon Theater fan review but Ed is definitely drinking a lot less on stage for these shows and I think it has certainly helped him maintain his performance throughout the show. 

It was my first time seeing Eddie solo and I really appreciated getting some ITW songs for the first time this tour. I've seen PJ do Society in Boston before but I've never heard Hard Sun live and I thought the energy and performance of that song was fantastic here. Dirty Frank was tiiiiight. Great rendition of that song. And Porch was a perfect closer. 

I'm really digging the new songs and quite frankly am very impressed with what I have heard from the new album. Specifically, Brother The Cloud is some of Ed's best work in the last 15 years I think. I got chills when it was played last night after Ed's little speech before the song. It's such a powerful song from the lyrics to the actual music. It has great arrangement as well. The guys really nailed the live version. Would go see this band again just to hear that one live again. It's really an excellent song. As was Rose of Jericho. I also think Long Way makes for a great live song as well. Ed's vocals were really on point for it.

Overall that was a great experience and worth the drive from Philly + the cost of ticket. I was in the orchestra about 12 rows back so it wasn't cheap...But it was worth every cent. The entire band, not just Ed, really brought it. I was super impressed with Watt and you can see how much he is enjoying playing in a band with one of his musical idols...It looks exactly like you think it would look if your dream came true. The thing is he can play guitar on top of it all! Chad Smith is an animal behind the kit as well. Really appreciated seeing him get to hammer away a bit which you don't get to see him do as much as RHCP shows. 

If you're on the fence of going to any of the remaining shows...I highly recommend you do!!

Did we ever find out what was up with the girl running across the stage?  Best I can tell she came from offstage and not the crowd.

Tremorman said:

Amazing night.  Just jotting down some random stuff while its fresh.    The quiet opener with just Ed and Glen on Society ended with a fury of dueling Townshend speed strumming between the two.    Invincible was a very unique and compelling song.  Its so atmospheric but gets a bit heavy too.   All the fast new ones were fucking great.  Ed was stalking the edge of the stage on many of them giving them his full energy.   Loved fast Patriot (no slow start!).   At one point Ed said this next song wouldn't have been written without this next person and they are no longer with us before slamming into Dirty Frank which was sort of a funny fake out.   Big band bow at the end of this one with all members laughing like they had a blast.   As Ed walked off the stage he spotted an Irish flag on a monitor and picked up and gave a wave.

Couple of other banter notes :   Before Fallout Today , Ed gives props to Watt.  He says he helped him so much with the record and he ordered lunch and dinner.. definitely someone you hang on to.  He also said Fallout Today is up there with a Mike McCready solo .  Watt's bio teacher was in the audience and Ed said the teacher took him to Watt's first PJ show, so this night is in a way because of him , to big cheers.  And Ed joked indirectly about the Motely Crue thing saying Chad's kit stays right where it is, it doesn't need to flip around to be cool (or something like that) to laughs.   In the Brother the Cloud intro about the Sandy Hook dad, Ed mentions someone told him the song reminded him of the SH dad.  Ed said he could understand that  but that loss was so unbearable he wouldn't apply the song to him.  He said BrotherTC is about "a few people but Jeremy is not one of them".

Jill was also in the house, rocking out and graciously taking some pictures with a handful of people.  

Re: Jill, I wouldn't say she was graciously taking pics with people.  She was tolerant at best.  I sat behind her most of the night.  At the end of the show I got her attention and said I follow her on Instagram, have 2 daughters about the same age, and just find her super cool.  (Should also mention I'm a 44-year-old female, like her, who was with my husband).  My friends and I joked how cool it would be to meet her someday and I told her this, we said we should make "I want to meet Jill" signs.  She laughed and told me "I get my share of people wanting to meet me for obvious reasons."  I sort of felt like she was smiling but rolling her eyes the whole time thinking I've heard these pick up lines before.  I legit just thought it was cool to meet her, but I got the vibe she was so over it.  Not sure what I expected, but she did call me pretty (after I told her I think she's pretty and resembles Fatih Hill) and wished me luck with my girls, but the vibe was "omg, everyone wants to meet me, leave me alone."  I apologized for bothering her.   

I was surprised Ed pointed her out to the crowd while serenading her. She was in plain site, easily accessible, and anyone could go up to her.  It was fun to see her dance and take pics/videos like the rest of us.  I should've left her alone!  

Hamson said:

Tremorman said:

Amazing night.  Just jotting down some random stuff while its fresh.    The quiet opener with just Ed and Glen on Society ended with a fury of dueling Townshend speed strumming between the two.    Invincible was a very unique and compelling song.  Its so atmospheric but gets a bit heavy too.   All the fast new ones were fucking great.  Ed was stalking the edge of the stage on many of them giving them his full energy.   Loved fast Patriot (no slow start!).   At one point Ed said this next song wouldn't have been written without this next person and they are no longer with us before slamming into Dirty Frank which was sort of a funny fake out.   Big band bow at the end of this one with all members laughing like they had a blast.   As Ed walked off the stage he spotted an Irish flag on a monitor and picked up and gave a wave.

Couple of other banter notes :   Before Fallout Today , Ed gives props to Watt.  He says he helped him so much with the record and he ordered lunch and dinner.. definitely someone you hang on to.  He also said Fallout Today is up there with a Mike McCready solo .  Watt's bio teacher was in the audience and Ed said the teacher took him to Watt's first PJ show, so this night is in a way because of him , to big cheers.  And Ed joked indirectly about the Motely Crue thing saying Chad's kit stays right where it is, it doesn't need to flip around to be cool (or something like that) to laughs.   In the Brother the Cloud intro about the Sandy Hook dad, Ed mentions someone told him the song reminded him of the SH dad.  Ed said he could understand that  but that loss was so unbearable he wouldn't apply the song to him.  He said BrotherTC is about "a few people but Jeremy is not one of them".

Jill was also in the house, rocking out and graciously taking some pictures with a handful of people.  

Re: Jill, I wouldn't say she was graciously taking pics with people.  She was tolerant at best.  I sat behind her most of the night.  At the end of the show I got her attention and said I follow her on Instagram, have 2 daughters about the same age, and just find her super cool.  (Should also mention I'm a 44-year-old female, like her, who was with my husband).  My friends and I joked how cool it would be to meet her someday and I told her this, we said we should make "I want to meet Jill" signs.  She laughed and told me "I get my share of people wanting to meet me for obvious reasons."  I sort of felt like she was smiling but rolling her eyes the whole time thinking I've heard these pick up lines before.  I legit just thought it was cool to meet her, but I got the vibe she was so over it.  Not sure what I expected, but she did call me pretty (after I told her I think she's pretty and resembles Fatih Hill) and wished me luck with my girls, but the vibe was "omg, everyone wants to meet me, leave me alone."  I apologized for bothering her.   

I was surprised Ed pointed her out to the crowd while serenading her. She was in plain site, easily accessible, and anyone could go up to her.  It was fun to see her dance and take pics/videos like the rest of us.  I should've left her alone!  

I remember almost running into her at the Wrigley concert a few years back. I was surprised she was so accessible.

She clearly has a lot of trust of the fans but I hope they don't bother her too much. I would be too embarrassed to ever approach.

edit: not trying to imply that you bothered her...I'm sure she didn't mind