*** Katowice Fanviews 13/6/07

ThreeBigFish · June 2007

I was lucky enough to be there...

My first PJ show, couldn't have been better, could have only be a little longer. But I won't complain, the boys did more than they could and it really wasn't their fault that the organization totally sucked.

What I do understand is the complaints of many people about some fans going totally wild... For the majority of the concert, it was absolutely impossible to even approach the pit. Initially, I was really close to the stage and had to move away after the first couple of minutes of the show, 'cause I was SERIOUSLY afraid for my life. Found a cool spot several meters further back but even there all throughout the show I had a girl behind me jumping wildly and throwing her bag about and constantly hitting me on the head with it, and I gotta tell you it was pretty heavy!!.. I asked her to stop but she would only laugh stupidly and say that I'm "in a concert and should get used." ...

Now, it's really impossible for some of us to REALLY enjoy the show in such a situation! It was a really emotional thing for me, and I want to enjoy every minute of it, and not just think if I'm gonna fall over and if the crowd's gonna step over me.

Things like Roskilde don't only happen because of the crappy organization. I daresay they happen 'cause most of the people in the front just never bother to take a look around themselves.

McShade · June 2007

lucky lucky lucky....

Spin the Black Circle, Indifference... great. would love to see these live.

And what an opening set...

mramone · June 2007

hi !!!

you are soooo lucky !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a question

Improv? New Song?

with lyrics ?????

karola · June 2007

mramone wrote:

hi !!!

you are soooo lucky !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a question

Improv? New Song?

with lyrics ?????

yeah, somethin like 'I love myself but I don't trust myself' and something about looking at oneself in the mirror... it was actually really good and ed's voice sounded just GREAT!!

svanzon · June 2007

Yea, I loved the sound of the improv one too! The chords and guitar part were really simple, but Ed's voice sounded so amazing...

*wants a bootleg*

share · June 2007

i dont' think that's an improv - I've heard that - it's on the tip of my frontal lobe

somebody c'mon, this is driving me nuts

Hotter · June 2007

redrock wrote:

I'm banking on Wembley and Copenhagen to be 'special'.

You're not the only one

I was a bit disappointed by the Poland gig.........

rasty10 · June 2007

what pisses me off more than anything is people buying a bunch of posters then selling them on ebay for ridiculous amounts of money...after the show I wanted to get one, but of course they didn't have any and a day later people are selling them on ebay!! They should set a limit at the shows.

Pauk · June 2007

My photos of the Poland show:

The Venue
Inside the stadium(Really like this photo)

A few of Linkin Park

The stage being set up
The stage set up
Close up of the banners

Then loads of really blurry photos of PJ (The camera kept focussing on people's arms)
Fedora!

The mayhem of leaving

Poster
Tshirt 1: Front Back
Tshirt 2: Front Back
Tshirt 3: Front (Nothing on back)
There was a 4th Tshirt with the banner logo on the front and a map of europe with the dates marked on it & "WE COME IN PEACE" on the back

All in all, pretty rubbish for photos, we were too far back for how dark it was, but I guess the stage ones are alright.

mole1985 · June 2007

Don't know what people are complaining at this show was amazing. A little short maybe but its quality not quantity that makes a show. They wanted to play longer but the curfew must have been pretty strict, superb none the less.

SoonForgotten2 · June 2007

fowls wrote:

My photos of the Poland show:

The Venue

Gotta love the handful of ass there.

given to grunge · June 2007

I found your (Polak) Linkin Park fans quite rude and impolite...

..there was a girl and her female friend, they just seem to have less experience attending shows like this one was...

I was on a fence for like 2 hrs before bands started to play...was waiting for PJ to start...and she (stupid) got herself between me and a girl that was standing next to me...though it was obvious that there's no room for her...

...and she was trying to push us out all the time LP pas playing...

...it just pissed me of, but all my thanks to her cause she left when LP finished.!

...sorry, but I just had to mention this

svanzon · June 2007

given to grunge wrote:

I found your (Polak) Linkin Park fans quite rude and impolite...

..there was a girl and her female friend, they just seem to have less experience attending shows like this one was...

I was on a fence for like 2 hrs before bands started to play...was waiting for PJ to start...and she (stupid) got herself between me and a girl that was standing next to me...though it was obvious that there's no room for her...

...and she was trying to push us out all the time LP pas playing...

...it just pissed me of, but all my thanks to her cause she left when LP finished.!

...sorry, but I just had to mention this

Ugh.. Any idea about their names or what they looked like? Cos I travelled there with two girls and they were up for LP and then left to the back for PJ (while I was on Stone's eventual side of the stage, they were on Mike's side).

EDIT: Actually no my bad, couldn't have been them I just figured hehe, cos they weren't up front.. Thank god, I felt a little embarrassed

apologies.

profuturo · June 2007

It was my very first Peal Jam concert and I really loved it

I mean I prayed for it since june last year, and finally my dreams came true that night

I know it might have been better but I'm just so grateful for what happend that I won't spoil my memories with what could have happend

At first I was near the centre of the stage about three or two rows before the barriers, but when four high guys almost crushed me I had to get out of there and I was pulled out. Three security guys and those 4 guys that earlier tried to kill me, couldn't get me out of that hell for several minutes! Eventually I got out and than stood on the right side of the scene, which was perfect, because people there were amazing! They always passed water to fans standing in the back and sharing the music with them was a pleasure

The band was amazing too. I really did not expect them to pass us so much passion and energy! They kicked ass! Even though there were problems with sound and lights the show was awesome. I've never been to a better concert and I really hope to go to another PJ's concert soon.
The most amazing moment for me was when we all sung the ending of Black and Eddie made some sounds which I've never expected a man could make. The whole set was amazing I still can not believe I heared those songs! Small town, reaviewmirros and Indefference...it was like a dream!
I accidentally recorded that improv but it's on my cell phone and the quality sucks and I don't know how to change the format into .avi or anything so I could post it somewhere...
Well anyway I'm quite upset that some of my country folks were acting like idiots and I'm ashamed that some of you may think all Poles are like that. Some of them are, but it's not a majority thank God

Oh well.
Thanks for the great show!!!!
Any news about a bootleg of that show?

chime · June 2007

given to grunge wrote:

I found your (Polak) Linkin Park fans quite rude and impolite...

..there was a girl and her female friend, they just seem to have less experience attending shows like this one was...

I was on a fence for like 2 hrs before bands started to play...was waiting for PJ to start...and she (stupid) got herself between me and a girl that was standing next to me...though it was obvious that there's no room for her...

...and she was trying to push us out all the time LP pas playing...

...it just pissed me of, but all my thanks to her cause she left when LP finished.!

...sorry, but I just had to mention this

hmmm I'm sure this happened to more people but am wondering if I'm the girl that was stood next to you ... front row Stone's side in front of where the water was being given out from. If so the LP girl was trying to get her hip between us and putting her arm (and a couple of her friends arms) around you and then she was also holding a couple of bags in between us ... then she got pulled out part way through LP's set ... if it was you I stood next to all night nice to kind of meet you

mramone · June 2007

Pearl Jam Chorzow Improv !!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUvrCpM1qgE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epearljam%2Epl%2F

I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

desertman · June 2007

Pearl Jam was great...
Rearviewmirror for opener it was awesome...
Nothingman and Daughter was very special...
me and my greek friends we had great time there...

but,
Linkin Park and their polish fans sucks....

next time we want good bands for opening act (like the great Mudhoney or MMJ) or no support...

PearlJamBob · June 2007

desertman wrote:

Linkin Park and their polish fans sucks....

speaking as a polish american pearl jam fan.......not sure why you need to specify the polish linkin park fans, isn't it possible that all linkin park fans suck??

desertman · June 2007

PearlJamBob wrote:

speaking as a polish american pearl jam fan.......not sure why you need to specify the polish linkin park fans, isn't it possible that all linkin park fans suck??

because is the polish linkin park fans i saw there...
i havent been to another LP show before...

i cant say for fans in other countries...

i had great time in katowice...
polish are friendly and polite....
loved the food and the beers...

rasty10 · June 2007

Here are some pictures out of a polish newspaper website...pretty nice
http://serwisy.gazeta.pl/kraj/51,34309,4223160.html?i=0

*** Katowice Fanviews 13/6/07

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