****UNOFFICIAL OTTAWA COMMUNITY SETLIST THREAD - 09/03/2022****

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  • AlaG
    AlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 979
    People saying that EV and MC are too old to play 30 song sets…do you have access to their respective medical histories?

    I really don’t care how many songs they play and I’m not saying this to advocate for more. Just saying this speculation about their health and fitness is stupid. There are so many other reasons why they might be playing shorter sets on this tour.

    Ed sounded better tonight than he did for all of 2018 right until the very end of the show.
  • LaFleur
    LaFleur Posts: 829
    Weston1283 said:
    Was it just me, or did it sound like maybe they were pumping noise into the crowd at times?  I swear there was a non-natural cheering noise coming from the speakers at times

    If no one else heard it then forget I said anything and my ears just suck
    I did not hear that.
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  • AnimalCh1n
    AnimalCh1n Posts: 86
    edited September 2022
    It's sad people are complaining.  Having waited for years to get to see PJ again, I loved the show.  I love the idea of the 5 song sitdown mini set, then they blasted loads of hits sprinkled with gems.  I absolutely loved seeing them again, 

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  • AlaG
    AlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 979
    As someone who hadn’t seen the band since the pandemic before QC, a greatest hits show was exactly what I wanted.

    immortality into Black was awesome. Seated Garden kicked ass.
  • MM70435
    MM70435 Posts: 308
    Only 3 songs from Gigaton and 6 from Ten.  I would be disappointed.  I'm not complaining by any means.  Just commenting.  I just happen to love Gigaton and want more than 3 songs.  This is the supposed Gigaton tour still isn't it?  And four from Yield.  Given 2 Fly and DTE of course.  I'm still not complaining.  Just commenting. At the Sea, hear, now you got 6 Gigaton songs, at the Ohana festival you got 5,6, then 5 from Gigaton and at San Diego you got a whopping 8 from Gigaton then LA1 gave you 6 Gigaton and since then it's like they said F*#k this great new album we made let's go back to more Ten that we have been playing for 30 years.  3-4 songs only for Gigaton since.  Yes they did play 5 from Gigaton the other night which was nice, but it is only the second time since LA1 that you got more than the customary 3-4 songs from Gigaton.  Gigaton is a great album to me and I just want to hear it and if I fly all the way up to Philly in a couple of weeks and they only play 3 songs from it, I will likely be disappointed.  I'm not complaining of course, just commenting on how I feel.  And I also don't get caught up in the song totals because they could play Eruption, slow lukin, fast lukin, and wasted reprise quicker than one crazy mary with a great extended Boom jam.  Sorry I rambled on so long.  I just love this band so much and these shorter sets are just fine with me.  They sound great on the boots and everyone says they sound great live as well.  Can't wait for Philly/Camden then Nashville!
    00 - Atlanta                                            10 - MSG I&2    
    03 - Birmingham, Atlanta                       22 - L̶a̶s̶ ̶V̶e̶g̶a̶s̶, Camden, Nashville   
    04 - Asheville, Kissimmee                     23 -  Ft Worth 2                                                                                
    08 - Tampa, Columbia                           24 -  Philadelphia 1&2, Baltimore
    09 - Atlanta 1&2 (EV)                            25 -  Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 1&2
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  • Three Crooked Hearts
    Three Crooked Hearts Posts: 77
    This was my first Pearl Jam show for me since 2016, longest stretch I've gone without seeing the band, since getting into them. Ottawa has become my adopted hometown for almost 10 years now, and the PJ gods blessed me again with GA tickets.

    Great atmosphere. Mike was particularly on fire. Loved the Yield dosage of tracks, especially hearing Low Light for the first time. Even hearing Evenflow again was amazing. Immortality just hits an entirely different level every single time.

    Ed's story that the first time they played Ottawa in 1993 was "across the river", was interesting in that they played a random hockey arena in the bowels of Hull, QC in the early 1990s, as I always thought the 2005 was their first "Ottawa" show.


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  • spiritualized
    spiritualized Posts: 5
    AlaG said:
    People saying that EV and MC are too old to play 30 song sets…do you have access to their respective medical histories?

    Jesus Christ, some people are such idiots.
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  • spiritualized
    spiritualized Posts: 5
    edited September 2022
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    i'd dance with you but my hands are on fire
  • We All Believe
    We All Believe Eastchester, NY - Proud South Canadian. Posts: 801

    May your days be long, til kingdom come.
  • inMytree_19
    inMytree_19 Toronto, Canada Posts: 177
    spiritualized said:
    AlaG said:
    People saying that EV and MC are too old to play 30 song sets…do you have access to their respective medical histories?

    Jesus Christ, some people are such idiots.
    For real. If you're pissed they aren't playing 30 songs, stay home and let someone else, who will appreciate the experience for what it is, have the ticket. I'm completely dumbfounded people are complaining PJ is playing for 2.5 hours and not 3+. Again, they are all approaching 60 years old and they've more than earned the right to decide on setlists and show lengths that work for them. We were lucky when they played 30 songs, and we're lucky as hell they are still together and playing 23 songs. If you don't like it, well, too bad....go somewhere else and ask to speak to the manager!
    2008 - Mansfield
    2008 - Montreal (EV Solo)
    2011 - East Troy PJ20
    2011 - Ottawa
    2014 - Denver
    2015 - Rio de Janeiro
    2016 - Toronto x2
    2018 - Boston x2
    2022 - Quebec, Hamilton, Toronto
  • AlaG
    AlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 979
    edited September 2022
    inMytree_19 said:
    spiritualized said:
    AlaG said:
    People saying that EV and MC are too old to play 30 song sets…do you have access to their respective medical histories?

    Jesus Christ, some people are such idiots.
    For real. If you're pissed they aren't playing 30 songs, stay home and let someone else, who will appreciate the experience for what it is, have the ticket. I'm completely dumbfounded people are complaining PJ is playing for 2.5 hours and not 3+. Again, they are all approaching 60 years old and they've more than earned the right to decide on setlists and show lengths that work for them. We were lucky when they played 30 songs, and we're lucky as hell they are still together and playing 23 songs. If you don't like it, well, too bad....go somewhere else and ask to speak to the manager!
    The poster ripped my comment out of its context. I was not complaining about the shorter sets. I’m complaining about people speculating about the band’s health and fitness. It’s getting stupid, and it’s happened every tour for the past 10 years. They sounded better than they did in 2018 last night. By A LOT.
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  • Mortality
    Mortality Posts: 156
    AlaG said:
    inMytree_19 said:
    spiritualized said:
    AlaG said:
    People saying that EV and MC are too old to play 30 song sets…do you have access to their respective medical histories?

    Jesus Christ, some people are such idiots.
    For real. If you're pissed they aren't playing 30 songs, stay home and let someone else, who will appreciate the experience for what it is, have the ticket. I'm completely dumbfounded people are complaining PJ is playing for 2.5 hours and not 3+. Again, they are all approaching 60 years old and they've more than earned the right to decide on setlists and show lengths that work for them. We were lucky when they played 30 songs, and we're lucky as hell they are still together and playing 23 songs. If you don't like it, well, too bad....go somewhere else and ask to speak to the manager!
    The poster ripped my comment out of its context. I was not complaining about the shorter sets. I’m complaining about people speculating about the band’s health and fitness. It’s getting stupid, and it’s happened every tour for the past 10 years. They sounded better than they did in 2018 last night. By A LOT.
    That's exactly the point. They sounded better now, because they are playing shorter sets and focusing on the musical quality. They slowed the tempo down and got their groove back. They didnt do this because they are unhealthy, they did this because they were over extending themselves the 5 years leading to the pandemic just to appease fans that wanted "epic" 30 song sets. Well the sets were overlong and suffering on quality. Ed asking for help from the crowd on every other song. The songs hemselves were rushed and MC complained about being completely spent, only to look down and see 6 songs left on the setlist. All of that is now fixed, and they sound fucking amazing again.
  • DPrival78
    DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    seated starts, shorter sets, and - the biggest noticeable change to me: tuning down almost every song..  seems like they're taking measures to protect ed's voice. 

    which, based on what happened in europe, makes sense
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,875
     I Thought Canada  was a mellow place. So many complaints. Please just enjoy the moment . 


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  • Mortality
    Mortality Posts: 156
    DPrival78 said:
    seated starts, shorter sets, and - the biggest noticeable change to me: tuning down almost every song..  seems like they're taking measures to protect ed's voice. 

    which, based on what happened in europe, makes sense
    Yup. Protect his voice, and make each show sound better. This is the third act of their career. What they were doing 03-18 was not sustainable. It was a fun run, though.
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,463
    These last two set lists have me very excited for Nashville and St. Louis! Lots of unpredictability with the seated opening, some Gigaton, and plenty of hits (it’s been 4 years since I’ve seen them, I’ll take anything)!

    Bring it on!
  • stlbss29
    stlbss29 Posts: 37
    I’d take this set list in a heartbeat 
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  • CP218430
    CP218430 Posts: 1,955
    Me too and I love the opening seated set. Haven’t seen it and I hope it Carrie’s on until St Louis when I get to see them. 
    98: St. Louis. 2000: Alpine. 2003: Chicago. 2006: Chicago Night 2, Milwaukee Night 1. 2007: Chicago (Lolla). 2009: Chicago 1 & 2. 2011: Alpine 1 & 2. 2013: Chicago & LA Night 1. 2016: Chicago 1 & 2. 2018: Chicago 1 & 2. 

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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,516
    Gern Blansten said:
    Discopij said:
    Mortality said:
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    Mortality said:
    Discopij said:
    Mortality said:
    Discopij said:
    Still hard to swallow that the show is almost over 
    135 minutes in QC. There is no short set problem. The ridiculous 35 song sets are over because MC and EV are too old to do that at full quality, and have been for 10 years. The quality has been better after the pandemic. They are more focused.
    I don’t know how many times it has to get repeated over and over … nobody is asking for 35 … but all 10 shows I’ve been to since 2010 were 30 or more and we can’t even get 25 this year
    Yes, I know that. But it didn't become 23 songs because they are lazy and went to 90 min shows. They made a conscious decision to focus, slow down the tempo, and put on the highest quality show possible. The days of appeasing the setlist box checkers are over, and they never sounded better for it. They literally got their groove back. 
    But these 22 song sets are not better or more focused the the old 30 song sets.  We are losing an average of 7-10 songs and gaining nothing in return.  It’s not going to stop me from going to shows but I’m tired of people pretending it’s not a huge change l.
    They are better. Much better. The 2 shows saw in the last year are better than my 8 previous, and there is no competition until getting back to Philly Spectrum and Bonnaroo1. That's pre 2010. Matt learned how to drum in PJ during the pandemic and they sound like a new fucking band. Better than ever. 135 minutes in QC and it was only 22 songs because of the tempo and focus on quality. 
    We’re not going to agree on this .  58 year old Matt Cameron didn’t finally learn how to play drums for PJ in his 24th year with the band 
    Agreed... Ridiculous 
    Lol I know. I mean we're all Fan Boys of this band. But like there's a difference between Fan Boy Nerd and licking boots. Yeesh.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,597
    CP218430 said:
    Me too and I love the opening seated set. Haven’t seen it and I hope it Carrie’s on until St Louis when I get to see them. 
    We saw the stools set up preshow and I got hopeful it would happen. I've seen them set stools up before and then remove them, so it wasn't a sure thing until the lights went down. It's a great addition to this new format they are using. 
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