The Official “I went to __ shows this year and I can’t believe it’s over”

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  • Go Animal
    Go Animal Posts: 7,368
    Go Animal said:
    4 - LA I & II, MSG, and Nashville 

    I sometimes go 6-7 YEARS without seeing them. Counting these 4 with SHN & Ohana Encore N1 & N2, that makes 7 in ONE year. No excuses anymore. The last 2 1/2 (or 6) years taught me that.

    See every show you can. You'll be glad you did.
    P.S. if you can, go catch Eddie & the Earthlings, too - they effin' rule  B)
    35 years, 35 shows.

    Song Wishlist: Alone, Let Me Sleep, Brother, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, and the Mamasan Trilogy.

    Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08

    ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,341
    CROJAM95 said:
    Check that

    Alpharetta Georgia show was straight fire 🤣
    They played Indy and I missed it? Dang!
  • OceansJenny
    OceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,410
    JimmyV said:
    OceansJenny said:
    JimmyV said:
    Two, Ottawa and MSG. 

    Ottawa will go down as one of the most fun shows I've ever attended. Our first in four years. It felt so good. Every sing-along was magic. We stayed downtown in the same hotel as the band and had a blast. 

    MSG was an experience that I'm glad I've had, but I won't go overboard trying to get back there. Crowd was killer, show was good, venue was historic, but the city was a mess. 

    We are definitely hoping to hit more in 2023. Pray for summer! May and September are tough months at work. 
    NYC did you dirty? What happened?
    Just a masshole out of his element. All the construction around MSG, the traffic, the smells... NYC just isn't for me.
    You were in the wrong spot! Midtown is always midtown. Head to the village or uptown next time. :) and never drive
    DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
  • OceansJenny
    OceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,410
    danofun said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    JimmyV said:
    OceansJenny said:
    JimmyV said:
    Two, Ottawa and MSG. 

    Ottawa will go down as one of the most fun shows I've ever attended. Our first in four years. It felt so good. Every sing-along was magic. We stayed downtown in the same hotel as the band and had a blast. 

    MSG was an experience that I'm glad I've had, but I won't go overboard trying to get back there. Crowd was killer, show was good, venue was historic, but the city was a mess. 

    We are definitely hoping to hit more in 2023. Pray for summer! May and September are tough months at work. 
    NYC did you dirty? What happened?
    Just a masshole out of his element. All the construction around MSG, the traffic, the smells... NYC just isn't for me.
    NYC isn't for people who live there either anymore, lol.  You aren't alone, I think the place is a dump.
    The world has changed. The city has changed. However, still lots of great places to explore. Spend as little time in midtown as possible. Friends don't let friends hang out in midtown...
    Thank you - excellent take. I’ve been living here the whole time and the places where people actually live haven’t changed. My opinion on the city hasn’t changed at all. 

    I’m sure other cities’ downtowns are dumpy now too with everyone working from home.
    DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,554
    CROJAM95 said:
    Check that

    Alpharetta Georgia show was straight fire 🤣
    Crap!!!!  I missed the Alpharetta show!??  Also, didn't Cuyahoga Falls get the full Riot Act album? 
    "I got memories, I got shit"
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,179
    OceansJenny said:
    danofun said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    JimmyV said:
    OceansJenny said:
    JimmyV said:
    Two, Ottawa and MSG. 

    Ottawa will go down as one of the most fun shows I've ever attended. Our first in four years. It felt so good. Every sing-along was magic. We stayed downtown in the same hotel as the band and had a blast. 

    MSG was an experience that I'm glad I've had, but I won't go overboard trying to get back there. Crowd was killer, show was good, venue was historic, but the city was a mess. 

    We are definitely hoping to hit more in 2023. Pray for summer! May and September are tough months at work. 
    NYC did you dirty? What happened?
    Just a masshole out of his element. All the construction around MSG, the traffic, the smells... NYC just isn't for me.
    NYC isn't for people who live there either anymore, lol.  You aren't alone, I think the place is a dump.
    The world has changed. The city has changed. However, still lots of great places to explore. Spend as little time in midtown as possible. Friends don't let friends hang out in midtown...
    Thank you - excellent take. I’ve been living here the whole time and the places where people actually live haven’t changed. My opinion on the city hasn’t changed at all. 

    I’m sure other cities’ downtowns are dumpy now too with everyone working from home.
    Agreed. I still love living here. I live in the East Village - and I love my neighborhood. I rarely go to Midtown or MSG area unless I have to. There are still many amazing places to be in the city. I also haven't noticed too many changes around my neighborhood.

  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,826
    4 - Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton & Toronto 

    We drove 4813 kilometers round trip to see Pearl Jam. First time we got to do this. Past tours we took planes, trains, subways & buses. It was a fantastic experience! Hope we can do it again next year. Would be so sweet if they did a New England tour next year. Crossing fingers. 
  • superfuzz30
    superfuzz30 Posts: 419
    edited September 2022
    4 - Hamilton, Toronto, Camden, and Louisville
    Had GA for all 3 headline shows and then VIP for Bourbon and Beyond. I'm a "close as possible" kinda guy for every band and every show from stadiums to little clubs. So it was the fucking best to be 3rd row or better for my favorite band at all of these shows.
    Camden was my favorite show in long time. Energy was different. Hamilton's setlist was probably my favorite though.Finally got a tambourine in Louisville after a long long day on a festival rail so that show will always be special.
    People loathe the waits in the lines, and I can get it, but two of these shows I went solo and I never stopped talking, lol. Making friends in merch lines, GA lines, and just about anywhere is part of the fun.
    Now can we do it again...like tomorrow?


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  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,329
    Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, MSG, Camden all from the comfort of GA. It was a truly enjoyable run of shows and friends and fun.

    Very appreciative of the opportunity.
    To quote the 10C from Newsletter #8: "Please understand we have a lot of members and it is very hard to please everybody. If you are one of those unhappy people...please call 1-900-IDN-TCAR."

    "Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."

    1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Missoula, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore - 2025: Hollywood X2, Atlanta 2, Nashville X2, Pittsburgh X2
  • StardogChamp79
    StardogChamp79 Posts: 1,195
    JojoRice said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    Check that

    Alpharetta Georgia show was straight fire 🤣
    Crap!!!!  I missed the Alpharetta show!??  Also, didn't Cuyahoga Falls get the full Riot Act album? 
    I mean… They still have 3 months they can do it! I guess I missed the Milwaukee show though!
    Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin (September 03, 2011); Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin (September 04, 2011); Deluna Fest Pensacola, FL (September 21, 2012); Wrigley Field (July 19, 2013); Milwaukee, WI (October 20, 2014); Wrigley Field I (August 20, 2016); Wrigley Field II (August 22, 2016); Home Shows Seattle Night 1 (August 08, 2018); Home Shows Seattle Night 2 (August 10, 2018); Ohana Festival Dana Point (September 27th - 29th, 2019); Apollo Theater (September 10, 2022); Madison Square Garden (September 11, 2022), Bourbon & Beyond Louisville (September 17th, 2022); Las Vegas (May 16th, 2024); Las Vegas (May 18th, 2024).
  • mpedone
    mpedone 540xxx - Manchester, NH Posts: 1,961
    edited September 2022
    CROJAM95 said:
    Check that

    Alpharetta Georgia show was straight fire 🤣

    And STILL nothing in Boston!? :angry::lol:
    "I'm a lucky man, to count on both hands the [shows I've done]. Some folks just have one, others they got none..."

    Hartford 10.02.96 | Mansfield 2 09.16.98 | Mansfield 1 08.29.00 | Mansfield 1 07.02.03 | Mansfield 3 07.11.03 | Boston 2 05.25.06 | Tampa 04.11.16 | Fenway 1 08.05.16 | Fenway 2 08.07.16 | Fenway 1 09.02.18 | Fenway 2 09.04.18 | Baltimore 03.28.20 | Hamilton 09.06.22 | Toronto 09.08.22 | Nashville 09.16.22 | St Louis 09.18.22 | Baltimore 09.12.24 | Fenway 1 09.15.24 | Fenway 2 09.17.24

    "He made the deal with the devil, we get to play with him.
    He goes to hell, of course. We're going to heaven."
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,604
    Cheers to 2023!
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,981
    Hopefully Watt cracks the whip & gets them to push forward. I could see more sessions in the near future
  • MR242791
    MR242791 Brooklyn NY Posts: 669
    i went to 5.  LA 1 & 2, Oakland 1 & 2 and MSG
    38 concerts and counting
    "I know I was born and I know that I'll die, the in between is mine"
  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    edited September 2022
    1 show - Nashville

    Could’ve been 3 but Vegas cancelled and sold my MSG ticket after the date didn’t work out. Did all of Ohana last year and grabbed 2 EV shows in Chicago earlier this year, so I’m not going to complain. First time in Nashville, great sound and crowd at the show, can’t complain - at least until we know what their touring plans are for 2023 and how much Gigaton we get to hear.
  • RatherStarved
    RatherStarved Posts: 5,810
    tempo_n_groove said:
    RatherStarved said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    RatherStarved said:
    19 (6 in May, 3 in July, 10 in Sept.). 

    Crazy year.  If I could do it again I’d have stopped at 5 in May and 8 in Sept.  

    Highlights for me were LA2, London, Hamilton, MSG and Louisville.  
    You only missed 3 shows I think? Ahhh I wish I was independently wealthy, lol!

    No Oakland or Camden?  Those seem to rank up there too.
    Oak and Cam were good as well.  But everything can’t be a highlight.

    I’m a working stiff like everyone else.  Just used my vacation time for the shows and had travel credits and points and found some decent hotel and Airbnb pricing to make the economics work.  It helped that many of the show tickets were paid for in 2020.  

    I should add as highlights the people that I met and became friends with.  They know who they are.  
    Very nice.  You went to so many I'd love to hear your top 5 and why.  Oak and Camden not being on there peaked my interest.
    My top 5 were the ones I listed.  In chronological order:

    LA2:  setlist, band energy, person I was with 

    London:  setting, crowd energy, only 2 repeats from one night to the next (an entire show without the dreaded time wasting Even Flow guitar solo!)

    Hamilton:  setlist and amazing seat 

    MSG:  setlist, crowd energy, special occasion 9/11 remembrance 

    Louisville:  setlist, outdoors, proximity to stage, and low expectations of a festival set being blown out of the water 

    Oakland shows were very good also but I have to downgrade them a little because no Matt Cameron.  Camden was good of course too but it was overcrowded.  
    PJ: 2013: London (ON); Buffalo; 2014: Cincinnati; 2016: Sunrise, Miami, Toronto 1-2, Wrigley 2; 2018: London (UK) 1, Milan, Padova, Sea 2, Wrigley 1-2, Fenway 1-2; 2021: SHN, Ohana, Ohana Encore 1-2; 2022: LA 1-2, Phx, Oak 1-2, Fresno, Copenhagen, Hyde Park 1-2; Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto; MSG, Camden, Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis, OKC; 2023: St. Paul 1-2, Chicago 1-2; Fort Worth 2; Austin 1-2; 2024:  Vancouver 1-2, LV 1-2, LA 1-2, Napa, Barcelona 1-2; Indy; Chicago 1-2; MSG 1-2; Philly 2; Boston 2; Ohana 1-2; 2025: FL 1-2, ATL 1-2, Nash 1-2, Pit 1-2.
     
    EV Solo: 2017 Louisville and Franklin, 2018 Ohana, 2019 Innings Fest, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Dublin and Ohana; 2021 Ohana Friday (from beach) and Saturday; 2022 Earthlings Newark; 2023 Innings Fest and Benoraya 1-2.

    Gutted:  London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,826
    CROJAM95 said:
    Hopefully Watt cracks the whip & gets them to push forward. I could see more sessions in the near future



    Just kidding 
  • MakeUSmile
    MakeUSmile NJ Posts: 1,156
    3 shows.  Apollo, MSG, Camden.   A theater, an arena, and a shed! Wish I could have done one more in May, but extremely fortunate to have made it to 3 awesome shows. 

    Apollo was an experience that I will never forget. From the hundreds of calls I made to SiriusXM and finally winning only for it to all be postponed for over 2 years. Had an awesome day with friends. Our indirect request for whipping earlier in the day actually worked, at least I like to think it was played because of us. 

    MSG fantastic set list and crowd energy that can’t be matched.  I’ve been to every PJ show at the Garden since 98 and it never disappoints 

    Camden did the whole line thing and made it stone side rail. I LOVED the set list and was so happy to close out my little run on the rail with My favorite PJ peeps who I met in Camden back in 2003. Could have done without crazy Mary and placed retrograde somewhere else in set, but otherwise zero complaints on set list. 
    can you feel this world with your heart and not your brain?
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,073
    I did 6 shows in 367 days. SHN, Ohana, Oak2, Budapest, Nashville and OKC. Budapest was my favorite but Nashville might have had my favorite setlist. I think I got to see 13 songs for the first time, which was great. Until next time…
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • foriginalsin
    foriginalsin Posts: 713
    La2, amsterdam, apollo, msg, camden. 

    Basically what everyone else said. All the shows i went to were great. 

    Every. 
    Single. 
    One. 

    MSG:  All time classic. My hometown always brings it. Yea the city is dirty, it smells, the people are assholes(self included), but we love this band and if you visit, we’re gonna show you a good time. Nuff said. 

    Camden was 2nd. Best setlist like others have said. 

    Apollo: again like others, once in a life time. 

    Amsterdam: great show, when everyone thought it wasnt happening. 

    La2: another great one and met good pj people. 

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