2024 Chicago dates

JojoRice said:

I had GA.  Before the rain I was about 5 rows in front of Ed.  After the delay, I was at the back of GA.  Was still a great show!

Likewise...I was about 5 rows in front of Mike. After the delay, about 20 rows back from Stone. When we got let out of the "sardine can", I was like "How the F*** did the pit fill up so quickly?!!" Then, a few days after, I saw this video of the cattle stampede.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFsIRzwwlUw

But, I had to keep reminding myself that I had a better seat than 90% of the ball park. Like you said though, awesome show!

flanosmasseur said:

JojoRice said:

I had GA.  Before the rain I was about 5 rows in front of Ed.  After the delay, I was at the back of GA.  Was still a great show!

Likewise...I was about 5 rows in front of Mike. After the delay, about 20 rows back from Stone. When we got let out of the "sardine can", I was like "How the F*** did the pit fill up so quickly?!!" Then, a few days after, I saw this video of the cattle stampede.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFsIRzwwlUw

But, I had to keep reminding myself that I had a better seat than 90% of the ball park. Like you said though, awesome show!

That stampede was insane..never ran so fast. My spot was maybe 8 or so rows on Stone's side..I was lined up with Ed before the storm but probably no closer

deb1211 said:

flanosmasseur said:

JojoRice said:

I had GA.  Before the rain I was about 5 rows in front of Ed.  After the delay, I was at the back of GA.  Was still a great show!

Likewise...I was about 5 rows in front of Mike. After the delay, about 20 rows back from Stone. When we got let out of the "sardine can", I was like "How the F*** did the pit fill up so quickly?!!" Then, a few days after, I saw this video of the cattle stampede.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFsIRzwwlUw

But, I had to keep reminding myself that I had a better seat than 90% of the ball park. Like you said though, awesome show!

That stampede was insane..never ran so fast. My spot was maybe 8 or so rows on Stone's side..I was lined up with Ed before the storm but probably no closer

Thanks for posting the video. What a bizarro sequence of events. My buddy and I waited in queue all day for the rail. Prior to the delay we were second row in front of Mike. During the storm we retreated to seats and sat under ponchos getting soaked while the awesome couple in front of us passed/shared shots of peach schapps....peach schnapps in the rain never tasted so good, haha. As soon as they began allowing folks back onto the field I catapulted over the wall b/t third base and LF, landed on the rolled-up rain tarp and b-lined it for the rail. I wound up on the rail in front of Mike. My buddy wasn't so lucky nor were the new friends we'd met who had/earned the same spot earlier in the day. My buddy wound up about twenty people behind us but obstinate fans wouldn't allow him thru. I had to do a quick mental wrestling match: Fall back w/ my buddy or enjoy the rail at Wrigley. I stuck on the rail, carrying friends in spirit, and have lifetime memories (and a handful of Mike picks;) for having done so.

Good times 8-20-18
Given to Fly in the rain was one of the most exhilarating things ever

gotthebottle said:

tylermoore said:

What a night that was. Learned from past experiences and found a spot in the concourse that was against an entrance gate so there was a breeze and not so crowded. And I knew where to head when they were about to let us back on and my buddy got us maybe 3-5 rows in front of Ed. Hated the delay but it worked perfectly for us getting a better spot.... great times. 

We actually ended up in our exact same spot after the delay... on the rail that enclosed the ADA area... bizarre that happened. 

Wow that's crazy

mace1229 said:

JojoRice said:

I had GA.  Before the rain I was about 5 rows in front of Ed.  After the delay, I was at the back of GA.  Was still a great show!

Before the rain there was about 500 people in the pit. After the rain there was probably 1000.
People were hopping the fence right in front of the staff/security, and they didn't even care at that point.

Makes sense.  I was in GA for both shows and Night 2 definitely seemed more tight/crowded in the pit. 

Foriginal Sin said:

Hold up, is this official because the news team that reported this is just quoting the message board, not actually Pearl Jam. JoeSunday

Actually that's pearljamonline reporting on Channel 5's reporting of Wrigley dates and sourcing his reporting of the reporting to this forum.

Although we suspect Channel 5's source is a clickbait site who lifted info from the rumor thread.

shadowcast said:

Tried to give everyone a heads up. Hopefully you booked hotel rooms because the rates will go up tomorrow. 

Chicago has enough hotels that this won't move the needle