Was your first pearl jam show an infamous one?

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  • pjbugs007
    pjbugs007 Posts: 1,375
    mcgruff10 said:
    seanwon said:
    Yep. Randall's Island 2.
    Same! Still my top show along with msg 2 98.
    Same here Randall’s 2 and Msg 2 98’ along with  Mansfield Night 3!
  • deb1211
    deb1211 Posts: 2,159
    edited April 2024
    Mine was 1996 Merriweather Post. I had front row from the 10c. I think it's most known for the elusive mermaid poster.  They played Wash. I also loved the part where Ed said something like..it's not like I don't know the lyrics, it's just I have a lot on my mind. I hate to be misunderstood.
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  • TC282314
    TC282314 Posts: 387
    CROJAM95 said:
    mine was 9/11/98 MSG
    Mine too. Still my favorite show. 
  • nooram
    nooram Posts: 392
    It was August of '91 and I was visiting my brother who lives in Mukilteo, WA. I had the Mother Love Bone album and knew, from Rolling Stone, of a new band forming from their remnants. My brother had heard of a free show so we went down to the Mural Amphitheater and experienced their awesomeness. I was hooked.
    Seattle 8/91, MPLS 3/92, St Paul 8/92, Denver 6/95, Missoula 6/98, MPLS 6/98, Albuquerque 10/00, Seattle 12/02, St Paul 6/03, Thunder Bay 9/05, DC 5/06, St Paul x2 6/06, Vancouver (EV) 4/08, DC 6/08, Chicago x2 8/09, KC 5/10, MPLS (EV) 7/11, Chicago 7/13, St Paul 10/14, Santiago 11/15, Missoula 8/18, Denver 9/22, Saint Paul 8/23, Saint Paul 9/23, Auckland, NZ x2 11/24, Atlanta x2 4/25 & 5/25
  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,429
    my 2nd show was Phoenix 1995.  That was the show that Eddie officially said fans could record shows.  It was a big deal at the time. damn i'm old.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,339
    94 Paramount I can’t say it’s infamous it was the Sunday after SNL appearance small venue but still great show plus it was the 1st time getting tickets directly from 10C! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • rolling the dice
    rolling the dice Posts: 53
    First show was Hartford 96.  Very memorable because I somehow ended up getting caught in the pepper spray incident up in the lawn. 
  • KV4053
    KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,514
    nooram said:
    It was August of '91 and I was visiting my brother who lives in Mukilteo, WA. I had the Mother Love Bone album and knew, from Rolling Stone, of a new band forming from their remnants. My brother had heard of a free show so we went down to the Mural Amphitheater and experienced their awesomeness. I was hooked.
    Great story 
    I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,204
    Not infamous but Missoula 2012 had its moments!
  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,554
    Greenville 2016 (Vs show)
    "I got memories, I got shit"
  • HailHailVitalogy
    HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,044
    edited April 2024
    yosi said:
    Uniondale was my first show. Listening to that boot on repeat all summer is what turned me into an obsessive. The band was incredible. The moment at the end was one more confirmation that Long Island does not agree with me…
    I listened to that boot on my original iPod that entire summer as well. I had nosebleeds but remember RVM early in the set and Bushleaguer. Then my second and third shows were MSG 2003. Had seats already for the first night in the first row of the old 300s…and then that night TM did a 400s section dump for the second night. It was done and over with for the rest of my life.

    Took my best friend to his first show last year….FW2 🔥 
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    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2 | 2025: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Pittsburgh x2
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 12,363
    TheJayMan said:
    Montreal ‘98. Front row in front of Mike with my brother(first show Saratoga ‘92). Got a hand slap from Ed and Mike plus a setlist and Mike’s pick. 
    Drool.
    Lollapalooza 92....went solo. Met a friend there and two sweet rockers...handed off my brown corduroy jacket to her to hop into the pit. Sure EV saw it and knew he had to get one. ;) 
    Ahhh memories...
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 12,363
    KN219077 said:
    Not infamous but Missoula 2012 had its moments!
    Sure did. Waited all night for rail. Scored a kapow pick. Plus tiny venue. Ev was sick...nice Jeff speech...ev talk about being in the sauna with a couple guys...funny. Great time.
    Plus, you know, just being in MT. My first time in missoula. 
  • LS164963
    LS164963 Posts: 240
    Lollapalooza Miami 92 not infamous but a great lineup. Hurricane Andrew 🌀 hit South Florida just after that show. 
  • jonbond1779
    jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,642
    29 Sept 2004 VFC, Boston
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  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,204
    Loujoe said:
    KN219077 said:
    Not infamous but Missoula 2012 had its moments!
    Sure did. Waited all night for rail. Scored a kapow pick. Plus tiny venue. Ev was sick...nice Jeff speech...ev talk about being in the sauna with a couple guys...funny. Great time.
    Plus, you know, just being in MT. My first time in missoula. 
    I was way up in the back where it was qbout 90 degrees but enjoyed every minute of it. The acoustic set was amazing and I still listen to that fortunate son often. Best version.
  • nautical_disaster
    nautical_disaster Posts: 348
    edited April 2024
    Man some great ones in this thread! I thought my first show was infamous for having a dancing cow there - but then Ed asked if he attended all the pearl jam shows dressed like that lol

    (2000) Mansfield I, Mansfield II (2003) Montreal (2005) Montreal, Ottawa (2006) Albany (2008) Montreal I + II (EV) (2022) Québec City


  • Ukuleddie Vegger
    Ukuleddie Vegger Posts: 528
    Soldier Field was my first- I wish I knew how many times I saw them.
  • mpedone
    mpedone 540xxx - Manchester, NH Posts: 1,961
    My 2nd show I brought a buddy to his first (and, I think to date only, though he did come with us to the House of Blues to watch Fenway 1 in 2016) show in 1998, Mansfield 2. Some a-hole was throwing quarters on stage leading to Eddie's epic rant and threat to end the show early.
    "I'm a lucky man, to count on both hands the [shows I've done]. Some folks just have one, others they got none..."

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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,024
    TA243471 said:
    It was for me.  2006 Gorge 1.  Got Dirty Frank at my first show!
    My first show was the day after!  Night 1 looked great but there was no way I could make it.  I have a feeling Dirty Frank is getting played again in 2024.  
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18

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