Enough with the covers already

MS142392
MS142392 Posts: 42
in The Porch
Can we please have fewer covers on all legs of the upcoming tour? I buy Pearl Jam tickets to hear Pearl Jam songs. One or two covers is okay, but last few tours it’s been more like 5-7 covers per show — at the expense of classics like Dissident, Hail Hail, In Hiding, and so many more. Plus I’m looking forward to hearing the Dark Matter stuff too…
3/20/94--Ann Arbor, MI
6/14/98--Washington, DC
8/7/00--Atlanta, GA
4/28/03--Philadelphia, PA
10/3/05--Philadelphia, PA
6/19/08--Camden, NJ
10/31/09--Philadelphia, PA (viva la Spectrum)
10/21/13--Philadelphia, PA
4/29/16--Philadelphia, PA (a/k/a The Night They Played TEN)
9/14/22–Camden, NJ
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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 12,381
    Ok
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    I'm with ya on that, I'd say one a night is pushing it!
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,636
    Not very hopeful for this after the end of the Zane interview. One is definitely plenty. 
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    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    I know I kept hoping one of them was going to say force of nature 😀
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • BloodMeridian80
    BloodMeridian80 Seattle Posts: 722
    They only did two at each of the Chicago shows last year. I thought they cut back on the covers that tour.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,602
    I always skip RITFW on bootlegs. They have so many songs that would be great closers. But they’re gonna play what they want. It is what it is. 
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,397
    I used to be all in on the covers but now with the shorter setlists and 12 records I don’t want many covers to take the spot of so many possibilities of PJ songs. If they were still playing 32 songs a night I would love to hear Comfortably Numb or some other cool covers but now with 25 songs max and a new album I just want Pearl Jam. 
  • WMAmorican
    WMAmorican Posts: 248
    While it was a bummer the setlists got so much shorter the past couple years, in doing so they really seem to have cut back on covers more than anything, so not really sure what you're even talking about at this point...
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,200
    Agreed. No more


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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,022
    edited May 2024
    I like a cover or two, but not ones I have heard a million times before. I hope SO much that they retire RITFW!!!! A new surprising cover would be fun.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,717
    I'd say more Neil Young covers. But less RITFW. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • marumaruko
    marumaruko Posts: 421
    It could be way worse - Look at Incubus. 17 songs a night and 2 covers. I think 2-3 covers, among 25-26 songs are alright. At this point RITFW and Baba have become like Pearl Jam songs anyway. I consider them part of the programme as much as Yellow Ledbetter and Alive. 
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    2007 - Munich
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,389
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I'd say more Neil Young covers. But less RITFW. 
    I think Jeff mentioned Down By the River in that interview. 
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,602
    GlowGirl said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I'd say more Neil Young covers. But less RITFW. 
    I think Jeff mentioned Down By the River in that interview. 
    The first thing I think Mike mentioned Can't Keep and it was real exciting, then the rest of them talked about covers. Oh well.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • just_one
    just_one Lisbon Posts: 2,308
    at this point i dont really consider Baba , RIAFW and Sonic Reducer as covers so they can play those.

    the rest please dont 
  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    just_one said:
    at this point i dont really consider Baba , RIAFW and Sonic Reducer as covers so they can play those.

    the rest please dont 
    That’s what DMB fans say about Watchtower.
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,017
    just_one said:
    at this point i dont really consider Baba , RIAFW and Sonic Reducer as covers so they can play those.
    I feel the same way. I'd throw Leaving Here in there too if we were having this conversation 20 years ago, but they've only played it six times in the past decade. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,424
    I'm fine never hearing Pink Floyd ever again. 

    I'm fine with Baba or Rockin' they've been doing them for so long they're staples like Black or GTF.
     
  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,554
    I'm a fan of the 0 covers. 
    "I got memories, I got shit"
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 10,424
    Are the Mirrorball songs considered covers?

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