*** Chicago, IL 2 Fanviews Here 8.31.24 ***

nicknyr15 said:

cblock4life said:

nicknyr15 said:

elvistheking44 said:

The band sounded great and you can always tell Eddie is genuinely happy to be in Chicago. First three songs were incredible and porch in the two spot was in real. Come back is my favorite from ST, but it felt out of place. Energy was crazy up to that point…..

6 songs from DM was great to hear, but a bit too much perhaps. Upper hand sounded phenomenal but it didn’t get the crowd response it should have. 

Song choice was great last night, but something just didn’t click. I love Eddie stories as much as the next guy, but the show just seemed to choppy. 

Also the amount of middle aged people, men and women I saw that were so drunk they could barely walk was embarrassing. If you’re in your late 40’s or early 50’s like a lot of us are do you really need to get so drunk you’re barely coherent? Yikes

That last paragraph is what has kept me away from concerts the last year or so. I have zero patience for those types. I’m too old to have to throw idiots around and protect my wife from them. Spilling their drinks, acting belligerent, I hate them. 

Agree.  I haven’t been drunk since 12th grade.  We were on the field and had one of these asses right beside us night one.  Guess who’s beside us Saturday….and more drunk than Thursday.  We left and stood up in the back and it was soooooo much better.  It was a shame though  because we were all the same type of fans sitting together both nights, there for the music.  Idiot kept yelling “fuck yeah!”  And singing all the wrong versus.  🤮

why do some people act like they haven’t been out since college?  Such a waste.  

It’s brutal honestly. I have zero patience for these types especially around my wife. I have to be on guard the whole time instead of being able to just enjoy the show. It’s the worst feeling. 

JojoRice said:

Lucky #13 show for me. Great energy the entire show! Loved the start. Would have preferred more deep cuts but still solid. 

dougfloyd said:

crober72 said:

I caught this, too...Ed seemed to be a little more emotional both nights but especially last night. Like the rest of you, I suspect/hope that he's just talking about Wrigley. After 7 shows, I want to say that after 7 shows, the whole Wrigley thing has kind of run its course....but think I think about how much better these shows were than than the 2 at the UC last September (at least in my opinion) and wonder if even I believe what I'm saying. 

If these were the last two shows they'll play at Wrigley, then I feel like they went out on a high note.

I agree, it feels like the Wrigley thing has run its course to me too.  Not that it was a bad show in any way but they've done it so many times now it doesn't have the same special occasion feel to it anymore.  The group I was with were already saying before the show that something felt different about this round like there was a bit of some finality to it and then Ed made several comments during the show about possibly being the last time and "hoping"/"if" we get to do this again, etc.  It could just be talking in general about getting older and not taking this for granted but it kind of feels like a winding down of this era, we may continue to get fewer shows each year.  Appreciate them while we can!

I would disagree on the United Center shows vs Wrigley.  The 2nd UC show last year was incredible.  At these stadium shows the seats are too far away from the stage and it doesn't have the same energy, at least in the crowd that was sitting around me.  A lot of local casual fans that were only interested in hearing Even Flow, Jeremy, and Alive.  I still had a blast though and got to hear my #1 tune, In Hiding so I was happy!!

syzygy523 said:

To each their own but I feel like people get way too hung up on equating the uniqueness of the setlist with the quality of the show.  I'm not here to tell anyone how to enjoy their Pearl Jam, though.

This was our first Wrigley show and we had an absolute blast. Drove up from Indy for it. My fiancee is a Cardinals fan but even she couldn't help but be impressed

Perfect weather. The fans around us on the field were actually really locked in. As far as the highlights, I love "Come Back" so I was thrilled to hear that. For me "React, Respond" takes the biggest leap on DM from the record to the stage. Just sounds incredible live. It's kind of funny how people light up at the "Save it for Later" tag now at the end of "Better Man" after it's appearance on The Bear. Shout out to whoever that was in the pit with the Yes Chef sign, as well. This was the best version of "Rearviewmirror" that I've ever heard in my life. Absolutely had flames coming off of it. Falling Slowly with Glen was incredible. Loved hearing Jeremy so late in the encore as we were not expecting it there.! And Little Wing was fantastic.  Overall, I thought Eddie sounded great and the whole band really seemed to be enjoying themselves. 10/10. No notes.

Also, one last thing - the production values of these shows are ridiculously good. During the Even Flow guitar solos, each of the 3 screens had a different angle of Mike playing the solo. There was an actual rear view mirror on the screen showing the band playing during rearviewmirror! We might be taking that for granted a bit because MOST CONCERTS ARE NOT LIKE THAT!!! So shout out to the whole production crew putting this thing together. Amazing work.