*** New York, NY 2 Fanviews Here 9.4.24 ***

ZeMightyJedd said:

allstar340 said:

I have so many thoughts about tonight and will report back fully but for now cannot stop thinking about and laughing at the idiots there yelling at Eddie while he was speaking or booing his message about women’s rights or his spiel on guns. I thought maybe some years of educating and lived experience would help this fan base but it seems it is as misogynistic and idiotic and tone deaf as ever. Pretty disappointing to see from the crowd of mostly middle aged white men, but I still really enjoyed the show. 

Fortunately there was nothing but love, good behavior and support in my section. I do wonder if the booing you heard was actually people agreeing with Eddie and booing the troubling state of women’s rights? Is that possible?

I had some of the booing people in my section and nope. They wanted Eddie to shut up and kept yelling “Chicago had 57 murders last weekend” and “shut up” , one guy yelled about Harris and another “you’re not taking my gun”. 

Epic start, and incredible Jeremy and RVM. My area of GA was a bunch of statues from 8-10 rows back of Jeff.

OceansJenny said:

Daron Oshay said:

ruggs1996 said:

Thought this night was gonna crush night 1, then the encore came and sucked the room dry. Good show, but they really fumbled the bag big time at the end.

Booo

😂 tell em!

I honestly didn’t mind the encore. It reminded me of the good times where this was a regular part of the set. Ed plus Glen is always a winner. We got some quality ‘03 covers back. Add Ronny Donny to Georgie Porgie and Tricky Dicky. Almost felt like Fortunate Son or even the bush mask was gonna come out.

Love gimme some truth, sonic reducer, reminiscent of 03, but if you tell me all the momentum didn’t get killed after just breathe in that room, then you just weren’t there. Still an awesome show though

 My 24yo daughter was with me tonight for her 4th show. We had a wishlist of songs for the night that included garden, I am mine, hail hail, not for you and WFS.  Incredible to get all of those!!  On the drive to the show I mentioned to her that it would be fun to hear sonic reducer!  Never dreamed it would actually happen. When Ed said they switch it up and he thinks we would like it I immediately screamed LEASH when I heard the first cymbal crash! I have a different take on the encore. I loved it! I’m not a huge fan of JB but Eddie sang it especially beautifully tonight.  Song of Good Hope is such a beautiful song. My daughter has gone through some tough stuff (as many of us have as we grow into young adults). I’ve sent her that song and copy/pasted those lyrics more than once.  It’s unbelievable to hear it played live by Eddie at the show that we attended together and he sang it with such raw emotion it’s clear that what he said was true (that it had helped him through tough times too).  As a mother who has watched her child struggle at times, I shed a real tear during that one.  Yes the crowd was more subdued during the beginning of the encore. But they are slower songs, what can you expect?  The songs were played with pure emotion and executed beautifully by Eddie who is seriously in TOP form.  He sounded incredible tonight. If you felt a lack of energy at that time, it sounds like a you problem to be honest. Maybe try to connect with the song and what the artist is trying to share.  The people around me really seemed to enjoy the break and appreciated that part of the show.  I certainly did!  

The micro sets are still fresh, love seeing the first 4 drop!

Every show I’ve been to I feel like PJ was reading my mind. I don’t know how they do that! Also, regarding crowd vibes, Ed would dumpster dive for anyone in there I’m sure and come up with an unopened bottle of their favorite beer, open it, hand it to them, and put a smile on their face and kind words on their lips!

Good sets, very happy with the band and the songs. Am I the only one that thought the sound was not great?  

Acoustics of a place can be a bitch sometimes for sure!

A typical night 2 at MSG - starts like a ‘67 Mustang out the garage and turns into a VW camper filled with weirdo guests and random songs by the end. 

The first set was flawless and topped night one with all the great songs.  But as others said… the encore let all the energy out of the building.  I’m generally not a big fan of Ed coming out solo for the encores.  I really feel like we’re all here to see Pearl Jam and it feels like the rest of the team is missing when they’re not out there.  Now maybe the rest of the band is fine with it so I guess it’s fine but I really wish he had just played Patriot and then brought the rest of the band out.  The Just Breathe and Glen Hansard duet really put people to sleep.  They were well done but it seriously took us off the track of what was shaping up to be an all time show.  And then to do another cover with Know Your Rights with the band was an odd choice.   I get the need for shorter shows these days and I’m fine with it. But I would prefer the covers be left to a minimum if we have fewer songs each night.  The rest of the encore pumped the room back up and we left really happy.  The encore was a minor bump in the road and I’m so happy to have been back in NYC for another show especially after all the time missed due to Covid. Overall I really liked the show but I’m left with a little bit of a “what if” due to the encore.  Can’t wait for Philly and Baltimore!