Fenway N2 … an all-timer

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  • fookie
    fookie Posts: 318
    Drop the pipe
    great shows but I can tell you without hesitation that many, many  shows from 1996-2016 were all better than these - which were great but all time? Stop

  • HailHailVitalogy
    HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,012
    mcgruff10 said:
    Hartford 2010 was one of my faves, Probably somewhere in my top twenty.  Hartford 2006 was one of the worst non festival shows I ve ever been to.  
    That 2006 show was awful. That crowd was completely dead, zero vibes. As a result I said I wouldn’t go back to Hartford, well I fucked up. That 2010 show was amazing…actually that whole May 2010 run was peak PJ 
    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
  • danofun
    danofun Posts: 1,301
    PJ math
    2016 Philly N2 > 2024 Philly N2 > 2003 State College
    PA = True Home
  • exploderball
    exploderball Posts: 172
    2016 Fenway N1 has to be their best Fenway show. The vibe was electric in that building for their first show there. 32 songs. Release + Long Road to open. It was another election year, so they pulled out an intense version of Masters of War. Down, Society, plus an amazing version of Black with all the flashlights and Bronson Arroyo sitting in (pic below). They played Strangest Tribe, for crying out loud! Great fucking show.


  • reedrothchild
    reedrothchild Posts: 635
    fookie said:
    Drop the pipe
    great shows but I can tell you without hesitation that many, many  shows from 1996-2016 were all better than these - which were great but all time? Stop

    Nailed it.  Though I’d start with ‘94 and end at 2014.  But yeah in that 20 year span 85% of the shows crush anything we’ve seen since.  Doesn’t mean shows aren’t still a blast- it just would’ve been impossible to sustain that level of greatness forever.
    "What can you expect when you're on top? You know? It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it's history repeating itself all over again."
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,872
    cutz said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Hartford 2010 was one of my faves, Probably somewhere in my top twenty.  Hartford 2006 was one of the worst non festival shows I ve ever been to.  
    I went in 2010 and I was glad that I did.

    The crowd, for me, is the crowd. Crowd has to really make me notice one way(loud/crazy, etc.) or the other(basically sitting on their hands, not seemed to be into the show, etc.)

    Hartford 2010 was a good/fun show and that crowd bought it that night.
    I'd say Hartford crowds are made up largely of diehards from Boston area and diehards from NYC area with a few diehards from Philly area and the only casual fans are those who are local CT folks.
    So, the crowd has a far smaller percentage of casuals than shows in the bigger markets. Has made for some great crowds and great shows in that city.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Who I Am
    Who I Am Posts: 661
    I'm sorry but there have been no "All Timers" this tour.  Watch Ohana crush that statement.
    02MAY2003 - State College, PA
    08JUL2003 - New York, NY (L@TG)
    14JUL2003 - Holmdel, NJ
    01OCT2004 - Reading, PA
    01OCT2005 - Atlantic City, NJ
    03OCT2005 - Philadelphia, PA
    27MAY2006 - Camden, NJ
    01JUN2006 - East Rutherford, NJ
    03JUN2006 - East Rutherford, NJ
    30SEP2009 - Universal City, CA
    09OCT2009 - San Diego, CA
    06JUL2011 - Long Beach, CA (EV)
    19JUL2013 - Wrigley Field, IL
    21OCT2013 - Philadelphia, PA
    22OCT2013 - Philadelphia, PA
    27OCT2013 - Baltimore, MD
    29APR2016 - Philadelphia, PA (TEN)
    05AUG2016 - Fenway Park, MA
    07AUG2016 - Fenway Park, MA
    27AUG2016 - Dana Point, CA (Ohana)
    18AUG2018 - Wrigley Field, IL
    20AUG2018 - Wrigley Field, IL
    18SEP2021 - Asbury Park, NJ
    14SEP2022 - Camden, NJ
    09SEP2024 - Philadelphia, PA
    12SEP2024 - Baltimore, MD

  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    exploderball said:
    2016 Fenway N1 has to be their best Fenway show. The vibe was electric in that building for their first show there. 32 songs. Release + Long Road to open. It was another election year, so they pulled out an intense version of Masters of War. Down, Society, plus an amazing version of Black with all the flashlights and Bronson Arroyo sitting in (pic below). They played Strangest Tribe, for crying out loud! Great fucking show.


    N2 > N1 by a large margin for me 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,762
    PJNB said:
    exploderball said:
    2016 Fenway N1 has to be their best Fenway show. The vibe was electric in that building for their first show there. 32 songs. Release + Long Road to open. It was another election year, so they pulled out an intense version of Masters of War. Down, Society, plus an amazing version of Black with all the flashlights and Bronson Arroyo sitting in (pic below). They played Strangest Tribe, for crying out loud! Great fucking show.


    N2 > N1 by a large margin for me 
    Agreed
  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    reedrothchild said:
    fookie said:
    Drop the pipe
    great shows but I can tell you without hesitation that many, many  shows from 1996-2016 were all better than these - which were great but all time? Stop

    Nailed it.  Though I’d start with ‘94 and end at 2014.  But yeah in that 20 year span 85% of the shows crush anything we’ve seen since.  Doesn’t mean shows aren’t still a blast- it just would’ve been impossible to sustain that level of greatness forever.
    Nah, keep going to Fenway 2016 because those shows were epic. The other Fenway shows were excellent but 2016 was another level.
  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    The fact that I saw two excellent Pearl Jam shows in 2024 at Fenway Park is something that I am very grateful for and I don’t take it for granted.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,997
    PJNB said:
    exploderball said:
    2016 Fenway N1 has to be their best Fenway show. The vibe was electric in that building for their first show there. 32 songs. Release + Long Road to open. It was another election year, so they pulled out an intense version of Masters of War. Down, Society, plus an amazing version of Black with all the flashlights and Bronson Arroyo sitting in (pic below). They played Strangest Tribe, for crying out loud! Great fucking show.


    N2 > N1 by a large margin for me 
    I always enjoyed N1 more but the majority seem to choose N2.  Both nights were epic so 2018 could not match.  
    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
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,597
    I've been thinking about how to rank the Fenway shows. As always, these will probably have changed by the time I finish typing. Top to bottom:

    2016 N2
    2018 N1
    2016 N1
    2024 N2
    2024 N1
    2018 N2

    The bottom two are basically a coin toss. 
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,230
    Poncier said:
    cutz said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Hartford 2010 was one of my faves, Probably somewhere in my top twenty.  Hartford 2006 was one of the worst non festival shows I ve ever been to.  
    I went in 2010 and I was glad that I did.

    The crowd, for me, is the crowd. Crowd has to really make me notice one way(loud/crazy, etc.) or the other(basically sitting on their hands, not seemed to be into the show, etc.)

    Hartford 2010 was a good/fun show and that crowd bought it that night.
    I'd say Hartford crowds are made up largely of diehards from Boston area and diehards from NYC area with a few diehards from Philly area and the only casual fans are those who are local CT folks.
    So, the crowd has a far smaller percentage of casuals than shows in the bigger markets. Has made for some great crowds and great shows in that city.
    That makes sense.

    I wish they played ther this Tour. Maybe next time they tour East Coast? If so, I'll try my best to be ther.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,230
    edited September 2024
    PJNB said:
    exploderball said:
    2016 Fenway N1 has to be their best Fenway show. The vibe was electric in that building for their first show there. 32 songs. Release + Long Road to open. It was another election year, so they pulled out an intense version of Masters of War. Down, Society, plus an amazing version of Black with all the flashlights and Bronson Arroyo sitting in (pic below). They played Strangest Tribe, for crying out loud! Great fucking show.


    N2 > N1 by a large margin for me 
    1

    I WISH I was at N-1. I could only make N-2 that year. 
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  • droptheleash9
    droptheleash9 Posts: 1,468
    Merkin Baller said:
    PJNB said:
    exploderball said:
    2016 Fenway N1 has to be their best Fenway show. The vibe was electric in that building for their first show there. 32 songs. Release + Long Road to open. It was another election year, so they pulled out an intense version of Masters of War. Down, Society, plus an amazing version of Black with all the flashlights and Bronson Arroyo sitting in (pic below). They played Strangest Tribe, for crying out loud! Great fucking show.


    N2 > N1 by a large margin for me 
    Agreed
    Everything is subjective obviously but N1 Fenway was probably my least favorite set of the 7 shows I saw in 2016 (both MSG, both Wrigleys, both Fenways, and Tampa)…and that’s coming from a Bostonian.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,997

    JimmyV said:
    I've been thinking about how to rank the Fenway shows. As always, these will probably have changed by the time I finish typing. Top to bottom:

    2016 N2
    2018 N1
    2016 N1
    2024 N2
    2024 N1
    2018 N2

    The bottom two are basically a coin toss. 
    I'll throw my two cents in...

    2016 N1
    2016 N2
    2024 N2
    2024 N1
    2018 N1
    2018 N2

    2018 was just fine to me.  

    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
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,696
    schaefferlax said:
    battle1 said:
    23scidoo said:
    The Juggler said:
    With all due respect....nothing ever tops a PHILADELPHIA PJ show.

    Fenway looked like a great time though. 
    South America, Europe..
    The only bigger myth is the MSG hype...
    Philly hype is the biggest myth

  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,199
    Who I Am said:
    I'm sorry but there have been no "All Timers" this tour.  Watch Ohana crush that statement.
    I wasn’t there, but watched the stream of Philly 1, it was up there with the best of the past decade.
  • vito
    vito Chicago Posts: 2,029
    edited September 2024
    And Chicago/AV has had just as many great/legendary shows as NYC, Philly, Boston & Seattle😎
    My top 5:
    Soldier Field Chicago 7/11/1995🔥
    Moline (No Code) 10/17/2014🎸
    AV (Lollapalooza) the thrill of seeing them the first time, so fucking RAW...EV & CC doing HS on the side hill, Incredible moment! 8/29/1992🩸
    AV Ice Bowl (almost a religious out of body experience...front row!) 10/8/2000🧊
    AV PJ20 You just had to be there to understand! 9/3&4/2011🇬🇧🇨🇦🇮🇹🇮🇪🇦🇷🇺🇸🇩🇪🇲🇽...you get the 🖼
    HM...Air Canada Centre Toronto (Bono) 9/15/2005🍷
    Post Covid...
    United Center Chicago II 9/7/2023🎙
    Worst Show...Hersheypark PA Terrible venue, last minute show & they just wanted to GTFOOT! 7/12/2003🥱
    2024 Tour...
    Philly I
    Boston II
    🎸🍷



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