Fenway N2 … an all-timer

SVRDhand13 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 

I always enjoyed N1 more but the majority seem to choose N2.  Both nights were epic so 2018 could not match.  

Agreed. Both 2016 shows were great, for sure. The anticipation and excitement for their first Fenway show was a big part of that N1 experience for me. And I think any show that opens with a Release + Long Road combo (N1) automatically beats a show that opens with Pendulum (N2). That hit me so hard, they basically had me at "hello".

go pre said:

Philly, Boston, MSG, blah blah blah

All I know is that whenever they decide to put on their big boy pants and make their way to Alpine Valley in little ol’ East Troy, WI, something special will happen.

See above and preach!🙏 And I didn't even mention the shows in 98' & 2003 which, we're absolute 🔥! Hopefully the Wrigley shows have run their course, they we're cool but, it's time to get back to legendary AV where 60% of the crowd is Chicago/Illinois anyways 💥

DB15740 said:

cutz said:

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.

Haha…you’re partially right, but let’s start with the fans in CT, Western Mass, RI, northern NE (VT, NH & ME), upstate NY, and probably Canada too…It's a F'ing melting pot!!!

Hartford is right in the middle of the whole NE region, easy access in/out, and without dealing with the cluster fuck of all the big cities. It’s a smaller city that doesn’t necessarily have all the amenities or options the bigger metro areas have, but it’s a lot cheaper, there's plenty of good places to eat & drink, and you can actually tailgate, throw a frisbee, find some green space, or do whatever you so choose. 

I’m still surprised they decided to skip this stop the past few years??? The demand in the northeast has always far exceeded the supply and Hartford just gave everyone another option or opportunity to have a chance… They easily could’ve done two sell out shows every tour.

The last PJ show I saw in Hartford (10/25/13) was the greatest show that I’ve ever witnessed, experienced, and actually felt a part of, as so many of us have over the years...

I really hope that we get at least one more chance to do it again! Cheers all!!!

If the demand in the northeast is that great then traveling to Boston should not be an issue. Yet tix could be had for less than face last Tuesday. Personally I don’t want to drive to or spend time in Hartford. Boston is a much better gathering spot. But I would like to see an arena show in BOS. Especially if my 10c tix are gonna be like they were this year. 

This was the only night I could make on this tour. I paid a pretty $ to see it but it was a great show by all accounts. My first time at Fenway! The energy and crowd near me were great, with the exception of a couple bros that had to let everyone around them know that Eddie needs to “just play music” when he barely touched on politics, and other bullshit comments during I Am A Patriot.

I think the set list was great for anyone who hasn’t been to a show or seen them in a while. Lots of good hits and a few deep cuts. I’ve seen almost all those songs in my limited set of shows I’ve been to and probably would have enjoyed N1 better. But still great!

I appreciate everyone’s passion about the other shows. They are good recommendations for the boots I want to listen to, though those never capture the full experience of the energy of the show.

HailHailVitalogy 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.  

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