Article on best concerts

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• dreamweaver New York Posts: 735

  June 8

  I was at MSG show. Still have the poster framed. Great versions of Baba O'Rielly and busting out Alive after Indifference had entire venue pumping fists at the end. Epic marathon. 

  Meadowlands, MSG 1, MSG 2 - '98
  Jones Beach NY 1 + 3 - '00
  MSG 1 + 2 - '03
  Boston Garden - '04
  Montreal - '05
  Boston Garden 1, Meadowlands 1 + 2 - '06
  Mansfield 1 - '08
  (EV solo) Boston 1 - '08
  Chicago 1 - '09
  MSG -'10
  Brooklyn 1+2 - '13
  Central Park - '15
  MSG - '16
  Fenway - '16
  Wrigley - '16
  (RRHOF) Brooklyn - '17
  Fenway - '18
  MSG - '22
  MSG 1 - '24

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• on2legs Posts: 15,933

  June 8

  I realize this is a subjective list but… the night 3 Spectrum show is the definitively best show of the 4 shows, not night 4.  Also… the night 2 at Randall’s Island is the better of the two shows.  Otherwise… good list.   If I remember correctly, Spin magazine did a really good top ten list for PJ20.  I have a hard copy of the magazine somewhere.  

  1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 (#25) | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2025: Raleigh
  

  
  

  
  

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• We All Believe Eastchester, NY - Proud South Canadian. Posts: 797

  June 8

  Humblebrag lol, I was at 3, 5, 9, and 10.

  May your days be long, til kingdom come.
  

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• Get_Right Posts: 14,095

  June 8

  on2legs said:

  I realize this is a subjective list but… the night 3 Spectrum show is the definitively best show of the 4 shows, not night 4.  Also… the night 2 at Randall’s Island is the better of the two shows.  Otherwise… good list.   If I remember correctly, Spin magazine did a really good top ten list for PJ20.  I have a hard copy of the magazine somewhere.  

  
  This is correct. Night three in Philly was the best one. How does Randall's 2 not make the list? First time Present Tense played live. More internet BS I guess.

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• DELIGHT-IN-YOUR-YOUTH Posts: 15

  June 8

  2003 State College should always be on the list 

  Toronto 8/18/93                         Toledo 10/2/04
  Randalls Island 9/29/96             Boston 9/28/04
  Pittsburgh 8/25/98                     Toronto 9/19/05
  Phoenix 10/21/00                      Pittsburgh 9/28/05
  Pittsburgh 4/26/03.                    Cleveland 5/20/06                  
  State College 5/3/03                  Camden 5/27/06
  Philly 7/5/03                               Camden 5/28/06
  Hershey 7/12/03                        Pittsburgh 6/23/06
  
  
  

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• lastexitlondon Posts: 14,840

  June 9

  Europe has had some 

  brixton 93
  astoria 06
  albany 06
  hartford 06
  reading 06
  barcelona 06
  paris 06
  wembley 07
  dusseldorf 07
  nijmegen 07
  
  this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -

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• spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,017

  June 9 edited June 9

  Get_Right said:

  on2legs said:

  I realize this is a subjective list but… the night 3 Spectrum show is the definitively best show of the 4 shows, not night 4.  Also… the night 2 at Randall’s Island is the better of the two shows.  Otherwise… good list.   If I remember correctly, Spin magazine did a really good top ten list for PJ20.  I have a hard copy of the magazine somewhere.  

  
  This is correct. Night three in Philly was the best one. How does Randall's 2 not make the list? First time Present Tense played live. More internet BS I guess.

  Typo

  Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 :( Baltimore 3/28/20 :( Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24, Nashville 5/6/25, 5/8/25

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• PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,845

  June 9

  You can ask 1,000 pearl jam fans and you will get very many different top 10's.  All depends on what the criteria is, the wording here "legendary" is weird, because in its absolute sense "legendary" is stories passed down for which we don't have much or any evidence of, in the more slang sense sure these shows are legendary.
  
  If the criteria is best played at least 5-6 of those shows are nowhere near the top 10.  If the criteria is most important, at least 5-6 of those shows have very little basis for being on that list. 
  
  Randall's Island night 2 is a big show, nice old school bootleg, Night 1 was a better overall performance though, sadly not much good in the way of recordings due to the rain that plagued the show. 
  
  Insane for a legendary shows list to not have Zurich June 18, 1992 and Atlanta night 2 1994 on it.

  His eminence has yet to show. 
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• demetrios Posts: 97,014

  July 19

  Not bad of a list.

  • 1. Orpheum Theater – Boston, MA (April 12, 1994)
  • 2. Soldier Field – Chicago, IL (July 11, 1995)
  • 3. Madison Square Garden – NYC (September 11, 1998)
  • 4. Key Arena – Seattle, WA (November 6, 2000)
  • 5. Mansfield, MA – (July 11, 2003)
  • 6. Mexico City, MX (July 19, 2003)
  • 7. The Gorge – George, WA (September 1, 2005)
  • 8. Piazza Duomo – Pistoia, Italy (September 20, 2006)
  • 9. Wachovia Spectrum – Philly, PA (October 31, 2009)
  • 10. Alpine Valley – East Troy, WI (September 4, 2011)

  on2legs said:

  I realize this is a subjective list but… the night 3 Spectrum show is the definitively best show of the 4 shows, not night 4.  Also… the night 2 at Randall’s Island is the better of the two shows.  Otherwise… good list.   If I remember correctly, Spin magazine did a really good top ten list for PJ20.  I have a hard copy of the magazine somewhere.  

  
  I was at all 4 shows & I agree Night 3 Philly was better then Night 4. 

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