The Perfect Pearl Jam Show in 2024

[daft twat]

I wish this could go in the tour section. As I write this, the first two shows in Vancouver have happened. Some people are excited by how much of the set is comprised of DM songs and others contend it kills momentum. Binaural, Riot Act, Backspacer, and Lightning Bold are entirely unrepresented, and the fairly well-received Gigaton has only seen one song played. There have been b-sides and rarities as well as hits at each show. I have seen complaints (not on RM) when hits like Black and Daughter are only played at one show as well as complaints about song repeats in same-city shows. And then there are covers taking up space. Oh, and are they going to close with Setting Sun every fucking night now???

So wtf is the answer? They’ve played sets of 25 and 24 songs (Down crossed off night 2).

The challenge - write a 25 song setlist formula/recipe that will make the most people happy.

My attempt:
1-5 Alive, Even Flow, Black, Jeremy, and Ledbetter should be played at every show. If you only go to one, you want to see these. No casual fan goes home unhappy if they get these.
6 - Pick one - Daughter, Elderly Woman, Betterman. - A singalong for everyone.
7 - Pick one - Do the Ev, Why Go?, Porch
8 - Pick one - Corduroy or Rearviewmirror - we deserve one of these with no call and response
9-13 - Dark Matter songs. Yeah, 5 songs. 20% of the set. That’s fair. If the band is excited about their new music, they should play it.
14 - A cover. Just one. And full band. RITFW, Baba, Fuckin Up, Love Reign…These are fun. Ed strumming and singing Tom Petty is boring. Fuck off. It’s boring.
15-16 - 2 b-sides/Lost Dogs that aren’t YL. Something for the insufferable collector. Every show should have two rarities that are played once on tour. It’s your white whale lottery; They play Fatal and Footsteps in Missoula and Alone and Leatherman in Vancouver and Black, Red, Yellow and U in Chicago. (Never repeated on tour)
17-25 - 9 album songs but the 90s, 00s (Binaural, Riot Act, Avocado, BS) and 10s (LB, Gigaton) have to be represented twice. (Never repeated on tour)

Sample set in need of sequencing:

Alive, Even Flow, Black, Jeremy, Ledbetter
Betterman
Porch,
Rearviewmirror,
Scared of Fear, Wreckage, Upper Hand, Running, Waiting for Stevie,
Baba,
Sad, Hard to Imagine,
Deep, Faithfull, Habit,
Sleight of Hand, Get Right, Marker in the Sand,
Whoever Said, Mind Your Manners, Take the Long Way

[Tj]

Night 1
Can't Keep
Elderly Woman
Not for You
World Wide Sucide
Scared of Fear
Dark Matter
EvenFlow
State of Love
In Hiding
I got I'd
I am mine
Black
Off he Goes
Wreckage
Waiting for Stevie
Lukin
Rvm
Break
Comes and Goes
Missing(soundgarden
Crazy Mary
Tremor Christ
Dotc
Alive
Ylb
Setting sun
Night 2

Hard to Imagine
Nothing man
Corduroy
Hail Hail
Got to Give
Daughter
Why go
Wts
Of a girl
Jeremy
Garden
Sirens
Gone
Dissident
Evenflow
Life Wasted
Break
View from the Top
Never Destination
Wreckage
Dark Matter
Betterman
Evolution
Porch
Alive
Setting Sun

[Kevin Davis]

Oceans
Brain of J
Last Exit
Hail Hail
Who You Are
Nothing As It Seems
Scared of Fear
React, Respond
Wreckage
Dark Matter
Dance of the Clairvoyants
Daughter
Get Right
Even Flow
Insignificance
Upper Hand
Jeremy
Go

Encore:
Man of the Hour (full band)
Sleight of Hand
Get It Back
Do the Evolution
Alive
Smile
Leaving Here
Setting Sun

[Jaeti]

Insignificance
Upper Hand
Jeremy

Love this little run.

[RAG319]

Wasted Reprise
I'm Open
Sirens
Buckle Up
The Fixer
Running
Dark Matter
Something Special
Evacuation
Big Wave
Even Flow
Push Me, Pull Me
Bu$hleaguer
Sweet Lew
Let Me Sleep (It's Christmas Time)
Superblood Wolfmoon
Let the Records Play
Supersonic

Encore 1
Bugs
River Cross
Evil Little Goat
Dirty Frank
Ole
Can't Deny Me

Encore 2
Last Kiss

[96583UP]

Go
Animal
Daughter
Glorified G
Dissident
WMA
Blood
Rearviewmirror
Rats
Elderly Woman
Leash
Indifference
Hold On
Cready Stomp
Crazy Mary
Hard to Imagine

[Thurman Murman]

1. Release
2. Go
3. Last Exit
4. Sad
5. Immortality
6. Small Town
7. Scared of Fear
8. React, Respond
9. Wreckage
10. Dark Matter
11. Dance of the Clairvoyants
12. Who You Are
13. Daughter
14. Nothing As It Seems
15. I Got ID
16. Upper Hand
17. Given To Fly
18. Porch

19. Black
20. Waiting For Stevie
21. Rearviewmirror
22. Do The Evolution
23. Alive
24. Fuckin' Up
25. Setting Sun

[warehouse]

Pendulum
Can't Keep
Fatal
Love Boat Captain
Severed Hand
Marker in the Sand
Even Flow
Scared of Fear
React, Respond
Black
I Got Shit
Upper Hand
Insignificance
Grievance
Jeremy
Porch

Just Breathe
Gonna See My Friends
Getaway
Comatose
Betterman
Alive

Waiting for Stevie w/ Stevie Wonder
Superstition w/ Stevie Wonder
Yellow Ledbetter
Setting Sun

[Buby]

We're only 2 shows in at the time of this post, but it's unlikely they'll vary a lot from what we've seen in Vancouver.
They have visuals for the DM ones, also some visuals for a few classics (DTE looked pretty badass).

I'd love for them to swap Ten for Gigaton or No Code songs.

[Clem Halibut]

Here we go...dream 2024 setlist

Main Set
Long Road
Corduroy
In Hiding
Dissident
Scared of Fear
React / Respond
Wreckage
Dark Matter
Won't Tell
Dance of The Clairvoyants
Quick Escape
Seven O'clock
Army Reserve
1/2 Full
Rival
Rats
Black
Immortality

Encore 1
Hard to Imagine
Upper Hand
Waiting For Stevie
Breath
Alive

Encore 2
Crown of Thorns
Baba O' Riley

[LetMeSleep]

Hybrid of Vancouver's template and DT's rules.

Oceans
Can't Keep
Off He Goes
Nothing As It Seems
Scared Of Fear
React/Respond
Wreckage
Dark Matter
Dance Of The Clairvoyants
Daughter
Marker In The Sand
Upper Hand
Won't Tell
Take The Long Way
Garden
Cropduster
Grievance
RVM

Of The Girl
Brain Of J
Last Exit
Do The Evolution
Alive
Baba O'Riley
Setting Sun

[Birds in Hell]

Hybrid of Vancouver's template and DT's rules.

Oceans
Can't Keep
Off He Goes
Nothing As It Seems
Scared Of Fear
React/Respond
Wreckage
Dark Matter
Dance Of The Clairvoyants
Daughter
Marker In The Sand
Upper Hand
Won't Tell
Take The Long Way
Garden
Cropduster
Grievance
RVM

Of The Girl
Brain Of J
Last Exit
Do The Evolution
Alive
Baba O'Riley
Setting Sun

Best one yet, though I'd sub out Baba (too many high notes) for either Fuckin' Up or Leaving Here.

[Buby]

IDK, pet peeve maybe?

12 albums in, something like 200 songs to choose from... Does Ten still need to have the most tracks played behind Dark Matter in 2024?

I get there's great songs there, but still.
And the casual fan who only knows Ten songs, I don't think a lot of casual fans dropped $200 a pop to see them in 2024.

I'd love to have No Code, Riot Act, Binaural and Gigaton tracks replace Ten tracks, at least a few of them.

[KurtLeon]

Hard to Imagine
Come Back
Immortality
Daughter
Corduroy
Scared of Fear
Wreckage
Even Flow
Hold On
In My Tree
Cropduster
Let The Records Play
Waiting For Stevie
Light Years
Jeremy
Upper Hand
Black
Evolution

Break
Dance of the Clairvoyants
No Way
Got Some
Alive
Baba O'Riley
Yellow Ledbetter
Setting Sun

(Yes, I do like Let the Records Play way more than almost anything in LB)

[MattA75]

Based on reality and maybe with any luck making both me and my wife happy

Fenway I

Hard to Imagine
Oceans
Small Town
Go
Dissident
Scared of Fear
React, Respond
Quick Escape
Untitled/MFC
Upper Hand
Dark Matter
In Hiding
Even Flow
Nothingman
Leatherman
Better Man
RVM

Throw Your Arms
Stevie
Evolution
Black
Smile
Alive
Baba
Setting Sun


Fenway II

Release
Nothing as it Seems
Corduroy
Brain of J
Dark Matter
Won't Tell
Even Flow
Running
Hail Hail
Jeremy
Wreckage
Retrograde
Green Disease
Swallowed Whole
Given to Fly
Something Special
Porch

Keep Me in Your Heart
Got to Give
Breath
Come Back
Leash
Alive
Rockin
Ledbetter

[Monkey_Driven]

Baltimore (the only show I'm attending this year) - a little bit of this is wishful thinking, but I think this set would sound good in 2024

Long Road (12 shows in and I've yet to hear this one live)
Can't Keep
Thin Air
Black
Scared of Fear
React/Respond
Wreckage
Dark Matter
Quick Escape (didn't hear this at the 2 Gigaton shows I saw)
Corduroy
Get Right (for Ruddo)
Immortality
Won't Tell
Upper Hand
Sad
DTE
1/2 Full

Encore:
Throw Your Arms Around Me
Faithfull
Something Special
Waiting For Stevie
Betterman/Save It For Later
Alive
Fucking Up
Setting Sun

[wease]

So we’re doing just our dream set list?

[Birds in Hell]

So we’re doing just our dream set list?

well, daft put parameters on it.

[VinylGuy]

Cant Keep
Low Light
React, Respond
Why Go
Severed Hand
Wreckage
Daughter
Hail Hail
Dance Of Clairvoyants
Wont Tell
Jeremy

Upper Hand
Even Flow
Black Red Yellow
Im Open-Waiting For Stevie
RVM

Oceans
Scared of Fear
Tremor Christ
Black
Alive
Dark Matter
Fuckin Up
Yellow Ledbetter