The show in Hartford, CT 10-25-13

[Simple Torture]

You forgot "Ed's Story About Meeting Sandyhook Parents That Started Off Touching But Eventually Morphed Into 'Same Old Ed!'"

[Norah]

That story went on for way too fucking long.

[Simple Torture]

They coulda fit in two more songs tonight, for sure (or one long one). But the chat before Future Days was worth it for the Worldwide Suicide joke.

[iam76]

So how did people get the green poster....

[stip]

I met RM user EllisEamos at this show. He was like a slightly taller stip.

I always secretly hoped that would be the case

[stip]

so for people who were there, what did you think of Future Days live? Better?

[broken iris]

14 repeats from previous show:

Pendulum, LB, Corduroy, MYM, Even Flow, Sirens, UK, DTE, Betterman, Yellow Moon, Comeback, Future Days, Porch, Alive

Is that the norm for this tour? I haven't been paying close enough attention.

[CopperTom]

So how did people get the green poster....

It was sold on the Ames site. I'm not sure it was a also sold on site.

[CopperTom]

So how did people get the green poster....

It was sold on the Ames site. I'm not sure it was a also sold on site.

If you want it, I think the $400 buy it now option on eBay is a good deal. There are only 65 in existence.

[numbers]

On paper this show looks like kind of a dud.

[elliseamos]

I met RM user EllisEamos at this show. He was like a slightly taller stip.

I always secretly hoped that would be the case

Meeting Chud was a great start to a cool night. Although, seeing as he was in better seats, now it's official that he's a bigger fan than I am.

I really enjoyed the pendulum, long road, sometimes, corduroy opening. It felt like the band wanted to make it special for those in attendance, and they certainly delivered. So many highlights for me, alone might be #1 on the list. The ed rants were classic ed... In a bad way, but if that's what we need to endure for a great musical performance, then I'll take it!

Completely agree with Chud on the sound. I commented at least 4 different times to my wife that is sounded perfect. Glad my 7-month gestation could hear what I believe was a special night.

[elliseamos]

On paper this show looks like kind of a dud.

Pfft. That doesn't sound scientific at all!

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Johnny Guitar was on the setlist between Immortality and Even Flow but not played, I hope they roll that one out soon.

Im hoping to get that one at one of the shows ill be at, i never managed to catch it at the backspacer shows i went to

[lowlight79]

Good morning fellas,

I write here from my hotel room completely exhausted and sick as fuck after last night. After attending 29 shows and this being my 30th. I have to agree with my friend who came with me, (keep in mind, his first show was msg 2 in 2010.) it was a very fun show, the band was loud, the crowd was insane, probably the loudest crowd since msg 2 and Montreal in 2011. But it was very uneven, it felt like every time they were gonna take it up a notch, they brought it back down.

Don't take this the wrong way, it was awesome, but the encores were a little sloppy and Ed was so amazed by the crowds he stop singing a lot. The band energy was amazing and most of the songs were pretty tight. Save you was messed up, life wasted too, fuckin up was a mess and future days was really fucked. All in all in was a fun show, one I wanted and my ears are still ringing. Ed stay very on line in his gun control speech and was very talkative and drunk throughout the night.

Before eruption and Ed mentioned to the crowd that they played a song here that they said they would never play again, but he remembered this was the place and that was pretty much the reason for playing it again. The funniest shit was some fan drew a poster of Matt Cameron dressed as mc hammer and the poster said can't touch this. Ed gave It to Matt as a anniversary gift.

[warehouse]

Yellow Moon
Come Back
Future Days
Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns
Eruption
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Given to Fly
Got Some
Wasted Reprise
Life Wasted
Porch

Oof.

I don't often take issue with the band's setlists but that's a brutally boring run of songs (save Porch).

The continued appearance of those Van Halen covers in the band's sets is truly perplexing.

they played 'aint talkin about love' twice, in the same place for a specific reason. what are you talking about?

and GTF might be one of the most uplifting live songs pearl jam plays. "boring" is the last word i'd use to describe that song.

[MattA75]

Yellow Moon
Come Back
Future Days
Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns
Eruption
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Given to Fly
Got Some
Wasted Reprise
Life Wasted
Porch

Oof.

I don't often take issue with the band's setlists but that's a brutally boring run of songs (save Porch).

The continued appearance of those Van Halen covers in the band's sets is truly perplexing.

if I have to hear a cover, I'd be thrilled to hear Ain't Talkin Bout Love instead of RITFW for the 8 millionth straight show...

[Birds in Hell]

Yellow Moon
Come Back
Future Days
Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns
Eruption
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Given to Fly
Got Some
Wasted Reprise
Life Wasted
Porch

Oof.

I don't often take issue with the band's setlists but that's a brutally boring run of songs (save Porch).

The continued appearance of those Van Halen covers in the band's sets is truly perplexing.

they played 'aint talkin about love' twice, in the same place for a specific reason. what are you talking about?

The one previous time they unwisely pulled that one out must've made a pretty significant impact on me (and they have let Mike play Eruption more often than that, it must be said).

Honestly, even if it were only two Van Halen covers in their entire 23-year career, that's probably two too many. At least.

[super nintendo chalmers]

This is the superior VH cover, btw.



Anyway, I ended up going last night. Total shit stain of an area, but yeah, it sounded great and the crowd really was into it. There was some vocal frustrations early on, anyone else notice Ed looking pissed during Long Road? However it ended up being a surprisingly killer show, but it in no way topped BK2, as that would be damn near impossible. I thought if this was the only show I saw this tour, I'd be satisfied as it topped both Hartford 06 and the MSG shows I caught in 08 and 10. Hoped for RVM but Porch rocked even after seeing in Brooklyn last week. I loved the acknowledgment of Bridge School this weekend leading in to Fuckin' Up, didn't see that coming. Happy I got to see these two shows. For all the times I think I'm done with these clowns, they always seem to reel me back in by putting on a solid 3 hour show that pretty much held my attention the entire time. Theres a lot to be said for that. When it comes to big, dumb, arena rock, these dudes are tops.

Would of been nice to meet up with some of you guys, but I didn't get a chance to make that happen.

[Norah]

This was the first time I've get to see them play Alone.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

This was the first time I've get to see them play Alone.

Definitely one i would love to see, did it sound like they had been practicing it or was it kinda sloppy?