2013-07-19: Wrigley Field: Chicago, IL

[warehouse]

with that said, the band could have changed it up a bit as well. i understand the setlist was written days in advance, but you kinda gotta wing it after a delay like that.

But... but they had the setlist t-shirts all printed out to sell!

i thought this was really funny...then i read the rest of the thread and saw u were serious, now im kinda sad. its like the entire setlist was dictated by merchandise.

remember when pearl jam shows had a natural, organic feel to them?

Oh Jesus Christ relax.

i just woke up, if i was any more relaxed id be sleeping

Go back to sleep.

its almost noon you slacker

[evenslow]

with that said, the band could have changed it up a bit as well. i understand the setlist was written days in advance, but you kinda gotta wing it after a delay like that.

But... but they had the setlist t-shirts all printed out to sell!

i thought this was really funny...then i read the rest of the thread and saw u were serious, now im kinda sad. its like the entire setlist was dictated by merchandise.

remember when pearl jam shows had a natural, organic feel to them?

Oh Jesus Christ relax.

i just woke up, if i was any more relaxed id be sleeping

Go back to sleep.

its almost noon you slacker

[Scott]

broken iris is the guy who was pissed a few years ago the band repeated a "rare" song in the same tour because it ruined his "rare" experience

lol

People are allowed to evolve their views on things, but that was not the point of that post nor the one in this thread.

True. But you really do come off as a whining douchebag in this thread.

No offense.

[warehouse]

broken iris is the guy who was pissed a few years ago the band repeated a "rare" song in the same tour because it ruined his "rare" experience

lol

People are allowed to evolve their views on things, but that was not the point of that post nor the one in this thread.

True. But you really do come off as a whining douchebag in this thread.

No offense.

in this thread? r u new here?

[Scott]

broken iris is the guy who was pissed a few years ago the band repeated a "rare" song in the same tour because it ruined his "rare" experience

lol

People are allowed to evolve their views on things, but that was not the point of that post nor the one in this thread.

True. But you really do come off as a whining douchebag in this thread.

No offense.

in this thread? r u new here?

I was trying not to be too negative....

[evenslow]

True. But you really do come off as a whining douchebag in this thread.

No offense.

How would anyone possibly take offense to this?

[given2trade]

As critical as I've become of this band over the past few years, I can't think of many other bands that would wait for a few hours to finish a show.

Agree but they would have had to refund or reschedule the show which would have cost them millions. It's not so altruistic

MIllion??? Please show your work

40,000 seats X 75 bucks =

[@SkitchP]

As critical as I've become of this band over the past few years, I can't think of many other bands that would wait for a few hours to finish a show.

Agree but they would have had to refund or reschedule the show which would have cost them millions. It's not so altruistic

MIllion??? Please show your work

40,000 seats X 75 bucks =

And realistically, I imagine some would have filed suit to try and hold them liable for things like lodging and transportation costs. They may not have been successful, but it probably would have required some defense costs.

[evenslow]

As critical as I've become of this band over the past few years, I can't think of many other bands that would wait for a few hours to finish a show.

Agree but they would have had to refund or reschedule the show which would have cost them millions. It's not so altruistic

MIllion??? Please show your work

40,000 seats X 75 bucks =

And realistically, I imagine some would have filed suit to try and hold them liable for things like lodging and transportation costs. They may not have been successful, but it probably would have required some defense costs.

40,000 x $2 = $80,000 to local charities

But I'm sure there's something wrong with this and it's not enough it's never enough given2trade once gave a charity $80,001.

Also, I'll give you guys the benefit of the doubt of not understanding how concerts at Wrigley work, but rescheduling that show would have been a Herculean, near impossible task. There are so many issues at play to get them there in the first place - I really don't believe the city, and more importantly Alderman Tunney (who rules that ward like a king) would have found a way to make it all work again.

[E.H. Ruddock]

downloading two different audience recordings of this now.

[given2trade]

As critical as I've become of this band over the past few years, I can't think of many other bands that would wait for a few hours to finish a show.

Agree but they would have had to refund or reschedule the show which would have cost them millions. It's not so altruistic

MIllion??? Please show your work

40,000 seats X 75 bucks =

And realistically, I imagine some would have filed suit to try and hold them liable for things like lodging and transportation costs. They may not have been successful, but it probably would have required some defense costs.

40,000 x $2 = $80,000 to local charities

But I'm sure there's something wrong with this and it's not enough it's never enough given2trade once gave a charity $80,001.

Also, I'll give you guys the benefit of the doubt of not understanding how concerts at Wrigley work, but rescheduling that show would have been a Herculean, near impossible task. There are so many issues at play to get them there in the first place - I really don't believe the city, and more importantly Alderman Tunney (who rules that ward like a king) would have found a way to make it all work again.

That $2 came from fans - not the band. Also, you're absolutely right. They wouldn't have been able to reschedule it. And the millions of dollars in proceeds would have been returned and the band would have lost hundreds of thousands in additional operating costs.

Keep on drinking the kool aid!

[evenslow]

As critical as I've become of this band over the past few years, I can't think of many other bands that would wait for a few hours to finish a show.

Agree but they would have had to refund or reschedule the show which would have cost them millions. It's not so altruistic

MIllion??? Please show your work

40,000 seats X 75 bucks =

And realistically, I imagine some would have filed suit to try and hold them liable for things like lodging and transportation costs. They may not have been successful, but it probably would have required some defense costs.

40,000 x $2 = $80,000 to local charities

But I'm sure there's something wrong with this and it's not enough it's never enough given2trade once gave a charity $80,001.

Also, I'll give you guys the benefit of the doubt of not understanding how concerts at Wrigley work, but rescheduling that show would have been a Herculean, near impossible task. There are so many issues at play to get them there in the first place - I really don't believe the city, and more importantly Alderman Tunney (who rules that ward like a king) would have found a way to make it all work again.

That $2 came from fans - not the band. Also, you're absolutely right. They wouldn't have been able to reschedule it. And the millions of dollars in proceeds would have been returned and the band would have lost hundreds of thousands in additional operating costs.

Keep on drinking the kool aid!

You're right.

Look, you have been validated! Now, you can move on! You're free! WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Have a positive, uplifting life. Donate your proceeds to charity and always do the right thing. Keep your standards high and walk tall. You've earned it "given2trade."

No doubt we'll miss your indispensable voice around these parts but life is about hardship followed by growth. I'm confident we'll weather the storm. What's most important here is that all your hard work fighting the good fight on a message board for years has not gone unnoticed and, in fact, has changed how a certain corner of the world operates for the better. In no way has this mission ever come across as uniquely sad.

[warehouse]

i think evenslow needs to go back to bed

[Norah]

As critical as I've become of this band over the past few years, I can't think of many other bands that would wait for a few hours to finish a show.

Agree but they would have had to refund or reschedule the show which would have cost them millions. It's not so altruistic

MIllion??? Please show your work

40,000 seats X 75 bucks =

And realistically, I imagine some would have filed suit to try and hold them liable for things like lodging and transportation costs. They may not have been successful, but it probably would have required some defense costs.

40,000 x $2 = $80,000 to local charities

But I'm sure there's something wrong with this and it's not enough it's never enough given2trade once gave a charity $80,001.

Also, I'll give you guys the benefit of the doubt of not understanding how concerts at Wrigley work, but rescheduling that show would have been a Herculean, near impossible task. There are so many issues at play to get them there in the first place - I really don't believe the city, and more importantly Alderman Tunney (who rules that ward like a king) would have found a way to make it all work again.

That $2 came from fans - not the band. Also, you're absolutely right. They wouldn't have been able to reschedule it. And the millions of dollars in proceeds would have been returned and the band would have lost hundreds of thousands in additional operating costs.

Keep on drinking the kool aid!

You're right.

Look, you have been validated! Now, you can move on! You're free! WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Have a positive, uplifting life. Donate your proceeds to charity and always do the right thing. Keep your standards high and walk tall. You've earned it "given2trade."

No doubt we'll miss your indispensable voice around these parts but life is about hardship followed by growth. I'm confident we'll weather the storm. What's most important here is that all your hard work fighting the good fight on a message board for years has not gone unnoticed and, in fact, has changed how a certain corner of the world operates for the better. In no way has this mission ever come across as uniquely sad.

Guys, trade donates more to charity than any of us make in a year.

[broken iris]

broken iris is the guy who was pissed a few years ago the band repeated a "rare" song in the same tour because it ruined his "rare" experience

lol

People are allowed to evolve their views on things, but that was not the point of that post nor the one in this thread.

True. But you really do come off as a whining douchebag in this thread.

No offense.

in this thread? r u new here?

I was trying not to be too negative....

Warehouse whining about whiners.

Christ, I've complained about like 4 pj related things ever in this board and i got the sense that after the lotto shook out last week more people were on my side about the poor implementation but whatever. I guess people see what they want to.


As for the crowd complaint, assuming that's my big offense this time, it's more driven by surprise. I had heard people talk here about lifeless fans, but never really thought it was an issue until this show. Also the merch obsession shocked me a bit. There were people who getting aggressive and mad with sales staff for things completely out their control. I think that attitude is worthy of a little online complaining.

[daft twat]

downloading two different audience recordings of this now.

if they're good, would you mind sending me a link?

[MadTIGERmaN]

Reading some of the harsh comments on the crowd... just make me


The crowd, was insanely loud during Release...
that followed up with 7 straight slow songs, and a 3 hour rain delay killed it... but NO ONE LEFT
I do agree they could have come out a few mins earlier and gotten the Cubs song out of the way, BUT... if you recall, before Small Town, Ed went off and checked with the weather... its possible they thought theyd get that in before the rain, but were told no more. Besides... if anyone should be bitching about what time they took the stage, and not getting 1 more song in... its Ernie Banks, who stuck around till midnight just for that song, and to say hi.

complaining about what songs got cut / included... well look at it this way...
if they cut Eruption, and Bugs, for Alive? would the bitching by the hardcore nut jobs who came to see an epic show not be 1000X worse? yup. (the one thing I dont get, and its something i disliked about the PJ20 sets too... is on nights like PJ20/Wrigley... shows of this nature... there should be at least 1 song from every album... id even say 2, some of us actually like Binaural and Riot Act)

as a few have said, it was a 3 hour rain delay, and that crowd, stayed calm, and STAYED
just amazing, and awesome fans that band has... sure we werent as energetic by the end of it... but we were still there by the end of it.

I can honestly not think of one other band, who would have had that many fans still in the stands after 3 hours. THAT in itself says a lot more than any bitching about anything that happened.

[Lament]

I can honestly not think of one other band, who would have had that many fans still in the stands after 3 hours. THAT in itself says a lot more than any bitching about anything that happened.

I give the band credit for playing till two AM when a lot of acts would have come back out and played for maybe an hour so just to say they played long enough to constitute a "full show," but us as fans didn't do anything spectacular by staying. Fans of any big band with a passionate following, be it U2, Springsteen, DMB, etc., would have stuck around till the bitter end. The band we love may be unique, but as a fan base we're not all that different from most others.

[Ledbetterman10]

Audience Recording:

http://wegotshit.blogspot.com/2013/07/w ... -flac.html

[CopperTom]

Audience Recording:

http://wegotshit.blogspot.com/2013/07/w ... -flac.html

FYI - Those 2 are also at Dime.