2024-09-09: Philadelphia, PA

[liebzz]

yeah, i agree MSG 98 was treated like a true classic, specially because of Breathe i guess?

It is a classic. Still a top 5 of the 60+ I’ve been to.

Not just because of Breathe. The show was a barn burner front to back. I wish there were a commercially released version of this show. They were on fire that night. Breathe was just the icing on the cake.

[dimejinky99]

yeah, i agree MSG 98 was treated like a true classic, specially because of Breathe i guess?

It is a classic. Still a top 5 of the 60+ I’ve been to.

Not just because of Breathe. The show was a barn burner front to back. I wish there were a commercially released version of this show. They were on fire that night. Breathe was just the icing on the cake.

are you jessica letkeman?

[warehouse]

this was a completely unique show for me. after seeing saturday's show with my best friend who i've seen like 30 shows with, i told my wife I wanted her to come with me Monday. she doesn't like concerts, she's seen pj once the last time they were in Camden, and we were in the pit. but after saturday i really wanted her to experience it again. I ended up scoring lower level seats near mike's side day-of.

it was awesome. she said she recognized way more than she expected, including DotC and In My Tree, which made me proud lol. She love's 'wreckage' b/c we've heard it on the radio a lot. she knows the hits, so im glad they played small town, betterman, corduroy, evenflow, etc. I scared her when porch started b/c they didn't do that slow start they've been doing. i get excited easily lol. also EV is fucking hilarious and she mentioned how funny he is on stage.

i promised her we could leave early, but i wanted to see what ed would play solo. 'just breathe' was part of our wedding, so this was obviously the most special part of the night. when glenn hansard came out we stayed to hear one more quiet one, then we were off.

until i heard the start of 'waiting for stevie'. i asked her if we could stay for this one song, and of course she was cool with it. i love this woman lol.

[dimejinky99]

wtf weirdness was that?

you stayed for Glen (one n) fair enough.

but the rest of it

are you mormons?

[spike]

this was a completely unique show for me. after seeing saturday's show with my best friend who i've seen like 30 shows with, i told my wife I wanted her to come with me Monday. she doesn't like concerts, she's seen pj once the last time they were in Camden, and we were in the pit. but after saturday i really wanted her to experience it again. I ended up scoring lower level seats near mike's side day-of.

it was awesome. she said she recognized way more than she expected, including DotC and In My Tree, which made me proud lol. She love's 'wreckage' b/c we've heard it on the radio a lot. she knows the hits, so im glad they played small town, betterman, corduroy, evenflow, etc. I scared her when porch started b/c they didn't do that slow start they've been doing. i get excited easily lol. also EV is fucking hilarious and she mentioned how funny he is on stage.

i promised her we could leave early, but i wanted to see what ed would play solo. 'just breathe' was part of our wedding, so this was obviously the most special part of the night. when glenn hansard came out we stayed to hear one more quiet one, then we were off.

until i heard the start of 'waiting for stevie'. i asked her if we could stay for this one song, and of course she was cool with it. i love this woman lol.

sounds like never switching from Sirius channel 22 is paying off

[epilogue]

The Venn Diagram of PJ fans and Trump supporters is shocking. There's way more overlap than I'd expect for a band so outspoken and politically left. But that's what's great about art. It can transcend all that external stuff. Maybe it's that the crowds are all so much older, but this last show at MSG was uncomfortably rightwing. Lots of dudes getting all up in their feels about Ed's comments and one guy screaming LET'S GO TRUMP at the top of his lungs all the way down the several flights of stairs as fans exited MSG.

Very weird. I hadn't encountered that kind of thing at a PJ show before. Especially in NYC.

NYC shows get a lot of people buying tickets and not necessarily fans, again especially MSG.

I'd seen them there before. This crowd was very different. But you make a fair and good point.

[Chris_H_2]

Hot take: the May 21, 2010 show at MSG was the best of the bunch

[warehouse]

this was a completely unique show for me. after seeing saturday's show with my best friend who i've seen like 30 shows with, i told my wife I wanted her to come with me Monday. she doesn't like concerts, she's seen pj once the last time they were in Camden, and we were in the pit. but after saturday i really wanted her to experience it again. I ended up scoring lower level seats near mike's side day-of.

it was awesome. she said she recognized way more than she expected, including DotC and In My Tree, which made me proud lol. She love's 'wreckage' b/c we've heard it on the radio a lot. she knows the hits, so im glad they played small town, betterman, corduroy, evenflow, etc. I scared her when porch started b/c they didn't do that slow start they've been doing. i get excited easily lol. also EV is fucking hilarious and she mentioned how funny he is on stage.

i promised her we could leave early, but i wanted to see what ed would play solo. 'just breathe' was part of our wedding, so this was obviously the most special part of the night. when glenn hansard came out we stayed to hear one more quiet one, then we were off.

until i heard the start of 'waiting for stevie'. i asked her if we could stay for this one song, and of course she was cool with it. i love this woman lol.

sounds like never switching from Sirius channel 22 is paying off

its working! lol

[Bi_3]

Hot take: the May 21, 2010 show at MSG was the best of the bunch

This isn't that controversial for anyone who attended. There is no boot I've listened to more since ATL '94.


Hotter take: Possibly the best show of mid-era Pearl Jam.

[warehouse]

wtf weirdness was that?

you stayed for Glen (one n) fair enough.

but the rest of it

are you mormons?

amish. who do you think is gonna plough the fields in the morning?

also, this glenn guy was very impressive! never heard of him before, but i saw some of his band and his song w/ EV. guy is great, need to look into him.

[dimejinky99]

wtf weirdness was that?

you stayed for Glen (one n) fair enough.

but the rest of it

are you mormons?

amish. who do you think is gonna plough the fields in the morning?

also, this glenn guy was very impressive! never heard of him before, but i saw some of his band and his song w/ EV. guy is great, need to look into him.

ah cool!
send me your address ill get you some cds!!

[Strat]

wtf weirdness was that?

you stayed for Glen (one n) fair enough.

but the rest of it

are you mormons?

amish. who do you think is gonna plough the fields in the morning?

also, this glenn guy was very impressive! never heard of him before, but i saw some of his band and his song w/ EV. guy is great, need to look into him.

ah cool!
send me your address ill get you some cds!!

This feels good yes? For a couple of guys who've been hammering on about him on rm for at least 18 years - glad at least one more person as excited!

Sounds like he's blowing the roof off the dump.


Can't wait to see him again Thursday! Maybe ruddo will finally come around

[mikejasond]

The Venn Diagram of PJ fans and Trump supporters is shocking. There's way more overlap than I'd expect for a band so outspoken and politically left. But that's what's great about art. It can transcend all that external stuff. Maybe it's that the crowds are all so much older, but this last show at MSG was uncomfortably rightwing. Lots of dudes getting all up in their feels about Ed's comments and one guy screaming LET'S GO TRUMP at the top of his lungs all the way down the several flights of stairs as fans exited MSG.

Very weird. I hadn't encountered that kind of thing at a PJ show before. Especially in NYC.

NYC shows get a lot of people buying tickets and not necessarily fans, again especially MSG.

I'd seen them there before. This crowd was very different. But you make a fair and good point.

It DID seem different to me too. It was quieter than some of the best shows I've been to in NY (MSG 2022 was insanely loud) and while the crowd this year seemed mostly happy the new stuff had no reception, which was odd as I expected NY to have diehard fans. But they mostly sat down and didn't react to even Waiting for Stevie

[96583UP]

city has always been expensive but got crazy expensiver after the pandemic

a lot of people moved out during the pandemic, new people moved in

show was on weeknights right after labor day

ticketmaster rolled out mega-expensive pricing

all of the above could have been a contributing factor to the difference in crowd

[CopperTom]

The Venn Diagram of PJ fans and Trump supporters is shocking. There's way more overlap than I'd expect for a band so outspoken and politically left. But that's what's great about art. It can transcend all that external stuff. Maybe it's that the crowds are all so much older, but this last show at MSG was uncomfortably rightwing. Lots of dudes getting all up in their feels about Ed's comments and one guy screaming LET'S GO TRUMP at the top of his lungs all the way down the several flights of stairs as fans exited MSG.

Very weird. I hadn't encountered that kind of thing at a PJ show before. Especially in NYC.

NYC shows get a lot of people buying tickets and not necessarily fans, again especially MSG.

I'd seen them there before. This crowd was very different. But you make a fair and good point.

It DID seem different to me too. It was quieter than some of the best shows I've been to in NY (MSG 2022 was insanely loud) and while the crowd this year seemed mostly happy the new stuff had no reception, which was odd as I expected NY to have diehard fans. But they mostly sat down and didn't react to even Waiting for Stevie

I thought it was the calmest crowd of the 5 PJ MSG concerts that I've been to.

[epilogue]

The Venn Diagram of PJ fans and Trump supporters is shocking. There's way more overlap than I'd expect for a band so outspoken and politically left. But that's what's great about art. It can transcend all that external stuff. Maybe it's that the crowds are all so much older, but this last show at MSG was uncomfortably rightwing. Lots of dudes getting all up in their feels about Ed's comments and one guy screaming LET'S GO TRUMP at the top of his lungs all the way down the several flights of stairs as fans exited MSG.

Very weird. I hadn't encountered that kind of thing at a PJ show before. Especially in NYC.

NYC shows get a lot of people buying tickets and not necessarily fans, again especially MSG.

I'd seen them there before. This crowd was very different. But you make a fair and good point.

It DID seem different to me too. It was quieter than some of the best shows I've been to in NY (MSG 2022 was insanely loud) and while the crowd this year seemed mostly happy the new stuff had no reception, which was odd as I expected NY to have diehard fans. But they mostly sat down and didn't react to even Waiting for Stevie

I thought it was the calmest crowd of the 5 PJ MSG concerts that I've been to.

Were you at night two?

[Chris_H_2]

The Venn Diagram of PJ fans and Trump supporters is shocking. There's way more overlap than I'd expect for a band so outspoken and politically left. But that's what's great about art. It can transcend all that external stuff. Maybe it's that the crowds are all so much older, but this last show at MSG was uncomfortably rightwing. Lots of dudes getting all up in their feels about Ed's comments and one guy screaming LET'S GO TRUMP at the top of his lungs all the way down the several flights of stairs as fans exited MSG.

Very weird. I hadn't encountered that kind of thing at a PJ show before. Especially in NYC.

NYC shows get a lot of people buying tickets and not necessarily fans, again especially MSG.

I'd seen them there before. This crowd was very different. But you make a fair and good point.

It DID seem different to me too. It was quieter than some of the best shows I've been to in NY (MSG 2022 was insanely loud) and while the crowd this year seemed mostly happy the new stuff had no reception, which was odd as I expected NY to have diehard fans. But they mostly sat down and didn't react to even Waiting for Stevie

I thought it was the calmest crowd of the 5 PJ MSG concerts that I've been to.

Were you at night two?

he was probably at night three

[mikejasond]

The Venn Diagram of PJ fans and Trump supporters is shocking. There's way more overlap than I'd expect for a band so outspoken and politically left. But that's what's great about art. It can transcend all that external stuff. Maybe it's that the crowds are all so much older, but this last show at MSG was uncomfortably rightwing. Lots of dudes getting all up in their feels about Ed's comments and one guy screaming LET'S GO TRUMP at the top of his lungs all the way down the several flights of stairs as fans exited MSG.

Very weird. I hadn't encountered that kind of thing at a PJ show before. Especially in NYC.

NYC shows get a lot of people buying tickets and not necessarily fans, again especially MSG.

I'd seen them there before. This crowd was very different. But you make a fair and good point.

It DID seem different to me too. It was quieter than some of the best shows I've been to in NY (MSG 2022 was insanely loud) and while the crowd this year seemed mostly happy the new stuff had no reception, which was odd as I expected NY to have diehard fans. But they mostly sat down and didn't react to even Waiting for Stevie

I thought it was the calmest crowd of the 5 PJ MSG concerts that I've been to.

Were you at night two?

I thought night 1 was MARGINALLY better crowd-wise than Night 2? But both were similar levels.

What really baffled me was the Lightning Bolt songs (Pendulum and Mind Your Manners) seemed to get very good reception/excitement in Night 1, and crowds singing along, while Dark Matter songs got very little.

What Pearl Jam fans are there that know and love Lightning Bolt but don't care about Dark Matter? I was so confused by that

[epilogue]

I was on the floor and all the DM stuff slayed. Everyone around me knew all the words and seemed super into it. So, maybe I was just in more of a fan section?

[stip]

the DM stuff went over really well at msg in my section. moreso i thought than at philly which was generally louder

mym was huge both nights