2018-08-18: Chicago, Illinois

[wease]

One of the highlights was two bros who scanned their tickets getting into stadium were denied entry. Turns out they had tickets to the Monday's show. They were not happy.

Dumbasses

[Simple Torture]

That was a great rock show. Didn't love the set after Arms Aloft, but my god, the band is tight.

Are you high?

Ok, before Arms Aloft. Ed's voice was shot afterwards.

I don’t think that was the point he was making.

Yeah, seriously.

[spike]

even ol' RITFW was bad ass last night

[delanoche]

even ol' RITFW was bad ass last night

It really was. Honestly, even Know Your Rights was a great version. It had a really cool feel.

There were a couple of points during the main set where I just couldn’t get into the flow. Like Wishlist and Won’t Back Down seemed oddly placed, and following them with Porch was just like, “Wait, we’re already at the end of the set?”

But overall a really strong show with some nice surprises and great performances. Disappointed I can’t stay for Monday. It feels like they’re building up and that one will be even better.

[Chris_H_2]

Thank god they didn’t wheel steve Gleason out on stage after showing him. There. I said it.

[spike]

Thank god they didn’t wheel steve Gleason out on stage after showing him. There. I said it.

He was out there at one point.

[CopperTom]

no, it was about some bad vindaloo ed ate before a san fran show

No, that was Red Mosquito.

[Monkey_Driven]

That was a great rock show. Didn't love the set after Arms Aloft, but my god, the band is tight.

Are you high?

Ok, before Arms Aloft. Ed's voice was shot afterwards.

I don’t think that was the point he was making.

Yeah, seriously.

I'm an idiot. Please ignore.

[emanon]

Thank god they didn’t wheel steve Gleason out on stage after showing him. There. I said it.

I said pretty much the same thing to my wife on the ride home. She said I was mean.

[Bi_3]

even ol' RITFW was bad ass last night

It really was. Honestly, even Know Your Rights was a great version. It had a really cool feel.

There were a couple of points during the main set where I just couldn’t get into the flow. Like Wishlist and Won’t Back Down seemed oddly placed, and following them with Porch was just like, “Wait, we’re already at the end of the set?”

But overall a really strong show with some nice surprises and great performances. Disappointed I can’t stay for Monday. It feels like they’re building up and that one will be even better.

This is pretty much how i felt about it. That whole run from Wishlist through Footsteps seemed like a different show from the first dozen+ songs when the band was just on fire and the crowd was eating it up. The crowd was eating flaming band members.

[Chris_H_2]

So when’s the last time SOLAT and Breath have been played back to back?

[daft twat]

Gave Rizzo Jersey to guy he dedicated release to in let’s play two

Friend texted after that happened: Fuck that guy and his dead dad.

[daft twat]

Best part of the show last night was when Ed went down front during Breath and sang the If I knew where it was part to a kid who was with his dad.

[daft twat]

So when’s the last time SOLAT and Breath have been played back to back?

NYC 2016?

[Chris_H_2]

So when’s the last time SOLAT and Breath have been played back to back?

NYC 2016?

Stupid internet ...

[Simple Torture]

So when’s the last time SOLAT and Breath have been played back to back?

NYC 2016?

Yes, but they were flipped then (Breath first, SOLAT second). Did the same thing 12/6/13 (Seattle), 10/29/13 (Charlottesville), 10/22/13 (Philly), 9/25/09 (Vancouver), 6/21/07 (Dusseldorf), 10/1/05 (Atlantic City), and 9/11/98 (NYC)--didn't go back further. So for a song that's relatively rare (that is, Breath), playing it back-to-back isn't that uncommon, but doing SOLAT first hasn't been done since 1994 at the most recent, and I didn't even look at those shows.

[Simple Torture]

So when’s the last time SOLAT and Breath have been played back to back?

NYC 2016?

Yes, but they were flipped then (Breath first, SOLAT second). Did the same thing 12/6/13 (Seattle), 10/29/13 (Charlottesville), 10/22/13 (Philly), 9/25/09 (Vancouver), 6/21/07 (Dusseldorf), 10/1/05 (Atlantic City), and 9/11/98 (NYC)--didn't go back further. So for a song that's relatively rare (that is, Breath), playing it back-to-back isn't that uncommon, but doing SOLAT first hasn't been done since 1994 at the most recent, and I didn't even look at those shows.

I went back one more show and there it was: SOLAT immediately preceded Breath 4/11/94 in Boston.

[Monkey_Driven]

Best part of the show last night was when Ed went down front during Breath and sang the If I knew where it was part to a kid who was with his dad.

Completely agree. The dad and son hugged afterwards and it was the sweetest thing ever. It got to me on so many levels.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Bi_3]

Rebel rebel was complete. Rough, but complete.


Missing fits seamlessly into the sets. Such a great choice to honor Chris’ legacy