1995-Pearl Jam-Golden Gate Park

This was my first trip to San Francisco. What a beautiful city. I went with Bianca and Ron.

This concert was on a beautiful sunny day in Golden Gate Park. Neil Young came out as the opening act and played... his set. Pearl Jam came on and played 7 songs and Eddie Vedder walked off stage. Neil Young filled in then and they played mainly Neil Young material only to end up repeating a song! As I was looking for the set list online I see that it says Bad Religion opened also, but honestly I don't remember them.            

Setlist:                                                             

1. Last Exit
2. Spin the Black Circle
3. Go
4. Animal
5. Tremor Christ
6. Corduroy
7. Not For You
8. Big Green Country (Neil Young)
9. Act of Love (Neil Young)
10. Throw Your Hatred Down (Neil Young)
11. Powderfinger (Neil Young)
12. Truth Be Known (Neil Young)
13. Rockin’ In The Free World (Neil Young)
14. The Needle and The Damage Done (Neil Young)
15. Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) (Neil Young)
16. I’m the Ocean (Neil Young)
17. Down By The River (Neil Young)
18. Downtown (Neil Young)
19. Cortez the Killer (Neil Young)
Encore
20. Peace and Love (Neil Young)
21. Rockin’ In The Free World (Neil Young)

1993 - Pearl Jam - Aladdin Theatre

Opening Bands - Urge Overkill and Mudhoney

Pearl Jam mega-post!  In spite of what people think, I did encourage Bianca to have her own musical likes.

She went through phases with bands.  She loved them for all they were worth then she was done with them and moved on to the next.  This was the Pearl Jam phase.  

These shows were right after her 13th birthday and I wanted to do something special so we went to Las Vegas to see them.  We went by train.  Amtrak!  It was so fun.  It took forever to get there, but it was well worth it!!  We nearly missed the show.  We stayed at the Aladdin Hotel so we would be right there at the venue for the concerts and to make it easy for us to get around.  We got into the show at the end of the second opening band.  We had great seats but the problem with any show in Las Vegas is that the crowd is there to socialize not watch the show.  They are drinking and talking loudly, and just being a pain.  They also have a tendency to sit through shows.  I guess this is from being in a city full of shows all the time and they don't appreciate it.  So we are there and its Pearl Jam.  They were very good.  But they always are.  

It is a tight band and the sound is always amazing.  

Set-list First Night

Even Flow, Once, Deep, Jeremy, Dissident, Daughter/(Instant Karma)/(Across the Universe), Go, Animal, State of Love and Trust, Tremor Christ, Black, Blood, Alive

enc 1: Rearviewmirror, Whipping, Leash, Porch/(Tearing)

enc 2: (Green River reunion): Swallow My Pride, Ain't Nothing to Do, My Way

'Tremor Christ' premieres. An apparent Beatles tribute is the 'Daughter' outro, with a series of tunes ended with Ed whispering "Get Back" at the very end. In a near Green River reunion, Mudhoney's Mark McLaughlin and Steve Turner join PJ (with Urge Overkill's drummer, Chuck Treece) for 'Swallow My Pride' and 'Ain't Nothing to Do.' 'Swallow My Pride' and 'My Way' (written by Paul Anka, featuring Terry Presley, an Elvis impersonator assisting on vocals)
 
Set-list Second Night
Release, Go, Animal, Why Go, Jeremy, Glorified G, Daughter/(The Real Me), Even Flow, Garden, Blood, State of Love and Trust, Alive, Footsteps, Porch, Jam, Rearviewmirror, Alone, Rockin' in the Free World, Indifference

notes: Urge Overkill and Mudhoney join PJ for 'RitFW.'  
 
We only had tickets for the first night and after it being so good we want to go to the second night which of course is sold out.  I scalp tickets for the show.  I think I ended up paying $100 for two tickets.  Oh well it was worth it for the fun Bianca was having. 
Staying at the hotel the band is staying at can be very fun.  When you go to catch the elevator and the door opens up and its Eddie Vedder standing there can be awesome.  Well, thats what happened the whole time we were there.  They were the nicest people on the planet.  And very nice to a 13 year old girl.  I will leave it to Bianca to write some of the stuff she remembers.  The Urge Overkill band members were amazing to her.

1993 - Pearl Jam - Empire Polo Club

This was an epic show.  Was supposed to be in LA but PJ were having their war with Ticketmaster and so they refused to do a show there.  This venue is now home to Coachella.  This place is a two + hour drive from LA and is south of Palm Springs.  It was a beautiful day for a concert.  Pleasant temps and a full moon. I will really never forget it.  Mom drove us.  She loved the show.  For some reason she liked Pearl Jam.  Bianca was passing out stickers and stuff.  This was the start of her band promo jobs!  11 was the opening act.  

This show became legendary for the tirade that Eddie Vedder threw because of the shoe throwing.  It was pretty bad.  People were pelting the bands with shoes and anything else they could find.  Eddie Vedder threatened to wait at the gate and kick the shit out of whoever was barefoot.  They got spit on, Eddie sarcastically asked for that though .  They finished the show playing behind their amps to keep away from the shoes.  Don't know what triggered all the rowdiness but it started in the lines before the show even began.   I will never forget the enormous full moon rising behind Pearl Jam as they played Indifference.  His voice echoing across the polo grounds was amazing. 

Set List:

Release

Go

Animal
Why Go
Deep
Jeremy
Glorified G
Daughter
Alive
Rearviewmirror
Improv (Thank You)
Blood
Rats
Once
Porch (Tearing)
Fuck Me in The Brain
Encore 1
Sonic Reducer
Even Flow
Indifference
Baba O'Riley