Pearl Jam

Our week of concerts was topped by a Pearl Jam show at Verizon Center on the 22nd of July. We figured we had good seats to see PJ but turned out we were in the last row on the upper deck. Bummer! The only consolation was that we could see the band from the top and not from far away in the front. The opening act was Ted Leo and The Pharmacists. Seriously! No one could have cared about this band either as everyone was waiting for Eddie and the boys to come out and belt out a concert that is like no other.

PJ was exceptional this night in DC. The show lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes which is atleast 45 minutes longer than any band would perform. The house lights were turned on 2 hours and 15 minutes into the show indicating that the curfew time was up. PJ couldn't have cared less and they played for 30 more minutes. The highlight of the show for me was Even Flow, Alive, a vintage Black with an extended guitar solo by Mike McCready, Daughter, Elderly Woman and a frantically paced Rearviewmirror. As usual, Eddie used the opportunity of playing in DC to bash George Bush and the oil companies. Not that he needs a reason but still. All in all a great show and I enjoyed this performance better than the last time I saw PJ in 2003. Looking forward to next year when they should be out on the road promoting their next album.

Here's the set list...
Set 1: Hard To Imagine, Severed Hand, Hail Hail, Do The Evolution, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Evacuation, Corduroy, I'm Open, I Am Mine, I Got Id, Daughter, Light Years, Even Flow, Green Disease, You Are, U, Who You Are, Why Go

Encore 1: Comatose, Sad, Given To Fly, Come Back, Grievance, Black, Rearviewmirror

Encore 2: No More, Last Kiss, Crazy Mary, Alive, All Along The Watchtower, Yellow Ledbetter

Here are a couple of reviews of the show...
Review 1

Review 2

Here are the pics from the show...