Last Exit (great way to open a great CD and I prefer studio version).Blood (one of their most intense songs, just as good live as on CD).Glorified G (just as good live as on CD).Breath (was lucky enough to see them play this a couple times & sounds great live).Black (prefer studio version but probably my favorite PJ song).Oceans (great opener and sounds better live).Release (great opener and sounds better live).This is what I would like to hear (and see) them play (by album) if I could choose the set list: Both became highly unpredictable with their set lists in the 2000s, which is what I always wanted as a fan who will go to see my favorite bands multiple times. Along with Metallica, they are probably my favorite live band. To me that was as much of a surprise as “Whip It.” Like any band that has an extensive catalog, I definitely prefer some songs over others. Although I’ve seen Bruce Springsteen play some 165-minute shows in New Jersey, Pearl Jam played 200 minutes that final night at the Spectrum and nearly three hours the last time I saw them (Barclays Center in Brooklyn, October 2013, 2 nd night).Īnother major surprise was when I saw them play “Ain’t Talkin Bout Love” in Hartford back in May 2010. The final night was Halloween and for one of the encores, they came out dressed as Devo and played “Whip It.” That was also the first time I saw them play “Crown of Thorns.” The Halloween show was the longest I’ve ever seen. I saw the last two shows they played at the Philadelphia Spectrum (part of their four-night stand to close out the legendary venue).

Pearl Jam are known for their varying setlists, but the shows I saw between 20 had the most surprises.

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