Set List: Corduroy, Hail Hail, Brain of J., Dissident, Faithfull, Jeremy, I Got Shit, MFC, Wishlist, Last Exit, Given To Fly, Even Flow, Daughter, Footsteps, Alive, Go; Encore: Nothingman, Better Man, Do The Evolution, Smile, Rockin in the Free World

Cory Chapin (cmc2953@ksu.edu)
The show was amazing! It was 21 songs, which is slightly shorter than some of the other shows, but this show was INTENSE!! EXTREMELY INTENSE!! It was also quite warm and muggy out. But the moon was out and shining on the audience. Really a nice night. I had lawn seats, but I tell you what, I enjoyed myself tremendously. You can see the stage really well, and there is enough room for you to dance and move around without bothering other people. The band didn't use the video screens, which I decided was good. Because I was able to take in the music completely. During much of the concert I just looked at the ground while I was dancing and listened. It could have been a little louder out there, however. Now about the show.

They opened with Corduroy and it was pretty obvious that they were going to deliver a great show. Next came Hail, Hail, which as we all know, KICKS ASS! Brain of J. is a fantastic live song. After the song was finished I could hear several people in the audience saying how AWESOME that was. Dissident was cool and the crowd was really starting to get into it at that point. Faithfull came next and I went nuts. I was so glad to hear that song and the crowd really seemed to enjoy it, as well. But when the first chords of Jeremy were struck the crowd became Hysterical! Everybody was singing and dancing and just going nuts. The show was movin' and rockin' hard. After Jeremy Ed finally slows down a bit to comment to the audience about how long it has been since they had been here, and said something like, "Well we weren't touring anyway and it's not like we were seeing other people, we were saving ourselves for you." Then they proceed to go into a kickass version of I Got Shit. I was completely blown away by how much this song rocks. It is much better live than on cd. MFC was amazing and it looked like Ed was bashing his guitar against the mic stand. Wishlist was next and it seemed to take awhile for the mirrorball to drop, but when it did it was really cool. The audience really enjoyed this song, and it was probably good to slow down the pace a little. It was quite warm outside. Last Exit was awesome, of course. Given to Fly should be played at every concert, forever. Much of the crowd had their hands in air for this one. This song really was quite emotional. I don't know if it is Matt or just the fact that it was played live, but the drum beat is different and really adds something to the song. Even Flow was possibly the crowd favorite of the whole night. Mike McCready.....WOW! "I wish I was Mike McCready and played guitar like no one else" Then came Daughter. During the tag Ed was pointing at the moon, which was right in front of him and behind the audience, and mumbling something about it. Then afterwards he commented on how this was the last time they would get to see it, because the rest of their shows are inside. I think Ed was really in a good mood. He seemed to enjoy himself all night long. I couldn't see the guys real well, but they must have been in a good mood, for as good as they played. Ed then said he wanted to introduce the next song. He said it was wrote before he was part of the band and that Matt played on the original recording. It was Footsteps and was really a special moment. Alive was next with an unhuman guitar solo. Same with Go which rocked more than I thought was possible. Go is one of those songs which is 10 times better when heard live. Then they left the stage.

But they came back and Ed said that they have a day off tomorrow and Dallas can wait. Ed did an imitation of a Texas drawl and said something about barbecue. KC is known for it's barbeque, but Texas probably is too. Anyways they played a cool version of Nothingman and then played Better Man. I think the crowd was louder than Ed for that one. I was hoping to hear the Save it For Later tag, but oh well. . .I'll be in Dallas. Do the Evolution was next and Ed was doing his Monkey dance. Then Ed decided to give a little speech on religion. He said something was in the news about the Presbyterian church and how they were deciding who should be the leader. They realized the Moon and Earth were created on the 3rd and 4th days, and how could they know what a day was then. Then Ed finished his speech by saying, "My question is how many days did it take for man to create God" I could see a couple of people in the audience didn't appreciate that, but who cares because Smile was next and completely Rocked. However, nothing in this whole world could ROCK like last night's version of "Rockin' in the Free World". This was so Intense. Mike was on fuckin' FIRE!! Hell, maybe Mike is God! His solo was completely unhuman. If anybody had doubts about PJ, then they were squashed with this song, because these boys can play.

Well the show was great and left me with more happiness and contentment than I thought was possible. Maybe that's what love feels like? Anyways, I've been waiting a loooooooong time to see these guys, and they did not disappoint.

Brett Stoppel (hercules@ukans.edu)
First off, I was far from disappointed with the concert, although I was expecting about five more songs. They played unbelievable renditions of Do The Evolution, Corduroy, Footsteps, and Rockin' In The Free World. Eddie's commentary in between shows made the show go from simple dizzying of vertigo to trance like acceptance on who we are. He spoke of the presbyterians and the fact that they just realized the mistake they had made in the book genesis in the bible. Paraphrasing what he said, the earth was created by, umm.....god, yeah that's right, GOD in seven days, but he created the moon and the sun on the third day so how was a day measured before that. Then he went on to say (still paraphrasing) that maybe we shouldn't be trying to answer the question of how long it took for god to create humankind, but how long it took humans to create god. The only problem with the concert was the crowd. They were acting way to immature, and didn't simply enjoy the music and become one with the embracing arms of Pearl Jam.