Set List: Sometimes, Last Exit, Brain of J., Hail Hail, Given To Fly, In Hiding, Interstellar Overdrive into Corduroy, Go, MFC, Wishlist, Rearviewmirror, Pilate, Alive, Spin The Black Circle, Off He Goes, Even Flow, Daughter/(Mother by John Lennon)/(Monkey Gone To Heaven by Pixies), Mankind, Do The Evolution; Encore: Jeremy, Immortality, Better Man/(Save It For Later), Sonic Reducer w/Murder City Devils

Photo credit: MORRmike@aol.com

jmcd.pj@mail.utexas.edu:
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Anyway, fast forward two days, one plane flight to Austin, a 3 hour drive to Dallas, and a night of 4th of July celebration. Soon we were ready for one more show....

During the fourth song of that show Ed had reason to bust out with "Hail, Hail the lucky ones, I refer to those who're tall." That was, of course, referring to PJ fanatic Dennis Rodman, who had rushed onto the stage and began his own one-man mosh pit. And Ed was right too...throughout the course of the night, Dennis got to sing back-up vocals on "Spin the Black Circle", give Ed a piggy-back ride during "Alive", and even take in at least half the show seated on Jeff's stool next to the drum riser. I wish I could be Dennis Rodman.

The high-points of the Dallas show were the surprise opener, "Sometimes"; "Off He Goes", which Ed made even more beautiful with some experimentations with voice infection's; "Rearviewmirror" that had most of the arena crowd bouncing up and down; and "Better Man", which included a full "Save it For Later" tag that got to me. While I'm at it, the "Daughter" tag (something like "Mother, you had me..but I never had you, along with "Monkey Gone to Heaven") was very cool. And this particular version of "Alive" may have been the best ever.

It was a great show, even in a rather cavernous arena, and one I'll never forget. Now it's time to get some rest, crank up my Dallas bootleg tape, and plan a Pearl Jam trip for September.

Scott Gallian:
The show at Reunion Arena last night was incredible. The Murder City Devils did a killer job as the openers, playing louder than almost any band I've ever heard. The Pearl Jam set was simply amazing. I've never seen or heard of the band putting so much energy and intensity into a show. Eddie's voice live sounded better than it does on disc (vinyl or CD), Mike was playing like a man possessed, and my head is still pounding from the ex-Soundgarden drummer's playing. The setlist speaks for itself. How fitting that "Brain of J." was played 3 blocks from the Texas Book Depositry. The music plus the setlist was enough to nearly blow the roof off the place. If that wasn't enough, having Dennis Rodman jump on stage during "Hail, Hail", singing backup on "Spin the Black Circle", and jumping up and down with Eddie on his shoulders during "Alive" is something that I, nor anyone else there, will ever forget. I've been waiting for over 3 years for another opprotunity to see PJ live and it was well worth the wait. One note to anyone else going to a show in the future: DON'T THROW SHIT AT THE STAGE!!! Thanks again for the third row seats.

WiseHacker@aol.com:
I really enjoyed the Dallas show on July 5th. I drove there from Baton Rouge with a friend who hasn't heard a lot of Pearl Jam's music. I thought the set list they played was a great combination of all their albums. What was really awesome though, was when Dennis Rodman came onstage and went crazy with the band. I also thought Matt Cameron did a great job filling in for Jack. I can't wait until September to see them again!