Set List: Last Kiss (Ed solo), Better Man, Watch Outside by Mono Men, Driven To Tears by The Police, Running Out Of Time by Dead Moon, I'm Not Ready by Bernie Torme, Love/Building On Fire by Talking Heads, I Am A Patriot by Steven Van Zandt (faster punky version)

mdonah5@aol.com:
I really must say that the performance Eddie Vedder put on yesterday was breathtaking. My brother and I drove down the same two lane highway that everyone else did. Although it didint matter with the rain and traffic jam I was about in a few short hours to see Eddie Vedder. As we sat in our seats we saw Ed on the corner of the stage shaking hands and waving which you dont see from rock stars. Eddie was willing to shake everyones hand but security backed him and the crowd off. Any way as we sat there through Otis Rush and The Cult There was no one around us. As The Cult Walked off stage the crowd knew who was next. The chant of "Eddie,Eddie..." stared to fill the venue, as soon as this was heard the entire place filled, I've never seen anything like it. Eddie walked on stage and it was electric. The entire crowd seemed to forget about the rain. The presence he brings to a stadium is awesome. As I sat and watched I looked up at one of the screens and noticed a girl crying, I reminded me of something you see in footage of a beatles concert. Eddie played a great show and only wished he would of played all day. As he played Patriot I couldn't help but get chills, great performance by a great performer. As Ed walked off stage the entire crowd once again dispersed just as fast as they came in.

I have been listening to and following Pearl Jam for a long time and just cant believe the star power of Eddie Vedder. Though it seems Eddie has finally dealt with the blow of stardom and gives the fans what they want. I don't know if hearing him play or listening to what he has to say gets me more. Parting I say this, Eddie Vedder has become a huge star and still believes in making quality music. He won't release something for the dollar. And to see his beliefs by doing this concert is very admirable. Eddie and Pearl Jam have given me lifetime memories and yesterday is no exception. The message that was sent yesterday was inspiring, thank you.

Sean Stapleton (stapletn@home.com):
On the Friday before the concert I was talking to my dad about going to the concert and how great it would be to see Eddie by himself (or without the rest of Pearl Jam, and I love you guys too, don't take that wrong) and my dad agreed that it would be worth the drive. Since we live in Virginia the drive there was a bit intimidating but it's Eddie, we got into the car and headed out there. We got to Chicago the day before and decided to stop there and just get up early to head out to East Troy.

When we got there the next day I was just amazed to be there and to be a part of the Tibetan Freedom Concert 2 years in a row. Before the show it was raining like crazy and I was worried that they were going to cancel the show because of the flooding rain. But , rain or shine , the show went on. By the time Eddie made it to the stage, the rain had stopped and the sun was starting to show its face a little.

Mr. Vedder had us play the part of the drums for his first selection which was Last Kiss. I thought that was a cool way to pull people into the show. The crowd didn't have a great beat and was off a few times but that added to the song and made it more fun. He then acted like he was pulling just random people out of the crowd to be the drummer and bassist, and he actually had me untill they played a perfect Better Man. After he finished those two songs he went into some covers that I couldn't figure out. Which I thought was really cool. It is a window into what kind of music Eddie likes and who he looks up to. Well at the end of his show he went into a faster version of " I am a Patriot" which I loved from the Constitution Hall show in DC, this version was better because it had the Drums and Bass to give it more of a sound.

I didn't even know that Eddie had walked through the crowd, I wish I had been able to at least see him as he passed by. Darn, haha,,,,, ok well I hope i gave you all a look into my experience of Eddie's show at Tibetan. If I was to go on and tell you about everyone else it would take up 8 pages so I won't add any more. I'll just say that it was a great show, and for me well worth the drive from Washington DC. later---------------------Sean