Set List: Of The Girl, Do The Evolution, Hail Hail, Grievance, Corduroy, Off He Goes, Given To Fly, Nothing As It Seems, Evacuation, Wishlist, Untitled, MFC, Habit, In My Tree, Daughter/(WMA), Insignificance, Better Man, Black;
1st encore: Go, State of Love and Trust, Even Flow, Small Town, Whipping, Rearviewmirror;
2nd encore: Yellow Ledbetter, Rockin' In The Free World

Photo credit: DCPearl@aol.com

The Ten Club has been my savior when it comes to getting tickets for the previous two tours. Fifth row in Montreal last tour was awesome. I had no idea that they were going to set me up so well in Albuquerque though. Heth and I got front row center tickets and we felt like we owned the place. Mad props to the Ten Club, and all the other lucky 15 members up front with us.

I wish Pearl Jam played in Colorado, but the 6 hour drive was greatly eased by the mp3 player I built for my Explorer (the Jakebox). With 7.5 hours of random Pearl Jam music, any trip goes by fast!

I don't remember an exact playlist order. Talk to Eli who standing next to me and writing them down on his arm. They played some new goods like "Insignificance," "Evacuation," and "Grievance." Neat intro song to "MFC" that had a similar riff but different lyrics about having a car and some gas and wanting to get away. Staple songs like "Even Flow," "Daughter/W.M.A.", "Better Man", and all the others above rocked. "Habit" turned me into a whirling dervish. Others I remember: "Given to Fly", "Wishlist", "Go", "Black," "Elderly Woman," "Off He Goes," "Evolution," and "Yellow Ledbetter."

I can't say this enough, McCready rocks. He pearl jammed with perfection and was working the crowd so well; giving flashing smiles, winks for Heth, and eye contact all night. Can't believe I finally caught Stone's eye. I gave him a thumbs-up and he responded with a polite bow. Eddie did his usual staredown tactics with certain fans, and we held gazes during most of "Rearviewmirror." He jokingly told Heth to put her camera away when she tried to sneak a quick picture. Don't worry Ed, we don't care when you mess the lyrics up. Hey Steveo, what was on that CD Eddie took from you anyway?

All the reviews from this show will say the highlight was definitely during the second encore, final song, when they were "Rockin in the Free World." Eddie pulled this little boy, Jessie, up onto the stage who spent most of the song bouncing up and down facing the crowd with his little PJ hat on, flashing the pointy and pinky finger with one hand with the other hand in his pocket. Then Ed put him on his shoulders and danced all over the stage. Awesome.

Thanks again for the tickets Ten Club and Synergy for keeping me up to date. You've made future shows awful hard to top! Mesa de Sol security guards kept everything level; thanks guys! I'll try to send pictures as soon as they're developed.

Jakob Odell

Justin Bull (justartist@yahoo.com):

I would like to thank everyone who was involved in getting the fanclub seats! They were incredible! My wife and I, and several others we met from the fanclub, almost peed our pants when we found out that we weren't a few rows back, but in the FRONT ROW!!!!! It was awesome!

Photo credit: DCPearl@aol.com

The show was great, the venue was perfect, and Supergrass tore it up! I love Brit-rock! Eddie was as audience-involved as ever. He took a fan's tape recorder and spoke into it for several minutes. Everyone wonders what he said, and only that fan knows. Eddie also took a special interest in the little kid, Jesse, in front of me. First he gave Jesse the sweat band from his wrist during "Daughter," then during the close to "Keep on Rockin' in the Free World" Eddie brought Jesse up on stage with him and put him up on his shoulders! Mike was even more incredible than I have ever seen him. It was such an honor to see Matt tear away at his kit, and be in the presence of such an amazing drummer. But, more importantly, it was a dream come true for me to finally see Pearl Jam live!

Everyone was a little confused as it came time to start the show, because there were hundreds of seats still empty. But, sure enough, by the time Pearl Jam came up, the venue was overflowing. It's a shame, though, those of you who don't go to see the opening band (Supergrass) really miss out. I think Eddie made it clear that he likes it when lots of people come to see the opening bands. After all, he was one of them on the first leg of the tour!

Anyway, cheers to all of you who are following the guys around for the next few weeks! Hi to Brian and Tanya, whom we met at the show! Don't forget to send us pictures!

See you all on the next tour!!!
Justin Bull
justartist@yahoo.com