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April 28, 2003 - First Union Spectrum Arena; Philadelphia, PA

Set List: Crazy Mary, Spin The Black Circle, Hail Hail, Save You, Green Disease, Small Town, Nothing As It Seems, Even Flow, Insignificance, Given To Fly, You Are, 1/2 Full, Daughter/(WMA), Corduroy, Love Boat Captain, Black, Do The Evolution;
1st encore: Animal, Go, Glorified G, Better Man/Improv, Alive;
2nd encore: You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Ed solo), Soon Forget, Jeremy, Fortunate Son, Rockin in the Free World, Yellow Ledbetter


Frank Hudnall:

First off, Sparta kicked serious booty tonight… DO NOT miss them... they are worth getting there early... Now, on to business……
Oh my God, what an amazing show tonight… I just got back, and I am still tingling with excitement... The boys were absolutely on fire tonight… we let them know early on just how excited we were, and how much we loved them, and they responded incredibly... I will never forget this night, thank you so much ten club… thank you...

Opened with Crazy Mary... You wouldn't believe how many people in my section just turned to each other, and screamed holy shit!... unless of course you were there... very surprising opener, and an incredible solo by Boom... Ed and Jeff seemed to just enjoy the hell out of watching him wail on the keys....

Blew the damn roof off of the Spectrum by tearing right into STBC... Amazing… I've always liked what this song does to a crowd live... especially early in the set, and then they had the nerve to rip right into…

Hail, Hail... One of my all time favs... three songs in a row, roaring straight into our earlobes, and they weren't done yet, as our newest rocker,

Save You, was next... the place is going absolutely apeshit at this point. Everyone bouncing around, singing along, and the band is feeding off of us....

Green Disease was a welcome riot act entry into this setlist, I really enjoyed this one live...like many of PJ’s best songs, it took on a life of it's own in concert....

Next, now, if I am remembering correctly the order of things… Ed began to say hello... And we absolutely let him have it... He couldn't even talk for like 5 minutes the crowd was so deafening...the guys seemed to just sit back in awe, and amazement at just how loud we were... Unbelievable...at this point, I knew I was a part of something that was going to be very special...

Next was small town, wonderful, classic sing-along, with the crowd belting out "hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away" at the finish...

Another welcome surprise was a BLISTERING nothing as it seems… Mikey was absolutely BLAZING tonight... Unreal…

Even Flow... what can I say about the song that Mike has absolutely OWNED this tour, and we all know it? Well, how about the first part of the solo being behind a certain McCready’s head? Yup.. pure solo perfection...the man is a god amongst guitarists...

Insignificance was another nice Binaural entry, one of my favs off the album, crowd still into it, singing every damn word...

And then, it began.... the band seemed prepared to play the next song, when Ed, spur of the moment, took his guitar off, and started going to the other guys...they switched instruments, and I knew a set change had taken place... This night can't get any better can it? It's been amazing so far, and now they are modifying the set? Is it due to just how loud we are? Who knows, but they open up a flood with the next one…

Given to Fly... Oh my God...this song has been my absolute favorite since I first heard it... And when I hear it live, well, I cry like a baby... It was such an emotional experience for me… I can't even put it into words...

You are… VERY happy to hear this one...another added song, as they had to check with each other to be sure of what was next, and I saw Ed tell Matt, and read Matt's lips and knew you are was next... They nailed it...

½ full was exactly as you'd expect...pure Mikey heaven... Absolutely loved this one... Ed broke out the mirror at the end, and took it over the entire crowd.... good stuff...

Daughter up next, and the return of the WMA tag again... I was happy to hear it, after seeing it had been done a few shows ago... Classic daughter AND tag...

Corduroy the crowd pleaser...it's been said before, so I think you know what happened here... great song, great sing along... Wonderful…

Love Boat Captain was up next, and Ed was visibly emotional during this one. I could see him crying, or was that sweat... looked like tears to me... Equally emotional was

Black... Absolutely beautiful... Can't say anything about this song live...if you've heard it live, you know how great it can be...

Do the evolution closed the set, and we all had a breather... What an amazing set.... the energy was just off of the charts......

They came back out after a bit, and blew the roof off with animal, and go... Then, a wonderful surprise, that I am glad is back, Glorified G... I am numb at this point.... A beautiful Better Man follows, with an interesting improv, I figured it was, because it sure wasn't any tag I've ever heard.... I love what they’ve done with this song… I love the slow down, and then the crashing finish... Beautiful...

After that, I was watching the guys closely, for any hint as to what was next...saw stone warming up, and I guessed alive...and we got it...amazing, powerful version... The crowd carried the yeah! Yeah! At the end, with fists going... it was amazing…

And finally, what a second encore...omg... Ed came out with his acoustic, and the harmonica... and I knew we were in for hid your love away… I love this song, and was looking forward to hearing it...great sing-along... Crowd was amazingly loud...

Carry on made its way onto the stage, for a perfect soon forget... Ed just nailed this one... Now a little back-story... I just bought a new fish the other day...and while thinking of a name, a certain song came on.... and that song, is our next hit on the setlist… *told you they'd play your song Jeremy... :)* This one rocked like it always has... Love this song, and even though “yeah, like any of us haven't heard that song enough times” may be true, I can't get enough of it....

On to my favorite cover at the moment ... Fortunate Son... I loved it the first time they covered it, and I loved it tonight.... And the time is ticking down ... the end is near... Ritfw is next, and stone absolutely fricking WAILS on a solo at the end… I was stunned ... at first I thought it was Mike, then looked closer ... Stone was almost down on his knees, just losing it... GO STONE!!!!!!!!

“We've got one more for ya, and Mike McCready, the least we can do…” something like that, and the all-time crowd pleasing closer, Yellow Ledbetter...everyone just watches Mike's solo, wishing it would never end... Unfortunately, it did....

THANK YOU SO MUCH PEARL JAM, THANK YOU TEN CLUB FOR MY 7TH ROW SEATS… THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.... this has been a night I will never forget ... thank you...

-Frank Hudnall
Bridgeton, New Jersey


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