Pearl Jam Night #1

When: Saturday, November 23, 2013
Where: Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles
Accompanied by: Lisa, Dion, & Tiffany
Genre: Rock/Alternative

Set List: Pendulum, Release, Long Road, Corduroy, Lightening Bolt, Mind Your Manners, Why Go, Dissident, Getaway, Got Some, Garden, Do The Evolution, I Got Id, Sirens, State of Love and Trust, Jeremy, Leatherman, Eruption, Spin the Black Circle, Rearviewmirror, Yellow Moon, Footsteps, All or None, Come Back, I Believe in Miracles, Given to Fly, Once, Porch, Unthought Known, Black, Alive, Baba O'Riley, Indifference

The LA Sports Arena opened in 1959 and I don't think they've done much to upgrade it over the years, so why PJ chose this venue over Staples is beyond me. I'm guessing it had to do with timing of the tour and the Lakers and/or Clippers schedule, but regardless, they were here in LA and I wasn't going to miss an opportunity to catch at least one of their two nights.  Granted, I ended up with a stage left seat, ALL the way at the top, smack dab against the wall, but even with being so far away, I had no doubt that it was going to be an amazing night.

The evening started off with a somewhat ruffled Eddie.  It appeared that a fan down in the GA floor area was trying to get to the front by any means necessary and Eddie knows all too well that the fans at the rail had been lined up from before the crack of dawn. The culprit was called out and told to watch the show from somewhere else. Thanks, Ed. You're aces!!

Photo by Brian Michaels

Beyond that, the show went on with a 30+ song set list. Just when some people thought it was over, BAM, another song. No complaints here. Since I was only able to catch one of the two nights in LA, I have been happy with a dozen encores, but thrilled to get what I got. And what I got was a lot. A lot of love, happiness, and warm fuzzies. And while I may have been a million miles away from the stage, the music embraced me as if I was right there at the rail. That's what good music does. For that, I am thankful.

And yes, Eddie swung from the stage. 

Photo by Brian Michaels