Audience

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DVD 3514; lineage: Doc’s Tascam DR-40 (internal cardoids) > Audition (fades, normalization, etc) > CDWav (track splits) > dime

Taper's notes:
THE SHOW: This was the first time PJ had played in Spokane since June of 1993, and I think this will go down as one of the classic Pearl Jam shows. The venue was relatively small (12,000 seats) and this, along with a less-drunk-than-usual Ed Vedder resulted in more back-and-forth from the audience than your average show. This was highlighted by a crowd-initiated “protest” (as Eddie called it) to get Stone Gossard to sing. Vedder remarked that he asks Gossard if he wants to sing every night and he always says no. The frontman says that Stone “isn’t ready to slay that dragon but the gauntlet has been thrown.” Then, 5 songs into the first encore set, Stone steps up for “Don’t Gimme No Lip”, the first time played since 21 Nov 2006, and Stones only vocals on this tour.

More audience participation, and a bit of PJ history: Midway through the first set, Eddie noted a fan-held sign that said “Will cut hair for Brain of J” and checked out the sign-holder, who held up some serious dreads hanging down to his thighs. Eddie said “Alright, let’s keep that in mind”, and then, during the first encore, brings the guy up on stage, Jeff Ament finds an electric razor somewhere, and they let the guy headband to “Brain” one final time with his crazy dreads before shaving him onstage to some improve jazzy “haircut music”.

The special guest was Steve Gleason, former Saints player who has ALS, and has become a spokesman for the cause. On Steve’s request, Eddie played “I Won’t Back Down” and the band played “Nothing As It Seems” for the only time on this tour. Other highlights: “Getaway”, “Present Tense”, and “Push Me, Pull Me” which Ed said was “for the serious collector”. Easily my favorite of the PJ shows I’ve attended.

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