Code: 9
Date: 06/06/00
Venue: Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales
Tracks: 26
Running time: 118:50
Set list: Nothing As It Seems, Breakerfall, Gods' Dice, Animal, Red
Mosquito, Insignificance, Corduroy, I Got Shit, Alive, Given to Fly,
Betterman, Leatherman, Light Years, Pilate, Daughter, Do the Evolution,
Once, Go, MFC, Small Town, Black, Immortality, Spin the Black Circle,
Even Flow, Smile, Yellow Ledbetter
Pearls: Nice move opening with "Nothing as It Seems," allowing the slow-
burner to serve as a tension-builder rather than a mid-set lull; an
impassioned "Red Mosquito" makes a welcome appearance early in the set;
Vedder doesn't talk much during the first half, but when he does he seems
downright chipper -- and genuinely moved to hear so many Welsh singing
along to "Betterman."
Grievances: "Spin the Black Circle," no matter how rarely (or how fast)
they play it, still sucks.
Off Eddie goes: Introducing "Pilate" -- "I think this one is off of a
record that we made since we'd been here last. Wait, have we ever been
here?"
Crowd participation moment: The Welsh, known for their choirs and Tom
Jones, drown out the Eddie and the band by singing practically every word
of "Betterman."
"Even Flow": Not tonight.
Rank: 12
Code: 10
Date: 06/08/00
Venue: Bercy, Paris, France
Tracks: 26
Running time: 126:59
Set list: Sometimes, Breakerfall, Corduroy, Gods' Dice, Animal, Noting As
It Seems, Given to Fly, Evacuation, Alive, Pilate, Betterman,
Insignificance, Daughter, In Hiding, Wishlist, Grievance, Even Flow,
Rearviewmirror, Hail Hail, Go, Once, Light Years, Elderly Woman Behind
the Counter in a Small Town, Black, Fuckin' Up, Yellow Ledbetter
Pearls: An exceptional "Betterman," and Eddie turns in maybe his best
vocal performance of the tour on "Wishlist."
Grievances: The band seems on auto-pilot for much of the first disc,
turning out solid, but uninspired song readings.
Off Eddie goes: Gets a little veklempt when a fan gives him a harmonica.
"I just got a musical instrument as a gift from either the people of
France or that guy right there. Is this something that you all pitched
in for? Either way, I'm very moved."
Crowd participation moment: See above.
"Even Flow": Punkish and urgent, with Eddie channeling his angst with
fierce directness and Mike McCready churning out a particularly wicked
guitar solo.
Rank: 22
Code: 11
Date: 06/09/00
Venue: Nurburg Ring, Eifel, Germany
Tracks: 27
Running time: 125:03
Set list: Sometimes, Corduroy, Breakerfall, MFC, Grievance, Animal, Given
to Fly, Nothing As It Seems, Even Flow, Not for You, Wishlist, Betterman,
Insignificance, Rearviewmirror, Timeless Melody, Alive, Daughter, Do the
Evolution, Once, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Go,
State of Love and Trust, Light Years, Black, Last Kiss, Fuckin' Up,
Yellow Ledbetter
Pearls: "Daughter" -- on the bridge, Eddie seems to be doing an impression
of a crazy person muttering to himself, or maybe that's just what the
singer of a grunge band sounds like scatting; nonetheless, it somehow
thankfully becomes "Baba O'Reilly"; "Sometimes" -- a beautiful song that
doesn't appear on these discs too often.
Grievances: The watered down version of "Once" -- slowed, it loses its
reckless abandon and its purpose; sounds like it's time to bury "Last
Kiss."
Off Eddie goes: "Hey, I don't know if, uh, basically I wasn't going to
tell you a long story but . . . basically, life is precious."
Crowd participation moment: Eifel's low-key but there's something to be
said for making "pearl" a two syllable word -- "Pe-arl Jam, "Pe-arl Jam."
"Even Flow": "Even rests his head on a pillow made of concrete, again."
Did it take anyone else the millionth listen to realize the guy's name in
the song is "Even"?
Rank: 13
Code: 12
Date: 06/11/00
Venue: Rock Im Park Festival, Nurnberg, Germany
Tracks: 27
Running time: 117.11
Set list: MFC, Habit, Corduroy, Breakerfall, Gods' Dice, Animal, Nothing
As It Seems, Dissident, Even Flow, Given to Fly, Wishlist, Alive, Off He
Goes, Leatherman, Better Man, Once, Lukin', Insignificance, Improv,
Rearviewmirror, Black, Spin the Black Circle, Do the Evolution, Light
Years, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Leaving Here,
Yellow Ledbetter
Pearls: A deliciously raw "Corduroy"; an improvised song -- slow and
beautiful and moody -- about kissing someone on the moon (sample lyric:
"The German sky/Don't ask me why/It's ten o'clock/And my only thought/Is
of you and the moon"); altered lyrics to "Do the Evolution" and "Yellow
Ledbetter"
Grievances: Too much banter and nonsensical introductions ("Played that
one tonight because it was written by a German. Uh, about a German. By a
Dutchman" -- after "Leatherman"); sloppy solos in "Leaving Here."
Off Eddie goes: "I can remember vividly playing that song in a club in
Hamburg on Jeff Ament's birthday, March 12, 1992, I think . . . it's an
interesting date, because it's also the last time I took a shower. Keep
grunge alive is my motto. Not the music, just the personal philosophy."
Crowd participation moment: Eddie asks the gods to make it rain to cool
the crowd off, or at least to part the clouds so they can see the moon.
"Even Flow": Eddie flubs the lyrics -- call it "Uneven Flow."
Rank: 7
Code:13
Date: 06/12/00
Venue: Landgraaf, Holland
Tracks: 20
Running time: 91:28
Set list: Corduroy, Breakerfall, Animal, Hail Hail, Rival, Jeremy, Nothing
As It Seems, MFC, Habit, Light Years, Lukin', Even Flow, Brain of J,
Insignificance, Betterman, Rearviewmirror, Once, Fuckin' Up, Black,
Leaving Here
Pearls: A Vedder rant about gun violence to a country with virtually no
gun violence. Here's hoping thousands of peaceful Dutch kids don't go
trigger-happy because they missed the irony in Vedder telling them that
Americans kill each other "because it's fucking fun."
Grievances: Who whomage in the middle of "Rearview Mirror" -- even the
Monkees never quoted the Beatles mid-song; check out the chintzy running
time -- PJ hates Holland; just because a fifty-year-old man wrote "Fuckin'
Up" doesn't mean thirty-year-old men should be playing it.
Off Eddie goes: "Is it OK if I speak to you in English?"
Crowd participation moment: (Translated from the Dutch) We want a fuckin'
refund!
"Even Flow": Z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z
Rank: 25
Code: 14
Date: 06/14/00
Venue: Paegas Arena, Praha, Czech Republic
Tracks: 27
Running time: 127:09
Set list: Of the Girl, Grievance, Corduroy, Given to Fly, Animal, Red
Mosquito, Pilate, Alive, Present Tense, Habit, Untitled, MFC, I Got Shit,
Wishlist, Insignificance, Rearviewmirror, Even Flow, Go, Sleight of Hand,
Light Years, Betterman, Timeless Melody, Do the Evolution, State of Love
and Trust, Once, Black, Yellow Ledbetter
Pearls: Six songs in and not a word from Eddie; flubbed riff on "Corduroy"
sets it apart from the other twenty-five times it appears in the series;
"I Got Shit" proves to be a newbie with a little somethin' somethin' -- it
doesn't plod at all, tapping instead into something with a dash of Jeff
Buckley etherealness; "State of Love and Trust"/"Once"/"Black"/"Yellow
Ledbetter" makes for a tasty show closing quartet.
Grievances: "Untitled" should've been called "Unperformed"; six songs in
and not a word from Eddie.
Off Eddie goes: "The last time we were here it was really cold out, and
now it's as hot as the Devil's asshole." Note to Vedder: ask drummer about
"Seasons."
Crowd participation moment: Vedder dedicates "Even Flow" to six Greeks in
the second row whom he "accosted on the street because we've never been to
Greece" the previous day.
"Even Flow": Awww yeah.
Rank: 14
Code: 15
Date: 06/15/00
Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
Tracks: 27
Running time: 126:14
Set list: Long Road, Breakerfall, Corduroy, Animal, Brain of J, Nothing As
It Seems, Given to Fly, Gods' Dice, Present Tense, MFC, Not for You,
Betterman, Grievance, Thin Air, Even Flow, Nothingman, Insignificance,
Rearviewmirror, Do the Evolution, Go, Rival, Footsteps, Wishlist, Elderly
Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Last Kiss, Alive, Rockin' in the
Free World
Pearls: The tambourine rattles. The kids know it. They cheer for it. PJ's
"Rockin' in the Free World" isn't quite as compelling as Young's but
perhaps in Poland it's a little more relevant than it ever was here.
Grievances: The too long version of "Not For You" comes minus the oh-so-
essential piss and vinegar of the original.
Off Eddie goes: Other than to check on the crowd, "Everybody up?" Eddie
didn't say much.
Crowd participation moment: The charming sing-a-long on "Elderly Woman"
that tapers off after the first verse -- after all this is not an English
speaking crowd -- only to come back with echoes of "Heh-llllloooo" all
over the place.
"Even Flow": "Cuz we're the world, the wicked world, we'll all march to
hell," Eddie sings in plaintive tone before the band kicks into "Even
Flow." Speak for yourself, Eddie. The band sounds like they're about to
break into a long jam on the bridge and then think better of it.
Rank: 10
Code: 16
Date: 06/16/00
Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
Tracks: 30
Running time: 145:03 minutes
Set list: Release, Of the Girl, Sleight of Hand, Thin Air, Insignificance,
Grievance, Corduroy, Animal, Hail Hail, State of Love and Trust,
Evacuation, Daughter, Jeremy, I Got Shit, Light Years, Leatherman, In
Hiding, Off He Goes, Dissident, MFC, Habit, Alive, Smile, Immortality,
Black, Leaving Here, Soldier of Love, Last Exit, Soon Forget, Yellow
Ledbetter
Pearls: Atypically quiet, reflective set; starts off in a refreshingly
quiet, laid-back gear ("Release," "Of the Girl," "Sleight of Hand"),
hinting early on that the boys are pacing themselves for a long night
ahead of them; extended "Daughter" includes a brief foray into Pink
Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall"; spirited "Leatherman" closes
otherwise sleepy first disc on an up note; ukulele action on "Soon
Forget." Epic, in a mellow way.
Grievances: Takes them a long time to kick things up a notch, and the
first few rockers that pop up half way through the first disc
("Grievance," "Corduroy") still have a lot of sleep in their eyes. What,
no Starbucks in Poland yet? Still, flat-out rocking doesn't seem to be
the point at this show, and that's really what sets it apart.
Off Eddie goes: "Hey, we've got the place all to ourselves," before the
first song. "We're just going to take it nice and easy tonight . . .
We're going to get all the pretty ones out of the way; we have plenty of
time to be angry."
Crowd participation moment: Judging from some of Eddie's comments and the
quiet tone of the set, sometimes it sounds like there might be about 100
people in the crowd; either that, they're respectively keeping quiet
themselves in keeping with the mood, or they've all fallen asleep. They
sure do scream when Eddie breaks out the ukulele, though, and one male
Pole boldly yells out "Eddie I love you!" Eddie's response: "I'll talk
to you about that later . . ."
"Even Flow": Too darn loud to play tonight
Rank: 5
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