Mad Seasons [Abandoned Story]

65. Vs Tour [Last/Part 2] (Bonus)

March 28, 1994 - AT&T Amphitheather - Miami, FL, USA

attendance: 25 000 (sold out) (capacity 8 314)
opening act: King's X

soundcheck: Improv, Not For You, Improv, Animal, Daughter
setlist: Release, Go, Animal, Dissident, Even Flow, State Of Love And Trust, Glorified G, Daughter/(Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2)/(W.M.A.), Jeremy, Deep, Rats, Blood, Black, Alive, Porch/(The Real Me)/(Monkey Gone To Heaven)
encore 1: Rearviewmirror, Not For You, Elderly Woman..., Garden, Rockin' In The Free World
encore 2: Indifference

This show at an outdoor park in downtown Miami sold out (8 314 tickets) in 11 minutes. Pearl Jam wanted to maintain its no-corporate-sponsorship policy and at the 11th hour refused to play unless the AT&T logos around the amphitheather were covered up. That unexpected demand delayed opening the gates for an hour and allowed an anxious crowd to swell. More than 25 000 fans showed up and attempted to barrel their way in, according to Miami Police estimates. Ticketless fans distracted guards by starting fights, then rushed the stage when the security forces attended to the brawls. The show went on and tempers and emotions cooled, but it was still a chaotic, mismanaged and dangerous affair. Beneath a full moon, Eddie practices crowd control: "We're all in one big boat tonight... don't let it go down". He dedicates "Even Flow" to some homeless people under a bridge nearby. Pearl Jam includes a bit of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall, Part2" in "Daughter". Later, Dave pulls a troublemaker from the crowd when prompted by Eddie saying, "One of you guys up front is hitting people. This guy right here... get him out. Pull him out. We don't wanna see him anymore. How can we accomplish a lot by showing these people who think we're all a bunch of fucking losers and we don't have a life, that we can get along? Scare the shit out of them and make them think this generation might actually accomplish something". "Not For You" is dedicated to "all those fuckers who were charging more than $18 for your fucking ticket". "Elderly Woman..." is stopped and restarted by Eddie. A rain storm breaks out at the start of "Garden". King's X join Pearl Jam for "Rockin' In The Free World".

 

March 29, 1994 - Bayfront Arena - St. Petersburg, FL, USA

opening act: King's X

setlist: Rearviewmirror, Whipping, Go, Animal, Dissident, Even Flow, Why Go, Jeremy, Glorified G, Daughter/(Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2)/(W.M.A.), Blood, Last Exit, Black, Alive, Porch/(Dirty Frank)
encore 1: Sonic Reducer, Not For You, Elderly Woman..., Rockin' In The Free World
encore 2: Indifference
encore 3: Throw Your Arms Around Me (Eddie solo)

Eddie jokes, "There is a fake in Florida, but this is the real Jeff Ament. If someone comes up to you and says he is Jeff Ament and wants to take your pot or wants to take you to a stripclub, it is probably not him". In a very rare third encore, "Throw Your Arms Around Me" is introduced as follows: "See, we live in a place where it ain't so sunny. Have you ever been in Seattle? It's just... this song has a lot to do with summer and I just want to play it here cause it always feels like summer here". This is a wonderful show!

 

April 2, 1994 - Fox Theatre - Atlanta, GA, USA

opening act: King's X

soundcheck: Rearviewmirror, Corduroy
setlist: Release, Go, Animal, Dissident, Even Flow, Why Go, Deep, Jeremy, Glorified G, Daughter/(W.M.A.), Blood, Footsteps, Once, Alive, Black, State Of Love And Trust, Leash
encore 1: The Kids Are Alright (Eddie solo), Rearviewmirror, Not For You, Elderly Woman..., Out Of My Mind, Alone, Porch
encore 2: Indifference

When Eddie dons a straw cowboy hat passed up from the audience, Stone plays a few notes from "Sweet Home Alabama". Eddie weaves a couple of lines from R.E.M.'s "Talk About The Passion" into the "Daughter" outro. After "Black", chants of "Eddie, Eddie" cause Eddie to stop talking and he says, "Hey, I know my name, and if I knew yours, I'd tell you to shut the fuck up!". The "Mamasan trilogy" is played in reverse order. This first-heard version of "Out Of My Mind" is later released as a single on the flip side of "Not For You".