They have been rather picky as of late with videos on youtube at least with the Ed ones. They were a bit strict on thier no camera, no pictures, and no recording, policy.
Anyway, I had a blast with the Ed Vedder shows. I attended 5
Before people start saying that is too many
I did weekend shows except for Berkley but that was close to home.
Santa Cruz: was my first show and it was great. Eddie was very relaxed and laid back. He was not pissed off at the funny, dumb, and sometimes innapropriate yelling! I really enjoyed "Forever Young," it was so beautiful hearing it for the first time. Just beautiful.
Berkley 1: Was pretty good but the crowd sucked a bit. I must say that the acoustics and sound of the venue for Berkley was AWESOME! Ed was a bit annoyed with the crowd yelling.
Berkley 2: Everything about it was great! Ed was back to being relaxed and very talkative with the crowd. He talked a lot about his daughter which was so cute. High lights: Sean Penn made an appearence and Ed made a mini roast for him! Hilarious. Then of course we got Mr. McCready!! Mike on the guitar and Ed on drums! AWESOME!!! They also ended with yellowledbetter!
L.A 1: Well, the stars were out abd about. Phil Jackson is so damn tall!! Good show but Ed was beyond pissed with the hecklers shouting crap.
L.A 2: I had the best seats for this one 7th row!! YAY! Great show all around. Jack Irons playing drums to Last kiss, kicked major ass. We also sang happy b-day to Ed's 90 year old grandmother, that was nice. Also, they shut down the beer line early due to the "artists" request. I guess Ed was beyond annoyed from the previous night.
Overall, the shows were amazing. I really didn't care much for Into The Wild music until these shows. I SO LOVE these songs now. I cannot even begin to explain how great it is to hear them live. I listen to the soundtrack a lot more now. My favorite songs he did live were, Setting Forth, No Ceiling (or Reason I'll be according to Ed's daughter), and Guaranteed. Those songs were beautiful live. I also enjoyed hearing "NO MORE" each time it was played. Again, great shows!