Pearl Jam

August 29, 2005
Adams Event Center: Missoula, MT

Montanans for Tester Fundraiser

Source: SP-CMC-4 > SP-SPSB-1 > JB3 44.1K Wave
Section 103 row 2 seat...the stage side

Taper: Rainman
dEQ: Soundforge 7

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Disc 1:
01 - Intro: Jeff > Jon Tester > PJ                  - 02:57
02 - MFC                                            - 02:30
03 - Save You                                       - 03:35
04 - Do The Evolution                               - 03:48
05 - 1/2 Full                                       - 04:24
06 - Insignificance                                 - 04:42
07 - Given To Fly                                   - 05:04
08 - Sad                                            - 03:20
09 - Even Flow                                      - 07:39
10 - Faithfull                                      - 05:10
11 - Daughter/(ABITW-II improv:Cindy Sheehan)       - 07:59
12 - Lukin                                          - 01:35
13 - Whipping                                       - 03:07
14 - I Got Shit                                     - 04:20
15 - Nothing As it Seems                            - 05:29
16 - Rearviewmirror                                 - 07:37
Total:  73:21

Disc 2:
01 - Encore Break                                   - 05:05
(Encore 1)
02 - Small Town                                     - 04:04
03 - Sleight Of Hand                                - 04:29
04 - Black                                          - 07:29
05 - Glorified G                                    - 03:25
06 - Ed Talk (Jeff)                                 - 03:12
07 - Alive                                          - 06:35
08 - Encore Break                                   - 03:15
(Encore 2)
09 - Bee Girl                                       - 03:12
10 - Black Red Yellow                               - 02:59
11 - Better Man                                     - 06:26
12 - Porch                                          - 07:26
13 - Encore Break                                   - 04:55
(Encore 3)
14 - Yellow Ledbetter                               - 05:53
Total:  68:30

Notes:
 - PLEASE DO NOT ENCODE TO MP3 except for personal use.
 - DO NOT SELL - KEEP MUSIC FREE

This was a fundraiser for the Senate Campaign for Jon Tester, a hometown friend
of band member Jeff Ament. Everyone buying a ticket was making a contribution
and had to fill out campaign contribution forms. Everyone buying a poster or
t-shirt also had to fill out a form..which may be why this show was not
'offically' released by the band. A very loud, high energy crowd, grateful band.
Show Notes (thanks to 2FT):
This show was a political fundraiser for Montana politician Jon Tester's U.S. Senate Election Bid. Jeff Ament takes the stage first and thanks many people but "mostly, I want to thank the band - I want to thank Ed, Stone, Matt and Mike for coming over." Continuing he introduces the "next senator of Montana", Jon Tester. Jon Tester briefly and enthusiastically introduces Pearl Jam, alluding to his experience with fellow Montanan Jeff Ament, "this is what happens when a dirt farmer from Big Sandy runs for the U.S Senate teamed up with a bass player from Big Sandy and a world-class band. We're just a couple of Montana boys trying to have a good time."
The band took the stage with the house lights still up. The crowd sings the last chorus of "Even Flow" after Ed pleas "Would you do me the privilege of singing this next chorus on your own? Giving me the day off, just for a chorus? Loud as you can, that kinda thing. Shall we? I'd be grateful." Before the outro of "Faithfull", Ed prepends:
I think we want to believe. I think we deserve to believe.
Something ... something ... something ...
They ain't trying to screw us, or rip us off, or tear us apart, or kill us, or take our lives. Lord have mercy...
M-Y-T-H-S ...
After some back-and-forth shout outs at the beginning of the "Daughter" jam, Ed sings an improv to the common tune of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2":
We don't need no misrepresentation
We don't need no Fox News Report
Take your bias, shove it up your asses
Don't you remember what the truth is worth?
Reporters leave Cindy Sheehan alone
Leave her alone...
Ed dedicates "Elderly Woman ..." to "the Mayor of Big Sandy" - Jon Tester, that is. The "Jeff Chant" is back in full force after "Black" and Ed praises Jeff saying that "when Jeff got a bit of money, from our band working in Seattle, the first thing he did was move back here."
"Bee Girl" is played for the first time since October 2, 1994, a gap of 320 shows, and Ed acknowledges both prior performances (October 18, 1993 (Rockline) and October 2, 1994). With Phil Jackson (former Chicago Bulls coach, now L.A. Lakers coarch) in attendance, "Black, Red, Yellow" - written about "six extraordinary human beings that work together as a team" - is played for the first time since November 24, 1996, a gap of 246 shows. "Porch" starts again with the slow, funky intro. Before "Yellow Ledbetter", Ed salutes the crowd, acknowledging "it's been awhile since we played live, so we spend time living normal lives, we have no idea that there's this kind of energy out there waiting for us, so thanks again."
All songs played tonight are Pearl Jam songs, no covers.