Episode 388: Dallas, TX – 11/12/1993 (YouTube Version)

To celebrate an album birthday, this week we are going back to 1993 on the Vs. tour to talk about a show in Dallas that happened at the prime of their popularity. This show takes place a month after the release of Vs., which was a massive hit selling a then record 950,378 copies in its first week. While everyone wanted a piece of this band, they chose to keep things simple while going on tour to promote the album. Instead of selling out massive basketball arenas, they stuck to smaller venues including many on college campuses so that they could keep prices affordable for their young fanbase.

1993 featured some of the most intense shows in their catalog where the band plays at full force feeding the frenzy and hype that the crowd anticipated leading into it. This Dallas show has great highlights such as a polished improv before RITFW, a rare Angel appearance and a mid-set Oceans, but the major highlight happens on the first note when they open with one of the best versions of Rearviewmirror in their catalog.

Joining us as this week’s guest producer is our friend, Tim Figueiredo! He’ll share his story as a younger Pearl Jam fan that wasn’t around for their prime in the 90’s, but if you listen in, you will be pleasantly surprised by his knowledge and intake of their history!