So good I had to go both nights
by JJ on 2024-05-09Rogers Arena - VancouverI was excited. Big music fan but only been a PJ fan the last few years. The new album got me even more excited and by 5 songs in, I knew we were witnessing a band at the top of their performance game. Definitely the most "intimate"vibe I've experienced at Rogers 20,000 capacity. I also had the "worst"seats in the house that I bought last minute and I couldn't think of a better way to spend $75. I had proper tickets the 2nd night right next to the stage. As much I loved the first show, they were even tighter the 2nd. Most amazingly is besides the new songs and "Alive", they played completely different sets. Night 1 we got hits like Daughter, Night 2 we got Better Man. Lastly, it was pretty much the perfect set length. They did 1 big encore instead of leaving and coming back and all that annoying stuff. All in all, one of the best stadium concerts I've ever seen (and that includes Neil Young, Oasis, Bryan Adams, James Taylor, Elton John, etc etc). These guys were just on fire and the music connected more than it ever has with their audience. Things Rogers could be better at: Mop the floor! Both nights the entire floor was sticky from previous events. I had to wash my shoes to get the beer off (probably from playoff hockey games). And also when leaving the venue it was mayhem with people not knowing which direction to go.