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Pearl Jam review – a sensitive, subversive new vision for classic rock

BST Hyde Park, London A band who were once criticised for their earnestness find their true home in vast massed gatherings like these, uniting the crowd with thrilling humanist anthems

“I feel like Adele,” grins Eddie Vedder, giddily drinking in the vast crowd before him. He might often have worn his stardom with unease, but the Pearl Jam frontman clearly loves his people, and can make even a large-scale an event as this feel somehow intimate.

Tonight’s slate of underground rock luminaries all prove adept at translating their once-cultish sounds to the wide open spaces. With little between-song banter, Pixies are taut like the Ramones, a twisted pop juggernaut of swooning surf ballads, abrasive punk, simmering perversion and tunes about incest. Once a martyr to debilitating stage fright, Cat Power’s Chan Marshall is magnificent this evening. Her band chugging suavely, like the Velvets if they’d been raised in Memphis, the hypnotic likes of Cross Bones Style are elemental and soulful.

But the grand-scale environs truly seem like home to Pearl Jam. Green Day and the Red Hot Chili Peppers – fellow alt-rock figureheads who’ve similarly ascended to big-ticket heritage act status – have also headlined big-production open-air shows in London this summer, but grunge’s Last Men Standing eschew the fireworks and the flash, relying instead upon substance: enduring anthems, stirring rockouts, and the everyman warmth of Vedder.

Vedder’s lyrics truly alchemise Pearl Jam’s fusion of classic rock heroics and punk dynamics. Their earnestness was used as a stick to beat the band with early on, but tonight they make resonant poetry of a child’s struggle with learning difficulties with a soaring Daughter, rewrite prescient anti-white supremacy screed WMA as a pro-choice anthem, and close out the apocalyptic visions of Close Escape with some Johnny Rotten-worthy howls of “No future for you”.

Vedder means it, man, but it’s how he means it that matters – dedicated to a British fan who died in the weeks before the show, Light Years is but one peak, its slow-burning meditation on grief built for stadiums. Borne aloft by sagacious, electrifying riffs and Mike McCready’s seemingly inexhaustible stash of fiery solos, Pearl Jam’s transition from insurgents to institution hasn’t come at the cost of their subversiveness, or their ability to conjure new thrills from classic rock’s carcass. Long may they run.

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How Pearl Jam reconnected with the electrifying spirit of their youth in metro Phoenix

Unlike the Clash, whose music Eddie Vedder clearly idolizes, Pearl Jam were never touted as the Only Band That Matters.

But to those who gravitated to what Pearl Jam were doing in the ‘90s, that’s exactly what they had to feel like, from the life-affirming power of their music to the death-defying antics of a singer known for executing stage dives from perilous heights.

It’s been a minute since he’s done that sort of thing.

But Vedder's vocals are no less impassioned at 57 than they were back when Pearl Jam's earliest triumphs — the 13-times-platinum breakthrough “Ten” and the seven-times-platinum “Vs.” in particular — were doing so much to define what a huge swath of '90s “alternative rock” acts would do their best (or worst) to sound like.

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And he still knows how to work a crowd, as he displayed with the seemingly effortless charm and command of a natural entertainer while sipping red wine from a bottle Monday night at Gila River Arena during Pearl Jam's first metro Phoenix concert since 2013. 

He's just using his words more these days.

As a wise man sang before the show was through, "It's evolution, baby."

Josh Klinghoffer opened Pearl Jam's show

He even clocked in early to open his own concert, strolling out before the scheduled opener, Josh Klinghoffer of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Klinghoffer is pulling double duty on this tour — a utility player for the headliners, he's also opening as the one-man solo project Pluralone. 

After telling the crowd "you definitely win" the award for most people who showed up early, Vedder said, "My name is Ed. I'll be playing with the band later." 

Then, he treated the early arrivals to a crowd-pleasing acoustic rendition of "Far Behind," a solo song from the soundtrack to "Into the Wild" before saying "I take pride in this privilege" of introducing Klinghoffer.

The multi-instrumentalist was joined by Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard on "Buttercup," a song by one of Gossard's other projects, Brad, in a set whose highlights ranged from Pluralone's "Rat Bastards at Every Turn" to "Backwater," a song by Tempe's Meat Puppets chosen to honor the show's proximity to their hometown.

"I heard that it's what they call Victory Day today in Russia," Klinghoffer said before ending his set with a cover of John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance," encouraging the crowd to keep it going for half an hour until Pearl Jam came out on stage.

He even joked that he'd play Jane's Addiction's "Jane Says" if they did.

Suffice to say, he didn't end up singing any Jane's Addiction songs.

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Eddie Vedder talks about his Arizona connections

Pearl Jam opened their powerful headlining set with a moody rendition of "Wash," the B-side to their anthemic first single, "Alive," before following through with the mainstream-rock-radio chart-topper "Given to Fly" from 1997's "Yield."

Then, Vedder shared the first of several lengthy monologues, this one concerning a trip he took in 1988. He was driving from San Diego to Phoenix when his car broke down in  Gila Bend, where a friendly couple took him in for a few days. 

"If you've ever seen Gila Bend, you see it for about 90 seconds as you're driving through at 80 miles an hour," Vedder said. "And it was almost like life forced me to stop. I was broke, I was stuck and I was not going anywhere." 

At the story's conclusion, he launched into "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town," the first of many massive singalongs. 

Vedder peppered the set with local references. He thanked the Coyotes "for lending us this space tonight" and noted that two of his favorite Coyotes — Christian Fischer and Clayton Keller — were in the house. 

He also talked about spring training games and visiting the Musical Instrument Museum, which he highly recommended, with a favorite uncle who lived in Arizona.

And he took great joy in bringing up the ADOT sign he noticed on his way to the arena: "Even flow on the gas; left to pass." 

He thought he was having an acid flashback, Vedder joked before sharing a message for the person who designed those signs: "That's incredible; keep eating the edibles." 

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He and his bandmates are ostensibly touring the States in delayed support of 2020's "Gigaton," an album released in the early days of the pandemic.

And the setlist did include four songs from that one, all of which were well-received and seemed to hold their own surrounded by the songs on which their legacy has come to rest.

But every other song they played from their own catalog was from the '90s, including such first-album highlights as "Even Flow" and "Black," the "Vitalogy" standout "Corduroy" and a heartfelt rendition of "Daughter."

"Even Flow" featured an epic guitar lead from the awe-inspiring Mike McCready that started with him playing wah-guitar behind his head and only got better from there.

He's an electrifying musician to witness, at times recalling the reckless abandon of Neil Young. 

As much as Vedder tends to dominate a spotlight, the talent has always run deep in this band, from drumming powerhouse Matt Cameron to bassist Jeff Ament, who did a brilliant job of channeling John Entwistle on "Leaving Here," to guitarists McCready and Gossard.

Vedder prefaced "Daughter" with an urgent plea for reproductive rights, saluting local politicians Gabby Giffords and Sen. Mark Kelly.

"At the same time," Vedder said, "you have a governor who has just signed a bill that outlaws a woman's freedom to choose even in the event of rape or incest."

We're in America, Vedder said. "In America, we believe in freedom, liberty and privacy. And people should have the freedom to choose."

By that point, he'd already referenced the senator's twin brother, fellow astronaut Scott Kelly, who was also in the house and put in a request for "Black," which featured more extreme guitar heroics from McCready.

After bringing the set to a spirited close with "Porch," Vedder twirling his mic like Roger Daltrey in his prime and leaping off a PA speaker during the guitar break, Pearl Jam returned for an extended encore.

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The encore version of 'Alive' was a raucous celebration

The encore started with the singer paying tribute to his niece, Molly Vedder, who's set to graduate from Arizona State University this week and blew off a graduation event to see her uncle rock a sports arena. 

After launching the encore with "Smile," Vedder ceded the spotlight to McCready for a finger-tapping tribute to "another legend that we miss," Eddie Van Halen, on "Eruption."

That gave way to a raucous "Do the Evolution," followed by an emotional reading of  "Better Man," which Vedder sent out to a woman he met who shared the story of losing her sister to COVID-19. 

"Better Man" built to a cathartic climax, Vedder doing a flurry of windmills on guitar before kicking the mic stand over. Then they dusted off their cover of the Motown classic "Leaving Here" (in the style of the Who), which Vedder dedicated to "all the badass women out there and all the badass men who support them."

The encore ended with two classics from the early days — a version of "Alive" that couldn't possibly have felt more like a celebration, Vedder gleefully tossing tambourines to the audience, and a truly transcendent "Yellow Ledbetter." 

It was the perfect ending to a night that found one of the most beloved rock acts of the past three decades reconnecting with their fans after being sidelined for two years by the pandemic. 

As Vedder noted early in the set, "My friend Tom Petty used to say, 'The waiting is the hardest part.' Thank God the waiting is over."

Pearl Jam's Phoenix setlist 

"Given to Fly"

"Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"

"Quick Escape"

"Superblood Wolfmoon"

"Even Flow"

"Dance of the Clairvoyants"

"Black" (with "We Belong Together" tag)

"Red Mosquito"

"Sleeping by Myself" (Eddie Vedder song)

"Daughter" (with "W.M.A." tag)

"Eruption" (Van Halen cover)

"Do the Evolution"

"Better Man"

"Leaving Here" (Eddie Holland cover)

"Yellow Ledbetter"

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Pearl Jam Delivers Iconic Show at New York City’s Apollo Theater

The band's intimate performance was part of SiriusXM's Small Stage series.

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After 30 years of performing as one of the best live bands in rock music, Pearl Jam has a pretty solid understanding of what its core fan base expects. And for a one-of-a-kind show at the legendary 1,500-capacity Apollo Theater — a day before they perform at Madison Square Garden in a show that brought in fans from across the country — the band leaned into a set that die-hards appreciated. And even through some technical difficulties, Pearl Jam delivered surprises, deep cuts and roaring renditions of iconic favorites that will easily enter the lore of classic shows that the group has put up since their debut in the early 1990s.

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The show on Saturday (Sept. 10) was part of SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series, and was originally scheduled to take place more than two years ago to mark the release of the band’s 11th studio album, Gigaton , released in the early pandemic days of March 2020. And while the set list was heavily skewed towards songs from that record — six of them, including “Dance of the Clairvoyants” and a soaring “Retrograde” — the show was bookended by the kinds of deep cuts that the superfans in the building (and listening on the act’s dedicated SiriusXM station around the world) could appreciate.

The opening song was “Footsteps,” originally a B-Side from Pearl Jam’s sessions for their debut album, Ten , more than 30 years ago, with frontman Eddie Vedder on haunting harmonica and the band opening the set sitting down, not acoustic but more laid back, and fitting for the intimate setting. Then followed “Pendulum” from their 2013 album, Lightning Bolt , with lead guitarist Mike McCready utilizing a violin bow to wreak havoc from his guitar, before sliding into “Sleight of Hand” off 2000’s Binaural and “Parachutes” from 2006’s self-titled album — not rarities, but certainly not hit singles, either, to the delight of a crowd hoping for, and getting, something completely different given the setting.

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As they went into “Hard to Imagine” — another B-Side that showed up on the rarities compilation Lost Dogs released in 2003, and a fan favorite — the band began to get up from their stools and the energy started to pick up. But just as suddenly things ground to a halt, as a technical issue of some sort led to an extended delay, about which Vedder quipped, “Something they never told John Coltrane when he played here — they need a minute to reboot the computer, or something…” (Ultimately, he chalked it up to a PA issue.) But during the delay, as the band members wandered around the stage and ultimately left for several minutes — and as the crowd from the mezzanine sparked into an impromptu a cappella rendition of “Daughter” — Vedder picked up an acoustic guitar, pulled his stool up to the very edge of the legendary stage, and, without amplification, led an intimate version of Warren Zevon ’s “Keep Me In Your Heart” as the crowd went silent.

The band returned after about 20 minutes and ripped into “Who Ever Said” and “Evenflow,” kicking the energy into high gear (with McCready ripping through his solo on his knees), before the mesmerizing “Dance of the Clairvoyants” and “Quick Escape” led into the blistering “Spin the Black Circle.” The set ended with a fiery, electrifying “Porch,” before the band came back out for an encore of their massive 1994 single “Better Man,” the animalistic “Do the Evolution” and a euphoric rendition of The Who ’s “Baba O’Reilly.” But in keeping with the unexpected, rare nature of the night, Pearl Jam ended the night not with the classic rock standard, or their usual set closer “Yellow Ledbetter,” but with a soaring run through the contemplative “Indifference,” putting a stamp on a performance that, after 30 years of performances, was still one of a kind.

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Review: Pearl Jam performs an impassioned sold-out, celebratory concert in Camden

The Seattle grunge survivors played to the biggest crowd on its current tour, and Eddie Vedder name-checked Dr. J., Rocky, and J.C. Dobbs, the tiny Philly venue the band played 31 years ago.

The crowd at the sold-out Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden stayed on its feet for the entirety of the 2 ½ hour show on Wednesday night, but Pearl Jam began the evening sitting down.

It was a slow burn start for a band that’s mastered the art of creating drama by playing with a quiet, barely contained intensity. You know the room is going to eventually explode into collective catharsis. You just don’t know when.

In this case, some waiting was involved. After a 2 ½ year pandemic delay in getting to the Philadelphia region in support of their 11th album, Gigaton , which came out in March 2020, the band came on a half hour after its scheduled start time to accommodate late-arriving fans stuck in gridlock.

Eddie Vedder and bandmates — bassist Jeff Ament, guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, and drummer Matt Cameron, plus two auxiliary musicians — entered as Catpower’s “The Greatest” played over the sound system.

They eased two watery, ruminative deep cuts from the early 1990s - “Wash” and “Oceans” — before Vedder could wait no longer to address the band’s special relationship with Philadelphia.

“Good evening, Philly! Good evening Camden! Where the f—- are we?,” he asked. “I know it’s not the Spectrum, because we blew that place up. I know it’s not J.C. Dobbs, because there were 150 people there.”

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(Pearl Jam played the final four shows at the storied South Philly arena before its demolition in 2009, and performed at the tiny South Street club in 1991 on tour for their debut album Ten , which went on to sell 13 million copies.)

Since those early days when combining punk disaffection with anthemic classic rock made them and Nirvana the biggest breakout band of the flannel-flying Pacific Northwest grunge era, Pearl Jam have consolidated a mass audience that has aged along with them, while bringing new generations into the fold.

The FMP crowd of 22,000 — the biggest, Vedder said, of the band’s current tour — was made up of fans in the same age range as the band, whose members are all in the mid-to late 50s, and younger.

Old heads with their adult children, and second generation fans with their own kids. The always earnest Vedder, who was in strong, sonorous voice all night wore a T-shirt with the logo of the Austin, Texas band Black Pumas, expressed appreciation. “After two years of isolation, two years of being divided, sequestered,” he said. “It feels great to see so many faces in one place.”

Loyalty has been earned with shrewd strategy. The band takes a page out of the Grateful Dead playbook, adapting the jam band improvisatory approach to a rugged, rock and roll and highly disciplined aesthetic.

McCready got extended showcases, including one with his instrument behind his head on “Alive.” Cameron didn’t solo, but got an introduction for the ages from Vedder: “We’ve lost some great ones. We’ve lost Neal Peart. We’ve lost Charlie Watts. We just lost Taylor Hawkins. Thank God we still have Matt ... Cameron!”

There is no fixed set list on a Pearl Jam tour. Many best loved songs get played - the Camden crowd got linchpins like “Even Flow,” “Corduroy” and “Animal,” the latter, from 1992′s Vs ., being the one that wrecked the room when the band finally stood up.

But there are also unexpected twists, turns and covers that keep ‘em coming back for more.

On Wednesday, covers included Pink Floyd’s “Interstellar Overdrive” and an encore of Victoria Williams’ Neil Young-ish “Crazy Mary,” featured organ player Kenneth “Boom” Gaspar. That was followed shortly by the band’s trademark closer, Neil Young’s “Keep Rockin’ in The Free World.”

Subtle moments rewarded close attention. In one snippet, Vedder riffed on the version of the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” recorded by Devo, the band Pearl Jam once dressed up as on Halloween in Philadelphia.

After swooning over the Philly area weather and a perfect 24 hours spent leading up to the show, he sang a sweet a cappella chorus of “Modern Girl” by riot-grrl band Sleater-Kinney: “My whole life,” he sang, “was like a picture of a sunny day.”

There were other cool Philly moments. Vedder dedicated one song to “one of the greatest humans I’ve ever met,” Sixers great Julius Erving, “the first to get superhuman air.” The title: “Given To Fly.”

Later, he said he woke from a dream Wednesday in which he saw “those steps Rocky runs up, where Jay-Z puts on his Made in the U.S.A festival.” (Pearl Jam headlined the first Made in America in 2012.)

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In the dream, the Philadelphia Museum of Art was replaced by a volcano. “I don’t know what it means. Dreams are weird. But I did ask Mike McCready to play this song.” What was it? “Gonna Fly Now”? Nope. Van Halen’s “Eruption.”

Before “Quick Escape” and “Retrograde,” two environmentally conscious songs from the solid, workmanlike Gigaton , Vedder talked about saving the planet. Later, he spoke about the November elections, with a QR code on video screens to assist people registering to vote. “Freedom is on the ballot,” he said. “And the most important freedom would be a woman’s right to choose.”

In both instances, he was greeted by applause, along with scattered naysayers like the dude next to me who bellowed: “Shut up and sing!”

The show peaked towards the end with “Not For You,” from 1994′s Vitalogy. It rode a ferocious groove and encapsulated the defiant Romanticism that still defines the band.

The song warned off cynics and exploiters - “This is not for you!” - as Vedder declared: “All that’s sacred comes from youth … I still remember, why don’t you?”

Decades down the road, a Pearl Jam show is a celebration of survival, an impassioned attempt to keep alive the rock and roll idealism that ignited the band and its fans all those years go. At least for one night.

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Live Review: Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden • New York

Pearl Jam Madison Square Garden New York, NY September 11, 2022

Review and live photo by Curt Baran

Anything that takes place on September 11th in New York City is obviously going to carry with it a significant amount of gravitas. Be it the memorial events down in lower Manhattan or something as commonplace as a backyard barbecue, and the looming heaviness is always palpable. So when Pearl Jam took the stage at the hallowed ground that is Madison Square Garden this past weekend, it certainly helped to break the tension that hung in the air. Originally scheduled for March of 2020 (then derailed by COVID), the fact that anyone managed to make it back at all felt like some sort of victory.

L to R: Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder

Looking to find that balance between respectful and celebratory, the Seattle quintet eased into their performance. The melancholy opener “Release” was executed with an almost unplugged aesthetic. It found the band playing electric but doing so seated. Singer Eddie Vedder addressed the faithful before starting the mood appropriate “Come Back,” exclaiming, “We have a lot to talk about this evening, but we’ll get to all of that soon.” A few chords in, he abruptly stopped the song, stating with an affirming laugh, “Actually, let’s talk about it now.” He would go on to recognize not only the significance of the day but the First Responders in attendance that evening and graciously thank everyone for their patience in somehow managing to find their back to what, for the next few hours, would be made to feel like sacred space. The band let the momentum of the set build slowly, but once they finally hit the gas pedal, it was as if the past slipped away.

By the fourth song (“Present Tense”), only Vedder remained seated. The mood had flipped from maudlin and uncertain to celebratory and raucous. Escapism had arrived in the form of cathartic singalongs. The band faced the back of the stage during “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town,” giving the cheap seats their own living room concert. “Better Man” had the entirety of its first verse offered up as audience participation. Guitarist’s Stone Gossard and Mike McCready were a study in contrasts during “Even Flow.” Gossard stood stoic as he churned out the songs now ubiquitous, rock radio riff, seemingly oblivious to the cacophony subsuming him. Meanwhile McCready acted out like a younger brother on a sugar rush, running in circles and thrashing about as drummer Matt Cameron somehow kept the chaos glued together.

A cover of the Dead Boys’ “Sonic Reducer” paid tribute to the CBGB-era of the Lower East side, and “Alive,” well, that proved to be self-explanatory. “You know, when we booked this tour, we only had three dates scheduled in Canada before tonight. At some point, a fourth was added,” Vedder detailed at one point. “I’m pretty sure the money we made from that one is going to cover the fine for playing past the Garden’s curfew!” With the house lights up, the band smoldered through a cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World,” completing the brief, badly needed respite from a day filled with reflection, sadness, and a hopeful look to the future.

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Nashville waited years for Friday night's Pearl Jam concert — and it was worth it

Nashville waited a long time for this one. A really, really long time.

Friday night inside Bridgestone Arena, Pearl Jam stepped on stage for the band's first proper headlining Music City gig in nearly two decades . Many fans — the same dedicated followers who lined Lower Broadway hours before doors opened to snag a show-night T-shirt and later filled Bridgestone Arena from the stage barricade to seats that nearly scrape the ceiling — kept tickets for two-and-a-half years while the band weathered false starts and extended tour delays (thanks, COVID).

Spoiler: It was a show worth the wait.

"Hello, Smashville," frontman Eddie Vedder said moments after finishing "Buckle Up," a tune off 2020 album "Gigaton" and the band's second of the night.

Between pulls from a wine bottle, he continued: "I don't know about you, but up here on stage, the room sounds pretty good. I think they built it for music. We've been looking forward to this one, s***, for about two-and-a-half years, actually."

Unlike the high-flying songs that helped build much of the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career, Vedder and company started Friday night’s show at an unusual pace for an arena-sized act: Sitting down. 

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With the frontman swiveling on a drum throne while he crooned show opener “Nothingman” and 1990s staple “Black,” it felt as if the band wanted to ease each audience member into the two hours to come — like arriving at a friends’ party, slipping off a coat and grabbing a cold drink.  

But this party wouldn’t be small talk and appetizers for long. Pearl Jam dusted off a proverbial bottle of the good stuff, pouring a glass of career-making hits mixed with fan-favorite album cuts. 

With a high-kick and windmill guitar strums, Vedder led the band — including guitarist Mike McCready, bassist Jeff Ament, drummer Matt Cameron, and guitarist Stone Gossard — into 1996’s “Present Tense” before channeling punk-rock intensity on a version of the 2003 song “All Night.” The show rolled on with a mix of new and old: 1993's "Rats," 1994's "Last Exit" and 2020's "Who Ever Said," among others.

Pearl Jam dedicated “Corduroy” to late punk forefather Johnny Ramone, who died 18 years ago this week; the band played the piano ballad "River Cross" for those in Ukraine impacted by the country's ongoing war with Russia; and Vedder praised Nashville’s Third Man Records — “one of the coolest record labels on the planet,” he said — before cutting into the appropriate “Spin The Black Circle.” 

A set of shape-shifting and color-changing lights flanked the band for an otherwise no-frills stage setup. The group played to a 360-degree audience — a rarity in arena tours. Unless billed as “in the round” — with a stage in the center of the arena floor — artists typically leave seats behind the stage empty. 

But take one listen to onlookers shouting each word to “Better Man,” “Even Flow” or “Last Kiss” and it’s no wonder Pearl Jam filled the room within inches of overflowing. A great song stands the test of time, especially when thousands share it together in an overdue communion. 

And as with most parties, the night finished in a place far removed from where it began — with the house lights flooding onlookers as Vedder led a singalong to staple songs “Alive” and “Yellow Ledbetter.” 

He closed the show with an extended “thank you” that included a hope for Pearl Jam to soon return to play across the street from Bridgestone Arena.

“Thanks for having us in this great building,” Vedder said. “We’d like to come back and play the Ryman, as well.”

Here’s to hoping that night comes soon. 

Pearl Jam Nashville setlist

• Present Tense
• Who Ever Said
• Dance of the Clairvoyants
• Spin the Black Circle
• Immortality
• River Cross
• Last Kiss (Wayne Cochran cover)
• Given To Fly
• Yellow Ledbetter

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Live Review: Pearl Jam – 9th July 2022 – BST Hyde Park, London, UK

“We’ve got 12 albums and 25 years but only an hour so let’s get on with it”, declared Stereophonic’s legendary front-man, Kelly Jones, setting the evenings tone as they made their way to the Great Oak Stage of Hyde Parks annual BST Hyde Park festivities – a testament to the long list of hits from the Welsh outfit and an encouraging introduction for another day of incredible acts and music.   

Over the last two weeks the park has seen some of the most successful acts in international, and local musical talents. From the likes of homegrown superstars like Elton John, Rolling Stones and Adele, through to American royalty, the Eagles and Pearl Jam as well as a plethora of influential supporting superstars, this year’s BST Hyde Park festival has been incredible. I think I will go as far as to say it’s been the best lineup since its inception a few years back – and the weather was also on our side as the bands played underneath the sunshine and each commenting on the gorgeous sunsets that helped paint a stunning picture to their mammoth repertoires.    

This weekend saw us back at Hyde Park for a meaty slice of rock! Most shows we attend at Renowned For Sound – at least those I personally attend, sway more on the side of sparkly pop than they do dad rock but every now and then an injection of full throttle rock music really gives us balance as live music aficionado’s and having seen U.S fathers of grunge-rock, Pearl Jam perform in the past, we are dead-keen to catch the bands return to the UK as they played two headlining shows for BST Hyde Park this year with primary support from Stereophonics; one of the finest UK acts of the past few decades.  

We’ve seen Stereophonics a few times over the last few years so when they were announced as the key support act for Pearl Jam’s BST Hyde Park Saturday show we were very excited, and so were they as Kelly announced “I’m a massive fucking Pearl Jam fan” before describing the first time he saw the band perform in 1993 at Finsbury Park and regarding them as one of their biggest influencers before offering the 65,000 strong crowd a weighty set of career hits and newbies like Hanging On Your Hinges and Do Ya Feel My Love from the outfits latest Oochya! release. It was the bands biggest hits however that got the crowd really worked up – notables from the bands 25+ years like The Bartender and the Thief, a semi-acoustic offering of Maybe Tomorrow and Have A Nice Day carved a greatest hits style set from the band and helped move the days musical offerings into 90’s nostalgia.  

A Thousand Trees , the bands very first single, found a center spot in the set and while a pair of the bands most successful singles – Handbags & Gladrags and Traffic – didn’t manage the make the cut for this weekend’s show, a stellar closing performance of Dakota made up for the omissions and had the crowd begging for more from the pint-sized Jones and his band.  

Stereophonic’s set:   C’est la vie / I Wanna Get Lost With You / The Bartender and the Thief / Hanging On Your Hinges / Do Ya Feel My Love / Maybe Tomorrow / A Thousand Trees / Have a Nice Day / Catacomb / Pick a Part That’s New / Mr and Mrs Smith / Fly Like An Eagle / Sunny / Just Looking / Dakota  

With an hour or so break between sets we managed to make our way around the park one last time to take in the festival atmosphere. And it’s an atmosphere that can only really be experienced at an event like a music festival. The vibe was one of the friendliest of all outdoor festivals that we have been to over the last twenty or so years that I have been attending festivals and big outdoor musical shows. Everyone was in high spirits as they caught up with their mates for pints on the grass, enjoyed some of the incredible food stalls that bordered the entire park space or just stood around in the sunshine waiting for their preferred act to emerge onstage.  

As the huge crowds began to return from their food stops or toilet breaks, the crowd began to tighten as 8pm grew closer. At a little shy of 8pm a bellowing recording of The Beatles’ All You Need Is Love began to play and soon after front-man Eddie Vedder and his iconic band made their way to the stage, singing back the hit with the crowd before erupting into opening number, Corduroy .  

Dressed comfortably in jeans and blue plaid shirt, Vedder looked every bit the part of a true grunge-rock icon and the father of his genre. “One song and I feel like I’ve missed you already. I hope this night goes real slow”, Vedder told the crowd, reminding us of the friendly and humble nature of this musical legend; one that could perhaps give Dave Grohl a run for his money in the ‘most likeable rock star’ category before diving into a setlist bursting at the seams with favoured pennings from the bands 32+ years as one of music’s most successful acts.  

The set spanned the entirety of Pearl James incredible career – from 1991’s debut Ten through set inclusions like Garden and Porch , a Vitology vote-off between Whipping and Not For You , with the crowd opting to hear the latter from the act, and through to a nod to 2020’s studio release, Gigaton with Dance of the Clairvoyants and a touching tribute of River Cross to the citizens of Ukraine finding a comfortable nesting place in the set.  

As a renowned political collective, Pearl Jam have always been at the forefront of injustices in the world and made a point of shinning a light on global affairs. After a story of his wife and daughter attending a Pride parade in the U.S recently and being subject to a false alarm attack, Vedder delivered an emotional and powerful speech on gun violence in the U.S and the need for change. While the subject matter of gun violence may not resonate with us here in the UK, having very few gun-related deaths on these shores, the sentiment was heard and a rapturous applause of agreement swept over Hyde Park. Following the speech the band welcome back support act Johhny Marr on stage to help perform a cover of Neil Young’s Throw Your Hatred Down .  

Pointing off into the distance for everyone to take in the beautiful sun setting over the park, the encore revealed the bands biggest commercial hit – Alive . Performing the track with just the same amount of power and precision as the original recording, the crowd helped put the iconic number along with a strong backing vocal as Vedder delivered his best vocals of the night; lapping up the enormous crowds adoration; many fans at this point sitting atop their friends shoulders and donning various 90’s rock band inspired t-shirts – once again adding to the 90’s nostalgic feel of the show.

Pearl Jam set:

Corduroy Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town Why Go Deep Wishlist Garden Throw Your Hatred Down (Neil Young cover) Do the Evolution Animal Dance of the Clairvoyants Not for You Rats Faithfull State of Love and Trust Eruption (Van Halen cover) Black Porch

Encore: River Cross Leash Alive Yellow Ledbetter Baba O’Riley (The Who cover)

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Eddie Vedder and the band delivered an energetic, gracious set at the Viejas Arena

“I’m not gonna talk this much at other shows, but this feels like home, and I missed ya,” Eddie Vedder told the San Diego crowd on Tuesday night.

The first time I saw Pearl Jam , it was December 1991 and they were the relatively unknown openers for Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers. My friend had bought a Pearl Jam shirt before the concert (even though the “cool” thing was to get Nirvana merch), when suddenly a long-haired Vedder ran up from somewhere and thanked her.

More than 30 years later, Vedder is still filled with this kind of enthusiastic gratitude. He showed plenty of tokens of it throughout Pearl Jam’s nearly three-hour set at Viejas Arena in the city he said “feels like home,” the place where he lived before moving to Seattle.

This was the first stop in Pearl Jam’s relaunched tour to support Gigaton , a tour that was postponed for 25 months because of the coronavirus (get tickets here ). The band was so happy to be back on stage that they practically had to be kicked off the stage at the sold-out venue when the house lights went up during their final song (“Alive”) — just after 11:30 p.m.

Vedder started showing his graciousness and excitement early in the evening, as most people were still parking or at the craft beer tens. The frontman walked onto the stage to greet the fans already inside, treating them to an acoustic version of Warren Zevon’s “Keep Me in Your Heart.”

About an hour later — after a charmingly disheveled solo set from former Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer’s Pluralone project  — Vedder returned to the stage with the rest of Pearl Jam: Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Matt Cameron. Klinghoffer also joined the band, as he’s doubling as a touring multi-instrumentalist on this trek. The stage, while massive, was sparse with the exception of a giant arc of lights that changed colors to fit the mood of each song.

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They performed a 23-song setlist, the selection of which Vedder said was influenced by San Diego and the ocean. In front of an audience that ranged from very young kids wearing giant headphones to silver haired rock fans, the band opened with  Ten classic “Oceans.”   The band ripped straight through “Retrograde” and “Never Destination” with the kind of focus and drive you’d expect to see in a small club, not at a 12,000-seat arena.

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It kicks off with a big emotional bang: “We used to laugh/We used to sing/We used to dance/We used to believe,” Eddie Vedder sings on “Scared of Fear,” the rocking opener from Pearl Jam ’s 12th studio album, one of their best and most personal records ever. When it came time to work on their follow-up to 2020’s Gigaton , band members headed out to Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La Studios in Malibu and worked with versatile producer Andrew Watt, who helmed Vedder’s 2022 solo album, Earthling, and has worked with everyone from Iggy Pop to pop superstars like Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, and Post Malone. 

“We’re still looking for ways to communicate,” Vedder told listeners at an L.A. preview of the new tracks. “We’re at this time in our lives when you could do it or you could not do it, but we still care about putting something out there that is meaningful, and we hopefully think is our best work. No hyperbole, I think this is our best work.”

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But Dark Matter shines brightest in its most restrained moments. Take the heartbreaking highlight “Wreckage,” a laid-back stunner complete with empathetic, Springsteen-inspired vocals, and lyrics that seem to be about holding on to a fading relationship. “Combing through the wreckage/Pouring through the sand/Surrounded by the remnants/What we could and couldn’t have,” Vedder sings.  

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Dark Matter ends on a meditative note with “Setting Sun,” a hopeful, transcendently gorgeous nightcap that feels like the band took a drive down from Shangri-La at the end of the day to sit in the sand, and reflect for a while as they watch the waves crash along the PCH. “May our days be long until kingdom come,” Vedder howls. “We can become one last setting sun/Am I the only one hanging on?/We could become one last setting sun/Or be the sun at the break of dawn/Let us not fade/Let us not fade.” But with Dark Matter , the band has rarely sounded more essential.

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Live review: Pearl Jam, London BST Hyde Park

Seattle legends Pearl Jam are in the form of their lives as they take over the capital for two nights…

For over 30 years now, Pearl Jam ’s story has unfolded as a defiant inversion of the one many critics would have once predicted for them. Against a constellation of their hometown peers harpooned by fame and tragedy, this is a band who have managed not only to endure but also thrive. That they are headlining two nights at BST Hyde Park is testament to this, joining Adele and the Rolling Stones in being the only other act to do a prestigious double-header this year. The two sets that unfold may be almost completely different – of 44 songs aired, only Alive and Porch are repeated – but the defining spirit emanating from the stage remains the same. This is Pearl Jam in gratitude mode – at one point Eddie Vedder even comically chastises himself for repeatedly thanking the London crowd between songs. The love is real. And it is most certainly reciprocated.

What transpires are two nights stockpiled with so many memorable moments that even the incongruous sight of tennis legend John McEnroe joining them for a cover of Neil Young ’s Rockin’ In The Free World somehow only registers among the lesser talking points. For one, across their sets, Pearl Jam deliver a grand reaffirmation of their sheer emotional and musical breadth as they administer a cavalcade of anthems: Alive, Black, Corduroy, Elderly Woman…, Garden, State Of Love And Trust, Do The Evolution, Porch, Even Flow, Wishlist, Betterman, Animal, Given To Fly, Not For You and Daughter. Predictably and deservedly, all of these familiar staples earn wildly ecstatic responses.

What arguably matters most, and continues to distinguish Pearl Jam, is that they are never reliant on their greatest hits. To that end, more exciting is the long overdue UK live debut of material from their brilliant 2020 record Gigaton . The joyous, scrappy punk of Superblood Wolfmoon, the futuristic groove of Quick Escape, and the entrancing Dance Of The Clairvoyants – replete with its glorious closing macrame of vocal lines – all make their impact felt among the familiar classics. Best of the new batch, and a very close runner-up for the title of best performance across both nights, is Gigaton’s elegant closer River Cross, as thousands of phones illuminate the London dusk while Eddie plays pump organ. All of the above offer irrefutable proof that, 32 years after forming, this is a band still conjuring some of their best material.

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Notably, Pearl Jam’s post-COVID return to touring has – for now at least – not yet summoned the Herculean sets which have long defined them. Lest we forget, last time they played The O2 in London we were treated to a spectacular 33-song smorgasbord. Because they are a band who can (and will) play practically any song in their catalogue, and have fostered an insatiable live fanbase animated by that very fact, even a 100-song PJ set would likely fail to appease the whims of every fan. There will, inevitably, always be that one annoying person banging on about how they need to play Bee Girl (your correspondent is one of them). Yet somehow, so well are these two Hyde Park sets curated, they overcome even the stinging absences of Gigaton’s best song Seven O’Clock, both Rearviewmirror and Release, and the omission of any material from their 2006’s self-titled outing.

The deep cuts aired have a lot to do with how they manage to get around these AWOL gems. Serving up tracks that would sate even the most persnickety of archivists, there’s In Hiding, Rats, Low Light, Breath and, best of all, Throw Your Hatred Down (only ever played live 15 times, compared to, say, Even Flow’s 854). On the latter, The Smiths talisman Johnny Marr joins them for a riveting run through the track PJ recorded with Neil Young for 1995’s Mirrorball album. Make no mistake, these more compressed setlists – in part due to the enforced curfew at Hyde Park – may mean less songs are played, but this is offset by the sustained intensity of the performance. It’s equilibrium, baaaaaaby! Special mention must go to Mike McCready. One can only assume that he shaved a good few centimetres off his fingertips during his imperious bouts of shredding.

There are also a string of special moments that have nothing whatsoever to do with the songs played. Always a band to put the human touch into their superhuman musical exertions, there are a host of instances where Pearl Jam forge a deep sense of intimacy in spite of the grand scale of the occasion. And without playing a single note. Eddie Vedder remains not only a preternaturally gifted vocalist, guitarist and lyricist but also a grand orator. It’s not just how exquisitely the songs are played, it’s also the emotional context in which he frames them. The frontman pays tribute to those fighting in Ukraine and to the late Taylor Hawkins , evidences a flinch of pain as he relays that the subject of Save You was someone he couldn’t save, and also meditates on religion and “defamation of the truth”. Another poignant moment comes on the second evening as he delivers a striking observation on the sheer amount of stone required in the U.S. to make the graves of those lost solely to gun violence. “If anyone doesn’t have empathy or respect for the sanctity of life – their own and others – if they don’t have that, then that’s exactly the person we don’t want to have with a firearm in their possession,” he says to applause that is equal to that of any song played.

For all the mesmeric moments across both evenings, the highlight comes with Light Years – a single from 2000’s Binaural that, by virtue of only being performed 91 times in the past 22 years, has established itself as something of a rarity live. On the opening night it is played in dedication to a late fan – Donna Goggins, who died unexpectedly in February – and her family. With the combined weight of the lyrics and her image being displayed during the song, it’s an overpowering thing to bear witness to. It’s also one that speaks to another reason why Pearl Jam have endured. It’s not just the quality of their music, but also the sense of community they have carefully cultivated over the years.

Pearl Jam have played many shows in London, but it’s unlikely the band – or anyone in attendance – will forget the time they knocked Hyde Park out of the park. Twice.

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Pearl Jam have announced a North American arena tour for May and September 2022, making up their COVID -delayed 2020 dates in support of that year's  Gigaton  and adding four new shows to the itinerary.

The trek will begin on May 3 in San Diego and run through May 20 in Las Vegas. Pearl Jam will then take a few months off before resuming on Sept. 1 in Quebec City and wrapping the second leg on Sept. 22 in Denver. Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will open the shows with his solo project, Pluralone, and  join Pearl Jam as a touring member on the dates.

Tickets will not be on sale to the general public and will instead be available exclusively through Ticketmaster's Verified Fan Registration. (Pearl Jam Ten Club members can also access a special presale now.) The registration is open through March 27, and the Verified Fan on-sale begins on March 29. You can learn more and register at Ticketmaster's website , and you can see the full list of tour dates — with new shows noted — below.

Pearl Jam will continue making strides to offset their carbon footprint by paying $200 per ton for carbon dioxide mitigation, a tenfold increase from previous years. "We are proud of our prior efforts to mitigate our inevitable carbon footprint from touring over the past 20 years, but the time to multiply that effort is clearly right now," guitarist Stone Gossard explained in a statement. "By committing to this aggressive pricing, we hope to equally amplify our efforts and gather partners who share our urgency to make the investments and innovations required to move our world to a more conscious, carbon-balanced economy."

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Pearl Jam Wraps 2022 World Tour In Denver [Photos/Videos]

Pearl Jam  rambled on to Denver, CO on Thursday to wrap the group’s world tour with a concert at Ball Arena .

At the tail end of the global trek that began domestically in San Diego back in May, Pearl Jam is a well-oiled machine at this point. Though surprises pop up every now and then, the setlist for each concert has cemented with a mix of time-tested classics alongside newer selections from 2020’s Gigaton . On the more unexpected side, Pearl Jam offered tour debuts of “Thin Air” and “Just Breathe” back-to-back early on in Thursday’s performance.

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Denver also afforded Pearl Jam to pay tribute to its wide range of influences, beginning first with a take on Pink Floyd ‘s psychedelic masterpiece, “Interstellar Overdrive”. The show also included other classic rock covers that have become standard on this tour, including  Neil Young ‘s “Throw Your Hatred Down” and the penultimate rendition of  The Who ‘s “Baba O’Riley” which came ahead of the encore-closing “Yellow Ledbetter”. The encore also featured  Eddie Vedder ‘s solo take on Tom Petty ‘s “I Won’t Back Down”, performed for just the third time this year, as well as Mother Love Bone ‘s “Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns”.

Check out a gallery of images from Pearl Jam at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday courtesy of photographer  Jesse Faatz   as well as a collection of fan-shot videos. Vedder has a trio of solo  Earthling  shows left in October, with a set at  Ohana Festival  in Dana Point, CA on the 1st. For tickets and a full list of dates head here .

Pearl Jam – “The Long Road” – 9/22/22

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Pearl Jam – “Present Tense” – 9/22/22

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Pearl Jam – “Better Man” – 9/22/22

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Pearl Jam – “Last Kiss” – 9/22/22

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Eddie Vedder – “I Won’t Back Down” (Tom Petty) – 9/22/22

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Setlist : Pearl Jam | Ball Arena | Denver, CO | 9/22/22

Set: Long Road, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Thin Air [1], Just Breathe [1], Present Tense, Interstellar Overdrive (Pink Floyd), Corduroy, Spin the Black Circle, Throw Your Hatred Down (Neil Young), Given to Fly, Who Ever Said, Even Flow, Dance of the Clairvoyants, River Cross, Save You, Better Man, Last Kiss (Wayne Cochran), Faithfull, Lukin, Rearviewmirror

Encore: I Won’t Back Down (Tom Petty) [2], Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (Mother Love Bone), Alive, Baba O’Riley (The Who), Yellow Ledbetter

[1] Tour debut

[2] Eddie solo

Pearl Jam | Ball Arena | Denver, CO | 9/22/22 | Photos: Jesse Faatz

Pearl Jam Announce North American Tour Dates for 2022

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Pearl Jam will hit the road in 2022. The legendary band will embark upon a 19-date North American tour, beginning on May 3 in San Diego and concluding in Denver on September 22.

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What does it feel like to be the last band standing from the grunge era?

That question seems to be getting posed to Pearl Jam quite often in articles promoting the Seattle quintet’s new album Dark Matter and supporting world tour which launches in Vancouver with two Rogers Arena shows on May 4 and 6.

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The question isn’t exactly fair, as scene contemporaries Alice in Chains and Mudhoney are still making noise.

But Pearl Jam is the one group that hasn’t marked the passage of time with some kind of tragic turn to a member. The group continues making music with — more or less — the original lineup. The group is on its fifth drummer, but none of them spontaneously combusted on stage or anything.

How does the band do it?

The enduring success seems to be that right out of the gate, the group hit 15 times platinum sales of its debut album Ten — and counting. Five of the most performed songs in the band’s set lists are from that mega hit album. Even Flow is in top spot.

The album is a gift that keeps on giving and, by a huge margin, the group’s best performing release. The next highest earner is 1993s VS at just eight times platinum. None of the group’s top five are from later than 2005, and 2004s Rearviewmirror was a greatest hits compilation.

Which brings listeners to Dark Matter.

The new album dropped on April 19 with the release of the new title track single. Without doubt, the new material bears the stamp of Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt, whose credits include Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Miley Cyrus. Watt is also the guitarist in PJ singer Eddie Vedder’s backing band the Earthlings.

The 11 track Dark Matter is the 12th release from Pearl Jam and scored an 83 on Metacritic.com in its week of release. That’s three points up on its predecessor 2020s Gigaton. Dark Matter is certainly a focused record.

Here are five songs from Dark Matter to expect in concert and why:

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1. Dark Matter

The title track is a grinding rocker that delivers brand recognition for the new album and has a spinning visualizer that just begs to be projected on screen as the band powers through the tune. All of the artsy videos that accompany the new album’s songs are engaging.

2. React, Respond

One of the punkiest riffs that the group has laid down in decades, this almost a bluesy boogie just begs to be jammed out. The band is known for enjoying a lengthy guitar workout or three live, so this is possible. Plus the chorus is a rave-up.

3. Won’t Tell

Is this a new PJ power ballad? With a perfunctory pleading Vedder vocal, it has some real Matchbox Twenty energy. Just another sign that the grunge generation is well ensconced in the AOR vibe that comes with time.

The leadoff single from Dark Matter is an obvious choice for a new fan fave in concert. It’s 2:18 seconds of swagger that sounds like something you would have heard blaring out of the Offramp club in 1990. Seriously, this one kicks.

5. Setting Sun

Need a moment to catch your breath with something more rootsy? The closing tune from Dark Matter is a perfect fit to go in with a mellower section that could include Betterman and other more chill moments from the band’s career. Who knows? With any luck, maybe the group will toss in its genius cover of Victoria Williams’ Crazy Mary and Vedder’s fine solo single Hard Sun.

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It was set to be broken down in three legs, May would include everything that was planned for the west coast, plus three additional dates in Fresno, Sacramento, and Las Vegas. In June and July, they returned to Europe to play 17 shows, the most of any leg. September would feature the rest of the make-up dates, beginning in Canada, then venturing to the east coast, midwest, and finally the Rocky Mountains. Due to arena renovations, the Baltimore show was canceled and a show was added in Camden, NJ. They also added a date between Nashville and St. Louis headlining the Bourbon and Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY.

In February, Eddie embarked on a mini solo tour with his all-star Earthlings band supporting his new record, Earthling. Two California dates were postponed due to Josh Klinghoffer’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis. During this tour, they brought in some old favorites that hadn’t been heard at Pearl Jam shows in years – a cover of The La’s Timeless Melody, and the ultimate white whale, Dirty Frank. At Ohana Festival in September, Hunger Strike was performed for the first time since Chris Cornell’s death.

The tour kicked off in Eddie’s hometown of San Diego. It was the first North American arena show since May 12, 2016. The first four shows went down without issue, but when the band appeared in Oakland, it was without Matt Cameron, who had tested positive for COVID. Klinghoffer and long-time band friend Richard Stuverud filled in for Matt in Oakland, with fans Josh Arroyo and Kai Neukermans helping out.

With Cameron still unavailable in Fresno, the band invited original drummer Dave Krusen in to play on songs from Ten. It was his first appearance with the band since the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame induction and the first time at a Pearl Jam show since May of 1991. Along with 9 of the 11 album tracks, he also played on State Of Love And Trust for the first time since the original demo.

Unfortunately, the band could not fulfill the full slate of May dates. Hours before the Sacramento show, the band announced that Jeff Ament had tested positive for COVID as well, and both Sacramento and Vegas shows were fully canceled.

The European tour happened as scheduled with strict COVID precautions that prevented friends and family from traveling with them. Although they were safe from COVID on this leg, they couldn’t avoid another illness that forced three more cancellations. After the Lollapalooza Paris show, Ed battled damage to his lungs due to wildfires in France. They canceled appearances in Vienna, Prague, and the first of two nights in Amsterdam. They were able to play the last show of the leg in Amsterdam with a small revision to the set: a quieter five-song sit-down set before delving into the more electric material.

The sit-down set was brought over into the September shows, which kicked off in Canada just like the beginning of the 2020 tour was supposed to. The band played one of their most intimate shows in years at a SiriusXM-sponsored event at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York City. No tickets were sold to the event.

The final leg went down without a hitch as the band finished the year with 33 complete shows featuring a total of 131 unique songs.

September 22, 2022 – Ball Arena, Denver, CO, USA

Main Set: Long Road, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Thin Air, Just Breathe, Present Tense, (Interstellar Overdrive)/Corduroy, Spin The Black Circle, Throw Your Hatred Down, Given To Fly, Who Ever Said, Even Flow, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, River Cross, Save You, Better Man/(Save It For Later), Last Kiss, Faithfull, Lukin, Rearviewmirror

encore 1: I Won’t Back Down, Chloe Dancer, Crown Of Thorns, Alive, Baba O’Riley, Yellow Ledbetter

After waiting from all the way back in March of 2020 to kick off this tour run, we have finally reached the end. Long Road is a fitting opener to reflect that. Thin Air is appropriately played in the high…

After waiting from all the way back in March of 2020 to kick off this tour run, we have finally reached the end. Long Road is a fitting opener to reflect that. Thin Air is appropriately played in the high altitude, the third time it’s been played in the state of Colorado. Ed says he has two bottles of wine and one bottle of oxygen, and gives a shout out to a couple who got engaged at a Pearl Jam show years ago, saying there is a lot of power in that, before breaking out Just Breathe for the first time in 2022. Ed applauds Colorado for being in the top 10 in sensible gun laws in the country, then addresses a girl in a very sparkly shirt. He asks to borrow her shirt in the encore because they could ‘use a little Harry Styles.’ At the end of Throw Your Hatred Down, he throws her a tambourine. After Given To Fly, Ed commends a big guy up in front for letting a woman get in front of him on rail so she can watch the show. Who Ever Said needs to be stopped due to an issue in front, the crowd is asked to take two steps back and the fan walks away to safety. Ed makes a prediction that Mike McCready is gonna go off on Even Flow, and uses a Chris Cornell quote about him saying “he’s infected!” Mike fulfills the prediction and pulls out the usual tricks, like playing behind the head. Ed mentions that the author of Into The Wild and Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer, is in attendance. Ed heads to the pump organ, says we’re thinking about everyone in Ukraine and asks the crowd to light up their phones for River Cross. There is a “FCK PTN” shirt on his organ. After Better Man, Ed makes note that the big guy has been given his spot back on rail, calling it reverse chivalry, then says they’re gonna be chivalrous by turning around and playing to the back, which happens to be Last Kiss. Ed shouts out the people in front and commends them for their dedication, saying they will miss them after the tour ends, leading into Faithfull.

Ed comes out for the encore by himself with a guitar, and says there is only an encore break just for keeping up appearances. He mentions that it would be nice to play at Red Rocks again, and talks about playing in Colorado with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers back in 2006. He adds that he spoke with a father who lost his child in Sandy Hook who would later take his own life, and that his wife testified against Alex Jones in the defamation trial, and says he hopes they make an example of him. I Won’t Back Down is played in honor of her, her husband Jeremy and Petty. Chloe Dancer and Crown Of Thorns continue to tug at the heartstrings. The substitute teacher line is dropped from Crown Of Thorns. Ed mentions a show in Miami on the Lollapalooza tour in 1992 where a fan was hoisted up in a wheelchair crowd surfing to Rockin’ In The Free World, and says he’s in attendance. Ed invites Molly and Whitney from Thunderpussy on stage for Baba O’Riley. Tambourines are flying all over the stage as it turns into one big party up there. Ed thanks everyone for a great night and a great tour as Yellow Ledbetter ends a magnificent 2022 run. Ed introduces the band members before taking a big bow, saying:

“those are the people who love you.”

September 20, 2022 – Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Main Set: Garden, Alright, Sleight Of Hand, Hard To Imagine, Hail, Hail, Given To Fly, Superblood Wolfmoon, Even Flow, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Daughter/(Another Brick In The Wall (Pt. 2)), Quick Escape, Amongst The Waves, Habit, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Mind Your Manners, Corduroy

encore 1: Go, Alone, Do The Evolution, Porch, Alive, Indifference, Rockin’ In The Free World

31 years after its release, Garden finally opens a Pearl Jam show. Hard to Imagine continues its 2022 resurgence here, as the stools give way. Given to Fly lyric is changed to “…made it past the ocean, made it to…

31 years after its release, Garden finally opens a Pearl Jam show. Hard to Imagine continues its 2022 resurgence here, as the stools give way. Given to Fly lyric is changed to “…made it past the ocean, made it to OKC…” Ed sees a flag in the crowd and holds it up, showing the Taylor Hawkins hawk logo and talks about him. Then, he sees a fan with a mask of himself and takes it, saying he didn’t want to look at “that guy” (himself) all night. Before Even Flow, he mentions the Thunder, saying that they’re no longer mad about the Sonics, they have a great women’s team in Seattle and they’re glad the Sonics went to a good home. Following Dance, Ed points out someone in the very back of the arena who was dancing, adding

“I can see you got moves…my first concert ever, I was in Chicago, I had that exact seat, I was the last guy against the back wall, and yea, this could be you [points down at the stage] in just a couple of years, with those moves…”

Habit returns the set for the first time in 2022, with a chaotic, spiraling outro. Just like in St. Louis, they go to the back during the main set for Small Town. After the break, Ed mentions Nathan Young, who is related to Tomas Young, is in attendance and points him out, saying “he’s grown up a lot since the last time I saw him…I love you man, it’s good to see you…” and dedicates Go to Nathan and Tomas Young. There’s a break after the drum intro to Go and when the song kicks in, Ed has to run up to the microphone to start the song. Afterwards, he says they’re going to play one that they played “maybe the first time we ever played here…we’re dusting it off for you today,” and they kick into Alone! Ed mumbles through the middle part, but does the complete sung outro, which leads right into Evolution. Mike leads the jam on Porch with a fantastic solo. After Indifference, the band is taking off their instruments and acting like the show is over, but Ed comes over to everyone and gives the “one more” signal, saying “thanks for filling this room with energy tonight, we’re just returning it back, thank you OKC” and stops Stone from starting Rockin’ to tell a story:

“Before we ended the night…I’ve been thinking about it all week, you guys made the news in the most fabulous way, there was a tractor trailer that turned over and spilled sex toys all across the highway…this is true…and I started thinking about it, why is there a whole truck of vibrators? Why are they strung all over the highway, why are there so many? And I started thinking about it…and I support the theory that you’ve taken away a woman’s right to choose, they don’t want to take chances so they’re taking things in their own hands and who can blame ‘em…we know that women are the best people to make decisions about their own lives…”

He goes on to implore the crowd to vote before allowing Stone to kick into RITFW again.

September 18, 2022 – Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO, USA

Main Set: Of The Girl, Footsteps, Sleeping By Myself, Retrograde, Last Exit, Life Wasted, Dissident, Who Ever Said/((I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction), I Am Mine, Corduroy, Glorified G, Once, Even Flow, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Sad, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Go

encore 1: State Of Love And Trust, Breath, Black/(We Belong Together), Alive, Yellow Ledbetter

Bathed in blue light, the third show in three nights (the first time that’s been done since 2006) starts off with a soaring Of the Girl. Footsteps gets a huge crowd reaction, and afterwards Ed, holding a ukulele, says “we’re…

Bathed in blue light, the third show in three nights (the first time that’s been done since 2006) starts off with a soaring Of the Girl. Footsteps gets a huge crowd reaction, and afterwards Ed, holding a ukulele, says “we’re gonna play a few more in first gear, then we’re gonna ramp it up,” adding

“I wanted to honor the history of music here in St. Louis, sometimes overshadowed by what came out of Chicago, but there’s a reason you’ve got a music note on your hockey jersey,” 

pointing up to the retired jerseys in the rafters. He continues, talking about how the ukulele is a “gateway instrument” for musicians who are just starting out, pointing out some kids up front. He goes on to say that it’s his wedding anniversary while idly strumming the ukulele, which isn’t making any sound, saying all of PJ is lucky to be married to “badass women.” He mentions that his ukulele isn’t cheap, it was made in Hawaii out of rare wood “which you can’t even take out of the country,” and finally acknowledges the lack of sound coming through, to which he exclaims “goddamnit” and SMASHES the little ukulele on the front monitor, reducing it to splinters. Was it a setup? Maybe. Another (plugged in) ukulele is brought out for Sleeping By Myself quickly. Retrograde is the kick-the-stools-over song tonight, and Matt absolutely destroys the outro, creating a thunderous cacophony that ramps up the energy, the entire band is surging. Mike seemingly becomes possessed during the Life Wasted solo, feeding off the energy in the building and falls over on the monitor, finishing the searing solo practically prone and extending the guitar head out to the fans on the rail afterwards. Dissident becomes a huge singalong, and Who Ever Said gets yet another runout, 8 shows in a row now. Corduroy is fantastic, taking all the energy in the building and giving it an outlet. Small Town is played to the back, possibly the first time that’s ever been done in a main set. Sad is dedicated to Debbie, Ed says “we’re thinking about you.” A raucous Go ends the set, and Ed drops the mic afterwards with a loud thud. After State, Ed gives Josh a shoutout and says that he pointed out backstage that today was the 30th anniversary of Singles (the movie premiere, not the soundtrack) and they go right into Breath. The Black solo is powerful and emotional, Mike at his best. After the closing bow, Ed pats his heart a few times before leaving the stage.

September 17, 2022 – Bourbon & Beyond Festival, Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, KY, USA

Main Set: Daughter/(Chaise Lounge), Low Light, Off He Goes, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Why Go, Do The Evolution, Quick Escape, In Hiding, Lukin, Corduroy, Seven O’Clock, Even Flow, Who Ever Said/((I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction), Garden, Not For You/(Modern Girl), Given To Fly, Porch

encore 1: Jeremy, Alive, Purple Rain

In front of a reported 50,000 fans, Daughter opens for the third time on this leg, with the Wet Leg tag again. Ed holds the last note of Low Light for 16 seconds (I counted)! Before a lovely Off He…

In front of a reported 50,000 fans, Daughter opens for the third time on this leg, with the Wet Leg tag again. Ed holds the last note of Low Light for 16 seconds (I counted)! Before a lovely Off He Goes, Ed says

 “…oh fuck, there’s a lot of people out there…we’re thinking about friends tonight, I guess this would be what it’s like to be a friend of ours.”

Stone has an outstanding show, led by his Evolution solo. As Seven O’Clock is reaching the end, Ed stops the song for an audience member who needs assistance. As they’re being attended to, he adds:

“…let me break a little tension by mentioning this sign that someone keeps holding up, it’s very confusing to me, it says ‘I heart spicy pie,’  what the fuck does that mean? [sign is shown on the screens] Should I know what that means? Would my daughters know what that means? I don’t think I want my daughters to know what that means…what is it? Oh, it’s pizza. So what’s my dirty mind going to? Fuckin’ pizza…”

The crowd member is rescued and Ed thanks the local crew, adding “I’m gonna buy you a spicy pie,” and Seven O’Clock is restarted. Another energetic Who Ever Said, its 7th appearance in a row. Garden features a soulful, bluesy Mike solo. As Matt kicks into the drum intro to Not For You, Ed comments

“this song was back in the Vitalogy days…and there’s a lyric that I always wanted to sing here in Louisville…’Like Muhammad, it’s the truth,’”

Muhammad Ali having been born in Louisville, and Ed punches the lyric with a fist pump in the air. Not For You is incredible here, with two killer Stone solos and Ed emphasizing the guitar rhythm in the bridge with powerful strumming. After Alive, Ed says “we’ve got five minutes, this is a five minute version of a ten minute song…” and Josh comes out front for Purple Rain. As Mike is soloing, Ed rushes to the mic and says “…we got 30 seconds, sing with me,” leading the crowd in one last singalong before cutting the song off just in time.

September 16, 2022 – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, USA

Main Set: Nothingman, Buckle Up, Black, Present Tense, Last Exit, All Night, Who Ever Said/((I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction), Corduroy/(Blitzkrieg Bop), Rats, Wishlist/(Improv/Waiting On A Friend), Even Flow, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Spin The Black Circle, Immortality, River Cross, Better Man/(Save It For Later), Porch

encore 1: Last Kiss, Go, Smile, Alive, Yellow Ledbetter

Nothingman opens for only the second time ever (Telluride 2016). The arena sounds great and Ed comments on it early, saying “I think it might have been made for music.” The stools are kicked to the side during Present Tense.…

Nothingman opens for only the second time ever (Telluride 2016). The arena sounds great and Ed comments on it early, saying “I think it might have been made for music.” The stools are kicked to the side during Present Tense. Who Ever Said is high-energy, they’re really loving this one right now, it has a little sped-up flourish at the end. Ed says that yesterday was the anniversary of the passing of Johnny Ramone and tells a story about seeing his daughter and Johnny asleep in the same room and thinking about the circle of life, leading into what Ed calls Johnny’s favorite Pearl Jam song, Corduroy. Rats is a request from…Jeff Ament! Prior to Wishlist, Ed jokes about Mike having to break into the Gibson factory and replacing one of his guitars with one of their originals, and that he’ll need Grumpy’s Bail Bonds (a sign they had seen coming into town) to get him out, and then says that Pete Townshend once played the Les Paul he’s using. The improv part of the tag has lyrics of

“If you’re lucky, if you’re lucky…your wishes, they’ll come true,  if you’re lucky, if you’re lucky…if you’re lucky you’ll marry your best friend,  if you’re lucky it’ll last to the end, if you’re lucky you’ll marry your best friend, if you’re lucky…”

Being in a town with the most musicians, Ed says they must be in the town with the most crew members and techs and acknowledges them, adding “no musician here or anywhere in the world would be anything without them.” River Cross is played for Ukraine in the hopes that they’re turning the war around. After the break, Last Kiss is played to the back and then they kick into Go. Ed sees a sign for someone who’s at their 185th (!!) show requesting Smile, and then jokes that maybe the sign said 18.5. Ed points out former Chicago Cubs pitcher Ray Burris, who’s in attendance. Vitalogy is the most-played album of the night, with 6!

September 14, 2022 – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden, NJ, USA

Main Set: Wash, Oceans, Daughter/(Androgynous Mind), Hard To Imagine, Animal, Mind Your Manners, Do The Evolution, Deep, (Interstellar Overdrive)/Corduroy, Given To Fly, Quick Escape, Retrograde, Even Flow, Untitled, MFC, Not For You/(Modern Girl), Who Ever Said/((I Can’t Get No)/Satisfaction), Eruption, Why Go, Porch

encore 1: Inside Job, State Of Love And Trust, Breath, Crazy Mary, Leash, Alive, Rockin’ In The Free World

Two Ten-era songs open for the second show in a row. Ed asks “Where are we? Well, I know we’re not at the Spectrum ‘cause we blew that place up…” Given to Fly is dedicated to Dr. J. Not as…

Two Ten-era songs open for the second show in a row. Ed asks

“Where are we? Well, I know we’re not at the Spectrum ‘cause we blew that place up…”

Given to Fly is dedicated to Dr. J. Not as much Gigaton tonight, with Quick Escape and Retrograde amping up the energy and the volume. Before Untitled, Ed comments that it’s nice to see so many faces, turning to Stone and adding “it’s nice to see yours, too,” (Stone had been masked for the few previous shows). Not For You has a slightly different-sounding intro, almost like Seven O’Clock. As the Modern Girl tag is beginning, Ed talks about how they’ve met so many nice people in Camden over the last 24 hours, and how over the last 6 months they’ve seen

“Incredible, crazy heat, we’ve seen floods, we’ve seen cold, we’ve seen wildfires, and then we get here and it’s like Goldilocks…perfect fucking day…we appreciate it more now.”

Ed talks about a dream he had about a volcano leading into Eruption. Prior to Porch, he mentions how voting rights are so important and gives the information number. After the break, Ed brings up Richie and his son Dermot on stage, the winners of the ALLIN contest, and says “I hope you like this one, ‘cause it was their choice,” and Breath follows State of Love and Trust for only the 4th time. Someone has a sign that says “PJ Show #108 – Play Leash” and they oblige. Boom takes a long solo on Crazy Mary before Mike finally joins in at the very end. Ed breaks out the Evel Knievel jacket for RITFW. Before exiting, he says “we’ll see you sooner than six years next time…goodnight, goodbye.” A show full of early material, with 13 of the 27 songs originating from the Ten and Vs. eras.

September 11, 2022 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

Main Set: Release, Garden, Come Back, Present Tense, Porch, Dissident, Given To Fly, Who Ever Said/((I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction), Even Flow, Seven O’Clock, Daughter/(Chaise Lounge), Dance Of The Clairvoyants, I’m Open, Better Man/(Save It For Later), (Tiny Dancer)/Chloe Dancer, Crown Of Thorns, Sonic Reducer, Rearviewmirror

encore 1: Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Why Go, Do The Evolution, Purple Rain, Alive, Rockin’ In The Free World, Star-Spangled Banner

Release and Garden get the crowd going early, loud and energetic. Come Back is started and then stopped by Ed to talk about how they appreciate being there, and the first responders in the city. The seats are tossed aside…

Release and Garden get the crowd going early, loud and energetic. Come Back is started and then stopped by Ed to talk about how they appreciate being there, and the first responders in the city. The seats are tossed aside during Present Tense, kicking the show into high gear a little earlier than the few previous. Porch is always a surprise this early which shocked and excited the crowd. It sounded tight and intense. Ed sees a fan altercation going on in the crowd and takes a minute to address it and remove the offenders, and kicks back into the song. The first Gigaton song of the night is Who Ever Said, which surges with momentum, Ed sounding great. Following that, he talks about women’s basketball legend Sue Bird, who had just retired, and mentions that Venus and Serena Williams are in attendance. The Daughter tag is by the British indie rock duo Wet Leg. Ed and Mike lean on each other during Better Man. Ed does a couple of lines from Tiny Dancer before Chloe Dancer, changing the line to “…hold me closer Chloe dancer…” This is the first Chloe/Crown pairing since the May 1, 2016 Garden show. Afterwards, Ed says “…that one was for Andy, this one is for Stiv,” and they tear into Sonic Reducer. He again shouts out the first responders who are in attendance and says that as “traumatic” and “despicable” as 9/11 was, 9/12 was awesome because everyone came together and worked together. After the break, Small Town is played to the back. The crowd absolutely kills Why Go and Do the Evolution, leading Ed (donning the shiny black jacket we saw earlier in the year) to reference the stage-shaking 2003 show. He thanks the first responders one last time “for showing us what courage looks like.” Chad Smith is watching side stage and comes out during RITFW to pound on Josh’s drums. Mike closes out the night with the Star-Spangled Banner, ending a momentous weekend in New York City.

September 10, 2022 – Apollo Theater, New York, NY, USA

Main Set: Footsteps, Pendulum, Sleight Of Hand, Parachutes, Hard To Imagine, (Little Wing), Keep Me In Your Heart, Who Ever Said, Even Flow, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Quick Escape, Spin The Black Circle, Alright, Retrograde, Never Destination, Take The Long Way, Whipping, Porch

encore 1: Better Man, Do The Evolution, Baba O’Riley, Indifference

The seated portion of the show continues to be showcase for rarities, as Footsteps opens a show for the first time since the 1996 Bridge School. Ed checks in with Matt and Stone afterwards, adding that he’s feeling  “shaky…I’m feeling,…

The seated portion of the show continues to be showcase for rarities, as Footsteps opens a show for the first time since the 1996 Bridge School. Ed checks in with Matt and Stone afterwards, adding that he’s feeling 

“shaky…I’m feeling, just, energy already. Could be the energy of the people in this crowd, could be the energy of New York City…”

He goes on to mention that the show is being broadcast on SiriusXM (as part of the Small Stages series) and what an honor it is to play in this historic venue. Sleight of Hand appears for the first time since the Binaural album show in Toronto 2016, and Parachutes since the show prior to that! Before Parachutes, Ed says that he has a “secret” but he has to wait 2 songs to tell it. He adds that he has news that brought “tears of joy,” and says Glen Hansard and his wife had a baby today, After Hard To Imagine, the secret is revealed, the show has to be stopped because a computer needs to be rebooted, and the PA system goes out temporarily. Mike teases Little Wing, and then the crowd joins together to sing Daughter. Ed comes out with an acoustic guitar and plays Keep Me In Your Heart solo unplugged. They return with Who Ever Said, after which Ed says 

“Alright, is it back? Are we up out there?” 

Who Ever Said kicks off a run of seven Gigaton tracks in the next nine, only broken up by a stellar Even Flow, featuring Mike soloing on his knees at the front of the stage, and Spin the Black Circle, which is dedicated to Howard Stern, Gary, and Robin Quivers, who Ed says he got to meet for the first time tonight, adding “I love the sound of your voice, bringing us joy when we need it.” He tells a story about a girl coming up to him in an airport back in the early 90’s and saying “I hate to bother you…,” to which he replied “…then don’t.” He continues the story, adding

“…so, she looked at me and then the pools of water starting going up these little Bambi eyes, and she turned and walked away…about five minutes passed, and I went to all the gates, we had 10 minutes before we board, I went to all the gates and she was gone, I couldn’t find her. So, if you’re out there somewhere, I never got your name, I was just a rude individual at the time, I was under some stress…no excuses, but all apologies. If you’re out there somewhere 30 years later, I know you’ve forgot it, but I haven’t and I just want to say I’m sorry and maybe I’ll get to meet you and say hi to you another day in the future.”

Someone in the crowd jokes that that was their mom, to which Ed replies “fuck you,” laughing. Whipping falls apart a few seconds in but it’s restarted from the beginning without further incident. Mike shows off his technicality and shreds the Porch solo. Ed talks about Bessie Smith, a blues singer from the 1920’s who was in an accident and the doctors wouldn’t treat her because of the color of her skin. The heat inside the venue was unbearable for some, due to no air conditioning.

September 8, 2022 – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONT, CAN

Main Set: Daughter/(Improv), Come Back, Sometimes, Her Majesty, All Those Yesterdays, River Cross, (Interstellar Overdrive)/Corduroy, Hail, Hail, Deep, Quick Escape, Even Flow, Who Ever Said/((I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction), I Got Shit/(Cinnamon Girl), Never Destination, Dissident, Lukin, Rearviewmirror

encore 1: Light Years, Do The Evolution, Last Kiss, Jeremy, (Leash), Alive, Rockin’ In The Free World

The improv on Daughter is based around the line “it’s in my hands.” After Sometimes, Ed says he’s going to play one he “borrowed” from Paul McCartney, and he plays the Beatles’ “Her Majesty” for the first time, no doubt…

The improv on Daughter is based around the line “it’s in my hands.” After Sometimes, Ed says he’s going to play one he “borrowed” from Paul McCartney, and he plays the Beatles’ “Her Majesty” for the first time, no doubt a tribute to the Queen who had died earlier in the day. Prior to Even Flow, he sees a sign that says “I (heart) U Eddy” and he points out the misspelling, referring back to a show in 1993 where there was a sign propositioning him that used the same incorrect spelling. He then mentions the Elton John show taking place in the city that night and sings a tease of Tiny Dancer, saying he always heard the line as “…count the head lice on the highway,” and then jokes about Mike’s mishearing of the line in Kiss’ “Rock And Roll All Night” as “…and part of every day.” Cinnamon Girl returns as a tag on I Got Shit for the first time since 2011! After the break, Ed talks about being in Canada and says that one of his favorite tours was the 2005 run. Someone has a sign for EB and Ed again talks about how the band is committed to helping find a cure and how it’s “a matter of time.” There’s another banner, this one says “Play Light Years for Gord,” Gord Downie being the singer of the Tragically Hip who passed away in 2017, and the request is fulfilled. Last Kiss is played to the back, its first appearance since 2018. Stone starts Leash after Jeremy but breaks a string and the song is aborted in favor of Alive. 

September 6, 2022 – First Ontario Centre, Hamilton, ONT, CAN

Main Set: Oceans, Nothingman, Yellow Moon, Man Of The Hour, Retrograde, Given To Fly, Who Ever Said, Red Mosquito, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Corduroy, Quick Escape, I Am Mine, Daughter, I'm Open, Sad, Superblood Wolfmoon, Do The Evolution, Black/(Androgynous Mind)(We Belong Together), Porch

encore 1: Inside Job, Once, Wishlist, State Of Love And Trust, Alive, Indifference

A completely different seated set for the 3rd show in a row. Ed exclaims “you sound good!” during Nothingman, and his voice sounds great again as well. After Yellow Moon, he says they’re going to play one they don’t play…

A completely different seated set for the 3rd show in a row. Ed exclaims “you sound good!” during Nothingman, and his voice sounds great again as well. After Yellow Moon, he says they’re going to play one they don’t play very often “for a special member of your community…and of the Pearl Jam community” and Man of the Hour is played for a man named Richard. Retrograde is started seated, but Mike stands up for the solo and the rest of the band follows shortly. The ending is loose and chaotic, very impressive. Ed interjects “Devo, Devo!” into the Satisfaction tag in Who Ever Said to drive the point home of exactly who they’re covering. Following Who Ever Said, he jokes that he told his daughter they were playing Hamilton and her response was “…you’re doing the whole thing?” Corduroy is dedicated to Gordie Howe, Detroit, Justin Trudeau, and Mark Bell, among others, after name-dropping that Paul McCartney told him not to name-drop. Mike goes behind the head for the Quick Escape solo. Ed tells a long, meandering story before I Am Mine. Sad returns for the first time since Wrigley 2016 after being cut from the previous two sets. Ed does a little “hey hey it’s okay” Androgynous Mind tag before going into a short “we didn’t belong together” riff. Mike is a standout on the Porch jam, he’s on the floor by the end of it. After the break, Ed talks about EB and points out a brave young person in the crowd. Wishlist is played for the back of the arena. No covers on the night, just a celebratory Alive and a singalong Indifference with the lights up.

“as long as we’ve been together, there’s been a few disagreements over the years…we have strong opinions, we don’t always agree…but there’s one thing we all agree on, hands down, no doubt, that one of the greatest humans on the planet Earth is Mr. Neil Young…”

Afterwards, Ed tells a quick story about being a kid and his parents not letting him go see the Jackson 5, who were his favorite, joking “I never really forgave them,” and Wishlist is dedicated to Sienna and Cole, 8 and 10-year olds whose dad brought them to the show. Mike takes a long solo on Even Flow, going back to his amp for part of it, stretching the song out to 8 minutes. It’s storytime again, Ed talks about waiting tables in Chicago at 18 years old and having to sing happy birthday to all the various tables and how he hated doing it, but they’ve had a lot of birthday requests on this tour and he’ll make an exception, and then goes on to mention a few birthdays. The call and response on Corduroy has a little extra emphasis behind it from Ed, who leads the crowd up and down. Mike takes over Immortality and Black. Following Jeremy, Ed talks about a woman named Ashley who was in the front in Quebec City and motions for her to come up to the front, playing a short improv about her as she makes her way up to the stage. He says he got a note from her

“and she said in this note that our music has saved her time and time again…but I just want to tell you all this: that it’s YOU who keeps US healthy to keep playing, that keeps us together so we can keep playing…that makes us friends still, so we can still be here to keep playing…all you folks have really kept us alive, so WE thank YOU…it’s the truth…”

He mentions Ashley again and a couple more people, and says this next one is dedicated to them, before kicking right into Porch. After the break, Ed talks about the livestream of the Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins tribute show and the “indelible energy that Taylor had, the infectious energy, the undeniable energy that this guy had,” and also mentions Gord Downie from the Tragically Hip, which gets a nice crowd response. Ed says that Taylor had sent him a video of his son Shane playing drums on a David Bowie song with his side project, and “he was so proud of him, as he should have been” (Shane played drums on the Foo’s song “My Hero” at the tribute show). He continues, sending well wishes to Taylor’s family and the Foo Fighters family before Better Man. Small Town is played to the back. Josh and Boom get a shout out before Crazy Mary, with Mike and Boom dueling and then combining for the finish. Fuckin’ Up makes its first appearance since 2018, and Ed makes sure to thank everyone in the back before Yellow Ledbetter ends the night.

September 3, 2022 – Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ONT, CAN

Main Set: Of The Girl, Garden, Alright, Nothing As It Seems, Low Light, Given To Fly, Do The Evolution, Wishlist/(Waiting On A Friend), Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Even Flow, Seven O'Clock, Corduroy, Immortality, Black/(We Belong Together), Jeremy, Porch

encore 1: Better Man, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Crazy Mary, Alive, Fuckin' Up, Yellow Ledbetter

Stools are out again for the first 5 songs, looks like this will continue going forward, at least for the rest of this leg. Garden is a surprise for the acoustic set, although Mike is on an electric. Alright has…

Stools are out again for the first 5 songs, looks like this will continue going forward, at least for the rest of this leg. Garden is a surprise for the acoustic set, although Mike is on an electric. Alright has a very chilled out, relaxed feel. Ed says they’re going to do a couple like this (seated), “but once we get going…no turning back.” After NAIS, he gives credit to Jeff, saying “those were some compositions by Mr. Jeff Ament. Can we get a little…low light here,” teasing the next song and pointing out a woman in the front doing a “Beyonce dance” that he noticed while singing, and dedicates Low Light to her. The line in Given to Fly is changed to “…made it north of the border…” Stone takes the spotlight with dynamite solos on Evolution and Throw Your Hatred Down. Ed talks about Neil Young before the latter, saying

  “and she said in this note that our music has saved her time and time again…but I just want to tell you all this: that it’s YOU who keeps US healthy to keep playing, that keeps us together so we can keep playing…that makes us friends still, so we can still be here to keep playing…all you folks have really kept us alive, so WE thank YOU…it’s the truth…”

September 1, 2022 – Videotron Centre, Quebec City, QC, CAN

Main Set: Daughter, Footsteps, Buckle Up, Other Side, Off He Goes, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Why Go, Even Flow, Quick Escape, Corduroy, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Who Ever Said/((I Can't Get No) Satisfaction), Take The Long Way, I Got Id, Mind Your Manners, Black, Porch

encore 1: Present Tense, Do The Evolution, Alive, Purple Rain, Indifference

The band comes out seated, just like in Amsterdam. Daughter is the opener for the first time since 2010, four times in total. It’s played full acoustic without a tag at the end. After Footsteps, Ed toasts the crowd and…

The band comes out seated, just like in Amsterdam. Daughter is the opener for the first time since 2010, four times in total. It’s played full acoustic without a tag at the end. After Footsteps, Ed toasts the crowd and says:

 “…we’re gonna play slow songs, fast songs, loud songs, quiet songs, new songs, tight songs, so buckle up…” 

This leads into…Buckle Up. He dedicates a song for a friend in the community who lost his brother, saying he lost his brother as well, and it’s Other Side! It was sound checked earlier in the day, this is only the 4th performance ever! Afterwards, Ed speaks about his friend Dr. Pete from Quebec who had recently walked the Pacific Crest trail from Mexico to Vancouver, and shows him on the video screen. He gets passionate during the requested Off He Goes, and Mike does a flamenco-style solo. Corduroy has an extended solo, Ed telling Mike to keep playing. Black has some improv lyrics at the end: “…where will your heart be when you know….one more life, one more chance…” Crowd starts big ‘ole’ chants during the encore break. Present Tense is played for former ESPN anchor Kenny Mayne, and a kid in the crowd whom Ed mentions as ‘Cole’s brother.’ Stone starts Alive and then stops for Ed to make a dedication to Venus and Serena Williams. Klinghoffer is thanked profusely before stepping to the front for Purple Rain. Before Indifference, Ed says

“Alright, I guess we’re on tour now…thanks for a great beginning.”

Special thank you to Danielle Tatlow for relaying the setlist live, and livestreaming in the Pearl Jam Podcast Community Facebook group.

July 25, 2022 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, NED

Main Set: Nothing As It Seems, Off He Goes, Footsteps, Alright, W.M.A., Why Go, Even Flow, Pilate, Corduroy, Mankind, Wishlist/(Waiting On A Friend), Hard To Imagine, Better Man/(Beast Of Burden/Save It For Later), Black Diamond, Given To Fly, Improv/Porch

encore 1: Do The Evolution, Purple Rain, Alive, Indifference, Rockin' In The Free World

After 3 show cancellations (Vienna, Prague, and Amsterdam 1) due to Ed’s vocal trouble after the Paris show, Pearl Jam returns to the stage to finish the European leg of the tour. The front row has balloons to welcome the…

After 3 show cancellations (Vienna, Prague, and Amsterdam 1) due to Ed’s vocal trouble after the Paris show, Pearl Jam returns to the stage to finish the European leg of the tour. The front row has balloons to welcome the band back, and the crowd starts the “Ed-die” chant as they take the stage. The band is seated for the first few songs, Ed says they’ve had a lot of different shows but “this show will be different.” Nothing As It Seems opens for the first time since 2000 and there’s a loud cheer when Ed starts to sing. Afterward, he greets the audience:

“Good evening…it sure is nice to be able to say those words…we were not gonna leave this part of the world without playing one more show.”

Off He Goes is a request, with the lyric changed to “…riding on a motorbike in Amsterdam…” Ed thanks his doctor, Dr. Marco Franken, telling the crowd he had no voice even as of the day before, and pictures of him in the doctor’s office are shown on the screens. Alright makes its European debut, only the 3rd performance. Ed says they’re going to play another request, from 4 years ago, that they’ve never done in Europe before (it had been played there only once in full, in Rotterdam in 1993), and the drums kick in for W.M.A. Mike thrashes around the stage, focused and intense, and Josh and Matt combine for a rhythmic pummeling. The crowd sings along to every word of Why Go and Even Flow, doing their best to help Ed. The line in Corduroy is “…absolutely everything’s changed…” No vocals on the Waiting on a Friend tag this time. Hard To Imagine is another request, with Josh and Ed making it a four-guitar attack. Ed keeps playing for a minute right before the band usually kicks in on Better Man, stepping to the microphone and saying

…after tonight I don’t have to sing for a whole fucking month…so I can do as much damage as I want” [laughs]

Mike sings the first verse of Black Diamond before Matt takes over. The improv before Porch is Ed solo, and has the lines “I love this life” repeated over and over, then he switches to “I love your life” a couple of times before going back to “I love this life” and then transitioning right into Porch. Mike and Ed kneel at the front of the stage for a minute during the jam, Mike wailing away and Ed building up the crowd. After the break, he has the shiny jacket on and talks about how Jeff heard him warming up in the hotel and thought “oh no, we’re fucked,” but it looks like they’re going to make it. He thanks the crowd, saying that part of the voice problem was climate change, France and Spain on fire, and says

“I really hope that we meet the challenge of climate change a lot better than we met the challenge of COVID, I tell you that…we have the power to come together as human beings to save our planet, which is a selfish endeavor, but we can do it. But I think we just can’t wait for fucking politicians to do it, because they’re just going to do what the businessmen ask them to, pay them to…there’s more of us than them, and nights when you see people gathered like this…and sing as one, and be as one, and agree on one thing, it gives you faith…and we’re so fortunate we get to travel the world and give faith in humanity, and we thank YOU for that.”

He continues, thanking the entire crew and bringing them all out on stage. Josh comes to the front of the stage and starts Purple Rain, Mike nails the long solo as the crowd sings the background vocal part. Ed has a Ukrainian flag as Indifference starts and puts it on the monitor, then changes his mind and picks it back up. Mike smashes his guitar during RITFW, slamming it into his amp, then jokingly attempting to strum the pieces one last time before tossing it aside, while on the other side of the stage some kids are playing tambourines. Ed leaves the crowd with “…going home…gonna miss you…”

July 17, 2022 – Lollapalooza, Longchamp Racecourse, Paris, FRA

Main Set: Why Go, Mind Your Manners, (Interstellar Overdrive)/Corduroy, Daughter, Satan's Bed, Even Flow, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Who Ever Said, Wishlist/(Waiting On A Friend), Not For You, Given To Fly, Untitled, MFC, Amongst The Waves, Jeremy, Do The Evolution, Black, Go, Porch

encore 1: Alive, Baba O'Riley

Why Go kicks off a blistering start, a tag-less Daughter indicating that they’re going to try and keep things tight. Lots of little changes tonight, Ed adds the “…absolutely everything’s changed” line in Corduroy, and changes the line to “…can’t…

Why Go kicks off a blistering start, a tag-less Daughter indicating that they’re going to try and keep things tight. Lots of little changes tonight, Ed adds the “…absolutely everything’s changed” line in Corduroy, and changes the line to “…can’t buy what I want because it’s clean air, man…” Lots of call and response during the bridge, with mixed participation from the crowd. Continuing the let’s-play-a-super-rare-one streak, Satan’s Bed appears for only the 39th time in 28 years! Ed is being very emotive, it sounds great and well-rehearsed. As Mike starts the Even Flow solo, Ed exhorts “Red rover, Mister McCready take over!” After the line “…every tomorrow is the same as before…” in Dance of the Clairvoyants, he yells “…fuck you COVID!” Wishlist line is changed to the geographically dubious “…wish I lived in a country as fortunate as…Paris” (pronounced Par-EE). Not For You is a standout performance, Stone has an outstanding night at this show, stabbing the air with his guitar during Jeremy and dancing and strutting around the stage during Evolution. Go finally returns to the set for the first time since 2018. Long main set means a short encore, only 2 songs. Mike’s Alive solo is loose and relaxed, Jeff and Stone have a moment jamming together and then Jeff goes to the side of the stage with Ed and plays for the crowd there. The crowd is projected on the screen behind the band live during Baba, people with flags from Mexico, Chile, and Portugal are seen.

July 14, 2022 – Tauron Arena, Kraków, POL

Main Set: Sometimes, Porch, Do The Evolution, Quick Escape, Dissident, Buckle Up, Even Flow, Seven O’Clock, Immortality, Corduroy, Jeremy, Unthought Known, Once, Who Ever Said/((I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction), Hard To Imagine, Rearviewmirror

encore 1: Better Man/(Save It For Later), Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Smile, River Cross, Alive, Rockin’ In The Free World

This show, only a few hundred miles away from the Ukrainian border, is heavily tinged with the shadow of that war. Mike is once again masked up for the entire show. Ed gets into Sometimes, nearly screaming the final lines.…

This show, only a few hundred miles away from the Ukrainian border, is heavily tinged with the shadow of that war. Mike is once again masked up for the entire show. Ed gets into Sometimes, nearly screaming the final lines. Porch is a surprise early, away from its usual main set-ending slot. Ed takes a moment after to speak about what’s on his mind:

We will not play a place as important on the world stage as the place that we play tonight…to be invited to play a place, you know, the proximity to this conflict, it’s difficult to find words, except for the war in Ukraine is a gigantic fucking tragedy for the entire planet. 

He continues, telling Putin to fuck off, before continuing on an incredible run of songs, some of their most powerful and impactful songs in the catalog, including Quick Escape, which keeps getting better and better. The breakdown at the end rivals anything they’ve done in the past, it’s mesmerizing. Paired with Dissident, they make for an “escape” themed duo, no doubt with Ukrainian refugees in mind. Ed asks the crowd to step back after Buckle Up, as there is no barricade in front of the crowd. Mike is searing on Even Flow, letting note after note wail as Ed walks behind the stage and greets the crowd there. Unthought Known transitions right into Once. Who Ever Said returns, for the first time in Europe, along with the Devo-style “Satisfaction” tag. Ed says they’re going to take a request, and they play a stellar version of Hard To Imagine, the first time it’s been played since the Third Man Records show in 2016! To end the main set, Rearviewmirror finally returns, the first time in 13 shows! Ed drops out on the “…once you…” lines, letting the crowd take the big scream, picking it back up in the middle of the last verse. After the break, Ed thanks the crowd, saying:

…especially, the last couple of years, we couldn’t even, you know, the dream that had been a reality for us for decades was no longer a reality, and we didn’t get to commune with other people, we didn’t get to gather in large groups, and as much as I thought I wouldn’t miss it, or we wouldn’t miss it…we’ve been so fortunate already, I wouldn’t want to be greedy about it, but man, as soon as we weren’t allowed to do it, it seemed like something so very important, and we’re so grateful to be in a room like this, in a place like this, country like this, all together…

He goes on to thank numerous local organizations and people who’ve been on the front lines in the Ukrainian relief effort, pointing out while reading names that they’re all women, and Better Man is introduced with the line “…can’t find a better woman.” Ed improvs some lines during the tag, “if you need me…if you need me…I will be there for you, I promise you…because someday I might need you too…” Small Town is played to the back of the arena. Prior to River Cross, Ed says “this is a song about borders…wishing there weren’t borders.” A Ukrainian flag makes its way on stage before RITFW and Ed drapes himself in it. The longest encore of the tour so far. After introducing the band (including himself as “the guy who drank the most wine on stage tonight”), Ed adds:

…alright, look…hopefully we’ll get to do this again very soon, but in the in-between, every day is critical, we’ll be thinking about you…this part of the country, this part of the planet, of course with this kind of memory in our hearts, in our minds, we’re gonna be thinking positive things, you’ll have our support as well…the planet is grateful. We love you.”

He lingers on stage for a few extra moments after the band leaves, waving and acknowledging people in the crowd, as a chant of “Ed-die, Ed-die…” begins, bringing the show to a close.

July 12, 2022 – Budapest Arena, Budapest, HUN

Main Set: Wash, Why Go, Brain Of J., Corduroy, ½ Full, Even Flow, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Nothingman, I’m Open, I Am Mine, Given To Fly, Superblood Wolfmoon, Quick Escape, Black/(We Belong Together/MacArthur Park), Do The Evolution, Lukin, Porch

encore 1: Better Man/(Save It For Later), Crazy Mary/(Paint It Black), State Of Love And Trust, Alive/(Voodoo Child (Slight Return)), All Along The Watchtower

An atmospheric Wash opens, with a very nice build to Ed screaming at the end. The first few alternate between deep cuts and fan favorites, Brain of J. rips, Ed leads the crowd clapping during the bridge and Stone is…

An atmospheric Wash opens, with a very nice build to Ed screaming at the end. The first few alternate between deep cuts and fan favorites, Brain of J. rips, Ed leads the crowd clapping during the bridge and Stone is spotlighted on stage during the solo. Ed has the mirrored guitar out for ½ Full and reflects the spotlight into the crowd. Mike has a mask on and plays the whole show with it, hopefully just a precautionary measure. Before Nothingman, Ed sees someone with a sign hoping to hear Sad for their birthday and says “I think that’s so sad, we should play something happy…well, this is a bit of a sad one,” and during the song, acknowledging the crowd reaction, adds “…we sing it together, it’s not so sad!” Following Quick Escape, he thanks the crowd, saying “after all these years, we are deeply honored to be in this room with y’all tonight.” Black includes a line from “MacArthur Park” repeated in the tag, “…we’ll never have that recipe again…” Ed surprises everyone by playing through Lukin slow, accompanied only minimally by Matt, before kicking in to the fast version, one of the few times that’s ever been done and the first in a long time! Ed growls the “…into the house…of Mary…” line in Crazy Mary, and Boom solos for nearly 3 minutes without any competition from Mike. Someone in the crowd hands Ed a rainbow “BUDA FCKN PEST” shirt. No songs from Vs. are played, the first time that’s happened at a full Pearl Jam show since June 26, 2003!

July 9, 2022 – BST Hyde Park, London, ENG

Main Set: Corduroy, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Why Go, Deep, Wishlist/(Waiting On A Friend), Garden, Throw Your Hatred Down, Do The Evolution, Animal, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Not For You, Rats, Faithfull, State Of Love And Trust, Eruption, Black/(We Belong Together), Porch

encore 1: River Cross, Leash, Alive, Yellow Ledbetter, Baba O’Riley

After Small Town, Ed says that they’ll try to play everything that they didn’t play last night. Someone passes out in the crowd due to the heat after Deep and there’s a short break while they are attended to. The…

After Small Town, Ed says that they’ll try to play everything that they didn’t play last night. Someone passes out in the crowd due to the heat after Deep and there’s a short break while they are attended to. The Waiting On A Friend tag is extended, with lyrics. Following Garden, Ed gets very passionate talking about the recent active shooter alert incident with his wife and daughter in New York:

…it was a firework that went off in the crowd. And for other people to have these ‘freedoms’, of having a fuckin’ firearm…we’re giving up the freedom to walk out in the streets, to send our kids to school, to go to the movies, the library, the grocery store…

and continues, referencing the Highland Park shooting where a girl saw her mother get shot and had to run away to safety, pleading to address gun violence, adding

…if anyone doesn’t have empathy, or respect for the sanctity of life, their own and others, even their own…if they don’t have that, then that’s exactly the person that we DON’T want to have with a firearm in their possession…

Johnny Marr is brought on stage and takes the solo on an extended, epic version of Throw Your Hatred Down. Ed gives a nod to Josh after Dance of the Clairvoyants, saying he’s “elevated the intellect of the band.” During the songs when Josh isn’t playing, he has a camera and is taking pictures. Ed lets the crowd vote on whether Whipping or Not For You should be played next, and Not For You wins. Rats is another total surprise. Black has to be restarted, Stone had the wrong guitar. The first 16 songs of the set were not played the previous night, Porch ends the set and breaks the streak, still no sign of RVM anywhere. After the break, Ed dedicates River Cross to the people fighting for Ukraine. Johnny Marr returns for Baba, along with Andrew Watt, to close the show. Baba is extended, everyone on stage having a great time. The show closes with the crowd chanting “one more song, one more song…”

July 8, 2022 – BST Hyde Park, London, ENG

Main Set: Better Man/(Save It For Later), Low Light, Breath, Mind Your Manners, Save You, Quick Escape/(God Save The Queen), In Hiding, Retrograde, Light Years, Even Flow, Unthought Known, Daughter/(Good Woman/W.M.A.), Superblood Wolfmoon, Given To Fly, Public Image, Once, Porch

encore 1: I Am The Answer, Jeremy, Indifference, Alive, Rockin' In The Free World

As the crowd sings along to the walk out music, the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love”, the band takes the stage and Ed conducts the singalong for a minute before starting Better Man, the first time it’s opened a…

As the crowd sings along to the walk out music, the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love”, the band takes the stage and Ed conducts the singalong for a minute before starting Better Man, the first time it’s opened a proper Pearl Jam show since 2007! He takes a moment to speak after, saying “Fuck! It’s beautiful here…love what you’ve done with the place,” and thanking White Reaper, Cat Power, and the Pixies, adding that when he and Jeff were in England while mixing Ten, they had gone to a record store in Camden and bought bootlegs, including the Pixies live at Brixton. There are 3 huge screens behind the band, leading to some incredible visuals during the show. Breath is a total surprise early in the set, making its 2022 debut. Ed says that the person who Save You was written for has not been saved yet, and that he thinks about them every time they play the song. Quick Escape returns to the set for the first time since Werchter, and as the song is winding down they pick up the pace and kick in to a little of the Sex Pistols’ “God Save The Queen”, with Ed repeating “no future…no future…” In Hiding is played by request. Light Years is played for a fan named Donna, who had recently passed away at a young age, and her picture is shown on the screens at the end of the song. Ed talks about lies after Even Flow, mentioning Trump, COVID, and social media. He forgets some lyrics to Unthought Known. The crowd is very into the Ten songs, and after the first performance of Public Image since 2014, Once and Porch end the main set on a high note. After the break, Ed brings out Simon Townshend and they play Simon’s “I’m the Answer” acoustic. Jeff comes back wearing the hybrid Pixies/stickman shirt. Tennis legend John McEnroe joins to play guitar on Rockin’ in the Free World. A memorable show, with 9 of the 11 albums represented.

July 5, 2022 – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, DNK

Main Set: Release, Animal, Last Exit, Lukin, Corduroy, Retrograde, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Garden, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Even Flow, Daughter/(W.M.A.), Never Destination, Jeremy, Inside Job, Do The Evolution, Black/(We Belong Together), Love Boat Captain, Porch

encore 1: (Don't Dream It's Over)/Better Man, Alive, Rockin' In The Free World

Release opens in the dark, the stage bathed in blue light. Ed lets the crowd take it during Animal. Retrograde pops up again for the first time since Berlin. Another intense W.M.A. tag, Jeff is playing the actual W.M.A. bassline,…

Release opens in the dark, the stage bathed in blue light. Ed lets the crowd take it during Animal. Retrograde pops up again for the first time since Berlin. Another intense W.M.A. tag, Jeff is playing the actual W.M.A. bassline, Josh is helping out on extra percussion, and the guitars have a little extra bite to them. As it seems to be winding down, Ed goes on a rant:

If a parent makes a mistake, that’s okay…a man makes a mistake and it’s okay, a white American man makes a mistake and it’s okay, he’ll live his life the way he wants anyway, white man American, yea, it’s okay. Personally…since they make up half of our country, I say the women need their power, the women need their power too, ‘cause we should all be able to make a FUCKING MISTAKE…government get your hands off the women’s bodies, government get your hands out of their fuckin’ vaginas, let them have the power to make their own decisions about their own bodies and their own futures and their own minds, because we need them on the planet to make this a fuckin’ better world…

Never Destination is very energetic, Jeff and Matt especially; a great, driving rhythm. Ed thanks the crew and says longtime crew member George Webb is out with COVID, one of the first shows he’s missed since the band started. Someone in the front row has a sign for Inside Job, and Ed sees it and takes the request. Following DTE, a girl has a sign for Black which is also then acknowledged and played. Afterwards, Ed is strumming a guitar at the front of the stage and asks for a bright spotlight on him to be turned off, then asks for all the lights to be turned off and the crowd to bring up their lights, and takes a deep breath before continuing:

Jeff went out to the memorial at Roskilde today and saw the trees, and you know that was a day that changed so many people’s lives, and we kind of remember…there’s like our lives before that, and then there’s our lives after, and that day, in so many ways, colored our humanity, our compassion, our empathy, our sadness, and since that time a lot of us have gone on to have children, so now, even more than back then, we understand the depth of loss [Ed starts to break down in tears] and we’ll always be so sorry for the tragic events that took place…and we just want to say how grateful we’ve been to some of the families that we’ve been able to be in contact with and to share our lives with, and share their futures, and we’ve become friends and we’ve witnessed grandchildren in their lives, and their accepting of us as people has meant as much as anything in our whole lives, [Ed starts to break down again] because for everyone involved, it was just the most traumatic day, so we’re thinking about ‘em, which is not unusual, but thank you…for still being here when we come back, and again, it never stops, but I don’t get the chance to say it, on behalf of all of us, and all of our crew, I just want to send all of our love, and appreciation, and gratitude, and sorrow, to all those families…

Which leads right into a powerful performance of Love Boat Captain, Ed is visibly emotional during the entire song. After the break, he comes back out holding a guitar again and thanks the crowd, adding:

I’m fortunate that we get to play, you know, there was a chance that, out of respect…because there was a tragic occurrence that happened not far from here two days ago, and there’s just one quick thing I want to say, you are so doing the right thing here, it’s impossible to, you know… there’s somebody back home, there was someone who said one of the most ignorant things I’ve ever heard, and they said ‘you know, you see what happened in Denmark, that even when you have the strictest gun laws possible, it still happens’ but you know what, the fact that they can say that when you’ve had 2 incidents in HISTORY, in your history, of what they call mass shootings, so obviously it’s the right thing to do, compared to say, back in our country, where we’ve had 300 THIS YEAR, and it’s early July…so the fact that someone could be so ignorant and idiotic to say such a thing…and not only that, this person is somebody in US government, that is fucking reprehensible.

Ed does a short “Don’t Dream It’s Over” intro to Better Man. During Alive, Ed kneels on the stage and lets the crowd sing the chorus at him, and the song ends with Ed balancing the mic stand upside down in his hand before slamming it down on the stage. Someone from IDLES is brought on stage during RITFW to play tambourine and sing backups.

Special thanks to Kevin Deutsch for relaying the setlist live!

July 3, 2022 – Lollapalooza, Gardet, Stockholm, SWE

Main Set: Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Low Light, Daughter, Corduroy, Hail, Hail, Even Flow, Glorified G, Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Superblood Wolfmoon, Present Tense, Take The Long Way, Why Go, Wishlist, Do The Evolution, Not For You, Eruption, Porch

encore 1: Black/(We Belong Together), Given To Fly, Alive, Yellow Ledbetter, Rockin’ In The Free World

Ed asks the crowd to “fill the sky with your voice!” during Small Town. No tag on Daughter this early in the set. Mike starts the Even Flow solo behind his head, it’s playful and loose, then dissonant at the…

Ed asks the crowd to “fill the sky with your voice!” during Small Town. No tag on Daughter this early in the set. Mike starts the Even Flow solo behind his head, it’s playful and loose, then dissonant at the very end. There was a shooting in Copenhagen (the next stop on the tour) in the afternoon, no doubt leading to Glorified G here. After the “…do you see the way that tree bends…” line in Present Tense, Ed points to his left and adds “that way”. Take The Long Way returns to the set for the first time in Europe. Mike has a very good, searing solo in Why Go. The Eruption solo leads right into Porch. Following a short We Belong Together tag on Black, Ed improvs “n-n-n-n-n-no, no, no” a few times, then adds “…should have known, should have known…” Given to Fly is a nice addition to the encore. There’s a video screen behind the band, and during Ledbetter the band is projected on multiple levels going up like a pyramid, a very cool effect. Afterwards, they say their goodbyes and take the collective bow, then Ed gives the “one more” sign and they put the guitars back on for Rockin’. Ed closes out the evening with “take care of each other, take care of yourselves, until next time…”

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"They've gone out of their way to turn up the dial and make things as heavy as possible": Pearl Jam sweep the pretenders away on Dark Matter

There’s vim and vigour aplenty from seattle survivors pearl jam on album number 12, dark matter.

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It’s impossible to approach a new Pearl Jam album without pausing to think of the entire scene that they came from. Since their last release, 2020’s Gigaton , we’ve lost Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan , following the tragic demise of Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, Chris Cornell and Scott Weiland, making Eddie Vedder the last of the big-name male grunge singers standing. He always seemed the most outside of the Seattle insiders group, though, less cursed with the lure of addiction or having skin just a layer too thin to cope with the pressures of fame and the world at large. There were always punk ethics in their dealings with the rock machine, yes, but Pearl Jam were unashamedly stadium-ready from day one, which could well be the secret to their longevity. 

More than three decades in, Dark Matter finds them retracing their footsteps, with producer Andrew Watt (who recently worked with the Rolling Stones – a band with even more history – on their comeback album Hackney Diamonds ) encouraging them to revisit and reevaluate the fiery, histrionic, dramatic works from their earliest and most loved albums: Ten, Vs and Vitalogy . 

It’s all there from the instantly recognisable opening jangle of Scared Of Fear , drummer Matt Cameron giving it that familiar colossal wallop to shock the whole thing into life, Vedder, in fine voice, looking back on the idealistic – yet often acerbic – scene that spawned them and acknowledging the loss and the pain the era left in its wake. It’s the essence of Pearl Jam bottled, shook up and uncorked, with Mike McCready’s Catherine wheel of guitar licks hogging attention unapologetically.

The personal-approach flip-side to the clatter of Scared Of Fear comes in the shape of Something Special , probably the band’s most openly sentimental song ever. A jaunty, Itchycoo Park of a musical amble, it finds the frontman offering fatherly advice, support and pure love to his young daughters. ‘ We believe in you ,’ he croons, setting the song up as their very own take on David Bowie ’s Kooks , and somehow coming across as sweet rather than nauseating. 

Something Special , along with the catchy Wreckage – a tasteful, gentle classic rock confection that echoes Tom Petty ’s melodicism, R.E.M. ’s swooning mid-90s strings and even touches of Fast Car by Tracy Chapman – provide the more delicate strands of the record, the latter a much more upbeat sibling of Daughter from Vs (although the post-disaster lyrics paint an entirely darker picture). 

But elsewhere they’ve gone out of their way to turn up the dial and make things as heavy as possible, not least on the title track. It’s an explosion of pounding drums, jabbing riffs, and Vedder’s fury contained by that beautifully deep vocal delivery, hitting out at the status quo and offering the sober warning: ‘ Once heard it said, and it stuck in my head, arrested the press, no one know what happened next .’ At a time when dark forces are conspiring to gag anyone attempting to hold them to account, it’s a potent statement. Running, meanwhile, is a bassheavy, jagged, punky rant in the mould of Spin The Black Circle , completely nonsensical (it seems to be something to do with sewage) but entirely magnetic. 

Vedder has come in for some stick in recent years for sometimes being indecipherable, but his voice is an astonishingly powerful instrument, full of soul, anger, compassion and intelligence. And the merciless duo of guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard are taking no prisoners here, particularly the former. From the new-wave guitar line – and matching, Peter Hooky bass from Jeff Ament – of swooning love song Won’t Tell to the trademark fret fireworks of Upper Hand – a song that fades cinematically into view, dark, echoey and nostalgic – he is an absolute powerhouse, a joy to behold. 

That Pearl Jam have not only survived all these years, but thrived, taking on conglomerates and expectations along the way and continuing to draw vast crowds, is something to be celebrated. Especially as so many of their contemporaries were cruelly denied the chance to do so. 

With Dark Matter , while it could never hope to compete with the incendiary brilliance of their debut and its follow-up, they’ve painted a portrait of a band comfortable in their own skin, knowledgeable about their own strengths, and capable of not only looking back at what was great about the work they made as young men but also recapturing some of the magic that set them on – and kept them on – their path to the top of the game. They have directly inspired some truly dire pretenders to the throne in the intervening years, but Dark Matter sees them sweep those bands away, and reset and reclaim their own signature sound.

Emma has been writing about music for 25 years, and is a regular contributor to Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog and Louder. During that time her words have also appeared in publications including Kerrang!, Melody Maker, Select, The Blues Magazine and many more. She is also a professional pedant and grammar nerd and has worked as a copy editor on everything from film titles through to high-end property magazines. In her spare time, when not at gigs, you’ll find her at her local stables hanging out with a bunch of extremely characterful horses.

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Pearl Jam Discusses New Music, Needing 100 Takes on “Even Flow” and Their Legal Troubles With KISS

F ormed in the 1990s, Pearl Jam is considered one of the most popular bands in the United States that came from that era of music. Throughout their time in the spotlight, the band sold over 85 million albums, landed a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and found themselves on Rolling Stone ’s Top Ten Live Acts of All Time. With the band recently releasing their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter , Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, and Matt Cameron discussed their lives on stage, their new album, and the time Cameron found himself in legal trouble with Kiss. 

Waiting On Stevie Wonder Is Worth The Wait

Appearing on The Howard Stern Show , Pearl Jam seemed right at home when it came to talking about their rich past in the music industry. With their new album, Dark Matter , gaining praise from fans and critics, Vedder pointed to one of his favorite songs “Waiting on Stevie”. Getting the chance to work with Stevie Wonder, Vedder explained how mesmerizing it was to watch the icon in action. “That was an incredible experience, just watching him become the music. It was like he wasn’t even there anymore as a person. He was just music, flowing through this … big chromatic [harmonica] he was playing.”  

As for the name of the song, apparently, it came from the musician being late. Vedder added, “We were supposed to play at 4 p.m. and I think maybe he got there at 11 at night. But that’s okay.”

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Needing 100 Takes To Find That “Even Flow”

While taking a trip into the past, Gossard harped on the song “Even Flow” and how it took around 100 takes to get it just right. Putting the blame on himself, Gossard said, “I think the main problem is that I wrote a song that the two parts kind of want to run at different tempos, so the chorus is one tempo, and the verse is another. It was overthinking.” He continued, “You’re working on something that you’re in love with and then you think, ‘Well, it’s not quite there yet,’ and then you look back on it and go, ‘Any one of those first five takes would have been fine.’”

Given their years of experience, Gossard noted, “We’ve learned our lesson. I don’t think we’ve played anything more than three takes on the new record — you get older and wiser.”

Pearl Jam Drummer Receives Cease And Desist Courtesy of KISS

Before becoming a drummer for Pearl Jam, Cameron found himself in a KISS cover band when he was a teenager. Completely enthralled by the rock band, Cameron and his former bandmates received the chance to meet KISS. “I brought the two guys that were in the KISS band with me … and we brought our photo album from our stupid KISS cover band.”

With his mother helping fashion their costume, Cameron eventually stood beside Paul Stanley. And with his photo album in hand, he said, “We were sort of like, ‘Hey man, We’re in a KISS cover band! Here’s our [photo] album!’ Cut to [several] months later, we get a cease-and-desist letter from [their] management [company].” Not taking the letter to heart, he joked, “I think [it was because] we just called our band KISS. We didn’t really think ahead there. So, after that we added [‘imitation’] in parenthesis.”

While their new album continues to gain praise, Pearl Jam prepares to kick off their Dark Matter World Tour in May as they celebrate over 30 years in music.

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Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter World Tour 2024: How To Get Tickets

by Em Casalena April 26, 2024, 1:21 pm

Pearl Jam ’s massive international tour is kicking off very soon! The celebration of the band’s new album Dark Matter will hit stadiums across the world in the US, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Germany, and Portugal. They’re also bringing along some killer supporting acts that include Deep Sea Diver, Richard Ashcroft, The Murder Capital, Glen Hansard, and Pixies. 

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Luckily, it looks like tickets are still available for many of the upcoming dates. And we’ll help you snatch them up before they’re gone.

The first stop on the Pearl Jam 2024 Tour will be on May 4 in Vancouver, British Columbia at Rogers Arena with support from Deep Sea Diver. The final tour date will be on November 23 in Sydney, Australia at Giants Stadium with support from Pixies.

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Ready to snag those tickets? The main spot to reserve your spot to see Pearl Jam live in 2024 will be the band’s website , though many tickets are already sold out there.

Ticketmaster also has a ton of tickets available, and select tour dates are currently selling presale tickets. Everything else is available for general sale where available.

If you can’t find tickets on Pearl Jam’s site or Ticketmaster, you can always check Stubhub . Stubhub is known for having at least some tickets available for sold-out shows. Plus, the platform’s FanProtect Program ensures that your purchase is legitimate and free of scams.

For non-US tour dates, Viagogo is another great spot to get tickets. Fans in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, the UK, Germany, Spain, and Portugal should check it out.

Don’t miss your chance to see Pearl Jam live this year! Tickets are selling out fast.

Pearl Jam 2024 Tour Dates

May 4 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena (with Deep Sea Diver)

May 6 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena (with Deep Sea Diver)

May 10 – Portland, OR – Moda Center (with Deep Sea Diver)

May 13 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center (with Deep Sea Diver)

May 16 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena (with Deep Sea Diver)

May 18 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena (with Deep Sea Diver)

May 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum (with Deep Sea Diver)

May 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum (with Deep Sea Diver)

May 25 – Napa Valley, CA – BottleRock Napa

May 28 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena (with Deep Sea Diver)

May 30 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena (with Deep Sea Diver)

June 22 – Dublin, IE – Marlay Park (with Richard Ashcroft)

June 25 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Co-Op Arena (with The Murder Capital)

June 29 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (with Richard Ashcroft)

July 2 – Berlin, DE – Waldbühne (with The Murder Capital)

July 3 – Berlin, DE – Waldbühne (with The Murder Capital)

July 6 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi (with The Murder Capital)

July 8 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi (with The Murder Capital)

July 11 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival

July 13 – Lisbon, PT – NOS Alive Festival

August 22 – Missoula, MT – Washington-Grizzly Stadium (with Glen Hansard)

August 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center (with Glen Hansard)

August 29 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field (with Glen Hansard)

August 31 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field (with Glen Hansard)

September 3 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (with Glen Hansard)

September 4 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (with Glen Hansard)

September 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center (with Glen Hansard)

September 9 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center (with Glen Hansard)

September 12 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena (with Glen Hansard)

September 15 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park (with Glen Hansard)

September 17 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park (with Glen Hansard)

September 27 – Dana Point, CA – Ohana Festival

September 29 – Dana Point, CA – Ohana Festival

November 8 – Auckland, NZ – Go Media Stadium Mt Smart (with Pixies)

November 10 – Auckland, NZ – Go Media Stadium Mt Smart (with Pixies)

November 13 – Gold Coast, AU – Heritage Bank Stadium (with Pixies)

November 16 – Melbourne, AU – Marvel Stadium (with Pixies)

November 21 – Sydney, AU – Giants Stadium (with Pixies)

November 23 – Sydney, AU – Giants Stadium (with Pixies)

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