Pearl Jam were about halfway through their special concert for SirusXM at Harlem’s Apollo Theater on Saturday night when Eddie Vedder’s mind went to Bessie Smith’s residency at the venue way back in 1935. “She played here four weeks in a row at one point,” he told the audience. “She …
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Eddie Vedder made the incredibly specific choice of doing a quick cover of the Beatles’ “Her Majesty” during Pearl Jam’s show in Toronto on Thursday following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Vedder made absolutely no mention of the late monarch, or her death at the age of 96, before …
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Pearl Jam is feeling the impact of Europe’s rising temperatures amid a record-setting heat wave and wildfires throughout the country. On Wednesday, the band announced the cancellation of their show in Vienna, explaining that Eddie Vedder developed throat problems following an outdoor gig in Paris. On Thursday, the band also …
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Pearl Jam brought out Johnny Marr to join them on a pair of classic rock covers during the band’s Saturday night at London’s Hyde Park. The Smiths guitarist, who opened for the band Saturday, first came out mid-set for a rendition of Neil Young’s “Throw Your Hatred Down” (off the …
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Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard andAni DiFranco have collaborated on new song “Disorders” to raise awareness for reproductive rights and proceeds for the National Network of Abortion Funds. The track — which also features work from saxophonist Skerik, Josh Evans, and Stanton Moore — starts as a soft rock song …
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Whenever Post Malone listens to Pearl Jam‘s “Better Man,” he thinks of his brother. While appearing onThe Howard Stern Show, the musician — who recently dropped his album Twelve Carat Toothache — performed an acoustic rendition of the Eddie Vedder-penned track. He told Stern that he and his family went …
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Pearl Jam were forced to cancel the final two shows on their North American tour after another member of the band tested positive for Covid. This past week, Pearl Jam managed to persevere through drummer Matt Cameron’s Covid-related absence by enlisting audience members in Oakland and reuniting with former drummer …
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Early Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen reunited with the band to play pretty much all of Ten — the only album he played on — at a show in Fresno, California Monday, May 16. Krusen was one of three drummers Pearl Jam tapped to help fill-in for Matt Cameron, who …
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Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron had to sit out the band’s set on Thursday in Oakland, California after he tested positive for Covid-19, but the show still went on with an assist from a fan, and pinch hitters Josh Klinghoffer and Richard Stuverud, as Blabbermouth reports. It was the first …
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Pearl Jam paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins with a cover of the Foo Fighters’ “Cold Day in the Sun” during the band’s concert Saturday at Inglewood, California’s the Forum. The Foos’ In Your Honor track featured Hawkins on lead vocals, and for Pearl Jam’s performance, drummer Matt Cameron — also …
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