Eddie Vedder Returns To Action at Pearl Jam’s Amsterdam Tour Finale

After his vocal points pressured Pearl Jam to cancel its final three exhibits, Eddie Vedder returned to the stage tonight (July 25) in Amsterdam simply in time for the ultimate live performance on the band’s summer time European itinerary.

Vedder utterly misplaced his voice after he carried out in sizzling, dusty and smoky situations on July 17 at Lollapalooza Paris. He revealed early in tonight’s present that medical doctors instructed him he’d want two weeks to get well, however Vedder was having none of it. “I mentioned, ‘I’m not gonna fuckin’ depart this a part of the world with out taking part in yet another present,’” he replied. The frontman additionally thanked Dr. Marco Frankenfurt, the physician who handled him in current days, and confirmed footage of them on the video screens.

Pearl Jam eased into the proceedings with 4 straight acoustic songs: “Nothing As It Appears” (which hadn’t been performed since 2018 and solely six prior occasions previously six years), “Off He Goes,” “Footsteps” and “Alright.” From there, they rocked out on “W.M.A.,” “Why Go” and “Even Stream” and dusted off the Jeff Ament-penned rarity “Pilate,” which had additionally been on the shelf since 2018.

Guitarist Stone Gossard then gave Vedder a break by taking the mic for his fan-favorite “Mankind,” from 1996’s No Code, and drummer Matt Cameron later sang lead on a canopy of Kiss’ “Black Diamond,” solely its fourth time ever performed by Pearl Jam.

With Vedder again in motion, Pearl Jam prevented the same finish to its spring North American tour, when the ultimate two exhibits have been canceled after a number of band and crew members got here down with COVID-19. The Oct. 8-9 “Encore Weekend” of Vedder’s southern California-based Ohana competition was additionally canceled final week.

Pearl Jam is scheduled to start a fall North American run on Sept. 1 in Quebec Metropolis, Quebec. The itinerary consists of an intimate Sept. 10 present at New York’s fabled Apollo Theatre that might be broadcast dwell by SiriusXM, and a return to Madison Sq. Backyard the next night time.