The set list can vary quite a bit from date to date, which is good news for anyone planning to attend multiple shows. They generally play a mix of fan favorites and b-side songs with some really interesting covers (like "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" by The Beatles, or maybe some Neil Young) added to the mix. Intertwined with the music are some lyrics and/or monologues espousing liberal political causes, but I imagine that even a diehard conservative would forgive them once the band got back to the music! They play good honest music with soulful vocals for an eclectic crowd of all ages from fifty-year old soccer moms to teens dressed in black. These days, Pearl Jam mostly play larger venues and stadium shows, but their performance doesn't need to be masked by special effects, background musicians, and fancy dance routines. Pearl Jam perform for almost three hours a night and usually don't have an opening act, so they definitely give the fans their money's worth. Pearl Jam put on a great show that has the audience on their feet from the opening number until the last encore – they can even drive this middle-aged dad to mosh from time to time! One of the key players in the grunge movement, Pearl Jam features the strong voice of Eddie Vedder.
If you haven't heard of Pearl Jam, they were one of the biggest bands of the 90s and are still wildly popular today. The band has remained successful even without the 90’s grunge backdrop to support them, and since early comparisons to Nirvana, Pearl Jam can now be likened to Foo Fighters, Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Pearl Jam still remain iconic in the 90’s grunge rock scene, with 1991 debut album, “Ten” released on Epic Records now certified 13 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The band was left defeated after being “stomped on by a huge corporate entity.” It seems the band and Ticketmaster have since made peace, since touring and avoiding Ticketmaster venues is near impossible. They often had to play at very unconventional venues as a result, and their tour crew practically had to take an entire venue in equipment and staging everywhere they went.ĭespite Pearl Jam’s best efforts in the fight against Ticketmaster, in 1995 the Justice Department in America ceased to investigate the company. Later that year after the release of their third album, “Vitalogy,” the band conducted their own tour, playing exclusively non-Ticketmaster venues. Wanting to connect with their fans more directly and avoid them paying fees to the “outright ” concert industry, Pearl Jam cancelled their 1994 summer tour. This boycott began because the band felt that their fans were paying extortionate fees on concert tickets for their shows. For instance, they refused to make music videos to promote albums and never gave interviews the little media engagement they were involved in was regarding a boycott of ticketing giant, Ticketmaster in 1993. Pearl Jam has been infamous or famous (depending on whose side you’re on) for peddling against music industry traditions and the mainstream since the band’s inception. The drummer for the band has changed no less than five times, but currently Matt Cameron (of the band Soundgarden) fills the post. Born out of the band, Mother Love Bone, after the death of their vocalist, Andrew Wood, the band consists of guitarist Stone Gossard, bassist Jeff Ament, guitarist Mike McCready and vocalist Eddie Vedder.
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