Pearl Jam's special SiriusXM show at New York's Apollo Theater was packed with new songs and old favorites. Our review from the scorching hot concert:
That one minute turned into 20 very long minutes where technicians scurried around and tried to get the show back up and running. Vedder played an un-amplified, acoustic rendition of Warren Zevon’s “Keep Me In Your Heart” at one point, but much of the crowd couldn’t hear him. Making matters worse, the theater was squelching hot. Several sweaty fans were fanning themselves, and some even asked ushers to turn up the air conditioning.
, and then they finally appeased the old school fans with a long, jammed-out “Even Flow.” It was followed by an incredible run that included “Dance of the Clairvoyants,” “Quick Escape,” “Whipping” and “Spin The Black Circle.” The latter song was dedicated to Howard Stern and his crew. “We met them tonight for the first time after so many years,” Vedder said. “Robin [Quivers], I just live to hear your laugh. You give me joy when I need it.
He also told an hysterical story about meeting Ray Charles when he was working as an unpaid roadie at a San Diego nightclub in 1989, and gave a shout-out to the Red Hot Chili Peppers ahead of their SiriusXM Apollo gig on Tuesday. “Back in the day when we were just a baby band with shit in our diapers, they took us on the road not just once to great theater like this, not just twice, but then they took us to Lollapalooza in 1992,” Vedder said.
The main set wrapped up with an epic “Porch,” complete with a killer Mike McCready guitar solo. They came back for a singalong “Better Man,” a wild “Do The Evolution,” and a cover of the Who’s “Baba O’Riley.” It seemed like the grand finale, but they ended on a very atypical mellow note by breaking out “Indifference” fromThe clock was pressing towards midnight when they took their final bows, and Vedder’s shirt was soaked through with sweat.
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