The rockers revelled in the Marvel Stadium crowd’s good vibes, performing a set too infectious to deny.
Writing about a show like this is a bit like reviewing the spiritual fervour of other people. For Pearl Jam fans, their shows are sacred experiences. They’ve released more than 300 live albums due to fan demand. And it’s been a decade since their last Australian tour.
A diehard Pearl Jam fan warned me: “Eddie must be spoken about with reverence. And Jeff, and Stone, and Mike.” He paused. “And Matt.” Disclaimer: I’m not really a fan. So it’s with trepidation that I came along tonight, and I repent for anything I get wrong here. The main support tonight is the Pixies, a fellow early 90s veteran guitar band with pseudo-religious vibes of a different kind — the dark and violent kind, full of blood and sliced eyeballs and incest. They’re still a force of hell. Lead singer Black Francis’ growl on songs likeis apocalyptic still, and it remains so on the slower, doomier, newer stuff. But the crowd is mostly indifferent.
“Holy f---!” cries Eddie Vedder when he sees the size of the audience. A near-packed Marvel Stadium is indeed a sight to behold. And there are moments of crowd response in some songs tonight, particularlyFans cheer the arrival of Pearl Jam on stage at Marvel Stadium on the Melbourne leg of the US rock band’s Dark Matter world tour.“Earnestness” is key here. Pearl Jam to me have always represented a kindly masculinity, thoughtful and good-hearted, and tonight bears that out.
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