Pearl Jam ends series of Fla. tour dates at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Published by Sareth Ney on April 14, 2016 at 4:55 a.m.
Updated on April 14, 2016 at 9:42 p.m. |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Pearl Jam wrapped up the Fla. portion of their U.S. tour at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, on April 13.
Jeff Ament is the bassist, Matt Cameron is the drummer, Stone Gossard is the rhythm guitarist, Mike McCready is the lead guitarist, Eddie Vedder is the lead vocalist and Boom Gaspar is the keyboardist, pianist and organist of Pearl Jam.
As Pearl Jam was walking out to R.E.M.’s “It Happened Today”, they were welcomed with cheers from the spectators. Vedder had a bottle of wine in hand and placed it near his microphone stand. They began their three hour concert with “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town”. Gaspar parted the stage, shortly after.
During “Evenflow”, Vedder remained silent for portions of the song and the onlookers took over the vocals. McCready jumped down to the back of the barricade—played a guitar solo, while the guitar was resting upside down and behind his neck. Shortly after, Cameron performed a drum solo, the crowd cheered on and his platform illuminated in white and blue lights.
“Smile” kicked off the second encore for Pearl Jam. Gossard and the rest of the band played for the fans behind them. Vedder played the harmonica and alternated with the vocals.
While Pearl Jam was covering Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World”, Vedder was thrown several tambourines by the stagehands. He caught a set of two; he struck them together for a bit, threw them into the crowd for mementos and repeated the process. Ament caught one, during “Yellow Ledbetter”. Without striking it, he threw it into the crowd and repeated after Vedder.
McCready remained on stage and transitioned into “Star Spangled Banner”. Those seated rose to their feet and cheered. Afterwards, everyone reunited on stage one last time. Pearl Jam stood side-by-side, took a bow towards the back and front of the stage and left the platform.
“Mind Your Manners”, “Hail, Hail”, “Last Exit”, “Lightning Bolt”, “Nothingman”, “Army Reserve”, “Given To Fly”, “Rival”, “Setting Forth”, “Corduroy”, “Of The Earth”, “Glorified G”, “Unthought Known”, “Let The Records Play”, “Spin The Black Circle”, “Porch”, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ “I Won’t Back Down”, Little Steven & The Disciples’ “I Am A Patriot”, “Just Breathe”, “Jeremy”, “Ghost”, “Do The Revolution”, “Betterman/ The Beat’s “Save It For Later”, “Smile”, “Once”, “Black”, “State Of Love And Trust” and “Alive” were also part Pearl Jam’s set.
Jeff Ament is the bassist, Matt Cameron is the drummer, Stone Gossard is the rhythm guitarist, Mike McCready is the lead guitarist, Eddie Vedder is the lead vocalist and Boom Gaspar is the keyboardist, pianist and organist of Pearl Jam.
As Pearl Jam was walking out to R.E.M.’s “It Happened Today”, they were welcomed with cheers from the spectators. Vedder had a bottle of wine in hand and placed it near his microphone stand. They began their three hour concert with “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town”. Gaspar parted the stage, shortly after.
During “Evenflow”, Vedder remained silent for portions of the song and the onlookers took over the vocals. McCready jumped down to the back of the barricade—played a guitar solo, while the guitar was resting upside down and behind his neck. Shortly after, Cameron performed a drum solo, the crowd cheered on and his platform illuminated in white and blue lights.
“Smile” kicked off the second encore for Pearl Jam. Gossard and the rest of the band played for the fans behind them. Vedder played the harmonica and alternated with the vocals.
While Pearl Jam was covering Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World”, Vedder was thrown several tambourines by the stagehands. He caught a set of two; he struck them together for a bit, threw them into the crowd for mementos and repeated the process. Ament caught one, during “Yellow Ledbetter”. Without striking it, he threw it into the crowd and repeated after Vedder.
McCready remained on stage and transitioned into “Star Spangled Banner”. Those seated rose to their feet and cheered. Afterwards, everyone reunited on stage one last time. Pearl Jam stood side-by-side, took a bow towards the back and front of the stage and left the platform.
“Mind Your Manners”, “Hail, Hail”, “Last Exit”, “Lightning Bolt”, “Nothingman”, “Army Reserve”, “Given To Fly”, “Rival”, “Setting Forth”, “Corduroy”, “Of The Earth”, “Glorified G”, “Unthought Known”, “Let The Records Play”, “Spin The Black Circle”, “Porch”, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ “I Won’t Back Down”, Little Steven & The Disciples’ “I Am A Patriot”, “Just Breathe”, “Jeremy”, “Ghost”, “Do The Revolution”, “Betterman/ The Beat’s “Save It For Later”, “Smile”, “Once”, “Black”, “State Of Love And Trust” and “Alive” were also part Pearl Jam’s set.
Upcoming Pearl Jam tour dates:
April 16 - Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greensville, S.C.
April 18 - Hampton Arena, Hampton, Va.
April 20 - PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C.
April 21 - Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.
April 23 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans
April 26 - Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.
April 28 - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
April 29 - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
May 01 - Madison Square Garden, New York
May 02 - Madison Square Garden, New York
May 05 - Centre Vidéotron, Québec City, Québec
May 08 - CTC Arena, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
May 10 - Air Canada Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 09 - Bonarooo Music and Arts Festival at Great Stage Park, Manchester, Tenn.
Aug. 05 - Fenway Park, Boston
Aug. 08 - Fenway Park, Boston
Aug. 20 - Wrigley Field, Chicago
Aug. 22 - Wrigley Field, Chicago
April 16 - Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greensville, S.C.
April 18 - Hampton Arena, Hampton, Va.
April 20 - PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C.
April 21 - Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.
April 23 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans
April 26 - Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.
April 28 - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
April 29 - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
May 01 - Madison Square Garden, New York
May 02 - Madison Square Garden, New York
May 05 - Centre Vidéotron, Québec City, Québec
May 08 - CTC Arena, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
May 10 - Air Canada Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 09 - Bonarooo Music and Arts Festival at Great Stage Park, Manchester, Tenn.
Aug. 05 - Fenway Park, Boston
Aug. 08 - Fenway Park, Boston
Aug. 20 - Wrigley Field, Chicago
Aug. 22 - Wrigley Field, Chicago
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article written into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.