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Pearl Jam Delivers a Muscular, Tribute-Heavy Show on Night 2 at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum
Pearl Jam Dark Matter tour L.A. recap: Night 2's best moments at Kia Forum included a Tom Petty tribute, a Neil Young cover and a Chad Smith cameo.
“A couple of years ago, just randomly, some of the greatest of all time, we lost,” said Vedder, who rattled off the names of Foo Fighters ’ Taylor Hawkins, The Rolling Stones ’ Charlie Watts and Rush ’s Neil Peart before segueing into a performance of Dark Matter ‘s title track. Of those early albums, the muscular Ten received a particularly bright spotlight, with Vedder and company busting out renditions of “Even Flow,” “Black,” “Alive” and fan favorite “Jeremy,” which the band performed off the back of the propulsive Yield standout “Do the Evolution” during an extensive encore. The night’s most rousing moment arrived with the second-to-last song, a cover of Neil Young ’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” which boasted special guest appearances from Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith(who Vedder had noted was in the house earlier in the evening); Dark Matter producer Andrew Watt on guitar; and the members of Deep Sea Diver, the Seattle-based indie rock outfit that’s serving as the opening act on the first North American leg of the tour.
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