Eddie Vedder US Tour 2011 Night One: Providence, Rhode Island
June 16th, 2011 by chocko
Glen Hansard of The Frames and The Swell Season started last night’s show playing a thirty minute set of songs at the beautiful and majestic, Providence Performing Arts Center. Glen seemed very grateful to be playing for everyone and a told a touching story about how he received phone calls from Eddie Vedder following last year’s tragedy involving Hansard’s band, The Swell Season. The conversations they shared led to Glen being invited to sing on Vedder’s new album, “Ukulele Songs” and ultimately being asked to tour in support of the album. The heartbreaking rendition of “Leave” from the movie “Once” was definitely a highlight of Glen’s set.
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder started playing around 8:30 p.m. and got right down to business with 6 songs from his new album which features him on the tiny Hawaiian instrument, the ukulele. The rest of the night featured Vedder mixing it up and also using guitars…playing Pearl Jam songs and material from the “Into The Wild” soundtrack. As soon as the chords of “Sometimes” were strummed, the crowd came to life, clapping, stomping and singing. Vedder dedicated “Better Man” to the E-Street Band’s saxophone player, Clarence Clemons who recently suffered a stroke. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Big Man. We wish you a speedy recovery.
Throughout the night, a member of the stage crew in a monster mask and lab coat held up a sign to update the crowd on the night’s big hockey game. It was the night of game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals and many in the crowd had the game and their beloved Bruins on their minds. Vedder was a good sport and dedicated “Rise” to the “Black and Gold.” The capacity crowd chanted “Let’s Go Bruins!” which quickly morphed into an “Eddie-Vedder!” chant. Eddie followed that up with a performance of “Arc” which features looped a capella chants and haunting harmonies.
The first encore included 3 covers: “Throw Your Arms Around Me” by Hunters & Collectors, “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” by The Beatles and “Forever Young” by Bob Dylan. Glen Hansard came back to join Eddie for “Sleepless Nights” and “Society.” For those keeping score, “Porch” was the one lone track performed from the Pearl Jam debut album, “Ten.”
The final encore featured Eddie, Glen and special guest singers in lab coats with a blue sky backdrop and smoke machines that created a tranquil beach-like atmosphere. The concert rivaled any Pearl Jam concert I’ve ever been to. It felt special to be in the audience that night. The songs brought many tears, happy and sad and some songs got me so pumped up I could’ve tore down a brick wall with my bare hands. The show lasted about 2 hours. It was a beautiful night of music and the Bruins won the Stanley Cup. I would have had some videos from the night of the show, but sadly, Pearl Jam’s Ten Club slammed my youtube account and yanked the footage off the internet. That wasn’t cool, Ten Club!
SET LIST
sleeping by myself
without you
broken heart
you’re true
light today
cant keep
sometimes
just breathe
i am mine
better man
no ceiling
far behind
guaranteed
rise
unthought known
the end
arc
ENCORE
you’ve got to hide your love away
throw your arms around me
elderly woman behind the counter in a small town
sleepless nights
society
forever young
porch
SECOND ENCORE
hard sun
Eddie Vedder and Ben Harper Berlin 2010
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