At Copps Coliseum on Thursday night, the five members of Pearl Jam celebrated their 20th anniversary together by doing pretty much what they’ve always done through their storied career.
No video screens, no ostentatious backdrops or multi-tiered stages, no speeches (well, maybe a few after the wine started flowing) — just 170 minutes of rock ‘n’ roll, including two monster encore sets that lasted more than an hour.
It was raw, ragged and wonderful.
In traditional Pearl Jam form, the band kept the more than 13,000 fans guessing from song to song. The Copps concert had little resemblance to the Ottawa show the night before or the two performances in Toronto Sunday and Monday. It’s like they shredded each set list after every show and started fresh the next day.
In Hamilton, Eddie Vedder and the boys came to party.
“We saw our good friend Uncle Neil (Young) in Toronto,” Vedder told the crowd. “Just to let you know what he saying behind your back, he said Ottawa would go well but wait until you get to Hamilton. He said Hamilton is going to be awesome … and Uncle Neil is never wrong.”
Uncle Neil guessed right. The Hamilton show was indeed ‘awesome.’
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