Pearl Jam’s covered Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hurt’ in Seattle last night (May 30) – watch the performance below.
During the band’s hometown gig at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, Eddie Vedder played the song in front of 18,000 fans to mark the end of the North American leg of their ‘Dark Matter’ tour.
Elsewhere in the set, Pearl Jam also debuted two tracks live on the tour for the first time, ‘Pilate’ and ‘Love Boat Captain’. The group delivered a cover of Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ too.
You can check out fan-shot footage of the cover below, together with the full setlist.
Didn’t see this one coming. @eddievedder covers @nineinchnails’ “Hurt” live at @climatepledgearena tonight! 5/30/24 #pearljam #nineinchnails #hurt @PearlJam pic.twitter.com/rwfbFpSVjG
— Marco Collins (@notmarcocollins) May 31, 2024
Damn. Eddie covering “Hurt” #PearlJam pic.twitter.com/zguajUcGpM
— Steve Migs (@ImSteveMigs) May 31, 2024
Thank you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/Z7B5XgXaHQ
— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) May 31, 2024
Pearl Jam setlist
Recommended
‘Black’
‘Immortality’
‘Why Go’
‘Scared Of Fear’
‘React, Respond’
‘Wreckage’
‘Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town’
‘Dark Matter’
‘Jeremy’
‘Come Back’
‘Corduroy’
‘Pilate’
‘In My Tree’
‘Upper Hand’
‘Waiting For Stevie’
‘Love Boat Captain’
‘Porch’
Encore:
‘Hurt’ (Nine Inch Nails cover)
‘Inside Job’
‘Running’
‘Spin The Black Circle’
‘Something Special’
‘Alive’
‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ (Neil Young cover)
‘Setting Sun’
Earlier in the week, Pearl Jam shared a touching tribute to late NBA legend Bill Walton, who died earlier this week.
Walton passed away on May 27 at the age of 71 in his home in San Diego following a battle with colon cancer.
Paying tribute, Pearl Jam debuted ‘Man Of The Hour’ for the first time on their ongoing tour, dedicating the track to Walton.
Frontman Vedder spoke of Walton as images of the late NBA icon attending a 2023 show in San Diego flashed on screen: “We woke up yesterday to the sad news that somebody that we had met a number of times and every time we saw him it made such a huge impression. He was a big man with a huge heart and cut a wide path of peace and love behind him.”
“Goddamnit Bill, we miss you already. I just want to state our love for you in public,” Vedder added. “Thanks for all of the good energy. Wish us luck down here. I know you’re fine.”
Pearl Jam announced a tour of the UK and Europe back in February, with stops including Manchester’s Co-Op Live on June 25 and London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 29, preceded by Dublin’s Marlay Park on June 22. Check out the full dates here and here for UK tickets.
NME gave Pearl Jam’s ‘Dark Matter’ a glowing four-star review, and praised it as “some of their strongest work in recent memory”. “For those longing for the charismatic songwriting that first put the band on the map over three decades ago, ‘Dark Matter’ will come as a pleasant surprise,” it read.