During the rehearsals for the 2020 tour, which was later postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19, all the members of the band kept adding little details to the song to make it sound even better during live shows. Stone also added that the song makes him think about The Ramones. Gossard said the song’s groove is memorable and that Eddie’s guitar strokes very clearly resemble the ones from The Who’s Pete Townshend. Stone said that during rehearsals, the song felt very powerful and that he can’t wait to play it live in front of their fans. Gossard sees it as a tribute to The Rolling Stones, especially during the chorus that quotes one of the English band’s classics. It was one of the last songs they wrote, it was part of a bunch of tracks recorded as demo by Eddie Vedder alone (together with Superblood Wolfmoon and Never Destination).

Below is a summary of what the Pearl Jam guitarist said. On Wednesday, June 10, Stone Gossard talked about every Gigaton song on SiriusXM. The band also played the Neil Young cover, “Rockin’ in the Free World,” and, of course, because they were in the artist’s hometown, Bruce Springsteen’s “My City of Ruins.Share on Email Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Telegram Many of the fans in attendance had originally purchased tickets for the festival (as part of the band’s then-planned tour) more than a year ago.Īccording to Setlist.FM, the Seattle-born band opened with its latest hit single, “Dance of the Clairvoyants.” Then came two songs never played before live: “Quick Escape” and “Seven O’Clock.” Later the band debuted “Never Destination,” “Superblood Wolfmoon” and “Take the Long Way.”įor an encore, Pearl Jam played their hit, “Alive,” from the now-25-year-old record, Ten.

In addition, the band was able to introduce its newest touring member, Josh Klinghoffer, Variety reports.īoth Gigaton and Klinghoffer had been planned to be introduced to PJ fans more than a year ago, but neither were able to due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The band, which performed at the festival off the beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey, played six tracks from its most recent LP, Gigaton (2020).

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