Pearl Jam Covers Cheap Trick, Gets Emotional at 2016 Tour Opener
As Pearl Jam rocked through a ferocious, nearly three-hour tour opener, frontman Eddie Vedder paused to lead the 20,000 packed into Ft. Lauderdale, Fla’s BB&T center into a heartfelt singalong on Cheap Trick’s “Surrender” at just about the time that that band was being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in New York.
The moment, which followed a round of “Happy Birthday” to guitarist Mike McCready, was just one of the highlights of the 32-song set, which spanned PJ’s 25-year-and-counting career from the 1990 fan favorite “Footsteps” right up through “Lightning Bolt” from their most recent album of the same name.
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