July 10, 2003

This is why they are the coolest...

"Pearl Jam will play an extra hour-long set prior to opening act Sleater-Kinney at its show Friday (July 11) outside Boston. It's the third of three non-consecutive performances at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Mass., during which Pearl Jam is attempting to play each of the nearly 100 songs in its current repertoire without repeats.

At the first two shows last week, the Eddie Vedder-led group was restricted to a total of 50 songs due to an area noise curfew. According to a source, the additional Friday set will likely be a more stripped-down affair than usual, potentially allowing for revamped versions of rarely played tracks from Pearl Jam's vast back catalog."

Update:
They did it. After Friday's show, in which Pearl Jam played an unprecedented 47 songs, without repeats, they had played their entire catalogue in the three shows in Mansfield. If you have ever been a Pearl Jam fan, I urge you to go to tenclub.net and order the bootleg of this show (Friday, July 11th). It will most likely be 3-4 CD's, and have 47 songs on it (12 of which are unplugged/acoustic), and you can get it for under 20 bucks including S&H. It is magnificent.

Posted by at July 10, 2003 02:03 PM
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