On Saturday night, fans at Lollapalooza Brazil were treated to a memorable headlining set from Pearl Jam. In addition to two-plus hours of the band’s extensive catalog of originals, the band had a couple surprises up their sleeves in the form of two ultra-rare covers.
Midway through their set, Eddie Vedder welcomed Lollapalooza founder/former Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell onstage to have the crowd sing him a happy birthday. Following the sing-along, Farrell remained onstage for a rendition of Jane’s Addiction’s “Mountain Song”, marking just the second time Pearl Jam had played the song live and the first since Austin City Limits 2009, when they were also joined by Farrell. Watch the “Happy Birthday”/”Mountain Song” segment with Perry Farrell below:
Pearl Jam – Mountain Song with Perry Farrell (live @ Lollapalooza Brazil 2018)
[Video: Vinicius Souza]
Two songs later, Vedder took a brief solo interlude, in which he played a wistful re-imagining of the first verse and chorus of Talking Heads‘ “Pulled Up” before sliding into “Unknown Thought”. This marked just the second recorded time the song has appeared at a Pearl Jam show, and the first since their set at Pinkpop Festival in 1992. You can watch Vedder’s “Pulled Up” [at 54:28] in the full-show video below.
Pearl Jam – Full Pro-Shot Video – Lollapalooza Brazil – 3/24/18
[Video: gotsome2016]
Pearl Jam will now take a brief hiatus from the road before heading out to Europe for a run of early-summer dates. See below for a full list of upcoming Pearl Jam tour dates. For more information, head to the band’s website.
Setlist: Pearl Jam | Lollapalooza Brazil 2018 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 3/24/18
Set: Wash, Corduroy, Do The Evolution, Why Go, Mind your Manners, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Can’t Deny Me, Even Flow, Happy Birthday (sung to Perry Ferrell), Mountain Song*, Breath, Pulled Up^, Unthought Known, Jeremy, Sirens, Down, Better Man, Hold On, Black, Once, Lurkin, Porch
Notes: *Jane’s Addiction cover, with Perry Farrell | ^Talking Heads cover
…And if you’re still in the mood to rock, you can also watch full pro-shot video from Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ headlining performance at Lollapalooza Brazil from the previous day:
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Full Pro-Shot Video – Lollapalooza Brazil – 3/23/18
[Video: Ladydarkness]