Eddie Vedder was one of the early performers at Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary concert, but he certainly made his mark with an unforgettable two-song set featuring a cover of Tom Petty’s “The Waiting” and a nod to Elvis Costello’s infamous “Radio Radio” moment on SNL.
The Pearl Jam frontman opened with “The Waiting,” a tribute that doubled as an in memoriam for SNL legends lost over the years, including Gilda Radner, Phil Hartman, Chris Farley, Norm Macdonald, and John Belushi.
From there, Vedder paid homage to Costello’s iconic 1977 SNL performance, in which Costello abruptly stopped playing “Less Than Zero” and instead launched into “Radio Radio”. Vedder recreated the moment before tearing into a blistering rendition of Pearl Jam’s “Corduroy.”
The SNL50 concert also featured performances from Nirvana with Post Malone, Jack White, Miley Cyrus, Robyn and David Byrne, Fugees, The B-52s and Devo, plus Lady Gaga sang “Dick in the Box”
#SNLHomecoming Eddie Vedder on on SNL’s departed: “I’ll just say one word, one name. And just think,
imagine. If she were here. Gilda.” pic.twitter.com/7uUGCR2vwZ— LateNighter (@latenightercom) February 15, 2025