Pearl Jam kicked off their 2024 tour in Vancouver on Saturday night with a rousing 25-song performance.
The show kicked off with “Wash” from their Lost Dogs compilation and was followed by performances of “Low Light,” “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town,” and “Given to Fly.” From there, Pearl Jam showcased material from their new album, Dark Matter, with “Scared of Fear,” “React, Respond,” “Wreckage,” and “Dark Matter,” and then dusted off “Leatherman” at the request of drummer Matt Cameron for the first time in eight years.
The second half of Pearl Jam’s set consisted of songs like “Corduroy,” “Red Mosquito,” a cover of Mother Love Bone’s “Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns,” and “Porch,” with the encore featuring performances of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down,” “Black,” “Do the Evolution,” “Something Special,” “Alive,” Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” “Yellow Ledbetter,” and “Setting Sun.”
Pearl Jam will return to the stage in Vancouver for another show on Monday, May 6th, before crossing the border into the US for dates in Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and more. The band will be on the road — both in North America and Europe — through the end of September. Tickets to their upcoming shows are available here.
Setlist: Pearl Jam at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, May 4th, 2024
Wash
Low Light
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
Given to Fly
Scared of Fear
React, Respond (live debut)
Wreckage (live debut)
Dark Matter (live debut)
Daughter (with “Bobcaygeon” by The Tragically Hip)
Leatherman (first time since 2016)
Corduroy
Red Mosquito
Upper Hand (live debut)
Won’t Tell (live debut)
Running
Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (Mother Love Bone cover)
Porch
Encore:
I Won’t Back Down (Tom Petty cover)
Black (with “We Belong Together” by Rickie Lee Jones)
Do the Evolution
Something Special (live debut)
Alive
Rockin’ in the Free World (Neil Young cover)
Yellow Ledbetter
Setting Sun (live debut)