The Ohana Festival‘s “Encore Weekend,” with Oct. 8-9 performances from festival co-founder Eddie Vedder, The Black Keys, Alanis Morissette, and many more, has been canceled. The event was planned as an extension of Ohana’s originally announced dates the prior weekend at Doheny Beach State Park in Dana Point, Calif., which is still moving forward. “Encore […]
Pearl Jam has canceled a second show after singer Eddie Vedder damaged his throat last Sunday during the band’s Lollapalooza Paris set. An announcement posted on the band’s social media says Pearl Jam hoped to resume its European tour tomorrow in Prague, but Vedder’s voice still hasn’t returned. “He has seen a doctor in Prague […]
As it did last year for the first time, Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival will extend to two weekends this fall at Doheny Beach State Park in Dana Point, Calif. As previously reported, the first weekend takes place September 30-October 2, with performances from Vedder, Stevie Nicks, Jack White and more. Vedder will headline again on […]
Pearl Jam was in a reflective mood last night (May 3) at San Diego’s Viejas Arena for the oft-postponed opener of its North American tour in support of the 2020 album Gigaton. Performing in a city where both frontman Eddie Vedder and drummer Matt Cameron have long-standing roots, the band saluted a host of friends […]
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has teamed with NASA for a video for his song “Invincible,” which features footage of the agency’s upcoming Artemis I Moon mission interspersed with a live performance of the track from his recent solo album, Earthling. [embedded content][embedded content] In the coming months, Artemis I will lift off from NASA’s […]
Eddie Vedder’s been bringing out special guests during his Earthling tour. In Seattle, Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan joined him to cover the Pretenders’ “Precious,” and his daughters both made appearances. Last night, during his reschedule Los Angeles show, the Pearl Jam frontman brought out Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench to cover “Room at […]
Eddie Vedder had something he wanted to get off his chest. “I got here at four o’clock and all of a sudden, my body started shaking and I started feeling really terrible,” he told the crowd of 2,500 people packed into Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. “I had an allergic reaction to sadness.” Not a single person […]
Eddie Vedder’s Earthlings resumed their tour last night at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall after a brief pause due to someone contracting COVID. However, Vedder kicked off things off in style, by bringing up none other than Guns N’ Roses bassist and Seattle native Duff McKagan to cover The Pretenders’ “Precious.” [embedded content][embedded content] Vedder’s backing band […]
After Nikki Sixx hit back at him over the weekend in a tweet (and back-and-forth with fans), Eddie Vedder took another not-so-subtle swipe at Mötley Crüe. This time, instead of focusing on the band, the target of Vedder’s jab was Tommy Lee. At last night’s New Jersey show with Vedder’s solo band, the Earthlings, he […]
There hasn’t been a good rock band spat in…forever? Well, that has certainly changed! Eddie Vedder gave a lengthy interview to the New York Times last weekend (which was very interesting and wide-ranging) ahead of his new solo album, Earthling. In the interview, Vedder described working at a club in San Diego during the late ’80s where […]