Pearl Jam: cover of “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails in concert

THE Pearl Jam concluded the American spring leg of their 2024 tour last night at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The group led by Eddie Vedder on stage in his city he gave some first fruits to those present. Among these, for the first time ever the cover of “Hurt” of the Nine Inch Nails performed acoustically by the band's frontman alone, and for the first time on this tour “Love Boat Captain” – from the 2002 album “Riot act” (read the review here) – And “Pilates” (from the 1998 album “Yield” (read the review here).

Introducing
“Hurt” Eddie Vedder
addressed the audience, explaining, “In any other city there is no guest list as big as the one we have when we are in Seattle. To be honest, I wish it were longer. There are some names I really wish were on the guest list. invited tonight, but we lost them too soon and in ways we never could have imagined. Damn if I can't stop thinking about it. But that's a good thing too.”