Vedder appeared on stage at 8:30 p.m. carrying a bound notebook as his four band mates followed and took their positions. Vedder saluted the crowd with a bottle of red wine, and then sprung into “Why Go” from its monumental 1991 debut Ten.
Mike McCready, lead guitar was smack dead in front of me – the guy does not stand still! With his impressive high jumps, rock star posing he performs with more energy than I could dare muster in an entire day!!
Not wanting to leave any concertgoer out the entire band turned to face the back to play “Elderly Woman. Vedder also played Clarence the ukulele during the song, “Sleeping by Myself,” off the Lightning Bolt album, in his solo acoustic set.
They all took a moment to address that the band announced earlier that they would not be playing their previously scheduled show in Raleigh on April 20 due to the controversial Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act . Front man Eddie Vedder addressed the crowd at the Hampton show about the cancellation in Raleigh saying "It was a hard process because we thought we could still play and make things right and we could fortify all the people on the ground working to repeal this despicable law.”
High-energy songs like “Black,” (my favorite) and “Alive,” were saved for the end of the show, with the fist-pumping fans showing no signs of wavering in their energy. The band certainly did not disappoint and gave fans their money’s worth. Sidenote… Vitalogy Foundation Donations - $3 USD from each Pearl Jam concert ticket sold goes to Vitalogy Foundation to support non-profit organizations doing commendable work in the fields of community health, the environment, arts and education and social justice.
1. Why Go
2. Mind Your Manners
3. Corduroy
4. Brain Of J.
5. Faithfull
6. I Am Mine
7. Jeremy
8. Setting Forth
9. Not For You / Modern Girl (Sleater Kinney Cover)
10. Even Flow
11. Daughter
12. Long Road
13. Whishlist
14. Sirens
15. Habit
16. Given To Fly
17. Lukin
18. Rearviewmirror
Encore
19. I Am A Patriot (Van Zandt Cover)
20. Sleeping By Myself
21. Come Back
22. Sad
23. Lightning Bolt
24. In My Tree
25. Breath
26. Do The Evolution
27. Porch
2nd Encore
28. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
29. Inside Job
30. Black
31. Alive
32. Rockin' In The Free World (Neil Young Cover)
33. Indifference