Watch Eddie Vedder Take A Knee And Protest At Concert

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Eddie Vedder took a knee at a concert last night to join with the athletes doing it at sporting events during the national anthem.

Eddie Vedder
Bourbon & Beyond Festival
Louisville, KY
Sept. 23, 2017
Set List

Onstage 8:06
Offstage 9:18

01. I Am Mine
(names other towns in and around Kentucky to gauge audience reaction. Mentions “effing Effingham”
02. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
(during “hearts fades” section he notices sign ‘beat cancer to be here’. “That won’t fade away”)
03. Wishlist
04. Sometimes
05. Can’t Keep
06. Sleeping By Myself
07. Far Behind
08. Guaranteed
09. Rise
10. Unthought Known
11. I’m So Tired-(Fugazi)
12. I Am A Patriot-(Van Zandt)
13. Lukin
14. Porch

(Ed informs the audience that tonight is the 26th anniversary of the very first show George Webb did with Pearl Jam. “Anywhere we go George is right there beside us.” Ed and George toast by drinking some bourbon. Ed also mentions Bronson Arroyo having a retirement party and lastly he notes that it is his daughter Harper’s birthday as well has his friend Bruce Springsteen so he has the audience sing “happy birthday” to Bruce so he can send him a video of it.)
15. Open All Night-(Springsteen)
16. Rockin’ In The Free World-(Young) (slower quieter version for first verse and chorus then picks up for second. Still not full speed)
(Ed thanks the other bands including Band Of Horses, Amos Lee, Buddy Guy and Steve Miller)
17. Hard Sun-(Peterson)

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