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Pearl Jam are back at it again and they are pulling out all the stops when it comes to their setlist. Many fans are there to see the band play the classics and that’s exactly what they got when PJ took the stage and kicked off their set at Rock Werchter 2022 with their first performance of The Beatlesâ âRainâ since 2018. The headlining set at Festival park in Werchter, Belgium also saw the bandâs first performance of âWhippingâ since 2018.
Frontman Eddie Vedder led his bandmates through the opening song âRain,â which made it the 11th time Pearl Jam has covered The Beatles song. A second cover followed the opener in the form of âI Believe In Miraclesâ by the Ramones. Next came two songs off Pearl Jamâs 1991 debut album Ten, âWhy Goâ and âEven Flow.â
The legendary band would then shy away from their scheduled setlist which featured moving up âCorduroyâ from their 1994 album Vitalogy in front of âElderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Townâ from 1993âs Vs. They then played two songs from their most recent album, 2020âs Gigaton, offering âDance of the Clairvoyantsâ and âQuick Escape.â
Fans were pleased to hear one song that hasn’t been played in many years. Originally, âI Got IDâ listed next, but it was made away with in favor of âWhipping.â The Vitalogy track was last played by Pearl Jam on August 10, 2018. âDaughterâ followed and contained parts of Pink Floydâs âAnother Brick In The Wall Pt. 2â and âW.M.A.â The band then tweaked their plans and went with the Backspacer cut âUnthought Knownâ ahead of âDo The Evolutionâ and âGiven To Flyâ from Yield.
The band would have their encore and play âBlackâ and âAlive.â While there was a planned performance of âYellow Ledbetter,â Pearl Jam ended their performance with a cover of Neil Youngâs âRockinâ In The Free World.â
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