Last-minute benefit at First Avenue, $25 tickets, strict anti-scalper rules, and a “Very Special Guest” tease have been fueling rumors about Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and Bruce Springsteen via Pearl Jam Online.
Tom Morello teases fans
That’s pretty much what just happened in Minneapolis. A totally out-of-nowhere benefit show popped up and instantly became the story on Friday, Jan 30, at First Avenue, it’s Tom Morello and Rise Against, with Al Di Meola, Ike Reilly, and a (Very Special Guest) left intentionally under wraps.
Times: doors at 10:30 AM, show at 12:00 PM. But the main thing isn’t the mystery guest. It’s why the show exists in the first place and 100% of the proceeds are going to the families of Renée Good and Alex Pretti.
And to keep the whole thing from getting wrecked by scalpers, they set it up strict: four-ticket limit, non-transferable tickets, app + ID checks, resale turned off. So yeah—at $25 a head, it sold out stupid fast.
People are throwing around huge names, and for us, there are two that feel especially possible, Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder. Not just because it would be insane, but because Morello’s already been in that orbit for real.
Morello and Springsteen have legit shared the stage: back in 2013–2014, Tom jumped in with the E Street Band live. And that era also gave us one of those “how is this real?” moments—opening with Highway to Hell as an AC/DC nod, and Morello pulling in Eddie Vedder (who was around at the time).
Later on, Morello even locked that vibe in officially by releasing a version of Highway to Hell with Springsteen and Vedder—like putting a stamp on that whole triangle.
And that’s why Eddie feels plausible here. Not because it’s a rumor, but because when Vedder shows up for benefit stuff, it’s usually for the right reasons.
For now, the only sure thing is this: Minneapolis is getting a packed room and a daytime set that’s trying to turn amps and noise into something real.
