Eddie Vedder said at Pearl Jam’s show in Raleigh that he was thinking about the people who want to be identified how they want. The band had previously skipped playing a show in Raleigh because of trans bathroom bill. Below is a full recap of the show via the PearlJam.com board.
Pearl Jam
Lenovo Center
Raleigh, NC
Show 1
05/11/25
Set List
Opening Band
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
onstage 7:30
Walk on music: Dark Entry
Band Onstage 8:48
Band Offstage 11:06
Set List
01. Release
02. Present Tense
03. Given To Fly
(Ed shouts out working moms especially our crew. Kille Knoble has been lights for decades and Karrie Keyes the monitor engineer who has been with them for over 30 years.)
04. Mind Your Manners (Ed calls it Mind Your Mothers)
05. Scared Of Fear
06. Corduroy
07. Dark Matter
08. Daughter
(During Daughter Ed is thinking about the people who want to be identified how they want. The band had previously skipped playing a show in Raleigh because of trans bathroom bill)
09. Even Flow
(Tribute to a crew member who was with the band on their first tour and several tours after that.. His name was Tim Quinlan but we called him Skully. We miss him and love him. This song is for him)
10. Light Years
11. Wreckage
12. Jeremy
(The band finally honors Dermot and Rickie’s two year old request for a song)
13. Hold On
14. Do The Evolution
15. Upper Hand
16. Severed Hand
17. Porch
Encore Break
(More fan requests from Jeff & Robin. They also recognize Elyse Skye who is at her 100th show. Ed forgot to call his mom so he gets the crowd to help him wish her Happy Mother’s Day)
18. Just Breathe
19. Smile
20. Satan’s Bed
21. Unthought Known
22. Alive
23. Baba O’Riley-(Townshend)
24. Indifference
