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Pearl Jam kicked off their Dark Matter world tour on May 4 in Vancouver, and the concert is surely one Mike McCready won't soon forget. The band played a 25-song set at Rogers Arena, which included nine off the newly released album along with fan-favorites, rarities (like the first performance of "Leatherman" since 2016), and hits. Pearl Jam ended their initial set with "Porch" and McCready was so in the zone during his iconic guitar solo that he fell off the stage, and still somehow didn't miss a note! Crew swiftly helped him back up, and he continued playing, completely unfazed.
Watch fan-shot footage of the incident below (it happens around the 3:22 mark) and see Pearl Jam's full setlist below.
Pearl Jam Setlist 5/4/24
Wash
Low Light
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
Given to Fly
Scared of Fear
React, Respond (live debut)
Wreckage (live debut)
Dark Matter (live debut)
Daughter (with “Bobcaygeon” by The Tragically Hip)
Leatherman (first time since 2016)
Corduroy
Red Mosquito
Upper Hand (live debut)
Won’t Tell (live debut)
Running
Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (Mother Love Bone cover)
Porch
Encore:
I Won’t Back Down (Tom Petty cover)
Black (with “We Belong Together” by Rickie Lee Jones)
Do the Evolution
Something Special (live debut)
Alive
Rockin’ in the Free World (Neil Young cover)
Yellow Ledbetter
Setting Sun (live debut)