1991 TOUR
11/13/90 - Off Ramp Cafe, Seattle, WA [60m] (Temple of the Dog show)
contact : Carl Sylvester
set : Hunger Strike, Wooden Jesus, Say Hello to Heaven, Reach Down,
Call Me a Dog, Times of Trouble, Pushin' Forward Back, Your Saviour,
Four-Walled World
12/22/90 - Moore Theater, Seattle, WA
= Mookie Blaylock show supporting Alice in Chains.
01/??/91 - KXRX, Seattle, WA (Eddie, Stone, and Mike) [5m]
contact : Michelle Garland
02/01/91 - Hollywood, CA [25m]
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, Breath, Porch
02/07/91 - Florentine Gardens, L.A., CA [45m]
contact : [email protected]
set : Release, Once, Even Flow, Alone, Breath, Brother, Garden, Porch, Why Go?
= A Mookie Blaylock show with Dave Krusen on drums.
02/08/91 - God Save the Queen, L.A., CA [35m]
contact : Michelle Mochoruk
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, Alone, Alive, Deep, Porch
= Another Mookie Blaylock show with Dave Krusen on drums.
02/22/91 - Seattle, WA
03/08/91 - Seattle, WA
04/??/91 - KXRX, Seattle, WA (Eddie & Jeff) [5m]
contact : Carl Sylvester
??/??/91 - W.O.W. Hall, Eugene, OR
= Mookie Blaylock show supporting the Cherry Poppin' Daddies.
05/25/91 - RKCNDY, Seattle, WA
= Last gig with Dave Krusen, and end of filming Singles.
05/??/91 - KISW, Seattle, WA (Eddie and Jeff) [5m]
contact : Michelle Garland
= EV and Jeff announce that they are now Pearl Jam.
07/12/91 - JC Dobbs, Philadelphia, PA [60m]
contact : Michelle Garland
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, State of Love and Trust, Alive, Oceans, Jeremy,
Why Go?, Porch, Alone, Breath
= Texas-born Matt Chamberlain played drums.
07/13/91 - Marquee, New York, NY [45m]
contact : Abbott Wang
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, State of Love and Trust, Alive, Garden, Deep,
Why Go?, Porch
07/17/91 - Wetlands, New York, NY [60m]
boot : Mother of Pearl CD
contact : Melinda Thompson
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, Alive, State of Love and Trust, Black, Why Go?,
Garden, Porch, Alone, Breath
= Very relaxed Pearl Jam show where Matt Chamberlain played drums.
A driven performance of 'Wash'. Eddie's voice looses itself in a screamy
emotional streak, especially towards the end. Probably, people get a bit
wild, because he says to the crowd : "Okay, everybody be peaceful out
there. Let's enjoy ourselves, it's a beautiful fucking environment, so
don't fuck it up alright?" After 'Once' he talks about something that
impressed him : "On the way over, there was a wheelchair in the middle of
the busiest street I ever saw, just a guy in a wheelchair in the middle of
the street. Cars just barely missing him, it sounds so fucking crazy? I'm
tired, so exhausted just working. I have respect for every one of you."
Jeff and Eddie have an argument about basketball. Jeff tells Eddie
"fuck you" and "the Lakers will be back". The version of 'State of Love
and Trust' played here is a bit different than the regular version. Eddie
starts joking, saying that nobody knows his name here and that he's never
been here before. The other band members join in, telling him he's
wrong about that. Eddie answers, "I'll tell my mother." The drum beats at
the opening of 'Why Go?' took a little longer compared to the original
version. So it sounds like a drum solo, which is quite particular. This
song is dedicated to a guy named Bill Lorraine. "Michelle Anthony (who's
she? ed.) is gonna do some stage diving. She promised. Keep wave. This
will be the song Michelle." The version of 'Porch' is also different from
how they play it now; it was played like the short version on 'Ten'. The
band cannot quickly make up their minds about what to play next. "We're
doing 'Wild Thing', right?" Eddie answers: "Let's do 'Wishing Well', you
guys are good looking!" They start playing the first notes of 'Alone'
instead, but stop and an "oops" is uttered, followed by a longish break in
which Eddie addresses himself to the audience. "Does anybody has to go to
the Shabba Ranks? Or maybe get a cup of coffee or gonna worry about it
now. For the last sole seminar." They start all over again, the result is
a not very well played version, but a very messy one, which is good fun to
hear. When they finish playing, Jeff thanks the audience and apologizes
for it. Ed's final words to the crowd: "I'm totally humbled by this whole
thing!" Quite some compliment...
-RELEASE
07/21/91 - Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL
= Supporting Soul Asylum.
08/03/91 - Mural Amphitheater, Seattle, WA [50m]
attendance : 4000 sell-out
contact : Carl SylvesterM
set : Once, State of Love and Trust, Even Flow, (Outshined) Garden, Alive,
Black, Deep, Why Go?, Porch, Breath
= The first show with Dave Abbruzzese on drums. Matt Chamberlain introduced
him to the band. Pearl Jam looks very shy, including Mike (master of
animal sounds, according to Jeff). The songs they play are rough versions
and sound more like demos. A reason for this sound could be that Pearl Jam
used guitarflexes instead of transmitters. Before 'Garden', Eddie sings
"looking California, feeling Minnesota... that's a piece on the new
Soundgarden album." During 'Garden', he helps Dave with drumming by hitting
the cymbals with his microphone stand. Eddie is acting during 'Alive'.
"Is something wrong she said? Of course there is! You're still alive she
said..." 'Black's intro was a long one and 'Deep' was dedicated to Freddie
Mercury. 'Deep' was linked to 'Why Go?'... that sounds great, guys! Stone
does background vocals during the song. "We have been looking forward to
play outside. This song is about, if you love someone, tell him. If you
appreciate someone, tell him." 'Porch' followed this introduction. After
'Porch', Eddie takes a basketball from behind the speaker and throws it
into the crowd. "They broadcast this show on the radio! We didn't know
that. Hey, that's my ball, give it back! It's Jeff's ball, give it to me,
otherwise he will hit me." The person throws the ball towards the stage,
but Eddie throws it into the audience again. Pearl Jam plays 'Breath'
(you can find this song on the Mookie Blaylock demos, or on the Singles
soundtrack). During the song the ball came back on stage, and Jeff and
Eddie played a short game of one-on-one. Stone and Jeff do background
vocals on 'Breath'. "I come, I come...", Eddie said while he stage dived
into the crowd.
-RELEASE
08/23/91 - Mural Amphitheater, Seattle, WA
contact : Melinda Thompson
set : Once, State of Love and Trust, Even Flow, Garden, Alive, Black, Deep,
Why Go?, Porch, Breath
08/29/91 - RKCNDY, Seattle, WA [35m]
set : Once, Even Flow, State of Love and Trust, Alive, Jeremy, Why Go?, Porch
= The day that Pearl Jam releases their debut album 'Ten'. Mike rides
on Eddie's shoulders while playing 'Alive'.
09/03/91 - RKCNDY, Seattle, WA
set : ... Reach Down, Pushin' Forward Back (encore w/ Chris Cornell)
= Most of the 'Alive' video was filmed at this show.
09/28/91 - MTV "Headbanger's Ball" interview (Eddie & Mike)
09/30/91 - I-Beam, San Francisco, CA [50m]
contact : [email protected]
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, Saying No, State of Love and Trust, Alive,
Garden, Deep, Black, Jeremy, Why Go?, Porch, I've Got a Feeling
10/02/91 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
10/03/91 - Foundations Forum, Los Angeles, CA
= Temple of the Dog reunion at this show.
10/06/91 - Palladium, Hollywood, CA [35m]
contact : Melinda Thompson
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, Alive, Jeremy
10/07/91 - Mason Jar, Phoenix, AZ
attendance : ~7
= For obvious reasons, no boots of this show have surfaced. :)
10/09/91- Rikki's Cathouse, Hollywood, CA
10/10/91- Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA
10/16/91 - Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison, WI [30m]
contact : Abbott Wang
= The first show as a support act for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
10/17/91 - De Kalb, IL
10/19/91 - Ames, IA
10/20/91 - Omaha, NE
10/22/91 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI [40m]
contact : Carl Sylvester
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, Alive, Jeremy, Why Go?, Porch
= Pearl Jam supported the Red Hot Chili Peppers, third on the bill, with
the Smashing Pumpkins.
10/23/91 - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
10/23/91 - FM Acoustic + Interview, Lansing, MI [20m]
contact : Michelle Mochoruk
set : Porch, Wash
10/25/91 - Pittsburgh, PA
10/26/91 - Cleveland, OH
10/27/91 - Rochester, NY
10/29/91 - Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario [30m]
set : ...., Alive
= Eddie was wearing only RHCP boxer shorts, and he dropped the shorts and
jumped out into the crowd buck naked. Security fished him out quickly, EV got
back on stage, but the boxers on, and left. What an ending! :)
- Zeke
10/30/91 - Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario [40m]
contact : [email protected]
set : Oceans, Even Flow, Why Go?, Jeremy, Alive, Once, Porch
= This show was a support act for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Smashing
Pumpkins also supported the Peppers.
11/01/91 - Boston, MA
11/02/91 - Burlington, VT [35m]
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, Alive, State of Love and Trust, Jeremy, Why Go?,
Porch
= Supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
11/03/91 - Civic Center, Springfield, MA [40m]
contact : [email protected]
set : Release, Even Flow, Why Go?, Jeremy, Alive, Once, Porch
= Supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
11/05/91 - RPI, Troy, NY
11/07/91 - The Haunt, Ithaca, NY
attendance : ~40
11/08/91 - CBGB's, New York, NY [42m]
boot : I Got a Feeling [PLS 79921] CD
contact : Melinda Thompson
set : Black, Even Flow, Why Go?, Jeremy, Alive, Once, Porch,
I've Got a Feeling
= Although this concert was not announced, it was very good. The group of
people who were waiting outside in the cold in front of the legendary
CBGB's consisted of New York fan club members, Sony music officials, and
press people. It was very clear that Pearl Jam had a lot of fun doing this
concert. Pearl Jam opened with 'Black' on request. This was the first
time and, 'til now, also the last time that they have done that. Eddie
introduced 'Why Go?' with,"WHY...GO...HOME..." After 'Jeremy', he said to
the audience, "I can't imagine how many people in this room are tripped!
In general, life is a trip. Magic Johnson is a good example." "I was
wondering why a bottle of water costs a dollar fifty?" was followed by a
very driven version of 'Once'. "I got nothing to say but I can see the
people in the front getting crushed", Eddie sang during 'Once'. "The
people in the back are very polite! They are not moving very much, but
they are clapping. I've got some friends up here in the front anyway and
for them I tell you...one...two...three...four...", is his introduction to
a short but screamy version of 'Porch'. Before 'I've Got a Feeling',
Vedder told the audience, "We have been thinking about this next song a
lot. We will try to play it, but we don't know how?" This was also very
screamy. A very nice jamming session was added to the song, with Eddie
improvising some words, like "Hey daddy would you look at me? Hey mummy
would you look at me? Come and see this" "We have got a feeling, we give
it to you! Now we are leaving!", were Ed's last words of this little
performance.
-RELEASE
11/09/91 - Tower Records, Rockville, MD [30m] (Acoustic)
contact : Abbott Wang
set : Wash, Black, Alive, Porch
= A special acoustic performance Pearl Jam gave at Tower Records in
Rockville. There were about 50 people looking at this Pearl Jam mini-show.
"We have never done this before", Eddie says to the people. He is obviously
in a very good mood. While Mike, Dave, Jeff, and Stone are tuning their
instruments, he is reading a magazine. He shows his new tattoo on his left
arm to the audience and tells the people that it is his first one. "Are
you going to see tonight's show?", he asks. Someone is filming this very
special event, Eddie sees him, says hello, and gives a big smile to the
camera. 'Wash' opened the set. Mike and Stone were playing acoustic
guitars, Jeff was playing an acoustic bass, and Dave played drums with
brushes. His drumkit was as big as usual. The background was decorated
with huge Pearl Jam 'Ten' promotion posters. Eddie says that this looks
like a rehearsal, but that they don't have all that light on where they
rehearse. A request from one of the spectators : 'Even Flow'. "No, we are
saving that one for tonight". Then he asks the band what to play next, and
they say 'Alive'. The first line of the song was sung differently by
Eddie : "Son, she said where you picked that tattoo, what you thought was
your daddy..." The rest of the band is laughing about this line. Pearl
Jam normally plays 'Alive' followed by 'Black', but now they strangely
enough played it the other way around. Before 'Porch', Eddie sings a few
lines from the Fugazi song. He introduces it as the encore. At the end of
the song he climbs on Dave's drumkit, because there was obviously no other
place at hand to use for climbing.
-RELEASE
11/09/91 - Washington, DC
set : Wash, Once, State of Love and Trust, Even Flow, Garden, Alive, Black,
Deep, Why Go?, Porch, Leash
= Supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
11/12/91 - Roseland Ballroom, New York City, NY [35m]
boot : Roseland CD
contact : Melinda Thompson
set : Release, Even Flow, Improv/Once, Suggestion/Alive, Jeremy, Porch
11/13/91 - Warwick, New York City, NY
11/14/91 - Tower Records, Yonkers, NY [45m] (Acoustic)
set : Wash, Alive, Black, Oceans, Porch
= Similar to 11/9/91 Tower Records appearance. Small stage is set up in
record stores and band performs a short, informal, acoustic set. Eddie's
hand is bandaged from banging the cymbals at a previous show. He says his
throat feelis like "pins and needles", and he has some singing difficulty.
11/15/91 - Roseland Ballroom, New York City, NY [40m]
boot : Roseland CD
contact : Melinda Thompson
set : Black, Once, Even Flow, Improv/Alive, Jeremy, Why Go?, Porch
11/18/91 - Veterans Coliseum, Columbus, OH
set : Even Flow, Once, Alive, Deep, Why Go?, Porch
11/20/91 - Kalamazoo, MI
11/21/91 - Blind Pig, Kalamazoo, MI
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, State of Love and Trust, Alive, Black, Deep,
Jeremy, Why Go?, Porch, I've Got a Feeling
11/22/91 - Detroit, MI
11/23/91 - Detroit, MI
11/24/91 - Indianapolis, IN
11/26/91 - Normal, IL
11/27/91 - Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
11/29/91 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL [45m]
contact : Carl Sylvester
set : Release, Even Flow, Black, Once, Alive, Jeremy, Why Go?, Porch
11/30/91 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul, MN
12/02/91 - St. Louis, MO
12/03/91 - St. Louis, MO
12/04/91 - Kansas City, KS
12/06/91 - New Orleans, LA
12/07/91 - KLOL, Houston, TX (Eddie & Stone) [35m]
contact : Michelle Mochoruk
12/07/91 - Unicorn Ballroom, Houston, TX
12/08/91 - Vatican, Houston, TX
12/10/91 - Backroom, Austin, TX
12/11/91 - Trees, Dallas, TX
12/12/91 - Oklahoma
12/14/91 - Denver, CO
12/24/91 - KNDD (Stone and Jeff) [15m]
12/27/91 - Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
12/29/91 - ASU Center, Tempe, AZ [45m]
contact : Caleb LaVergne
set : Wash, Once, Even Flow, Alive, Jeremy, Why Go?, Porch
= A show with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana.
12/30/91 - O'Brien Pavilion, San Diego, CA
12/31/91 - Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
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