Watch Pearl Jam play ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ with RHCP’s Chad Smith
nme.comPearl Jam performed ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ with Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith yesterday (September 11). Watch footage of the performance below.The collab took place during the Madison Square Garden stop of the band’s ‘Gigaton’ arena tour.
It was the first time Eddie Vedder and co. had played the New York City venue in six years.According to Rolling Stone, Smith joined the band on stage halfway through the set, playing next to his former Chili Peppers’ bandmate Josh Klinghoffer, who has been playing with Pearl Jam for the past year.
At the end of the song, Smith hugged drummer Matt Cameron who happened to be wearing a Taylor Hawkins t-shirt.Elsewhere in the set, the band paid tribute to the victims of 9/11, noting that the show took place on the anniversary of the terrorist attack.Between songs, Vedder told the story of a man named Mike who told him that he leaves the city on 9/11 due to traumatic memories of the event but that this year he “thought it would be a good idea to be here tonight with you”.Discussing how 9/11 led to greater unity in the United States, Vedder added: “There was a time we supported each other.
That’s the part we cannot forget. Let those lessons be remembered as our solidarity to come together and keep this country straight.”Later in the show, the singer and guitarist for the Seattle-formed band said: “This is the 37th time this band has played in New York City.
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