Pearl Jam’s First Concert of 2023 Was Full of Surprises: Setlist + Video

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Pearl Jam returned to the road on Thursday for their first concert in 2023. Taking the stage at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, the band tour through a 24-song set that included a few surprise performances.

Notably, the band dusted off “Insignificance” from Binaural for the first time since 2016. They also performed “Love Boat Captain” from Riot Act for only the second time in the last five years.

Other notable song selections included the Vs. track “Indifference,” which opened a Pearl Jam concert for the first time since 1994. They also played No Code deep cuts “I’m Open” and “Sometimes.”

To close the show, Eddie Vedder covered Tom Petty’s “Wildflowers” before the rest of the band joined him for “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town,” “Go,” “Crazy Mary,” “Alive,” and “Yellow Ledbetter.”

Check out the full setlist and watch fan-captured footage below.

Pearl Jam will play a second show in St. Paul on Saturday before making their way to Chicago, Indianapolis, Ft. Worth, and Austin. Check out their full schedule below, and grab last-minute tickets to their upcoming concerts here.

Pearl Jam 2023 Tour Dates:
09/02 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
09/05 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
09/07 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
09/10 – Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
09/13 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
09/15 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
09/18 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
09/19 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center

Pearl Jam’s First Concert of 2023 Was Full of Surprises: Setlist + Video
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