Episodes

  • Episode 364: Auburn Hills, MI - 5/22/2006

    Episode 364: Auburn Hills, MI - 5/22/2006
    Apr 16 2026
    2006 was a massive tour year for Pearl Jam. With their Self Titled, or Avocado, record released, they set forth to travel the world on four big legs. Two legs of North America, a European and Australian leg took from May until early December to finish up. They starting doing more media again, they started doing festivals for the first time in six years, and the setlists were unforgettable. This episode looks into their Auburn Hills show from the May leg. Sonically, this is considered one of the band's best tour runs. We'll spend time talking about how the big powerful guitar sounds from the record made an impact when transitioned live. Catch us talking about the original Severed Hand intro, Marker In The Sand aging gracefully, the background of Army Reserve and the double neck guitar usage on Inside Job as we breakdown all of the Avocado songs in their prime. Not only that, but we'll dig deep into depths of conversation stemming from the 2006 rendition of Garden and how that song's evolution is similar to human growth. If you ever wanted to know what kind of humans Pearl Jam songs would be if Gepetto turned them real, this is probably the episode for you... but also probably not! Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact The Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Episode 363: Kitchener, ONT, CAN - 9/11/2005

    Episode 363: Kitchener, ONT, CAN - 9/11/2005
    Apr 10 2026
    Without an album to tour for, 2005 was an adventurous year for Pearl Jam taking them to places they’d never been before, and some they haven’t been to since. It was their first time venturing coast to coast to tour the entirety of Canada and the first visit and experience down to South America playing for some of their most passionate fans. This week’s episode in the Chronology takes us to Kitchener, one of the small towns in Canada that was only played on this tour. There is something special about when Pearl Jam plays a smaller city and venue, they feel very comfortable playing for these crowds in a more intimate setting. As Ed would mention in this show, it felt like playing in a small bar. So when the crowd is invested in that kind of environment, you feel the power of every voice in that arena. Songs like Animal, Jeremy, Even Flow and Small Town make this crowd feel like there's 50,000 in the room instead of 7,000. We'll also talk about a red hot start to this show, more political discourse at the time that can be relatable today, and a conversation about a cult classic movie from the era. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs
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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Episode 362: Boston, MA - 9/29/2004

    Episode 362: Boston, MA - 9/29/2004
    Apr 2 2026
    2004 was an important Presidential election year following all of the political storylines that took place on the prior year’s tour. Sprouting from multiple artists’ displeasure with the Iraq War and other important issues that Americans faced, the Vote For Change tour was created and ran through early October leading up to the election. It featured headlining acts such Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., Dave Matthews Band, The Chicks and more alongside Pearl Jam. Every location played was a city in a key swing state such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina and Missouri. Prior to those shows, the band played two warm up shows in Boston to prepare them for the run. This night in Boston that we'll cover in this episode features a handful of songs that you would never see come anywhere near a Pearl Jam show nowadays. Shows in 2004 included a lot of cover songs from the political spectrum that addressed the climate of the country at that point in time, songs like American In Me by Avengers, Lion's Share from The Germs and X's classic The New World. This show also features two songs from the early 90's returning to the stage for the first time in ten years - Alone and a cover of The Beatles I've Got A Feeling. Our discussions in this episode will stem from what was happening in America that time and why it was important for them to do this tour, how the death of Johnny Ramone shortly before this tour effected the band and the awkward setlist structure that may have some elements that the band can implement today. We'll also discuss our successful EB fundraiser and the Matter Of Time documentary. Visit The Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • Exclusive Report: A New Pearl Jam Drummer Has Arrived!

    Exclusive Report: A New Pearl Jam Drummer Has Arrived!
    Apr 1 2026
    Last summer, the Pearl Jam world was devastated by the news that Matt Cameron would be leaving the band after 27 years. After much debate and discussion about who Pearl Jam's 6th drummer in their history could be, we finally know who will be behind the drum kit for the foreseeable future! Check out this episode with an exclusive interview with the brand new drummer and learn a bit about his background around the Seattle scene!
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    17 mins
  • Episode 361: Tokyo, JPN - 3/3/2003

    Episode 361: Tokyo, JPN - 3/3/2003
    Mar 25 2026
    2003 Was a huge year for Pearl Jam that set up the template for what their live shows were going to look like moving forward from that point. This included longer shows, multiple surprises per night and a sonic display that kept pushing the boundaries of each and every one of their talents. While shows from State College, Madison Square Garden, Mansfield and Benaroya Hall dominate the conversation from this tour year, the show that we'll be covering for our Chronology Series is from the famed Budokan venue in Tokyo. The band is re-releasing this bootleg in tandem with Eddie's upcoming solo tour of Japan, so it was the perfect time to get back and investigate a pretty unique show and crowd from the far east. We've become so accustomed to Pearl Jam crowds from South America, Europe and the United States bringing their a-game every night, singing and bouncing along to every song in the pit that any time where this doesn't happen at a show can seem like an outlier. The Japanese crowds intake their concerts a little differently. The respectful crowd is engaged with the show, but are much more reserved than the normal concert goer. We'll analyze it in this episode as two major Pearl Jam singalongs, Better Man and Elderly Woman, do not have the same kind of flair as they normally do. We'll also get into 2003 being a heavily political year for Pearl Jam and how the satire of the Bu$hleaguer performances that mocked the former President were their way of expressing art, and we get to hear perhaps the most perfect attempt at Lukin that exists in the band's catalog! Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs Donate to our EB Fundraiser - http://give.ebresearch.org/team/807317
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Episode 360: The Showbox - 12/5/2002

    Episode 360: The Showbox - 12/5/2002
    Mar 18 2026
    Following the tumultuous 2000 tour, Pearl Jam took a year off to recalibrate their energy for 2001. After clearing their heads and writing new music, they were ready to release a brand new album with a different outlook on their personal journeys and the world around them. Riot Act has two centralized themes. One of them deals with the aftermath of Roskilde directly with songs such as Love Boat Captain, I Am Mine, Thumbing My Way and Arc. The other theme is a scathing critique of the United States decision to go to war after the attacks on 9/11. They were extremely critical of President George W. Bush, as well as the corporations that profited from the war. While the album released in November of 2002, the band didn't spend a lot of time focusing on touring as it was 2003 that would get the massive exposure for the record. The show we're covering is the first night at famed Seattle club, The Showbox, that would be followed up by a highly regarded show that turned into a DVD release. This show featured seven live debuts of Riot Act album songs and b-sides, and would be a great indication on how this material would end up working on the live stage during the ensuing tour. The band also hired their beloved B3 organist, Boom Gaspar, around this time, so the crowd gets their first experience of his sound for songs such as Love Boat Captain, Black and others. We'll also take time in this episode to chat about life after Matt Cameron and how some of these Riot Act songs that were written by him may not be played moving forward. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs Donate to our EB Fundraiser - http://give.ebresearch.org/team/807317
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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Episode 359: San Sebastian, ESP - 5/26/2000

    Episode 359: San Sebastian, ESP - 5/26/2000
    Mar 12 2026
    The Chronology Series takes us to the turn of the century as Pearl Jam hit the new millennium with a new album, Binaural. As the landscape of the music industry was changing and cater to a larger pop, hip hop and nu metal fan contingent, Pearl Jam decided to stray as far away from the mainstream as possible. Binaural didn't sound like a typical record of theirs, but the live shows and performances continued to get stronger and the fanbase was as dedicated as the previous decade. In this episode we dig into an early show from their European run in San Sebastian, Spain. This lighthearted show took place before the incident at Roskilde that changed everything for the band later that tour. One of the big stories from 2000 was the release of an official bootleg for every show that was played, and we'll dig into that discussion to talk about the distribution in Javi's home country of Chile and how he came across this boot. This show has early seeds planted for the tour where they were still trying to figure out what to do with the new songs. We get a rare non-opener version of Of The Girl in this show, and Breakerfall is used in a spot before Rearviewmirror that hinders it's impact. But with structure changing, we'll also get to spotlight things like Last Exit and Hail, Hail opening up the first encore, and Smile played as the penultimate song of the night. We'll also get into some hiccups that the band had during songs like Immortality and Alive and how miscues failed to phase them, and we'll discuss Pearl Jam's connection with The Doors and how it might not resonate as well as other band's they've taken influence from in that era. And find out which nu metal band Randy has a huge gripe with in this fun episode! Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs Donate to our EB Fundraiser - https://give.ebresearch.org/team/807317
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 358: Montreal, QC, CAN - 8/20/1998

    Episode 358: Montreal, QC, CAN - 8/20/1998
    Mar 5 2026
    As the 90's were nearing the end, so was Pearl Jam's time in the limelight. But if you asked them, it was exactly what they wanted. Without the pressure bestowed upon them in the previous years, in 1998, Pearl Jam released their fifth studio album Yield. The record was a collaborative effort with Stone and Jeff digging into more songwriting and it displayed growth and maturity compared to their four previous attempts. Along with a new album came a new tour, and as we saw with every year of the 90's, more major changes were implemented. The Ticketmaster boycott was halted in order to have an opportunity to play more venues and locations, and drummer Jack Irons left the band for mental health reasons, entering the mighty Matt Cameron into play. This episode brings us to the second leg of the North American tour where things were started to heat up, and the shows became stuff of legends. After Cameron performed on an interim basis on the first leg, he was a full time member once August came around, and his impact on the sound and style was immeasurable. We'll spend a lot of time in the episode talking about how great a fit Matt was, and we'll get to hear some of his nasty fills on songs like Corduroy, Hail, Hail, Brain Of J, Better Man and more. A huge storyline in this show that we'll talk about is the return of Hard To Imagine after it's four year absence and how a moment like that led way to even bigger moments of bringing back rarities, such as Breath at MSG on the same tour. We'll talk ad nauseum about Pearl Jam in this episode, but you'll have to indulge us first. Randy has a story to share from a recent Jason Isbell concert that most concert fans would be able to relate to. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs Donate to our EB Fundraiser - https://give.ebresearch.org/team/807317
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    1 hr and 55 mins