Pearl Jam wows Philadelphia with a full playthrough of 'Ten'
Pearl Jam dug deep for a Friday night performance in Philadelphia, kicking off the show with the 11 songs making up the band's 1991 debut album, Ten.
It's the second time during the current tour that a full album playthrough has happened. The band also played the 1993 release Vs. in its entirety on April 16, in South Carolina.
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Both of the shows during Pearl Jam's two-night stand in Philadelphia opened with "Once," the first track off of Ten. But on Friday the band just kept right on going with the rest of the album, which includes '90s hits "Alive," "Even Flow" and "Jeremy."
The Ten playthrough accounted for roughly one third of the show, which leaned heavily on the band's older material. Two encores dealt out an assortment of crowd-pleasers and covers, including Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb," Neil Young's "Throw Your Hatred Down" and The Who's "Baba O'Riley."
Friday was the second time Pearl Jam has ever performed Ten live in its entirety. The last time it happened was at a Munich, Germany show in 1992 during the band's first European tour.
The U.S. leg of the current tour concludes with a pair of shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden on May 1 and 2.
You can check out selections from Pearl Jam's Ten performance (via YouTuber Jim Powers) below.
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