Pearl Jam Go Supersonic Post by: Eddie Ruckus - Rockin' Blogger 20 August, 2009 - 7:41 AM

Pearl Jam played their first huge show in ages last night when they took to the stage at London’s O2 Arena in front of some 25,000 fans.

It was another completely unique performance from the boys, including the unveiling of another new track from Backspacer, “Supersonic”, as well as a completely unexpected tribute to Michael Jackson, who was supposed to be in the middle of his 50-date run of shows at the O2 Arena right now.

Eddie Vedder dedicated his cover version of the Jackson ballad “Ben” “to a man who was supposed to take to this stage”.

Meanwhile, one reviewer described the new song “Supersonic” as “a fast-paced romp with a dirty bridge in the middle featuring a spine-tingling riff from Mike McCready”.

We like the sound of that. Check the song out for yourself in the clip above.

Here’s the set-list from the London gig:

Release

Animal 

Corduroy 

Why Go 

Small Town 

Immortality 

The Fixer 

Even Flow 

I Got Shit 

Ben 

Rats 

Got Some 

Whipping 

Light Years 

Insignificance 

Black 

Life Wasted 

Blood

Encore 1: 

Supersonic 

Hail Hail 

Footsteps 

Love Reign O'er Me 

Do the Evolution 

Alive

Encore 2: 

Better Man/(Save It For Later) 

Crazy Mary 

Leaving Here 

Porch 

Yellow Ledbetter

Wow, what do you think of this set-list? And how about “Supersonic”?

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• Bill says

  Great setlist. Love how they're playing old stuff as well as new stuff.

  Posted Friday 21 August, 2009 7:06 AM
• shaun sellwood says

  Playing 'Leaving here' a very very rare B side classic..

  Bring on Melb & Syd shows..

  Rock on!

  Posted Friday 21 August, 2009 9:31 AM
• mary says

  What about Jeremy and Last Kiss!!!

  Posted Monday 24 August, 2009 10:55 AM
• Ben says

  Supersonic (Studio Version) is out now and it is sounding GREAT!!!!

  Posted Monday 24 August, 2009 8:08 PM