To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first time they played together as a band, Pearl Jam have unleashed their iconic MTV Unplugged performance on streaming services for the first time.
Pearl Jam, who at the time went under Mookie Blaylock, played their first show together on October 22nd, 1990. At an evening brimming with local Seattle talent at the South Lake Union venue Off Ramp.
The band’s Unplugged performance took place two years later in New York City on March 16th, 1992. Together Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Dave Abbruzzese delivered a searing performance of seven acoustic tracks, ‘Oceans’, ‘State of Love and Trust’, ‘Alive’, ‘Black’, ‘Jeremy’, ‘Even Flow’, and ‘Porch.’
Check out Pearl Jam on MTV Unplugged:
In other news, Miley Cyrus recently took part in MTV Unplugged’s ‘Backyard Sessions’. A performance that saw her deliver a moving rendition of Pearl Jam ballad ‘Breathe’ as well as a smoky cover of Britney Spears’ track ‘Gimme More.’
From now until Sunday, October 25th, Pearl Jam will be streaming their 30th anniversary Ten performance that took place at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on April 29th, 2016.
The 32-song set saw the band rip through a beginning to end performance of their debut studio album, with covers of Pink Floyd, Neil Young and The Who.
This marks the first time the three-hour concert has been released for fans viewing pleasure. The spectacle will set you back USD $14.99 and you can check it out at nugs.tv.
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