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Playing its most watched U.S. show in a decade, Pearl Jam closed the 2007 edition of Lollapalooza on a political note, bringing injured Iraq War soldier Thomas Young on stage to urge the audience to rededicate itself to ending the conflict in the Middle East. The two-hour-plus set concluded with a stage full of friends (including Ben Harper) and fans flanking Pearl Jam for a ferocious cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”
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Pearl Jam, who has largely eschewed festival performances since nine fans were crushed to death during its set at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival in 2000, leaned heavily on its time-tested hits, galvanizing the capacity crowd with renditions of “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town,” “Even Flow,” “Daughter,” “Better Man” and “Alive.” Frontman Eddie Vedder, who grew up in nearby Evanston, made clear the band’s appreciation for the occasion, telling the audience, “There’s a deep amount of meaning that comes with playing on this stage tonight.”
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Earlier in the day, Vedder joined Kings Of Leon on their closing number, “Slow Night, So Long,” singing with frontman Caleb Followill and bashing two tambourines together. The Tennessee group rocked through a set featuring tracks like “Molly’s Chambers,” “On Call,” “The Bucket” and “Razz,” more than translating the Southern-soaked rock’n’roll of its three studio albums to a sizable festival crowd.
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