Pearl Jam keeps rockin’ after Letterman show

Band plays 10-song set in Ed Sullivan Theatre for fan-club members

Jeffrey R. Staab / AP

Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder performs on the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theatre during an exclusive, live concert webcast on the Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday. The concert marks the first time that The Late Show with David Letterman has used the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theatre as a concert venue.

Interviews, performances

Fans walk out on Spears in Australia
Nov. 7: It took Australian fans of Britney Spears only three songs to desert the pop diva after it became evident she was lip-synching. Msnbc's Alex Witt reports.

U2 performs free concert in Berlin

Rihanna: 'This album was my recovery'

Keith Urban sings ‘Kiss a Girl’

Lovett 'always' enthused about music's future

By Jonathan Cohen

Billboard

updated 11:01 a.m. ET May 10, 2006

NEW YORK - Pearl Jam stuck around Thursday night after taping a song for CBS’ “The Late Show With David Letterman” to play a 10-song set inside New York’s Ed Sullivan Theatre for members of its fan club. The performance was cybercast on the “Late Show” Web site and featured six tracks from Pearl Jam’s just-released new self-titled album.

In addition, the band performed oldies such as “Why Go” (just its fourth airing since 1995), “Do the Evolution,” “Present Tense” and “Porch,” which was teased with the Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand” in a nod to the band’s 1963 historic U.S. television debut in the theatre.

Strokes members Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti were on hand for the taping, with Moretti frequently air-drumming along with Matt Cameron’s beats.

Story continues below ↓

advertisement | your ad here

Later in the evening, Vedder joined the Strokes on a version of their own “Juicebox” at Hammerstein Ballroom, as part of Rolling Stone’s 1,000th issue party. The group was also graced by the presence of Lou Reed for a collaboration on his classic “Walk on the Wild Side.”

Pearl Jam will remain in New York for a rare club show Friday night at Irving Plaza. The band’s North American tour kicks off Tuesday in Toronto.