November 7, 1996, The Zenith, Paris, France
Set List: Wash, Hail, Hail, Last Exit, Once, Tremor Christ, Who You Are,
Corduroy, Better Man/Save It For Later, Even Flow, Jeremy, Off He Goes, Animal, Daughter/Noise of Carpet, Lukin, Rearviewmirror, I Got Id, Whipping, Alive, 1st. Encore: Roadhouse Blues, Sometimes, Black, State Of Love and Trust, Porch, 2nd Encore: Smile, Yellow Ledbetter
1st Ticket credit: Andrew McDougall, Australia
2nd Ticket credit: Christian Schroeder
Christian Schroeder (christia@pt.lu)
The Pearl Jam Concert on November, 7th 1996 was my first Pearl Jam Concert and I didn't regret it. As I'm working for a radio station in Luxemburg (Europe) I got a free ticket for this gig. Arrived in Paris and I had many problems to get this ticket because the responsible people didn't know what Luxemburg is. Well... finally after a lot of discussions, I got my ticket and I entered just at the moment the Fastbacks had finished. I worry about that but the following show of Pearl Jam was a really great consolation.
They started with Wash. The first moment I saw the band, I really couldn't believe it. There they were and at the middle of the stage this man wearing a black leather jacket. It was Eddie! After this, all went very fast.
During Better Man the whole room was singing with Eddie. During Once, Hail Hail, Even Flow and Jeremy the crowd was really exploding. Before the first encore the band played Alive and Eddie pulled a fan on the stage. They both sang Alive and after the song the fan jumped back into the crowd: Incredible!! The first encore ended up with a very great Porch. After this, the band came back a second time and played Smile. During the last song (Yellow Ledbetter) of the show Mike McCready played a really great guitar solo.
The last thing I would like to mention is that some time during the show Eddie asked to turn on the lights and he just looked at the crowd as he would remember every face he saw.
This evening I will never forget in my whole life!! Thanks!
