PJ's Set List: Long Road, Of The Girl, Small Town, Last Soldier (new song), Daughter/(Where Do The Children Play by Cat Stevens), Better Man, Drifting, Crazy Mary, Gimme Some Truth (by John Lennon), Indifference with Ben Harper, Last Kiss

"Long Road" led off the set with a groovy "Of The Girl" following. The performance became a crowd-sing-a-long with "Elderly Woman" ("A song we wrote on the other side of the hill over there" said E.V.) - "Daughter", "Better Man", "Crazy Mary" and "Indifference" (w/ Ben Harper) were also selections where the crowd felt compelled to sing the lyrics out loud. New song #1 ("Leave It All Behind"???) is interesting in that it & "Drifting" ("written on the way back from Neil's house - no one can leave Neil's house, not even an insurance salesman, without coming back a songwriter") are very country-influenced. Great guitar solo trade-offs between Stone & Mike. It seems that an impending new record in 2002 will be very acoustic/country-flavored. The melodies to these songs are gorgeous. Pearl Jam's songwriting is obviously evolving for the better.....

"Give Me Some Truth" was a terrific pick to cover while "Last Kiss" was dedicated again to the same Bridge School student from '99. Her smiles & laughter symbolized what this concert was all about. The band left the stage with the crowd wanting more. It was a phenomenal concert overall (who would have thought Billy Idol would be so good) - and Pearl Jam sounded in mid-tour form. What a gifted band.

I'm guessing that "Nothingman" and "Off He Goes" will make the second night's setlist.

M6784matt:
Well, Pearl Jam is still kickin' it, I for one, sadly wasn't at the show, HOWEVER, and that's a big however. A friend of mine from California, was privileged enough to go to the show and see the guys, and she was also kind enough to call me and my best friend Mike from the concert when Pearl Jam came on, and let us listen to the entire show. what makes that even cooler is that we are 3,000 mile away in Maryland. I have to say that the new song, "Last Soldier" was VERY cool and that I was happy that they played songs for the crowd to sing along with. Mike and me sang along in my garage freezing cold at 1:30 am eastern time through a portable phone listening to the show. WE LOVE PEARL JAM! I especially liked, "Long Road," "Of The Girl," and "Elderly Woman"......well, I especially liked the whole thing !!!! I'm praying for a 2002 album/ tour and its looking possible !!!!!!!