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Pearl Jam, Astoria, London - The Future of Rock is Safe

It’s easy to become blasébout world-class acts playing small, sweaty gigs, but Pearl Jam’s first London appearance in six years, to herald the release of their eighth studio album, topped concerts by The Rolling Stones and U2 in the same 1,600-capacity venue. Wearing a Plasmatics T-shirt, the band’s front man, Eddie Vedder, seems genuinely taken aback by the warmth of the reception throughout the long set.

Blasting into the mean, tight, punky riff of “World Wide Suicide” and the urgent…

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