Eddie Vedder says Ron DeSantis tried to ARREST Pearl Jam bandmate.
At Pearl Jam’s show in Florida last night, Eddie mentioned a review that said Mike McCready was an arsonist at the previous show. Ed joked that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis tried to have Mike arrested and sent to El Salvador but they were able to get out of that situation because Mike is white and has money. Vedder said, “Remember to look out for others and not just yourself.”
Pearl Jam
Hard Rock Live
Show 2
Hollywood, FL USA
04/26/25
Set List
Opening Band onstage at 7:30
Dead Pioneers (Jeff Ament plays a song with them)
Walk On Music: Dark Entry
Band Onstage 08:47
Band Offstage 11:17
Set List
01. Release
02. Of The Girl
03. Given To Fly
04. Do The Evolution
(An amusing anecdote is related wherein Ed lists venues they played in Florida on their first time through and a certain club where he dropped from a ceiling beam while being pursued by a zealous security guard. Ed was caught by the crowd who held him aloft as Ed gave the security guard an obscene gesture with both hands)
05. Dark Matter
06. Wreckage
07. Daughter {It’s OK-(Cole}
(While the band is still playing the outro of Daughter starts playing guitar riff for Not For You the rest of the band quickly follows.)
08. Not For You-(sort of Modern Girl end. no lyrics)
(Ed mentions a review that said Mike McCready was an arsonist at the previous show. Ed said Ron DeSantis tried to have Mike arrested and sent to El Salvador but they were able to get out of that situation because Mike is white and has money. Remember to look out for others and not just yourself.)
09. Even Flow
10. Scared Of Fear
11. Immortality
12. Jeremy
13. Faithfull
14. Black
(Ed’s wife and daughters are at tonights show. He talks about never imagining in the beginning he would be writing songs about having children. Mentions Mike’s oldest getting accepted at a top school. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree? This apple fell and rolled down a hill!. All in good fun.)
15. Something Special
16. Better Man/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling)
17. Porch
Ed opts not to leave the stage for encore break. He talks and sets up to play the next song
mentions someone who requested a song they aren’t ready to play so they will invite them to another show. A young woman’s birthday etc. an amusing anecdote about grabbing the wrong shopping cart)
18. Just Breathe
19. Upper Hand
(Ed thanks Chris and Seminole Tribe of Florida. Chris found the bass that Jeff had played on Vs but wasn’t able to purchase. Jeff had been missing and thinking of the bass and Chris and the people at the Hard Rock had the bass in storage and gave it to Jeff before the first show. Jeff plays it on the next song)
20. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
21. Sonic Reducer-(Bators, Blitz, Chrome, Magnum, Thomas, Zero)
22. Alive
23. Rocking In The Free World-(Young)
24. Yellow Ledbetter
