The singer said he had a “near-death” experience that led to the cancellation of three of the band’s shows in Europe
Eddie Vedder turns 60 this Monday (23) as one of the greatest singers in rock history. The frontman of Pearl Jamone of the most popular groups to emerge in the 1990s, he also developed a solo career and was involved in Temple of the Dogproject in honor of the deceased Andrea Wood (Mother Love Bone, Malfunkshun).
However, there was a possibility that we would not celebrate this date. Months ago, the singer said he had a “near-death” experience, which led to the cancellation of three of the group’s shows on the tour promoting the album. Dark matter (2024).
Presentations will take place in London (29 June) and Berlin (2 and 3 July). Officially the band only communicated “health problems” for the decision made, without further details.
Upon returning to the stage, however, Vedder himself tried to offer information. During a show in Barcelona on June 6, he declared in a dialogue with the audience that he had suffered the so-called “health problems” himself: a pain in the chest that “It almost felt like a near-death experience”referring to the set of visions and sensations often associated with an alleged imminent death.
According to the transcript of ABC (go Igor Miranda’s website), he said:
“It almost felt like a near-death experience. It was very uncomfortable and it was scary. I felt like I might not be able to breathe, I might not be able to make it through the night, I might have to go to the hospital.”
Then, Eddie expanded his speech to highlight that not only he, but “some of us” suffered from the problem. In this way, the singer hinted that other members of Pearl Jam have had health problems in recent days.
The artist continued:
“You realize how precious this life is, how lucky we are to live on a planet where we can play for amazing people like the people here tonight. It was an intense experience. I won’t soon forget it and we won’t.” I won’t soon forget this night.”
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Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam in 2025
Fortunately it was nothing more than a scare. Eddie Vedder is well and will return to tour with Pearl Jam in the first half of 2025. Between April and May, the band will tour 10 dates across the United States.
There are no other confirmed commitments other than this tour. In 2024, in addition to having released the aforementioned album Dark matterthe group performed 37 shows in continents such as North America, Oceania and Europe. Vedder and company haven’t been to Brazil since 2018.
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Source: Terra
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