Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder honors Bruce Springsteen by dedicating a rendition of 'No Surrender' to him during the band's post-election concert in Sydney, Australia.
- November 25, 2024
AceShowbiz - Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder dedicated the band's performance of Bruce Springsteen's classic "No Surrender" to the legendary singer during their post-election set on Saturday, November 23, at Engie Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
Vedder began by expressing his admiration for Springsteen and his ability to create meaningful music. "Bruce Springsteen is magic, and he makes magic, and he works hard to make magic," Vedder said. "And then sometimes it's easy for him to make magic, but he also has songs of strength," and ones that people can depend on, he continued.
Vedder mentioned that he had been texting with Springsteen that morning, who was wrapping up his tour on the other side of the world. He expressed his solidarity with Springsteen and the challenges they had both faced during the election season.
"I know for him, as well as us, it's been a tricky time in our nation back home. We're going to be OK. It's just going to take some time, a bit of a reset. But we will lean on music when words fail us," Vedder said.
Vedder then launched into a solo rendition of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." track. The two artists had previously performed "No Surrender" together at the Vote for Change concert in 2004.
Both Vedder and Springsteen had supported the Kamala Harris- Tim Walz presidential ticket, which ultimately lost to former President Donald Trump in the November 5th election.