Episode 44: Reading Festival - 8/27/06

This week we take a trip on the festival circuit, but since all great festivals can't happen with just one band, we've enlisted another podcast host to help us out for this one. Tom Kwei, the host of the Alphabetallica Podcast joins us to tell the story of his first and only Pearl Jam show. When you think festivals and Pearl Jam's connection to them, you immediately think of the Roskilde tragedy. At this time in 2006, they had just jumped back into playing festivals with this show being the second played since the incident six years prior. With that said, the band was mindful of what was going on in the crowd and announced that they would stop playing if they had to just to make sure everyone was safe, As for the set list, when you think festivals you usually think that it's a collection of greatest hits, and no doubt they played the hits at this show, but it felt like they put a little bit more into the set to give the hardcore fans a chance to see something special. Songs such as Sad, Soon Forget and Crown Of Thorns were all played among Better Man, Jeremy and Alive making for a balanced group of songs. Like what you're hearing and would like to hear more? Head on over to our Patreon account at http://patreon.com/liveon4legs to subscribe in order to receive new exclusive content, including our Evolution Series episode featuring Leash! More Evolution episodes to come soon! Don't forget to rate us on Apple or Facebook (for Android users) and leave us a comment for a chance to win a tour poster! Winner will be announced during our Anniversary show on September, 4th. Voting for that episode also still running through Sunday and you can find the poll pinned to the top of our Facebook page.