By some brilliant stroke of luck, I was able to get tickets to see Pearl Jam last night at the Borgata. Yes, the Borgata, whose seating capacity is just shy of 3700, hosted Pearl Jam, who has no problem selling out crowds of 25,000 or more. Such a big band in such a small place.
We got there just before Sleater-Kinney came out to open up the show and were greeted by Eddie Vedder performing a cover of Bruce Springsteen's Atlantic City. How appropriate. As he walked off stage, he said to the crowd 'I hope I didn't mess that up too bad, but if I did, I'll have the entire evening to make it up to you.' As the night went on, the concert was nothing but the typical Pearl Jam style: Drink lots of wine and play for a really long time.
Listening to them play the old stuff like Alive, Porch, and Evenflow really brought me back to the days of baggy pants and skateboards. I think I'm getting old.