Today In Pearl Jam History: Temple Of The Dog Reunion

leecal

On October 28, 2003, ten big fat years ago, Temple of the Dog held an unplanned reunion in Santa Barbara, California, at a Pearl Jam show.
If you were there, a) please verify the above statements as true, and b) let us know if the video is really from that glorious night. What sweet harmonies from Ed and Chris! http://cbsloc.al/1hnF6nd

mikerl

"temple drummer jack irons, and guitarist john frusciante"

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PJStatTracker

leecal wrote:

On October 28, 2003, ten big fat years ago, Temple of the Dog held an unplanned reunion in Santa Barbara, California, at a Pearl Jam show.
If you were there, a) please verify the above statements as true, and b) let us know if the video is really from that glorious night. What sweet harmonies from Ed and Chris! http://cbsloc.al/1hnF6nd

I was there, both a) and b) are true.

This is my favorite PJ concert of all time. The set was basically the benaroya hall show + an electric set + jack irons + temple of the dog reunion. The acoustic "I Believe In Miracles" Xmas single is from this show.

Nobody was expecting Cornell to come on stage...people went ape shit. It doesn't seem like that big a deal now because they have done it a lot recently. This was a huge moment at the time, though.

PJStatTracker

This was the setlist:

ACOUSTIC SET
01. I Believe In Miracles (became Xmas single)
02. Nothing As It Seems
03. Immortality
04. Fatal
05. Thumbing My Way
06. Elderly Woman
07. Man of the Hour
08. Nothingman
09. Crazy Mary
10. Last Kiss
11. 25 Minutes to Go

ELECTRIC SET
12. Love Boat Captain
13. Black
14. In My Tree (w/ Jack Irons)
15. Hail, Hail (w/ Jack Irons)
16. Save You

ENCORE
17. Soon Forget
18. Better Man (I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend) (w/ Jack Johnson)
***Chris Cornell comes on stage, band leaves***
19. Can't Change Me (Chris Cornell Solo)
20. Like A Stone (Chris Cornell Solo)
***band rejoins, Temple of the Dog performs***
21. Hunger Strike
22. Reach Down

ENCORE 2
23. Daytime Dilemma
24. I Believe In Miracles (electric this time)

ENCORE 3
25. So You Wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star

There were other guest stars (Frusciante, etc.) but I forget when they came on.

jamburger

PJStatTracker wrote:

There were other guest stars (Frusciante, etc.) but I forget when they came on.

leecal

Thanks all! Man I wished I'd been there. Will incorporate your info into article soon.

PJStatTracker

Per EV in the Pearl Jam Twenty book - the reason for all the Ramones stuff and why this was such an epic show:

"We organized this show to raise funds combating prostate cancer at the request of Johnny Ramone. He was dying, and his friends were doing whatever we could do not just to keep him alive but to make him happy. John Frusciante flew in from thousands of miles away after the end of a Peppers tour. Cornell came up. It was also the day I told loved ones we were expecting a child.

It wasn't just a life-or-death gig....it was life and death - emotional. Turned out to be the last time Johnny saw myself or the band play live. He was happy, I was proud. I'm thankful he stuck around so my daughter could meet her Uncle John."

Guy Dudebro

10 years ago already??? It was a great show way before the Bowl was restored/remodeled. Absolutely one of my favorite venues. I think it holds 4600. We heard Cornell during soundcheck and the few of us in line were kind of looking at each other with puzzled faces. I think Jack Johnson and Lyle Workman were the other guests. Good times...

DriftingByTheStorm

The audience bootleg is EPIC.
the girls gabbing in the front row beat out any South American Telecast Announcer for most annoying ever.

Wilds

check check:

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