Pearl Jam delivered a rare performance of the 1974 KISS classic, “Black Diamond”, during a June 26 concert in Rome, Italy, and video from the event is streaming online.
With shared vocals by guitarist Mike McCready and drummer Matt Cameron, the show at the city’s Stadio Olimpico marked only the third time in the Seattle band’s history that they played the closing track from KISS’ self-titled debut, following a 2007 setlist appearance in Chicago, IL and a 2008 jam with Ace Frehley at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Pearl Jam will wrap up their summer European concert run with a July 17 date at London’s O2 Arena that was originally set for June 19 but postponed after singer Eddie Vedder lost his voice during the second week of the trek.
The group will next begin a series of US stadium shows at Seattle’s Safeco Field on August 8 and 10 while pledging a minimum of $1 million toward local homelessness initiatives and challenging everyone to join them towards raising a minimum of $10 million for the cause.
Following the hometown gigs, Pearl Jam will perform at Missoula, MT’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium on August 13, as well as two nights at Chicago’s Wrigley Field (Aug 18 & 20) and a pair at Boston’s Fenway Park (Sep 2 & 4).
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