PEARL JAM CONCERT CHRONOLOGY ☰

1992


January 2, 1992 - Salem Armory - Salem, OR, USA

attendance: 3 800 (sold out)
supporting: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana

setlist: -

This show concluded the short Red Hot Chili Peppers/Nirvana/Pearl Jam tour.


January 3, 1992 - RKCNDY - Seattle, WA, USA

setlist: Once, State Of Love And Trust, Even Flow, Garden, Alive, Black, Deep, Why Go, Porch
encore: Jeremy, Breath

This show was originally scheduled for the Seattle Center Arena where Pearl Jam was to open for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but Anthony Kiedis was ill so the concert was moved to RKCNDY.


January 4, 1992 - P.N.E. Forum - Vancouver, BC, Canada (Canceled)

supporting: Red Hot Chili Peppers

This show was canceled because Red Hot Chili Peppers' singer Anthony Kiedis was sick.


January 17, 1992 - Moore Theatre - Seattle, WA, USA

attendance: 1 350 (sold out)
opening act: Gruntruck

setlist: Release, Even Flow, Once, State Of Love And Trust, Alive, Black, (Suggestion), Why Go, Deep, Jeremy, Porch
encore 1: (Outshined), Leash, (I'm Going Crazy), Breath
encore 2: Baba O'Riley

This concert's performance of "Even Flow" was filmed by Josh Taft for the MTV video. Before "Breath" Eddie sings a few lyrics from "I'm Going Crazy", by Smashing Pumpkins. Baba O'Riley", a song by The Who, is played live for the first time.


January 24, 1992 - Hollywood Palladium - Los Angeles, CA, USA (Rock For Choice Benefit)

attendance: 4 000 (sold out)
supporting: Fugazi, L7
opening acts: Lunachicks, Torture Chorus, Kim Gordon, Alex Winter

setlist: Oceans, Even Flow, Why Go, Jeremy, Deep, Alive, Black, State Of Love And Trust, Once, Porch

A benefit show for abortion rights.


First European Tour - 1992

Pearl Jam begin their first European tour with shows in United Kingdom, Scandinavia, France, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany and the added concert in Switzerland.


February 3, 1992 - The Esplanade - Southend, England

attendance: 500 (sold out)
opening act: Chickenhawk

setlist: Wash, Once, Even Flow, State Of Love And Trust, Alive, Black, Why Go, Jeremy, (Outshined), Leash, Improv, Porch
encore: Release, Breath

After "State Of Love And Trust", someone asks for "Hunger Strike" and Eddie asks, "Mr. Cornell, are you here? If Chris is here, we'll play it". Instead, Stone plays the opening to "Black", but Eddie stops him saying they need to play another first and they go onto "Alive". Eddie notes how he finds it "weird" that people in Europe know the lyrics. After "Jeremy", Eddie says, "Let's play a little Soundgarden", and a few "Outshined" riffs are played. The jam after "Leash" is based on the "Dirty Frank" tune. Coming back for an encore, Eddie gets a little chant going with the crowd, followed by "Release", (strangely) played for the first time as an encore. Before finishing with "Breath", Eddie tells everyone, "Hey, we're gonna do a TV show tomorrow and it might even be live. Is there anyone we should tell to fuck off? We might as well just do it right here".


February 4, 1992 - BBC Television Centre - London, England (The Late Show)





setlist: Alive

Pearl Jam's first TV performance and the band perform a ferocious version of "Alive".


February 4, 1992 - The Borderline - London, England

attendance: 300 (sold out)

setlist: Wash, Once, Even Flow, State Of Love And Trust, Alive, Black, Why Go, Deep, Jeremy, Porch
encore: Leash, Breath

This show sold out within 24 hours. It was an industry showcase in a tiny venue in the basement of a Mexican restaurant. Unfortunately for their record label, Epic, the expected roomful of journalists and record company execs was augmented by an enormous crowd of "normal" people, fans who had picked up on Pearl Jam from their U.S. exposure. These fans, of course, were not permitted entry. Eddie and Dave did their best to counter the crowd's disappointment by spending most of the evening outside the club, handing out free CDs and autographs. But that did not stop the U.K. music press (who of course got in for free) from savaging Pearl Jam's "attitude toward their fans" the following week.


February 7, 1992 - Kool Kat Club - Stockholm, Sweden