After Pearl Jam have been compelled to cancel reveals in Berlin and London final week on account of an unspecified sickness affecting band members, singer Eddie Vedder opened up about what he described as a “near-death experience” throughout their return to stage in Barcelona over the weekend.

In video posted by followers, Vedder, 59, talked in regards to the scary state of affairs with out revealing particular particulars of what the ailment was. “Can I just say that last week almost felt like a near-death experience?,” Vedder stated throughout the present at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. “It was very uncomfortable, and it got frightening. It felt like chest bronchitis. It felt like maybe you couldn’t breathe, and maybe you wouldn’t make it through the night, and maybe you’d have to go to the hospital.”

After calling off a present at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on June 29, the band subsequently cancelled a two-night stand on the Waldbühne in Berlin.

Though Vedder didn’t say who within the band was affected apart from a “few of us,” he got here clear about what a profound influence the well being scare had on him. “You just realize how precious this life is,” he stated. “How lucky we are to have been living on a planet where we can go around and play to incredible people like the people in this room here tonight. So, it was a poignant experience. I won’t be forgetting it anytime soon. And we won’t be forgetting tonight anytime soon.”

Last week, Pearl Jam introduced the present cancellations in a press release, writing on social media, “Despite everyone’s best efforts, the band has yet to make a full recovery. The impacts of this decision are not lost on us. We feel deeply that so many people spend their time, money and emotional energy to get tickets and then to come see the band, and it is heart-wrenching to have to disappoint you. We also appreciate the many people whose hard work goes into making these shows happen.”

The band’s subsequent present is on the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, Spain on Thursday (July 11). After a gig in Portugal on July 13, the band may have a month off earlier than choosing their Dark Matter world tour up once more on August 22 in Missoula, MT.

Watch fan video of Veddder’s feedback under.