The “iilness” that pressured Pearl Jam to cancel a number of abroad tour dates in late June and early July has been described by Eddie Vedder as one thing that “almost felt like a near-death experience.”

On Saturday (July 6), the band returned to the stage in Barcelona, Spain, touring in help of their new album, Dark Matter. At the encore of that present, Vedder usually walked out to carry out an acoustic tune by himself. This time, it was “Just Breathe,” after which he addressed the gang, detailing the aforementioned sickness.

“Can I just say that the last week, it almost felt like a near-death experience,” an emotional Vedder stated. “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 and maybe you’d…,” he trails off as the crowd claps to support him.

“A few of us… it just felt… You just realize how precious this life is, 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,” Vedder says, his voice trembling a bit as he struggles to gather his thoughts. “So, it was a poignant experience. I won’t be forgetting it anytime soon. And we won’t be forgetting tonight anytime soon.”

The singer then launched into “Wasted Reprise,” marking the primary time Pearl Jam have performed the monitor off their self-titled album on this tour.

Watch the video clip beneath.

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About Pearl Jam’s Recent Show Cancelations

Pearl Jam’s U.Okay. and European tour started on June 22 in Dublin, Ireland. On June 28, the band issued a assertion saying that the June 29 present in London had “regrettably been canceled due to illness in the band.”

The day after what was alleged to be the London stadium present, Pearl Jam shared one other assertion, informing followers that the 2 dates in Berlin, Germany had additionally been canceled for a similar purpose.

With the band again on the street, it hopefully means all is effectively going ahead as Pearl Jam proceed their world tour.