Josh Klinghoffer and Fan Fill in on Drums at Pearl Jam Concert

Pearl Jam skilled a little bit of a lineup change at their live performance final evening in Oakland after drummer Matt Cameron examined optimistic for COVID-19.

Touring member and former Purple Scorching Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer stepped behind the equipment when Pearl Jam started their present. (Klinghoffer additionally carried out a solo set to open the night.) However he wasn’t the one one doing drumming duties.

Oakland-based drummer Richard Stuverud and Klinghoffer took turns enjoying drums all through the live performance till the ultimate tune, when fan Josh Arroyo was introduced onstage to carry out “Yellow Ledbetter.” Pearl Jam had earlier requested followers to submit movies through their Ten Club for an opportunity to play with the band.

You may watch fan-filmed footage of Arroyo’s efficiency beneath.

“Matt Cameron is a real artist and he’s a power of nature,” singer Eddie Vedder mentioned on the high of the present. “Nevertheless, even his superhero standing couldn’t stop him from testing optimistic. This rattling COVID factor yesterday. We’ve been scrambling for twenty-four hours as a result of after 25 months of … we had been alleged to be right here 25 months in the past … we’ve been ready and we’ve been ready. Suspending wasn’t an choice and for us, neither was canceling. We didn’t need to pull the plug and we couldn’t pull the plug. We’ve obtained our group right here, we’ve obtained our gear right here and most significantly you’re right here.

“So, fortunate for us we have now some associates and one among our associates has already been on our staff this tour — the multitalented, multifaceted, multi-instrumentalist enjoying behind the drum equipment proper now, Mr. Josh Klinghoffer. Just like the Shohei Ohtani of rock ‘n’ roll.”

Pearl Jam are scheduled to tour North America till Could 20. They will break for a lot of the summer season after which choose up once more in Quebec Metropolis on Sept. 1.