Vedder begins the program perched calmly on a ubiquitous stool.
It gets louder as they go along, and Vedder’s edginess grows, twitching out in little bursts.
He’s still seated, but also headbanging.
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And then the wheels really come off.
“There ain’t gonna be any middle anymore,” he sings, angry and pointed.
(yes, with three exclamation points).
He ends the song with added new lyrics about the choice in our time.
To put this now almost ancient history in context: In 2020,Vedder joined Instagramto encourage mail-in voting.
Both bands played Rock for Choice benefit concerts, started by L7, that raised money for abortion-rights organizations.
But the dramatic performance has its rightful place as the all-out conclusion to an iconic appearance.
