November 24, 2011 – Foro Sol, Mexico City, MEX

Pearl Jam Show Notes 11/24/2011:

The 2011 tour closer kicked off with Ed joining opening band X wearing a luchador mask during Devil Doll. This is their only show played on American Thanksgiving in their history. Release kicks things off in the massive soccer stadium with a great sing along. The early set is Vitalogy (Last Exit, Corduroy) and Yield heavy (Given To Fly, Brain of J.) with both album openers bookending the section. A great soaring version of Faithfull gives the crowd another from Yield before a mid-set Even Flow. Ed would do his best translation by introducing “Rojo Mosquito” prior to playing the “Red” English version. The Mexico City fans are given a treat as non-album cut Of The Earth is broken out. The seldom played song has a powerful jam and brings the house down towards the end of the set. Ed changes up the lyrics in the Save It For Later tag. Crowd is wild when they return for the encore as the Just Breathe/Off He Goes combo brings a slow burn acoustic setting to ease back into the set. Do The Evolution has an excellent crowd response and brings a jolt back into the set. The crowd is up for Black as well, very strong on the We Belong Together tag. Jeremy is played with a faster bridge than usual, and Why Go was a thunderous ending to the first encore. Fans chanting “Pearl Jam” and clapping to a beat when the band comes back on. They deliberate on stage and choose to play Ole… which at best is at least appropriate for the setting. Leash gets a huge reaction used in a big spot before getting into your usual end of the set construction. John Doe and X are invited on stage to play RITFW. In a rare occurrence, both Indifference and Ledbetter are played to end the night and the 2011 tour year. Mike tags Little Wing on the backend of Ledbetter sounding top notch.