Pearl Jam Ottawa, ONT Concert History

List of Pearl Jam Concerts in Ottawa, ONT, CA

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September 3, 2022 – Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ONT, CAN

Main Set: Of The Girl, Garden, Alright, Nothing As It Seems, Low Light, Given To Fly, Do The Evolution, Wishlist/(Waiting On A Friend), Dance Of The Clairvoyants, Even Flow, Seven O'Clock, Corduroy, Immortality, Black/(We Belong Together), Jeremy, Porch

encore 1: Better Man, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Crazy Mary, Alive, Fuckin' Up, Yellow Ledbetter

Show Notes:

Stools are out again for the first 5 songs, looks like this will continue going forward, at least for the rest of this leg. Garden is a surprise for the acoustic set, although Mike is on an electric. Alright has…

Show Notes: 

Stools are out again for the first 5 songs, looks like this will continue going forward, at least for the rest of this leg. Garden is a surprise for the acoustic set, although Mike is on an electric. Alright has a very chilled out, relaxed feel. Ed says they’re going to do a couple like this (seated), “but once we get going…no turning back.” After NAIS, he gives credit to Jeff, saying “those were some compositions by Mr. Jeff Ament. Can we get a little…low light here,” teasing the next song and pointing out a woman in the front doing a “Beyonce dance” that he noticed while singing, and dedicates Low Light to her. The line in Given to Fly is changed to “…made it north of the border…” Stone takes the spotlight with dynamite solos on Evolution and Throw Your Hatred Down. Ed talks about Neil Young before the latter, saying

“as long as we’ve been together, there’s been a few disagreements over the years…we have strong opinions, we don’t always agree…but there’s one thing we all agree on, hands down, no doubt, that one of the greatest humans on the planet Earth is Mr. Neil Young…”

Afterwards, Ed tells a quick story about being a kid and his parents not letting him go see the Jackson 5, who were his favorite, joking “I never really forgave them,” and Wishlist is dedicated to Sienna and Cole, 8 and 10-year olds whose dad brought them to the show. Mike takes a long solo on Even Flow, going back to his amp for part of it, stretching the song out to 8 minutes. It’s storytime again, Ed talks about waiting tables in Chicago at 18 years old and having to sing happy birthday to all the various tables and how he hated doing it, but they’ve had a lot of birthday requests on this tour and he’ll make an exception, and then goes on to mention a few birthdays. The call and response on Corduroy has a little extra emphasis behind it from Ed, who leads the crowd up and down. Mike takes over Immortality and Black. Following Jeremy, Ed talks about a woman named Ashley who was in the front in Quebec City and motions for her to come up to the front, playing a short improv about her as she makes her way up to the stage. He says he got a note from her

  “and she said in this note that our music has saved her time and time again…but I just want to tell you all this: that it’s YOU who keeps US healthy to keep playing, that keeps us together so we can keep playing…that makes us friends still, so we can still be here to keep playing…all you folks have really kept us alive, so WE thank YOU…it’s the truth…”

He mentions Ashley again and a couple more people, and says this next one is dedicated to them, before kicking right into Porch. After the break, Ed talks about the livestream of the Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins tribute show and the “indelible energy that Taylor had, the infectious energy, the undeniable energy that this guy had,” and also mentions Gord Downie from the Tragically Hip, which gets a nice crowd response. Ed says that Taylor had sent him a video of his son Shane playing drums on a David Bowie song with his side project, and “he was so proud of him, as he should have been” (Shane played drums on the Foo’s song “My Hero” at the tribute show). He continues, sending well wishes to Taylor’s family and the Foo Fighters family before Better Man. Small Town is played to the back. Josh and Boom get a shout out before Crazy Mary, with Mike and Boom dueling and then combining for the finish. Fuckin’ Up makes its first appearance since 2018, and Ed makes sure to thank everyone in the back before Yellow Ledbetter ends the night.

May 8, 2016 – Canadian Tires Centre, Ottawa, ON, CAN

Main Set: Lightning Bolt, Mind Your Manners, Do the Evolution, Save You, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Love Boat Captain, Deep, Faithfull, I Am Mine, Even Flow, Setting Forth, Corduroy, Immortality, Given to Fly, Big Wave, Why Go, Jeremy, Porch

encore 1: Bee Girl, Speed of Sound, Parachutes, Sirens, Love, Reign O’er Me, Better Man, Blood

encore 2: All I Want is You, Wasted Reprise, Life Wasted, Black, Alive, Fuckin’ Up

Show Notes:

Lightning Bolt opens for only the second time, and includes the line “…towards the Great White North…” Ed greets the crowd before Small Town, talking about Trump, the fires in Alberta, and “the fact that Canada doesn’t have a team…

Show Notes: 

Lightning Bolt opens for only the second time, and includes the line “…towards the Great White North…” Ed greets the crowd before Small Town, talking about Trump, the fires in Alberta, and “the fact that Canada doesn’t have a team in the NHL playoffs” as signs of the end of the world “so let’s do some singing and try to make the world right tonight!” Love Boat Captain includes the “let the show begin” line. A fan in the front gets to sing on Faithfull. After Even Flow, Ed mentions that Into the Wild author Jon Krakauer is in the crowd tonight and how his books had a profound effect on him, leading into Setting Forth. Big Wave is played for the first time since 2014 for all the surfers in the crowd, Ed saying he knows that there are at least two. 3 songs from Ten close out the set, and during the encore, Ed makes a toast to his brothers Jason and Chris, who are in attendance. A few rare songs are broken out after the break, beginning with Bee Girl, and the tour debuts of Speed of Sound and Parachutes. Not to be outdone, Love, Reign O’er Me is played for the first time since 2013. Encore 2 starts with Ed playing part of the U2 song “All I Want Is You” on the acoustic guitar. Mike and Stone really bring it during Black, blistering solos by both that bring the crowd to a crescendo. Matt goes nuts at the end of Alive, bashing everything in sight. Fuckin’ Up is for their “favorite Canadian” (if you have to ask at this point…) Great energy from the crowd and band all evening on what most would consider Pearl Jam’s 1000th show.

Written by: Ryan Franke

September 14, 2011 – Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON, CAN

Main Set: Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Last Exit, Do The Evolution, MFC, Unthought Known, Low Light, Given To Fly, Setting Forth, Whipping, Corduroy, Even Flow, Grievance, Lukin, Breath, Wishlist, Ole, 1/2 Full, Better Man/(Save It For Later)

encore 1: The End, Inside Job, Just Breathe, Off He Goes, Why Go, The Fixer, Rearviewmirror

encore 2: Come Back, The Real Me, Alive, Yellow Ledbetter

Show Notes:

After a couple shows in Toronto, the boys traveled northeast to pay a visit to the nation’s capital. It was their first performance in Ottawa since 2005. Eddie made note of that during the opening song, Elderly Woman, by changing…

Show Notes: 

After a couple shows in Toronto, the boys traveled northeast to pay a visit to the nation’s capital. It was their first performance in Ottawa since 2005. Eddie made note of that during the opening song, Elderly Woman, by changing the lyrics to “my God it’s been six years…” before letting the crowd take over part of the chorus. After the sing-a-long start, they ramped up the energy with Last Exit and then went on to play four from Yield within the next five songs, with Unthought Known was thrown in as well. For the 4th show in a row, the band played Setting Forth off of Eddie’s Into the Wild solo record. A couple fast paced Vitalogy tracks and Even Flow followed. Eddie then points out two flags in the audience and directs the next song to one of them and pledges his Grievance. A typically quick Lukin leads into Breath, where Jeff’s bass work is very noticeable for good reasons. Ed talks about wildest dreams and gives a shout out to the Wishlist Foundation as it was the 5th anniversary of the organization, and thanks the founder. Wishlist is played and dedicated to the founder. An improvised tag is added to the end with these lyrics:

“I wish for nothing cuz we got
so much more than we ever thought
my one desire is no desire
giving gifts gets you so much higher
and actions speak so much louder than words
we hereby thank Laura for hers
we thank you too cuz as good as its been
it’s beyond our wildest dreams”

New song, Ole, is played for just the third time before closing out the main set with 1/2 Full and Better Man. Eddie comes out by himself for the first encore and says that because of the sadness he hopes no one can relate to the next song and plays The End. The band joins him as they go through Inside Job and Just Breathe. Ed asks the crowd if they want another campfire song or if they should get to the rockers? He teases Off He Goes and the cheers lead them to play the full song. As promised, the rest of the encore set is full of rockers capped off with a seven and a half minute version of Rearviewmirror. Returning for the second encore, Ed says that he hopes it doesn’t take six more years for them to visit again, and mentions that the next song was a fan request as Come Back is performed. The band finishes off the night with The Real Me, Alive and Yellow Ledbetter.