All of Eddie Vedder's incredible climbs (during Pearl Jam - Porch)

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  • | Watch the full performances down here! | (Zagreb is in Croatia, I know)
    A video-compilation of every single climb I could find. None of this material is mine, the original uploaders are listed down below:
    Del Mar Pavillion, San Diego 1991-28-12
    • Del Mar "Porch" - Pear... (Pearl Jam)
    RCKNDY, Seattle 1991-29-8
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Daly City, California 1991-31-12
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Moore Theatre, Seattle 1992-17-01
    • Pearl Jam - Even Flow ... (Pearl Jam)
    Newcastle, England 1992-22-02
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Groningen, Netherlands 1992-01-03
    • Pearl Jam - 1992-03-01... (pjvideoguy)
    Den Haag, Netherlands 1992-02-03
    • Video (PearlJamOnLine)
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1992-27-03
    • Video (pjvideoguy)
    Limelight, New York 1992-12-04
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Miami, Florida 1992-23-04
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Lawrence, Kansas 1992-02-05
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Pinkpop, Landgraaf (NL) 1992-08-06
    • [HD] Pearl Jam - Porch... (96Leo)
    Jones Beach, New York 1992-09-08
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Miami, Florida 1992-22-08
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Drop in the Park, Seattle 1992-20-09
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Osaka, Japan 1995-21-02
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Prague, Czech Republic 1996-15-11
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Cascais, Portugal 1996-25-11
    • Video (gndcd402)
    Pistoia, Italy 2006-20-06
    • Pearl Jam- Rockin' In ... (ruggs1996)
    Zagreb, Croatia 2006-26-09
    • Pearl Jam - Zagreb - 2... (dreadis)
    Hartford, Manchester 2013-25-10
    • Pearl Jam Hartford 10/... (thehypogecko)
    Berlin, Germany 2014-26-06
    • Eddie Vedder climbing ... (PearlJamOnLine)

КОМЕНТАРІ • 2 тис.

  • @christianeflentie1228
    @christianeflentie1228 4 роки тому +3250

    I am Eddie's age and grew up going to see a lot of the same bands he did so I can understand some of where the stagediving influences come from. Yet, to this day, I have never see another singer sing from scaffolding and then rappel down using microphone wire. All hail Eddie. Thank God he survived it.

    • @jesskerr9805
      @jesskerr9805 4 роки тому +32

      I did that shit all the time specially on antennas... 1500 ft up then base jumped yea get u some vedder

    • @lauramalizia9636
      @lauramalizia9636 4 роки тому +41

      He's like a little cat 😺

    • @donny2327
      @donny2327 4 роки тому +22

      Check out Bono doing his version at the US Festival in '83 during Electric Co - not bad at all!

    • @brianhartline7511
      @brianhartline7511 4 роки тому +17

      He was suicidal from fame early on. We as fans need to know when to back off and let people deal with it all before we lose more.

    • @brianhartline7511
      @brianhartline7511 4 роки тому +8

      @@jesskerr9805 good job next time have a pal record it.awesome

  • @georgegividen
    @georgegividen 3 роки тому +2113

    Shoutout to Eddie's core for keeping him alive all these years.

  • @blakeburton3137
    @blakeburton3137 4 роки тому +1203

    I learned a lot of things in this video, one of them is that microphone cables are much stronger than I thought.

    • @the_original_Bilb_Ono
      @the_original_Bilb_Ono 4 роки тому +96

      Yeah theyre like guitar cables. But i still wouldn't risk my life by betting one will hold my body weight.

    • @WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo
      @WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo 3 роки тому +78

      @@the_original_Bilb_Ono As a singer fuck no he was just incredibly lucky plus they had robust equipment I wouldn't suggest doing that with a Shure lmao

    • @SpicyPotatoe
      @SpicyPotatoe 3 роки тому +42

      I mean, he was at most 145 lbs. My fat ass wouldn't be held up at 200 lbs.

    • @Irv123
      @Irv123 3 роки тому +1

      @@SpicyPotatoe same dude lol

    • @truthhurts837
      @truthhurts837 3 роки тому +30

      Everything was built for him to climb on as safely as possible. It was his thing.

  • @Blisteryn
    @Blisteryn 4 роки тому +3611

    He could have died before all the grunge guys but yet he's the one still alive.

    • @408SCG
      @408SCG 4 роки тому +298

      “Hey Google, play Alive by Pearl Jam”

    • @SPIDERM0OSE
      @SPIDERM0OSE 4 роки тому +122

      I believe he wrote a song about that.
      😋

    • @summumbonum01
      @summumbonum01 4 роки тому +4

      @@SPIDERM0OSE which?

    • @SPIDERM0OSE
      @SPIDERM0OSE 4 роки тому +67

      @@summumbonum01
      The one about him still being alive 😋

    • @summumbonum01
      @summumbonum01 4 роки тому +14

      @@SPIDERM0OSE oh, I thought it could be something trully related to this, lol.

  • @ratbones620
    @ratbones620 3 роки тому +1076

    The fact that Eddie could’ve easily died on nearly all these climbs and is now pretty much the only grunge font man alive is insane.

    • @308Savagebolt
      @308Savagebolt 3 роки тому +13

      Amazing to think about, man you aren't wrong.

    • @USFCpresident
      @USFCpresident 2 роки тому

      @@308Savagebolt yes he is. Johnathan Davis is still alive.

    • @danieljimenez1989
      @danieljimenez1989 2 роки тому +25

      Davis has never been in a grunge act.

    • @USFCpresident
      @USFCpresident 2 роки тому +7

      @@danieljimenez1989 his voice is grunge but the band is nu metal

    • @BurnBot_TV
      @BurnBot_TV 2 роки тому

      @@USFCpresident but the band doesn't suck.

  • @DrumMenace
    @DrumMenace 2 роки тому +170

    One missed is from The Edge in 1992 in Orlando, FL. Eddie climbed up to the rafters and the venue's security guards didn't realize that it was Eddie and went out onto the rafters and grabbed him in a headlock to bring him back in. The guards were holding on to him and both he and the crowd were trying to tell the security guards who he was, but they didn't listen and continued to struggle with him. Finally, the band stopped and Dave came out from behind the drumset and all of the band members just stood there watching all of this. Finally with the music stopped and one of the guitarists speaking into the microphone about who he was, the guards finally relented and let him go. The band went back to playing and Eddie dropped down to the crowd below, who promptly cowd-surfed him to the front of the stage. Crazy thing to see.

  • @kirkgiles4136
    @kirkgiles4136 4 роки тому +1503

    I was at the show in San Diego for that first climb that he was talking about at the start beginning of the video...everyone was wondering where’s he going, then is he gonna fall, then holy shit he’s singing from the light fixture 20feet above the crowd...it was the greatest thing I’d ever seen! Then Nirvana and the Chili Peppers were up next....one of the best nights of my life

    • @cascoporro3949
      @cascoporro3949 4 роки тому +56

      Holy shit thats awesome

    • @kirkgiles4136
      @kirkgiles4136 4 роки тому +33

      @@cascoporro3949 it truly was one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen

    • @cabbage385
      @cabbage385 4 роки тому +27

      @@kirkgiles4136 I envy you man

    • @mrupert22
      @mrupert22 4 роки тому +9

      Was security pissed?

    • @Jasons_Arcade_PLUS
      @Jasons_Arcade_PLUS 4 роки тому +15

      Simply incredible! Glad you got to be a part of history.

  • @AbesBigDayOut
    @AbesBigDayOut 5 років тому +1829

    It's amazing he's not dead, but to be fair it's pretty hard to see scaffolding and not want to climb it

    • @mercedes_nuts
      @mercedes_nuts 4 роки тому +41

      Yeah, he's still alive

    • @Johnsmith69448
      @Johnsmith69448 4 роки тому +31

      @@mercedes_nuts but does he deserve to be?

    • @mercedes_nuts
      @mercedes_nuts 4 роки тому +45

      @@Johnsmith69448 Is that the question?

    • @Nameonly67
      @Nameonly67 4 роки тому +3

      I know right, I bet he would of been good at rock climbing

    • @Johnsmith69448
      @Johnsmith69448 4 роки тому +30

      AND IF SO, IF SO
      WHO ANSWERS?
      WHO ANSWERS?

  • @ashlandstationmusic
    @ashlandstationmusic 3 роки тому +175

    Imagine him as a toddler, scary.

  • @stunter2875
    @stunter2875 2 роки тому +64

    Stage hands and crew deserve so much credit for keeping him as safe as they possibly could, even though they couldn't control him

  • @garystefan3995
    @garystefan3995 4 роки тому +1129

    If he couldn't sing he'd be the best lighting rig guy on the planet.

    • @signalstatic8628
      @signalstatic8628 3 роки тому +13

      and thats the truth right there

    • @STV-H4H
      @STV-H4H 2 роки тому +33

      I was a lighting tech in Seattle years prior and through this era, several of the riggers at one of the companies that lighted most of the Seattle shows were mountain and rock climbers.
      None did the scary shit Eddie did.
      Amazing to see him doing these feats. Also amazing that the band played on and watched.
      These days I imagine insurance riders have very specific wording stating EDDIE IS PROHIBITED FROM CLIMBING ABOVE THE STAGE. EDDIE IS ALLOWED TO ONLY CLIMB TO THE STAGE DECK!

    • @boejudden9011
      @boejudden9011 2 роки тому

      "If"...

    • @user-sk9qk8ut5b
      @user-sk9qk8ut5b Рік тому +1

      Unlike josh😞😞 if ykyk

    • @84furqan
      @84furqan Рік тому +1

      Like…… Josh? 🤣

  • @sillythygoose
    @sillythygoose 4 роки тому +3127

    imagine if he died. All the main grunge front men died from overdoses and suicide, and then there's Eddie, died doing parkour.

    • @RAAZR-
      @RAAZR- 3 роки тому +57

      Instead he died by becoming a SJW

    • @Shakedown1969
      @Shakedown1969 3 роки тому +313

      @@RAAZR- u thought a SoCal surfer dude was gonna be super conservative?

    • @CourtTV.
      @CourtTV. 3 роки тому +8

      Other ones were murdered ( gematria effect news) zach author of two books . His old blog mostly talks about kurt

    • @zoda5898
      @zoda5898 3 роки тому +56

      @@BigMacSoss u gotta love someone with that username trying to talk about the "white genocide"

    • @city_of_puppets2601
      @city_of_puppets2601 3 роки тому +83

      Gotta love how you guys need any excuse to go all political, talking about being conservative or liberal, like you're any better.
      You guys seriously need to get your shit together and just learn to enjoy.
      But then again that's my opinion, still not hating on anyone.

  • @jecapeca
    @jecapeca 4 роки тому +734

    "O-o-ooh I, oo-ooh, I'm still alive"!

    • @fanosoX
      @fanosoX 4 роки тому +19

      Yeayeah I, ohhhhhh yeah I’m fuckin high

    • @jecapeca
      @jecapeca 4 роки тому +3

      @@fanosoX Yup! That, too! 😁

    • @LikeSomeDude
      @LikeSomeDude 3 роки тому +3

      Ok that’s hilarious

  • @elissahoran1130
    @elissahoran1130 10 місяців тому +22

    11:07 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!When he went down the microphone wire, that was just iconic !!!!!!!!!!!!
    There will never ever be anything like Eddie Vedder !!!!!!!!!!!!!
    In the early 90's I was working in NY and would come home to NJ to go to City Gardens. There was nothing bigger than Pearl Jam and Nirvana. Everyone was talking about Kurt and Eddie. When I hear their music, it takes me back to then, the happiest time of my life !!!!!!! We worked hard, partied hard, and got up the next day and worked hard again !!!!!!!!! It was the end of what would become the last of the best times ever !!!!!!!!!! Thank you Eddie and Pearl Jam !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @nicolei9876
      @nicolei9876 Місяць тому

      Agree!! Takes me back big time..best of the last good times

  • @jackedkerouac4414
    @jackedkerouac4414 3 роки тому +381

    I respect Vedder for being a true friend to the Chili Peppers. Anthony Kiedis promised the Dalai Lama to do the Free Tibet concert but they lost their time slot due to some scheduling error. This crushed Kiedis but Vedder told the promoters to split Pearl Jam's time with RHCP or else he'd drop out. They relented and Kiedis was able to keep his word. That's being a true friend

    • @karenharrison1212
      @karenharrison1212 2 роки тому +4

      That’s awesome ❤️

    • @mvramos
      @mvramos 2 роки тому

      So you’re saying EV and PJ would go back on their word - i.e. the contract with the promoter - so that AK could keep his word, and that THAT is being a true friend? Interesting opinion.

    • @jackedkerouac4414
      @jackedkerouac4414 2 роки тому +8

      @@mvramos I guess the promoters felt they can't go wrong with both Pearl Jam and RHCP in one slot, and Vedder was willing to share the time - which yes, is a selfless act. AK's book didn't go into detail on contractual info

    • @Garf2O
      @Garf2O 2 роки тому +16

      @@mvramos ignoring the fact that if the promoter did their job correctly to begin with RCHP would have never lost their time slot due to an error and the whole situation would have been avoided, but go ahead and make your point.

    • @mvramos
      @mvramos 2 роки тому +1

      @@Garf2O you seem to be assuming that the scheduling error was caused by the promoter. Any evidence to substantiate this view?

  • @the_original_Bilb_Ono
    @the_original_Bilb_Ono 4 роки тому +1266

    Imagine the adrenaline he must have been feeling not only climbing this, while rock plays, but hundreds of people watching and cheering. Mustve felt electric

    • @jeffkerr807
      @jeffkerr807 3 роки тому +23

      Thousands

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 3 роки тому +8

      i would have let him land flat on the concrete if he tried flipping down 20 ft on me .

    • @jeffkerr807
      @jeffkerr807 3 роки тому +21

      Hes pretty lucky not to have slipped or lost his grip. Surely hed be dead or crippled.

    • @rumtum99
      @rumtum99 2 роки тому +2

      I couldn’t even imagine how good it felt

    • @DavidBrackett385
      @DavidBrackett385 2 роки тому +12

      Epic peak 90’s. Can we get a golf clap for all the stage builders.

  • @libertygates4944
    @libertygates4944 5 років тому +6352

    Other grunge musicians were doing heroin, Eddie was doing CrossFit

    • @borealmat1889
      @borealmat1889 4 роки тому +241

      Calisthenics

    • @3rdwarddove
      @3rdwarddove 4 роки тому +32

      LMFAOOO

    • @lowpassfilter9569
      @lowpassfilter9569 4 роки тому +131

      It is still a wonder he is still alive :)

    • @ThatGirlisTHAT
      @ThatGirlisTHAT 4 роки тому +47

      @@lowpassfilter9569 it's a blessing to us all!

    • @jecapeca
      @jecapeca 4 роки тому +94

      Well, heroin probably helped Eddie to make those decisions!😁

  • @neliort
    @neliort 4 роки тому +683

    This makes me nervous 27 years later

    • @christinepeck3098
      @christinepeck3098 4 роки тому +10

      Me too

    • @NK-bz9wb
      @NK-bz9wb 3 роки тому +8

      Lol , everytime I see hysteric parents yelling at their kid to GET DOWN FROM THERE or on a THAT'S DANGEROUS rant I always thought "sheesh they're kids they're practically unbreakable/ heal rather impressively" , but watching Eddie I get what you mean

    • @Krmyas
      @Krmyas 4 місяці тому +1

      I hate being so stupid knowing he is alive today, and these are old vids, but STILL getting worried about him!! 😂😂

  • @gregoryirwin263
    @gregoryirwin263 3 роки тому +44

    Seeing this is like being wrapped in a warm 90s blanket of comfort and memories

  • @mariemarquez2480
    @mariemarquez2480 3 роки тому +84

    His last climb in 2014. Clearly out of breath and older, glad he did it when he was younger it was awesome to see him do it live. ❤️

    • @RockOfVictory
      @RockOfVictory 2 роки тому +7

      I wonder if that really was his last climb...

  • @fidan2fast
    @fidan2fast 4 роки тому +1018

    What made you climb that high?
    *chuckles*
    Yes I was high

    • @DeltaKT
      @DeltaKT 4 роки тому +8

      Hahaha

    • @jennydeering6198
      @jennydeering6198 3 роки тому +3

      What a pocket rocket. You had to have a real trust in your fans back then.Still sounded good upside down. That was our Eddie 😍

    • @fbicappuccino
      @fbicappuccino 2 роки тому +8

      the funny thing is, eddie never did drugs

    • @fidan2fast
      @fidan2fast 2 роки тому +2

      @@fbicappuccino really? Never? Not even once?... Like... Really?

    • @persephonehughes9959
      @persephonehughes9959 Рік тому +7

      @@fbicappuccinoI’m pretty sure he was a stoner in the 90s. In fact, if I remember correctly, there’s a shot in Pearl Jam 20 where he takes a hit from a weed pipe and tries to hide it from the camera man haha

  • @CourtyardPigeon
    @CourtyardPigeon 4 роки тому +229

    that's some core strength in those early climbs

  • @Bunke09
    @Bunke09 4 роки тому +202

    I was at the Drop In The Park 1992 free show at Magnuson park in Seattle where he was able to toss his corded mic over the scaffolding and lower himself down after he finished the song hanging upside down by his legs. As an also rock climber at the time I understood where he was coming from.

    • @BearInMindMedia
      @BearInMindMedia  4 роки тому +32

      Man... that must have been insane to witness right in front of you! I bet no-one was expecting anything like that haha

  • @roddydykes7053
    @roddydykes7053 3 роки тому +294

    Imagine seeing that lineup in the early 90s, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and RHCP. Some of the best groups ever formed by a wide margin

    • @randybabin2498
      @randybabin2498 3 роки тому +27

      I went to Lollapalooza 92' in New Orleans. Lineup was RHCP, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins and many others. Unfortunately never had the chance to see Nirvana

    • @elnino4306
      @elnino4306 3 роки тому +8

      AIC

    • @maxxxmodelz4061
      @maxxxmodelz4061 3 роки тому +8

      I'd throw in some Alice In Chains and Soundgarden too, but yeah that's the Holy Trinity back then.

    • @PONY3113
      @PONY3113 2 роки тому

      ALICE IN CHAINS!!!! but. RHCP? NAH.PFFFT

    • @cobblerama
      @cobblerama 2 роки тому +2

      Saw them all a few times. The 90's lollapalooza shows were incredible. Also Radiohead, first time I heard 100,000 people singing every single word to every single song, it was amazing and hypnotic.
      Great shows back then. And most tickets under $40.

  • @teresaquappe2228
    @teresaquappe2228 Рік тому +53

    He was high on life. He was wildely nuts for those antics.

    • @BarnoRenfro
      @BarnoRenfro 27 днів тому

      He keeps rocking in a free world

  • @jsoule1980
    @jsoule1980 4 роки тому +616

    For such a soft-spoken chill guy, he’s fucking wild. Everything about Eddie is so desirable.

    • @onlyredones
      @onlyredones 4 роки тому +26

      Yes, EVERYTHING about him. Love Eddie Vedder!

    • @yakuza2123
      @yakuza2123 4 роки тому +15

      My kok's called eddy 💦

    • @andymacdougal
      @andymacdougal 4 роки тому +22

      Except his politics

    • @onlyredones
      @onlyredones 4 роки тому +61

      @@andymacdougal Well, if his politics bother you, there are plenty of Ted Nugent videos you might like. Eddie Vedder is the best.

    • @chrisnichols9187
      @chrisnichols9187 4 роки тому +1

      Not really he was more of a poser in the grunge era more than being really wild

  • @Ilovepearljam
    @Ilovepearljam 4 роки тому +66

    Just found out Tarzan was in a band and made good music...lots of love and thank u for the memories back in 95 in Singapore Mr Vedder

  • @joandrumz3176
    @joandrumz3176 4 роки тому +201

    This makes me cry, for whatever reason, I just wish to have been there, makes me feel nostalgic for things I never was alive for

    • @jamesjamison9880
      @jamesjamison9880 4 роки тому +7

      You get to enjoy social distancing

    • @jaxonmoon9815
      @jaxonmoon9815 4 роки тому +6

      You and me both, 98 was far too late for me. I'd give just about anything to go back.

    • @joandrumz3176
      @joandrumz3176 4 роки тому +13

      @@jaxonmoon9815 I'm 05, and was way too late for everything. Found out about grunge bout 3 years ago, when Chris Cornell had just died. Was even too late to have known Chris alive. Sometimes I just wish I would have been born in the 70s, would've been the best time to be born.

    • @perrip2355
      @perrip2355 4 роки тому +1

      ‘97 for me

    • @paulnovak833
      @paulnovak833 4 роки тому +14

      Live in the moment. Today is tomorrow's yesterday

  • @santiagoarias50
    @santiagoarias50 2 роки тому +43

    As a boulder climber, I can tell his skills are solid af.

  • @ronsuper100
    @ronsuper100 10 місяців тому +6

    Amazing that, Eddie was the one of the big 4 to still be alive. I respect him.

  • @metalmassacre3144
    @metalmassacre3144 4 роки тому +229

    The fact that he's the only grunge legend still alive and could've died so many times climbing those damn stages. I'm glad he's alive though

    • @youssefmalak4504
      @youssefmalak4504 2 роки тому +10

      Oh I, I, Im still alive

    • @NademTwo
      @NademTwo 2 роки тому +3

      @@youssefmalak4504 Is there something wrong? he said... of course there is

  • @jdog4534
    @jdog4534 4 роки тому +342

    He must have murdered at the hot lava game as a kid, huh?

  • @stevenzakarevicis9587
    @stevenzakarevicis9587 4 роки тому +722

    Damn,Eddie was pretty strong,
    Thats not easy climbing along like that,
    Awesome 🤘

    • @y_0886
      @y_0886 4 роки тому +63

      I was thinking the same he was strong as hell hahaha is fucking hard to maintain your own weight only by the arms hahah glad he never seriously hurt himself lol

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 4 роки тому +28

      Yeah! He’s a pretty good climber...!🤔😁

    • @tupac1971ever
      @tupac1971ever 3 роки тому +6

      I saw a SGT while I was in the Army do something like that, we all got nervous and put our bags full of our clothes under where he would have fell if he fucked up, thankfully he didn't.

    • @AbbyNormal777
      @AbbyNormal777 3 роки тому

      No shit..

    • @thespeedofchillax6691
      @thespeedofchillax6691 3 роки тому +8

      surfing keeps a man alive, it is the source.....

  • @Gwyn1stborn
    @Gwyn1stborn 3 роки тому +22

    Man i used to climb everything as a teen but now heights make me sick. So much respect for this man

  • @jacquiventurini7877
    @jacquiventurini7877 3 роки тому +32

    God I miss those days of pure youth, energy and randomness....Eddie will always bring me back there in my mind ❤

  • @bobpowers9637
    @bobpowers9637 3 роки тому +81

    11:46 the crowd cheers as eddie didn’t die

  • @samdrury2896
    @samdrury2896 4 роки тому +145

    I’m kind of obsessed with watching a Eddie climb, and to think there’s so many climbs and dives that weren’t caught on film. I’ve seen countless pictures of Eddie climbing that I just cannot find video for. I think they should release all the old footage of their early show’s, they were all taped. His climbs were insane, especially during the 1992 Lollapalooza festival!

    • @BearInMindMedia
      @BearInMindMedia  4 роки тому +21

      Yes I agree! Even though it seems like a lot, this compilation doesn't even include every single climb he's ever done, only the ones I could find! There should be a lot more footage out there somewhere

    • @Azznbad
      @Azznbad Рік тому

      Most of this isn't band footage. In the early days it was likely rare for the band to video a show. I know relatively big bands of the early 80s didn't record a lot of their own stuff.

    • @samdrury2896
      @samdrury2896 Рік тому

      @@Azznbad they had a dude who did their merch in the early days who would regularly film their shows. Watch 25 years of Alive the early years have some rare raw footage. Same with their Twenty doc, the dude himself is interviewed. Hopefully one day more cool footage will see the light of day properly

  • @samdrury2896
    @samdrury2896 4 роки тому +502

    It’s sucks that about 70% of his climbs weren’t caught on film :(

    • @xsystem1
      @xsystem1 3 роки тому +53

      back in the day video cams and tapes are expensive, thanks to phone cameras we got now we can record everything

    • @NK-bz9wb
      @NK-bz9wb 3 роки тому +36

      But also, think of going to a PJ concert and only TALKING about HEARING that the singer climbs the riga and shit, but never actually seeing it til you see it with your own eyes :D

    • @toujibrain946
      @toujibrain946 3 роки тому +27

      Concerts without phones were better though

    • @maxxxmodelz4061
      @maxxxmodelz4061 3 роки тому +15

      Ah, the days before everyone in the crowd had smart phones. It's a shame for stuff like this, but overall concerts were more awesome back then because everyone was just in the moment and the music. The less gear you had the worry about the more fun you had.

    • @dikenlikalp
      @dikenlikalp 2 роки тому +9

      Yes. I have seen him still doing it in 1996, in İstanbul concert. He asked us "should I jump?" several times.
      I just finished the video and saw a 2014 climb. Wow.

  • @elissahoran1130
    @elissahoran1130 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for posting this video !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @MH3GL
    @MH3GL 3 роки тому +234

    As a climber, I can tell you Eddie has some serious upper body strength. Would love to see him on a rock face. 🤙

    • @maxxxmodelz4061
      @maxxxmodelz4061 3 роки тому +12

      I guess. But Eddie didn't have much weight to lift. He's a very small guy, and back then he prob only weighed like 135lbs.

    • @nondescriptbeing5944
      @nondescriptbeing5944 2 роки тому +35

      @@maxxxmodelz4061 I've always thought practical muscle like that is more impressive than people who can only pick up a heavy weight and drop it

    • @brad5983
      @brad5983 2 роки тому

      @@maxxxmodelz4061 you do it then 🤣🤡 he would also hang with one hand. Haters gonna hate

    • @ThePhobos100
      @ThePhobos100 2 роки тому

      I don't think he will be doing now, he is aging

    • @thestormlscoming
      @thestormlscoming 2 роки тому +1

      @@maxxxmodelz4061 no way he weighed that little

  • @militarymisfit
    @militarymisfit 4 роки тому +51

    You can see him flash back in time when he looks up. That's so awesome.

    • @J155P
      @J155P 3 роки тому +1

      I bet a lot of folks think you're awesome.

  • @bochafish
    @bochafish 4 роки тому +16

    Lalapalooza 92 at alpine valley Wisconsin was my first concert. He climed all the way to the top, and that place is huge.

  • @digiprez77
    @digiprez77 4 роки тому +83

    I had a friend in college who used to climb all kinds of buildings and stuff when we were out partying. Always drove me crazy. He was a rock climber, so he had skills, but he was usually drunk. Then one day he fell almost 40ft. He was trying to get from a column to the roof of a 3 story building and slipped. Luckily he was able to aim for a big bush and only broke his arm besides being all scraped up. If he had hit the concrete steps that were a few feet away that would have been it for sure. When I saw him slip I realized the saying "my heart stopped" was really a thing. There were probably ten of us there watching and we all thought he was going to die. He was laughing as we helped him out of the bush. All the girls were crying.

    • @RoastyPotato
      @RoastyPotato 4 роки тому +1

      Wow, that’s sounds jarring af. Glad to hear he got lucky.

    • @digiprez77
      @digiprez77 4 роки тому +1

      @@RoastyPotato Yeah, we had actually already lost one of our crew over the summer to a drug overdose so it would have been double bad...

    • @RoastyPotato
      @RoastyPotato 4 роки тому +1

      @@digiprez77 Oosh, heavy. Sounds like y'all were living loose.

    • @RoastyPotato
      @RoastyPotato 4 роки тому +1

      @@digiprez77 hope all good now, big love dude

    • @digiprez77
      @digiprez77 4 роки тому +1

      @@RoastyPotato Nah, not that loose, he went home for the summer and it happened there. We knew he had some past issues but we kept him in line at school for the most part. His hometown friends were bad news though. He went missing for a few days and then they found him in the woods behind his house.

  • @LoveNature197
    @LoveNature197 Місяць тому +1

    I'm so glad that Eddie is still alive and make music.saw PJ a few times live. Love the music sind 30 years. TEN is still in my playlist. Masterpiece.

  • @Squidiot
    @Squidiot 4 роки тому +43

    I was at Drop in the Park and watched him do that in the rain. Still the coolest thing I’ve ever seen in any concert,

  • @houndhog4886
    @houndhog4886 3 роки тому +15

    Pearl Jam Shows are a major part of my early adult life. I can’t thank them enough for all the epic memories.

  • @silvamiguelr
    @silvamiguelr 4 роки тому +36

    I remember an interview from other PJ members some years ago where they spoke about Eddie's climb. Someone said "The very first time I saw him climbing I could only think: We just took off and we might be loosing him due to a fall and all goes down the drain... "

  • @traceydelfs2657
    @traceydelfs2657 11 місяців тому +4

    As a teen in the 90’s Eddie was my biggest crush. 42yo and still a Pearl Jam fan. Glad hes one of the few still alive.

  • @pl1guru
    @pl1guru 3 роки тому +6

    Saw Eddie Vedder do this at a concert at the Aloha Tower in Honolulu back around 91 or 92. Freaked everybody out when he started climbing scaffolding like it was nothing.

  • @shamm249
    @shamm249 4 роки тому +34

    This guy had some core strength by the end of this tour, holy shit!

  • @SongWhisperer
    @SongWhisperer 3 роки тому +183

    Imagine putting your life in the hands of a coax cable, the guy is truly a legend.

    • @johnhammond9962
      @johnhammond9962 2 роки тому +11

      I trust coax cables. - Chip Douglas

    • @SongWhisperer
      @SongWhisperer 2 роки тому +1

      @@johnhammond9962 • He was part Monkee, he didn’t know any better.

    • @travis2950
      @travis2950 2 роки тому +2

      @@SongWhisperer It’s evolution baby!

    • @SongWhisperer
      @SongWhisperer 2 роки тому

      @@travis2950 • LoL 😂.

    • @blakfloyd
      @blakfloyd 2 роки тому +10

      Actually, that MIGHT be an XLR cable. I don't think coaxial is used for mic cables but by all means someone correct me if I'm wrong.

  • @quoththeraven3985
    @quoththeraven3985 4 роки тому +15

    I feel so blessed to have been a teenager in the last days of RocknRoll, thx Eddie
    We didn't know it at the time, but this was our Woodstock, the era to which all other era's were measured.
    I seen Soundgarden again, just before brother Chris was called home, I must......We Must Have 1 More Great Festival.
    "Those pits were all Love" we were safe we were one man! Faaaawwwwk I'm old lol

  • @elizabethortiz-schwartz7376
    @elizabethortiz-schwartz7376 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for putting all these clips together. Eddie…..Respect.

  • @damagedbug8848
    @damagedbug8848 2 роки тому +16

    During a Pearl jam show in the UK in 2016 i remember Eddie went to climb the side, got a bit of the way up, looked up and with a clear nod said "actually, no.." and came back down. I don't know if he was told not to do it or if he saw something unsafe and declined. Either way theres lots of pros and cons, okay i didnt get to see him climb but it was still an honour to be at the show he probably technically (or not) did his last climb, maybe..

    • @UreksatheJade
      @UreksatheJade 11 місяців тому

      Probably felt a bit unfit and decided to tap out 😂, he's getting on in age lol

  • @billyboy7374
    @billyboy7374 4 роки тому +129

    American Ninja Warrior Eddie Vedder Edition™

  • @liamgale4561
    @liamgale4561 4 роки тому +330

    And he’s the only major 90s grunge singer left how tf did that happen?

    • @joepublic3933
      @joepublic3933 4 роки тому +109

      Some got high on drugs, he got high on scaffolding.

    • @goldenhourkodak
      @goldenhourkodak 4 роки тому +26

      Jerry Cantrell?

    • @chrisnichols9187
      @chrisnichols9187 4 роки тому +7

      Because he put on an act while the other ones was really doing their thing

    • @bodhi6769
      @bodhi6769 4 роки тому +26

      Other grange singers were doing heroin he was doing crossfit

    • @rylanhudson9319
      @rylanhudson9319 4 роки тому +35

      Eddie blew minds, others decided to blow their own...

  • @biff022
    @biff022 4 роки тому +26

    The dude helping out at 11:44 is really an action figure called “90’s Man.” You pull a string in his back and he says, “90’s, man.”

  • @SandyCheeks68
    @SandyCheeks68 3 роки тому +4

    I have to say, this was a pretty fucking awesome collaboration! Thanks for sharing this! So good! I was rocking back and forth with the crowd when Eddie was swinging back and forth on some kind of rope or cable! Lol!

  • @robdixson196
    @robdixson196 2 роки тому +24

    This guy has the makings of a world class athlete, as well as amazing artistic ability. I find it impossible not to admire him, and also be a bit jealous of him.

    • @aunch3
      @aunch3 Рік тому +2

      He never had the making of a varsity athlete. Small hands, that’s his problem.

    • @robdixson196
      @robdixson196 7 місяців тому +3

      @@aunch3 I see what you did there uncle junior:))

  • @mikeblaz
    @mikeblaz 5 років тому +190

    I suck with heights so my palms were sweating watching this....

    • @fyratvanoll3497
      @fyratvanoll3497 4 роки тому

      My whole body was sweaty when watching this

    • @the_original_Bilb_Ono
      @the_original_Bilb_Ono 4 роки тому +1

      Im fine with heights and work on sketchy swaying scaffolding sometimes 30+ high and i was sweating watching.

    • @rollinstoned6311
      @rollinstoned6311 3 роки тому

      @@the_original_Bilb_Ono 30 meters or feet..?

  • @kevnicholas4761
    @kevnicholas4761 4 роки тому +14

    I was lucky enough to be at the Newcastle show featured in this video and even caught Eddie when he dived. I'll never forget there was about a dozen people waiting outside the venue and this small, scruffy looking guy comes out to talk to us all personally. We all though he must have been a roadie due to his accent. It wasn't until the band came out, we realized it was Eddie himself that came out to greet us.

    • @BearInMindMedia
      @BearInMindMedia  4 роки тому +6

      Now that is one hell of a story, sick! Those earlier days sound amazing, you could just walk up and talk with the guys

    • @tamarahorn1506
      @tamarahorn1506 2 роки тому

      I heard Eddie tell an interviewer early on in his career that he was 6'2" then. I wouldn't call that a small guy

    • @kevnicholas4761
      @kevnicholas4761 2 роки тому +3

      @@tamarahorn1506 Eddie is 5' 7"/ 169cm

    • @tamarahorn1506
      @tamarahorn1506 2 роки тому

      @@kevnicholas4761 thanks for the reply. If was wrong I apologize. And by the way, you are sooo Lucky to have experienced Eddie's dive. You actually touched him !!!!. I am so jealous.

    • @janetcarr4487
      @janetcarr4487 Рік тому +1

      @@tamarahorn1506 Eddie is tiny - like a little cat with a big voice climbing all over things.

  • @heythereitsjustmyopinion
    @heythereitsjustmyopinion 4 роки тому +72

    No one performs with this reckless abandon anymore. Long live Eddie!

    • @rockstariii5336
      @rockstariii5336 3 роки тому +2

      This was also the last decade of good music.. US of course

    • @dead0ntime
      @dead0ntime Рік тому +1

      Never seen Greg Puciato during the Dillinger Escape Plan?

  • @davidhernandez-dg3rf
    @davidhernandez-dg3rf 3 роки тому +5

    He did one sometime in Austin at the city coliseum when they opened up for smashing pumpkins and the chili peps. I became a life long fan that day!

  • @dwiganstube
    @dwiganstube 2 роки тому +23

    Unique front-man indeed. That first climb was sketchy to say the least. Glad he made it through to bless us with more music.

  • @markmcgill1972
    @markmcgill1972 4 роки тому +36

    It was like he had a death wish in them days best band with the best rock performer still to this day. Legend 🎤

  • @andrewcee1399
    @andrewcee1399 4 роки тому +39

    My hands got sweaty watching him doing this

  • @kellybarthel8060
    @kellybarthel8060 2 роки тому +3

    In '92 saw them during the ten tour in Hawaii, great show, played two nights, I was at first show and Eddie climbed on up was a solid 20 feet up in this amphitheater. The crowd telling to go on and drop so he did and in an instant it was only him and green grass. It took him a solid 5 to ten minutes to finally make it back to the stage. Still finished out strong. Really great show. My friends that went the second night says he did not drop the next night.

  • @marywinnifred9242
    @marywinnifred9242 3 роки тому +3

    First UK gig at The Riverside in Newcastle, he did a complete circuit of the ( admittedly small) club without touching the floor.

  • @matthewrzeszutko5601
    @matthewrzeszutko5601 3 роки тому +13

    I like how there's a whole stage diving guitar riff they play every time he pulls his shenanigans.

    • @joejohnson273
      @joejohnson273 5 місяців тому

      He used to do it during the solo section of the song “Porch” that’s why it’s always the same song.

  • @bellahoughton84
    @bellahoughton84 3 роки тому +11

    I was 14 at my first Pearl Jam show in 1992. Kansas University. He climbed waaaaaaay high

  • @evonne315
    @evonne315 4 роки тому +8

    Thank you for the reminder to keep climbing, do what calls to you to do!! Eddie still got it too, thank you for all the years of music and inspiration 💖

  • @moussetache1815
    @moussetache1815 3 роки тому +3

    I'm re-discovering Pearl Jam these days. My four year old boy is mesmeriezd by the Even Flow video. I am as well. The editing is really nice, but yeah it's all about Eddie going full ape!

  • @Johan-on-Youtube
    @Johan-on-Youtube Рік тому +2

    I was at Drop in the Park in '92 in Seattle. I was one of the kids that caught him when he stage dove. Great time. Cyprus Hill opened by throwing bags of weed into the crowd! It was the first of three Pearl Jam concerts I saw. I didn't know until now that he climbed at more than just my show. What a beast.

  • @dafunkycanuck
    @dafunkycanuck 2 роки тому +1

    I saw him do this at Lollapalooza, Molson Park in Barrie, Ontario, July 18, 1992.

  • @nphillips5223
    @nphillips5223 4 роки тому +18

    Pound for pound the strongest human being I've ever seen in my life. Pretty good singer too.

  • @LikeSomeDude
    @LikeSomeDude 3 роки тому +7

    GodDAMN! Pearl Jam are fucking great live! I’ve seen them seven times since the early nineties. Seeing this now fills me with the same excitement I felt watching him then. What has happened to modern music?!

  • @jamessharp9790
    @jamessharp9790 3 роки тому +5

    One of the GOAT bands with one of the best front man and vocalist ever. Then he starts climbing and jumping off . Crazy epic.

  • @robforrest2069
    @robforrest2069 2 роки тому +2

    I'm in the crowd right near where he lands at the Lollapalooza concert in Miami. His dive at the 10:11 mark. Doesn't look that high in the video, but he was way up there! He was definitely nuts back then! it was hot as hell at that show too. Miami in the middle of summer! Whew!

  • @noxcorvus93
    @noxcorvus93 2 роки тому +5

    Saw the tour Vitalogy 1st time they came to Australia. Epic show, can't recall if he climbed though 🤔. I think his surfing background might have given him what he needed for these climbs. Definitely a strong core.
    Side note, I was at a tribute band show, The Doors Experience or something, and some dude tripping balls decided to climb the rigging. He got to the top, about 5 metres, maybe a little more, and jumped. He got caught up in the cables, and the stage lights frame came down as 1,and stopped about a metre or so above the crowd. The only thing that stopped it crashing onto everyone was that the frame got tangled in the cables too. So close to many casualties. Will never forget that night.

  • @paranoidgal3802
    @paranoidgal3802 4 роки тому +20

    1:55 Stone Gossard is down there playing his guitar and looking at Eddie like -duuuude...

  • @PtyYouTube
    @PtyYouTube 4 роки тому +32

    Vedder doing those climbs was epic in rock n roll history. Soemthing very Jim Morrisonesque
    He had big balls. That was life or death

  • @raddderz
    @raddderz 4 роки тому +87

    He cheated death early in life so death gave up on him thats why he's still alive today

  • @virginiaknighten4687
    @virginiaknighten4687 3 роки тому +11

    The man’s a great athlete...I’m sure that his surfing had his muscles all toned up...And his playing basketball when ever he could kept his beautiful body in shape!

  • @kezzstone7819
    @kezzstone7819 2 роки тому +9

    Hats off to the boys for still playing whilst their singer and brother went off like that👌

  • @timmynator8036
    @timmynator8036 4 роки тому +70

    Lmaooo his "eEuAuUgH I caN sEe yoU aLL " at 10:49 always kills me 🤣🤣

  • @nikosmak388
    @nikosmak388 4 роки тому +8

    Good work mate and amazing stuff 💪 from Eddie. He also climbed in Athens 2006😉 and i m sure in other concerts also.
    Keep on...

  • @dyanalynn6698
    @dyanalynn6698 4 роки тому +62

    Their insurance carrier be like:🤦🏻‍♀️ Another PJ tour this summer

  • @darkswan80
    @darkswan80 3 роки тому +7

    David Lee Roth was probably the first rock singer to do stageclimbing in the '80s but Eddie Vedder took it to another level !

  • @RobOlshin
    @RobOlshin Рік тому +3

    The one I saw wasn’t in this video, it was the 2nd Lollapalooza, summer of 1992 in Chicago. He climbed way way way high, we seriously thought we might watch him die. It’s great to see these videos because through the years I’ve told people about it and they think I’m exaggerating when I describe how insanely high it was

  • @denisefreitas6727
    @denisefreitas6727 4 роки тому +22

    Eddie is amazing! Love him! ❤️

  • @Natalie-ox7xm
    @Natalie-ox7xm 4 роки тому +82

    The athleticism it took to do this shit is amazingly impressive... I don't know that pro athletes could climb up structures the way he did! Here's another thing, rappers are trying to do this now at their shows but they don't know how to land right and people are getting really badly injured at those shows. "Dj Aoki" or whatever landed on this girl and literally broke her neck. She was ok after medical treatment but i'm pretty sure he got sued for that and rightly so. Don't fucking do it if you don't know how to do it properly.

    • @BearInMindMedia
      @BearInMindMedia  4 роки тому +19

      Eddie probably did have some sort of method to his madness I guess haha, especially considering those rappers you're talking about! Don't go breaking people's necks, jesus

    • @Natalie-ox7xm
      @Natalie-ox7xm 4 роки тому +20

      @@BearInMindMedia LoL ! well if you watch he turned so he landed on his back into the crowd, These morons are jumping feet first into a crowd. Of course someone will take the brunt of that landing. There were never any injuries or lawsuits with Pearl Jam , it would have been big news. I can't remember who else but someone did it at a rap show and I think ended up paralysed from jumping off a balcony. Everybody moved and the guy hit the floor. Its just not applicable to that genre In my opinion.

    • @leekeeho543
      @leekeeho543 4 роки тому +6

      @@Natalie-ox7xm let's not forget that those different times and different crowds, ofc jumping feet first is dumb but also back then the intensity of the show and the hype of the crowd was so up there that ppl would head bang the rest of the concert with a broken neck anyway

    • @joepublic3933
      @joepublic3933 4 роки тому +8

      @@leekeeho543 Yeah, if anything gets dislocated a good mosh will put it back in place. Works every time.

    • @leekeeho543
      @leekeeho543 4 роки тому +16

      @@joepublic3933 90's low budget chiropractic

  • @jermyhopkisn9654
    @jermyhopkisn9654 4 роки тому +499

    There's an alternate timeline where Eddie Vedder fell to his death in the early 90's

    • @gonzaoesterheld239
      @gonzaoesterheld239 4 роки тому +74

      Aparently theres like a dozen of timelines where Eddie Vedder fells to his death lol

    • @johnconnor3246
      @johnconnor3246 3 роки тому +58

      And where kurt didn't shoot himself.

    • @evancain4906
      @evancain4906 3 роки тому +61

      And where Layne didn’t overdose

    • @stormcloakguard8521
      @stormcloakguard8521 3 роки тому +52

      And where Justin Bieber was not born

    • @valentin1361
      @valentin1361 3 роки тому +54

      And where Chris Cornell didn't commit suicide

  • @ThisFace
    @ThisFace Рік тому +1

    Even though I’m literally watching him looking back at the moment, it still makes me ick. Very glad he made it out alive.

  • @tylerramos7633
    @tylerramos7633 2 роки тому +26

    His upper body and core strength is insane

  • @rockstariii5336
    @rockstariii5336 3 роки тому +14

    Not only did Eddie drop the mic he climbed down damn the cord. Classic!

  • @Perfection_Personified
    @Perfection_Personified 4 роки тому +23

    The entire world is this man's playground.

  • @optiontahoe
    @optiontahoe 2 роки тому +4

    This video is awesome! However I don’t see footage from when Pearl Jam opened up for The Smashing Pumpkins and the Chili Peppers @ Memorial Auditorium (a high school gym) in Burlington Vermont, fall of 92. EV did a huge speaker dive after crawling through the rafters. Never seen anything like that before or since. Legendary stuff. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Have told friends about it, now they can see what I was talking about.

  • @connielynnchadwick5582
    @connielynnchadwick5582 2 роки тому +3

    He was the only performer I saw live (8 times!) who actually scared me.

  • @Dartheomus
    @Dartheomus 2 роки тому +4

    I bet his record label loved seeing all that potential money swinging by a single microphone cable. Crazy! I remember going to a concert by the Nixons in the mid 90s. The lead singer (Zac Maloy) climbed up a huge stack of speakers. He was probably 30 feet up when the whole stack started swaying. If he stayed on, the stack would have fell, so he bailed and landed in the crowd. Amazingly enough, they caught him! It was pavement below, so he thanked them for saving his life and kept going with the show. Amazing...

  • @jjgjjg5935
    @jjgjjg5935 2 роки тому

    4:49 At the Riverside, Newcastle... Was at that one! And a few days later in Bradford.