Pearl Jam hit the three-hour mark at last month's sold-out Xcel Energy Center concert. / Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune (DML - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Official bootleg of Pearl Jam's St. Paul show surfaces
Sirius XM is airing the live recording Wednesday ahead of Tuesday's on-sale date.
November 19, 2014 at 9:36PM
One of the reasons Pearl Jam has developed such a diehard fan base over the past two decades: Twin Cities fans who made it to the band's nearly three-hour performance last month at Xcel Energy Center already have the chance to relive it.
For starters, the Pearl Jam Radio station on Sirius XM satellite radio is airing the recording of the concert today, part of a day-by-day cycle in which it debuts one new concert per day off the group's latest tour. Then on Tuesday, the recording goes up for sale on the band's official bootleg site, available as a download and/or physical CDs for $17.98. Kudos to the band for not charging extra since the show lasted long enough to require a third CD.
Tuesday is also when the Moline, Ill., concert goes up for sale, where the band played its "No Code" album in its entirety. The Milwaukee gig -- with "Yield" played in full -- will go on sale Nov. 28.
Obviously, if you read our review of the surprisingly hits-filled local performance, we'd highly recommend the St. Paul bootleg. Maybe if enough of you download it, that'll help convince the band to not go eight years between Minnesota shows again.
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