WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2003
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 13
Eddie Vedder, lead singer for Pearl Jam, opens the Kansas City show with "Release." Pearl Jam played through the rain Thursday night to 7,853 soaked fans.
Brandon Baker/Kansan
CONCERTS
Rain-soaked fans rock to Pearl Jam repertoire
By Brandon Baker
bbaker@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
As the clouds burst over Pearl Jam's performance at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, rain-soaked tickets shoved deep into fans' pockets still clearly read, "Rain or Shine."
Four hours of near-torrential downpour could not keep the flood of fans away.
Pearl Jam stopped in Kansas last Thursday while touring to promote its seventh release on Epic Records, Riot Act.
Water-logged fans welcomed Pearl Jam back for its fourth concert in Kansas City, but only 7,853 people came to the18,000 capacity venue.
The band began touring in 1991 with the Red Hot Chili Peppers shortly after the release of its debut album, Ten.
Sheets of rain could not make decadelong fan Gavon Laessig, University of Kansas graduate, leave his tenth-row seat.
"The rain added a dramatic element to the show with lightning streaking across the sky," said Laessig, who is member of the band's "Ten Club." "It forced a camaraderie with the band."
Laessig said he thought Pearl Jam was impressed with the crowd's tenacity and preformed exceptionally well.
The 22-song set was short in comparison to the 30-song sets listed on the band's Web site.
Wichita resident John Martin said he had been a fan since he first saw the Alive video when he was 17. Martin said the rain put a damper on the evening, but did not affect the band's performance.
"It wasn't the best show, given the elements, but they were in touch with the crowd," Martin said.
The Kansas City show, like all the others from its current tour, is available at www.pearljambootlegs.com.
—Edited by Richard Gintowt
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