NME News

Eddie Vedder teams-up with Kings Of Leon at Lollapalooza

Kings of Leon   Oxegen festival 2007.                   Pic James Quinton

Kings of Leon Oxegen festival 2007. Pic James Quinton

Pearl Jam singer makes surprise appearance at festival

Eddie Vedder made a surprise appearance with Kings Of Leon this evening at Lollapalooza in Chicago.

The Tennessee four-piece drew a particularly large crowd for their set, which they opened with ‘Black Thumbnail’.

With all but one of the band wearing white T shirts, even Caleb’s recently short hair offered little respite from the searing temperatures as he dripped with sweat throughout the show.

Mixing it up with tracks from all three albums, they made their way through ‘Taper Jean Girl’, ‘King Of The Rodeo’, ‘My Party’ and ‘Fans’.

Following a heartfelt rendition of ‘Knocked Up’, the Pearl Jam frontman joined the Followills for the final song of their set ‘Slow Night, So Long’ during which he shared vocals with Caleb.

It was Vedder’s second surprise appearance this weekend. On Friday he joined friend Ben Harper onstage for a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Masters Of War’.

Add your comment

NME Alerts

Get NME news delivered direct to your desktop. Find out more

Please sign in

Forgot your password?

Register with MyNME

Every Tuesday

  • Breaking News stories
  • All you need to know about the week's NME magazine
  • Live, Album and Track reviews
  • Tip offs about the most important Gigs
  • All the latest NME.COM video exclusives

Every Friday

  • NME.COM's free mini-magazine
  • Gig listings for the weekend
  • All the most important Album and Track reviews
  • The week's biggest News stories
  • Competitions - with exclusive music prizes
  • plus loads more!

In The Magazine

This Week's Issue
  • The ultimate guide to the week in music
  • Agenda-setting news and fiery comment
  • Must-read interviews with the planet's hottest bands
  • Hundreds of UK gigs listed every week
  • Unrivalled access to the artists that matter
  • Subscribe today and get 1/3rd off NME