Eddie Vedder Ejects Pearl Jam Fan

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder ejected a concertgoer from the crowd during a recent gig by the rock band due to apparent violence, as fan-captured video shows. The singer stopped Pearl Jam’s performance of “Animal” in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 23 to do so.

When ones goes to a concert, there’s a code of conduct that should be observed to make the show enjoyable for all. At the top of that list is, of course, refraining from violence against fellow fans. Evidently, anyone who gets violent at a Pearl Jam show should be prepared to get called out and perhaps kicked out. That’s what happened to one woman at the band’s Zurich stop during their summer European tour.

In video from the gig, as reported by Rock Feed, Vedder sees a woman allegedly hitting a concertgoer in the head after she apparently grew frustrated with him filming the show.

Vedder pauses the song and says, “Turn the lights on, please. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey – I saw the whole thing, I know, it was annoying you. You were bummed out ’cause he was filming the whole time. Has it been the whole show or just now? Just now when I came over? Was it the whole time? Yeah, you’re filming everyone.”

The Pearl Jam singer continues, “The thing is, I know it upset you, but you can’t fuckin’ hit him in the back of head either, even though you’re a woman. I appreciate the fact that you can be strong. Quit hitting him — you’re out of here. Violence is not allowed. I’m sorry ma’am, there’s no violence allowed. You could’ve waved to me, I was lookin’ right at you. Sorry about that, it’s just not cool, we’re not hittin’ people here. Sorry.”

This isn’t the first time Vedder has reprimanded a fan for getting too physical. At a 2016 Pearl Jam show at Wrigley Field, as seen in this fan video, he also stopped the set and warned a concertgoer to “get your finger out of that woman’s face,” asked him to “clear out” and checked that the woman was okay before continuing.

Watch the Zurich ejection at 0:50 in the video below. Pearl Jam’s Gigaton came out in 2020. Vedder’s Earthling is among Loudwire’s Best Rock Albums of 2022 (So Far). See tour dates under the clip.

Eddie Vedder Ejects Pearl Jam Fan – June 23, 2022

Pearl Jam Summer 2022 Tour Dates

July 17 – Paris, France @ Lollapalooza Paris
July 20 – Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadthalle
July 22 – Prague, Czech Republic @ 02 Arena
July 24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
July 25 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
Sept. 1 – Quebec City, Quebec @ Videotron Centre
Sept. 3 – Ottawa, Ontario @ Canadian Tire Centre
Sept. 6 – Hamilton, Ontario @ FirstOntario Centre
Sept. 8 – Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena
Sept. 11 – New York, N.Y. @ MSG
Sept. 14 – Camden, N.J. @ Freedom Pavilion
Sept. 16 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 17 – Louisville, Ky. @ Expo Center
Sept. 18 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Enterprise Center
Sept. 20 – Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Paycom Center
Sept. 22 – Denver, Colo. @ Ball Arena

Eddie Vedder Fall 2022 Tour Dates

Oct. 1 – Dana Point, Calif. @ Ohana Festival
Oct. 8 – Dana Point, Calif. @ Ohana Encore