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Nobody knows the trouble they've seen.(Pearl Jam cancels concert tour)
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Newsweek
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July 10, 1995
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Lead singer Eddie Vedder left the stage ill in San Francisco, and days later the band cancelled the rest of its tour, citing business and scheduling problems. Pearl Jam has fought Ticketmaster, MTV, the press and the record industry, but letting down its fans may hurt its immense popularity.
WHEN PEARL JAM PLAYED San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on June 24, there wasn't a cloud in the sky, except for the little black one above Eddie Vedder's head. Looking gaunt in a baggy gray T shirt, seemingly weighed down by his electric guitar, Vedder led the band through seven songs from their third album, "Vitalogy," before announcing that he had a stomach flu and was leaving the stage. "This ...
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