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Article: IN CONCERT: DIVERSE BANDS IN A RARE PAIRING: PEARL JAM SEEKS TO REBOUND FROM TRAGEDY WITH AMPHITHEATER SHOW.(DAILY BREAK)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2000
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IMAGINE THE scenario: You arrive early to a general-admission outdoor music event. Pearl Jam, one of your favorite American rock bands, is to play on the Orange Stage, one of seven performance sites at the Roskilde Festival outside Copenhagen, Denmark.
You've jockeyed for a prime vantage point close to the stage. The security-controlled barrier zone separating the crowd from the band is at arm's length.
As show time approaches, a sea of sweaty humanity spreads out as far as can be seen. People are so densely packed on this rainy evening that there's no room to move. And when you look down, the muddy, slippery ground is no longer visible. Still, any ...