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Article: CONCERT - Vedder fuels Pearl Jam's tour-ending tour de force

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December 4, 2006
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TWO DAYS after headlining a private show on the North Shore, legendary Seattle rockers Pearl Jam presented the rest of Hawaii with an early Christmas gift.

Playing what was easily the longest set by a mainland act in recent memory, the band satiated its most loyal fans Saturday with almost three hours of new material, obscure favorites and legendary hits.

Lead singer Eddie Vedder gave the Blaisdell Arena crowd an inkling of what was to come early in the night when he sat in with opening act Kings of Leon.

Wielding a pair of tambourines, Vedder seemed to channel The Who's Roger Daltrey, exuding energy that rubbed off on both the musicians around him and fans who were eager to see Pearl Jam ...

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