Kick Out the PEARL JAMs! MC50 & PJ Live at Rock Werchter
Channel: Wayne Kramer
Date: 2018-08-10

Pearl Jam and MC50 perform “Kick Out the Jams” at Rock Werchter: 

Pearl Jam headlined Belgium’s Rock Werchter in July, delivering a powerful 24-song performance including one of the biggest surprises which came early in the set when PJ welcomed Wayne Kramer and his MC50 band to play MC5’s classic “Kick Out the Jams”.

The stage was packed during the performance, as MC50’s Kramer, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Dug Pinnick (King’s X), Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla) joined the entirety of Pearl Jam. Eddie Vedder and Kramer traded verses and split the final refrain as the onslaught of guitars shredded out over the crowd. 

The Rock Werchter collaboration came one month after Thayil and Soundgraden/Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron reunited on stage for the first time since Chris Cornell’s passing in May 2017. 

MC50, which was put together to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 50th anniversary of Kick Out the Jams, begin a North American tour beginning in September.