Soon be touring our shores, Pearl Jam played to 20,000 people at London's O2 Arena on the weekend, ahead of their jaunt to Australia in November.

Even the curmudgeonly UK music press enjoyed the Seattle bands show. Clashmusic.com described the scene thusly:

Bounding on stage with the swagger of a boxer before a fight, Vedder led the band through a near two and a half hour set spanning the length of their 19 year career. From the majestic beauty of set opening 'Release', from debut album Ten, the sell out crowd were in fine voice at times nearly drowning out Vedder during classics such as 'Alive' and extended versions of 'Black' and 'Betterman'. Two encores saw staple live covers of The Who's 'Love, Reign o'er Me' and Victoria Williams' 'Crazy Mary', the latter featuring guitarist Mike McCready trading solos with organist Kenneth 'Boom' Gasper while Vedder watched on, wine bottle in one hand, crafty cigarette in the other.

Here was their set closer, Ten-era B Side 'Yellow Ledbetter'.


Pearl Jam - 'Yellow Ledbetter' live at London's O2 Arena

And if you're wondering what sort've setlist Pearl Jam might be bringing to Australia in November, here's what their 28 song set looked like over the weekend:

Release
Animal
Corduroy
Why Go
Eldery Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
Immortality
The Fixer
Even Flow
I Got ID
Rats
Got Some
Whipping
Light Years
Insignificance
Black
Life Wasted
Blood (Atomic Dog)

Supersonic
Hail Hail
Footsteps
Love Reign O'er Me
Do The Evolution
Alive

Better Man (Save It For Later)
Crazy Mary
Leaving Here
Porch
Yellow Ledbetter

(Pics: WENN)