Pearl Jam Appears On ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

Seattle rockers Pearl Jam pulled off their first performance of 2015 with an appearance on CBS’s The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night. The band not only sat for an interview and played an original, they also shared the stage with the host on a Neil Young cover.

Pearl Jam’s chat with Colbert focused on their participation in Saturday night’s Global Citizen Festival. The host cracked up the band when he asked “how do you keep it fresh after 25 years together?” and added “role-playing?” He also asked if they were going to step up their “glam” as Beyonce shares the bill at Saturday’s festival.

Here’s footage of the interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-DU4YX-s-c

When it came time for Pearl Jam to take the stage, they performed the hard-hitting “Mind Your Manners” off their most recent album. Watch Pearl Jam’s first performance of 2015:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwA92KerUV4

The audience pleaded for one more song, so Pearl Jam obliged by kicking into a cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World.” Colbert himself came out to help on the Neil cover. Take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K_LFVFKZKw