{"id":294787,"date":"2026-05-01T11:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294787\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:01:25","slug":"pearl-jam-unreleased-oakland-97-footage-surfaces-from-their-opening-run-with-the-rolling-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294787\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearl Jam: unreleased Oakland \u201997 footage surfaces from their opening run with the Rolling Stones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> 2 min read \u2022 Updated today<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"206\">Rare fan-shot clips and a killer 13-minute pro-shot drop from a pivotal moment in the band\u2019s history. Thanks to Jason G.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ev-pj-rs-oak-1997-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1529\" height=\"869\"  \/>Pearl Jam: Oakland \u201997<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"521\">There\u2019s a ton of live stuff floating around online, but every now and then something hits that actually makes you stop scrolling. That\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening right now: a batch of previously unseen videos from November \u201997 in Oakland, when Pearl Jam were out there opening for the one and only Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"870\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-79495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ev-oak-97-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"142\"  \/>This is a weird, fascinating moment in time. The band\u2019s coming off a rough stretch \u2014 the whole Ticketmaster fight, the industry headaches \u2014 and Yield is still taking shape. Things are shifting. Taking the opening slot for a band as massive as the Stones isn\u2019t just a gig, it\u2019s a reset. Less pressure, more instinct, just getting back to playing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1149\">Those Oakland shows \u2014 including November 15, 1997 \u2014 capture that vibe perfectly. Tight sets, no frills, just pure energy. You can hear songs like Given to Fly starting to find their legs live, while staples like Corduroy and Even Flow still hit like a punch to the chest.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1404\">Bringing all this back into focus is the YouTube channel markit aneight, which just dropped some seriously cool stuff: a handful of unreleased fan-shot clips from those nights. Raw, shaky, real \u2014 the kind of footage that actually puts you in the room.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1433\">But here\u2019s the real kicker.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1729\">Alongside the fan-shot material, there\u2019s also a pro-shot video clocking in at about 13 minutes, filmed during the November 15 show. And yeah \u2014 it looks great. Way cleaner than your typical bootleg, and it gives you a proper look at the band during a phase that isn\u2019t documented nearly enough.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1928\">This isn\u2019t just something to watch \u2014 it\u2019s something to feel. You\u2019re seeing Pearl Jam right in between eras: still carrying that early fire, but clearly moving toward what they\u2019re about to become.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"2023\">Stuff like this doesn\u2019t pop up every day. If you\u2019re into the band, this is essential viewing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2048\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Seriously \u2014 go find it.<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min read \u2022 Updated today Rare fan-shot clips and a killer 13-minute pro-shot drop from a pivotal&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144,5050],"class_list":["post-294787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}