During a recent Pearl Jam tour stop in Zurich, Eddie Vedder was not having any of one particular lady’s behavior, and decided to kick her out during the band’s performance of “Animal.”
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Fans caught the moment on video, which as Eddie goes on to insinuate, started with the woman in question apparently hitting the man in front of her over the head for filming the concert.
“Turn the lights on, please,” Vedder asked the stage crew after pausing the song. “Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey — I saw the whole thing! I know, it was annoying you. You were bummed out ‘cause he was filming the whole time. Has it been the whole show or just now? Just now when I came over? Was it the whole time? Yeah, you film like everyone.”
Vedder went on, “The thing is, I know it upset ya, but you can’t f***in’ hit him in the back of the head either, even though you’re a woman. I appreciate the fact that you can be strong. Quit hitting him, you’re out of here. Violence is not allowed. I’m sorry ma’am, there’s no violence allowed. You could’ve waved to me, I was lookin’ right at you. Sorry about that, it’s just not cool. We’re not hittin’ people here. Sorry.”
After the woman was removed from the venue, Pearl Jam played on, running through hits like “Present Tense,” “In Hiding,” “Jeremy,” and more.
Check out the entire debacle go down in a fan recorded clip below.
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