Eddie Vedder was one of many early performers at Saturday Evening Stay’s fiftieth anniversary live performance, however he actually made his mark with an unforgettable two-song set that includes a canopy of Tom Petty’s “The Ready” and a nod to Elvis Costello’s notorious “Radio Radio” second on SNL.
The Pearl Jam frontman opened with “The Ready,” a tribute that doubled as an in memoriam for SNL legends misplaced over time, together with Gilda Radner, Phil Hartman, Chris Farley, Norm Macdonald, and John Belushi.
From there, Vedder paid homage to Costello’s iconic 1977 SNL efficiency, wherein Costello abruptly stopped taking part in “Much less Than Zero” and as a substitute launched into “Radio Radio”. Vedder recreated the second earlier than tearing right into a blistering rendition of Pearl Jam’s “Corduroy.”
The SNL50 live performance additionally featured performances from Nirvana with Put up Malone, Jack White, Miley Cyrus, Robyn and David Byrne, Fugees, The B-52s and Devo, plus Girl Gaga sang “Dick within the Field”
#SNLHomecoming Eddie Vedder on on SNL’s departed: “I will simply say one phrase, one identify. And simply assume,
think about. If she have been right here. Gilda.” pic.twitter.com/7uUGCR2vwZ— LateNighter (@latenightercom) February 15, 2025
@dorintexas @Eddie Vedder doing Cordury for SNL 50♥️ #eddievedder #corduroy #snl50
♬ authentic sound – Dorin
