Pearl Jam put on a concert at Wrigley Field on August 20, 2016.
The famed Wrigley Field marquee welcomes Pearl Jam on Aug. 20, 2016.
— Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder. center, performs with of Pearl Jam on Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Vedder, 51, is an Evanston native and die-hard Cubs fan.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam sings Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The band's last appearance at the Friendly Confines was in 2013.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs Aug. 20, 2013, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The band's 2013 performance at Wrigley was interrupted by severe weather.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam holds the mic Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Vedder made several references during the concert to the severe weather at the band's last Wrigley appearance and, as a token of good humor, led a carefree rendition of the Beatles’ “Rain.”
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. It was the first of a sold-out two-night stand at the ballpark.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam plays and sings Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Pearl Jam played nearly three dozen songs.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder. center, performs with Pearl Jam on Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The show was a musical marathon, a three-hour-plus performance.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder sings Aug. 20, 2016, as Pearl Jam performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The 51-year-old front man, an Evanston native, spoke about spending evenings contemplating life’s possibilities on North Side beaches with wine, a Walkman and cassettes.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam plays Aug. 20, 2015, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The band's set was largely devoted to older material and included seven full covers.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder leads Pearl Jam on Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The band hosted a surprise onstage marriage proposal; welcomed former NFL player Steve Gleason, ALS battler and subject of a current film, onstage to speak; and dedicated positive energy to the Tragically Hip, whose singer is facing terminal brain cancer.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder, center, performs with his band Pearl Jam on Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The six-person group also has a Aug. 22, 2016, concert at the Friendly Confines.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder plays with of Pearl Jam on Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. In addition to their own music, the band also played songs by artists including the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan and Cheap Trick.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Fans fill the field at Wrigley Field on Aug. 20, 2016, as Pearl Jam plays the first of two sold-out concerts.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Wrigley Field is full Aug. 20, 2016, as Pearl Jam performs in the Friendly Confines.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016Eddie Vedder, center, and Pearl Jam perform Aug. 20, 2016, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
— Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune, Aug. 20, 2016