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Ben Harper   10/20/2001

Shoreline Amphitheatre (Bridge School Benefit), Mountain View, CA
Media CDR   1 disc
Notes 10/20/01 - Bridge School Benefit, Shoreline Amphitheatre: Mountain View, CA
support act: Billy Idol, Dave Matthews, Jill Sobule, Neil Young, R.E.M., Tracy Chapman
opening for: Pearl Jam
set:
I Shall Not Walk Alone,
Burn One Down > My Own Two Hands, Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now,
Pleasure and Pain,
Sexual Healing,
The Woman in You,
*cuts to Pearl Jam's set*
Indifference w/Eddie Vedder


notes: After performances by Neil Young (solo) and Jill Sobule, Ben Harper played a solo acoustic set to a packed house. Making his way on stage, he high-fived all the Bridge kids sitting behind him. Then he opened the set for the first time with "I Shall Not Walk Alone." Following "Burn One Down > My Own Two Hands", he switched his acoustic guitar with a lap slide guitar. Unfortunately his finger slide came up missing and he exclaimed, "This is what I get for not having my own crew with me!" A few moments later a replacement was found... He ended the 40-minute set with a stellar version of "The Woman in You"... Later during Pearl Jam's set, lead singer Eddie Vedder invited Ben to the stage. On his way out, Harper high-fived the band and carefully positioned his chair next to Vedder's. Anticipation grew heavy amongst the crowd. Like three years before at Madison Square Garden and earlier this year in Sydney, Eddie and Ben captivated the crowd as they traded verses on "Indifference."
known bootlegs:
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: A
Reference / Generation 0001360722
Owned by Paul · Last Updated May 23, 2023