Refugee 7 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 Conan O’Brien has recruited Pearl Jam for his first-ever episode as host of The Tonight Show on June 1st, the band revealed on their official Website. According to the post, Eddie Vedder and company will perform songs — plural theirs, not ours — from their upcoming studio album on O’Brien’s inaugural episode, which airs exactly two weeks from today. To quote the first comment on the story over at the Pearl Jam Webpage, “Holy shitballs! This is gonna be awesome!” Agreed. Added bonus: Will Ferrell, who led a star-studded sing-along of Billy Joel’s “Goodnight Saigon” on SNL, will also be on the episode. The performance will be Pearl Jam’s first of what appears to be an increasingly busy summer for the Seattle quintet, with headlining dates already set for the Outside Lands and Austin City Limits festivals, as well as a pair of concerts scheduled in August for Chicago and Toronto with more dates on the way. Plus, the band is currently in an Atlanta studio — where bassist Jeff Ament was mugged — working on the follow-up to their 2006 self-titled album. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echosoftom 3 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 Wow! Should be a good show. I can't wait till Conan takes over. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Refugee 7 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 I can't wait! I've waited so long, can't wait for Jay Leno to be GONE! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agirl 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 I also am looking forward to June 1st!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieB 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 I'm so ready for Conan to take over, too. I didn't hate Jay, but he never really excited me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notatall1234 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 Jay sucks. Conan rocks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tara 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 Oh, I love Conan...thank goodness he's taking over. Hope he doesn't have to tone down the humor for the LA crowd though, not to mention the earlier time slot. Jay Leno was always painful to watch. Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam...the perfect line up to kick off the show! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magnolia 171 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 That will be a great show! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martin03345 167 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 Can't wait to see how Conan runs the Tonight Show, be fun as always Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildflower15 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 Good way to start off a new show! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrandyZep 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2009 yeah i'm looking forward to this! i've always liked Conan...plus he likes good music :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
