Pearl Jam brought out Johnny Marr to join them on a pair of classic rock covers during the band’s Saturday night at London’s Hyde Park
to join them on a pair of classic rock covers during the band’s Saturday night at London’s Hyde Park.
The Smiths guitarist, who opened for the band Saturday, first came out mid-set for a rendition of Neil Young’s “Throw Your Hatred Down” , with Marr laying down an extended guitar solo . Marr later reappeared to assist in Pearl Jam’s concert-closing performance of the Who’s “Baba O’Riley” to keep their Who streak going: The previous night at Hyde Park, Vedder brought out Simon Townshend, brother of the Who guitarist Pete and a touring member of the band, to play his “I’m the Answer.”
The Smiths guitarist has popped up onstage with the grunge legends sporadically over the past decades, including appearing at a 2006 concert to cover “