Watch Eddie Vedder Perform with Johnny Marr, Liz Phair at Ohana Fest
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This past weekend’s Ohana Fest saw pairings to go down in indie/grunge history when Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder joined The Smiths’ Johnny Marr and later, Liz Phair to perform.
The festival was held in Dana Parks, Calif., and benefitted the San Onofre Parks Foundation, which works to preserve and enhance the state’s coastal parks. The beach-y festival tapped Vedder to headline and in the set he played Pearl Jam tracks, and covers of Cat Power and Bruce Springsteen.
Earlier in the day, Vedder joined Marr (also of The Pretenders and Modest Mouse) onstage to cover The Smiths’ “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.” The track, taken from the band’s third album The Queen is Dead, was released as a single in 1992, five years after the band split up in 1987. The performance was the epitome of cool-guy casual, with Vedder and Marr trading off vocals and the crowd singing along.