Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival in Dana Point, CA celebrated its 10th anniversary. Over the years artists such as Lana Del Rey, Sting, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, The Pretenders, Kings of Leon, Stevie Nicks. P!NK, Jack Johnson, Elvis Costello, Devo, Garbage, Mumford & Sons, The Strokes, Cage the Elephant, and of course Vedder and Pearl Jam, have played and headlined the festival.

Day one of this year’s Ohana Fest included Mana, Billy Idol, Bad Religion, Courtney Barnett and a closing set billed as Eddie Vedder & Friends who took the stage for five acoustic songs with guests including Billy Idol and Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament. To honor Glen Hansard, one of Vedder’s closest friends and a regular Ohana performer, Vedder and his guitar tech Simon Good performed Hansard’s “Song of Good Hope.” There was a curtain behind Vedder so it was clear there would be a big surprise. Following Vedder and Ament’s performance of the song “Bee Girl,” Vedder was handed an electric guitar, the curtain came up, and a surprise Pearl Jam set followed with long-time Paul McCartney drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. whose bass drum head read “?” This raised the speculation that Laboriel Jr. would be the drummer for the Pearl Jam set on Sunday night. Saturday’s 15-song set began with “Corduroy,” and included fan favorites like “Do the Evolution,” “Porch,” Better Man,” “Even Flow,” and closing with the Who’s “Baba O’ Reilly.”

Saturday’s lineup was headlined by Tyler Childers, and included Alabama Shakes, Jon Batiste, and Stephen Wilson Jr. Sunday featured performances from Fontaines D.C. and Pixies leading up to Pearl Jam. Vedder talked about Hansard and a tribute video played with footage of Hansard performing at Ohana Fest was played before the Pearl Jam set. Advertisement

Sunday’s 18-song Pearl Jam set began with “Long Road,” and included “Daughter,” “Even Flow,” and “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town,” (with Billy Strings,) “Jeremy,” “Black,” “Better Man” (with the chorus dedicated to Laboriel Jr.,) and ended with “Rockin’ in the Free World.” Vedder thanked Paul McCartney for letting them “borrow” his drummer, saying, “We’re very honored that a Beatle (no less, Paul McCartney,) would allow us to borrow him to help us,” closing with, “There’s an old musical adage that I do believe, and that is you cannot be (and we’ve had the best) a great band without a great drummer. So, we thank Abe for keeping us in the running.”