Pearl Jam

March 3, 2003
Nippon Budokan: Tokyo, Japan

Official Bootleg #13

Source: SBD
Tools:  EAC 0.9b4 -> WAV -> mkwACT 0.97b1 -> SHN

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Disc 1:
01 - Release                                        - 05:57
02 - Can't Keep                                     - 03:45
03 - Even Flow                                      - 05:58
04 - Save You                                       - 03:39
05 - Hail Hail                                      - 04:27
06 - Dissident                                      - 03:44
07 - Love Boat Captain                              - 05:18
08 - Small Town                                     - 03:26
09 - Given To Fly                                   - 03:51
10 - Lukin                                          - 00:58
11 - Not For You                                    - 05:35
12 - Daughter/(War/Androgynous Mind)                - 07:30
13 - You Are                                        - 06:50
14 - I Am Mine                                      - 03:35
15 - Better Man                                     - 04:32
Total:  69:08

Disc 2:
01 - Corduroy                                       - 05:01
02 - Do The Evolution                               - 04:01
03 - Blood                                          - 02:57
04 - Encore Break                                   - 00:33
(Encore 1)
05 - Bu$hleaguer                                    - 04:48
06 - Know Your Rights                               - 03:38
07 - Go                                             - 03:11
08 - Black                                          - 07:40
09 - U                                              - 03:32
10 - Breath                                         - 05:06
11 - Rearviewmirror                                 - 08:17
12 - Encore Break                                   - 01:02
(Encore 2)
13 - Don't Be Shy                                   - 03:38
14 - Soon Forget                                    - 02:17
15 - Last Kiss                                      - 03:51
16 - Yellow Ledbetter                               - 05:30
17 - Alive                                          - 06:14
Total:  71:19
Notes (from 5H):
Much anticipation over this appearance at the legendary Budokan and the show doesn't disappoint. A stunning 'Release' flows into the next few songs with a great energy, Ed's voice in good form and little chat until the end of a fast 'Hail Hail,' when Ed tries out some Japanese he's obviously worked on since the previous two shows. He also throws in a humorous, "Hablas Espaņol?" The transition from a snappy 'Lukin' to 'Not For You' is beautifully seamless. 'Daughter' evolves into some chanting, the 'War' tag (including a repetitive call out and respond of "no war"); then the "Hey, hey, it's OK" part of Sonic Youth's 'Androgynous Mind' followed by, "please let it be OK."
Ed's effort at getting crowd singalongs going (most notably at the start of 'Better Man') are unsuccessful. He introduces the band members and adds (laughing), "Soundgarden, Budokan - no. Matt Cameron, Pearl Jam, Budokan - yes."
The first encore begins with everyone on stage except Ed, who arrives with the mask and silver jacket. He impales the mask on the mic stand, finishing the song by placing his cigarette in Bush's mask and dumping copious amounts of wine down the mouth. He grabs the mask, gives it a long kiss, turns the mic stand upside down (with the mask on it) and uses his foot to scrape the mask off.
For 'Know Your Rights' (which no one in the crowd seemed to recognize), Ed unfurls a scroll and begins, "This is a public service announcement ..." reading as if a town crier. He refers to the scroll several times (obviously for lyrics) during the song, finishing with, "Joe Strummer said that."
Ed starts off the second encore with a lovely solo performance of Cat Stevens' 'Don't Be Shy.' A 'Hungerstrike' riff is followed by 'YL,' which, is not the closing song ... 'Alive' surprises everyone with an extended jam. Charged show with great energy from the band and from an unusually orderly, polite crowd.