Eddie Vedder Invites Fan Onstage for a Performance in Barcelona

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder recently brought a persistent fan onstage to perform ‘Yellow Ledbetter’ in Spain — check out the footage below.

Chilean media have identified the fan as Carlos Zamorano, who travelLed over 7,000 miles to attend two Barcelona shows on Pearl Jam’s ‘Dark Matter’ world tour.

He began queuing at 4 a.m. both nights, offering Vedder Chilean wine in exchange for the chance to play. On the first night, he held a sign reading: “Pls let me play Y.Ledbetter on guitar. P.S. hope u liked the Chilean wine.”

Vedder saw the sign but didn’t accept the offer. However, he did take the sign briefly, and security later returned it with a note from him that read: “Keep playing.”

At the next show, Zamorano came back with a new sign that read: “I swear I’m good at playing guitar.” Vedder recognized him and told the audience he’d had a dream about a fan asking to play with him, joking: “This guy has been asking me for a song for two days.”

As Pearl Jam finished their set and prepared to play ‘Yellow Ledbetter’, Vedder asked, “Do you really know how to play guitar?”

Zamorano was brought onstage and given a guitar by a technician, and the band began playing their 1992 hit. In several heartwarming clips shared by fans, the band appears impressed by his skill, while the audience cheers him on.

Reflecting on the experience on Instagram, Zamorano shared that no words could fully express the significance of the moment and the joy he continues to feel when viewing the images. He described it as a dream come true and said he thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

Earlier, the grunge band had to cancel tour dates in London and Berlin due to a health scare, which Vedder addressed during the band’s encore in Barcelona.

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—Silviya.Y