Following Pearl Jam’s tour in support of their 1994 album Vitalogy the band went into the studio to record its follow-up No Code. Eddie Vedder said later ‘Making No Code was all about gaining perspective.’ Released in August 1996 the record was initially seen as a deliberate break from the band’s traditional sound which they had employed since their debut Ten in 1991. Although the album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts it quickly fell from the top spot; featuring the singles ‘Who You Are’ ‘Hail Hail’ and ‘Off He Goes’ Pearl Jam only toured sporadically in its wake largely due to their refusal at this juncture to play in Ticketmaster’s venue areas. A European tour did take place in the fall of 1996 however and on their return to the US Pearl Jam performed at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit Concert on 19th & 20th October. The third time since its inception a decade before that the group had performed at this worthy charity show their performance across the two days - both sets are included here - are long felt to be among the best acoustic shows Pearl Jam ever performed.

1. Footsteps
2. Sometimes
3. Better Man
4. Corduroy
5. Off He Goes
6. Nothingman
7. Black
8. Daughter
9. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
10. Yellow Ledbetter
11. Sometimes
12. Corduroy
13. Nothingman
14. Daughter
15. Footsteps
16. Porch
17. Around The Bend
[Tracks 1-11 From A Live FM Broadcast Recorded At The Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View CA 19th October 1996]
[Tracks 12-17 From A Live FM Broadcast Recorded At The Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View CA 20th October 1996]