Pearl Jam makes a surprise appearance at Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival set in Dana Point, California, introducing Abe Laboriel Jr. as the band’s new drummer. According to multiple outlets, Laboriel appears during a Friday night performance and joins the band behind the kit, with “Corduroy” reported as the first song featuring him.
Reports also describe the lead-in to the debut: Vedder plays an acoustic set as part of the festival schedule before the band’s sudden arrival. One outlet notes Vedder’s performance includes a tribute element and that the switch to the full group happens shortly after. Across the coverage, the core details converge on the same event—Laboriel Jr. taking over on drums for Pearl Jam during the surprise Ohana set—while emphasis varies on how the moment is introduced and which songs are highlighted first.
