Pearl Jam have paid an emotional tribute to the nine fans who were killed during a crowd crush which occurred during their 2000 set at the Danish festival Roskilde.Today (June 30) marks 20 years since the tragedy, and the band have reflected on the incident in a newly released statement in which they solemnly acknowledged that “nothing has been the same since”.Remembering how the day of the tragedy initially felt like “a normal festival show day,” the statement, which was authored by guitarist Stone Gossard on behalf of Pearl Jam, said that what unfolded was “an unexpected moment… that forever changed all involved”.“The nine young men who were trampled.
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