Pearl Jam‘s Mike McCready recently fell from the stage while performing but continued to play his guitar solo.The legendary band kicked off their 2024 world tour in Vancouver on Saturday (May 4).
They played a 25-song set at the Rogers Arena, including a total of nine tracks from their recently released 12th album, seven of which graced a setlist for the first time ever.During their performance of ‘Porch’, the 17th song of the night, McCready ended up taking a tumble during the middle of his guitar solo.
The pro fell and while he was down, he continued to shred his Gibson Les Paul guitar, even while being picked up by a stage hand.Fan-captured footage shows the moment in which he looked as though he was going to walk down to a lowered part of the stage.
Sadly, he fell right down, with only the neck of his guitar visible to the crowd for a brief period.Although he fell, he did not miss a single note of his solo and was back up on his feet in no time.
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