If any of this is true about Jeff Ament, it just solidifies exactly why it is that I dislike Pearl Jam so much.
What did he expect? 2 and a half hours? I'm sure that would have gone over well with the U2 fans.
I saw Ben Harper play before The Flaming Lips once. He played for 2 and a half hours. It wasn't pretty. The Crowd started getting really restless at about the 70 minute mark. That last hour was a long one, with each passing song starting off with a sigh of frustration from the crowd.
A lot of big acts have opened for Bono and the boys (Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine, Oasis, Garbage, No Doubt) and THEY all seemed to be okay with it.
I never thought Pearl Jam's ego could outweigh the Gallagher brothers. Man.