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Pearl Jam lead singer pays tribute to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
 

Pearl Jam lead singer pays tribute to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.

Pearl Jam lead singer stops concert to pay tribute to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau,

Jonathan Larivee

It has been truly wonderful to see the outpouring of love and support that has seemingly come from every corner of the world in the wake of the tragic incident that took the lives of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, with tributes still pouring in well over a week after the two young men were taken from us.

That trend did not slow down over the weekend with another lovely tribute for both boys taking place on Saturday night during a Pearl Jam concert at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The tribute would come from Pearl Jam's lead singer, Eddie Vedder, who paused his concert to speak to the crowd about the loss of the two boys as well as similar tragedies that members of the band had themselves experienced. Vedder would reveal that he suddenly lost his own brother just 5 years ago, so you know that this particular tragedy hit close to home for Pearl Jam's lead vocalist.

"This tragic accident that happened with the Gaudreau brothers and I just wanted to say that I lost my brother 5 years ago in something that was immediate and tragic... and Chris told me what made it even more tragic was that they were such good men," said Vedder.

"So hearing that they came from Philly and grew up watching the games in this city, we thought we would recognize them and wish their families, loved ones and teammates the strength to get through. It's a difficult time."

Vedder would then dedicate the next song to the two boys.

"This one is for Johnny and Matt."

At one point Vedder would also walk out onto the stage with both Johnny and Matthew's jerseys in hand, raising them up high in honor of the two boys who were taken far too soon.

A very classy gesture from Pearl Jam in the wake of a tragedy that hits so close to home for Vedder who lost his own brother not so long ago.