Pearl Jam Remember the 2000 Roskilde Festival Tragedy: 'Nothing has Been the Same Since' - Billboard

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Pearl Jam have paid tribute to the lives lost on the 20th anniversary of the Roskilde Festival tragedy.

The Seattle rock legends shared a touching post to mark 20 years since that fateful day, when nine young men were crushed to death during their set at Roskilde, held near Copenhagen in Denmark.

“A normal festival show day...show up 5 hours ahead.

Lou Reed played, I think.

A normal festival show day...show up 5 hours ahead.

Lou Reed played, I think.

A post shared by Pearl Jam (@pearljam) on Jun 30, 2020 at 12:00am PDT.

Eight young men, aged 17-26, suffocated in a crowd crush as Pearl Jam took the stage at Roskilde 2000.

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