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History repeating? Ten years after the tragedy at the Roskilde Festival, where nine Pearl Jam fans were trampled and suffocated after a crowd surge, the band halted their performance at the Heineken Open-er Festival in Poland following fears for the crowds safety. Just six songs into their nearly two hour set, lead singer Eddie Vedder implored the crowd to stop pushing and only continued playing after the crowd calmed down a little.

History repeating?

Ten years after the tragedy at the Roskilde Festival, where nine Pearl Jam fans were trampled and suffocated after a crowd surge, the band halted their performance at the Heineken Open-er Festival in Poland following fears for the crowds safety. Just six songs into their nearly two hour set, lead singer Eddie Vedder implored the crowd to stop pushing and only continued playing after the crowd calmed down a little.