Setting the Stage

Pearl Jam has been giving us some ridiculous setlists so far on this Canadian tour. Take Ottawa, for instance: the band opened with "Wash", then played "Go", "Hail, Hail", "Animal", "Brain of J.", "Corduroy", "Immortality", "In Hiding", "Don't Gimme No Lip" (live debut!) and "Even Flow" in rapid succession. The show was already a classic by the tenth song! Tonight, I'm expecting nothing less...and this article over at Billboard is doing nothing to lessen the anticipation (check out the second-last paragraph). For one last time, here's what I be predicting:

• Pre-Set: "Driftin'" (a man can hope, can't he?)
• Opener: "Long Road"
• Set Closer: "Rearviewmirror"
• Show Closer: "Yellow Ledbetter"
• Surprises: "Hard to Imagine", "Harvest Moon" (which can hardly be considered a surprise at this point...)
• Covers: "Baba O'Riley" has been played at the past two Toronto shows...what's one more?
• "Jeremy", yes or no: no
• U2, yes or no: no (although I'd love to think so...imagine Bono and Eddie singing a duet on "Fortunate Son"?)

In four-and-a-half hours, we'll know the answers.