ˌɔn pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈæftɚ ðə ɹˈɑːskɪldə tɹˈædʒədi, vˈoʊkəlˌɪst ˈɛdi vˈɛdɚ sˈɛd ðˈæt "plˈeɪɪŋ, fˈeɪsɪŋ kɹˈaʊdz, bˌiːɪŋ təɡˈɛðɚ—ɪɾ ɛnˈeɪbəld ˌʌs tə stˈɑːɹt pɹˈɑːsɛsɪŋ ɪt."
On performing after the Roskilde tragedy, vocalist Eddie Vedder said that "playing, facing crowds, being together—it enabled us to start processing it."