ðə bˈænd mˌeɪd nˈuːz wɛn ɪt wʌz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt sˈɛvɹəl fˈænz lˈɛft ˈæftɚ vˈɛdɚ hˌæd "ɪmpˈeɪld" ðə bˈʊʃ mˈæsk ˌɔn hɪz mˈaɪk stˈænd æt ðə bˈændz ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ʃˈoʊ ɪn dˈɛnvɚ, kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ æt ðə pˈɛpsi sˈɛntɚ.
The band made news when it was reported that several fans left after Vedder had "impaled" the Bush mask on his mic stand at the band's April 1, 2003 show in Denver, Colorado at the Pepsi Center.