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Pavement Play “Greenlander” For The First Time In 34 Years
Pavement performed "Greenlander" live for the first time in 34 years during a show at Cleveland's Agora Ballroom, part of a short US tour marking a continued small-scale reunion for the band. The song, a rarity originally recorded as an outtake from their 1992 Watery, Domestic EP, had not been played on stage since its brief run in the early 1990s, making its reappearance a notable moment for longtime fans following the tour closely.
The track later appeared on the 1993 charity compilation Born To Choose and among bonus material on Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe, though frontman Stephen Malkmus had aired it at a couple of solo shows the previous year. The same Cleveland set also featured a snippet of Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam", which the band repeated in Philadelphia the next night alongside a nod to Faust's "Rainy Day Sunshine Girl". Pavement went on to play "Greenlander" again in Richmond, and the tour is set to conclude with two nights at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, followed by a further appearance at Atlanta's Shaky Knees festival in September.
In short
- Pavement played rare track "Greenlander" live for the first time in 34 years
- Performance took place at Cleveland's Agora Ballroom during their US reunion tour
- Tour wraps up with Nashville shows and a September Shaky Knees festival date
Explained simply
Pavement is a band that became popular in the 1990s, took a break from performing, and has recently reunited to play live shows again. They have a devoted group of fans who follow the band's career.
"Greenlander" is a song the band recorded early on but rarely, if ever, performed live over the following decades. The song appeared on some compilations and reissues over the years, making it relatively unknown except among fans who have closely studied the band's entire back catalogue.
When bands reunite to tour, fans often pay attention to which older or forgotten songs they choose to revive in their live sets. Rare tracks from a band's history can be particularly interesting to long-time followers who wonder which material might be resurrected.