{"id":2050790,"date":"2026-07-18T18:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2050790"},"modified":"2026-07-18T18:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:46:10","slug":"watch-pavement-play-hilariously-mangled-stairway-to-heaven-cover-in-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2050790","title":{"rendered":"Watch Pavement play hilariously mangled \u2018Stairway To Heaven\u2019 cover in Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pavement_stephen_malkmus.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Pavement play hilariously mangled \u2018Stairway To Heaven\u2019 cover in Oakland<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The loose three-minute rendition came at the band&#8217;s first show of the year at the Mosswood Meltdown pre-party<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-18T19:46:10+01:00\">18th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pavement_stephen_malkmus-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"LEVITATION 2025\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Stephen Malkmus of Pavement at Palmer Events Center on September 28, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Amy E. Price\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Pavement\u00a0returned to the road last night with a\u00a0hilariously\u00a0ramshackle cover of\u00a0Led Zeppelin\u2019s \u2018Stairway To Heaven\u2019 \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1161\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>\u2018Pavements\u2019 review: a surrealist love letter to the \u201990s indie titans<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The legendary US indie band performed at the official pre-party for Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland, California yesterday (July 17), marking their first live show since appearing at Mexico City\u2019s Hipnosis Festival in November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hosted by cult filmmaker John Waters, the event also featured sets from Wednesday and Vivian Girls\u00a0ahead of the main festival this weekend, which is being headlined by\u00a0Iggy Pop and\u00a0Bikini Kill.<\/p>\n<p>Midway through\u00a0their\u00a0set,\u00a0Stephen Malkmus and co. followed \u2018Harness Your Hopes\u2019 with an unexpected partial rendition of the 1971 Zeppelin classic. Malkmus largely abandoned the original words in favour of half-improvised lyrics as he and Scott Kannberg loosely noodled their way through the track.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0fan-captured\u00a0footage\u00a0of the performance below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The show\u00a0came at the start of\u00a0a run of US dates for the band, which continues tonight (July 18) at Portland\u2019s Revolution Hall.\u00a0Find the remaining dates below and visit\u00a0here\u00a0for tickets.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Pavement\u2019s remaining 2026 US dates are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>JULY\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>18 \u2013 Portland, OR \u2013 Revolution Hall\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>19 \u2013 Seattle, WA \u2013 Woodland Park Zoo\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>21 \u2013 St. Paul, MN \u2013 Palace Theatre\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>22 \u2013 Chicago, IL \u2013 The Salt Shed\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>23 \u2013 Cleveland, OH \u2013 Agora Theatre\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>24 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA \u2013 Dell Music Center\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>25 \u2013 Richmond, VA \u2013 The National\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>27 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 Ryman Auditorium\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>28 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 Ryman Auditorium\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0the band released their first newly recorded music in more than 25 years with a cover of Jim Pepper\u2019s \u2018Witchitai-To\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The track was captured during rehearsals for\u00a0their 2022 reunion tour, where it became a regular fixture in their setlists, and appeared on the soundtrack to Alex Ross Perry\u2019s unconventional film\u00a0<i>Pavements<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The part-documentary, part-biopic project blended footage of the band preparing for their reunion tour with the creation of a Pavement museum exhibition, a jukebox musical titled <i>Slanted! Enchanted!<\/i>\u00a0and a fictional Hollywood biopic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaTbxTLyM4d\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Stranger Things<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>star\u00a0Joe Keery\u00a0played\u00a0Malkmus in the film-within-the-film, with Jason Schwartzman appearing as the band\u2019s manager.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review of\u00a0<i>Pavements<\/i>,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>wrote:\u00a0\u201cIn short, this is a thrillingly creative music documentary that serves as a loving tribute to the band and the sense of fun that Perry is having behind the camera is both palpable and infectious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pavement initially reunited for an extensive run of shows in 2022, including dates across the UK,\u00a0Ireland\u00a0and Europe.\u00a0Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that year, the band reflected on the unexpected resurgence of \u2018Harness Your Hopes\u2019,\u00a0which found a new audience after going viral on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a weird cultural thing, but by putting yourself out there, you have the opportunity for that to happen, even if you\u2019re insecure or think your music is crap,\u201d Malkmus said.\u00a0\u201cYou go ahead and do it, and then the world sees you.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0pretty fun\u00a0part of doing any art, but specifically ours.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Shirley-Manson-Mel-C-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Garbage\u2019s Shirley Manson apologises to Mel C for calling Spice Girls \u201cabhorrent\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Pavement\u00a0returned to the road last night with a\u00a0hilariously\u00a0ramshackle cover of\u00a0Led Zeppelin\u2019s \u2018Stairway To Heaven\u2019 \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1161\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>\u2018Pavements\u2019 review: a surrealist love letter to the \u201990s indie titans<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The legendary US indie band performed at the official pre-party for Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland, California yesterday (July 17), marking their first live show since appearing at Mexico City\u2019s Hipnosis Festival in November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hosted by cult filmmaker John Waters, the event also featured sets from Wednesday and Vivian Girls\u00a0ahead of the main festival this weekend, which is being headlined by\u00a0Iggy Pop and\u00a0Bikini Kill.<\/p>\n<p>Midway through\u00a0their\u00a0set,\u00a0Stephen Malkmus and co. followed \u2018Harness Your Hopes\u2019 with an unexpected partial rendition of the 1971 Zeppelin classic. Malkmus largely abandoned the original words in favour of half-improvised lyrics as he and Scott Kannberg loosely noodled their way through the track.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0fan-captured\u00a0footage\u00a0of the performance below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The show\u00a0came at the start of\u00a0a run of US dates for the band, which continues tonight (July 18) at Portland\u2019s Revolution Hall.\u00a0Find the remaining dates below and visit\u00a0here\u00a0for tickets.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Pavement\u2019s remaining 2026 US dates are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>JULY\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>18 \u2013 Portland, OR \u2013 Revolution Hall\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>19 \u2013 Seattle, WA \u2013 Woodland Park Zoo\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>21 \u2013 St. Paul, MN \u2013 Palace Theatre\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>22 \u2013 Chicago, IL \u2013 The Salt Shed\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>23 \u2013 Cleveland, OH \u2013 Agora Theatre\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>24 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA \u2013 Dell Music Center\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>25 \u2013 Richmond, VA \u2013 The National\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>27 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 Ryman Auditorium\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>28 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 Ryman Auditorium\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0the band released their first newly recorded music in more than 25 years with a cover of Jim Pepper\u2019s \u2018Witchitai-To\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The track was captured during rehearsals for\u00a0their 2022 reunion tour, where it became a regular fixture in their setlists, and appeared on the soundtrack to Alex Ross Perry\u2019s unconventional film\u00a0<i>Pavements<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The part-documentary, part-biopic project blended footage of the band preparing for their reunion tour with the creation of a Pavement museum exhibition, a jukebox musical titled <i>Slanted! Enchanted!<\/i>\u00a0and a fictional Hollywood biopic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaTbxTLyM4d\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Stranger Things<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>star\u00a0Joe Keery\u00a0played\u00a0Malkmus in the film-within-the-film, with Jason Schwartzman appearing as the band\u2019s manager.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review of\u00a0<i>Pavements<\/i>,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>wrote:\u00a0\u201cIn short, this is a thrillingly creative music documentary that serves as a loving tribute to the band and the sense of fun that Perry is having behind the camera is both palpable and infectious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pavement initially reunited for an extensive run of shows in 2022, including dates across the UK,\u00a0Ireland\u00a0and Europe.\u00a0Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>that year, the band reflected on the unexpected resurgence of \u2018Harness Your Hopes\u2019,\u00a0which found a new audience after going viral on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a weird cultural thing, but by putting yourself out there, you have the opportunity for that to happen, even if you\u2019re insecure or think your music is crap,\u201d Malkmus said.\u00a0\u201cYou go ahead and do it, and then the world sees you.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0pretty fun\u00a0part of doing any art, but specifically ours.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-pavement-play-hilariously-mangled-stairway-to-heaven-cover-in-oakland-3957756&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pavement_stephen_malkmus.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Pavement play hilariously mangled \u2018Stairway To Heaven\u2019 cover in Oakland The loose three-minute rendition came at the band&#8217;s first show of the year at the Mosswood Meltdown pre-party By Max Pilley 18th July 2026 Stephen Malkmus of Pavement at Palmer Events Center on September 28, 2025 in Austin, Texas. 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