{"id":2068445,"date":"2026-07-29T16:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2068445"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:16:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:16:05","slug":"glen-hansard-recently-spoke-of-his-powerful-friendship-with-pearl-jams-eddie-vedder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2068445","title":{"rendered":"Glen Hansard recently spoke of his powerful friendship with Pearl Jam\u2019s Eddie Vedder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/glen-hansard-eddie-vedder@2000&#215;1270.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\">Glen Hansard recently spoke of his powerful friendship with Pearl Jam\u2019s Eddie Vedder<\/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>Shortly before his death, the Irish artist spoke about how Vedder reached out to him after a tragedy occurred at one of his live shows<\/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> Liberty Dunworth<\/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=\"2026-07-29T17:16:05+01:00\">29th 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\/glen-hansard-eddie-vedder@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard perform at the 2025 Ohana Music Festival\" title=\"glen-hansard-eddie-vedder@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard perform at the 2025 Ohana Music Festival. CREDIT: Harmony Gerber\/WireImage\/Getty<\/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>Glen Hansard recently spoke about his powerful friendship with Pearl Jam\u2018s Eddie Vedder, shortly before his death after a motorcycle crash earlier today (Wednesday July 29).<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar-winning Irish singer and actor tragically died in the early hours of this morning, following a collision as he rode his motorcycle in Lucan, Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>Since his passing was announced, there have been countless tributes paid from fans and fellow artists, including from Warren Ellis,\u00a0Rachel Zegler,\u00a0Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p>For over 15years now, Hansard was a close friend of Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, and joined him on the road for his solo tour dates in 2011, 2012, 2017 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>Track Star<\/em> last month, The Frames frontman identified a number of different songs that he had connections to, including the sombre song \u2018Rise\u2019 which featured on Vedder\u2019s 2007 solo album \u2018Into The Wild\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know this record inside out. We\u2019ve toured so much together, I know all the songs,\u201d he told the host, before going on to say that he first got to know Vedder in 2010 after the Pearl Jam star reached out to him during a difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in a really really shitty spot. Someone had killed themselves on my stage. A young man commits suicide because he was trying to make a point to his girlfriend,\u201d Hansard shared. \u201cIt couldn\u2019t be more horrible, the situation. There were young kids in the crowd\u2026 The guy was dead next to me and it was just the most traumatic time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to share that while he was debating whether to cancel the tour, he got a call from an unknown number, and it was Vedder reaching out to see how he was coping after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so kind. We spoke for an hour on the phone and he said \u2018Do you mind if I call you tomorrow?\u2019,\u201d the singer added. \u201cFor five days, he called me, and at the end of the five days he said \u2018This is my number, if you\u2019re ever in Seattle, I\u2019d love to hang out with you. I\u2019m really sorry for what happened\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When The Frames went on to play in Seattle later that year, he reached out to Vedder, who then invited him to the studio to work with him on a cover of The Everly Brothers\u2019s \u2018Sleepless Nights\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration, Hansard shared, was something that Vedder hoped would be cathartic for him given the incident at his live show, and also cathartic for himself \u2013 following Pearl Jam\u2019s 2000 set at the Danish festival Roskilde, where nine fans were killed in a crowd crush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the beginning of a now-15-year, very close friendship with this beautiful man,\u201d Hansard shared, adding that the two kept in touch regularly and toured together multiple times from then on. \u201cThat is the well of human kindness and human decency. He is all heart. He\u2019s a strong man, he doesn\u2019t suffer fools. He just understands when it\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as collaborating on the Everly Brothers cover and supporting Vedder on his solo tours, Hansard also joined the grunge icon and his daughter Olivia for a Teenage Cancer Trust set in 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAnA6Ntt82K\/?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>Hansard also helped form the \u2018Earthlings\u2019 backing band that Vedder put together to tour in support of his 2022 solo album \u2018Earthling\u2019. As part of the supergroup, Hansard provided rhythm guitar and backing vocals, and the rest of the group was formed of Jane\u2019s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney, Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2019 guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and drummer Chad Smith, and producer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Watt.<\/p>\n<p>As well as Bruce Springsteen, Rachel Zegler and Warren Ellis, others to have paid tribute to Hansard so far include Irish radio broadcaster Dave Fanning who described Hansard as \u201cone our best ever songwriters and the nicest guy you\u2019ll ever meet\u201d, and former President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, who described him as a \u201cwonderful musician and performer, a troubadour whose gift for storytelling brought so much joy to audiences across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dublin rock band Aslan also paid tribute, writing: \u201cGlen was a remarkable artist whose music touched so many lives, and his loss will be felt far and wide\u201d, and actor Chris O\u2019Dowd praised the late artist for his \u201cenergising melodies and soulful, searching voice [that] made the tough times more manageable, the stagnant times more beautiful, and the joyful times even more memorable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have also been remembering him for his touching performance in the film <em>Once<\/em>, and in the BAFTA-winning movie <em>The Commitments<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Alternative<\/li>\n<li>Eddie Vedder<\/li>\n<li>Glen Hansard<\/li>\n<li>Pearl Jam<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<li>The Frames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div 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data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Glen Hansard recently spoke about his powerful friendship with Pearl Jam\u2018s Eddie Vedder, shortly before his death after a motorcycle crash earlier today (Wednesday July 29).<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar-winning Irish singer and actor tragically died in the early hours of this morning, following a collision as he rode his motorcycle in Lucan, Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>Since his passing was announced, there have been countless tributes paid from fans and fellow artists, including from Warren Ellis,\u00a0Rachel Zegler,\u00a0Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p>For over 15years now, Hansard was a close friend of Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, and joined him on the road for his solo tour dates in 2011, 2012, 2017 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>Track Star<\/em> last month, The Frames frontman identified a number of different songs that he had connections to, including the sombre song \u2018Rise\u2019 which featured on Vedder\u2019s 2007 solo album \u2018Into The Wild\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know this record inside out. We\u2019ve toured so much together, I know all the songs,\u201d he told the host, before going on to say that he first got to know Vedder in 2010 after the Pearl Jam star reached out to him during a difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in a really really shitty spot. Someone had killed themselves on my stage. A young man commits suicide because he was trying to make a point to his girlfriend,\u201d Hansard shared. \u201cIt couldn\u2019t be more horrible, the situation. There were young kids in the crowd\u2026 The guy was dead next to me and it was just the most traumatic time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to share that while he was debating whether to cancel the tour, he got a call from an unknown number, and it was Vedder reaching out to see how he was coping after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so kind. We spoke for an hour on the phone and he said \u2018Do you mind if I call you tomorrow?\u2019,\u201d the singer added. \u201cFor five days, he called me, and at the end of the five days he said \u2018This is my number, if you\u2019re ever in Seattle, I\u2019d love to hang out with you. I\u2019m really sorry for what happened\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When The Frames went on to play in Seattle later that year, he reached out to Vedder, who then invited him to the studio to work with him on a cover of The Everly Brothers\u2019s \u2018Sleepless Nights\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration, Hansard shared, was something that Vedder hoped would be cathartic for him given the incident at his live show, and also cathartic for himself \u2013 following Pearl Jam\u2019s 2000 set at the Danish festival Roskilde, where nine fans were killed in a crowd crush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the beginning of a now-15-year, very close friendship with this beautiful man,\u201d Hansard shared, adding that the two kept in touch regularly and toured together multiple times from then on. \u201cThat is the well of human kindness and human decency. He is all heart. He\u2019s a strong man, he doesn\u2019t suffer fools. He just understands when it\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as collaborating on the Everly Brothers cover and supporting Vedder on his solo tours, Hansard also joined the grunge icon and his daughter Olivia for a Teenage Cancer Trust set in 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAnA6Ntt82K\/?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>Hansard also helped form the \u2018Earthlings\u2019 backing band that Vedder put together to tour in support of his 2022 solo album \u2018Earthling\u2019. As part of the supergroup, Hansard provided rhythm guitar and backing vocals, and the rest of the group was formed of Jane\u2019s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney, Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2019 guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and drummer Chad Smith, and producer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Watt.<\/p>\n<p>As well as Bruce Springsteen, Rachel Zegler and Warren Ellis, others to have paid tribute to Hansard so far include Irish radio broadcaster Dave Fanning who described Hansard as \u201cone our best ever songwriters and the nicest guy you\u2019ll ever meet\u201d, and former President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, who described him as a \u201cwonderful musician and performer, a troubadour whose gift for storytelling brought so much joy to audiences across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dublin rock band Aslan also paid tribute, writing: \u201cGlen was a remarkable artist whose music touched so many lives, and his loss will be felt far and wide\u201d, and actor Chris O\u2019Dowd praised the late artist for his \u201cenergising melodies and soulful, searching voice [that] made the tough times more manageable, the stagnant times more beautiful, and the joyful times even more memorable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have also been remembering him for his touching performance in the film <em>Once<\/em>, and in the BAFTA-winning movie <em>The Commitments<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/glen-hansard-recently-spoke-of-his-powerful-friendship-with-pearl-jams-eddie-vedder-3959708&#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\/glen-hansard-eddie-vedder@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Glen Hansard recently spoke of his powerful friendship with Pearl Jam\u2019s Eddie Vedder Shortly before his death, the Irish artist spoke about how Vedder reached out to him after a tragedy occurred at one of his live shows By Liberty Dunworth 29th July 2026 Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard perform [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2068445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2068445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2068445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2068445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2068445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2068445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2068445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}