Pearl Jam: Wembley Arena — Forever grunge

IN THE US, Pearl Jam are held up as everything a big rock band should be: unswervingly dedicated to their brooding art, with a complementary streak of good-eggness that has seen them take on the ticket agencies over booking fees. They have never achieved iconic status here, and are losing ground to younger depressives such as Korn, but they are revered enough to have sold out an arena tour after a four-year absence, during which they reverted to the self-fulfilling pessimism that characterised their landmark debut, Ten.