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Bradley Cooper joined Pearl Jam on stage at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival to perform "Maybe It's Time" from his 2018 film "A Star Is Born." Cooper, who played Jackson Maine in the movie, was introduced by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, who had helped him prepare for the role. Despite initial reservations, Vedder praised the film, which was a critical and commercial success.
Bradley Cooper joined Pearl Jam onstage at Napa Valley's BottleRock festival to perform "Maybe It's Time" from A Star Is Born, with Eddie Vedder on acoustic guitar. Cooper's Jackson Maine character was inspired by Vedder, who had previously covered the Jason Isbell-penned track. This marked the first collaboration between Cooper and Vedder, who later performed Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" together.
Lizzo, the first Black woman to headline BottleRock Napa Valley, saw threatening signs before her performance, but refused to let the bigots win. She did not specify the signs, but a Napa Valley Register article from 2021 describes controversy around signs reading “CHOKE THE WOKE” and “AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT” posted near the Napa Valley Expo. Lizzo's show featured a number of political moments, including a shout of “Drag is not a crime!” Despite the threats, Lizzo still seemed like she was having fun onstage and had the most crowded performance of the day.