PEARL JAM + CHICAGO CUBS = A LOVE STORY
Windy City-native Eddie Vedder’s love of the Chicago Cubs is well documented, but it’s about to be even better documented. Director Danny Clinch combines the Cubs’ historic World Series run with Pearl Jam’s 2016 Wrigley Field performances in the documentary Let’s Play Two. Clinch juxtaposes the history of the band with the fortunes of the Cubs.
“In my films and photographs, I love to explore the relationship between a band, their fans and the location,” Clinch explained. “When it happens that the main characters of your film are Pearl Jam, the Chicago Cubs, their fans, and Wrigley Field during a historic moment, you know it’s going to be epic. Our instincts were correct to follow the story and it took us to a historic Game 7 of the World Series ending a 108-year drought for the Cubs. I have learned to welcome the unexpected and it always pays off if you’re ready for it.”
The Let’s Play Two soundtrack (Republic) drops 9/29, the same day that the film gets a global, two-week theatrical release. It makes its U.S. broadcast debut on FS1 10/13.
Let’s Play Two was produced by Monkeywrench Productions, Tourgigs Productions, Universal Music Publishing Group, Republic Records, FOX Sports and Major League Baseball in collaboration with Milkt Films and Polygram Entertainment.
