The Associated Press reported that US President Barack Obama concluded his winter break by taking his daughters Sasha and Malia to visit Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder in Oahu, Hawaii, and spending less that half an hour with him. The Obamas spent a two week holiday in a vacation home nearby.

In 2012, Vedder helped raise $1.7million at a fundraiser for Obama’s re-election campaign. The singer performed two Pearl Jam Songs, ‘Rise’ and ‘Without You’, plus covers of James Taylor’s ‘Millworker’ and Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’, at a $20,000 ticket event, and spoke to the crowd about how he was able to achieve his dream of being a musician.

In October last year, Pearl Jam premiered a new song called ‘Moline’ at a show in the Illinois city that inspired the track. The song followed a surprise performance of the band’s 1996 album ‘No Code’ from start to finish.