Backed by Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra, Vedder delivered an intense performance of Pearl Jam's 1994 track, "Better Man", as a send-off to Letterman ahead of his final broadcast on Wednesday, May 20 after more than three decades in late night television.

Currently on a break from their world tour in support of 2014's "Lightning Bolt", the Seattle group will perform at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on September 26 before launching a month-long run across South America in November.