Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder pauses his concert and breaks down over Melbourne methanol victim Bianca Jones’ death

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder became emotional as he paid tribute to Melbourne methanol poisoning victim Bianca Jones at his Sydney show on Thursday night.

The legendary grunge rocker was performing to a sold-out crowd when he paused the show to mention the 19-year-old who died on Thursday after she spent a week in a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vedder, 59, described the young victim’s death as a ‘senseless tragedy’.

‘The one young woman, Bianca Jones, she’s passed, and her friend Holly Bowles is hanging on and we wish her the best, and we are thinking of the parents,’ he said.

‘We are sending you everything we have got today. We are so sorry.’

Bianca and her best friend Holly Bowles had been spending time in Laos as part of a gap year trip they had been planning for years.

Holly remains fighting for life after both girls fell ill in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in the popular tourist town of Vang Vieng on November 13.

The death toll climbed to five overnight after UK lawyer Simone Kent, 28, from Kent died with at least seven other tourists still in hospital. 

Bianca’s family confirmed her death in a statement on Thursday. 

‘It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the news that our beloved daughter and sister, Bianca Jones, has passed away,’ the statement said. 

‘She was surrounded by love, and we are comforted by the knowledge that her incredible spirit touched so many lives during her time with us.

‘We want to express our deepest gratitude for the overwhelming support, love, and prayers we’ve received from across Australia.

‘The kindness shown to our family during this unimaginable time has been truly humbling.

‘We kindly ask for privacy as we navigate through our grief and begin to heal. Thank you for respecting our family’s space.

The legendary grunge rocker was performing to a sold-out crowd when he paused the show to mention Bianca who died on Thursday after she spent a week in a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand

‘With heartfelt appreciation, Mark, Michelle and Lachlan Jones.’ 

Bianca and Holly had booked in a four-night stay at Nana Backpackers Hostel, where they had been drinking and playing cards at the bar on the night they were poisoned, before reportedly going to nearby Jaidee’s party bar.

CCTV from inside the hostel shows one the girls being transported to a local clinic on the back of a motorbike being driven by a hotel staff worker after failing to check out of their rooms on time.

They were then rushed to separate hospitals in Udon Thani and Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand.