Thursday, April 9, 2009

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Announces Solo Tour

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder will tour selected Eastern and Southern U.S. cities in June, the band announced on its website today (April 8). Vedder's new 14-date solo trek starts June 8 in Albany, N.Y. and hits intimate venues in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Nashville, Memphis and Atlanta before wrapping up with a trio of Hawaii dates June 29 - July 2.Liam Finn, who was also the opening act on Vedder's inaugural solo tour last year in support of the "Into The Wild" soundtrack, will open for Vedder on the entire run of new dates.A presale for current Pearl Jam fanclub members runs through April 10 at 5pm Pacific at PearlJam.com.The Pearl Jam frontman recently performed alongside Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at the David Lynch Foundation benefit "Change Begins Within" at New York's Radio City Music Hall on April 4. Vedder is also on the bill for folk icon Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on May 3.
June 8: Albany, N.Y. (Palace Theatre)June 9: Albany, N.Y. (Palace Theatre)*June 11: Philadelphia (Tower Theatre)June 12: Philadelphia (Tower Theatre)June 14: Baltimore (Lyric Opera House)June 15: Baltimore (Lyric Opera House)June 18: Nashville, Tenn. (Ryman Auditorium)June 20: Memphis, Tenn. (Orpheum)June 21: Memphis, Tenn. (Orpheum)*June 23: Atlanta (Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center)June 24: Atlanta (Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center)*June 29: Maui, HI (Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theatre)July 1: Honolulu (Hawaii Theatre)July 2: Honolulu (Hawaii Theatre)* indicates the "unconfirmed, possible 'rollover'" date.

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