Pearl Jam Announces Additional Tour Dates

Pearl Jam has announced that they will add five additional shows to their previously announced North American tour dates. The band is now scheduled to perform in Vancouver, BC (September 25th), Portland, OR, (September 26th) and Salt Lake City, UT (September 28th). They will also add two additional dates (October 27th and October 31st) to their run as the last band to perform at Philadelphia's historic Wachovia Spectrum.

Pearl Jam's tour is support of their ninth studio album, "Backspacer." Scheduled for release on Sunday, September 20, 2009, the album will be released in the US through Target - the exclusive mass retail partner, Pearl Jam's own Ten Club and independent retailers, as well as iTunes and Rock Band. Internationally, the album will be available beginning on September 21, 2009, via Universal/Island Records.

The first single, "The Fixer," was released at radio on July 20, 2009. On August 24th, the track will be available as a 7-inch white vinyl at Ten Club, independent music retailers and select Target stores. "The Fixer" will also be available for purchase digitally on the same date.

Ben Harper and Relentless7 will open all dates except for the Philadelphia shows.

Public tickets for Pearl Jam's added Philadelphia Spectrum shows will go on-sale Friday, August 14th at 10:00 a.m. EST through ComcastTIX at www.ComcastTIX.com, by calling 1-800-298-4200, in person at the Wachovia Complex box office or select Acme Markets and at www.LiveNation.com. Public tickets for the Portland and Vancouver shows will also go on-sale Friday, August 14th at 10:00 am PDT through Ticketmaster.com. The remaining newly announced North American dates will go on-sale Saturday, August 15th through Ticketmaster.com.

A special ticket pre-sale for current members (as of August 9, 2009) of Pearl Jam's Ten Club begins August 12th. Visit www.pearljam.com for full details.

Pearl Jam's North America Concert Dates are as Follows (Just added dates in bold):

DATE / CITY / VENUE

• Sep-21 / Seattle, WA / Key Arena
• Sep-22 / Seattle, WA / Key Arena
• Sep-25 / Vancouver, BC / General Motors Place
• Sep-26 / Portland, OR / Clark County Amphitheater
• Sep-28 / Salt Lake City, UT / E Center
• Sep-30 / Los Angeles, CA / Gibson Amphitheatre
• Oct-1 / Los Angeles, CA / Gibson Amphitheatre
• Oct-6 / Los Angeles, CA / Gibson Amphitheatre
• Oct-7 / Los Angeles, CA / Gibson Amphitheatre
• Oct-9 / San Diego, CA / Cox Arena
• Oct-27 / Philadelphia, PA / Wachovia Spectrum
• Oct-28 / Philadelphia, PA / Wachovia Spectrum
• Oct-30 / Philadelphia, PA / Wachovia Spectrum
• Oct-31 / Philadelphia, PA / Wachovia Spectrum

Pearl Jam's North American tour dates are in addition to the band's previously announced headlining performances at the Virgin Festival in Calgary, Alberta (August 8th), Rotterdam's Sportspaleis Ahoy (August 13th), Berlin's Wuhlheide (August 15th), Manchester Evening News Arena (August 17th), London's 02 Arena (August 18th), Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre (August 21st), Chicago's United Center (August 23rd & 24th), San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival (August 28th) and Austin City Limits Festival (October 4th). Full list of dates available at www.pearljam.com.

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