Pearl Jam [ tickets ], in a statement issued via its Rumor Pit website, said it welcomes further investigation into the chain of events that led to the deaths of nine people in a crowd crush during the band’s set at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival.

Pearl Jam’s statement comes in the wake of reports that Danish police plan to re-open their investigation into the tragedy, and that Roskilde Police Chief Uff Kornerup wants to interview frontman Eddie Vedder to get his perspective on the tragedy happened.

"We owe it to everyone that has been impacted--all of those we lost, all of those who loved them, all of those who were injured and all of the fans who attend our performances--to identify every possible factor that might have contributed to these tragedies," Pearl Jam’s statement reads.

"It is our feeling that what happened at the Roskilde Festival cannot be written off entirely as a 'freak accident' or 'bad luck,' as some have called it. When something this disastrous occurs, when this many lives are lost, it is essential that every aspect be examined thoroughly and from all angles. To date, we don't feel this has been done."

Among the issues the band would like to see further scrutinized are the chain-of-command for festival security ("It is our understanding that at least 15 minutes passed between the time a member of the Festival security team identified a potential problem and the time we were informed."); the response time and qualifications of on-site emergency medical technicians ("We have many questions with regard to the Festival's preparedness for handling medical emergencies...."); the band’s poor visibility of the audience which made it "difficult to identify potential problems in the crowd from the stage;" and "potentially, the use of alcohol, or the amount of alcohol served to concert-goers at the Festival."

"It has been reported that we have been accused by the Danish police of being ‘morally responsible’ for the tragedies that occurred at Roskilde, the statement concluded. "We feel that we are 'morally responsible' to bring out the truth with regard to what happened that night. The recent re-opening of the investigation will hopefully further these truths."

Last week, Roskilde police issued a report that blamed a combination of bad weather, a crowd rushing forward due to malfunctioning speakers, the band’s ability to excite the crowd, and drug and alcohol use by people in the audience, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The report also recommended that no criminal charges be pursued against the band.

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