Pearl Jam reveals new dates, special guests

April 6, 2006 08:32 AM
Pearl Jam has announced the next set of dates for its 2006 world tour, and the list includes four special nights that will find the band sharing the bill with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

The Seattle grunge rockers have also scored an impressive pair of opening acts for the tour's new leg, with ex-Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard opening the leg's first date, June 23 in Pittsburgh.

Pollard--whose eighth solo album, "From a Compound Eye," was released in January--will also open for the band the next night in Cincinnati. Pearl Jam's four nights with Petty follow, consisting of two shows in St. Paul, MN, and two Denver dates.

Starting July 6 in Las Vegas, Pearl Jam will receive support from Sonic Youth , whose new album, "Rather Ripped," is set to drop June 13. The Youth will be along for the rest of the ride as currently scheduled, aside from the last date on the outing, a July 17 show in George, WA, that is billed as "An Evening With Pearl Jam."

In addition to the new second leg of its tour, the band has added several dates to the first leg, with second nights added for its stops in Chicago, Boston and Camden, NJ. The band's full itinerary is listed below.

Pearl Jam is supporting its upcoming, self-titled album, which due to hit stores May 2, shortly before the band sets out on the first leg of its tour, kicking off May 10 in Toronto.

The new disc marks Pearl Jam's eighth studio release, and is the band's first new album since 2002's "Riot Act." The new album is also the group's first for its new label, J Records.

"We've got all the instruments going full force, yet coexisting," the band said in a Q&A session posted on its website. "It's like we took our aggressions and shaped something positive from them in a very direct manner."

Pearl Jam co-produced the album with Adam Kaspar at Studio X in Seattle. Kaspar also co-produced "Riot Act."

The album's first single, "World Wide Suicide," has spent three weeks at the No. 1 position on Billboard's Modern Rock charts.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
May 2006
9, 10 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
12 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
13 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
16, 17 - Chicago, IL - United Center
19 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
20 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
22 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
24, 25 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
27, 28 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
30 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center

June 2006
1, 3 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
23 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena (w/ Robert Pollard)
24 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena (w/ Robert Pollard)
26, 27 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center (w/ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)

July 2006
2, 3 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center (w/ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
6 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Arena (w/ Sonic Youth)
7 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena (w/ Sonic Youth)
9, 10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Great Western Forum (w/ Sonic Youth)
13 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl (w/ Sonic Youth)
16, 18 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (w/ Sonic Youth)
22 - George, WA - The Gorge

 tour dates and tickets

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