Pearl Jam 1993 European and North American Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:1993 European/North American Tour
Album:Vs.
Start Date:June 26, 1993
End Date:September 6, 1993
Number Of Legs:2
Last Tour:Lollapalooza 1992
(1992)
This Tour:1993 European/North American Tour
(1993)
Next Tour:Vs. Tour
(1993–94)

The Pearl Jam 1993 European/North American Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Pearl Jam.

History

Pearl Jam embarked on this tour after completing the recording sessions for its second album, Vs.[1] The Europe leg included a few shows in which the band opened for U2 on the band's Zoo TV Tour, while both legs included several shows in which the band opened for Neil Young on his Harvest Moon tour.[2] Guitarist Mike McCready said that when the band opened for U2 in Europe the crowds hated Pearl Jam.[3] The short tour of North America focused on Canada and the West Coast of the United States. When the band opened for Neil Young, Young often brought the band out for encores to perform "Rockin' in the Free World".[4] Bassist Jeff Ament said that playing with Neil Young was "the most inspiring thing that we've ever been involved in."[5]

Tour dates

Information taken from various sources.[6] [7] [8]

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actSupporting
Warm-Up Shows
June 16, 1993MissoulaUnited StatesUniversity Theatre,
University of Montana
Orgone Box
June 17, 1993SpokaneThe MetLazy Susan
Europe
June 26, 1993OsloNorwaySentrum Scene
June 27, 1993Isle of Calf Festival (Kalvoya)Neil Young
June 28, 1993StockholmSwedenSjöhistoriska MuseetRed Fun
June 30, 1993HelsinkiFinlandJäähalli
July 2, 1993VeronaItalyStadio BentegodiU2
July 3, 1993
July 6, 1993RomeStadio Flaminio
July 7, 1993
July 10, 1993SlaneIrelandSlane ConcertVan Morrison,
Neil Young
July 11, 1993LondonEnglandFinsbury ParkJames,
Teenage Fanclub,
4 Non Blondes
Neil Young
July 13, 1993Brixton AcademyTribe After Tribe
July 14, 1993
July 16, 1993RotterdamNetherlandsSportspaleis Ahoy
July 17, 1993
July 18, 1993AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso
North America Leg
August 11, 1993CalgaryCanadaMax Bell ArenaCadillac Tramps
August 12, 1993EdmontonConvention Center
August 14, 1993GimliGimli Motorsport Park
August 17, 1993HullRobert Guertin ArenaDoughboys
August 18, 1993TorontoCanadian National Exhibition StadiumBlues Traveler, Soundgarden[9] Neil Young
August 19, 1993MontrealVerdun AuditoriumDoughboys
September 2, 1993Los AngelesUnited StatesThe Viper RoomThe Darling Buds
September 4, 1993VancouverCanadaBC Place StadiumNeil Young
SeattleUnited StatesRendezvous Club
September 5, 1993GeorgeThe Gorge AmphitheatreBlind MelonNeil Young
September 6, 1993PortlandPortland Meadows

Band members

Songs performed

Originals
Covers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pearl Jam: Timeline . 2007-06-27 . Pearljam.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080109033804/http://www.pearljam.com/timeline/ . 2008-01-09.
  2. Web site: Crowe . Cameron . Five Against the World . https://web.archive.org/web/20070519100135/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10560431/five_against_the_world . dead . May 19, 2007 . . 1993-10-28 . 2007-06-23 .
  3. Web site: Hiatt . Brian . The Second Coming of Pearl Jam . . 2006-06-16 . 2007-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070528041642/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/pearl_jam_the_second_coming . 2007-05-28 . dead .
  4. Consideine, J.D. "Neil Young: Mirror Ball". Rolling Stone. February 2, 1998.
  5. Ament, Jeff. "Rockline Interview". KISW-FM, Seattle. October 18, 1993.
  6. Web site: Pearl Jam: Set Lists . 2007-12-08 . Pearljam.com.
  7. Web site: The Five Horizons Concert Chronology . 2007-12-08 . fivehorizons.com .
  8. Web site: The Pearl Jam Concert Chronology . 2007-12-08 . twofeetthick.com .
  9. Web site: Neil Young / Pearl Jam / Soundgarden / Blues Traveler . Aug 18, 1993 . Concert Archives .