Pearl Jam 2015 Latin America Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Pearl Jam 2015 Latin America Tour
Location:Latin America
Album:Lightning Bolt
Start Date:November 4, 2015
End Date:November 28, 2015
Number Of Shows:9
Last Tour:Lightning Bolt Tour
(2013–14)
This Tour:2015 Latin America Tour
(2015)
Next Tour:2016 North America Tour
(2016)

The Pearl Jam 2015 Latin America Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam.[1] The tour consisted of nine shows in Latin America, including venues in Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina.[2] [3] [4] This was the first tour following the Lightning Bolt Tour that finished in 2014 and the first shows in Latin American since the band released their 2013 album Lightning Bolt.[5] The tour started on November 4 in Santiago, Chile, and finished on November 28 in Mexico City.[6] On August 6, it was announced that the show in Colombia will be moved from Estadio El Campín to Simón Bolívar Park.[7]

The tour started in Santiago, with the band covering John Lennon's song "Imagine" during their set.[8] Writing for Consequence of Sound, Alex Young called it "a truly surreal moment".[9] At the show in Porto Alegre on November 11, the band covered Pink Floyd's song "Comfortably Numb" for the first time.[10] [11] At the show in São Paulo the band dedicated their song "Love Boat Captain" to the victims of the Paris attacks, which took place the previous day.[12] They continued the tour by playing their first ever show in Bogotá, Colombia on November 25.[13] The tour concluded with a show at the Foro Sol Stadium in Mexico City, in front of more than 60,000 people.[14]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Latin America
November 4, 2015SantiagoChileEstadio Nacional
November 7, 2015La PlataArgentinaEstadio Ciudad de La Plata
November 11, 2015Porto AlegreBrazilArena do Grêmio
November 14, 2015São PauloEstádio do Morumbi
November 17, 2015BrasiliaEstádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
November 20, 2015Belo HorizonteEstadio Mineirão
November 22, 2015Rio de JaneiroMaracanã Stadium
November 25, 2015BogotáColombiaSimón Bolívar Park
November 28, 2015Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol Stadium

Band members

Pearl Jam
Additional musicians

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latin America Tour 2015 . March 13, 2015 . March 17, 2015 . pearljam.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315145813/http://www.pearljam.com/news/0/1/22601/latin_america_tour_2015 . March 15, 2015 . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: Pearl Jam Announce South American Shows . March 17, 2015. March 17, 2015 . Rock Square.
  3. Web site: Bogotá, Colombia Concert Date Added . April 13, 2015. April 13, 2015 . Pearl Jam.
  4. Web site: Cuenta regresiva para la venta de entradas de Pearl Jam en Argentina . May 14, 2015. May 14, 2015 . losandes.
  5. Web site: Pearl Jam Lists South American Concerts for November, First Tour Dates of 2015 . March 17, 2015. March 17, 2015 . Music Times.
  6. Web site: Pearl Jam Announce 2015 South American Tour . March 17, 2015. March 17, 2015 . Diffuser.
  7. Web site: Pearl Jam Colombia Venue Change . August 6, 2015. August 8, 2015 . pearljam.com.
  8. Web site: Watch Pearl Jam Fans Illuminate Stadium During a Cover of John Lennon's 'Imagine' . November 5, 2015. November 5, 2015 . Diffuser.
  9. Web site: Pearl Jam fans light up the sky as band covers "Imagine" during S. America tour opener . November 5, 2015. November 5, 2015 . Consequence of Sound.
  10. Web site: Pearl Jam Perform "Comfortably Numb" At Epic Rain Soaked Show . November 5, 2015. November 5, 2015 . Alternative Nation.
  11. Web site: Pearl Jam cover Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" amid torrential downpour in Brazil . November 5, 2015. November 5, 2015 . Consequence of Sound.
  12. Web site: Pearl Jam Perform 'Love Boat Captain' in Tribute to Victims of Paris Attack . November 16, 2015. November 26, 2015 . Spin.
  13. Web site: Pearl Jam 'Loses Virginity With Colombia' . November 26, 2015. November 26, 2015 . Billboard.
  14. Web site: Live Review: Pearl Jam at Mexico City's Foro Sol (11/28) . November 30, 2015. November 30, 2015 . Consequence of Sound.