Pearl Jam Twenty Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Pearl Jam Twenty Tour
Album:Pearl Jam Twenty
Start Date:September 3, 2011
End Date:November 24, 2011
Number Of Legs:2
Last Tour:Backspacer Tour
(2009–10)
This Tour:Pearl Jam Twenty Tour
(2011)
Next Tour:2012 Tour
(2012)

The Pearl Jam Twenty Tour (also known as the PJ20 Tour) was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary.[1] The tour consisted of a two-day festival at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin on the Labor Day weekend,[2] and was followed by ten shows in Canada,[3] ending with a show at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver.[4] The festival dates had support from Queens of the Stone Age, Mudhoney, Liam Finn, John Doe[5] and The Strokes.[6] Due to high ticket demand for pre-sale tickets, the website had to be taken offline.[7]

On July 11, the band announced an additional nine dates in Latin America, scheduled for November.[8] This was the second time that the band had toured Latin America, after their 2005 tour and included a show in San José, Costa Rica.[9] On August 19, a second date was added in São Paulo.[10] American punk band X were announced as the opening band for the Latin American shows.[11] [12] [13]

History

The opening show at Alpine Valley featured songs by Mother Love Bone and Temple of the Dog with Chris Cornell on vocals.[14] This was then repeated for the second show.[15] During the first show at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, the band were joined onstage by Neil Young during their performance of "Rockin' in the Free World".[16] [17] The show was later released exclusively as a free digital download through Google Music on November 10 in celebration of the upcoming, official launch of that site on November 16.[18]

Opening acts

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America[19] [20]
September 3, 2011East TroyUnited StatesAlpine Valley Music Theatre
September 4, 2011
September 7, 2011MontrealCanadaBell Centre
September 11, 2011TorontoAir Canada Centre
September 12, 2011
September 14, 2011OttawaScotiabank Place
September 15, 2011HamiltonCopps Coliseum
September 17, 2011WinnipegMTS Centre
September 19, 2011SaskatoonCredit Union Centre
September 21, 2011CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
September 23, 2011EdmontonRexall Place
September 25, 2011VancouverPacific Coliseum
Latin America
November 3, 2011São PauloBrazilEstádio do Morumbi
November 4, 2011
November 6, 2011Rio de JaneiroPraça da Apoteose
November 9, 2011CuritibaEstádio Vila Capanema
November 11, 2011Porto AlegreEstádio Passo D'Areia
November 13, 2011La PlataArgentinaEstadio Ciudad de La Plata
November 16, 2011SantiagoChileEstadio Monumental David Arellano
November 18, 2011LimaPeruEstadio Universidad San Marcos
November 20, 2011San JoséCosta RicaEstadio Nacional San Jose
November 24, 2011Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol

Band members

Pearl Jam
Additional musicians

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ten Club Announces Alpine Valley and Canada Tour . May 18, 2011 . May 18, 2011 . pearljam.com.
  2. Web site: Pearl Jam hits road for 20th anniversary tour, with stop in Vancouver . May 17, 2011 . May 17, 2011 . vancouversun.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110521000351/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Pearl+hits+road+20th+anniversary+tour+with+stop+Vancouver/4795226/story.html . May 21, 2011 . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Pearl Jam Celebrate 20 Years With Tour, Book and Documentary With Soundtrack . May 17, 2011 . May 17, 2011 . spinnermusic.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Pearl Jam wraps 20th anniversary Canadian tour in Vancouver . September 26, 2011 . September 26, 2011 . vancouversun.com.
  5. Web site: Pearl Jam to celebrate 20th anniversary with two day festival . May 17, 2011 . May 17, 2011 . licklibrary.com.
  6. Web site: The Strokes Confirmed For Pearl Jam 20 Festival . May 17, 2011 . May 17, 2011 . thestrokesnews.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520044800/http://thestrokesnews.com/the-strokes-confirmed-for-pearl-jam-20-festival/ . May 20, 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: Problems with Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary ticket pre-sale . May 24, 2011 . May 24, 2011 . CBS News.
  8. Web site: Pearl Jam Announces 2011 South and Central American Tour . July 11, 2011 . July 11, 2011 . pearljam.com.
  9. Web site: Pearl Jam officially confirmed for Costa Rica . July 11, 2011 . July 11, 2011 . Tico Times.
  10. Web site: Pearl Jam Adds Second Sao Paolo Show . August 19, 2011 . August 19, 2011 . Ten Club.
  11. Web site: Shows: X the band . August 26, 2011 . August 26, 2011 . xtheband.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925112434/http://xtheband.com/shows/ . September 25, 2011 . mdy-all .
  12. Web site: X Announces South American Tour with Pearl Jam . August 26, 2011 . August 26, 2011 . Guitar World.
  13. Web site: Tours: X to open for Pearl Jam in South America . August 26, 2011 . August 26, 2011 . Punknews.org.
  14. Web site: Concert review: Pearl Jam at Alpine Valley Music Theatre . September 3, 2011 . September 3, 2011 . Chicago Tribune.
  15. Web site: Pearl Jam Fest Wows With Chris Cornell/Temple of The Dog, Multiple Guests . September 4, 2011 . September 4, 2011 . billboard.com.
  16. Web site: Concert Review: Air Canada Centre, Toronto - Sept. 11, 2011 . https://archive.today/20130101012223/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/P/Pearl_Jam/ConcertReviews/2011/09/12/18671566.html . usurped . January 1, 2013 . September 11, 2011 . September 11, 2011 . canoe.ca.
  17. Web site: Pearl Jam and Neil Young's Duet . September 11, 2011 . alternativeaddiction.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001082529/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/2234/Pearl-Jam-and-Neil-Youngs-Suprise-Duet. October 1, 2012. dead. November 15, 2015.
  18. Web site: Toronto 9.11.11 Pearl Jam . Justin . Farrar . November 10, 2011 . . December 7, 2011.
  19. Web site: Pearl Jam Announce Details of Their Festival, Film, Tour and Book . May 17, 2011 . May 17, 2011 . artistdirect.com.
  20. Web site: Pearl Jam reveals WI Labor Day Festival . May 17, 2011 . May 17, 2011 . billboard.com.

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