Pearl Jam Celebrates 20th AnniversaryCANADIAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED FOR SEPTEMBER 2011TICKETS ON SALE MAY 27 AT 10:00am LOCAL TIME VANCOUVER, May 16 - 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of Pearl Jam, one of the most influential bands of the 1990s. To celebrate, the band has announced a Canadian tour - with special guests Mudhoney - for September of this year:
Tickets are $69.50 plus applicable service charges, with $2 from every ticket sold to be donated to the Vitalogy Foundation, which grants funds to non-profit organizations chosen personally by the members of Pearl Jam. In 2005, Pearl Jam toured Canada extensively, performing in seventeen cities nationwide. The band cemented a special relationship with their Canadian fans, selling out arenas coast to coast. 2011 will be a yearlong celebration of Pearl Jam's rich twenty-year history. The band kicked off the year with the release of a new live compilation album, Live on Ten Legs, followed by expanded reissues of Vs. and Vitalogy in March. In addition to this Canadian tour, September brings Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary weekend concert to Alpine Valley followed by the debut of Cameron Crowe's film, Pearl Jam Twenty, accompanied by the release of a book and soundtrack album. Interspersed between these PJ20 highlights will be a number of special events. For more information on Pearl Jam, please visit http://www.pearljam.com. Notes to Editors Media Assets accompanying this story are available as follows: Photo: http://smr.newswire.ca/media/articles/1285/pearl-jam-jpeg2-photo-credit-danny-clinch.jpg http://smr.newswire.ca/media/articles/1285/pearl-jam-jpeg3-photo-credit-danny-clinch.jpg SOURCE Paul Mercs Concerts Inc.
May 16, 2011 12:35pm ET by Pearl Jam
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