Pearl Jam Charity Gig Raises $3 Mlillion
Posted by Mitch Michaels on 07.03.2008
Plus, a new Pearl Jam album and Eddie Vedder solo tour...
Pearl Jam packed New York's 2,800-capacity Beacon Theater Tuesday night, rattling off an eclectic 26-song set list during a private show that raised $3 million for the Robin Hood Foundation's poverty fighting initiatives.
Frontman Eddie Vedder told the crowd, some of whom had paid $2,250 for floor-level seats, that he required a steroid shot in his ass to get him stage-ready for the evening, the last show of a mini-U.S. tour. Pearl Jam had played a two-and-a-half hour set the night before in Boston.
Pearl Jam will now transition into work on its next studio album, which will be produced by longtime collaborator Brendan O'Brien. Vedder is also expected to embark on an East Coast leg of his solo tour in August, showcasing material from his soundtrack to the film Into the Wild alongside deep Pearl Jam tracks and covers. Dates are below.
Eddie Vedder Solo Tour Dates:
Aug. 1-2: Boston (Opera House)
Aug. 4-5: New York (United Palace Theatre)
Aug. 7: Newark, N.J. (New Jersey PAC)
Aug. 9: Montreal (Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier/Place)
Aug. 12-13: Toronto (Massey Hall)
Aug. 16-17: Washington, D.C. (Warner Theatre)
Aug. 19: Milwaukee (Riverside Theatre)
Aug. 21-22: Chicago (Auditorium Theatre)
