PJ Updates

Eddie Vedder Announces 2012 US Solo Tour
01.23.12

Eddie Vedder has announced a 13-city U.S. solo tour, starting in Las Vegas, NV on April 11th and ending in Orlando, FL on May 16th.


DATE CITY VENUE PUBLIC SALE
April 11 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Feb 3
April 13 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theater Feb 3
April 16 Albuquerque, NM Kiva Auditorium Feb 3
April 19 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater Feb 3
April 22 Houston, TX Jones Hall For The Performing Arts Feb 3
April 25 San Antonio, TX Lila Cockrell Theatre Feb 3
April 27 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall Feb 3
April 30 Dallas, TX Music Hall At Fair Park Feb 3
May 3 New Orleans Jazz Fest, LA New Orleans Jazz Festival

Feb 3
May 8 Jacksonville, FL Moran Theater Feb 3
May 10 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall Feb 3
May 13 Ft Lauderdale, FL Broward Center For The Performing Arts

Feb 3
May 16 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Performing Arts Center Feb 3

Pearl Jam
Foro Sol
Mexico City, Mexico
Nov 24, 2011


Set List

01. Release
02. Last Exit
03. Severed Hand
04. Corduroy
05. Given To Fly
06. Brain Of J
07. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
08. Faithfull
09. Evenflow
10. Setting Forth
11. Unthought Known
12. Red Mosquito
13. Daughter {during the song Ed asks Kille, the lighting designer, to darken the stage so he can see the audience flicking lighters in time to the music. When the stage darkens and he can see the lighters he says “Now we know we are in Mexico City”}
14. Of The Earth
15. Nothingman
16. Betterman/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling) {Ed asks the audience to “take this one, help me out”. They oblige by singing the opening verse and chorus}
17. Porch

Encore Break 1
{Ed talks about how great Mexico City has been to them. He also talks about a few couples he knows including some of the touring crew. He dedicates “Just Breathe” to them and everyone who is in love}
18. Just Breathe
{Ed thanks X and talks about how great it has been touring with them in South America and thanks the audience for giving them the love and attention they deserve. He dedicates “Off He Goes” to John Doe}
19. Off He Goes
20. Do The Evolution
21. Black {good crowd sing along}
22. Spin The Black Circle
23. The Fixer
24. Jeremy
25. Why Go

Encore Break 2
{Ed introduces the band and thanks the crowd for singing along so much and helping him out in the thin air of Mexico City}
26. Olé {Ed sings a bit of the “Olé, Olé song” to introduce their song.
27. Last Kiss-(Cochran)
28. Leash
29. Alive
30. Rockin’ In The Free World {Pearl Jam is joined by onstage by X (DJ Bonebreak, Exene Cervenka, John Doe and Billy Zoom)}-(Young)
31. Indifference
32. Yellow Ledbetter/Little Wing-(Hendrix)

Pearl Jam
Estadio Nacional
San José, Costa Rica
Nov 20, 2011

Set List

01. Go
02. Animal
03. Corduroy
04. Unthought Known
{Crowd sings “Olé, Olé” song. Ed Addresses the crowd in Spanish}
05. Comatose
06. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
07. Given To Fly
08. The Fixer
09. Deep
10. Jeremy
11. Supersonic
12. Evenflow
13. You Are
14. Daughter/Red Rain-(Peter Gabriel)
{band switches guitars while Ed, Matt and the crowd continue the outro of “Daughter”. Once the guitars have been switched out matt increases the tempo of the outro and they go right into “Why Go” without stopping}
15. Why Go
16. Rearviewmirror

Encore Break 1
{Ed talks about a couple he saw holding hands on his way into the venue. He says that he hasn’t held his wife’s hand since he has been on tour and what a powerful feeling holding hands is.}
17. Just Breathe
18. Oceans
19. Do The Evolution
20. State Of Love And Trust
21. Black
22. Betterman/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling)

Encore Break 2
{Ed says “you have quite a nice place here”. He thanks the crowd for showing up and being so energetic especially since Pearl Jam has never played there before}
23. Last Kiss-(Cochran)
24. Mother-(Waters)
25. Once
26. Alive
27. Rockin’ In The Free World-(Young)
28. Yellow Ledbetter w/ Ray Cameron playing guitar/Little Wing-(Hendrix)

Pearl Jam
Estadio San Marcos
Lima, Peru
Nov. 18, 2011

Set List
01. Interstellar Overdrive-(Barrett, Mason, Waters, Wright)
02. Corduroy
03. Why Go
04. Hail Hail
05. Do The Evolution {Matt breaks hi-hat cymbal}
{Ed addresses crowd in Spanish}
06. Severed Hand
07. Immortality
08. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
09. The Fixer
10. Evenflow
11. Setting Forth
12. Not For You
13. Lukin
{Ed addresses the crowd in Spanish}
14. Amongst The Waves
15. Betterman/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling)
16. Black
17. Go
Encore Break 1
{Ed thanks the crowd on behalf of the band and crew and mentions X and how inspirational they are.}
18. The End
{Ed asks a couple of friends of both Pearl Jam and Neil Young to come out and sit on stage. He says it is their honeymoon. He plays the next song for them}
19. Just Breathe (for Dustin and Erica)
20. Daughter/Blitzkrieg Bop-(Ramones) {Ed sings variations on “Hey Ho Let’s Go” and the crowd sings the melodic and lyrical changes back to him}/WMA
21. Unthought Known
{Ed says in Spanish “this song is for you-Olé”}
22. Olé
23. Blood
24. Jeremy {Matt breaks crash cymbal stand}
25. Porch
Encore Break 2
{Ed addresses the crowd in Spanish}
26. Given To Fly
27. Last Kiss-(Cochran)
28. The Real Me-(Townshend)
29. Alive
30. Rockin’ In The Free World w/ X {DJ Bonebreak, John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom}-(Young)
31. Indifference
32. Yellow Ledbetter

Estadio Monumental
Santiago, Chile
Nov. 16, 2011


Set List

01. Unthought Known
02. Why go
03. Animal
04. Do The Evolution
{Ed addresses the crowd in Spanish. In English he tells the crowd the most important thing is to be careful and watch out for each other.}
05. Olé
06. Corduroy
{Ed asks the crowd to take three steps back as it is tight at the barricade. Then in Spanish he says something to the effect of, “the next song is about”, he then lists a series of presumably small Chilean towns.}
07. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
08. Cropduster
09. Evenflow
10. Daughter/Red Rain-(Peter Gabriel)/Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)-(Waters)
{After the song Ed says “It isn’t ‘teacher leave the kids alone’ it is ‘government let the teachers teach, or government pay to teach the children”. A possible reference to the student protests in Chile.}
11. Setting Forth
12. I Got ID
13. Given To Fly
14. Nothingman
15. Public Image-(Public Image Limited)
16. The Fixer
17. Jeremy
Encore Break 1
{Ed addresses the crowd in Spanish}
18. Just Breathe
19. Down
Ed says “for my amigo Johnny Ramone, I miss him”}
20. I Believe In Miracles-(Ramone, Ray)
21. World Wide Suicide
{Juan Pablo Lopez AKA “Jota McCready” is brought up from the crowd to play with the band. He plays Ed’s guitar for “Last Kiss”}
22. Last Kiss-(Cochran)
23. Black
{Ed introduces Stone saying “playing guitar and the man who wrote the music for ‘Black’”. He introduces Matt and asks the crowd to thank X, a band that meant so much to the members of Pearl Jam}
24. Rearviewmirror
Encore Break 2
25. Once
26. Betterman/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling)
27. Crazy Mary-(Williams)
28. Alive
29. Baba O’Riley-(Townshend)
30. Indifference
31. Yellow Ledbetter

Pearl Jam
La Plata Stadium
Buenos Aires, AR
Nov. 13, 2011


Set List
{general note. crowd is very enthusiastic. They sing along with the band and often wordlessly sing the vocal melody or guitar parts. They chant “Pearl Jam” or “Eddie” at every opportunity}
01. Release
02. Go
03. Interstellar Overdrive-(Barrett, Mason, Waters, Wright)
04. Corduroy
05. Hail Hail
06. Given To Fly (briefly forgets lyrics)
{Ed addresses the crowd in Spanish. He asks the crowd to step back to give people more room and mentions that the show is being broadcast on the radio}
07. The Fixer {Mike switches guitars at the 2nd ch}
{crowd sings a [pearl jam?] song in Spanish while the band gets ready to play the next song}
08. Amongst The Waves
09. Immortality
10. Evenflow
11. You Are
12. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
13. Lukin
14. Unthought Known
15. Do The Evolution
16. Wasted Reprise
17. Life Wasted
18. Jeremy
19. Porch

Encore Break 1
{Crowd sings a “Blitzkrieg Bop”. A Ramones shirt gets thrown onstage. Ed shows it to the crowd}
20. Just Breathe
21. Garden
22. Last Kiss-(Cochran)
23. Supersonic
{Ed addresses the crowd in Spanish. He says something about the Ramones}
24. I Believe In Miracles-(Ramone, Ray)
25. State Of Love And Trust
26. Blood/Atomic Dog-(Clinton, Shider, Spradley)

Encore Break 2
27. Smile
28. Mother-(Waters) {Crowd shouts “no” after the line “Should I trust the government” like the crowd in Rio de Janeiro did}
29. Black {Crowd sings outré and then goes into a long “Olé, Olé song. they jump and chant another song. Ed thanks X and then says since Argentinians are the biggest Ramones fans in the world he introduces his friend and guitar tech Ricky Ramone who also worked for Johnny Ramone}
30. Betterman/I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend-(Ramones)/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling)
31. Why Go
32. Alive
33. Rockin’ In The Free World-(Young)
34. Yellow Ledbetter/Little Wing-(Hendrix)

Pearl Jam
Zequinha Stadium
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nov 11, 2011

[Ed sings “Devil Doll” with X during their set]


Set List
01. Why Go
02. Do The Evolution
03. Severed Hand
04. Corduroy
05. Got Some
06. Low Light
{Ed addresses the crowd in Portuguese. He says something about Porto Alegre being the last show and that the Brazilian crowds are the best in the world}
07. Given To Fly
08. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
09. Evenflow
10. Unthought Known
11. Present Tense
12. Daughter/Blitzkrieg Bop-(Ramones)/It’s Okay-(Cole)
13. 1/2 Full
14. Wishlist
15. Rats
16. State Of Love And Trust
17. Black

Encore Break 1
{crowd continues to sing the outro to “Black” for a few rounds after the band leaves the stage. When Ed returns to the stage he addresses the crowd in Portuguese. He gets the crowd to sing “Happy Birthday”.}

18. Just Breathe (For Jill)
19. Oceans
20. Comatose
{Ed says something in Portuguese about Johnny Ramone}
21. Light Years
22. I Believe In Miracles-(Ramone, Ray)
23. The Fixer
24. Rearviewmirror

Encore Break 2

25. Last Kiss-(Cochran)
{Ed thanks the local opening band “Wannabe Jalva”. He says they are quite good and wishes them the best of luck. He also thanks “X” and mentions the band members by name and instrument and says “we have been a band for twenty years. They have been a band for 34.}
26. Betterman/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling)
27. Crazy Mary-(Williams)
{Ed brings a young boy named Victor up out of the crowd saying “He has been down front all night. We wanted to make him more comfortable”. Victor and two people with him are seated on the side of the stage for the rest of the show}
28. Jeremy
29. Alive {during the solo Mike climbs down some empty road cases to get to the ground level by the barricade}
30. Rockin’ In The Free World-(Young)
{Ed thanks the Pearl Jam crew and the local Brazilian crew that has been traveling with them}
31. Indifference
32. Yellow Ledbetter/Little Wing-Hendrix

Pearl Jam
Estadio Do Parana Clube
Curitiba, Brazil
Nov. 09, 2011

{Ed sings “Devil Doll” with X during their opening set}


Set List:
01. Go
02. Arms Aloft-(Bullen, Shields, Slatterly, Stafford, Strummer)
03. Animal
04. Olé
05. Why Go
{Ed Addresses the crowd in Portuguese}
06. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
07. Corduroy
08. Given To Fly
09. Dissident
10. The Fixer
11. Evenflow
12. In Hiding
13. Setting Forth
14. Not For You/Modern Girl-(Sleater Kinney)
15. Red Mosquito
16. Got Some
17. World Wide Suicide
18. Porch {tuning issue}
Encore Break 1
{Ed talks about “his best friend in Brazil, Leandro (sp), and asks that if any one meets his friend to take care of him. Ed dedicates “Just Breathe” to him.}
19. Just Breathe
20. Off He Goes
21. Unthought Known
22. Breath
23. Supersonic
24. Black
25. Jeremy
Encore Break 2
{Crowd continues to sing the outro to “Jeremy” during the encore break. When the band comes back out Ed sings it with them.}
26. Betterman/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling) {crowd sings first verse and chorus of “Betterman”}
27. Leaving Here-(Holland, Holland, Dozier)
28. Footsteps
29. Once
30. Alive
{Ed introduces the band members and thanks X saying they are one of the greatest bands to come out of America and names all the band members}
31. Baba O’Riley-(Townshend)
32. Yellow Ledbetter