Pearl Jam Announces The First Leg Of World Tour In Support Of Their New Self Titled Record Due Out May 2

SEATTLE, WA - Pearl Jam announced today the first leg of their 2006 worldwide tour. Leg one of the tour is scheduled to kick off on May 9th in Toronto, and will wrap up on June 3rd in East Rutherford, NY.

My Morning Jacket will open on this leg of the tour.

Public on-sale dates and ticket information will be announced in local markets in the coming weeks.

Leg One of Pearl Jam’s 2006 World Wide Tour Follows:

DATE CITY VENUE

May 9 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

May 10 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

May 12 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena

May 13 Hartford, CT New England
Dodge Music Center

May 16 Chicago, IL United Center

May 19 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena

May 20 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena

May 22 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills

May 24 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden

May 27 Philadelphia, PA Tweeter Center at the Waterfront

May 30 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center

June 1 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena

June 3 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena

*Dates are subject to change due to professional sports team playoff schedules, etc.

Pearl Jam’s 2006 worldwide tour is in support of the band’s new, self-titled studio record due out May 2. The first single off the forthcoming album, “World Wide Suicide” is available now for a limited period of time for FREE as an unrestricted download on www.pearljam.com.

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