| Backspacer Tour | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tour by Pearl Jam | ||
| Locations | Europe, North America, Oceania | |
| Supporting album | Backspacer | |
| Start date | August 13, 2009 | |
| End date | July 10, 2010 | |
| Legs | 6 | |
| Shows | 32 in North America 16 in Europe 7 in Oceania 55 in total |
|
| Pearl Jam tour chronology | ||
| 2008 U.S. Tour (2008) |
Backspacer Tour (2009) |
|
The Backspacer Tour is a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its ninth album, Backspacer. It is the band's first tour since the 2008 U.S. Tour.
Contents |
Pearl Jam promoted Backspacer with tours in Europe, North America and Oceania in 2009.[1]
In August 2009, Pearl Jam headlined the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival,[2] which was preceded by five shows in Europe and three in North America.[3][4][5] This tour preceded the release of Pearl Jam's 2009 album, Backspacer. On August 11, 2009, the band played an intimate show at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London. The band was joined onstage by The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood to play a cover of "All Along the Watchtower".[6] Later that night the band was joined by Simon Townshend, younger brother of Pete Townshend, to perform The Who's "The Real Me".[6]
On August 21, 2009, the band played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists were scheduled to be the support band, but Leo was unable to attend, after being stuck at the border.[7] This resulted in vocalist Eddie Vedder taking to the stage to cover Neil Young's "Sugar Mountain" and "The Needle and the Damage Done".[7] Guitarist Mike McCready then played two songs, followed by guitarist Stone Gossard covering "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" by Johnny Thunders, before The Pharmacists played their set.[7]
In October 2009, Pearl Jam headlined the Austin City Limits Music Festival.[8] The Austin City Limits appearance will take place amidst the fourteen-date North American leg of the tour.[1] On October 6, 2009, the band played in Los Angeles, California at the Gibson Amphitheatre. They were joined onstage by former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell to perform the Temple of the Dog song "Hunger Strike".[9] This was followed with an appearance by Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell on "Alive".[9]
Pearl Jam is the final act that performed at the Wachovia Spectrum with four shows that took place on October 27–28 and October 30–31. At the final show at the Spectrum, the band played the song "Bugs" from their 1994 album Vitalogy for the first time.[10][11] An additional leg consisting of a tour of Oceania took place afterward.[12] They are scheduled to play at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in May 2010.[13] This will be followed with 12 dates in America in the same month[14][15] and a second European leg planned for June 2010.[16]
Official bootlegs are available for this tour through the band's official website in FLAC, MP3, and CD formats.[17]
Information taken from various sources.[18][19][20]
| Date | Location | Venue | Opening act |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2009 | London, England | O2 Shepherds Bush Empire | |
| August 13, 2009 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Sportspaleis Ahoy | Gomez |
| August 15, 2009 | Berlin, Germany | Wuhlheide | |
| August 17, 2009 | Manchester, England | MEN Arena | |
| August 18, 2009 | London, England | O2 Arena |
| Date | Location | Venue | Opening act |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2009 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Molson Amphitheatre | The Pharmacists |
| August 23, 2009 | Chicago, Illinois | United Center | Bad Religion |
| August 24, 2009 | |||
| August 28, 2009 | San Francisco, California | Outside Lands Festival |
| Date | Location | Venue | Opening act |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2009 | Seattle, Washington | KeyArena | Ben Harper and Relentless7 |
| September 22, 2009 | |||
| September 25, 2009 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | General Motors Place | |
| September 26, 2009 | Ridgefield, Washington | The Amphitheater at Clark County | |
| September 28, 2009 | West Valley City, Utah | E Center | |
| September 30, 2009 | Los Angeles, California | Gibson Amphitheatre | |
| October 1, 2009 | |||
| October 4, 2009 | Austin, Texas | Austin City Limits Music Festival | |
| October 6, 2009 | Los Angeles, California | Gibson Amphitheatre | Ben Harper and Relentless7 |
| October 7, 2009 | |||
| October 9, 2009 | San Diego, California | Viejas Arena | |
| October 27, 2009 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Spectrum | Social Distortion |
| October 28, 2009 | |||
| October 30, 2009 | Bad Religion | ||
| October 31, 2009 |
| Date | Location | Venue | Opening acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2009 | Perth, Australia | Members Equity Stadium | Liam Finn, Ben Harper and Relentless7 |
| November 17, 2009 | Adelaide, Australia | Adelaide Oval | |
| November 20, 2009 | Melbourne, Australia | Etihad Stadium | |
| November 22, 2009 | Sydney, Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | |
| November 25, 2009 | Brisbane, Australia | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre | |
| November 27, 2009 | Auckland, New Zealand | Mt Smart Stadium | |
| November 29, 2009 | Christchurch, New Zealand | AMI Stadium |
| Date | Location | Venue | Opening act |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2010 | New Orleans, Louisiana | New Orleans Jazz Festival | Band of Horses |
| May 3, 2010 | Kansas City, Missouri | Sprint Center | |
| May 4, 2010 | St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center | |
| May 6, 2010 | Columbus, Ohio | Nationwide Arena | |
| May 7, 2010 | Noblesville, Indiana | Verizon Wireless Music Center | |
| May 9, 2010 | Cleveland, Ohio | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| May 10, 2010 | Buffalo, New York | HSBC Arena | |
| May 13, 2010 | Bristow, Virginia | Jiffy Lube Live | |
| May 15, 2010 | Hartford, Connecticut | XL Center | |
| May 17, 2010 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Garden | |
| May 18, 2010 | TBD | TBD | |
| May 20, 2010 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | The Black Keys |
| May 21, 2010 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Band of Horses |
| Date | Location | Venue | Opening acts |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2010 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | The O2 | Ben Harper and Relentless7 |
| June 23, 2010 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | The Odyssey | |
| June 25, 2010 | London, England | Hard Rock Calling | Ben Harper and Relentless7, The Gaslight Anthem, Wolfmother[21] |
| June 27, 2010 | Nijmegen, Holland | Rock In Park Festival | |
| June 30, 2010 | Berlin, Germany | Wuhlheide | |
| July 1 , 2010 | Gdynia, Poland | Heineken Open'er | |
| July 3 , 2010 | Arras, France | Main Square | |
| July 4 , 2010 | Werchter, Belgium | Rock Werchter | |
| July 6, 2010 | Venice, Italy | Heineken Jammin' Festival | |
| July 9 , 2010 | Bilbao, Spain | BBK Live Festival | |
| July 10, 2010 | Oeiras, Portugal | Optimus Alive! |
|
|
 Pearl Jam fans outside the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England on August 11, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in London, England on August 11, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in London, England on August 11, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam, with Ronnie Wood, performing "All Along the Watchtower" in London, England on August 11, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in Manchester, England on August 17, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in Manchester, England on August 17, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in Manchester, England on August 17, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in Manchester, England on August 17, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in Adelaide, Australia on November 17, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in Adelaide, Australia on November 17, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in Melbourne, Australia on November 20, 2009. |
 Eddie Vedder in Melbourne, Australia on November 20, 2009. |
 Ben Harper and Eddie Vedder covering "Under Pressure" in Sydney, Australia on November 22, 2009. |
 Eddie Vedder in Sydney, Australia on November 22, 2009. |
 Ben Harper and Eddie Vedder covering "Under Pressure" in Brisbane, Australia on November 25, 2009. |
 Pearl Jam in Brisbane, Australia on November 25, 2009. |
|
|
Wikis
Quiz
Map
Search
