Pearl Jam 2008 United States Tour

2008 United States Tour

Tour by Pearl Jam
Location	United States
Start date	June 11, 2008
End date	June 30, 2008
Legs	1
No. of shows	14 in United States 14 in total
Pearl Jam concert chronology

The Pearl Jam 2008 United States Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam.

History

The tour of the United States consisted of thirteen dates which focused on the East Coast.^[1] The tour included a headlining appearance on June 14, 2008 at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.^[2] Pearl Jam's set at the festival overran by one hour, causing the next act, Kanye West, to take the stage at 4:25 a.m. local time.^[3] This was the band's only tour scheduled for 2008. After the tour had concluded, the band played a private benefit show at the Beacon Theatre in New York, which raised $3 million for the Robin Hood Foundation.^[4]

Official bootlegs are available for this tour through the band's official website in FLAC, MP3, and CD formats.^[5]

Opening acts

• Kings of Leon — (June 11 – June 17, excluding June 14)
• Ted Leo and the Pharmacists — (June 19 – June 30)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[6][7]
June 11, 2008	West Palm Beach	United States	Cruzan Amphitheatre
June 12, 2008	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
June 14, 2008^[A]	Manchester		Great Stage Park
June 16, 2008	Columbia		Colonial Life Arena
June 17, 2008	Virginia Beach		Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
June 19, 2008	Camden, New Jersey		Susquehanna Bank Center
June 20, 2008
June 22, 2008	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
June 24, 2008	New York City		Madison Square Garden
June 25, 2008
June 27, 2008	Hartford		New England Dodge Music Center
June 28, 2008	Mansfield		Comcast Center Amphitheatre
June 30, 2008
July 1, 2008[8]	New York City		Beacon Theatre

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of "Bonnaroo Music Festival"

Success

• Top 100 North American Tours 2008: #86^[9]
• Total Gross: US $10.7 million
• Total Attendance: 200,750
• No. of shows: 12

Band members

Pearl Jam

• Jeff Ament – bass guitar
• Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar
• Mike McCready – lead guitar
• Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar
• Matt Cameron – drums

Additional musicians

• Boom Gaspar – Hammond B3 and keyboards

Gallery

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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Eddie Vedder with Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Mike McCready with Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Eddie Vedder with Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Eddie Vedder with Pearl Jam in Manchester, Tennessee on June 14, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in Virginia Beach, Virginia on June 17, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in New York on June 24, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in New York on June 24, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in New York on June 24, 2008.
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  Pearl Jam in New York on June 24, 2008.

References

1. "Pearl Jam on tour in 2008". pearljam.com. March 21, 2008.
2. "Pearl Jam to Play Bonnaroo!". Pearljam.com. 2008-02-05. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
3. "Angry West defends festival delay". BBC News. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
4. "Pearl Jam Benefit Raises $3 Million For Charity". Billboard. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
5. "Pearl Jam 2008 Bootleg Program". pearljam.com. 2008-06-10. Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
6. "Pearl Jam: Set Lists". Pearljam.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
7. "The Pearl Jam Concert Chronology". twofeetthick.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
8. "Beacon Theater, New York". Pearl Jam. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
9. "Top 100 North American Tours 2008" (PDF). Pollstarpro. Retrieved June 15, 2013.