Tour Dates: Eddie Goes Solo
Back in April, Eddie Vedder played a handful of rare solo dates up and down the West Coast – partly in support of his Into The Wild soundtrack. Come this August the Pearl Jam frontman will do it again with a six city tour that will include multiple nights in Boston, New York, Toronto, the District Of Columbia and Chicago. Tickets for all shows go on-sale this Friday.
If you’re not a PJ fan, then maybe one of these recently announced tours will be for you…
- Australian didgeridoo playing singer/songwriter Xavier Rudd comes stateside (begins: 08/29)
- Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk adds a full slate of fall dates (begins: 10/09)
- Former Style Council and The Jam frontman Paul Weller revealed a handful of club dates (begins: 09/02)
- Dance-punkers The Faint announce a month long summer run (begins: 07/27)
- Here’s one for all headbangers: Danzig will be on the road starting in October (begins: 10/09)
- The Last Shadow Puppets will bring a 16 piece orchestra on tour with them (begins: 08/19)
Finally, for the last few years the traveling Speigeltent has taken up residence in Lower Manhattan at the South Street Seaport offering up an eclectic mix of music acts in an intimate and apparently cool as fuck setting. This year the tent returns in August for a longer engagement running through the beginning of November and another impressive line up that includes – STEAL THIS TICKET! A Musical Tribute to Abbie Hoffman Agents of Mayhem: Steve Molitz, Jon Gutwillig, Michael Travis and Jason Hann, DJ Logic and very special guests, The Benvento-Russo Duo, The Dodos, Antibalas and The Felice Brothers.
Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 7:30 pm
C’mon! After shelling out $90 to see Pearl Jam rock the garden, I have to do it all over again for Eddie solo!? 79 dollars plus service charges seems rather excessive for a non-Dolan owned venue. Neil Young tix weren’t even this expensive!!! WTF happened to Pearl Jam? Are they trying to recoup their losses for “under-market” ticket prices for all those years! If it was another band it wouldn’t be that big of a deal. But, man, they better address this topic soon. I’m starting to get peeved.
Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 7:33 pm
I’m with you DayJob that’s a bit steep for Eddie, but I have no doubt both shows will sell out within minutes.
Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I’m sure it will, Dude. But then again, it will sell out at 50 smackers too! It just seems greedy. I have a hard time thinking these prices were set by the United Methodist Church. Looking at ticket prices for the other venues, it seems that Pearl Jam/Eddie Vedder has crossed into a different pricing stratosphere. can you imagine spending 90 bucks to see Trey solo !!!
Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Agreed. It does seem steep. I’m not really a Pearl Jam fan, but would have gone to that for 50 bucks not 80.
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Monday, July 7, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Hey guys, not all of the money from Eddie’s shows goes in his pockets. Money from the West Coast shows went to aiding The West Memphis Three & I’m 100% sure that money from these shows will do the same.
I was fortunate enough to see his three Bay Area performances and was blown away every night. He not only plays songs from Into The Wild, but a few PJ songs, some unreleased tunes, other movie soundtrack releases and a slew of covers by a wide range of artists; Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Daniel Johnston, The Beatles, James Taylor, Tom Waits, Tom Petty, Pete Townshend, Hunters & Collectors, Yeastie Girls, and Bruce Springsteen.
Do yourself a favor, spend the money. It’s not often a person is able to see one rock’s greatest frontmen in such intimate settings. Open your minds (and wallets) and enjoy an amazing night of music!
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