08.01.09

Ben Harper and Relentless7 and Liam Finn
to Open All Dates

Tickets for all shows on sale, Monday 17 August

Pearl Jam announced today that they will play a series of outdoor shows in November in Australia and New Zealand, in support of their new album, Backspacer.

Pearl Jam will be returning to Australia for the first time in 3 years, bringing with them their old touring mates, Ben Harper and Relentless7 and Liam Finn, to play for one night only in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland and Christchurch. Tickets for all shows go on sale on Monday 17 August.

Scheduled for release in Australia and New Zealand on Friday, 18 September, the band‘s ninth studio album, Backspacer, will be available in both countries before the rest of the world. The first single, The Fixer, went to Australian radio on 21 July and was the No. 1 most added song to radio that week.

It‘s been 3 years since Pearl Jam last toured Australia and New Zealand and their Australian fans clearly haven‘t forgotten them with two songs appearing in Triple J‘s recent Hottest 100 of All Time list (Alive at No. 24 and Better Man at No. 39).

Appearing with Pearl Jam, and no stranger to Australian shores, is Ben Harper and Relentless 7, who were last here in April of this year to headline the 20th Anniversary East Coast Blues and Roots Festival and perform a one-off, sold out headline show in Sydney.

Opening all shows will be New Zealand‘s own Liam Finn. Having played his own sold-out shows on every continent, opened for the The Black Keys and Eddie Vedder, and performed at the All Tomorrow‘s Parties‘ ATP Vs The Fans Part II: The Fans Strike Back Festival in UK earlier this year, Liam will join the tour in support of the worldwide release his new EP, Champagne In Seashells, featuring Long Way to Go, on 4 September, 2009.

The shows announced will be ‗one-show-only‘ concerts and promise to be THE must-see rock events of the summer season!

Tickets for all Australian and New Zealand shows will go on sale at 9am on Monday, 17 August 2009, and details of ticket outlets for each show are below.

***Ten Club members-only ticket pre-sale details to follow. Check www.pearljam.com for details.

***Special Ten Club sponsored Travel Packages to be available. Details forthcoming.

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES:

Saturday, 14 November, 2009
Members Equity Stadium, Perth, Australia
Ticket prices: $123.90 – Gold and $99.90 – Silver
Tickets available from Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100

Tuesday, 17 November, 2009
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Ticket prices: $123.90 – Gold and $99.90 – Silver
Tickets available from Ticketek - www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

Friday, 20 November, 2009
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Ticket prices: $123.90 – Gold and $99.90 – Silver
Tickets available from Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100

Sunday, 22 November, 2009
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Ticket prices: $123.90 – Gold and $99.90 – Silver
Tickets available from Ticketek - www.Ticketek.com.au or 132 849

Wednesday, 25 November, 2009
QSAC Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Ticket prices: $123.90 – Gold and $99.90 – Silver
Tickets available from Ticketek - www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

Friday, 27 November, 2009
Mt Smart, Auckland, New Zealand
Ticket prices: $119.50 – Gold and $99.50 – Silver
Tickets available from Ticketek: www.ticketek.co.nz or 0800 842538

Sunday, 29 November, 2009
AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ticket prices: $119.50 – Gold and $99.50 – Silver
Tickets available from Ticketek: www.ticketek.co.nz or 0800 842538


http://www.pearljam.com/news/pj-announces-australianew-zealand-tour-fan-club-pre-sale-travel-package-details-coming-soon


Brisbane show is at QSAC, which is the old ANZ stadium up on the corner of mains and kesselss road, same place U2 played at and where AC/DC are playing next year. I'm expecting it to be sold out, so maybe around 40,000 maybe..

Nice, will most definitely be going to that. Btw, there new album Backspacer is due out Sept 20. There's an article here which talks a bit about the release and putting the album out on Rock Band DLC etc.

Their last lot of Briz concerts were the f*****g BOMB.

Definitely worth >$100 per ticket. IMO, these guys are THE live band. Just a shame Eddie's voice has deteriorated so badly over the years.

Billy, his voice was spectacular in 06, waaaaay better than 03.

Definatly going to the brisbane one, possible might go to the sydney one as well.

Billy, his voice was spectacular in 06, waaaaay better than 03.

Totally agree. I nearly didn't go to their last concert because the '03 was alittle disappointing. Fortunately, last minute a friend had some spare tickets and I decided to go. I was blown away at the difference between concerts!

And an FYI, trog and I sat in the "limited viewing" section or whatever the seats just to the side and behind the stage are, and they were f*****g AWESOME. Eddie gave us much love, and we were only a few metres away. I swear the sound was better there too...

havent seen them since the vitalogy tour.........might try and get tickets for this......cheers for the heads up.....

awesome, thanks for the heads up.

I'll be home then! I'll be going to the Sydney show and might head up to Brissie as well

According to an email I received, the pre-sale is valid for 10 Club members who are ACTIVE from 4 Aug... the actual pre-sale starts 8am (NSW time) 7 Aug.

I didnt get an email from ticketek about it yet :(

I heard a 'new' Pearl Jam song on the radio recently, sounded nothing like the Pearl Jam I remember, though I was never really big on grungey sort of rock.

Anyone go to the last concert? I asked one of my mates to go, he said he went to their last concert and isn't keen at all for this one :/

Martz, last concert was eddie in his f*****g prime, your mate is the first person iv heard that didnt like it but hey, each too their own.

Spook, you disappoint me with your candy raver music :(

I will definatly be going in hope it will be like 06, 03 wasnt as good.

i wouldnt piss on a burning eddie

luckily for me, im washing my hair the entire time they are in australia

yeah sorry but, that just seems like another example of how spook 'doesnt' know music.....

i wouldnt piss on a burning eddie

that must be a bummer for you, considering he's always on fire !!!!!!!