Tour by Pearl Jam | |
Location | United States |
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Start date | June 11, 2008 |
End date | June 30, 2008 |
No. of shows | 14 |
Pearl Jam concert chronology |
The Pearl Jam 2008 United States Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam.
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]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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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 | |
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