Binaural Tour

Binaural Tour

Tour by Pearl Jam
Associated album	Binaural
Start date	May 23, 2000
End date	November 6, 2000
Legs	3
No. of shows	47 in North America 26 in Europe 73 in total
Pearl Jam concert chronology

The Binaural Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its sixth album, Binaural. It was the band's first tour since the 1998 Yield Tour.

History

Pearl Jam promoted Binaural with tours in Europe and North America. Pearl Jam's 2000 European tour ended in tragedy on June 30, 2000, with an accident at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Nine fans were crushed underfoot and suffocated to death as the crowd rushed to the front. After numerous requests for the crowd to step back, the band stopped playing and tried to calm the crowd when the musicians realized what was happening, but it was already too late. The two remaining dates of the tour were cancelled, and the band seriously considered retiring after this event. Pearl Jam was initially blamed for the accident, but the band was later cleared of responsibility.

A month after the European tour concluded, the band embarked on a two-leg North American tour. The first leg of the tour focused on the East Coast of the United States, and then the band moved to the Midwest and the West Coast for the tour's second leg. On performing after the Roskilde tragedy, vocalist Eddie Vedder said that "playing, facing crowds, being together—it enabled us to start processing it." On October 22, 2000, the band played the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, celebrating the tenth anniversary of its first live performance as a band. Vedder took the opportunity to thank the many people who had helped the band come together and make it to ten years. He noted that "I would never do this accepting a Grammy or something." The song "Alive" was purposely omitted from all shows on this tour until the final night on November 6, 2000 in Seattle, Washington at KeyArena. The band performed that night for over three hours, playing most of its hits along with covers such as "The Kids Are Alright" and "Baba O'Riley" by The Who.

The European and North American tours were documented by a long series of official bootlegs, all of which were available in record stores as well as through the band's fan club. The band released 72 live albums in 2000 and 2001, and set a record for most albums to debut in the Billboard 200 at the same time. Following the conclusion of the 2000 tour, the band released Touring Band 2000, a DVD which featured select performances from the North American legs of the tour.

Tour dates

Information taken from various sources.

Warm-Up Shows

Date	Location	Venue	Opening act
May 10, 2000	Bellingham, Washington	Mount Baker Theatre	C Average
May 11, 2000	Vancouver, British Columbia	Commodore Ballroom

Europe Leg

Date	Location	Venue	Opening act	Notes
May 23, 2000	Lisbon, Portugal	Estádio do Restelo	The Vandals
May 25, 2000	Barcelona, Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
May 26, 2000	San Sebastián, Spain	Velodromo de Anoeta
May 29, 2000	London, England	Wembley Arena	The Monkeywrench
May 30, 2000
June 1, 2000	Dublin, Ireland	Point Theatre	The Vandals
June 3, 2000	Glasgow, Scotland	SECC
June 4, 2000	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena
June 6, 2000	Cardiff, Wales	Cardiff International Arena
June 8, 2000	Paris, France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 9, 2000	Nürburg, Germany	Rock am Ring
June 11, 2000	Nuremberg, Germany	Rock im Park
June 12, 2000	Landgraaf, Netherlands	Pinkpop
June 14, 2000	Prague, Czech Republic	Paegas Arena	The Dismemberment Plan
June 15, 2000	Katowice, Poland	Spodek
June 16, 2000				Previously scheduled for the Petőfi Csarnok in Budapest, Hungary.
June 18, 2000	Salzburg, Austria	Residenzplatz
June 19, 2000	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Hala Tivoli
June 20, 2000	Verona, Italy	Arena di Verona
June 22, 2000	Milan, Italy	FILA Forum Arena
June 23, 2000	Zürich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion
June 25, 2000	Berlin, Germany	Wuhlheide
June 26, 2000	Hamburg, Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
June 28, 2000	Stockholm, Sweden	Sjöhistoriska Museet
June 29, 2000	Oslo, Norway	Spektrum
June 30, 2000	Roskilde, Denmark	Roskilde Festival
July 2, 2000	Werchter, Belgium	Rock Werchter		Cancelled
July 3, 2000	Rotterdam, Netherlands	The Ahoy

North America Leg 1

Date	Location	Venue	Opening act
August 3, 2000	Virginia Beach, Virginia	GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater	Sonic Youth
August 4, 2000	Charlotte, North Carolina	Blockbuster Pavilion
August 6, 2000	Greensboro, North Carolina	Greensboro Coliseum
August 7, 2000	Atlanta, Georgia	Philips Arena
August 9, 2000	West Palm Beach, Florida	Mars Music Amphitheatre
August 10, 2000
August 12, 2000	Tampa, Florida	Ice Palace
August 14, 2000	New Orleans, Louisiana	New Orleans Arena
August 15, 2000	Memphis, Tennessee	Pyramid Arena
August 17, 2000	Antioch, Tennessee	AmSouth Amphitheater
August 18, 2000	Noblesville, Indiana	Deer Creek Music Center
August 20, 2000	Cincinnati, Ohio	Riverbend Music Center
August 21, 2000	Columbus, Ohio	Polaris Amphitheater
August 23, 2000	Wantagh, New York	Jones Beach Amphitheater
August 24, 2000
August 25, 2000
August 27, 2000	Saratoga Springs, New York	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 29, 2000	Mansfield, Massachusetts	Tweeter Center Boston
August 30, 2000
September 1, 2000	Camden, New Jersey	Blockbuster Music Entertainment Centre
September 2, 2000
September 4, 2000	Columbia, Maryland	Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 5, 2000	Burgettstown, Pennsylvania	Post-Gazette Pavilion	Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, and Jim O'Rourke

North America Leg 2

Date	Location	Venue	Opening acts
October 4, 2000	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Molson Centre	Supergrass
October 5, 2000	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Air Canada Centre
October 7, 2000	Auburn Hills, Michigan	The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 8, 2000	East Troy, Wisconsin	Alpine Valley Music Theatre
October 9, 2000	Rosemont, Illinois	Allstate Arena
October 11, 2000	Maryland Heights, Missouri	Riverport Amphitheater
October 12, 2000	Bonner Springs, Kansas	Sandstone Amphitheater
October 14, 2000	The Woodlands, Texas	The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 15, 2000
October 17, 2000	Dallas, Texas	Smirnoff Music Centre
October 18, 2000	Lubbock, Texas	United Spirit Arena
October 20, 2000	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Mesa Del Sol Amphitheatre
October 21, 2000	Phoenix, Arizona	Desert Sky Pavilion
October 22, 2000	Las Vegas, Nevada	MGM Grand Arena
October 24, 2000	Los Angeles, California	Greek Theatre
October 25, 2000	San Diego, California	San Diego Sports Arena
October 27, 2000	Fresno, California	Selland Arena
October 28, 2000	Devore, California	Blockbuster Pavilion
October 30, 2000	Marysville, California	Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
October 31, 2000	Mountain View, California	Shoreline Amphitheatre
November 2, 2000	Portland, Oregon	Rose Garden Arena
November 3, 2000	Nampa, Idaho	Idaho Center
November 5, 2000	Seattle, Washington	KeyArena	Supergrass, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 6, 2000			Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wellwater Conspiracy

Band members

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

Songs performed

Originals

• "Alive"
• "Animal"
• "Better Man"
• "Black"
• "Brain of J."
• "Breakerfall"
• "Breath"
• "Corduroy"
• "Daughter"
• "Dead Man"
• "Dissident"
• "Do the Evolution"
• "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"
• "Evacuation"
• "Even Flow"
• "Faithfull"
• "Footsteps"
• "Garden"
• "Given to Fly"
• "Go"
• "Gods' Dice"
• "Grievance"
• "Habit"
• "Hail, Hail"
• "I Got Id"
• "Immortality"
• "In Hiding"
• "In My Tree"
• "Indifference"
• "Insignificance"
• "Jeremy"
• "Last Exit"
• "Leatherman"
• "Light Years"
• "Long Road"
• "Lukin"
• "Mankind"
• "MFC"
• "Not for You"
• "Nothing as It Seems"
• "Nothingman"
• "Oceans"
• "Of the Girl"
• "Off He Goes"
• "Once"
• "Parting Ways"
• "Pilate"
• "Porch"
• "Present Tense"
• "Rearviewmirror"
• "Red Mosquito"
• "Release"
• "Rival"
• "Sleight of Hand"
• "Smile"
• "Sometimes"
• "Soon Forget"
• "Spin the Black Circle"
• "State of Love and Trust"
• "Thin Air"
• "Tremor Christ"
• "U"
• "Untitled"
• "W.M.A." (snippet)
• "Wash"
• "Whipping"
• "Wishlist"
• "Yellow Ledbetter"

Covers

• "Androgynous Mind" (Sonic Youth) (snippet)
• "Another Brick in the Wall" (Pink Floyd) (snippet)
• "Baba O'Riley" (The Who)
• "Beautiful Way" (Beck) (snippet)
• "Beginning to See the Light" (The Velvet Underground) (snippet)
• "Behind Blue Eyes" (The Who) (snippet)
• "Bull in the Heather" (Sonic Youth) (snippet)
• "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley)
• "Crazy Mary" (Victoria Williams)
• "Crown of Thorns" (Mother Love Bone)
• "Don't Be Shy" (Cat Stevens)
• "Everyday" (Buddy Holly)
• "Fuckin' Up" (Neil Young)
• "Hold On" (Tom Waits) (snippet)
• "I Am a Patriot" (Steven Van Zandt)
• "I Believe in Miracles" (Ramones) (snippet)
• "I Got You" (Split Enz)
• "In the Colosseum" (Tom Waits) (snippet)
• "In the Mood" (Robert Plant) (snippet)
• "Interstellar Overdrive" (Pink Floyd) (snippet)
• "It's OK" (Dead Moon) (snippet)
• "The Kids Are Alright" (The Who)
• "Last Kiss" (Wayne Cochran)
• "Leaving Here" (Edward Holland, Jr.)
• "Love Me Two Times" (The Doors) (snippet)
• "Naked Eye" (The Who)
• "'O Sole Mio" (Giovanni Capurro and Eduardo di Capua) (snippet)
• "On a Rope" (Rocket from the Crypt) (snippet)
• "Rockin' in the Free World" (Neil Young)
• "Romanza" (anonymous) (snippet)
• "Save It for Later" (The Beat) (snippet)
• "Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)" (Arthur Alexander)
• "Sonic Reducer" (The Dead Boys)
• "Stop Your Sobbing" (The Kinks) (snippet)
• "Timeless Melody" (The La's)
• "Throw Your Arms Around Me" (Hunters & Collectors)
• "Trouble" (Cat Stevens)
• "The Wrong Child" (R.E.M.) (snippet)

Gallery

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  Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000.
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  Eddie Vedder on stage with Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000.
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  Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000.
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  Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000.
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  Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000.
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  Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000.
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  Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000.
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  Mike McCready on stage with Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000.
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  Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000.