Pearl Jam 2009 European/North American Tour

2009 European/North American Tour

Tour by Pearl Jam
Start date	August 13, 2009
End date	August 28, 2009
Legs	2
No. of shows	5 in Europe 4 in North America 9 in total
Pearl Jam concert chronology

The Pearl Jam 2009 European/North American Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam. It was the band's first tour since the 2008 U.S. Tour.

History

In August 2009, Pearl Jam headlined the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, which was preceded by five shows in Europe and three in North America. This tour preceded the release of Pearl Jam's 2009 album, Backspacer. On August 11, 2009, the band played an intimate show at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London. The band was joined onstage by The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood to play a cover of "All Along the Watchtower". Later that night the band was joined by Simon Townshend, younger brother of Pete Townshend, to perform The Who's "The Real Me".

On August 21, 2009, the band played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists were scheduled to be the support band, but Leo was unable to attend, after being stuck at the border. This resulted in vocalist Eddie Vedder taking to the stage to cover Neil Young's "Sugar Mountain" and "The Needle and the Damage Done". Guitarist Mike McCready then played two songs, followed by guitarist Stone Gossard covering "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" by Johnny Thunders, before The Pharmacists played their set.

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

Tour dates

Information taken from various sources.

Europe Leg

Date	Location	Venue	Opening act
August 11, 2009	London, England	O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
August 13, 2009	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Sportspaleis Ahoy	Gomez
August 15, 2009	Berlin, Germany	Wuhlheide
August 17, 2009	Manchester, England	MEN Arena
August 18, 2009	London, England	O2 Arena

North America Leg

Date	Location	Venue	Opening act
August 21, 2009	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Molson Amphitheatre	The Pharmacists
August 23, 2009	Chicago, Illinois	United Center	Bad Religion
August 24, 2009
August 28, 2009	San Francisco, California	Outside Lands Festival

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

Songs performed

Originals

• "1/2 Full"
• "Alive"
• "All Night"
• "Animal"
• "Bee Girl"
• "Better Man"
• "Black"
• "Blood"
• "Brain of J."
• "Brother"
• "Comatose"
• "Come Back"
• "Corduroy"
• "Daughter"
• "Dissident"
• "Do the Evolution"
• "Down"
• "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"
• "The End"
• "Even Flow"
• "Faithfull"
• "The Fixer"
• "Footsteps"
• "Given to Fly"
• "Glorified G"
• "Go"
• "Gods' Dice"
• "Gone"
• "Got Some"
• "Greatest Waterfall"
• "Grievance"
• "Hail, Hail"
• "Hard to Imagine"
• "I Am Mine"
• "I Got Id"
• "Immortality"
• "In Hiding"
• "In My Tree"
• "Indifference"
• "Inside Job"
• "Insignificance"
• "Last Exit"
• "Leash"
• "Life Wasted"
• "Light Years"
• "Long Road"
• "Low Light"
• "Lukin"
• "Man of the Hour"
• "MFC"
• "No More"
• "Not for You"
• "Nothing as It Seems"
• "Nothingman"
• "Of the Girl"
• "Off He Goes"
• "Porch"
• "Present Tense"
• "Rats"
• "Rearviewmirror"
• "Release"
• "Sad"
• "Save You"
• "Severed Hand"
• "Sleight of Hand"
• "Smile"
• "Sometimes"
• "Spin the Black Circle"
• "State of Love and Trust"
• "Supersonic"
• "Unemployable"
• "Untitled"
• "Wasted Reprise"
• "Whipping"
• "Why Go"
• "Wishlist"
• "World Wide Suicide"
• "Yellow Ledbetter"

Covers

• "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan)
• "Angie" (The Rolling Stones) (snippet)
• "Another Brick in the Wall" (Pink Floyd) (snippet)
• "Atomic Dog" (George Clinton) (snippet)
• "Ben" (Michael Jackson) (snippet)
• "Blitzkrieg Bop" (Ramones) (snippet)
• "Crazy Mary" (Victoria Williams)
• "Fuckin' Up" (Neil Young)
• "Happy Birthday" (traditional) (snippet)
• "Interstellar Overdrive" (Pink Floyd) (snippet)
• "Leaving Here" (Edward Holland, Jr.)
• "Love, Reign o'er Me" (The Who)
• "Modern Girl" (Sleater-Kinney) (snippet)
• "The Needle and the Damage Done" (Neil Young)
• "The Real Me" (The Who)
• "Rockin' in the Free World" (Neil Young)
• "Save It for Later" (The Beat) (snippet)
• "Search and Destroy" (The Stooges)
• "Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)" (Arthur Alexander)
• "Sonic Reducer" (The Dead Boys)
• "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key and John Stafford Smith)
• "Sugar Mountain" (Neil Young)
• "Throw Your Hatred Down" (Neil Young)
• "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" (Johnny Thunders)
• "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (The Beatles)

Gallery

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  Pearl Jam fans outside the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England on August 11, 2009.
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  Pearl Jam in London, England on August 11, 2009.
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  Pearl Jam in London, England on August 11, 2009.
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  Pearl Jam, with Ronnie Wood, performing "All Along the Watchtower" in London, England on August 11, 2009.
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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, England on August 17, 2009.
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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, England on August 17, 2009.
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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, England on August 17, 2009.
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  Pearl Jam in Manchester, England on August 17, 2009.