Vs. Tour
| Tour by Pearl Jam | |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Associated album | Vs. |
| Start date | October 28, 1993 |
| End date | April 17, 1994 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 52 |
| Pearl Jam concert chronology | |
The Vs. Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its second album, Vs.
History
Pearl Jam promoted Vs. with tours in the United States in the fall of 1993 and the spring of 1994. The fall 1993 tour focused on the Western United States, while the spring 1994 tour focused on the Eastern United States. Industry insiders compared Pearl Jam's tour to the touring habits of Led Zeppelin, in that the band "ignored the press and took its music directly to the fans."[1] During this tour the band set a cap on ticket prices in the attempt to thwart scalpers.[2]
During the tour Pearl Jam concurrently worked on its third album. Several songs from the band's third album,
On the evening of November 5, 1993, Pearl Jam performed before almost 25,000 fans that stood and sat through the night on the lawns of
Pearl Jam was outraged when it discovered after a pair of shows in
Following the tour, the band brought a lawsuit against Ticketmaster that accused them of being a monopoly whose anticompetitive practices allowed markup prices of more than 30%. The band's intention was to get ticket prices lowered for its fans.[7] Pearl Jam's plans for a 1994 summer tour were cancelled as a result of a Ticketmaster boycott.[8]
Tour dates
Information taken from various sources.[9][10][11]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm-Up Shows | ||||
| October 25, 1993 | Seattle | United States | Off Ramp Café | |
| October 27, 1993 | Santa Cruz | The Catalyst | American Music Club | |
| United States Leg 1 | ||||
| October 28, 1993 | San Francisco | United States | Warfield Theatre | Rollins Band |
| October 30, 1993 | San Jose | SJSU Event Center
| ||
| October 31, 1993 | Berkeley | Hearst Greek Theatre | Rollins Band, American Music Club | |
| November 2, 1993 | San Diego | Civic Theatre | American Music Club | |
| November 3, 1993 | ||||
| November 4, 1993 | West Hollywood | Whisky a Go Go | ||
| November 5, 1993 | Indio | Empire Polo Club | American Music Club, Weapon of Choice, Eleven | |
| November 6, 1993 | Mesa | Mesa Amphitheatre | Bill Miller, Butthole Surfers | |
| November 7, 1993 | ||||
| November 9, 1993 | Albuquerque | Convention Exhibition Hall | Butthole Surfers | |
| November 11, 1993 | Denton | UNT Coliseum | ||
| November 12, 1993 | Dallas | Moody Coliseum | ||
| November 16, 1993 | New Orleans | Lakefront Arena | Mudhoney | |
| November 17, 1993 | ||||
| November 19, 1993 | ||||
| November 20, 1993 | Nacogdoches | William R. Johnson Coliseum | ||
| November 22, 1993 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | ||
| November 23, 1993 | Oklahoma City | T&T Center | ||
| November 24, 1993 | Wichita | Century II
| ||
| November 26, 1993 | Boulder | Balch Fieldhouse | Urge Overkill, Mudhoney | |
| November 27, 1993 | Mudhoney | |||
| November 30, 1993 | Las Vegas | Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts
|
Mudhoney | |
| December 1, 1993 | ||||
| December 2, 1993 | Reno | Lawlor Events Center | Urge Overkill, Mudhoney | |
| December 7, 1993 | Seattle | Seattle Center Arena | Urge Overkill, Six in the Clip | |
| December 8, 1993 | ||||
| December 9, 1993 | Urge Overkill, Hater | |||
| United States leg 2 | ||||
| March 6, 1994 | Denver | United States | Paramount Theatre | The Frogs |
| March 7, 1994 | ||||
| March 9, 1994 | Pensacola | Pensacola Civic Center
|
L7, Follow for Now | |
| March 10, 1994 | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | The Frogs, Urge Overkill | |
| March 13, 1994 | New Regal Theater
|
The Frogs, Magic Slim and the MGs | ||
| March 14, 1994 | St. Louis | Fox Theatre | The Frogs, Grant Lee Buffalo | |
| March 15, 1994 | The Frogs | |||
| March 17, 1994 | West Lafayette | Elliot Hall
|
Grant Lee Buffalo | |
| March 19, 1994 | Detroit | Detroit Masonic Temple | ||
| March 20, 1994 | Ann Arbor | Crisler Arena
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| March 22, 1994 | Cleveland | CSU Convocation Center
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| March 24, 1994 | Louisville | Louisville Gardens | King's X | |
| March 25, 1994 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | ||
| March 26, 1994 | Murfreesboro | Murphy Center | ||
| March 28, 1994 | Miami | Bayfront Amphitheater
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| March 29, 1994 | St. Petersburg | Bayfront Arena
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| April 2, 1994 | Atlanta | Fox Theatre | ||
| April 3, 1994 | ||||
| April 6, 1994 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center
|
Mudhoney | |
| April 7, 1994 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial
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| April 8, 1994 | Fairfax | Patriot Center
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| April 10, 1994 | Boston | Boston Garden | ||
| April 11, 1994 | ||||
| April 12, 1994 | Orpheum Theatre | |||
| April 17, 1994 | New York City | Paramount Theatre
| ||
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
| November 28, 1993 | Boulder | Balch Fieldhouse | Cancelled |
| November 30, 1993 | Las Vegas | Sands Hotel
|
Moved to Aladdin Theatre |
| December 1, 1993 | Las Vegas | Sands Hotel | Moved to Aladdin Theatre |
Band members
- Jeff Ament – bass guitar
- Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar
- Mike McCready – lead guitar
- Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar
- Dave Abbruzzese – drums
Songs performed
References
- ISBN 0-306-81271-1, pg. 58
- ISBN 0-306-81271-1, pg. 59
- ^ Pearl Jam: Song Index. pearljam.com.
- ^ Wall, Mick. "Alive". Nirvana and the Story of Grunge. Q p. 99
- Gannett News Service.
- ^ Marks, Craig. "Let's Get Lost". Spin. December 1994.
- ^ "PJ's testimony before Congress regarding Ticketmaster". June 30, 1994.
- ^ Gordinier, Jeff (1994-10-28). "The Brawls in Their Courts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Pearl Jam: Set Lists". Pearljam.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ "The Five Horizons Concert Chronology". fivehorizons.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ "The Pearl Jam Concert Chronology". twofeetthick.com. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
