Eddie Vedder Brings Solo Tour to Detroit's Fox Theatre 6/26
In support of his forthcoming solo album, Ukulele Songs, Eddie Vedder will embark on a month-long U.S. solo tour in June and July. Vedder's tour kicks off on June 15th at Providence's Performing Arts Center and includes a performance at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Sunday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Special guest Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, The Frames) will join Vedder on the road. A pre-sale for active members of Pearl Jam's Ten Club takes place Tuesday, March 29 and Wednesday, March 30. (For full details on this pre-sale, visit www.pearljam.com).
Vedder's solo album, Ukulele Songs, will be released on Tuesday, May 31 through Pearl Jam's Monkeywrench Records. Ukulele Songs is a collection of original songs and covers performed by Vedder on ukulele. The first single from the album, "Longing to Belong," is available now digitally.
Also released on May 31 is Water on the Road, a live-concert DVD directed by Brendan Canty of Fugazi and Christoph Green featuring performances from Vedder's August 16 and 17 2008 solo tour engagements at Washington, D.C.'s Warner Theatre. The DVD features a live performance of "You're True" from Ukulele Songs as well as a mix of Pearl Jam catalog, covers and songs from Vedder's critically acclaimed, award-winning solo record, Into The Wild.
Tickets ($75) go on sale Friday, April 1 at 10:00 a.m. and may be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, LiveNation.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.
Eddie Vedder June/July U.S. Tour Dates:
June
15 Providence, RI Providence Performing Arts Center (PAC)
16 Boston, MA The Wang Theatre
18 Hartford, CT The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
21 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
22 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
25 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
26 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
28 Chicago, IL The Chicago Theatre
July
1 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre
2 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
5 San Diego, CA Copley Symphony Hall
6 Long Beach, CA Terrace Theater
8 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
9 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
11 Oakland, CA The Paramount Theatre
14 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
15 Seattle, WA Benaroya Hall
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