Eddie Vedder
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Pearl Jam has announced a month's worth of spring live dates, as the rockers continue to tour in support of 2009's Backspacer album. The new shows begin in Kansas City on May 3 and wrap up with a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 20 and 21. As previously reported, Pearl Jam will also play the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Festival on May 1.Band Of Horses will open all of Pearl Jam's May tour dates, except the first MSG show on May 20, when The Black Keys will open. In June and July, Pearl Jam will head overseas for a run of previously-announced European gigs, including a number of festival appearances.
In related news, Pearl Jam is this weekend's musical guest on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Jude Law.
Pearl Jam May tour dates:
May 1 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
May 3 - Kansas City
May 4 - St. Louis
May 6 - Columbus, OH
May 7 - Noblesville, IN
May 9 - Cleveland
May 10 - Buffalo
May 13 - Bristow, VA
May 15 - Hartford, CT
May 17 - Boston
May 18 - TBD
May 20-21 - New York City
