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Pearl Jam to storm North America behind 'Riot Act'

Published January 23, 2003 11:56 AM

By Rob Evans / LiveDaily Editor

Pearl Jam [ tickets ], lending support to its new album "Riot Act," has unveiled the itinerary for a spring-summer North American tour that's expected to visit about 50 cities.

Sleater-Kinney, Sparta, Idlewild and the Buzzcocks have been tapped to open various dates on the outing.

"Riot Act" is Pearl Jam's seventh studio release, and its first since 2000's "Binaural." The band produced the LP with Adam Kasper, who engineered R.E.M.'s "New Adventures in Hi-Fi." Frequent Pearl Jam collaborator Brendan O'Brien mixed the finished set, which was released in November.

As with Pearl Jam's 2000 tour, a series of "bootleg" discs are to be issued in connection with the band's 2002 outing. According to Epic Records, Pearl Jam will release an official recording of each show on its world tour. The CDs will initially be made available only via the Internet.

Meanwhile, a Pearl Jam rarities album is expected to hit stores sometime in 2003. The two-disc set will include live and studio material.

In other related news, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder appears on a track on the new Cat Power [ tickets ] CD, which hit stores on Feb. 18.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

April 2003
1 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
3 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
5 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
9 - Birmingham, AL - Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
11 - West Palm Beach, FL - Coral Sky Amphitheater
13 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
15 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion Walnut Creek
16 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
18 - Nashville, TN - AmSouth Amphitheater
19 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheater
21 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
22 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center
23 - Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall
25 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
28 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Spectrum Arena
29 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Center
30 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum

May 2003
2 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
3 - State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
28 - Missoula, MT - Adams Center
30 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place

June 2003
1 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
2 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
5 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
6 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
7 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
9 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
10 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
12 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
13 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center
15 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Dome
16 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
18 - Chicago, IL - United Center
19 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
21 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Center
22 - Nobelsville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
24 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
25 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Center
28 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
29 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre

July 2003
1 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
2 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
5 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
8, 9 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden