Vitalogy Tour
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| Vitalogy Tour | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tour by Pearl Jam | ||
| Locations | Asia, Australia, New Zealand, United States | |
| Supporting album | Vitalogy | |
| Start date | February 18, 1995 | |
| End date | November 7, 1995 | |
| Legs | 3 | |
| Shows | 17 in United States 10 in Australia 7 in Asia 2 in New Zealand 36 in total |
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| Pearl Jam tour chronology | ||
| Vs. Tour (1993-1994) |
Vitalogy Tour (1995) |
No Code Tour (1996) |
The Vitalogy Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its third album, Vitalogy. It was the band's first tour since the 1993-1994 Vs. Tour.
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[edit] History
Pearl Jam promoted Vitalogy with tours in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States in 1995. The band was joined by new drummer Jack Irons. The short tour of the United States focused on the Midwest and the West Coast. The band continued its boycott against Ticketmaster during its tour of the United States, refusing to play in Ticketmaster's venue areas, but was surprised that virtually no other bands joined it in refusing to play at Ticketmaster venues.[1] The band chose to use alternate ticketing companies for the shows.
The tour of the United States faced various troubles. Bassist Jeff Ament said that the band and its crew had to "[build] shows from the ground up, a venue everywhere we went."[2] In June 1995, the band was scheduled to play at San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park in front of 50,000 people. Before the concert vocalist Eddie Vedder was forced to stay at a hospital after suffering from the effects of food poisoning. Vedder left the hospital to play the show, however he was not able to finish and ended up performing just seven out of twenty-one songs with the band.[3] Neil Young filled in for Vedder for the rest of the show that day. Vedder said, "That whole [Golden Gate Park] thing was a blur based on some bad food. It was really, really bad. Looking back at it, it doesn't seem as intense as it was, but it was horrible. I just felt not human and looking back I should have got through that show somehow, and I think the fact that Neil [Young] was there made me feel like I could get off the hook in some way and I did go out for a few songs."[2] Because of Vedder's health the band was forced to cancel the remaining dates of its tour of the United States.[4] The Milwaukee, Wisconsin dates at the Marcus Amphitheater and the Chicago, Illinois date at Soldier Field were eventually reinstated and the rest of the dates were rescheduled for the fall.
About cancelling the dates, Vedder said, "I think we all agreed that it had gotten insane, that it was no longer about the music."[5] Ament later said, "We were so hardheaded about the 1995 tour. Had to prove we could tour on our own, and it pretty much killed us, killed our career."[2] A concert video of the Australian tour was planned,[6] but later scrapped.
[edit] Tour dates
Information taken from various sources.[7][8][9][10]
[edit] Warm-Up Shows
- 02/05/95 –
Seattle, Washington – Moore Theatre - 02/06/95 – Seattle, Washington – Moore Theatre
- 02/08/95 – Missoula, Montana – Adams Fieldhouse, University of Montana-Missoula
[edit] Pacific Leg
- 02/18/95 –
Sendai, Japan – Izumity 21 - 02/20/95 – Tokyo, Japan – Budokan
- 02/21/95 – Osaka, Japan – Kosei Nenkin Kaikan
- 02/22/95 – Kobe, Japan – Kokusai Kaikan (CANCELLED)
- 02/24/95 –
Taipei, Taiwan – TICC - 02/26/95 –
Manila, Philippines – Folk Arts Theater - 02/28/95 –
Bangkok, Thailand – Huamark Indoor Stadium - 03/03/95 –
Singapore, Singapore – The Indoor Stadium - 03/06/95 –
Perth, Australia – Perth Entertainment Centre - 03/08/95 – Adelaide, Australia – Memorial Drive Tennis Centre
- 03/10/95 – Sydney, Australia – Sydney Entertainment Centre
- 03/11/95 – Sydney, Australia – Eastern Creek Raceway
- 03/14/95 – Canberra, Australia – Exhibition Park
- 03/16/95 – Melbourne, Australia – Flinders Park Tennis Centre
- 03/17/95 – Melbourne, Australia – Flinders Park Tennis Centre
- 03/18/95 – Melbourne, Australia – Sidney Myer Music Bowl
- 03/21/95 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
- 03/22/95 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
- 03/24/95 –
Auckland, New Zealand – Mt. Smart Super Top - 03/25/95 – Auckland, New Zealand – Mt. Smart Super Top
[edit] United States Leg 1
- 06/16/95 – Casper, Wyoming – Casper Events Center (was previously scheduled for the University Pavilion, Boise State University)
- 06/17/95 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Wolf Mountain Amphitheater (CANCELLED)
- 06/19/95 – Morrison, Colorado – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- 06/20/95 – Morrison, Colorado – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- 06/22/95 – Sacramento, California – Cal Expo Amphitheater (was previously scheduled for Lake Tahoe's Boreal Ridge Ski Resort)
- 06/24/95 – San Francisco, California – Golden Gate Park
- 06/26/95 – San Diego, California – Del Mar Fairgrounds (CANCELLED)
- 06/27/95 – San Diego, California – Del Mar Fairgrounds (CANCELLED)
- 06/29/95 – Phoenix, Arizona – Veterans Memorial Coliseum (CANCELLED)
- 06/30/95 – Las Cruces, New Mexico – Pan American Center (CANCELLED)
- 07/02/95 – Austin, Texas – South Park Meadows (CANCELLED)
- 07/04/95 – New Orleans, Louisiana – Tad Gormley Stadium (CANCELLED)
- 07/08/95 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Summerfest, Marcus Amphitheater
- 07/09/95 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Summerfest, Marcus Amphitheater
- 07/11/95 – Chicago, Illinois – Soldier Field
[edit] United States Leg 2
- 09/13/95 – Phoenix, Arizona – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
- 09/14/95 – Las Cruces, New Mexico – Pan American Center
- 09/16/95 – Austin, Texas – South Park Meadows
- 09/17/95 – New Orleans, Louisiana – Tad Gormley Stadium
- 11/01/95 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Delta Center
- 11/02/95 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Delta Center
- 11/04/95 – San Jose, California – Spartan Stadium
- 11/06/95 – San Diego, California – San Diego Sports Arena
- 11/07/95 – San Diego, California – San Diego Sports Arena
[edit] Band members
- Jeff Ament – bass guitar
- Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar
- Mike McCready – lead guitar
- Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar
- Jack Irons – drums
[edit] Opening acts
[edit] Warm-Up Shows
- Magnog – (02/06/95)
- Shangri-La Speedway – (02/08/95)
[edit] Pacific Leg
- Mudhoney – (02/24/95–03/03/95)
- The Meanies – (03/06/95–03/22/95)
- Cosmic Psychos – (03/14/95)
- The Dead Flowers – (03/24/95–03/25/95)
[edit] United States Leg 1
- Scollywags – (06/16/95)
- Bad Religion – (06/16/95–07/11/95)
- Crash and Brittany – (06/24/95)
- The Frogs – (07/08/95–07/09/95)
- Otis Rush – (07/11/95)
[edit] United States Leg 2
- Ramones – (09/13/95–09/17/95, 11/06/95–11/07/95)
- Fastbacks – (11/01/95–11/04/95)
- Ben Harper – (11/04/95)
[edit] Songs performed
[edit] References
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim. Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the 90's. Cambridge: Da Capo, 2003. ISBN 0-306-81271-1, pg. 64
- ^ a b c Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". Spin. August 2001.
- ^ "1995 Concert Chronology". fivehorizons.com.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert. "Working Their Way Out of a Jam". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1996.
- ^ Marks, Craig. "The Road Less Traveled". Spin. February 1997.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Rumor Pit: Issue #9". sonymusic.com. August 1, 1995.
- ^ "Pearl Jam: Set Lists". Pearljam.com. http://pearljam.com/tour/shows.php. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ "The Five Horizons Concert Chronology". fivehorizons.com. http://www.fivehorizons.com/tour/cc/index.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ "The Pearl Jam Concert Chronology". twofeetthick.com. http://jr2ft.bizland.com/concert-chronology/. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ "Set Lists and Shows of 1995". sonymusic.com. http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/fanscene/set1995.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
