No Code Tour

No Code Tour
Tour by Pearl Jam
Associated album	No Code
Start date	September 16, 1996
End date	November 25, 1996
Legs	2
Shows	19 in Europe 14 in North America 33 in total
Pearl Jam tour chronology
Vitalogy Tour (1995) No Code Tour (1996) Yield Tour (1998)

The No Code Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its fourth album, No Code.

History

Pearl Jam promoted No Code with tours in North America and Europe in the fall of 1996. The short tour of North America focused on the East Coast of the United States. As with Vitalogy, very little touring was done in the United States to promote No Code because of the band's refusal to play in Ticketmaster's venue areas.^[1] The band chose to use alternate ticketing companies for the shows. Nevertheless, the band toured the United States playing shows in locations such as Downing Stadium on Randall's Island and The Meadows in Hartford, Connecticut. Chicago Bulls player Dennis Rodman attended the band's September 26, 1996 show in Augusta, Maine at the Civic Center, and during the climax of "Alive" came onstage to offer Vedder some red wine. To the excitement of the crowd, Vedder responded by hopping on Rodman's back and riding him piggyback style across the stage while singing. Rodman later received a Walkman carved with Vedder's initials containing the concert recording and cited this as one his most thrilling experiences.^[2] A European tour followed in the fall of 1996. The band's November 3, 1996 show in Berlin, Germany at Deutschlandhalle was broadcast on many radio stations worldwide. This show is commonly called "Checkpoint Charlie" by fans.^[3]

During the North American tour fans complained about the difficulty in obtaining tickets and the use of non-Ticketmaster venues, which were judged to be out-of-the-way and impersonal.^[4] Guitarist Stone Gossard stated that there was "a lot of stress associated with trying to tour at that time" and that "it was growing more and more difficult to be excited about being part of the band." He added, "Ticketmaster, as monopolistic as it may be, is very efficient so we weren't playing the venues we wanted to play."^[5]

Tour dates

Information taken from various sources.^[6][7][8][9]

Warm-Up Shows

Date	Location	Venue	Opening act
September 14, 1996	Seattle, Washington	The Showbox	Gus

North America Leg

Date	Location	Venue	Opening acts
September 16, 1996	Seattle, Washington	KeyArena	Fastbacks
September 21, 1996	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
September 22, 1996	Toledo, Ohio	John F. Savage Hall
September 24, 1996	Columbia, Maryland	Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 26, 1996	Augusta, Maine	Civic Center
September 28, 1996	New York, New York	Downing Stadium	Fastbacks, Ben Harper
September 29, 1996
October 1, 1996	Buffalo, New York	Marine Midland Arena	Fastbacks
October 2, 1996	Hartford, Connecticut	Meadows Music Theater
October 4, 1996	Charlotte, North Carolina	Memorial Stadium	Fastbacks, Ben Harper
October 5, 1996	Charleston, South Carolina	North Charleston Coliseum	Fastbacks
October 7, 1996	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Fort Lauderdale Stadium
October 19, 1996	Mountain View, California	Bridge School Benefit, Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 20, 1996

Europe Leg

Date	Location	Venue	Opening act	Notes
October 24, 1996	Cork, Ireland	Millstreet Arena	Fastbacks
October 26, 1996	Dublin, Ireland	The Point
October 28, 1996	London, England	Wembley Arena
October 29, 1996
November 1, 1996	Warsaw, Poland	Torwar
November 3, 1996	Berlin, Germany	Deutschlandhalle
November 4, 1996	Hamburg, Germany	Sporthalle
November 6, 1996	Amsterdam, Netherlands	RAI Parkhal
November 7, 1996	Paris, France	Le Zénith
November 9, 1996	Zürich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion
November 10, 1996	Innsbruck, Austria	Olympiahalle		Cancelled
November 12, 1996	Rome, Italy	PalaEUR
November 13, 1996	Milan, Italy	Forum
November 15, 1996	Prague, Czech Republic	Sports Hall
November 17, 1996	Budapest, Hungary	Sports Hall	Fastbacks
November 19, 1996	Istanbul, Turkey	World Trade Center
November 21, 1996	Barcelona, Spain	Sports Palace
November 22, 1996	San Sebastián, Spain	Anoeta Velodrome
November 24, 1996	Cascais, Portugal	Dramatico
November 25, 1996

Band members

• Jeff Ament – bass guitar
• Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar
• Mike McCready – lead guitar
• Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar
• Jack Irons – drums

Songs performed

Originals "Alive" "Animal" "Around the Bend" "Better Man" "Black" "Black, Red, Yellow" "Blood" "Corduroy" "Daughter" "Dissident" "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" "Even Flow" "Footsteps" "Glorified G" "Go" "Habit" "Hail, Hail" "I Got Id" "Immortality" "In My Tree" "Indifference" "Jeremy" "Last Exit" "Long Road" "Lukin" "Mankind" "MFC" (snippet) "Not for You" "Nothingman" "Oceans" "Off He Goes" "Once" "Porch" "Present Tense" "Rats" "Rearviewmirror" "Red Mosquito" "Release" "Satan's Bed" "Smile" "Sometimes" "Spin the Black Circle" "State of Love and Trust" "Tremor Christ" "W.M.A." (snippet) "Wash" "Whipping" "Who You Are" "Yellow Ledbetter"

Covers "Androgynous Mind" (Sonic Youth) (snippet) "Another Brick in the Wall" (Pink Floyd) (snippet) "Bull in the Heather" (Sonic Youth) (snippet) "Cinnamon Girl" (Neil Young) (snippet) "Cut My Hair" (The Who) (snippet) "Fame" (David Bowie) (snippet) "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (The Beatles) (snippet) "Heaven" (Talking Heads) (snippet) "Hunger Strike" (Temple of the Dog) (snippet) "I Am a Patriot" (Steven Van Zandt) "I Believe in Miracles" (Ramones) (snippet) "I Can't Explain" (The Who) "I'm One" (The Who) (snippet) "The Kids Are Alright" (The Who) "Leaving Here" (Edward Holland, Jr.) "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) (snippet) "My Generation" (The Who) "No More Pain" (Embrace) (snippet) "The Noise of Carpet" (Stereolab) (snippet) "The Real Me" (The Who) (snippet) "Roadhouse Blues" (The Doors) "Rockin' in the Free World" (Neil Young) "Save It for Later" (The Beat) (snippet) "Song X" (Neil Young) (snippet) "Suck You Dry" (Mudhoney) (snippet) "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison) (snippet)

References

1. ^ Philips, Chuck. "Pearl Jam to Tour on Own Terms Again". Los Angeles Times. July 25, 1996.
2. ^ Pearl Jam references in Dennis Rodman's book Pearl-Jam.com (July 1, 1997). Retrieved on 4-11-09.
3. ^ "The Unofficial Pearl Jam FAQ". vitalogy.de.
4. ^ Symonds, Jeff (1998-02-14). "Pearl Jam Yields to Ticketmaster". E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=507492ee-4606-496e-93ae-4b69fb2d3ffa. Retrieved 2007-06-27. 
5. ^ Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". Spin. August 2001.
6. ^ "Pearl Jam: Set Lists". Pearljam.com. http://pearljam.com/tour. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 
7. ^ "The Five Horizons Concert Chronology". fivehorizons.com. http://www.fivehorizons.com/tour/cc/index.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 
8. ^ "The Pearl Jam Concert Chronology". twofeetthick.com. http://jr2ft.bizland.com/concert-chronology/. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 
9. ^ "Set Lists and Shows of 1996-1". sonymusic.com. http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/fanscene/set1996.html. Retrieved 2007-12-08.