Vs. Tour

Vs. Tour

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Vs. Tour


image_caption=
artist = Pearl Jam
location = United States
locations =
type =
album= "Vs."
start_date = October 28, 1993
end_date = April 17, 1994
number_of_legs = 2
number_of_shows = 52 in United States
52 in total
last_tour = 1993 European/North American Tour
(1993)
this_tour = Vs. Tour
(1993-1994)
next_tour = Vitalogy Tour
(1995)
The Vs. Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its second album "Vs." It was the band's first tour since the 1993 European/North American Tour.

History

Pearl Jam promoted "Vs." with tours of the United States in the fall of 1993 and the spring of 1994. The fall 1993 tour focused on the Western United States, while the spring 1994 tour focused on the Eastern United States. Industry insiders compared Pearl Jam's tour to the touring habits of Led Zeppelin, in that the band "ignored the press and took its music directly to the fans." [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. 58] During this tour the band set a cap on ticket prices in the attempt to thwart scalpers. [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. 59]

During the tour Pearl Jam concurrently worked on its third album. Several songs from the band's third album, "Vitalogy", were premiered during this tour. These include "Last Exit", "Spin the Black Circle", "Not for You", "Tremor Christ", "Nothingman", "Whipping", "Corduroy", "Satan's Bed", "Better Man", and "Immortality". [ [http://pearljam.com/songs/songs.php?type=PearlJam Pearl Jam: Song Index] . pearljam.com.]

Pearl Jam's November 30, 1993 concert in Las Vegas, Nevada featured a reunion by the grunge band Green River. Participating in the reunion were Pearl Jam members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, Mudhoney members Mark Arm and Steve Turner, and Chuck Treece, who filled in on drums for Green River drummer Alex Vincent. Pearl Jam was outraged when it discovered after a pair of shows in Chicago, Illinois that ticket vendor Ticketmaster had added a service charge to the tickets. [Wall, Mick. "Alive". "Nirvana and the Story of Grunge". "Q" p. 99] The band's April 3, 1994 concert in Atlanta, Georgia was broadcast live on the radio in the United States and was also eventually released as a part of the "Dissident"/"Live in Atlanta" box set released in Europe. On April 8, 1994, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was found dead in his home in Seattle, Washington, the victim of an apparent suicide. This deeply affected Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. At the band's April 8, 1994 concert in Fairfax, Virginia, Vedder proclaimed, "I don't think any of us would be in this room tonight if it weren't for Kurt Cobain." [Gunderson, Edna. [http://nirvanafreak.net/art/art75.shtml "Musical artists offer commentary on the late Kurt Cobain"] . Gannett News Service.] Vedder later said that "the day that we found out about Kurt...I was just spinning. I was lost and didn't know if we should play, or if we should just go home, or if we should attend the services. I still have some regrets about that, even though in the end it was probably better that we played the last two weeks of the tour. I decided I would play those next two weeks and then I'd never have to play again." [Marks, Craig. "Let's Get Lost". "Spin". December 1994.] This was Pearl Jam's last tour with drummer Dave Abbruzzese.

Following the tour, the band brought a lawsuit against Ticketmaster that accused them of being a monopoly whose anticompetitive practices allowed markup prices of more than 30%. The band's intention was to get ticket prices lowered for its fans. [ [http://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/articles/testimon.shtml "PJ's testimony before Congress regarding Ticketmaster"] . June 30, 1994.] Pearl Jam's plans for a 1994 summer tour were cancelled as a result of a Ticketmaster boycott. [cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304203,00.html | title=The Brawls in Their Courts | accessdate=2007-09-03 | author=Gordinier, Jeff | publisher="Entertainment Weekly" | date=1994-10-28]

Tour dates

Information taken from various sources. [cite web | url=http://pearljam.com/tour/shows.php | title=Pearl Jam: Set Lists | accessdate=2007-12-08 | publisher=Pearljam.com] [cite web | url=http://www.fivehorizons.com/tour/cc/index.shtml | title=The Five Horizons Concert Chronology | accessdate=2007-12-08 | publisher=fivehorizons.com ] [cite web | url=http://www.twofeetthick.com/tft/cc.action | title=The Pearl Jam Concert Chronology | accessdate=2007-12-08 | publisher=twofeetthick.com ]

Warm-Up Shows

*10/25/93- flagicon|USA Seattle, Washington- The Off Ramp
*10/27/93- flagicon|USA Santa Cruz, California- The Catalyst

United States Leg 1

*10/28/93- flagicon|USA San Francisco, California- The Warfield Theatre
*10/30/93- flagicon|USA San Jose, California- SJSU Event Center
*10/31/93- flagicon|USA Berkeley, California- Greek Theatre
*11/02/93- flagicon|USA San Diego, California- Civic Theatre
*11/03/93- flagicon|USA San Diego, California- Civic Theatre
*11/04/93- flagicon|USA Hollywood, California- Whisky a Go Go
*11/05/93- flagicon|USA Indio, California- Empire Polo Fields
*11/06/93- flagicon|USA Mesa, Arizona- Mesa Amphitheatre
*11/07/93- flagicon|USA Mesa, Arizona- Mesa Amphitheatre
*11/09/93- flagicon|USA Albuquerque, New Mexico- Convention Exhibition Hall
*11/11/93- flagicon|USA Denton, Texas- University of North Texas Coliseum, Super Pit
*11/12/93- flagicon|USA Dallas, Texas- Moody Coliseum
*11/16/93- flagicon|USA New Orleans, Louisiana- Lakefront Arena
*11/17/93- flagicon|USA New Orleans, Louisiana- Lakefront Arena
*11/19/93- flagicon|USA New Orleans, Louisiana- Lakefront Arena
*11/20/93- flagicon|USA Nacogdoches, Texas- Stephen F. Austin Arena
*11/22/93- flagicon|USA Little Rock, Arkansas- Barton Coliseum
*11/23/93- flagicon|USA Oklahoma City, Oklahoma- T&T Center
*11/24/93- flagicon|USA Wichita, Kansas- Century II
*11/26/93- flagicon|USA Boulder, Colorado- Balch Fieldhouse, University of Colorado at Boulder
*11/27/93- flagicon|USA Boulder, Colorado- Balch Fieldhouse, University of Colorado at Boulder
*11/28/93- flagicon|USA Boulder, Colorado- Balch Fieldhouse, University of Colorado at Boulder (CANCELLED)
*11/30/93- flagicon|USA Las Vegas, Nevada- Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts (was previously scheduled for the Sands Hotel)
*12/01/93- flagicon|USA Las Vegas, Nevada- Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts (was previously scheduled for the Sands Hotel)
*12/02/93- flagicon|USA Reno, Nevada- Lawlor Events Center
*12/07/93- flagicon|USA Seattle, Washington- Seattle Center Arena
*12/08/93- flagicon|USA Seattle, Washington- Seattle Center Arena
*12/09/93- flagicon|USA Seattle, Washington- Seattle Center Arena

United States Leg 2

*03/06/94- flagicon|USA Denver, Colorado- Paramount Theatre
*03/07/94- flagicon|USA Denver, Colorado- Paramount Theatre
*03/09/94- flagicon|USA Pensacola, Florida- Civic Center
*03/10/94- flagicon|USA Chicago, Illinois- Chicago Stadium
*03/13/94- flagicon|USA Chicago, Illinois- New Regal Theater
*03/14/94- flagicon|USA St. Louis, Missouri- Fox Theatre
*03/15/94- flagicon|USA St. Louis, Missouri- Fox Theatre
*03/17/94- flagicon|USA West Lafayette, Indiana- Elliot Hall, Purdue University
*03/19/94- flagicon|USA Detroit, Michigan- Masonic Theater
*03/20/94- flagicon|USA Ann Arbor, Michigan- Crisler Arena
*03/22/94- flagicon|USA Cleveland, Ohio- Cleveland State University Convocation Center
*03/24/94- flagicon|USA Louisville, Kentucky- Louisville Gardens
*03/25/94- flagicon|USA Memphis, Tennessee- Mid-South Coliseum
*03/26/94- flagicon|USA Murfreesboro, Tennessee- Murphy Center
*03/28/94- flagicon|USA Miami, Florida- Bayfront Amphitheater
*03/29/94- flagicon|USA St. Petersburg, Florida- Bayfront Arena
*04/02/94- flagicon|USA Atlanta, Georgia- Fox Theatre
*04/03/94- flagicon|USA Atlanta, Georgia- Fox Theatre
*04/06/94- flagicon|USA Springfield, Massachusetts- Civic Center
*04/07/94- flagicon|USA Rochester, New York- War Memorial
*04/08/94- flagicon|USA Fairfax, Virginia- Patriot Center
*04/10/94- flagicon|USA Boston, Massachusetts- Boston Garden
*04/11/94- flagicon|USA Boston, Massachusetts- Boston Garden
*04/12/94- flagicon|USA Boston, Massachusetts- Orpheum Theatre
*04/17/94- flagicon|USA New York, New York- Paramount Theater

Band members

*Jeff Ament – bass guitar
*Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar
*Mike McCready – lead guitar
*Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar
*Dave Abbruzzese – drums

Opening acts

Warm-Up Shows

*American Music Club- (10/27/93)

United States Leg 1

*Rollins Band- (10/28/93-10/31/93)
*American Music Club- (10/31/93-11/05/93)
*Weapon of Choice- (11/05/93)
*Eleven- (11/05/93)
*Bill Miller- (11/06/93-11/07/93)
*Butthole Surfers- (11/06/93-11/12/93)
*Urge Overkill- (11/16/93-11/26/93, 12/02/93-12/07/93, 12/09/93)
*Mudhoney- (11/26/93-12/02/93)
*Six in the Clip- (12/07/93)
*Hater- (12/09/93)

United States Leg 2

*The Frogs- (03/06/94-03/07/94, 03/10/94-03/15/94)
*L7- (03/09/94)
*Follow For Now- (03/09/94)
*Urge Overkill- (03/10/94)
*Magic Slim and the MGs- (03/13/94)
*Grant Lee Buffalo- (03/14/94, 03/17/94-03/22/94)
*King's X- (03/24/94-04/03/94)
*Mudhoney- (04/06/94-04/17/94)

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