Tuesday Ticket Alert: Eddie Vedder solo in Boston [UPDATED!]
UPDATE 07/02/08: Vedder's PR folks just announced full details of his summer tour, which launches with TWO Boston gigs at the Opera House . . . and tickets are $75 a head?! PLUS SERVICE CHARGE? Insanity. Scroll down for the full tour dates, right below the video.
Nothing goes on sale on 4th of July weekend. But here's a sneak peak at next week's big-ticket item:
Eddie Vedder and Liam Finn
August 1 and 2 at the Opera House, Boston
Tickets on sale July 11, 2008, at 1 pm
Tickets $75
Available at Opera House Box Office or ticketmaster.com
A special, limited ticket pre-sale for current active members of Pearl Jam's Ten Club will be offered at www.pearljam.com.
And here's a sneak peak: Eddie surprising the crowd by sauntering on stage early -- before Ted Leo -- at the Tweeter Comcast Center (sponsored by the Marines!) over the weekend, for a solo rendition of Hunters & Collectors' "Throw Your Arms Around Me."
(E. Vedder video courtesy Dave Pecoraro.)
Eddie Vedder Solo Tour Dates, according to LiveNation:
Date City Venue Ticket Price*
8/1/08 Boston Opera House $75
8/2/08 Boston Opera House $75
8/4/08 New York United Palace Theater $75
8/5/08 New York United Palace Theater $75
8/7/08 Newark New Jersey Performing Arts Center $75
8/9/08 Montreal, QC Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier/Place $75
8/12/08 Toronto, ON Massey Hall $75
8/13/08 Toronto, ON Massey Hall $75
8/16/08 Washington, DC Warner Theatre $75
8/17/08 Washington, DC Warner Theatre $75
8/19/08 Milwaukee The Riverside Theater $75
8/21/08 Chicago Auditorium Theatre $75
8/22/08 Chicago Auditorium Theatre $75