Pearl Jam recently wrapped its Riot Act world tour, but a host of live releases are on tap for the coming months. On Sept. 16, the band will release complete concerts from July 8-9 at New York’s Madison Square Garden and a two-set, 45-song blowout taped July 11 outside of Boston.
As previously reported, Pearl Jam released CDs of each show from the tour exclusively via its Ten Club fan organization, although three performances were later made available through traditional retailers. The deadline to order individual shows from the Ten Club is Aug. 20; afterward, the CDs will only be sold in complete sets from the tour’s three legs.
Both Madison Square Garden shows featured 30 songs. The July 8 concert, which ran just shy of three hours, sported a guest appearance by Ben Harper on “Daughter” and “Indifference.” The July 11 gig was another Pearl Jam first, as the group played a 12-song, largely acoustic set prior to opening act Sleater-Kinney, then returned for a 33-song set packed with rarities.
On the visual front, a DVD of a March 1 show in Yokohama, Japan, is “incubating,” according to the band’s As previously reported, drummer Matt Cameron will on Sept. 9 release a self-titled album with his band Wellwater Conspiracy via Transdreamer/Megaforce. Gossard can be heard on Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner’s Roslyn Records album “Searching for Melody,” while guitarist Mike McCready will play Aug. 29 with his band the Rockfords at Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival. McCready has also contributed a song to an as-yet-unannounced benefit album.
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