I talked to Pete Beattle of NPB Security (he is security director for Pearl Jam's tours) at the Nine Inch Nails concert in Kansas City tonight (NIN is also a NPB client) and he told me that Pearl Jam would begin their tour in North America at the beginning of May.

I'm not buying it. If it's true, that's great...but until I hear something official, I have to consider this a rumor like everything else.

Of course, I'd expect nothing less from the intelligent fans of pearl jam. I am doing the same.

no tassie once again

There better be a Bonnaroo appearance before that second leg.

yeah so he just happened to have those dates in his pocket..

these exact dates were postedon SYNERGY and Kat said they were fake so she deleted them every time they were posted

also i have a very close source to the band and he as well said these dates are fake.. yeah a few may be true but definately not the touring schedule

Appreciate the info though, bud. I really hope that it turns out to be true.

If thats true I am doing 8 shows in 2 weeks. But I am guessing it is not true. So i am doint 0 shows in 2 weeks.

why would they do one night in philly and one night in camden? thats a lot of unnecessary work to tear down and set up 10 minutes over the bridge.

yeah exactly-- and from what ive heard 2 shows in philly and in later may

also that Boston May 6th show wont happen unless it is an afternoon show.. ill bet the house on that

yeah, fuckers
have to spend a shitload to get over there

These could have been a "rough schedule" that was the working template for the tour, you know, before availability was completely vetted and such. Obviously, when the real dates are set, there will be an official announcement, but it's possible that something like this was akin to a "first draft".

yeah so shouldn't this be locked ? before everyone comes on here and reads the same dates that were floating around 2 weeks ago

I see no reason to lock it.

First of all, just because something circulates (and is consistently deleted) at Synergy, doesn't mean that it has been seen here, or that it isn't true. It just means that it is not something that PJ mgmt doesn't want to circulate.

Secondly, there are PLENTY of wild rumors flying around here right now, and as long as people know they're just rumors, there's not really much reason to lock them. People can believe what they want. When there's real news, it will be in red at the top of the page.

gotcha

find it funny this guy didn't defend his story.. i think Pete is smart enough not to hand out a full tour schedule to a random fan

Thanks for that info. My feeling is that since the schedule is not finalised, that representatives of the band could not confirm or deny it in total without giving something away, and are waiting until everything is confirmed before they make an official announcement (which I expect will occur in the next two weeks as hinted at by Tim Bierman). I wouldnt call them "Fake" but rather unconfirmed.

I am not purporting that this is the final schedule, just what was being worked on a couple of weeks ago (as many of us were aware, but I never saw posted here). Also Pete did not confirm any individual tour dates to me, only the fact that Pearl Jam would begin their tour at the beginning of May and the first part of their tour would be North America.

The Gorge date following a 2 night stand in Seattle is laughable. I say no fucking way.

hmm sense some sarcasm

yeah espically what Ed said about the Gorge during the show

What did he say? Why is laughable? Thanks.