Pearl Jam Announces 2006 European Tour

SEATTLE, WA (By Nicole Vandenberg/ Pearl Jam) - Pearl Jam announced today the European dates of their 2006 worldwide tour. Six years since the band's last visit to Europe, Pearl Jam will return - kicking off on August 23 in Dublin, Ireland, and touring through September 30 in Athens, Greece.

Opening acts for Pearl Jam's European tour will be announced in the coming weeks.

Ticket prices and on sale information will be released by local markets.

PEARL JAM'S 2006 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Aug 23 Dublin, Ireland The Point
Aug 25* Leeds, UK Leeds Festival
Aug 27* Reading, UK Reading Festival
Aug 29 Arnhem, Netherlands Geldredome
Aug 30 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis
Sept 1 Barcelona, Spain Badalona
Sept 2 Vitoria, Spain Azkena Rock Festival
Sept 4 Lisbon, Portugal Atlantico Pavillion
Sept 5 Lisbon, Portugal Atlantico Pavillion
Sept 7 Madrid, Spain Arena
Sept 9 Marseille, France Le Dome
Sept 11 Paris, France Bercy
Sept 13 Bern, Switzerland Arena
Sept 14 Bologna, Italy Palamalaguti
Sept 16 Verona, Italy Arena
Sept 17 Milan, Italy Forum
Sept 19 Torino, Italy Palaisozaki
Sept 20 Pistoia, Italy Duomo Square
Sept 22 Prague, Czech Republic Sazka Arena
Sept 23 Berlin, Germany Wuhlheide
Sept 25 Vienna, Austria Stadthalle
Sept 26 Zagreb, Croatia Dom Sportova
Sept 30 Athens, Greece Oaka Basketball Arena
* Tickets currently on sale through these festivals.

Pearl Jam's 2006 worldwide tour is in support of the band's new, self-titled studio record due out May 1 in Europe and May 2 in North America. The first single off of Pearl Jam's forthcoming album, "World Wide Suicide," is at its sixth week in the top five of the U.S. modern rock radio charts. Pearl Jam's new album has already received a 4-star review in Rolling Stone and a 5-star review in Kerrang.
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