Pearl Jam planning shows and will release a 'Greatest Hits' album

NEW YORK (Pearl Jam Official Website/Sony Music) - After a long break, Pearl Jam's official Web site hints at possible releases and live U.S. performances - perhaps in the fall.

There could be some shows - maybe acoustic, maybe not, a possible CD of some sort, and it's possible the band may head back to the studio towards the end of the year to begin work on their eighth album, the Web site said.
"There are some really cool Pearl Jam happenings being worked on for this fall," reads a message on the site. "There could be some shows - maybe acoustic, maybe not, a possible CD of some sort, and it's possible the band may head back to the studio towards the end of the year to begin work on their eighth album. As far as new music from side projects goes, some releases are possible but not definite."
As far as new music from side projects goes, some releases are possible, but not definite.

The frontman Eddie Vedder was confirmed to appear on former Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons' upcoming solo album, but he would not be on The Who's release - as had been rumored.

The prospective fall shows would occur in several battleground states for the presidential election, but while the band had actively campaigned for Ralph Nader for president in 2000, the Web site said the band would not play any fundraisers on his behalf this year.

Also bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard would appear in the documentary Malfunksun: The Andrew Wood Story, about the life of the late Mother Love Bone vocalist.