Pearl Jam outsold many of its contemporary alternative rock bands from the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade. The band sold nearly 32 Script error: No such module "String".million albums in the United States by 2012, and by 2018, they had sold more than 85 Script error: No such module "String".million albums worldwide. In 2006, Rolling Stone described the band as having "spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame." The band also sued Ticketmaster, claiming it had monopolized the concert-ticket market. One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s, its members often shunned popular music industry practices such as making music videos or giving interviews.
Drummers Jack Irons, Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, and Dave Abbruzzese are former members of the band.įormed after the demise of Gossard and Ament's previous band, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with its debut album, Ten, in 1991. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also been a touring/session member with the band since 2002. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), as well as Matt Cameron (drums), who joined in 1998. The Pearl Jam camp says more than 3.5 million copies of the live bootlegs have been sold since the program’s inception.Īdditional reporting by Antony Bruno, Denver.Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington. “The packaging will be consistent with previous bootleg endeavors,” Bierman says.
CDs will be manufactured on demand and will be mailed within three weeks of the show. The bootleg series, which began on CD in 2000 but went digital-only for Pearl Jam’s 2006 tour, will once again have a physical component this summer.
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Those needing help with larger files/slower connections will be advised to use a free download manager available on the Web.” “Customers will download through their individual browsers. A less expensive MP3 option will also be available, with all digital versions hitting exclusively two weeks following each show.Īnd while in the past Pearl Jam has utilized a proprietary download tool to help fans manage acquisition of their bootlegs, “We aren’t using a download manager this time around,” Pearl Jam fan club manager Tim Bierman tells. In addition, DRM-free digital tour bootlegs will be sold in FLAC format. Winning fans will receive their ticket directly to their phone, in the form of a barcode that can be scanned at the venue’s entrance. Any fan downloading any type of Pearl Jam content from V Cast - going back to the beginning of the year - is eligible to win seats to an upcoming show. The Verizon deal also includes mobile tickets. They will feature Verizon’s existing DRM system, and will also be sold as ringtones and ringbacks. This extension of Pearl Jam’s long-running live bootleg program will result in three tracks from each show (including Bonnaroo) immediately being available via V Cast and : one as a free mobile download, and two others for purchase.Īll V Cast tracks will be “dual downloads,” meaning once purchased, they are sent to both the mobile phone and the user’s computer.
The trek begins tomorrow (June 11) in West Palm Beach, Fla. Pearl Jam has struck a deal with Verizon Wireless’ V Cast service to sell select tracks from the authorized live bootlegs that will be available in conjunction with the band’s upcoming summer tour.
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