Welcome to the PEARL JAM RUMOR PIT Issue #40 - March 17, 2000 Hey Jammers! This newsletter was created as a direct link to the fans. If you would like to ask a question about Pearl Jam, the Vitalogy Health Club asks that you please direct your questions to OfTheSea@aol.com or DigitalKat@aol.com. Ready? We have some groovy new things to report so we're diving into the Pit! LISTENING WITH TWO EARS... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excited about all the Pearl Jam buzz? Trust us - it's about to get even better! First, in case you missed the new album news, here's a recap. Pearl Jam's sixth studio album, entitled "Binaural" and produced by Tchad Blake and Pearl Jam, will be released on May 23, 2000. The first single, "Nothing As It Seems" with the b-side "Insignificance" will be released on April 11th. Look for it to hit your airwaves soon. Not sure what binaural means? Pull out your dictionaries, there will be a quiz on Monday. :) See also http://www.binau.com/. How about a couple of new album teasers? Matt contributes to the songwriting this time out and look for a song with Ed on ukelele. A few other album details: It's not EHD or a double disc and there isn't a music video planned. No home video is in the works but they're still hoping to do a new Monkey Wrench broadcast. We're just counting the days... IT'S GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 12th - A BIG Happy Birthday to Dave Letterman -- and this year Jeff, Ed, Stone, Mike and Matt will be there to celebrate with you! That's right, Pearl Jam will make an appearance on the Late Show with Dave. Mr. Top Ten List will be 53 years young. :) BETTER, BETTER,... EVEN BETTER... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can't stand all the good news? Guess what? Here's more! How about the North American Tour dates? Leg I Leg II 3-Aug VA Beach 4-Oct Montreal, Canada 4-Aug Charlotte, NC 5-Oct Toronto, Canada 6-Aug Greensboro, NC 7-Oct Detroit, MI 7-Aug Atlanta, GA 8-Oct Milwaukee, WI 9-Aug W Palm Beach, Fl 9-Oct Chicago, IL 12-Aug Tampa, FL 11-Oct St Louis, MO 14-Aug New Orleans, LA 12-Oct Kansas City, MO 15-Aug Memphis, TN 14-Oct Houston, TX 17-Aug Nashville, TN 15-Oct Austin, TX 18-Aug Indianapolis, IN 17-Oct Dallas, TX 20-Aug Cincinnati, OH 18-Oct Lubbock, TX 21-Aug Columbus, OH 20-Oct Albuquerque, NM 23-Aug NYC 21-Oct Phoenix, AZ 24-Aug NYC 22-Oct Las Vegas, NV 27-Aug Albany, NY 24-Oct TBA 29-Aug Boston, MA 25-Oct San Diego, CA 1-Sep Philadelphia, PA 28-Oct San Bernadino, CA 4-Sep Washington, DC 31-Oct San Francisco, CA 5-Sep Pittsburgh, PA 3-Nov Portland, OR 4-Nov Boise, ID 5-Nov Seattle, WA (tentative) Base ticket prices will range from $26-30. Dates and locations are subject to change. Further details will be available later so be sure to check the Tour area on Synergy. http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/ BRIEFS ~~~~~~~ ~ A recent addition to the Euro dates is for July 3 at the Ahoy in Rotterdam. ~ There's a possibility of a Pearl Jam cybercast during the tour. ~ There are sixty-seven days left 'til the new album is released! RUMORS, RUMOURS, RUMORS... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PEARL Rumor: Glastonbury will be an added date on the Euro tour. JAM Fact: No. ~Q&A~Q&A~Q&A~Q&A~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: Will Pearl Jam cancel the June 18 City Square show in Austria because of various musician's boycott of Haider and his politics? A: No, we are not canceling our show because we are choosing to support Austrian artists and oppose the Haider regime with our voices, not our silence. Q: When will Pearl Jam tour in Australia next? A: Next year, hopefully. Q: In an interview with Mike, he mentions going back to school after the next PJ tour. Will he be leaving Pearl Jam? A: No. Q: Where can I purchase Jeff Ament's photographs? I'm most interested in the ones from the "Yield" album. A: A book someday. Q: The new Fan Club single says that the songs were recorded during the WTO protests in Seattle on November 31, 1999. Is this a goof, a joke on us, or do the boys really believe that November has 31 days? A: No flies on you. TICKETS AND TEN CLUB... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q: Will concert tickets being sold at tenclub.net be for fan club members only? A: Yes. Q: Will you ever be selling any concert tix at all to non-members too? A: Maybe someday. Q: How many tickets can a member get? A: 2 tickets for 1 show. Q: Can we order that number of tickets for each separate leg of the tour? A: No. Q: When will the ticket offer be mailed? A: Soon. REMINDER: Don't miss updates to Ten Club ticketing info and other fan club updates at http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/tenclub/tenclub.html with additional info on the official Ten Club site at http://www.tenclub.net/. The Ten Club's new email addy is info@tenclub.net. HEARD RUMORS? HAVE QUESTIONS? ASK, WE'RE AN EAR... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you send your rumors and questions in to us at the Rumor Pit, please put **PJ RUMOR PIT** in the Subject line of your question message and please remember that personal questions, requests for autographs, lyrics, and bootleg information won't be answered. New Subscribers: Here's your first emailed issue of the Rumor Pit! Updates can be frequent when the guys get busy so for current news in between issues, please visit us on Synergy at http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/. Just click on What's New. Much Love, Kat and Sea *If you'd like to be removed from this mailing list, just reply and say bucket.