The Binaural Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support their sixth album, Binaural.
History
Pearl Jam promoted Binaural with tours in Europe and North America. Before the tour started on May 23, with a show in Lisbon, Portugal, two warm-up concerts were performed in Bellingham, Washington, on May 10,Pearl Jam's Bellingham concert included songs from `Binaural', The Seattle Times and Vancouver on May 11., MTV
Pearl Jam's 2000 European tour ended in tragedy on June 30, 2000, with an accident at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Nine fans were crushed underfoot and suffocated to death as the crowd rushed to the front. After numerous requests for the crowd to step back, the band stopped playing and tried to calm the crowd when the musicians realized what was happening, but it was already too late. The two remaining dates of the tour were cancelled, and the band seriously considered retiring after this event. Pearl Jam was initially blamed for the accident, but the band was later cleared of responsibility. Two additional concerts through July were cancelled.
A month after the European tour concluded, the band embarked on a two-leg North American tour, starting on August 3 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The first leg of the tour focused on the East Coast of the United States, and then the band moved to the Midwest and the West Coast for the tour's second leg. On performing after the Roskilde tragedy, vocalist Eddie Vedder said that "playing, facing crowds, being together—it enabled us to start processing it."Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". Spin. August 2001. On October 22, 2000, the band played the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, celebrating the tenth anniversary of its first live performance as a band. Vedder took the opportunity to thank the many people who had helped the band come together and make it to ten years. He noted that "I would never do this accepting a Grammy or something." The song "Alive" was purposely omitted from all shows on this tour until the final night on November 6, 2000 in Seattle at KeyArena. The band performed that night for over three hours, playing most of its hits along with covers such as "The Kids Are Alright" and "Baba O'Riley" by The Who.
The European and North American tours were documented by a long series of official bootlegs, all of which were available in record stores as well as through the band's fan club. The band released 72 live albums in 2000 and 2001, and set a record for most albums to debut in the Billboard 200 at the same time. Following the conclusion of the 2000 tour, the band released Touring Band 2000, a DVD which featured select performances from the North American legs of the tour.
Tour dates Information taken from various sources.
Date City Country Venue Opening act Live albumWarm-up shows May 10, 2000 Bellingham United States Mount Baker TheatreC Average May 11, 2000 Vancouver Canada Commodore BallroomEurope leg May 23, 2000 Lisbon Portugal Estádio do ResteloThe Vandals May 25, 2000 BarcelonaSpain Palau Sant Jordi May 26, 2000 San Sebastián Velódromo de Anoeta May 29, 2000LondonEnglandWembley ArenaThe Monkeywrench May 30, 2000 5/30/00 – London, England June 1, 2000 Dublin Ireland Point TheatreThe Vandals June 3, 2000 Glasgow Scotland SECC June 4, 2000 Manchester England Manchester Arena June 6, 2000 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena 6/6/00 – Cardiff, Wales June 8, 2000 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 6/8/00 – Paris, France June 9, 2000 NürburgGermany Rock am Ring June 11, 2000 Nuremberg Rock im Park June 12, 2000 Landgraaf Netherlands Pinkpop Festival June 14, 2000 Prague Czech Republic Paegas ArenaThe Dismemberment Plan June 15, 2000KatowicePoland Spodek June 16, 2000 SpodekPreviously scheduled for the Petőfi Csarnok in Budapest, Hungary. 6/16/00 – Katowice, Poland June 18, 2000 Salzburg Austria Residenzplatz June 19, 2000 Ljubljana Slovenia Hala Tivoli June 20, 2000 VeronaItaly Arena di Verona 6/20/00 – Verona, Italy June 22, 2000 Milan Fila Forum Arena 6/22/00 – Milan, Italy June 23, 2000 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion June 25, 2000 BerlinGermany Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide June 26, 2000 Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle June 28, 2000 Stockholm Sweden Sjöhistoriska Museet June 29, 2000 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum June 30, 2000 Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival9 men were crushed to death at this performance July 2, 2000 Werchter Belgium Rock Werchter Cancelled July 3, 2000 Rotterdam Netherlands The Ahoy CancelledNorth America leg 1 August 3, 2000 Virginia BeachUnited States GTE Virginia Beach AmphitheaterSonic Youth August 4, 2000 Charlotte Blockbuster Pavilion August 6, 2000 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum August 7, 2000 Atlanta Philips Arena 8/7/00 – Atlanta, Georgia August 9, 2000West Palm BeachMars Music Amphitheatre August 10, 2000 August 12, 2000 Tampa Ice Palace 8/12/00 – Tampa, Florida August 14, 2000 New Orleans New Orleans Arena August 15, 2000 Memphis Pyramid Arena August 17, 2000 Antioch AmSouth Amphitheater August 18, 2000 Noblesville Deer Creek Music Center August 20, 2000 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center August 21, 2000 Columbus Polaris Amphitheater 8/21/00 – Columbus, Ohio August 23, 2000WantaghJones Beach Amphitheater August 24, 2000 8/24/00 – Jones Beach, New York August 25, 2000 8/25/00 – Jones Beach, New York August 27, 2000 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center August 29, 2000MansfieldTweeter Center Boston 8/29/00 – Boston, Massachusetts August 30, 2000 September 1, 2000CamdenBlockbuster Music Entertainment Centre September 2, 2000 September 4, 2000 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion September 5, 2000 Burgettstown Post-Gazette Pavilion Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, and Jim O'RourkeNorth America leg 2 October 4, 2000 MontrealCanada Molson Centre Supergrass October 5, 2000 Toronto Air Canada Centre October 7, 2000 Auburn HillsUnited States The Palace of Auburn Hills 10/7/00 – Detroit, Michigan October 8, 2000 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre October 9, 2000 Rosemont Allstate Arena 10/9/00 – Chicago, Illinois October 11, 2000 Maryland Heights Riverport Amphitheater October 12, 2000 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater October 14, 2000The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion October 15, 2000 October 17, 2000 Dallas Smirnoff Music Centre October 18, 2000 Lubbock United Spirit Arena October 20, 2000 Albuquerque Mesa del Sol Amphitheatre October 21, 2000 Phoenix Desert Sky Pavilion October 22, 2000 Las Vegas MGM Grand Arena 10/22/00 – Las Vegas, Nevada October 24, 2000 Los Angeles Greek Theatre October 25, 2000 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena 10/25/00 – San Diego, California October 27, 2000 Fresno Selland Arena October 28, 2000 San Bernardino Glen Helen Amphitheater October 30, 2000 Wheatland Sacramento Valley Amphitheater October 31, 2000 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre November 2, 2000 Portland Rose Garden Arena November 3, 2000 Nampa Idaho Center 11/3/00 – Boise, Idaho November 5, 2000SeattleKeyArena Supergrass, Red Hot Chili Peppers November 6, 2000 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wellwater Conspiracy 11/6/00 – Seattle, Washington
Band members Jeff Ament – bass guitar Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar, lead guitar Mike McCready – lead guitar Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar Matt Cameron – drums
Songs performed
Originals
"Alive" "Animal" "Better Man" "Black" "Brain of J." "Breakerfall" "Breath" "Corduroy" "Daughter" "Dead Man" "Dissident" "Do the Evolution" "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" "Evacuation" "Even Flow" "Faithfull" "Footsteps" "Garden" "Given to Fly" "Go" "Gods' Dice" "Grievance" "Habit" "Hail, Hail" "I Got Id" "Immortality" "In Hiding" "In My Tree" "Indifference" "Insignificance" "Jeremy" "Last Exit" "Leatherman" "Light Years" "Long Road" "Lukin" "Mankind" "MFC" "Not for You" "Nothing as It Seems" "Nothingman" "Oceans" "Of the Girl" "Off He Goes" "Once" "Parting Ways" "Pilate" "Porch" "Present Tense" "Rearviewmirror" "Red Mosquito" "Release" "Rival" "Sleight of Hand" "Smile" "Sometimes" "Soon Forget" "Spin the Black Circle" "State of Love and Trust" "Thin Air" "Tremor Christ" "U" "Untitled" "W.M.A." (snippet) "Wash" "Whipping" "Wishlist" "Yellow Ledbetter"
Covers "Androgynous Mind" (Sonic Youth) (snippet) "Another Brick in the Wall" (Pink Floyd) (snippet) "Baba O'Riley" (The Who) "Beautiful Way" (Beck) (snippet) "Beginning to See the Light" (The Velvet Underground) (snippet) "Behind Blue Eyes" (The Who) (snippet) "Bull in the Heather" (Sonic Youth) (snippet) "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley) "Crazy Mary" (Victoria Williams) "Crown of Thorns" (Mother Love Bone) "Don't Be Shy" (Cat Stevens) "Everyday" (Buddy Holly) "Fuckin' Up" (Neil Young) "Hold On" (Tom Waits) (snippet) "I Am a Patriot" (Steven Van Zandt) "I Believe in Miracles" (Ramones) (snippet) "I Got You" (Split Enz) "In the Colosseum" (Tom Waits) (snippet) "In the Mood" (Robert Plant) (snippet) "Interstellar Overdrive" (Pink Floyd) (snippet) "It's OK" (Dead Moon) (snippet) "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (The Rolling Stones) (snippet) "The Kids Are Alright" (The Who) "Last Kiss" (Wayne Cochran) "Leaving Here" (Edward Holland, Jr.) "Little Wing" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (snippet) "Love Me Two Times" (The Doors) (snippet) "Naked Eye" (The Who) "'O sole mio" (Giovanni Capurro and Eduardo di Capua) (snippet) "On a Rope" (Rocket from the Crypt) (snippet) "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Led Zeppelin) (snippet) "Rockin' in the Free World" (Neil Young) "Romanza" (anonymous) (snippet) "Save It for Later" (The Beat) (snippet) "Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)" (Arthur Alexander) "Sonic Reducer" (The Dead Boys) "Stop Your Sobbing" (The Kinks) (snippet) "Substitute" (The Who) (snippet) "Sympathy for the Devil" (The Rolling Stones) (snippet) "Timeless Melody" (The La's) "Throw Your Arms Around Me" (Hunters & Collectors) "Trouble" (Cat Stevens) "Without Your Love" (Roger Daltrey) (snippet) "The Wrong Child" (R.E.M.) (snippet)
Gallery
References