April Showers...
...bring new flowers. Rumors have been springing up all over the place...tour, shows, new album, Mexican Transvestite Wrestling. It's time to do a little gardening and weed out some of the fiction from fact.Spring Forward...
It's Pearl Jam Savings Time. Set your PJ clock ahead a few months because now Pearl Jam isn't planning on touring until the Fall. No dates or venues have been set. In the meantime, they're working on new music, but that widely rumored new Pearl Jam album to be released this summer was never in the plan. It's Brad's second album that is coming out this summer.How Brad Is It?
It's real Brad! We're Brad to say that we'll be listening to Stone Gossard's side project, Brad, when they release their second album, titled "Interiors" on June 24th [vinyl three weeks sooner on June 3rd!] Brad is Stone Gossard on guitar, Shawn Smith on vocals, Jeremy Toback on bass and Regan Hagar on drums. Brad will be hitting the road for six weeks this summer playing small clubs and theaters so we're looking forward to catching Stone on the road. The Mike McCready Brad appearance will be on the song, "The Day Brings" but he has no plans right now to be on the tour. Tourdates to be announced soon. Be sure to check out Loosegroove for more info.Hail Hail, Bop Bop...
We've gotten a lot of questions about the No Code singles and it looks like a few things could be ironed out. They're working on getting Off He Goes/Dead Man released in the U.S. on CD and Black, Red, Yellow may be released in the U.S. on something. That Lukin single is just another rumor. There isn't one.Rumors, Rumours, Rumors...
PEARL Rumor: The Checkpoint Charlie show [11/3/96 Berlin] was videotaped by the band and will be released as an official video. T/F?JAM Fact: False.
PEARL Rumor: That long-rumored home video is completed and almost ready to be released!
JAM Fact: No.
PEARL Rumor: PJ will do a show with Neil Young in May in Dublin.
JAM Fact: No.
PEARL Rumor: Pearl Jam is doing a project with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
JAM Fact: No.
PEARL Rumor: PJ is going to do another video, but true to their anti-commercialism, they are doing it in the form of a contest. Whoever submits the best concept will direct the video.
JAM Fact: No.
~ Q&A ~ Q&A ~ Q&A ~
Q: I was at the Toronto show and did not notice one, but is P.J. using a piano in any live shows? ...especially with all the piano in the new stuff.A: Sometimes when Brendan is there, or some other guests. [Stone played the mellotron on the last tour. - RP]
Q: Will Pearl Jam broadcast any of the upcoming concerts of the tour on the radio? With another DJ show following?
A: Most likely.
Q: Will Chris Cornell or Mark Lanegan be doing the vocals on the Mad Season album?
A: No.
Q: Is there still a Mad Season project at all?
A: Yes.
Q: Will Pearl Jam come to the Hultsfredfestival 12-14th of June? HordeFest with Neil Young? Edenfest? Summerfest? Reading Festival?
A: All of the above, no.
Q: I heard that there is a summer tour in Great Woods, MA in July and that there are two PJ shows there? Is this true?
A: No.
Some Tour & Ticketing Q&A...
Q: Do I have to be a member for a certain period of time before I am eligible for ticket purchases?A: As soon as you join the fan club.
Q: What is the cutoff date for membership to be eligible for first chance at Pearl Jam tickets?
A: It depends on when the tour is. [Cutoff date not set yet. - RP]
Q: Regarding the upcoming '97 tour, how many tickets will each fan club member be able to purchase?
A: Two.
Q: What ticket agency or agencies will Pearl Jam be using on this tour?
A: Local ones.
Q: If I join the Ten Club after tourdates are released, will I still be included and get a ticket?
A: No.
Q: Will the fan club members get the better seats at the show, as in front row when there's seating?
A: Yes.
Q: The fan club said that Toledo fans who were shut out of buying tix last year would be on a priority list for the next tour. Will this still be true?
A: Yes.
Q: Will fan club members be able to get tickets through the fan club at any venue or only in our immediate area?
A: Don't know yet.
Q: Is it true that if you're in the PJ fan club you have first chance at getting their concert tickets?
A: Yes.
Q: Is that guaranteed?
A: We do the best we can.
