Ten Tour

Ten Tour

Tour by Pearl Jam
Associated album	Ten
Start date	September 25, 1991
End date	June 26, 1992
Legs	4
No. of shows	107 in North America 41 in Europe 148 in total
Pearl Jam concert chronology

The Ten Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its debut album, Ten. It was the band's first full-scale tour after a short tour of the United States in 1991.

History

Bassist Jeff Ament stated that "essentially Ten was just an excuse to tour". He added, "We told the record company, 'We know we can be a great band, so let's just get the opportunity to get out and play'." Pearl Jam faced a relentless touring schedule for Ten. Drummer Dave Abbruzzese joined the band for Pearl Jam's live shows supporting the album. Halfway through its own planned North American tour, Pearl Jam cancelled the remaining dates in order to take a slot opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the band's Blood Sugar Sex Magik tour in the fall of 1991 in North America. Former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons had called the Red Hot Chili Peppers and asked the band to allow his friend Eddie Vedder's new group to open for the band on its forthcoming tour. The Smashing Pumpkins also accompanied the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the tour. With the Red Hot Chili Peppers playing shows at arenas rather than theaters, the promoters of the tour decided that Pearl Jam should be replaced with a more successful act. Nirvana was chosen to replace Pearl Jam on the tour, however, The Smashing Pumpkins left the concert bill and were replaced by Pearl Jam. Epic executive Michael Goldstone observed that "the band did such an amazing job opening the Chili Peppers tour that it opened doors at radio." The band filmed its video for "Even Flow" at its January 17, 1992 show at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, Washington.

In 1992, the band embarked on its first ever European tour. On March 13, 1992, at the Munich, Germany show at Nachtwerk, Pearl Jam played Ten in its entirety in order mid-way through its set. The band then came back and did another tour of North America. Goldstone noted that the band's audience expanded, saying that unlike before "everyone came." The band's manager, Kelly Curtis, stated, "Once people came and saw them live, this lightbulb would go on. Doing their first tour, you kind of knew it was happening and there was no stopping it. To play in the Midwest and be selling out these 500 seat clubs. Eddie could say he wanted to talk to Brett, the sound guy, and they'd carry him out there on their hands. You hadn't really seen that reaction from a crowd before..." When Pearl Jam came back for a second go-around in Europe the band appeared at the well-known Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands on June 8, 1992. This concert became legendary when Vedder jumped from a TV-camera-mast right into the crowd. The band cancelled its remaining European dates after an appearance at the Roskilde Festival on June 26, 1992 due to a confrontation with security at that event as well as exhaustion. Regarding the situation, Ament said, "We'd been on the road over 10 months. I think there just came a point about half way through that tour it was just starting to get pretty intense. I mean just being away from home, being on the road all the time and being lonely or being depressed or whatever." After this tour, the band would go on to play the 1992 Lollapalooza tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, and Ministry, among others.

During this time period, Pearl Jam became known for its intense live performances. Vedder participated in stage diving as well as crowd surfing. Looking back at this time, Vedder said:

It's hard for us to watch early performances, even though that's when people think we were on fire and young. Playing music for as long as I had been playing music and then getting a shot at making a record and at having an audience and stuff, it's just like an untamed force...a different kind of energy. And I find it kind of hard to watch those early performances because it's so just fucking, semi-testosterone-fueled or whatever. But it didn't come from jock mentality. It came from just being let out of the gates. And Jeff and Stone, their horse was just about to be put down when it was put in the race. And I was coming from the same place. So when they finally let us out of the gates, we didn't have a smooth, galvanized, streamlined gate [sic]. We were just rocking all over the place.

Tour dates

Information taken from various sources.

North America Leg 1

Date	Location	Venue	Opening act	Supporting	Notes
September 25, 1991	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Harpo's
September 28, 1991	Portland, Oregon	Satyricon
September 30, 1991	San Francisco, California	I-Beam
October 1, 1991	Los Angeles, California	The Cathouse	I Love You
October 2, 1991		The Troubadour
October 5, 1991	San Diego, California	Winter's
October 6, 1991	Hollywood, California	Palladium
October 7, 1991	Phoenix, Arizona	Mason Jar	I Love You
October 9, 1991	Austin, Texas
October 10, 1991	Dallas, Texas	Trees
October 11, 1991	Houston, Texas	The Vatican
October 13, 1991	Atlanta, Georgia	The Point
October 14, 1991	Carrboro, North Carolina	Cat's Cradle
October 15, 1991	Washington, D.C.	Nightclub 9:30			Cancelled
October 16, 1991	Madison, Wisconsin	Oscar Mayer Theater		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
October 17, 1991	DeKalb, Illinois	Duke Ellington Ballroom, Holmes Student Center, Northern Illinois University
October 19, 1991	Ames, Iowa	C.Y. Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State University
October 20, 1991	Omaha, Nebraska	Peony Park Ballroom
October 22, 1991	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Central Park, Eagle's Ballroom
October 23, 1991	East Lansing, Michigan	MSU Auditorium, Michigan State University
October 25, 1991	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	A. J. Palumbo Center
October 26, 1991	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland Music Hall
October 27, 1991	Rochester, New York	Rochester Auditorium Center
October 29, 1991	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Concert Hall		The Smashing Pumpkins
October 30, 1991				The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 1, 1991	Boston, Massachusetts	Walter Brown Arena, Boston University
November 2, 1991	Burlington, Vermont	Memorial Auditorium, University of Vermont
November 3, 1991	Springfield, Massachusetts	Civic Center
November 4, 1991	Amherst, Massachusetts	Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts	Eleven
November 5, 1991	Troy, New York	Houston Field House		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 6, 1991	Ithaca, New York	The Haunt
November 7, 1991	Syracuse, New York	The Landmark Theatre		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 8, 1991	New York, New York	CBGB
November 9, 1991	Washington, D.C.	Bender Arena, American University		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 11, 1991	New York, New York	Roseland Ballroom
November 12, 1991
November 13, 1991	Warwick, Rhode Island	Rocky Point Palladium		The Smashing Pumpkins
November 15, 1991	New York, New York	Roseland Ballroom		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 16, 1991
November 17, 1991	State College, Pennsylvania	Rec Hall, Pennsylvania State University
November 18, 1991	Columbus, Ohio	Veterans Coliseum		The Smashing Pumpkins
November 20, 1991	Kalamazoo, Michigan	The State Downtown Theater
November 21, 1991	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Blind Pig	Zoo Gods
November 22, 1991	Detroit, Michigan	State Theatre (Clubland)		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 23, 1991
November 24, 1991	Indianapolis, Indiana	Indiana Convention Center
November 26, 1991	Normal, Illinois	Braden Auditorium, Illinois State University
November 27, 1991	Cincinnati, Ohio	Cincinnati Gardens		The Smashing Pumpkins
November 29, 1991	Chicago, Illinois	Aragon Ballroom
November 30, 1991	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Roy Wilkins Auditorium		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
December 2, 1991	St. Louis, Missouri	The American Theater
December 3, 1991
December 4, 1991	Kansas City, Kansas	Memorial Hall
December 6, 1991	New Orleans, Louisiana	State Palace Theater
December 7, 1991	Houston, Texas	Unicorn Ballroom
December 8, 1991		The Vatican
December 10, 1991	Austin, Texas	City Coliseum
December 11, 1991	Dallas, Texas	Bronco Bowl
		Trees
December 12, 1991	Norman, Oklahoma	Hollywood Theater		The Smashing Pumpkins
December 14, 1991	Denver, Colorado	Denver Coliseum		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
December 15, 1991	Salt Lake City, Utah	Club DV8		The Smashing Pumpkins
December 27, 1991	Los Angeles, California	Sports Arena		Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers
December 28, 1991	San Diego, California	Del Mar Pavilion
December 29, 1991	Tempe, Arizona	Arizona State University Center
December 31, 1991	Daly City, California	Cow Palace
January 2, 1992	Salem, Oregon	Salem Armory
January 3, 1992	Seattle, Washington	RKCNDY
January 17, 1992		Moore Theatre
January 24, 1992	Los Angeles, California	Rock for Choice

Europe Leg 1

Date	Location	Venue	Opening act	Notes
February 3, 1992	Southend, England	The Esplanade Club
February 4, 1992	London, England	Borderline
February 7, 1992	Stockholm, Sweden	Koolkat Klub
February 8, 1992	Oslo, Norway	Alaska
February 9, 1992	Copenhagen, Denmark	Pumpe Huset
February 11, 1992	Paris, France	Locomotive
February 12, 1992	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Melkweg
February 15, 1992	Madrid, Spain	Revolver
February 18, 1992	Milan, Italy	Sorpasso
February 19, 1992	Winterthur, Switzerland	Albani Bar of Music
February 21, 1992	Manchester, England	International II
February 22, 1992	Newcastle, England	Riverside
February 23, 1992	Glasgow, Scotland	Cathouse
February 25, 1992	Nottingham, England	Rock City
February 26, 1992	Birmingham, England	Edward's No. 8
February 27, 1992	Bradford, England	Queenshall
February 28, 1992	London, England	University of London Union
March 1, 1992	Groningen, Netherlands	Vera	Captain Nemo
March 2, 1992	The Hague, Netherlands	Paard
March 3, 1992	Nijmegen, Netherlands	Vereeniging		Cancelled
March 4, 1992	Utrecht, Netherlands	Tivoli
March 5, 1992	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Effenaar
March 6, 1992	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Nighttown
March 8, 1992	Cologne, Germany	Live Music Hall
March 9, 1992	Berlin, Germany	The Loft
March 10, 1992	Hamburg, Germany	Markthalle
March 12, 1992	Frankfurt, Germany	Batschkaap
March 13, 1992	Munich, Germany	Nachtwerk

North America Leg 2

Date	Location	Venue	Opening acts	Supporting	Notes
March 25, 1992	Minneapolis, Minnesota	First Avenue Club	Eleven
March 26, 1992	Madison, Wisconsin	R & R Station
March 27, 1992	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Marquette University Alumni Hall	The Smashing Pumpkins
March 28, 1992	Chicago, Illinois	Cabaret Metro
March 30, 1992	Cincinnati, Ohio	Bogart's	Eleven
March 31, 1992	Columbus, Ohio	Newport Music Hall
April 2, 1992	Cleveland, Ohio	Peabody's Down Under
April 3, 1992	Detroit, Michigan	St. Andrew's Hall
April 4, 1992	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Concert Hall
April 6, 1992	Lowell, Massachusetts	Cumnock Hall
April 7, 1992	Amherst, Massachusetts	Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts	Eleven
April 8, 1992	Boston, Massachusetts	Axis Club
April 10, 1992	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Trocadero Club
April 12, 1992	New York, New York	The Limelight
April 13, 1992	College Park, Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum, University of Maryland, College Park
April 15, 1992	Charlotte, North Carolina	1313			Cancelled
April 16, 1992	Athens, Georgia	Legion Field, University of Georgia	Follow for Now
April 17, 1992	Atlanta, Georgia	Masquerade			Cancelled
April 19, 1992	Dallas, Texas	Starplex Amphitheater
April 20, 1992	New Orleans, Louisiana	Tipitina's
April 22, 1992	St. Petersburg, Florida	Janus Landing
April 23, 1992	Miami, Florida	Cameo Theater
April 24, 1992	Orlando, Florida	The Edge
April 25, 1992	Pensacola, Florida	Night Owl			Cancelled
April 28, 1992	Austin, Texas	The Coliseum	Swervedriver, Monster Magnet	Soundgarden
April 29, 1992	Dallas, Texas	Bronco Bowl
April 30, 1992	Houston, Texas	Unicorn Club
May 2, 1992	Lawrence, Kansas	Day on the Hill, University of Kansas
May 3, 1992	Omaha, Nebraska	The Ranch Bowl
May 5, 1992	Boulder, Colorado	Glenn Miller Ballroom, University of Colorado
May 7, 1992	Bozeman, Montana	Gallitan Fairgrounds	Tribe After Tribe
May 9, 1992	Mesa, Arizona	Mesa Amphitheatre
May 10, 1992	Tijuana, Mexico	Iguana's
May 12, 1992	Ventura, California	Ventura Theater	Tribe After Tribe
May 13, 1992	Hollywood, California	Palladium	Tribe After Tribe, Rage Against the Machine
May 15, 1992	San Francisco, California	Warfield Theater
May 16, 1992	Santa Cruz, California	The Catalyst
May 17, 1992	Portland, Oregon	Roseland Theater
May 19, 1992		Melody Lane
May 20, 1992	Seattle, Washington	Gas Works Park			Cancelled
May 21, 1992	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Plaza of Nations	Mystery Machine		Previously scheduled for the Town Pump.

Europe Leg 2

Date	Location	Venue	Opening acts	Supporting	Notes
June 5, 1992	Nürburg, Germany	Rock am Ring
June 6, 1992	London, England	Finsbury Park Festival	Redd Kross, L7, Therapy?	The Cult
June 8, 1992	Landgraaf, Netherlands	Pinkpop	Eleven
June 10, 1992	Stuttgart, Germany	Kongresszentrum
June 11, 1992	Hamburg, Germany	Große Freiheit 36
June 13, 1992	Berlin, Germany	Wuhlheide	Bad Religion, The Sisters of Mercy
June 14, 1992	Bremen, Germany	Kloecknergelaende im Industriehafen
June 15, 1992	Nuremberg, Germany	Serenadenhof
June 17, 1992	Milan, Italy	City Square
June 18, 1992	Zürich, Switzerland	Volkshaus
June 19, 1992	Vienna, Austria	Rockhaus
June 22, 1992	Paris, France	Élysée Montmartre
June 25, 1992	Stockholm, Sweden	Moderna Museet, Skeppsholmen			Previously scheduled for the Melody Club.
June 26, 1992	Roskilde, Denmark	Roskilde Festival
June 27, 1992	Turku, Finland	Ruisrock			Cancelled
June 28, 1992	Oslo, Norway	Kalvøyafestivalen
June 30, 1992	London, England	Brixton Academy
July 1, 1992		London Astoria
July 2, 1992	Belfort, France	Eurockenes Festival
July 4, 1992	Torhout, Belgium	Torhout Festival
July 5, 1992	Werchter, Belgium	Werchter Festival

Band members

• Jeff Ament – bass guitar
• Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar
• Mike McCready – lead guitar
• Eddie Vedder – lead vocals
• Dave Abbruzzese – drums

Songs performed

Originals

• "Alive"
• "Alone"
• "Angel"
• "Black"
• "Breath"
• "Deep"
• "Dirty Frank" (snippet)
• "Even Flow"
• "Footsteps"
• "Garden"
• "Jeremy"
• "Leash"
• "Oceans"
• "Once"
• "Porch"
• "Release"
• "State of Love and Trust"
• "Wash"
• "Why Go"
• "Yellow Ledbetter" (snippet)

Covers

• "Baba O'Riley" (The Who)
• "Brass in Pocket" (The Pretenders) (snippet)
• "Crazy" (Seal) (snippet)
• "Dolly Dagger" (Jimi Hendrix) (snippet)
• "Driven to Tears" (The Police)
• "Happy Birthday" (traditional)
• "Help Me, Rhonda" (The Beach Boys) (snippet)
• "Hunger Strike" (Temple of the Dog) (snippet)
• "I Can't Explain" (The Who) (snippet)
• "I've Got a Feeling" (The Beatles)
• "My Generation" (The Who)
• "Outshined" (Soundgarden) (snippet)
• "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (Yes) (snippet)
• "Pulled Up" (Talking Heads) (snippet)
• "Rain" (The Beatles) (snippet)
• "Redemption Song" (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• "Rockin' in the Free World" (Neil Young)
• "School's Out" (Alice Cooper) (snippet)
• "Shower the People" (James Taylor) (snippet)
• "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana) (snippet)
• "Suggestion" (Fugazi)
• "Sympathy for the Devil" (The Rolling Stones) (snippet)
• "Three Little Birds" (Bob Marley & The Wailers) (snippet)
• "Throw Your Arms Around Me" (Hunters & Collectors)
• "When the Saints Go Marching In" (anonymous) (snippet)
• "Where Do the Children Play?" (Cat Stevens) (snippet)
• "Window Paine" (The Smashing Pumpkins)