PEARL JAM will launch a North American tour this spring. The first leg of the trek kicks off April 8 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the BBTN Center, with shows booked through a May 10 finale at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Air Canada Center. Tickets to most shows go on sale on January 29. The group has pledged to donate $3 from every ticket sold to its Vitalogy Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works in community health, the environment, arts and education and social justice. The dates are as follows: Apr. 08 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Arena Apr. 09 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena Apr. 11 - Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena Apr. 13 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Apr. 16 - Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena Apr. 18 - Hampton, VA @ Hampton Coliseum Apr. 20 - Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena Apr. 21 - Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena Apr. 22-24 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Apr. 26 - Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena Apr. 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center Apr. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center May 01 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden May 02 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden May 05 - Quebec City, QC @ Centre Vidéotron May 08 - Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre May 10 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre Jun. 9-12 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival Aug. 05 - Boston, MA @ Fenway Park Aug. 07 - Boston, MA @ Fenway Park Aug. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field Aug. 22 - Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field PEARL JAM is known for playing long shows and changing its set list completely from night to night. Guitarist Mike McCready told The Pulse Of Radio that the band feels lucky that its fans respond to songs from across the their entire catalog. "We're lucky in the sense that we can go out and play every night and play different stuff 'cause we have so much stuff to play, and people are receptive to it," he said. "There are fans that like — their favorite record is 'No Code' or their favorite record is 'Vs.' And we're lucky in a way that people want to hear new music from us — at least that's my perception." PEARL JAM's last studio effort was 2013's "Lightning Bolt".
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