Pearl Jam 2016 North America Tour

Pearl Jam 2016 North America Tour
Tour by Pearl Jam
LocationNorth America
Associated albumLightning Bolt
Start dateApril 8, 2016
End dateAugust 22, 2016
Legs2
No. of shows26 (1 cancelled)
Pearl Jam concert chronology

The Pearl Jam 2016 North America Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam.[1][2] The tour consisted of twenty-six shows in the United States and Canada,[3] including appearances at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and the Bonnaroo Music Festival.[4][5] This was the band's first tour following the Latin American Tour that finished in 2015.[6][7]

The first leg of the tour started on April 8 in Sunrise, Florida and finished on May 12 in Toronto.[1][8] The band then played at the Bonnaroo Festival in June, before playing two shows at Fenway Park, Boston and two shows at Wrigley Field, Chicago in August.[9][10] Additional festival appearances at the Ride Festival and the Pemberton Music Festival in July were announced after the arena dates had been published.[11][12][13]

Rolling Stone listed the tour as one of the 20 hottest tours of 2016.[14] Music website Alternative Nation named it as the greatest Pearl Jam tour to date.[15]

The two shows at Wrigley Field grossed more than $5.7 million, finishing as the 50th-highest-grossing concerts in 2016.[16][17] The tour was the 45th-highest-grossing tour in North America and the 64th-highest-grossing tour in the world for 2016.[18][19]

  1. ^ a b "Pearl Jam Announce North American Spring and Summer Tour". Rolling Stone. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Pearl Jam Tour Announcement". Pearl Jam. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Pearl Jam Announces 2016 North American Tour Dates, Including Bonnaroo". Billboard. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Nick Jonas on tap for Jazz Fest". WRAL.com. January 19, 2016. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bonnaroo 2016 Lineup: Pearl Jam, Dead & Company, LCD Soundsystem & More". Billboard. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Pearl Jam Plots 2016 North American Tour". Wall Street Journal. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Pearl Jam Tickets Available For 2016 North American Tour With Secondary Market Prices Rising Fast". Forbes. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Second Toronto Show Added!". Pearl Jam. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Pearl Jam to play Fenway Park". The Boston Herald. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Pearl Jam will play two shows at Wrigley Field this summer". Time Out. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  11. ^ "Pearl Jam Headlining The Ride Festival". Pollstar. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "Pearl Jam to headline Ride Festival". Pearl Jam. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  13. ^ "Pemberton Music Festival 2016 Lineup". Music Times. April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  14. ^ "2016's 20 Hottest Tours: Pearl Jam". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  15. ^ Gorra, Jeff (May 13, 2016). "10 Reasons Why Pearl Jam's 2016 Tour Was Their Greatest Yet". Alternative Nation. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  16. ^ Buchanan, Brett (January 10, 2017). "Pearl Jam Grossed A Mind-Blowing Amount Of Money In 2016". Alternative Nation. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  17. ^ "2016 Year End: Top 200 Concert Grosses" (PDF). Pollstar. January 10, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  18. ^ "2016 Year End: Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. January 10, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  19. ^ "2016 Year End: Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.