The Announcement you've been waiting for has finally arrived!

Pearl Jam announced today that they will play 11 Midwest and East Coast tour dates in May of 2010. The tour kicks-off on May 3rd at Sprint Center in Kansas City and wraps on May 21st at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Pearl Jam's U.S. tour follows the band's previously announced headlining appearance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Festival on May 1st. Band of Horses will open all shows except the May 20th Madison Square Garden engagement, where The Black Keys will open.

The Schedule:

DATE          CITY                VENUE                 PRE-SALE DATE/TIME
May 3rd       Kansas City, MO     Sprint Center         March 15, 9am PDT
May 4th       St. Louis, MO       Scottrade Center      March 15, 11am PDT
May 6th       Columbus, OH        Nationwide Arena      March 15, 1pm PDT
May 7th       Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Ctr. March 15, 3pm PDT
May 9th       Cleveland, OH       Quicken Loans Arena   March 17, 9am PDT
May 10th      Buffalo, NY         HSBC Arena            March 17, 11am PDT
May 13th      Bristow, VA         Jiffy Lube Live       March 17, 1pm PDT
May 15th      Hartford, CT        XL Center             March 17, 3pm PDT
May 17th      Boston, MA          TD Garden             March 16, 9am PDT
May 18th      TBD                 TBD                   TBD
May 20th      New York, NY        Madison Square Garden March 16, 12pm PDT
May 21st      New York, NY        Madison Square Garden March 16, 3pm PDT

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