Pearl Jam Postpone First Leg Of Gigaton Tour In North America

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Pearl Jam have postponed the upcoming North American leg of their Gigaton Tour.

The Seattle grunge legends were due to kick things off at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on March 18, but have been forced to pull the shows due to concerns about large gatherings and the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. Read the full statement below.

The band's tour shares its name with their new album, which is due out on March 27. They'll also support the record with a European tour this summer, including a London show as part of the BST Hyde Park series. These dates currently remain unaffected.

As residents of the city of Seattle, we’ve been hit hard and have witnessed firsthand how quickly these disastrous situations can escalate. Our kids’ schools have closed along with universities and businesses. It’s been brutal and it’s gonna get worse before it gets better.

So we are being told that being part of large gatherings is high on the list of things to avoid as this global health crisis is now beginning to affect all of our lives.

Unfortunately, communing in large groups is a huge part of what we do as a band and the tour we’ve been busy planning for months is now in jeopardy...

We have and will always keep the safety and well-being of our supporters as top priority.

So it is with deep frustration and regret that we are forced to make this most unfortunate of announcements...

This scheduled first leg of our PJ/Gigaton tour will need to be postponed and shows rescheduled for a later date.

We’ve worked hard with all our management and business associates to find other solutions or options but the levels of risk to our audience and their communities is simply too high for our comfort level. Add to that we also have a unique group of passionate fans who travel far and wide. We’ve always been humbled by this and respect their energies and devotion. However in this case, travel is something to avoid.

It certainly hasn’t helped that there’s been no clear messages from our government regarding people’s safety and our ability to go to work. Having no examples of our national health department’s ability to get ahead of this, we have no reason to believe that it will be under control in the coming weeks ahead.

Again, here in Seattle what we are witnessing we would not wish for anyone. What we do wish for the rest of the country is that they can avoid the harsh negative effects of this and retain their sense of community and take care of one another. Just as we look forward to our next concerts and the ability to gather together and play loud songs as energized as ever.

We are so sorry…
And deeply upset..

If anyone out there feels the same based on this news, we share that emotion with you.

- Ed & Pearl Jam

Ticketing
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Pearl Jam Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

Fri July 10 2020 - LONDON Hyde Park
Tue June 23 2020 - FRANKFURT Festhalle (Germany)
Thu June 25 2020 - BERLIN Waldbuhne (Germany)
Mon June 29 2020 - COPENHAGEN Royal Arena (Denmark)
Sun July 05 2020 - IMOLA Autodromo Int Ferrari (Italy)
Tue July 07 2020 - VIENNA Wiener Stadhalle (Austria)
Mon July 13 2020 - KRAKOW Tauron Arena (Poland)
Wed July 15 2020 - BUDAPEST Arena (Hungary)
Fri July 17 2020 - ZURICH Hallenstadion (Switzerland)
Sun July 19 2020 - PARIS HIPPODROME PARISLONGCHAMP (France)
Wed July 22 2020 - AMSTERDAM Ziggo Dome (Netherlands)

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