Ten Tour

For the tour by Girls Aloud, see Ten: The Hits Tour.

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.

Ten Tour

Tour by Pearl Jam
Location	North America Europe
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

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.

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.

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Supporting
North America Leg 1
September 25, 1991	Victoria	Canada	Harpo's	The Colour out of Space
September 26, 1991	Vancouver		Town Pump	Dead Surf Kiss
September 28, 1991	Portland	United States	Satyricon	Beauty Stab
September 30, 1991	San Francisco		I-Beam	I Love You, Law and Order
October 1, 1991	Los Angeles		The Cathouse	I Love You
October 2, 1991			The Troubadour	I Love You, Burning Hands
October 5, 1991	San Diego		Winter's
October 6, 1991	Los Angeles		Hollywood Palladium
October 7, 1991	Phoenix		Mason Jar	I Love You
October 9, 1991	Austin		Back Room
October 10, 1991	Dallas		Trees
October 11, 1991	Houston		The Vatican
October 13, 1991	Atlanta		The Point
October 14, 1991	Carrboro		Cat's Cradle
October 15, 1991	Washington, D.C.		Nightclub 9:30 Cancelled
October 16, 1991	Madison		Oscar Mayer Theater		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
October 17, 1991	DeKalb		Duke Ellington Ballroom, Holmes Student Center, Northern Illinois University
October 19, 1991	Ames		C.Y. Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State University
October 20, 1991	Omaha		Peony Park Ballroom
October 22, 1991	Milwaukee		Eagle's Ballroom
October 23, 1991	East Lansing		MSU Auditorium, Michigan State University
October 25, 1991	Pittsburgh		Palumbo Center
October 26, 1991	Cleveland		Cleveland Music Hall
October 27, 1991	Rochester		Rochester Auditorium Theatre
October 29, 1991	Toronto	Canada	Concert Hall		The Smashing Pumpkins
October 30, 1991					The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 1, 1991	Boston	United States	Walter Brown Arena, Boston University
November 2, 1991	Burlington		Burlington Memorial Auditorium, University of Vermont
November 3, 1991	Springfield		Springfield Civic Center
November 4, 1991	Amherst		Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts Amherst	Eleven
November 5, 1991	Troy		Houston Field House		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 6, 1991	Ithaca		The Haunt (rescheduled from 4 Nov.)	Carnival Art
November 7, 1991	Syracuse		Landmark Theatre		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 8, 1991	New York City		CBGB
November 9, 1991	Washington, D.C.		Bender Arena, American University		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 11, 1991	New York City		Roseland Ballroom
November 12, 1991
November 13, 1991	Warwick		Rocky Point Palladium		The Smashing Pumpkins
November 15, 1991	New York City		Roseland Ballroom		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 16, 1991
November 17, 1991	State College		Rec Hall, Pennsylvania State University
November 18, 1991	Columbus		Veterans Memorial Auditorium	Eleven	The Smashing Pumpkins
November 20, 1991	Kalamazoo		The State Downtown Theater
November 21, 1991	Ann Arbor		Blind Pig	Zoo Gods
November 22, 1991	Detroit		State Theatre (Clubland)		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 23, 1991
November 24, 1991	Indianapolis		Indiana Convention Center
November 26, 1991	Normal		Braden Auditorium, Illinois State University
November 27, 1991	Cincinnati		Cincinnati Gardens		The Smashing Pumpkins
November 29, 1991	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
November 30, 1991	Saint Paul		Roy Wilkins Auditorium		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
December 2, 1991	St. Louis		The American Theater
December 3, 1991
December 4, 1991	Kansas City		Memorial Hall
December 6, 1991	New Orleans		Municipal Auditorium
December 7, 1991	Houston		Unicorn Ballroom
December 8, 1991			The Vatican
December 10, 1991	Austin		City Coliseum
December 11, 1991	Dallas		Bronco Bowl
			Trees
December 12, 1991	Norman		Hollywood Theater		The Smashing Pumpkins
December 14, 1991	Denver		Denver Coliseum		The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers
December 15, 1991	Salt Lake City		Club DV8		The Smashing Pumpkins
December 27, 1991	Los Angeles		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena		Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers
December 28, 1991	San Diego		Del Mar Pavilion
December 29, 1991	Tempe		Arizona State University Center
December 31, 1991	Daly City		Cow Palace
January 2, 1992	Salem		Salem Armory
January 3, 1992	Seattle		RKCNDY
January 17, 1992			Moore Theatre	Gruntruck
January 24, 1992	Los Angeles		Rock for Choice
Europe Leg 1
February 3, 1992	Southend-on-Sea	England	The Esplanade Club	Chickenhawk
February 4, 1992	London		Borderline
February 7, 1992	Stockholm	Sweden	Koolkat Klub
February 8, 1992	Oslo	Norway	Alaska	The Swamp Babies
February 9, 1992	Copenhagen	Denmark	Pumpe Huset
February 11, 1992	Paris	France	Locomotive
February 12, 1992	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg	The Covenant (NL)
February 15, 1992	Madrid	Spain	Revolver	The Smashing Pumpkins
February 18, 1992	Milan	Italy	Sorpasso
February 19, 1992	Winterthur	Switzerland	Albani Bar of Music
February 21, 1992	Manchester	England	International II	Claytown Troupe
February 22, 1992	Newcastle upon Tyne		Riverside
February 23, 1992	Glasgow	Scotland	Glasgow Cathouse
February 25, 1992	Nottingham	England	Rock City
February 26, 1992	Birmingham		Edward's No. 8
February 27, 1992	Bradford		Queenshall
February 28, 1992	London		University of London Union
March 1, 1992	Groningen	Netherlands	Vera	Captain Nemo
March 2, 1992	The Hague		Paard
March 3, 1992	Nijmegen		Concertgebouw de Vereeniging Cancelled
March 4, 1992	Utrecht		Tivoli	City Pig Unit
March 5, 1992	Eindhoven		Effenaar	The Covenant (NL)
March 6, 1992	Rotterdam		Nighttown	Prodigal Sons
March 8, 1992	Cologne	Germany	Live Music Hall	Sun
March 9, 1992	Berlin		The Loft
March 10, 1992	Hamburg		Markthalle
March 12, 1992	Frankfurt		Batschkaap
March 13, 1992	Munich		Nachtwerk
North America Leg 2
March 25, 1992	Minneapolis	United States	First Avenue Club	Eleven
March 26, 1992	Madison		R & R Station
March 27, 1992	Milwaukee		Marquette University Alumni Hall	The Smashing Pumpkins
March 28, 1992	Chicago		Cabaret Metro
March 30, 1992	Cincinnati		Bogart's	Eleven
March 31, 1992	Columbus		Newport Music Hall
April 2, 1992	Cleveland		Peabody's Down Under
April 3, 1992	Detroit		St. Andrew's Hall
April 4, 1992	Toronto	Canada	Concert Hall
April 6, 1992	Lowell	United States	Cumnock Hall
April 7, 1992	Amherst		Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts Amherst
April 8, 1992	Boston		Axis Club
April 10, 1992	Philadelphia		Trocadero Club	Eleven, Pond
April 12, 1992	New York City		The Limelight
April 13, 1992	College Park		Ritchie Coliseum, University of Maryland, College Park	Follow for Now
April 15, 1992	Charlotte		1313 Cancelled
April 16, 1992	Athens		Legion Field, University of Georgia	Follow for Now
April 17, 1992	Atlanta		The Masquerade Cancelled
April 19, 1992	Dallas		Starplex Amphitheater
April 20, 1992	New Orleans		Tipitina's	Follow for Now
April 22, 1992	St. Petersburg		Janus Landing
April 23, 1992	Miami		Cameo Theater
April 24, 1992	Orlando		The Edge	Follow for Now, Slow
April 25, 1992	Pensacola		Night Owl Cancelled
April 28, 1992	Austin		The Coliseum	Swervedriver, Monster Magnet	Soundgarden
April 29, 1992	Dallas		Bronco Bowl
April 30, 1992	Houston		Unicorn Club
May 2, 1992	Lawrence		Day on the Hill, University of Kansas	Tribe After Tribe, Let's Go Bowling, Zoom, Trademark
May 3, 1992	Omaha		The Ranch Bowl	Tribe After Tribe
May 5, 1992	Boulder		Glenn Miller Ballroom, University of Colorado Boulder
May 7, 1992	Bozeman		Gallitan Fairgrounds
May 9, 1992	Mesa		Mesa Amphitheatre
May 10, 1992	Tijuana	Mexico	Iguana's
May 12, 1992	Ventura	United States	Ventura Theater
May 13, 1992	Los Angeles		Hollywood Palladium	Tribe After Tribe, Rage Against the Machine
May 15, 1992	San Francisco		Warfield Theatre
May 16, 1992	Santa Cruz		The Catalyst
May 17, 1992	Portland		Roseland Theater	Tribe After Tribe
May 18, 1992	Vancouver	Canada	Plaza of Nations (rescheduled from the Town Pump, May 21, 1992)	Tribe After Tribe, Mystery Machine
May 19, 1992	Portland	United States	Melody Lane
May 20, 1992	Seattle		Gas Works Park Cancelled
Europe Leg 2
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 Festival
June 10, 1992	Stuttgart	Germany	Kongresszentrum	Eleven
June 11, 1992	Hamburg		Große Freiheit 36
June 13, 1992	Berlin		Wuhlheide	Bad Religion
June 14, 1992	Bremen		Kloecknergelaende im Industriehafen
June 15, 1992	Nuremberg		Serenadenhof	Eleven
June 17, 1992	Milan	Italy	City Square Club
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 Cancelled
June 30, 1992	London	England	Brixton Academy Cancelled
July 1, 1992			London Astoria Cancelled
July 2, 1992	Belfort	France	Eurockenes Festival Cancelled
July 4, 1992	Torhout	Belgium	Torhout Festival Cancelled
July 5, 1992	Werchter		Werchter Festival Cancelled

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) live jam with Claytown Troupe
• "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)