EDDIE VEDDER ANNOUNCES APRIL/MAY U.S. SOLO TOUR DATES COMING TO TIMES-UNION CENTER MORAN THEATER MAY 8TH TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD

 Eddie Vedder will embark on a 13-city U.S. solo tour in April and May 2012. Vedder's tour kicks off on April 11th at The Pearl in Las Vegas and wraps up on May 16th at Bob Carr Performing Arts Center in Orlando (full tour dates follow).  In addition to his theater shows, Vedder's tour includes a stop at the 43rd annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Special guest Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, The Frames) will again join Vedder on the road.

Tickets for New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival are on sale now. All remaining shows go on sale Friday, February 3rd. A pre-sale for eligible members of Pearl Jam's Ten Club takes place starting today. (For full details on this pre-sale, visit www.pearljam.com).

Eddie Vedder April/May U.S. Tour Dates:

Date                City                             Venue

Apr-11             Las Vegas, NV            The Pearl

Apr-13             Phoenix, AZ                 Comerica Theater

Apr-16             Albuquerque, NM        Kiva Audotorium

Apr-19             Tulsa, OK                    Brady Theater

Apr-22             Houston, TX                Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

Apr-25             San Antonio, TX          Lila Cockrell Theatre

Apr-27             Austin, TX                    Bass Concert Hall

Apr-30             Dallas, TX                   The Music Hall at Fair Park

May-03            New Orleans, LA         New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

May-08            Jacksonville, FL        Times-Union Center Moran Theater

May-10            Clearwater, FL            Ruth Eckerd Hall

May-13            Ft. Lauderdale, FL       Broward Center for the Performing Arts

May-16            Orlando, FL                 Bob Carr Performing Arts Center

Eddie Vedder's solo album, Ukulele Songs, was released on May 31, 2011 through Pearl Jam's Monkeywrench Records. Recently nominated for the Best Folk Album GRAMMY Award, Ukulele Songs is a collection of original songs and covers performed by Vedder on ukulele.

Also released on May 31st was Water on the Road, a live-concert DVD directed by Brendan Canty of Fugazi and Christoph Green featuring performances from Vedder’s August 16th and 17th 2008 solo tour engagements at Washington, D.C.'s Warner Theatre.

Tickets for the Jacksonville concert go on sale Friday, February 3^rd at 10:00am and will be available at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Box Office (Hours: M-F 10am-4pm), the Times-Union Center Box Office (Hours: M-F 11am-3pm), all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Additional fees may apply.