Pearl Jam Official Bootlegs
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A large, continually growing series of live albums by rock band Pearl Jam. The band has sold more than 3 million copies of shows since launching the bootleg series in 2000.[1] Begun for their 2000 Binaural Tour, the Official Bootlegs are a complete record of almost every show the band plays, excluding club "warm-up" dates. 72 of the "bootlegs" were released to stores in three waves in late 2000 and early 2001, with the 25 European bootlegs coming first. Every show was released in a cardboard sleeve containing two CDs, with the exception of the 72nd and final show on the tour, November 6, 2000 at Key Arena in Seattle. The Seattle show was released as a triple-disc set, and was the highest-charting of the series, peaking at 98 on the Billboard 200, and was called an "essential live document" by Allmusic.[2] Eighteen shows from the tour were chosen as "Ape/Man" shows, or being particularly good live documents. With the release of these official bootlegs, Pearl Jam would set a record for most albums to debut in the Billboard Top 200 at the same time.
The CDs continued for the Riot Act 2003 Tour, but they were not available in stores at first. They had to be ordered through the band's website, and were mailed out. After the tour, however, certain standout shows were released in stores, February 23 in Perth, Australia, March 3 in Tokyo, Japan, May 3 in State College, PA, July 8 and July 9 in New York, and July 11 in Mansfield, MA. The State College show was a three hour, triple disc show, which lead singer Eddie Vedder vowed to make "the longest Pearl Jam show ever played." It was surpassed by the Mansfield show, from the Tweeter Center Boston, in which the band played 45 songs, including an acoustic set. The New York shows, from Madison Square Garden, were released both separately and as a boxed set. The July 8 show was also released as the Live at the Garden DVD. In 2004, Pearl Jam released Live at Benaroya Hall, and while it came in similar packaging to the bootlegs, it is not considered to be part of the series.
The band took a year-long touring break until the 2004 Vote for Change tour, but they elected not to release bootlegs for the six shows from that tour. They took yet another year off until a fall 2005 tour of Canada and South America. For the first time, the bootlegs were MP3-only, again only available through the band's website. The MP3-only format will expand to include lossless FLAC format for the band's 2006 summer tour for their self-titled eighth album.
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[edit] 2000 Ape/Man Shows
- 5 5/30/00 London, England Wembley Arena
- 9 6/6/00 Cardiff, Wales, Cardiff International Arena
- 10 6/8/00 Paris, France, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
- 16 6/16/00 Katowice, Poland, Spodek
- 19 6/20/00, Verona, Italy, Arena di Verona
- 20 6/22/00, Milan, Italy, FILA Forum Arena
- 29 8/7/00, Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena
- 32 8/12/00, Tampa, FL, Ice Palace
- 38 8/21/00, Columbus, OH, Polaris Amphitheater
- 40 8/24/00, Wantagh, NY, Jones Beach Amphitheater
- 41 8/25/00, Wantagh, NY, Jones Beach Amphitheater
- 43 8/29/00, Mansfield, MA, Tweeter Center Boston
- 51 10/7/00, Auburn Hills, MI, Palace of Auburn Hills
- 53 10/9/00, Rosemont, IL, Allstate Arena
- 62 10/22/00, Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Arena
- 64 10/25/00, San Diego, CA, San Diego Sports Arena
- 70 11/3/00, Nampa, ID, Idaho Center
- 72 11/6/00, Seattle, WA, Key Arena
[edit] Album charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5/30/00: Wembley Arena, London, England | The Billboard 200 | No. 137 |
| 2000 | 6/16/00: Spodek, Katowice, Poland | The Billboard 200 | No. 103 |
| 2000 | 6/20/00: Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy | The Billboard 200 | No. 134 |
| 2000 | 6/22/00: FILA Forum Arena, Milan, Italy | The Billboard 200 | No. 125 |
| 2000 | 6/26/00: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | The Billboard 200 | No. 175 |
| 2001 | Tampa, FL - 8/12/00 | The Billboard 200 | No. 181 |
| 2001 | Memphis Tennessee - 8/15/00 | The Billboard 200 | No. 191 |
| 2001 | Indianapolis, IN - 8/18/00 | The Billboard 200 | No. 174 |
| 2001 | Jones Beach, NY - 8/25/00 | The Billboard 200 | No. 159 |
| 2001 | Boston, MA - 8/29/00 | The Billboard 200 | No. 163 |
| 2001 | Philadelphia, PA - 9/01/00 | The Billboard 200 | No. 179 |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh, PA - 9/05/00 | The Billboard 200 | No. 176 |
| 2001 | Las Vegas, NV - 10/22/00 | The Billboard 200 | No. 152 |
| 2001 | Seattle, WA - 11/6/00 | The Billboard 200 | No. 98 |
[edit] 2003 In-Store Releases
- 2-23-03, Burswood Dome, Perth, Australia
- 3-3-03, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
- 5-3-03, Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA
- 7-8-03, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- 7-9-03, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- 7-11-03, Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
- 7-17-03, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
- (Special Edition available only in Mexico)
[edit] Album charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3-3-03 - Tokyo, Japan | The Billboard 200 | No. 182 |
