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| Released | 2000–present |
| Recorded | 2000–present |
| Genre | Alternative rock,grunge |
ThePearl Jam "official" bootlegs are a large, continually growing series oflive albums by the Americanalternative rock bandPearl Jam. Pearl Jam noted the desire of fans to own a copy of the shows they attended and the popularity ofbootleg recordings. They had been open in the past about allowing fans to make amateur recordings,[1] and these "official bootlegs" were an attempt to provide a more affordable and better quality product.[2] The official bootlegs are a complete record of almost every show the band plays, excluding club "warm-up" dates.
"TheOfficial Bootlegs series is them working outside the system… That's revolutionary. They're geniuses, I'm telling you… I've spent way too much money onOfficial Bootlegs, but the[2010]Hyde Park show when we supported them is my favourite, mainly becauseEddie[Vedder, singer] dedicates 'State of Love and Trust' to me… Pearl Jam are good enough to justify that many bootlegs. They vary their set pretty extremely from night to night… You get different versions of songs, compare them, see how a tour went. Maybe it started off a little rough and it got awesome in the end." –Brian Fallon, singer,The Gaslight Anthem[3]
As of 2008, the band had sold more than 3.5 million copies of shows since launching the bootleg series in 2000.[4]
Pearl Jam's official bootleg program was begun for the band's 2000Binaural Tour. 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 twoCDs, with the exception of the 72nd and final show on the tour, November 6, 2000, atKeyArena inSeattle,Washington. TheSeattle show was released as a triple-disc set, and was the highest-charting of the series, peaking at number 98 on theBillboard 200, and was called an "essential live document" byAllmusic.[5] Eighteen shows from the tour were chosen by the band as "Ape/Man" shows, which, according to bassistJeff Ament, were shows the band found "really exciting."[6] With the release of these official bootlegs, Pearl Jam would set a record for most albums to debut in theBillboard 200 at the same time.[7]
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| US [8] | AUS [9] | AUT [10] | BEL [11] | FRA [12] | IRE [13] | NLD [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | ||
| 2000 | 5/29/00, Wembley Arena, London, England | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 |
| 5/30/00, Wembley Arena, London, England | 137 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | |
| 6/1/00, The Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6/4/00, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | |
| 6/8/00, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6/12/00, Pinkpop, Landgraaf, Netherlands | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | |
| 6/16/00, Spodek, Katowice, Poland | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6/18/00, Residenzplatz, Salzburg, Austria | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6/20/00, Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy | 134 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6/22/00, FILA Forum Arena, Milan, Italy | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6/23/00, Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | |
| 6/26/00, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6/28/00, Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | |
| 6/29/00, Spektrum, Oslo, Norway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | 8/12/00, Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8/15/00, Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8/18/00, Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8/25/00, Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, New York | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8/29/00, Tweeter Center Boston, Mansfield, Massachusetts | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9/1/00, Blockbuster Music Entertainment Centre, Camden, New Jersey | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9/5/00, Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10/22/00, MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11/6/00, KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The CDs continued for the 2003Riot Act Tour, but they were not available in stores at first. They had to be ordered through the band's official website, and were mailed out. The bootlegs were made available within a week of each show date. After each leg of the tour, however, certain standout shows were released in stores:February 23, 2003, inPerth,Australia;March 3, 2003, inTokyo,Japan;May 3, 2003, inState College,Pennsylvania;July 8, 2003, andJuly 9, 2003, inNew York City; andJuly 11, 2003, inMansfield,Massachusetts. TheState College show was a three-hour, triple disc show, which vocalistEddie Vedder vowed to make "the longest Pearl Jam show ever played." It was surpassed by theMansfield show, from theTweeter Center Boston, in which the band played 45 songs, including anacoustic set. The New York shows, fromMadison Square Garden, were released both separately and as a boxed set. The July 8, 2003 show was also released as theLive at the Garden DVD. In 2004, Pearl Jam releasedLive at Benaroya Hall, and while it came in similar packaging to the bootlegs, it is not considered to be part of the series.
^* denotes a bootleg released to retail stores on June 10, 2003
^** denotes a bootleg released to retail stores on July 15, 2003
^*** denotes a bootleg released to retail stores on September 16, 2003
^**** denotes a bootleg released as a special edition to retail stores only in Mexico
Note: Number 53 in the series was to have been the band's show at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, however the show was cancelled.
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| 2003 | 2/23/03, Burswood Dome, Perth, Australia | — | 34 |
| 3/3/03, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | 182 | — | |
| 5/3/03, Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania | 169 | — | |
Pearl Jam took a year-long touring break until the 2004Vote for Change tour, but the band elected not to release bootlegs for the six shows from that tour. The band took yet another year off until a fall2005 tour of Canada and South America. For the first time, the bootlegs wereMP3-only, again only available through the band's official website. The music downloads were accompanied by pictures from individual shows. The MP3-only format expanded to include losslessFLAC format for the band's2006 summer tour for itsself-titled eighth album. The digital bootlegs were typically made available within 2–3 days of each show date. The bootlegs were available through the band's official download website, which has since been discontinued.
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The band elected not to release official bootlegs for its2007 European Tour. Official bootlegs are available for the band's2008 U.S. Tour through the band's official website in FLAC, MP3, and CD formats.[20][21] The 2008 bootlegs were released through Kufala Recordings.
Pearl Jam released bootlegs of shows from their 2009–2010Backspacer Tour exclusively on its website. The bootlegs are available for digital download in MP3 and FLAC format as well as burn-to-order compact disc formats with the CD orders fulfilled by Kufala Records.
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Official bootlegs for the band's2012 Tour were available through the band's official website in MP3, FLAC, 24-bit/96 kHz FLAC formats, as well as physical compact discs.[22] The CD orders are fulfilled by nugs.net. In addition,ALAC and 24-bit/96 kHz ALAC formats are available on the nugs.net website.
The 2012 bootlegs each premiered one week before their official release onSiriusXM Pearl Jam Radio.[23]
Bootlegs in this format continued to be released on subsequent Pearl Jam tours from 2013 through to 2018.
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Pearl Jam took a break from touring throughout 2019 to record their 11th studio albumGigaton. The band planned to tour throughout 2020 in support of the new album but the tour was postponed to 2022 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Official bootlegs for the band's 2021–2023 Tours were available through the band's official website in MP3, FLAC, 24-bit/96 kHz FLAC formats, as well as physical compact discs.[24][25][26] The CD orders are fulfilled by nugs.net. In addition,ALAC and 24-bit/96 kHz ALAC formats are available on the nugs.net website.
The 2022 and 2023 bootlegs each premiered on the day of their official streaming broadcast release onSiriusXM Pearl Jam Radio.[27][28]
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