Pearl Jam And Verizon Launch Mobile Bootleg App For Blackberry

Pearl Jam and Verizon have teamed up to launch a new mobile app that will allow Blackberry Tour users to download three live tracks from each of the remaining shows on the band¡¯s current Backspacer tour, which concludes November 29th in Christchurch, New Zealand. The app will also offer up wallpaper and more goodies to PJ fans and is the first of its kind for the Blackberry Tour. Text "PJ" to "5509¡å to grab the app.

"Pearl Jam is always looking for new and innovative ways to connect their fans with their most valuable asset ¡ª the live performance," the band¡¯s Ten Club manager Tim Bierman said in a press release, adding the app will help the band "expand our mobile bootleg program into new territory."

Thanks for the report to RollingStone.com.