Pearl Jam frontman and ukulele enthusiast Eddie Vedder is planning a Spring tour of the Southern United States. The singer-ukulele player will play a string of dates starting April 11 in Las Vegas, according to Billboard.
Vedder also will promote 2011’s "Ukulele Songs" with a stop at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, before the tour wraps up on May 16 in Orlando. Glen Hansard, known for fronting The Frames and the Swell Season, will open the shows.
Of course, Pearl Jam also has plans to tour this year. The band has announced a summer European tour that begins in Manchester, U.K., on June 20.
Eddie Vedder tour dates:
04/11 - Las Vegas (The Pearl)
04/13 - Phoenix, Ariz. (Comerica Theater)
04/16 - Albuquerque, N.M. (Kiva Auditorium)
04/19 - Tulsa, Okla. (Brady Theater)
04/22 - Houston, Tex. (Jones Hall for the Performing Arts)
04/25 - San Antonio, Tex. (Lila Cockrell Theatre)
04/27 - Austin, Tex. (Bass Concert Hall)
04/30 - Dallas, Tex. (The Music Hall at Fair Park)
05/03 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
05/08 - Jacksonville, Fla. (Moran Theater)
05/10 - Clearwater, Fla. (Ruth Eckerd Hall)
05/13 - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Broward Center for the Performing Arts)
05/16 - Orlando, Fla. (Bob Carr Performing Arts Center)
Thanks for the report to Bryan Wawzenek, Gibson.com.
