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Eddie Vedder And Trent Reznor Heading To Twin Peaks
New instalments of the 1990s supernatural series will air on America's Showtime cable network early next year (17), and on Monday (25Apr16), bosses at the company unveiled the official cast list, which contains...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 April 2016
Eddie Vedder Swears Off October Shows
The rocker is a big fan of the Chicago Cubs, and he is devastated to be missing the prestigious sports tournament this month (Oct15) as his band has dates scheduled in South America....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 October 2015
Roger Daltrey Pulls Out Of Charity Concert Due To Illness
The Who frontman was set to perform with his bandmate Pete Townshend and Pearl Jam star Eddie Vedder for 500 fans at a private residence in Los Angeles on Saturday (12Sep15). They...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2015
Eddie Vedder Joined The Sonics For Record Store Day Gig
The Sonics staged an in-store performance at the city's Easy Street Records and Vedder took over the microphone for a performance of the group's new Motown cover track Leaving Here, which features on...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 April 2015
Eddie Vedder To Stand In For Roger Daltrey And The Who Charity Show
Pearl Jam star Vedder will take on vocal duties from Roger Daltrey for the supergroup's Celebrating The Who gig at the Rosemont Theatre in Illinois next month (May15), while Starkey will join fellow...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2015
Eddie Vedder Receives Visit From Obama Family
Eddie Vedder played host to some very special guests on Saturday (03Jan15) when U.S. President Barack Obama and his family decided to drop in on the Pearl Jam frontman at his home in Hawaii.The Democrat...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 January 2015
Eddie Vedder Covers John Lennon For Charity
Rocker Eddie Vedder has released a cover of John Lennon's peace anthem Imagine in a bid to raise funds for a charity supporting unity in the Middle East.The Pearl Jam frontman's version of the iconic...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 02 October 2014
Pearl Jam Cover Frozen's 'Let It Go'. And It's Brilliant.
Seattle rockers Pearl Jam covered the smash hit Disney track ‘Let It Go’ from Frozen during a gig a Milan’s Stadio San Siro on Friday night (June 20, 2014). The band played their own take...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 June 2014
Neil Young's Pono Player Raises $6.2 Million, But Will We Buy It?
Neil Young was only looking for $800,000 to launch his new Pono Player, but his Kickstarter goal was obliterated in less than 24 hours this week, pulling in $6.2 million. Young's music player - which...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 April 2014
Pearl Jam's New Album 'Lightning Bolt' Hits: Verdict?
Rockers Pearl Jam have finally released their first album in four years, 22 years after their debut album Ten was released in 1991. Such a remarkable decade-spanning career in alternative rock is admirable, not to...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 15 October 2013
Pearl Jam To Score Baseball's World Series
Baseball fan Eddie Vedder has landed a dream gig - his band Pearl Jam's music has been picked as the soundtrack for the sport's upcoming World Series.The rockers have agreed to give executives at the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2013
Cubs Fans Pearl Jam Playing Wrigley Field, Chicago, On July 19, 2013
Pearl Jam will play a huge show at Wrigley Field, Chicago, on July 19, the legendary rock band confirmed on their Twitter page this morning. The group, fronted by Eddie Vedder - a lifelong Cubs...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 23 January 2013
Grammys Week Tribute For Bruce Springsteen Features Neil Young, Mumford And Sons
All eyes will be on Bruce Springsteen during Grammy’s week, as the New Jersey rocker will be the recipient of the MusiCares Person of the Year award. To celebrate the honour, a Bruce Springsteen tribute...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 02 January 2013
Eddie Vedder To Host Satellite Radio Show
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has become the latest rocker to land his own satellite radio show.The singer will front The Eddie Vedder Radio Show on SiriusXm's Pearl Jam Radio channel. The programme will...
By WENN on 03 December 2012
Eddie Vedder Raises $1.7million For Obama Re-election Campaign
Eddie Vedder performed one of his most expensive gigs to date, with tickets going for $20,000 per-person as he opened up for President Barrack Obama at a private fundraising event for the President's re-election campaign....
By Joe Wilde on 23 September 2012
Eddie Vedder Plays For Barack Obama
Rocker Eddie Vedder helped pull in $1.7 million (£1 million) for Barack Obama's re-election campaign by performing at a Florida fundraiser on Thursday (20Sep12).The Pearl Jam frontman played four songs on a mandolin for the...
By WENN on 21 September 2012
Pearl Jam Invite Superfan To Pick Setlist
Frontman Eddie Vedder has made one Pearl Jam fan's dreams come true by flying him to a gig in Holland to pick out the band's setlist.Brian Farias, who has been to see his favourite band...
By WENN on 06 July 2012
Eddie Vedder Postpones Us Solo Tour By Six Months
Pearl Jam front man and grunge legend Eddie Vedder has had to postpone his solo tour of the United States so that nerve damage he has suffered in his right hand can heal. The fifteen...
By Lew Irwin on 07 April 2012
Eddie Vedder Postpones Tour To Undergo Surgery
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has postponed his upcoming U.S. solo tour so he can undergo surgery.The Alive singer suffered nerve damage in his right arm following a back injury earlier this year (12) and...
By WENN on 06 April 2012
Bruce Springsteen Announces Wrecking Ball Tour Dates
Bruce Springsteen has announced the dates for his 2012 world tour. The Boss will be hitting the road with his E Street Band on a promotional tour that spans five months, starts in Atlanta, ends...
By WENN on 24 January 2012
Pearl Jam Donate Guitar To Burglary Victims
Eddie Vedder and his Pearl Jam bandmates made one family's Christmas wish come true by donating a signed guitar to replace a special memento which was stolen in a burglary.The band handed over a signed...
By WENN on 27 December 2011
Reese Witherspoon To Star In Controversial Murder Flick
Reese Witherspoon has signed on to star in Devil's Knot, a forthcoming drama about the 'West Memphis Three' who were tried and convicted of the murders of three boys in Arkansas in 1993. During the...
By WENN on 19 December 2011
Cameron Crowe Shows Off Pearl Jam 'Holy Grail' Footage
Filmmaker Cameron Crowe unveiled what he called "the Holy Grail" of the Seattle, Washington grunge scene movement of the early 1990s when he screened footage of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder dancing with Kurt Cobain on...
By WENN on 09 September 2011
Arcade Fire, Matthews & Vedder Confirmed For Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit
Rocker Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit concert will this year feature Arcade Fire, Dave Matthews and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder.Foo Fighters, Tony Bennett, Mumford & Sons, Beck, Diana Krall and Los Invisibles, featuring...
By WENN on 07 September 2011
Pearl Jam Perform Epic 3-Hour Set
Pearl Jam wowed crowds with a three-hour set to kick off their own two-day festival.The 'Jeremy' rockers opened the PJ20 event - which is being held to mark the group's 20th anniversary - at Wisconsin's...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 September 2011
Eddie Vedder And Maines Cheer As West Memphis 3 Walk Free
Rocker Eddie Vedder and Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines celebrated in court on Friday (19Aug11) as the three incarcerated men they've been seeking justice for over the killings of three boy scouts in 1993 were...
By WENN on 19 August 2011
Eddie Vedder's Friend To Walk Free From Jail After Admitting Guilt In Murder - Report
Two of the incarcerated three men Pearl Jam star Eddie Vedder has been seeking justice for over the past decade are to plead guilty to killing three boy scouts in return for their freedom, according...
By WENN on 19 August 2011
Cameron Crowe Quizzes Vedder About Awful Gig In Pearl Jam Documentary
Moviemaker Cameron Crowe had an awkward moment when he sat down to make Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary retrospective - he had to interview Eddie Vedder about a regrettable concert they performed at the launch party...
By WENN on 08 August 2011
Vedder, Flea & Cyrus Remember Nirvana's Nevermind
Eddie Vedder, Flea, R.E.M's Peter Buck and even Billy Ray Cyrus have paid tribute to Nirvana's Nevermind as part of a Spin magazine special to mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of the iconic album's release.Vedder...
By WENN on 22 July 2011
Eddie Vedder Thanks Townshend For UKelele Love
Rocker Eddie Vedder has publicly thanked The Who's Pete Townshend for giving him an appreciation of the ukelele.The Pearl Jam star is set to release an album full of ukelele music - and he insists...
By WENN on 01 June 2011
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