The Yield Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its fifth album, Yield. A live album of the third Melbourne date on March 5, 1998, Give Way, was released in April 2023 after its intended release in August 1998.
History Pearl Jam promoted Yield with tours in Oceania, and North America in 1998. Following the tour of Australia and before its summer tour of North America began, drummer Jack Irons left the band due to dissatisfaction with touring, marked his last tour with the band. Pearl Jam's sound engineer Brett Eliason stated, "We went and did Hawaii and Australia with Jack. When we came back, Jack wasn't in a position to carry on. He made that decision more or less by himself. He can be a really great drummer but he had difficulty on tour putting out the energy for the length of shows they were doing. I don't know if he thought they'd put things on hold for him."Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". Spin. August 2001. He was replaced on an initially temporary basis with former Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron. Cameron said, "I got a phone call out of the blue, from Mr. Ed Ved, Stoney and Kelly. I was ambushed. It was really short notice. He called and said 'hey what are you doing this summer?'" Cameron learned over 80 songs in two weeks.Cartwright, Keith Ryan. "Mike McCready of Pearl Jam" . theywillrockyou.com. March 2003.
Pearl Jam's summer tour of North America marked the band's return to full-scale touring and the use of Ticketmaster, when previously the band had protested against the use of Ticketmaster. For this tour and future tours, Pearl Jam once again began using it in order to "better accommodate concertgoers." The first leg of the tour focused on the West Coast of the United States and the Midwest, and then the band moved to the East Coast for the tour's second leg. Cameron stated, "The guys made me feel real welcome and it wasn't a struggle to get it musically, but my style was a little bit different, I think, than what they were used to. And they've been through so many different drummers, I don't even know if they knew what they wanted. So, I just kind of played the way I played and then eventually we kind of figured out what worked best for the band." During the tour an organized fan campaign dubbed the "Breath Campaign" was started in which fans brought signs to shows requesting the song "Breath"."The Unofficial Pearl Jam FAQ". vitalogy.de. After a four-year absence, "Breath" finally made a return appearance at the band's September 11, 1998 show in New York City at Madison Square Garden."Pearl Jam Songs: "Breath"" . pearljam.com. The North American summer tour was a big success,Hinckley, David. "Vedder's Not Finished". New York Daily News. August 10, 1999. and after it was completed the band released its first live album, Live on Two Legs, which featured select performances from the tour. Guitarist Mike McCready stated that the band released the live album due to the strength of Pearl Jam's shows on the tour.Aledort, Andy. "Aural Exam" . Guitar World. July 2000.
Tour dates Information taken from various sources.
Date City Country Venue Opening act SupportingWarm-up shows November 12, 1997 Santa CruzUnited States The Catalyst Odd Numbers November 14, 1997OaklandOakland StadiumThe Rolling Stones November 15, 1997 November 18, 1997 November 19, 1997South Pacific leg February 20, 1998MauiUnited StatesAlexander M. Baldwin AmphitheatreMudhoney February 21, 1998 February 26, 1998 WellingtonNew Zealand Queen's Wharf Events Centre Shudder to Think February 28, 1998 Auckland Ericsson Stadium March 2, 1998MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne Park March 3, 1998 March 5, 1998 March 7, 1998 Adelaide Thebarton Oval March 9, 1998SydneySydney Entertainment Centre March 11, 1998 March 12, 1998 March 14, 1998 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre March 15, 1998 March 19, 1998PerthPerth Entertainment Centre March 20, 1998North America leg 1 June 20, 1998 MissoulaUnited States Washington–Grizzly StadiumGoodness June 21, 1998 Park City The Canyons June 23, 1998 Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green AmphitheatreFrank Black June 24, 1998 Rapid City Rushmore Civic Center Arena June 26, 1998East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre June 27, 1998 June 29, 1998 Chicago United Center June 30, 1998 Minneapolis Target Center July 2, 1998 Maryland Heights Riverport AmphitheaterThe Murder City Devils July 3, 1998 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater July 5, 1998 Dallas Reunion Arena July 7, 1998 Albuquerque Tingley ColiseumSpacehog July 8, 1998 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum July 10, 1998 San Diego Cox Arena July 11, 1998 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center Zeke, X July 13, 1998InglewoodGreat Western ForumX, Tenacious D July 14, 1998 July 16, 1998 Sacramento ARCO Arena X July 18, 1998 Portland Rose Garden ArenaFrank Black July 19, 1998 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum July 21, 1998SeattleUnited StatesMemorial Stadium Zeke, The Wallflowers July 22, 1998 The Wallflowers, Sean LennonNorth America leg 2 August 17, 1998 NoblesvilleUnited States Deer Creek Music CenterIggy Pop August 18, 1998 East Lansing Breslin Student Events Center August 20, 1998 MontrealCanada Molson Centre Cheap Trick August 22, 1998 Barrie Molson Park Cheap Trick, All Systems Go!, Hayden, Cracker, Matthew Good Band August 23, 1998 Auburn HillsUnited States The Palace of Auburn Hills Cheap Trick August 25, 1998 Burgettstown Star Lake AmphitheatreIggy Pop August 26, 1998 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center August 28, 1998CamdenBlockbuster Music Entertainment CentreIggy Pop, Mudhoney August 29, 1998 August 31, 1998 Raleigh Hardee's Walnut Creek AmphitheatreMudhoney September 1, 1998 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheater September 3, 1998 Birmingham Birmingham-Jefferson Coliseum September 4, 1998 Greenville BI-LO Center September 6, 1998 Knoxville Thompson–Boling Arena September 7, 1998 Virginia Beach GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater September 8, 1998 East Rutherford Continental Airlines ArenaBen Harper September 10, 1998New York CityMadison Square Garden September 11, 1998 September 13, 1998 Hartford Meadows Music Theater September 15, 1998MansfieldGreat Woods September 16, 1998 September 18, 1998 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion September 19, 1998 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall Hovercraft September 22, 1998West Palm BeachCoral Sky AmphitheatreRancid September 23, 1998
Band members Jeff Ament – bass guitar Stone Gossard – rhythm and lead guitar Mike McCready – lead guitar Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar Jack Irons – drums (warm-up shows and South Pacific leg) Matt Cameron – drums (North America legs 1 and 2)
Songs performed
Originals "Alive" "All Those Yesterdays" "Animal" "Around the Bend" "Better Man" "Black" "Blood" "Brain of J." "Breath" "Corduroy" "Daughter" "Dead Man" "Dissident" "Do the Evolution" "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" "Even Flow" "Faithfull" "Footsteps" "Given to Fly" "Go" "Habit" "Hail, Hail" "Hard to Imagine" "I Got Id" "I'm Open" (snippet) "Immortality" "In Hiding" "In My Tree" "Indifference" "Jeremy" "Last Exit" "Leatherman" "Long Road" "Lukin" "Mankind" "MFC" "No Way" "Not for You" "Nothingman" "Oceans" "Off He Goes" "Once" "Pilate" "Porch" "Present Tense" "Push Me, Pull Me" "Rats" "Rearviewmirror" "Red Mosquito" "Release" "Smile" "Sometimes" "Spin the Black Circle" "State of Love and Trust" "Tremor Christ" "Untitled" "W.M.A." (snippet) "Whipping" "Who You Are" "Wishlist" "Yellow Ledbetter"
Covers "Act of Love" (Neil Young) "Androgynous Mind" (Sonic Youth) (snippet) "Angie" (The Rolling Stones) (snippet) "Another Brick in the Wall" (Pink Floyd) (snippet) "Baba O'Riley" (The Who) "Beast of Burden" (The Rolling Stones) "Beginning to See the Light" (The Velvet Underground) (snippet) "Candle in the Wind" (Elton John) (snippet) "Cinnamon Girl" (Neil Young) (snippet) "Come Together" (The Beatles) (snippet) "Crazy Mary" (Victoria Williams) "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" (Gerry & the Pacemakers) (snippet) "Dueling Banjos" (Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel) (snippet) "Fuckin' Up" (Neil Young) "Happy Birthday" (traditional) "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" (Neil Young) (snippet) "Hunger Strike" (Temple of the Dog) (snippet) "I Am a Patriot" (Steven Van Zandt) (snippet) "I Believe in Miracles" (Ramones) (snippet) "I Got You" (Split Enz) (snippet) "I Hope I Never" (Split Enz) (snippet) "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" (X) (snippet) "I Wanna Live" (Iggy Pop) (snippet) "I Want You to Want Me" (Cheap Trick) (snippet) "I've Been Tired" (Pixies) (snippet) "Institutionalized" (Suicidal Tendencies) (snippet) "Interstellar Overdrive" (Pink Floyd) (snippet) "Jersey Girl" (Tom Waits) (snippet) "The KKK Took My Baby Away" (Ramones) "Last Kiss" (Wayne Cochran) "Leaving Here" (Edward Holland, Jr.) "Magic Bus" (The Who) (snippet) "MLK" (U2) (snippet) "Monkey Gone to Heaven" (Pixies) (snippet) "Mother" (John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band) (snippet) "My City Was Gone" (The Pretenders) (snippet) "My Generation Blues" (The Who) "My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion) (snippet) "The Noise of Carpet" (Stereolab) (snippet) "Outshined" (Soundgarden) (snippet) "Pebbles" (Shudder to Think) (snippet) "Philadelphia Freedom" (Elton John) (snippet) "Rain" (The Beatles) (snippet) "Ray of Light" (Madonna) (snippet) "The Real Me" (The Who) (snippet) "Roam" (The B-52's) (snippet) "Rockin' in the Free World" (Neil Young) "Save It for Later" (The Beat) (snippet) "Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)" (Arthur Alexander) "Sonic Reducer" (The Dead Boys) "Stuff and Nonsense" (Split Enz) (snippet) "Suck You Dry" (Mudhoney) (snippet) "Surrender" (Cheap Trick) (snippet) "Sweet Home Alabama" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (snippet) "Talk About the Passion" (R.E.M.) (snippet) "Three Little Birds" (Bob Marley & The Wailers) (snippet) "Throw Your Arms Around Me" (Hunters & Collectors) "Time Bomb" (Rancid) (snippet) "Trouble" (Cat Stevens) "White Girl" (X) (snippet) "The Whole of the Moon" (The Waterboys) (snippet) "The Wrong Child" (R.E.M.) (snippet) "Yeastie Girls Song" (Yeastie Girls) (snippet)
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