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The Pearl Jam 2015 Latin America Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The tour consisted of nine shows in Latin America, including venues in Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina. This was the first tour following the Lightning Bolt Tour that finished in 2014 and the first shows in Latin American since the band released their 2013 album Lightning Bolt. The tour started on November 4 in Santiago, Chile, and finished on November 28 in Mexico City. On August 6, it was announced that the show in Colombia will be moved from Estadio El Campín to Simón Bolívar Park.

The tour started in Santiago, with the band covering John Lennon's song "Imagine" during their set. Writing for Consequence of Sound, Alex Young called it "a truly surreal moment". At the show in Porto Alegre on November 11, the band covered Pink Floyd's song "Comfortably Numb" for the first time. At the show in São Paulo the band dedicated their song "Love Boat Captain" to the victims of the Paris attacks, which took place the previous day. They continued the tour by playing their first ever show in Bogotá, Colombia on November 25. The tour concluded with a show at the Foro Sol Stadium in Mexico City, in front of more than 60,000 people.

Tour dates

Band members

Pearl Jam

• Jeff Ament – bass guitar
• Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar
• Mike McCready – lead guitar
• Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar
• Matt Cameron – drums

Additional musicians

• Boom Gaspar – Hammond B3 and keyboards

References

1. "Latin America Tour 2015". pearljam.com. March 13, 2015. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
2. ^ "Pearl Jam Announce South American Shows". Rock Square. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
3. "Bogotá, Colombia Concert Date Added". Pearl Jam. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
4. "Cuenta regresiva para la venta de entradas de Pearl Jam en Argentina". losandes. May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
5. "Pearl Jam Lists South American Concerts for November, First Tour Dates of 2015". Music Times. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
6. "Pearl Jam Announce 2015 South American Tour". Diffuser. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
7. "Pearl Jam Colombia Venue Change". pearljam.com. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
8. "Watch Pearl Jam Fans Illuminate Stadium During a Cover of John Lennon's 'Imagine'". Diffuser. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
9. "Pearl Jam fans light up the sky as band covers "Imagine" during S. America tour opener". Consequence of Sound. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
10. "Pearl Jam Perform "Comfortably Numb" At Epic Rain Soaked Show". Alternative Nation. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
11. "Pearl Jam cover Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" amid torrential downpour in Brazil". Consequence of Sound. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
12. "Pearl Jam Perform 'Love Boat Captain' in Tribute to Victims of Paris Attack". Spin. November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
13. "Pearl Jam 'Loses Virginity With Colombia'". Billboard. November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
14. "Live Review: Pearl Jam at Mexico City's Foro Sol (11/28)". Consequence of Sound. November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.

• 2015 concert tours
• Pearl Jam concert tours