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Eddie Vedder visits Milwaukee alone
Eddie Vedder flies solo on this tour.  
By Julie Lawrence RSS Feed
OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer

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Published July 2, 2008 at 3:29 p.m.
Tags: eddie vedder, pearl jam, riverside theater

Eddie Vedder is best known as the politically-charged frontman of longtime grunge rock outfit Pearl Jam, but this spring Vedder ditched the rest of the band for a solo tour on the West Coast.

Now, in August, Vedder takes to the road again for the second leg of his solo tour, which brings him to Milwaukee on Tuesday, Aug. 19 for a show at The Riverside Theater.

He also plays two nights in Chicago, Aug. 21 and 22, at the Auditorium Theatre.

Vedder contibuted solo work to soundtrack for the 2007 film "Into the Wild" and won a Golden Globe for the song "Guaranteed."

Tickets are $75 (plus venue fees) and go on sale at noon on Friday, July 11 at can be purchased through The Riverside Theater box office, www.livenation.com or at www.RiversideTheater.org.



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Riverside Theater
116 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 286-3663
http://www.riversidetheater.org

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CollegeDave I'd love to see him again, but $75x2 adds too high, man - damn.
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