Eddie Vedder Postpones Solo Dates

Eddie Vedder performs at Zequinha Stadium in Porto Alegre. Edu Andrade/LatinContent/Getty Images

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has announced the postponement of his spring solo tour due to temporary nerve damage in his right arm resulting from a recent back injury. The 22 shows, spread out over 15 cities, have been pushed back to the late fall and will now begin at the Pearl in Las Vegas on October 31st. One show, a planned appearance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, has been cancelled entirely.

"After having worked aggressively with doctors and physical therapists for the last eight weeks to repair the damage, the intensity of the injury and time needed to heal has made it impossible to play the shows as scheduled," Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis explained in a statement. "There was hope up until the last minute that the treatments would be successful."

Vedder's revised tour itinerary is below, with the original tour date followed by the new date at the venue. Tickets for the original dates will be honored at these gigs and refunds will be made by request.

4-10    10-31    Las Vegas, NV      The Pearl
4-11    11-1    Las Vegas, NV      The Pearl
4-13    11-4    Phoenix, AZ      Comerica Theater
4-16    11-6    Albuquerque, NM  Kiva Auditorium
4-17    11-7    El Paso, TX      Plaza Theater
4-19    11-18    Tulsa, OK      Brady Theater
4-20    11-19    Tulsa, OK      Brady Theater
4-22    11-12    Houston, TX      Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
4-23    11-13    Houston, TX      Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
4-25    11-16    San Antonio, TX  Lila Cockrell Theatre
4-27    11-9    Austin, TX      Bass Concert Hall
4-28    11-11    Austin, TX      Bass Concert Hall
4-30    11-15    Dallas, TX      The Music Hall at Fair Park
5-1    11-21    Memphis, TN      Orpheum Theater
5-7    11-25    Jacksonville, FL Moran Theater
5-8    11-24    Jacksonville, FL Moran Theater
5-10    12-3    Clearwater, FL      Ruth Eckerd Hall
5-11    12-4    Clearwater, FL      Ruth Eckerd Hall
5-13    11-30    Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts
5-14    12-1    Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts
5-16    11-27    Orlando, FL     Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
5-17    11-28    Orlando, FL     Bob Carr Performing Arts Center

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Eddie Vedder Postpones Solo Dates

Eddie Vedder performs at Zequinha Stadium in Porto Alegre. Edu Andrade/LatinContent/Getty Images

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has announced the postponement of his spring solo tour due to temporary nerve damage in his right arm resulting from a recent back injury. The 22 shows, spread out over 15 cities, have been pushed back to the late fall and will now begin at the Pearl in Las Vegas on October 31st. One show, a planned appearance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, has been cancelled entirely.

"After having worked aggressively with doctors and physical therapists for the last eight weeks to repair the damage, the intensity of the injury and time needed to heal has made it impossible to play the shows as scheduled," Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis explained in a statement. "There was hope up until the last minute that the treatments would be successful."

Vedder's revised tour itinerary is below, with the original tour date followed by the new date at the venue. Tickets for the original dates will be honored at these gigs and refunds will be made by request.

4-10    10-31    Las Vegas, NV      The Pearl
4-11    11-1    Las Vegas, NV      The Pearl
4-13    11-4    Phoenix, AZ      Comerica Theater
4-16    11-6    Albuquerque, NM  Kiva Auditorium
4-17    11-7    El Paso, TX      Plaza Theater
4-19    11-18    Tulsa, OK      Brady Theater
4-20    11-19    Tulsa, OK      Brady Theater
4-22    11-12    Houston, TX      Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
4-23    11-13    Houston, TX      Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
4-25    11-16    San Antonio, TX  Lila Cockrell Theatre
4-27    11-9    Austin, TX      Bass Concert Hall
4-28    11-11    Austin, TX      Bass Concert Hall
4-30    11-15    Dallas, TX      The Music Hall at Fair Park
5-1    11-21    Memphis, TN      Orpheum Theater
5-7    11-25    Jacksonville, FL Moran Theater
5-8    11-24    Jacksonville, FL Moran Theater
5-10    12-3    Clearwater, FL      Ruth Eckerd Hall
5-11    12-4    Clearwater, FL      Ruth Eckerd Hall
5-13    11-30    Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts
5-14    12-1    Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts
5-16    11-27    Orlando, FL     Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
5-17    11-28    Orlando, FL     Bob Carr Performing Arts Center

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Lana Del Rey Postpones Tour After 'SNL' Debacle

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Lana Del Rey Postpones Tour After 'SNL' Debacle

Lana Del Rey performs on 'Saturday Night Live.'

Lana Del Rey will be putting off touring for the foreseeable future, presumably to sharpen up her performance skills in the wake of harsh criticism for her appearance on Saturday Night Live. According to the New York Post, the singer was set to announce a 30-date theater tour in support of her album Born to Die, but her tour managers, booking agents and the top brass at Interscope scrapped the plans, believing she was not ready to hit the road.

"[Lana] and her manager decided to cancel [the tour] after SNL," a source told the Post's Page Six, noting that Del Rey was upset over the decision. "They figure it allows time for her to clear her head, then go back to selling tickets. More importantly, they figure, the extra time gives them more distance from SNL."

Del Rey is still scheduled to perform at a Grammy event honoring Interscope head Jimmy Iovine this week, and the Post's sources say she will soon begin rehearsals to work on her live presentation. Del Rey has only played a handful of gigs in her career to date, including a recent gig at Manhattan's Bowery Ballroom that was met with generally lukewarm reviews from critics.

Update: Del Rey's representative has told Rolling Stone that the singer has not dropped plans for a spring tour, and had always planned to launch a proper North American tour in October. At the moment, she is still very busy promoting Born to Die in Europe, where the record has enjoyed major commercial success throughout the continent.

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