No Code Tour

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No Code Tour

Tour by Pearl Jam
Locations	North America, Europe
Supporting album	No Code
Start date	September 16, 1996
End date	November 25, 1996
Legs	2
Shows	19 in Europe 14 in North America 33 in total
Pearl Jam tour chronology
Vitalogy Tour (1995)	No Code Tour (1996)	Yield Tour (1998)

The No Code Tour was a concert tour by Seattle band Pearl Jam to support its fourth album No Code. It was the band's first since the 1995 Vitalogy Tour.

1 History
2 Tour dates
3 Band members
4 Opening acts
5 References

[edit] History

Pearl Jam promoted No Code with tours of North America and Europe in the fall of 1996. The short tour of North America focused on the East Coast of the United States. As with Vitalogy, very little touring was done in the United States to promote No Code because of the band's refusal to play in Ticketmaster's venue areas.^[1] The band chose to use alternate ticketing companies for the shows. Nevertheless, the band toured the United States playing shows in locations such as Randall's Island and The Meadows in Hartford, Connecticut. A European tour followed in the fall of 1996. The band's show in Berlin was broadcast on many radio stations worldwide. This show is commonly called "Checkpoint Charlie" by fans.^[2]

During the North American tour fans complained about the difficulty in obtaining tickets and the use of non-Ticketmaster venues, which were judged to be out-of-the-way and impersonal.^[3] Guitarist Stone Gossard stated that there was "a lot of stress associated with trying to tour at that time" and that "it was growing more and more difficult to be excited about being part of the band." He added, "Ticketmaster, as monopolistic as it may be, is very efficient so we weren't playing the venues we wanted to play."^[4]

[edit] Tour dates

All information taken from various sources.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

[edit] Warm-Up Shows

09/14/96- Seattle, Washington- The Showbox

[edit] North America Leg

09/16/96- Seattle, Washington- KeyArena
09/21/96- Toronto, Ontario, Canada- Maple Leaf Gardens
09/22/96- Toledo, Ohio- John F. Savage Hall
09/24/96- Columbia, Maryland- Merriweather Post Pavilion
09/26/96- Augusta, Maine- Civic Center
09/28/96- New York, New York- Downing Stadium
09/29/96- New York, New York- Downing Stadium
10/01/96- Buffalo, New York- Marine Midland Arena
10/02/96- Hartford, Connecticut- Meadows Music Theatre
10/04/96- Charlotte, North Carolina- Memorial Stadium
10/05/96- Charleston, South Carolina- North Charleston Coliseum
10/07/96- Fort Lauderdale, Florida- Fort Lauderdale Stadium
10/19/96- Mountain View, California- Bridge School Benefit, Shoreline Amphitheatre
10/20/96- Mountain View, California- Bridge School Benefit, Shoreline Amphitheatre

[edit] Europe Leg

10/24/96- Cork, Ireland- Millstreet Arena
10/26/96- Dublin, Ireland- The Point
10/28/96- London, England- Wembley Arena
10/29/96- London, England- Wembley Arena
11/01/96- Warsaw, Poland- Torwar
11/03/96- Berlin, Germany- Deutschlandhalle
11/04/96- Hamburg, Germany- Sporthalle
11/06/96- Amsterdam, Netherlands- RAI Parkhal
11/07/96- Paris, France- Le Zénith
11/09/96- Zürich, Switzerland- Hallenstadion
11/10/96- Innsbruck, Austria- Olympiahalle (CANCELLED)
11/12/96- Rome, Italy- PalaEUR
11/13/96- Milan, Italy- Forum
11/15/96- Prague, Czech Republic- Sports Hall
11/17/96- Budapest, Hungary- Sports Hall
11/19/96- Istanbul, Turkey- World Trade Center
11/21/96- Barcelona, Spain- Sports Palace
11/22/96- San Sebastián, Spain- Anoeta Velodrome
11/24/96- Cascais, Portugal- Dramatico
11/25/96- Cascais, Portugal- Dramatico

[edit] Band members

Jeff Ament - Bass Guitar
Stone Gossard - Rhythm Guitar
Mike McCready - Lead Guitar
Eddie Vedder - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Jack Irons - Drums