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Eddie Vedder Bring Solo Concert Performance to Bass Concert Hall on April 27th

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder will bring his solo show at the Bass Concert Hall on Friday, April 27th, with special Guest Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, The Frames). Tickets for the concert will go on sale to the public on Friday, February 3rd, at noon.

Vedder's solo album, Ukulele Songs, was released on May 31th through Pearl Jam's Monkeywrench Records. Recently nominated for the "Best Folk Album" Grammy Award, Ukulele Songs is a collection of original songs and covers performed by Vedder on ukulele. Also released on May 31st was Water on the Road, a live-concert DVD directed by Brendan Canty of Fugazi and Christoph Green, featuring performances from Vedder's August 16th and 17th, 2008, solo tour engagements at Washington, D.C.'s Warner Theatre.

Tickets for the concert will be available by phone at 800-982-BEVO, and online at www.C3Concerts.com and www.TexasPerformingArts.org. A pre-sale for eligible members of Pearl Jam's Ten Club is underway online at www.PearlJam.com.

(Photo by Danny Clinch)