Mookie Blaylock 1991 United States Tour

Mookie Blaylock 1991 United States Tour
Tour by Pearl Jam
Start date	February 7, 1991
End date	February 22, 1991
Legs	1
Shows	9 in United States 9 in total
Pearl Jam tour chronology
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The Mookie Blaylock 1991 United States Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam when the band was still known as Mookie Blaylock. It was the band's first tour after having played its first few shows in late 1990.

History

The short tour of the United States focused on the West Coast. The majority of the shows found Pearl Jam serving as the opening act for Alice in Chains on the band's Facelift tour. Bassist Jeff Ament said, "We were then in the mode of 'Well, we’ve got to write a bunch of songs.' It wasn’t long after that we got a tour with Alice in Chains. It was kind of how we wanted it to be, we didn’t want to fuck around. I think Stone and I both knew the potential that he and I had together—but we needed to get out and play, and get better."^[1] Following the tour, the band soon signed to Epic Records. However, concerns about trademark issues with the name "Mookie Blaylock" necessitated a name change; the band's name became "Pearl Jam". This was Pearl Jam's only tour with original drummer Dave Krusen. Krusen left the band in May 1991 following the completion of the recording sessions for the band's debut album, Ten.^[2] Footage from the February 10, 1991 concert at The Bacchanal in San Diego, California can be found on Alice in Chains' Music Bank: The Videos DVD.

Tour dates

Information taken from various sources.^[3][4][5]

Warm-Up Show

Date	Location	Venue	Supporting
February 1, 1991	Seattle, WA	Off Ramp Café	Alice in Chains

United States Tour

Date	Location	Venue	Supporting
February 7, 1991	Los Angeles, CA	Florentine Gardens	Alice in Chains
February 8, 1991	Long Beach, CA	God Save the Queen	Green Jellö
February 10, 1991	San Diego, CA	The Bacchanal	Alice in Chains
February 11, 1991	Hollywood, CA	Club With No Name
February 13, 1991	San Diego, CA	Winter's
February 15, 1991	San Francisco, CA	I-Beam	Alice in Chains
February 16, 1991	Sacramento, CA	Cattle Club
February 20, 1991	Portland, OR	Melody Ballroom
February 22, 1991	Seattle, WA	Off Ramp Café

Band members

• Jeff Ament – bass guitar
• Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar
• Mike McCready – lead guitar
• Eddie Vedder – lead vocals
• Dave Krusen – drums

Songs performed

Originals

• "Alive"
• "Alone"
• "Breath"
• "Brother"
• "Deep"
• "Even Flow"
• "Garden"
• "Once"
• "Porch"
• "Release"
• "Wash"
• "Why Go"

References

1. ^ Robinson, John. "Kurt Cobain Raised the Bar for Us...". Uncut. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
2. ^ Greene, Jo-Ann. "Pearl Jam and the Secret History of Seattle Part 2". Goldmine. August 1993
3. ^ "Pearl Jam: Set Lists". Pearljam.com. http://pearljam.com/tour. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 
4. ^ "The Five Horizons Concert Chronology". fivehorizons.com. http://www.fivehorizons.com/tour/cc/index.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 
5. ^ "The Pearl Jam Concert Chronology". twofeetthick.com. http://jr2ft.bizland.com/concert-chronology/. Retrieved 2007-12-08.