Pearl Jam

- Formed: 1990
- Formed by: Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder
- Label: J Records
- Albums sold: Approx sixty million albums worldwide
- Hometown: Seattle, Washington
- Grammy Awards: 1
- MTV Video Music Awards: 4
- Golden Globe win: Eddie Vedder, best original song for theme from Into the Wild
- Debut album: Ten

Pearl Jam is a Seattle-based Rock band that came to prominence during the Grunge Rock craze of the early 1990s. In contrast to contemporaries such as Nirvana and Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam has continued to write and record new material, as well as maintain a rigorous touring schedule.
Pearl Jam helped launch the first segment of the Conan's Tonight Show on June 1, 2009. The band played the single "Got Some", from their upcoming album titled Backspacer.RollingStone: Pearl Jam Debut
Career

Formed from the ashes of the seminal Seattle bands Mother Love Bone and Green River, Pearl Jam rose to fame as part of the early 1990s Grunge scene. Along with fellow bands Nirvana and Soundgarden, Pearl Jam's Alternative Rock music and dark, brooding sound epitomized the emergence of Grunge music on the national stage. After the massive success of their debut album Ten, the band began to grow wary of their newfound fame and attention. While their follow-up album debuted at #1, the band decided not to release any more Music Videos and gave fewer and fewer interviews. While the band has continued to record and perform new material, their visibility in the press has decreased significantly since their Grunge-Rock heyday.
Ticketmaster

In 1994, the band became immersed in a well-publicized feud with ticket vendor Ticketmaster. After balking at the service charges that the company was adding to the price of their tickets, the band decided to boycott any venues that had contracts with Ticketmaster. Because of this, the band was unable to play shows (besides a few exceptions) inside the United States. After losing an Anti-Trust lawsuit to Ticketmaster in 1998, the band rescinded their boycott and returned to extensive touring.
Band Members
- Jeff Ament - Bass
- Stone Gossard - Rhythm Guitar
- Mike McCready - Lead Guitar
- Eddie Vedder - Vocals
- Matt Cameron - Drums
Studio Albums
- 1991: Ten
- 1993: Vs.
- 1994: Vitology
- 1996: No Code
- 1998: Yield
- 2000: Binaural
- 2002: Riot Act
- 2006: Pearl Jam
- 2009: Backspacer
The Mugging

On April 27, 2009, bassist Jeff Ament and band employee Mark Anthony Smith were mugged outside of the Southern Tracks Recording studio in Atlanta resulting in Ament suffering lacerations. The three suspects, who got away with "over $7,300 in goods and cash," were said to have escaped in a waiting black Maxima.CNN: Bassist for Pearl Jam mugged in Atlanta (May 15, 2009)