On This Date: Pearl Jam Plays Their First Gig
December 22, 2023 1:02PM EST
UNITED STATES – CIRCA 1990: Photo of Pearl Jam (Photo by Alison Braun/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Friday, Dec. 22nd marks an important date in rock history – the first-ever performance by Pearl Jam.
On Dec. 22nd, 1990, the band performed together for the first time, opening up for Alice In Chains at the Moore Theatre in their hometown of Seattle.
They performed under the name ‘Mookie Blaylock’, taken from an NBA player. They would change their name to Pearl Jam shortly after signing with Epic Records.
Their debut album, Ten, would come out in August of 1991.
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