Pearl Jam Tour!

Here’s the skinny: The tour begins in Kansas City at the Sprint Center, goes to St. Louis’ Scottrade Center May 4 and hits Columbus, Ohio, and the Nationwide Arena May 6.

The band takes care of the Indianapolis market with a show at the Noblesville’s Verizon Wireless Music Center May 7, plays Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena May 9, Buffalo’s HSBC Arena May 10 and then goes to Bristow, Va., and Jiffy Lube Live May 13.

But wait there’s more: Hartford, Conn., at the XL Center May 15; Boston’s TD Garden May 17 and New York at MSG May 20-21. Another date on the schedule – May 18 – is marked TBA for both city and venue.

Band Of Horses open all shows except the May 20 Madison Square Garden show when The Black Keys support.

Pre-sales through the band’s Ten Club begin March 15 for established, dues-paying members. According to an announcement on the band’s Web site, registering and purchasing a membership now will not make you eligible for pre-sales. The only way to get in on the pre-sale is through PearlJam.com, and you must pay for your tickets using a VISA or Mastercard.

Pre-sales for Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbus and Noblesville begin March 15, while the pre-sales for Boston and New York begins March 16. Cleveland, Buffalo, Bristow and Hartford pre-sales begin March 17. For more information, click here for the Pearl Jam Web site.