Pearl Jam to Release 'Raw' Concert DVD

February 14, 2001 -- Not only will Pearl Jam fans soon be able to get a recording of almost any of the band's live shows from last year, they'll also be able to watch a concert that never happened.

Pearl Jam: Touring Band 2000, which hits stores April 10 in both VHS and DVD format — after being made available to members of the band's supporters at tenclub.net a week earlier — is taken from footage taped by three crewmembers throughout the tour.

"The band liked what they saw, and the idea of creating a mock set list of songs from different cities on the tour and releasing them via DVD came up," band manager Kelly Curtis explained in an announcement yesterday.

Crew members Liz Burns, Steve Gordon, and Kevin Shuss taped and edited the footage in their free time throughout the jaunt.

"It's very raw and realistic footage done without directors or producers," Curtis added. "It gives fans a chance to see a little more behind-the-scenes stuff than has previously been available."

More than two hours of the video will feature performances of 28 songs (another song — "Leavin' Here" — is played over the closing credits). An additional 50 minutes will feature footage from the band's 2000 European tour, backstage footage, three previously unreleased instrumentals ("Thunderclap," "Foldback," and "Harmony) recorded during the Binaural sessions, a previously unreleased video for "Oceans," and an animated Todd McFarlane video for "Do the Evolution."

Three songs from the DVD — "Evacuation," "Even Flow," and "In My Tree" — will have an option for a "Matt Cam," focused on drummer Matt Cameron, accompanied by enhanced percussion.

The DVD follows the release of another onslaught of sanctioned Pearl Jam bootlegs. Each of the 48 shows from the band's North American tour will be released in full. The first set is available now to tenclub.net members and will hit stores Feb. 27. The second set will be available to tenclub.net members beginning Feb. 26 and will be released to retail outlets March 27.

In September, Pearl Jam released 25 double-disc bootlegs from all the shows on its European tour, setting a Billboard chart record when five of the recordings entered the Top 200 in the same week.

Complete Pearl Jam DVD track listing:

Long RoadCorduroyGrievanceAnimalGods' DiceEvacuationGiven to FlyDissidentNothing as It seemsEvenflowLukinNot for YouDaughterUntitledMFCThin AirLeathermanBettermanNothingmanInsignificanceI Got ShitRVMWishlistJeremyEvolutionDon't GoParting WaysRocking in the Free World