Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has announced plans for a short West Coast tour. He's calling it the April Fools tour, as all the dates come in April. A special pre-sale for members of Pearl Jam's fan club will happen Monday, February 18 at www.pearljam.com. Vedder will be auctioning off a few special ticket packages for each show, proceeds of which will go to the Legal Defense Fund for the West Memphis Three. New Zealander Liam Finn will open all shows.

Tour dates:

04.02 Vancouver, BC: The Centre

04.05 Santa Cruz, CA: Civic Auditorium

04.07 Berkeley, CA: Zellerbach Theatre

04.10 Santa Barbara, CA: Arlington Theatre

04.12-13 Los Angeles, CA: Wiltern

04.15 San Diego, CA: Spreckels Theatre