Last-minute benefit at First Avenue, $25 tickets, strict anti-scalper rules, and a “Very Special Guest” tease have been fueling rumors about Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and Bruce Springsteen via Pearl Jam Online.
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That’s pretty much what just happened in Minneapolis. A totally out-of-nowhere benefit show popped up and instantly became the story on Friday, Jan 30, at First Avenue, it’s Tom Morello and Rise Against, with Al Di Meola, Ike Reilly, and a (Very Special Guest) left intentionally under wraps.
Times: doors at 10:30 AM, show at 12:00 PM. But the main thing isn’t the mystery guest. It’s why the show exists in the first place and 100% of the proceeds are going to the families of Renée Good and Alex Pretti.
And to keep the whole thing from getting wrecked by scalpers, they set it up strict: four-ticket limit, non-transferable tickets, app + ID checks, resale turned off. So yeah—at $25 a head, it sold out stupid fast…