Pearl Jam goes digital for live bootleg series

Iria · Aug 25, 2005, 03:45 PM

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Already at the forefront of issuing authorized "live bootlegs" of its shows, Pearl Jam will on September 1 launch its own digital download store via its official Web site (http://www.pearljam.com).

Hours after their completion, full concerts from the group's fall tour will be available for $9.99 as 192K MP3s, which are nearly 50% higher than the standard bit rate.

Each show will feature special artwork; a slide show with photos from the performance will run while the files download. The initial plan is to make all of Pearl Jam's upcoming shows in Canada and the United States available to download, excluding an August 29 concert in Missoula, Mont., that is doubling as a fundraiser for U.S. Senate hopeful Jon Tester.
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pr0digal jenius · Aug 25, 2005, 06:41 PM

the whole idea of a bootleg was it was free though :-/

Yard Waste · Aug 25, 2005, 06:51 PM

Finally catching up to what PHISH has been doing for years.

riles9262 · Aug 25, 2005, 07:11 PM

Pearl jam rules

/offtopic

brywalker · Aug 25, 2005, 08:38 PM

Moronic.

I didn't pay the retarded prices for the 25 live cds they released a few years back, and I won't pay $10 for 192k MP3s. 192k + live show = ass.

Aug 25, 2005, 03:45 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Pearl Jam goes digital for live bootleg series NEW YORK (Billboard) - Already at the forefront of issuing authorized "live bootlegs" of its shows, Pearl Jam will on September 1 launch its own digital download store via its official Web site (http://www.pearljam.com). Hours after their completion, full concerts from the group's fall tour will be available for $9.99 as 192K MP3s, which are nearly 50% higher than the standard bit rate. Each show will feature special artwork; a slide show with photos from the performance will run while the files download. The initial plan is to make all of Pearl Jam's upcoming shows in Canada and the United States available to download, excluding an August 29 concert in Missoula, Mont., that is doubling as a fundraiser for U.S. Senate hopeful Jon Tester. __________ Read More / Source: Reuters

Aug 25, 2005, 06:51 PM	#3
Yard Waste Lost In Space Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Finally catching up to what PHISH has been doing for years. __________________

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riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Pearl jam rules /offtopic __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Aug 25, 2005, 06:41 PM	#2
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	the whole idea of a bootleg was it was free though :-/

Aug 25, 2005, 08:38 PM	#5
brywalker DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	Moronic. I didn't pay the retarded prices for the 25 live cds they released a few years back, and I won't pay $10 for 192k MP3s. 192k + live show = ass.