Pearl Jam Tickets : The Band Performed For The First Time At The Odyssey Arena In Belfast

Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten, was reissued in four editions, featuring such extras as a remastering and remix of the entire album by Brendan O'Brien, a DVD of the band's 1992 appearance on MTV Unplugged, and an LP of its September 20, 1992 concert at Magnuson Park in Seattle.[It is the first reissue in a planned re-release of Pearl Jam's entire catalogue that will lead up to the band's 20th anniversary in 2011.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that prior to Backspacer, Pearl Jam wouldn't or couldn't have made music this unfettered, unapologetically assured, casual, and, yes, fun. Regarding the lyrics, Vedder said, I have tried, over the years, to be hopeful in the lyrics, and I think that is going to be easier now. The Fixer was chosen as the album first single. A video for the single was made and directed by Cameron Crowe, using footage from their secret show in Seattle in May.

Pearl Jam did not re-sign its record deal with J Records, and the band released the album through its own label Monkeywrench Records in the United States and through Universal Music Group internationally. Pearl Jam reached a deal with Target to be the exclusive big-box store retailer for the album in the United States.

The album also saw release through the band's official website, independent record stores, online retailers, and iTunes. In an interview McCready revealed that Pearl Jam may finish the Backspacer outtakes in the next six months, and told San Diego radio station KBZT that the band may release an EP in 2010 consisting of those songs, while Vedder instead suggested that the songs may be used for the band's next studio album.

On June 1, 2009, Pearl Jam played a new song from Backspacer called "Got Some" on the first episode of The Tonight Show with Conan OBrien. In August 2009, Pearl Jam headlined the Virgin Festival, the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival,and played five shows in Europe and three in North America. In October 2009, Pearl Jam headlined the Austin City Limits Music Festival.The Austin City Limits appearance took place amidst the fourteen-date North American leg of the band's Backspacer Tour.

Later in October on Halloween night, the band played in what was the last performance at the Philadelphia Spectrum. An additional leg consisting of a tour of Oceania took place afterwards. The band appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on March 13, 2010. In May 2010, the band embarked on a month long tour starting with the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The tour headed to the East Coast and ended May 21, 2010 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

In late October 2010, Pearl Jam performed at the 24th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. A live album, titled Live on Ten Legs, was released on January 17, 2011.It is compilation of live tracks from their 2003 to 2010 world tours, and is a follow-up to Live on Two Legs, which consisted of songs recorded during their 1998 North American tour.

In March 2011, bassist Jeff Ament told Billboard that the band has 25 songs and they'd be heading into the studio in April to begin recording the follow-up to Backspacer. On May 16, 2011, the band confirmed that they would play the Labor Day weekend at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin, followed by ten shows in Canada.