Pearl Jam, or key members, will be around this summer playing. Besides them headlining Bonnaroo, Vedder is touring his Into The Wild soundtrack.. I'd bet that 2008 is the best chance in a while to land the entire band, or in the very least JUST Vedder. Check this out:

Eddie Vedder will embark on a small, west coast, solo tour beginning April 2nd in Vancouver, BC and ending April 15th in San Diego, CA. The Ten Club has scheduled a pre-sale for eligible members and we wanted you to be the first to know!

Ten Club pre-sale tickets will go up for purchase on http://www.tenclub.net/goods/ beginning at 10am PST on Monday, February 18, 2008. There are a very limited amount of tickets, so once sold out through the Ten Club, your next available chance to purchase tickets will be during the public on-sale.

Tickets for the general public will go on sale on Friday, February 22nd at 10am* PST through www.ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets. (*Note: Santa Barbara goes on sale Friday, February 29th at 10am PST).

Fan Club members active as of Feb. 14th will qualify for the 10c pre-sale. Due to the limited amount of fan club tickets available only US and Canadian members will qualify for the pre-sale. We apologize to our overseas members!

Two (2) tickets per member only. No single tickets. Ten Club tickets for the EV tour will NOT be seniority based. Tickets will be held in priority locations, but seat allocation will be chosen at random. The base ticket price for all shows is $65 per ticket, plus additional venue and handling fees. Tickets for the pre-sale will be sold only on http://www.tenclub.net/goods/ with a Visa or Mastercard. No phone or mail orders.

Tickets will be distributed at will call on the evening of the performance. Only the Ten Club member who purchased the tickets will be allowed to collect the tickets. No exceptions.

Tickets are non-refundable. No exchanges or transfers will be allowed. Reselling of Ten Club tickets will result in revocation of all future Ten Club ticket benefits.

All dates are subject to change.

New Zealand singer-songwriter Liam Finn will open these shows.

DATE VENUE CITY PRE-SALE

Apr-02 The Centre Vancouver, BC Feb-18, 10am PST
Apr-05 SC Civic Aud. Santa Cruz, CA Feb-18, 10am PST
Apr-07 Zellerbach Th. Berkeley, CA Feb-18, 10am PST
Apr-10 Arlington Th. Santa Barb, CA Feb-18, 10am PST
Apr-12 Wiltern Th. Los Angeles, CA Feb-18, 10am PST
Apr-13 Wiltern Th. Los Angeles, CA Feb-18, 10am PST
Apr-15 Spreckels Th. San Diego, CA Feb-18, 10am PST

Five special prime-seat ticket packages per show will be auctioned off online along with an autographed limited-edition tour poster. An additional auction package for the Santa Barbara concert – consisting of two pair of premier seats and two hotel rooms will also be auctioned off. These auctions will begin on Friday, February 22nd at 10am PST in conjunction with the public on sale. (More details regarding the auctions to be announced next week). Proceeds from auction packages will support legal defense efforts for the West Memphis Three via the Damien Echols Legal Defense Fund. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jesse Miskelley (the WM3) have been in prison for 12 years for a crime they didn’t commit. After years of waiting for the chance to demonstrate their innocence, the West Memphis Three will finally have hearings this Spring to introduce new DNA evidence proving they could not have committed the crimes for which they were convicted. More info at: www.wm3.org

Has anyone heard about REM? They have a new album coming out in March and have played ACL before.

REM is headlinging Langerado in March with the Beastie Boys. If you haven't checked out the langerado go to www.langerado.com because I would love a similar lineup at ACL

When are names going to be officially announced? Or, do they just announce everyone at the same time?

they normally announce in may or somewhere around there...

so i would really like to see the kooks at acl this year. They have a new album coming out and are starting to announce festival appearances for this summer. Ive seen some of there live stuff and i think they would be great. Also the mars volta. i know have mentioned that they prefer doing smaller gigs and not festivals. But Its a pipe dream.

also i was doing a little research for sxsw and there is going to be a concert for the body of war soundtrack-it features songs from eddie vedder, ben harper, neil young, bright eyes, tom morello and much more. This could make things interesting esp. if pearl jam is pretty much a lock as was stated on the other thread here. harper has played acl before, as has bright eyes, and its about time for neil young.

Do you think ben harper would come back this year?

honestly i kinda hope he does, i know hes played acl before. but he has had a new album drop since he last made an appearance. and he and vedder play together alot. If pj does come that would make for some great times i think. harper is playing five festivals so far this year with the innocent criminals. so i think there is a good chance of it.

DREDG ! finally someone who shares my love for this amazing band- and The Mars Volta- PWNTEK- much respect

i think dredg would be a great fit for acl. They put on a great show and they have a new album coming out soon.

any chance of these playing this year? I know some have played in the past

damien rice
iron and wine
do bands like incubus play festivals? I know they played austin recently. just curious.
lupe fiasco
matisyahu
ratatat
ray lamontagne
the shins
shiny toy guns
vampire weekend
widespread panic-just came out with new CD
!!!
thievery corporation- i loved their 2006 show

I think DREDG would be a great fit also

arcadefirfanatic-i know incubus is playing the saoundwave festival this summer. almost all the rest of the bands you have listed have played at acl before and are touring this summer.

pwntek- thats good to hear!

My dream lineup for 2008:

Ok so i know this will never happen but at if 25% of these bands show up. I will be ecstatic!

ok here it is:
U2, Radiohead, Daft Punk
The Verve, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Eddie Vedder, The Mars Volta, The Kooks, PORTUGAL THE MAN, Dredg, Bright Eyes, Sigure Ros, The Raconterus, Death Cab For Cutie, The Faint, Iron and Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Matisyahu,Lupe Fiasco, Corrine Bailey Rae, The Wailers, Band of Horses, Sara Bareilles, Explosions in the sky, Yonder Mountain String Band, Robert Randolph, Cursive, Saul Williams, Back Door Slam, Jakob Dylan and The Golden Mountain Rebels, Gogol Bordello, Minus The Bear, N.E.R.D., ratatat, Interpol, Kasabian, Mute Math, The Black Keys, Feist,