Pearl Jam and their lawyers have sent legal threats to the tribute band Pearl Jamm, leading the band to change their name to Legal Jam.
Legal Jam issued the following statement in response, “A name doesn’t define us. We do what we do out of love and respect for Pearl Jam.
We have always been clear that we will ‘Yield’ to Pearl Jam’s demands and equally clear that our disappointment was only ever of the timing and manner in which those demands were made.
We are proud to announce our new name: ‘Legal Jam’ which we thought would be fitting and under which we will continue to perform the music of Pearl Jam in the most heartfelt and authentic way.
We look forward to reconnecting with our own fans (and other tributes) who have been so supportive through this as well welcoming the new fans who have joined us over the last week, as soon as we are back on the road.”
Pearl Jam have not played live since September 2018, so in the near three years since their live hiatus, cover bands have been the only way to see Pearl Jam’s music performed live, outside of Eddie Vedder’s solo tours, and more recently his virtual concert performances.
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