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Pearl Jam Headline Jay-Z's Festival in Philadelphia

Skrillex, D'Angelo, Odd Future and Dirty Projectors round out the bill

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs in Mexico City.
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May 21, 2012 6:41 PM ET

Pearl Jam will perform at the Jay-Z-curated Budweiser Made in America festival this Labor Day weekend at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, the band announced today. The bill will also feature sets by Skrillex, D'Angelo, Odd Future, Calvin Harris, Dirty Projectors, Janelle Monae, Rita Ora, Santigold, Afrojack, Passion Pit, X and Miike Snow. Other acts will be announced in the weeks to come.

This gig is one of only three dates that Pearl Jam has scheduled in the United States this year. The band is also set to play at the De Luna Festival in Pensacola, Florida on September 21st and the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta on September 22nd. The band will embark on a brief European tour in June and July that will include performances at the Isle of Wight, Werchter and Main Square festivals.

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