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Hmmm, wonder if they'll spend any time talking politics? Pearl Jam have made their selections for the opening slots on their forthcoming summer U.S. tour, and dashing young punk Ted Leo and his Pharmacists are among them.

It seems Ted and company will take up with Eddie etc. starting June 19 in Camden, New Jersey and follow the stadium-rock staples through the rest of the month. Actually, it sounds like a good choice all around: Pearl Jam get one of the best live bands in the world to front for 'em, and Ted can school the masses to the ways of the world a few more folks at a time than he's generally accustomed. Plus he gets to rock Madison Square Garden!

Kings of Leon, who are kind of the complete antithesis of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, will open the rest of Pearl Jam's tour.

Ted, sans Ed, hits the UK next month. He also recently remixed Spoon's "Don't You Evah" for an upcoming single, and appears on the just-released DVD of the first season of "Human Giant".

As for Pearl Jam, the rest of their dates are available after the jump. Eddie Vedder has a solo West Coast trek going down at the beginning of April.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists:

04-13 Dublin, Ireland - Crawdaddy
04-14 Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Avenue
04-15 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Auntie Annies
04-16 Glasgow, Scotland - Beat Club
04-17 Leeds, England - Cockpit
04-18 Nottingham, England - The Maze
04-19 Bristol, England - Social
04-20 London, England - Borderline
04-21 Leicester, England - The Charlotte
04-22 Brighton, England - Barfly
06-19 Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center *
06-22 Washington, DC - Verizon Center *
06-24 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *
06-25 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *
06-27 Hartford, CT - Dodge Amphiteater *
06-30 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center *

* with Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam:

04-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Centre #
04-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Centre #
04-05 Santa Cruz, CA - Civic Auditorium #
04-07 Berkeley, CA - Zellerbach Theatre #
04-08 Berkeley, CA - Zellerbach Theatre #
04-10 Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre #
04-12 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theater #
04-13 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theater #
04-15 San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theater #
04-16 San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theater #
06-11 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre *
06-12 Tampa, FL - St. Petersburg Times Forum *
06-13-15 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
06-16 Columbia, SC - Colonial Center *
06-17 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *

# Eddie Vedder solo, with Liam Finn
* with Kings of Leon