Pearl Jam

In celebration of their 21st anniversary, Pearl Jam will touch down in the UK and Europe next summer for a string of arena shows and festival performances. The trek kicks off in Manchester, England on June 20th

The tour will be the band's first appearance on British soil since 2010.

The group - comprising of Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Matt Cameron will have support in the form of LA punk rock group X, while on the Isle of Wight - one of three European festivals the band will headline in 2012 - they will be joined on the bill by acts such as the Darkness and Bruce Springsteen.

Pearl Jam have been announced as the third and final headliner of next summer's Isle Of Wight Festival.

Pearl Jam will headline the second day (Saturday 23rd June) with Biffy Clyro and Madness playing earlier in the day. Bruce Springsteen will headline the final night and will be joined by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and The Vaccines.

Pearl Jam, who are currently working on their 10th studio album, will headline the festival on June 23 and will also play a one-off headline show at Manchester's Evening News Arena on June 20.

Isle Of Wight Festival takes place from June 22–24 next summer. Tom Petty will headline the opening night (June 22) with support from Elbow, Example and Noah And The Whale.