BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 11--Pearl Jam, one of the most
respected and sought-after bands in the world, is expanding the band's bootleg
program for their 12-city U.S. tour and joining forces with Verizon Wireless
to further connect with fans through mobile music. Beginning with the first
show of the Pearl Jam 2008 tour in West Palm Beach, Fla., on June 11, Verizon
Wireless customers will have exclusive mobile access to the globally acclaimed
band's first-ever mobile bootleg recordings. In addition, Pearl Jam will also
be supporting Verizon Wireless' HopeLine program that turns unused wireless
phones into support for victims of domestic violence by holding phone
collection drives at each venue.

The Pearl Jam Mobile Bootleg Program

Every night of the tour, Pearl Jam's live concert performance will be
recorded. After each performance, Pearl Jam's studio engineer will mix three
songs on the Verizon Mobile Recording Studio Bus that will be released on V
CAST Music. Verizon Wireless will offer one of the full-length tracks for free
on V CAST Music; the other two full-length songs will be available, as well as
the ringtones and ringback tones for all three songs, at standard costs. Each
free mobile bootleg will be available until the following show; however,
customers will be able to access and purchase all of the mobile bootlegs as
they become available through the end of the tour. Fans can download Pearl
Jam's songs as ringtones, ringback tones and full-song downloads either
over-the-air onto their phones or on their PCs with V CAST Music from Verizon
Wireless under the Pearl Jam category.

HopeLine

Fans will have the opportunity to donate their old wireless phones at each
stop of the tour by simply bringing no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries
and accessories with them and dropping them in the HopeLine donation area at
each venue. The first 50 people making a donation to HopeLine will receive a
special Pearl Jam VIP gift bag. All Verizon Wireless customers making
donations at each concert venue will receive a free Pearl Jam ringtone and
ringback tone for bringing their old phones and accessories to the show.
People not attending the show can bring their donation into Verizon Wireless
Communications Stores. Verizon Wireless' HopeLine program puts the nation's
most reliable wireless network to work in communities by turning unused
wireless phones into support for victims of domestic violence. Verizon
Wireless collects no-longer-used wireless phones in any condition from any
wireless service provider and recycles them or refurbishes them for resale and
reuse.