The Announcement you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived!

Pearl Jam announced today that they will play 11 Midwest and East Coast tour dates in May of 2010. The tour kicks-off on May 3rd at Sprint Center in Kansas City and wraps on May 21st at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Pearl Jam’s U.S. tour follows the band’s previously announced headlining appearance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Festival on May 1st. Band of Horses will open all shows except the May 20th Madison Square Garden engagement, where The Black Keys will open. [PearlJam.com]

The Ten Club ticket pre-sales begin Monday, March 15th at 9 AM Pacific Time. You must be a currently active member as of March 10th to qualify for the pre-sale. Tickets for the MSG shows go on public sale presale on March 16 at 9AM EST and 12PM EST, public sale begins March 20 at 9AM EST. All Pearl Jam US and international tour dates after the jump.

Pearl Jam 2010 Tour Dates
May 01 The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
May 03 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
May 04 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
May 06 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
May 07 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 09 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
May 10 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
May 13 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
May 15 Hartford, CT XL Center
May 17 Boston, MA TD Garden
May 18 TBD
May 20 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
May 21 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

Jun 22 02 ARENA Dublin, Dublin, IE
Jun 23 ODYSSEY ARENA Belfast, IE
Jun 25 HARD ROCK CALLING HYDE PARK London, UK
Jun 30 WUHLEIDE BERLIN, Berlin, DE
Jul 03 MAIN SQUARE FESTIVAL ARRAS, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FR
Jul 04 ROCK WERCHTER FESTIVAL WERCHTER, Brussels, BE
Jul 06 Heineken Jammin’ Festival Venice, IT
Jul 10 OPTIMUS ALIVE FESTIVAL OEIRAS, Lisbon, PT