Pearl Jam Help Out Ted Leo

Pearl Jam got themselves and opener Ted Leo And The Pharmacists out of a... jam (I couldn't resist) on Friday night during the band's show at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre.

Leo was stuck at the border due to passport issues and that meant Pearl Jam were left without an opening act.

Instead of leaving people with nothing to see, Pearl Jam improvised and played an acoustic set in Leo's place, which included spots by frontman Eddie Vedder, guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready and The Pharmacists, who did make it across the border.

You can read CHARTattack's review of the Toronto show here.

Pearl Jam were in town to support their upcoming ninth studio album, Backspacer, and are still on the road in support of it. You can see Vedder, McCready, Gossard, bassist Jeff Ament and drummer Matt Cameron here:

Aug. 24 Chicago, IL @ United Center
Aug. 28 San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival)
Sept. 21-22 Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
Sept. 25 Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
Sept. 26 Portland, OR @ The Amphitheater at Clark County
Sept. 28 Salt Lake City, UT @ The E Center
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater
Oct. 4 Austin, TX @ Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
Oct. 6-7 Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater
Oct. 9 San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
Oct. 27-31 Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum Arena
Nov. 14 Perth, Australia @ Members Equity Stadium
Nov. 17 Adelaide, Australia @ Adelaide Oval
Nov. 20 Melbourne, Australia @ Etihad Stadium
Nov. 22 Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Football Stadium
Nov. 25 Brisbane, Australia @ Queensland Sports & Athletic Centre
Nov. 27 Auckland, New Zealand @ Mt. Smart Stadium
Nov. 29 Christchurch, New Zealand @ AMI Stadium