LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Singer Eddie Vedder of "Pearl Jam" performs onstage during the 3rd Annual VH1 Rock Honors at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesPearl Jam will be joining Jay-Z at the Made in America Music Festival.
The rockers will headline one night of the Philadelphia event, set for Sept. 1 and 2 at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Fairmount Park.
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Jay-Z is curating the Budweiser-sponsored fest as well as headlining himself. Other artists on the bill so far include indie acts Passion Pit — a band who Jay-Z gave a shout-out to at his 2010 Coachella gig — and Dirty Projectors.
The festival may also play host to a long-awaited R&B comeback. There are varying reports as to whether D’Angelo will perform at the event, but Billboard understands that he is confirmed to appear.
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Tickets for Made in America go on sale on Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT. The festival is expected to include 28 acts overall.
“You know me — I love the show of it,” Jay-Z told Billboard last week. “I will reveal them in time and we’ll do some silly things that no one understands and they’ll figure it out.”
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