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Popular rock band Pearl Jam and Verizon Wireless under its V Cast service have reached an agreement that will allow Verizon to sell selected tracks from the band’s long-running live bootleg program. Pearl Jam made the deal in line with its current promotional gig for their summer tour which will kicked off in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Moving forward, three tracks from each of Pearl Jam’s shows will be distributed by Verizon via its V Cast service. Likewise, Pearl Jam fans can also either purchase or download those tracks by visiting PearlJamConcerts.com. Those Pearl Jam tracks will be offered in a “dual downloads” scheme, meaning each track will be sent to fans’ mobile phone and at the same time to their computers. Incidentally, those tracks will have Verizon’s DRM system aside from being sold as ringtones and ringback tunes for mobile phones.

And to boost the sales of these Pearl Jam tracks, fans who will be buying the digital music from V Cast will have the chance to win seats to one of the upcoming shows of the band. Winning tickets will be sent to the winner’s mobile phones. The lucky fan can then show the text message at the entrance to the show’s venue.

Read [Reuters] Via [PearlJam.com]

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