West Memphis Three supporters know that Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder is on their side, and has been for nearly ten years. Vedder, with a string of best selling albums with Pearl Jam, has also launched several solo efforts, most recently composing the original score to the movie, Into the Wild. The soundtrack has earned nominations for two Golden Globes and a Grammy for the song Guaranteed. Vedder is doing a two week, seven city tour in April with some of the proceeds going to raise money for the Free the West Memphis Three defense fund. Without the help of big name acts like Vedder, the current flurry of legal activity, giving the three their best shot yet at a new trial, would surely not be happening.

Vedder flashes his FTWM3 T-shirt whenever he gets a chance, as he did at a Pearl Jam concert in San Bernardino, CA during the 2000 tour. He even incorporated the cause into the lyrics of the Vedder/Gossard song, Do the Evolution:

Pearl Jam is touring the East Coast in June of this year, doing eleven cities in two weeks. Tickets go on sale in March, and are sure to sell out quickly.

Damien Echols said of Vedder on Larry King Live in December 2007, "Eddie has went [sic] above and beyond the call of duty to me and my wife both. You know, he has been probably the greatest friend a person could have through all of this."

Great friend indeed; his West Coast tour sold out within minutes. Tenclub  - the Pearl Jam private fan club ($20 for membership) has - or had - a $65 starting price for tickets, but e-bay shows prices already up over $400 a pair. Vedder auctioned off five pairs of tickets per show - seventy tickets in all - to benefit the WM3. Each pair of tickets is sold with a one night stay in a "premium" hotel, and "backstage chat" with Eddie.

Pearl Jam, like many rock artists today, have a variety of other causes near to their hearts, including relief for flood victims in Washington State, support of "reproductive freedom", getting out the youth vote, and a variety of environmental causes.