They are still playing together, though not as much as before. They have a 2010 tour planned for Europe starting in June and continuing through July (1) They played at the Philadelphia Spectrum in 2009 (2) Not sure when any dates are for other countries or the US but you can see all the latest news and tour dates on their main webisite here: pearljam.com/
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