The list of opening acts for Pearl Jam's summer tour is beginning to read

like a who's who of punks that still have enough swagger in their step to

scare an audience into submission.

Pearl Jam announced on Friday that recently reunited Los Angeles punk

legends X, former Pixies frontman Frank Black, alt-rock hero Iggy Pop,

grunge pioneers Mudhoney and power-poppers Cheap Trick will be among the

rotating roster of opening acts on their summer tour of North America.

Glam-rockers Spacehog will also open a few dates, as will up-and-coming

punk bands Goodness and Murder City Devils.

Pearl Jam's shows in the Northwest, as well as concerts scheduled for New

York, Washington and Boston, all remain without announced opening acts.

In an interview Thursday with SonicNet Music News, X singer Exene

Cervenka noted that she had played before similar-sized audiences at folk

festivals over the years but was still excited about joining the tour.

"It's always fun and exciting," she explained, "and it's gonna be a short

set--pretty powerful and fast-paced."

For some Pearl Jam fans, the bills sound like a dream come true. Lansing,

Mich., resident and Pearl Jam fan Joseph Clerk, 22, was especially excited

that Iggy Pop would be performing at the East Lansing show on Aug. 18 at

Breslin Arena. "Iggy got his start in the Detroit area," Clerk explained

in an email, "so it'll be a homecoming show of sorts. I can't wait!"

Others, however, are getting an education in the history of punk rock. On

the Usenet newsgroup alt.music.pearl-jam, a forum for people to

discuss their favorite grunge band, fans traded info about the tour and the

opening acts. A poster identified as Matthew Lowerr wrote, ". . . anyone

care to tell me who the hell Frank Black is?"

Lowerr's question was quickly, and correctly, answered.

Pearl Jam Tour Dates

Jun. 20; Missoula, Mont., Grizzly Stadium (w/ Goodness )

Jun. 21; Salt Lake City, Utah, Canyons (w/ Goodness )

Jun. 23; Denver, Colo., Fiddlers Green Amphitheater (w/ Frank Black )

Jun. 24; Rapid City, S.D., Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (w/ Frank Black)

Jun. 26; East Troy, Wis., Alpine Valley Music Theater (w/ Frank Black)

Jun. 27; East Troy, Wis., Alpine Valley Music Theater (w/ Frank Black)

Jun. 29; Chicago, Ill., United Center (w/ Frank Black)

Jun. 30; Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center (w/ Frank Black )

Jul. 2; St. Louis, Mo., Riverport Amphitheater (w/ Murder City Devils)

Jul. 3; Kansas City, Mo., Sandstone Amphitheater (w/ Murder City Devils)

Jul. 5; Dallas, Texas, Reunion Arena (w/ Murder City Devils)

Jul. 7; Albuquerque, N.M., Tingley Coliseum (w/ Spacehog)

Jul. 8; Phoenix, Ariz., Veterans Memorial Coliseum ñ (w/ Spacehog)

Jul. 10; San Diego, Calif., Cox Arena (w/ Spacehog)

Jul. 11; Las Vegas, Nev., Sam Boyd Stadium (w/ X)

Jul. 13: Los Angeles, Calif., Forum (w/ X)

Jul. 14; Los Angeles, Calif., Forum (w/ X)

Jul. 16; Sacramento, Calif., Arco Arena (w/ X)

Jul. 18; Portland, Ore., Rose Garden Arena ñ (w/ To Be Announced)

Jul. 19; Vancouver, B.C., Pacific National Expo Center (w/ To Be Announced)

Jul. 21; Seattle, Wash., Memorial Stadium - (w/ To Be Announced)

Jul. 22; Seattle, Wash., Memorial Stadium - (w/ To Be Announced)

Aug. 17; Indianapolis, Ind., Deer Creek Music Center (w/ Iggy Pop)

Aug. 18; East Lansing, Mich., Breslin Arena (w/ Iggy Pop)

Aug. 20; Montreal, Que., Molson Centre (w/ Iggy Pop)

Aug. 22; Toronto, Ont., Molson Park (w/ Cheap Trick)

Aug. 23; Auburn Hills, Mich., Palace of Auburn Hills (w/ Cheap Trick)

Aug. 25; Pittsburgh, Pa., Starlake Amphitheater (w/ Iggy Pop)

Aug. 26; Cleveland, OHBlossom Music Center (w/ Iggy Pop)

Aug. 28; Philadelphia, Pa., Blockbuster Music Center (w/ Iggy Pop)

Aug. 29; Philadelphia, Pa., Blockbuster Music Center (w/ Iggy Pop)

Aug. 31; Raleigh, N.C., Blockbuster Amphitheater (w/ Mudhoney)

Sept. 1; Atlanta, Ga., Lakewood Amphitheater (w/ Mudhoney)

Sept. 3; Birmingham, Ala., Jefferson Civic Center (w/ Mudhoney)

Sept. 4; Greenville, S.C., Bi-Lo Center (w/ Mudhoney )

Sept. 6; Knoxville, Tenn., Thompson-Boling Arena (w/ Mudhoney)

Sept. 7; Virginia Beach, Va., Virginia Beach Amphitheater (w/ Mudhoney)

Sept. 8; East Rutherford, N.J., Continental Arena (w/ To Be Announced)

Sept. 10; New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden (w/ To Be Announced)

Sept. 11; New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden (w/ To Be Announced)

Sept. 13; Hartford, Conn., Meadows Music Theater (w/ To Be Announced)

Sept. 15; Boston, Mass., Great Woods Center (w/ To Be Announced)

Sept. 18; Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ To Be Announced)