Pearl Jam Announce Album and UK/EU Tour
Pearl Jam will release their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on April 19, 2024 and launch a 35-date worldwide tour this May.
Check out the lead single here.
In 2023, the members of Pearl Jam—Eddie Vedder [vocals], Jeff Ament [bass], Stone Gossard [rhythm guitar], Mike McCready [lead guitar], and Matt Cameron [drums]—retreated to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu where they simply plugged in and played with producer Andrew Watt at the helm. The musicians faced one another in the same space and communicated sonically at the highest level. Writing and recording in a burst of inspiration, Dark Matter was born in just three weeks.As a result, Dark Matter channels the shared spirit of a group of lifelong creative confidants and brothers in one room playing as if their very lives depended on it. All of the blood, sweat, tears, and energy of a storied career felt renewed and poured into this one body of work.The band members personally previewed the record with a listening party at the iconic Troubadour in West Hollywood during GRAMMY® week: Vedder said:
“I’m getting chills, because I have good memories. We’re still looking for ways to communicate. We’re at this time in our lives when you could do it or you could not do it, but we still care about putting something out there that is meaningful and we hopefully think is our best work. No hyperbole, I think this is our best work.”
Ament added,
“What Ed said about getting us in a room at this point, we felt like we were about to make a really important record. A lot of that had to do with the atmosphere Andrew set up. He has encyclopedic knowledge of our history, not only as a band and how we wrote songs, but as players. He could pinpoint things we did on old songs to the point where I was like, ‘What the fuck is he talking about?’ His excitement was contagious. He’s a force. I just want to say thanks for keeping us on track. I couldn’t be prouder of us as a band. I feel so grateful for the fans, but mostly for my brothers and these people I’ve made music with.”
In support of Dark Matter, Pearl Jam will head out on a world tour this year, marking the first time the band has announced a new album and tour simultaneously and first time the group has unveiled all worldwide tour dates at once. Their global tour, hitting nine countries and 25 cities, kicks off at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, and will cover much of North America including shows at Wrigley Field, Madison Square Garden, Fenway Park, and their first hometown performance in six years at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, the world’s first net zero certified arena. The tour continues with performances in the UK and Europe, including their first performance at London’s brand new and state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, through September, followed by the group’s long-awaited ten-year return to New Zealand and Australia this November. Full routing below. Special guests Deep Sea Diver (North America Leg 1), Glen Hansard (North America Leg 2), The Murder Capital (UK/EU), Richard Ashcroft (Dublin and London) and Pixies (Australia and New Zealand) will serve as support for these dates.
Dark Matter World Tour Dates:Date City VenueMay 04 Vancouver, BC Rogers ArenaMay 06 Vancouver, BC Rogers ArenaMay 10 Portland, OR Moda CenterMay 13 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 CenterMay 16 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden ArenaMay 18 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden ArenaMay 21 Los Angeles, CA Kia ForumMay 22 Los Angeles, CA Kia ForumMay 25** Napa Valley, CA BottleRock Festival May 28 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge ArenaMay 30 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge ArenaJun 22 Dublin, IE Marlay ParkJun 25 Manchester, UK Manchester Co-op LiveJun 29 London, UK Tottenham Hotspur StadiumJul 02 Berlin, DE WaldbühneJul 03 Berlin, DE WaldbühneJul 06 Barcelona, ES Palau Sant JordiJul 08 Barcelona, ES Palau Sant JordiJul 11** Madrid, SE Mad Cool Festival Jul 13** Lisbon, PT NOS Alive Festival Aug 22 Missoula, MT Washington-Grizzly StadiumAug 26* Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Music CenterAug 29 Chicago, IL Wrigley FieldAug 31 Chicago, IL Wrigley FieldSep 03 New York, NY Madison Square GardenSep 04 New York, NY Madison Square GardenSep 07 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo CenterSep 09 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo CenterSep 12 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank ArenaSep 15 Boston, MA Fenway ParkSep 17 Boston, MA Fenway ParkNov 08 Auckland, NZ Go Media Stadium Mt SmartNov 13 Gold Coast, AU Heritage Bank StadiumNov 16 Melbourne, AU Marvel StadiumNov 21 Sydney, AU Giants Stadium* Rescheduled date from 2022** Festival dates are already on sale
