Pearl Jam Announce ‘Dark Matter’ World Tour
Hours after dropping their new single “Dark Matter,” Pearl Jam have rolled out details of their new LP along with dates for a 35-date world tour, which kicks off May 4 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and wraps November 21 in Sydney, Australia.
Dark Matter will hit shelves on April 19. It was produced by Andrew Watt and recorded over just three weeks at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California. The album was unveiled to the public on January 31 during a listening event at the Troubadour in Los Angeles that the band attended.
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“I’m getting chills,” Vedder told the crowd, “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.”
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament noted that Watt played a huge role in the creation of the record. “He has encyclopedic knowledge of our history, not only as a band and how we wrote songs, but as players,” Ament said. “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.”
The tour will hit nine countries all across the globe and will ultimately be their longest run of shows in a calendar year since 2009. They’ll be joined by Deep Sea Diver on the first North American leg, Glen Hansard on the second North American leg, the Murder Capitol in Europe and parts of England, Richard Ashcroft in Dublin and London, and Pixies in Australia and New Zealand.
Tickets will be first available to members of the Ten Club through a pre-sale. The general public can buy tickets by registering with Ticketmaster before midnight on February 18. The band is using all-in pricing, meaning the full cost of the ticket will be shown upfront. To cut down on scalping, they will be mobile-only and non-transferable. If fans can’t use their tickets, they can sell them via the Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange.
The Dark Matter Track List
1. “Scared of Fear”
2. “React, Respond”
3. “Wreckage”
4. “Dark Matter”
5. “Won’t Tell”
6. “Upper Hand”
7. “Waiting for Stevie”
8. “Running”
9. “Something Special”
10. “Got to Give”
11. “Setting Sun”
The Dark Matter World Tour
May 4 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
May 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
May 10 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
May 13 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
May 16 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
May 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
May 25 – Napa Valley, CA @ BottleRock Festival
May 28 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
May 30 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Jun 22 – Dublin, IE @ Marlay Park
Jun 25 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Co-Op Arena
Jun 29 – London, UK @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Jul 2 – Berlin, DE @ Waldbühne
Jul 3 – Berlin, DE @ Waldbühne
Jul 6 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi
Jul 8 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi
Jul 11 – Madrid, SE @ Mad Cool Festival
Jul 13 – Lisbon, PT @ NOS Alive Festival
Aug 22 – Missoula, MT @ Washington-Grizzly Stadium
Aug 26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
Aug 29 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
Aug 31 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
Sep 3 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Sep 4 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Sep 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Sep 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Sep 12 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
Sep 15 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
Sep 17 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
Nov 8 – Auckland, NZ @ Go Media Stadium Mt Smart
Nov 13 – Gold Coast, AU @ Heritage Bank Stadium
Nov 16 – Melbourne, AU @ Marvel Stadium
Nov 21 – Sydney, AU @ Giants Stadium
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