Pearl Jam Announce New Album ‘Dark Matter’ and Tour with Two Dates at MSG

Pearl Jam has announced the release of the 12th studio album Dark Matter, coming on April 19, 2024, and the launch of a 35-date worldwide tour this May. The band will go to Madison Square Garden on September 3 and September 4, 2024.

Pearl Jam.
Dark Matter Album Artwork: light painting art by Alexandr Gnezdilov

Pearl Jam is an alternative rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. The band’s lineup consists of bassist Jeff Ament, rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard, lead guitarist Mike McCready, lead singer/guitarist Eddie Vedder, and drummer Matt Cameron. With thirty-plus years of live performances, twelve studio albums, and hundreds of official live concert bootleg releases later, Pearl Jam continues to be critically acclaimed and commercially successful. The band has sold over 85 million albums worldwide and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

Since the earliest days, they have used their platform to elevate people and causes that often go unnoticed. Much of the band’s philanthropic work is accomplished through its Vitalogy Foundation which to date has raised more than $50 million for organizations supporting issues such as abortion access, climate change, homelessness, and drawing attention to the fight against diseases such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis and epidermolysis bullosa (EB). In addition to the money Vitalogy donates, the band also donates signed instruments, posters, and merchandise to organizations to use for their fundraising purposes.

In 2023, the band went to La Studios in Malibu where they simply plugged in and played with producer Andrew Watt. The musicians faced one another in the same space and communicated sonically at the highest level, producing Dark Matter in just three weeks. As a result, the album 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.

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.

Eddie Vedder.

The band is celebrating indie record stores with the release of a special edition of Dark Matter on April 20; only at participating stores as part of Record Store Day. Get more information and find stores here.

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.

Tickets will be available two ways: a Ten Club members-only presale will be held through Ticketmaster Request for eligible members. Only paid Ten Club members active as of Monday, February 12 are eligible to participate in this presale. More info here. Fans can register for a chance to participate in the Dark Matter World Tour 2024 registration sale by Sunday, February 18 at 11:59 PM local time for Europe, UK, Australia, and New Zealand shows and by Sunday, February 18 at 11:59 pm PT for North America shows. This will be the only way for fans to participate in the on-sale. Registration does not guarantee access to the sale. 

The tour will use all-in pricing across all North America, Europe, and UK shows to ensure the ticket price listed is the full out-of-pocket price inclusive of fees. 

Dark Matter World Tour Dates:

Date                City                                         Venue

May 04            Vancouver, BC                       Rogers Arena

May 06            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 02              Berlin, DE                                Waldbühne

Jul 03              Berlin, DE                                Waldbühne

Jul 06              Barcelona, ES                         Palau Sant Jordi

Jul 08              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 03            New York, NY                         Madison Square Garden

Sep 04            New York, NY                         Madison Square Garden

Sep 07            Philadelphia, PA                     Wells Fargo Center

Sep 09            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 08            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

* Rescheduled date from 2022

** Festival dates are already on sale

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