Pearl Jam Are Back With Dark Matter

All you need to know about the new album and upcoming world tour

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Andrew Watt, Dark Matter, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Monkeywrench Records, Pearl Jam, Republic Records, Seattle, Stone Gossard, World Tour

Pearl Jam Dark Matter, Monkeywrench/Republic Records 2024

It seems like for the last couple of years, Pearl Jam has been promising a new album produced by Andrew Watt was in the works and will be revealed in due time.

Well, that day has come as the band has announced the upcoming release of their 12th studio LP, Dark Matter, on April 19, 2024 via Monkeywrench/Republic Records. You can find the full tracklist at the bottom of this story.

The album was cut live at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, CA in about three weeks, with all the members of the band—Eddie Vedder [vocals], Jeff Ament [bass], Stone Gossard [rhythm guitar], Mike McCready [lead guitar], and Matt Cameron [drums]—simply plugging in and playing.

The band members personally previewed the record with a listening party at the Troubadour in West Hollywood during GRAMMY® week.

“I’m getting chills, because I have good memories,” said Eddie. “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.”

The band will be supporting Dark Matter with a worldwide 35-date tour that starts at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, and roll through most 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 will also see the band returning to 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 first shows in New Zealand and Australia in a decade this November.

Check below for the full tour itinerary.

Special guests opening up for Pearl Jam include 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). Pretty exciting stuff.

According to the band’s camp, tickets will be available two ways:

1. 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 at pearljam.com

2. Fans can register for a chance to participate in the Dark Matter World Tour 2024 registration sale at shops.ticketmasterpartners.com/pearl-jam 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 onsale. 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.

For fans in North America who can’t use their tickets, Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster will offer a Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange beginning at a later date to give fans the best chance to buy tickets at face value. To help protect the Exchange, Pearl Jam has also chosen to make tickets for this tour mobile only and restricted from transfer. This applies to all shows except those in Illinois and New York where non-transferability is prohibited by law. You must have a valid bank account or debit card within the country of the event(s) in order to sell through the Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange.

It should be noted that this marks the first time in the group’s history they’ve announced a new album and tour simultaneously.

Listen to the album’s title track below.

Dark Matter Tracklist