Pearl Jam firming up for Adelaide 500 as Australian tour announced
American rock giants Pearl Jam are returning to Australia in November for the first time in a decade – fuelling rumours they may take the Adelaide 500 headline slot.
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American rock giants Pearl Jam return to perform in Australia in November for the first time in a decade.
The Seattle stalwarts have booked just three stadium shows here for their Dark Matter world tour which opens in North America in May.
Their confirmed shows in Australia will be at the Heritage Bank Stadium on the Gold Coast on November 13, Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on November 16 and Giants Stadium in Sydney on November 21.
While there have been rumours the band would headline one of the nights during the Adelaide 500 Supercars event in November, no dates were confirmed in the official world tour announce on Wednesday. However, Sunday, November 17 has been left blank, sending fans into a frenzy over talk it might be kept free for Adelaide’s biggest high-octane event.
The tour will follow the release of the veteran rockers’ 12th studio record, also called Dark Matter, on April 19, the same day their labelmate Taylor Swift drops her 11th album The Tortured Poets Department.
The new Pearl Jam record was produced by Andrew Watt, the American hitmaker behind the recent albums by the Rolling Stones and Post Malone and the 2022 solo offering Earthling from Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder.
The band teased in December they would be return to Australia for the first time since their headlining slots at the final Big Day Out festivals in 2014.
“Are you koala-fied for our ticket presales? Not a current member? Hop to it, mate!” they posted on their social media channels.
Pearl Jam previewed the new record at an exclusive fan listening party in Los Angeles last week.
“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,” Vedder said.
American indie rock legends Pixies have been booked as special guests on the Australian leg of the tour.
Fans will have two options to buy tickets, neither of which involve the typical ticketing agency sales.
The only pre-sale will be via the band’s long-running Ten Club. The members-only presale will be held through Ticketmaster Request for eligible members. Only paid Ten Club members active as of February 12 are eligible to participate in this presale with more information via pearljam.com.
For another shot at scoring tickets, fans can register for an opportunity to participate in the Dark Matter World Tour 2024 sale at shops.ticketmasterpartners.com/pearl-jam by 11.59pm on February 18.
This will be the only way for fans to buy general sale tickets. Registration does not guarantee access to the sale.
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