Dark Matter World Tour
Tour by Pearl Jam | |
Location |
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Associated album | Dark Matter |
Start date | May 4, 2024 |
End date | May 18, 2025 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 47 |
Box office | $120 million (30 shows)[1][2] |
Pearl Jam concert chronology |
The Dark Matter World Tour is an ongoing concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The tour began on May 4, 2024 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, and is scheduled to conclude on May 18, 2025 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, United States.
The first leg of the tour consisted of eleven shows on the West Coast. The second leg of the tour, focused in Europe, originally had 9 scheduled shows, however, their June 29th London show as well as their July 2nd and July 3rd shows in Berlin were cancelled due to illness in the band. The third leg returned to North America with a mix of shows in the East Coast, Midwest, and Western United States. On July 25th 2024, Pearl Jam announced they would be playing two shows at the band run Ohana Festival which would be added at the end of the third leg of the tour.[3] The fourth leg of the tour went to Oceania, featuring shows in New Zealand and Australia. The fifth leg of the tour was announced on December 5th 2024 as part of the band’s 2024 Ten Days of Pearl Jam countdown, and will have 10 shows focused on the Southeastern United States.[4][5]
Opening acts
[edit]Seattle band Deep Sea Diver were the openers for leg one. The Murder Capital and Richard Ashcroft both opened for the band on the second leg. Glen Hansard opened on the third leg of the tour, and the fourth leg was opened by Pixies for every show on the leg, and Liam Finn, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, and Cosmic Psychos for select shows.[6][7]
Set list
[edit]The following set list was obtained from the concert held on August 22, 2024, at the Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, United States. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[8]
- "Given to Fly"
- "Nothing as It Seems"
- "Low Light"
- "Why Go"
- "Corduroy"
- "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"
- "Scared of Fear"
- "React, Respond"
- "Wreckage"
- "Even Flow"
- "Hard to Imagine"
- "Dark Matter"
- "Won’t Tell"
- "Upper Hand"
- "Jeremy"
- "Gimme Some Truth" (John Lennon cover)
- "Porch"
- "Her Majesty" (The Beatles cover)
- "Just Breathe"
- "Smile"
- "Wasted Reprise"
- "Life Wasted"
- "Do the Evolution"
- "Setting Sun"
- "Alive"
- "Rockin' in the Free World" (Neil Young cover)
Tour dates
[edit]Date (2024) | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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May 4 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | Deep Sea Diver | 27,654 / 27,654 | $4,262,442 |
May 6 | ||||||
May 10 | Portland | United States | Moda Center | 14,088 / 14,088 | $2,125,364 | |
May 13 | Sacramento | Golden 1 Center | 11,787 / 11,787 | $2,299,936 | ||
May 16 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 25,180 / 25,180 | $4,672,853 | ||
May 18 | ||||||
May 21 | Los Angeles | Kia Forum | 27,823 / 27,823 | $4,664,690 | ||
May 22 | ||||||
May 25[a] | Napa Valley | Napa Valley Expo | — | — | — | |
May 28 | Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena | Deep Sea Diver | 29,423 / 29,423 | $5,893,644 | |
May 30 | ||||||
June 22 | Dublin | Ireland | Marlay Park | The Murder Capital | — | — |
June 25 | Manchester | England | Co-Op Live | — | — | |
July 6 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | — | — | |
July 8 | ||||||
July 11[b] | Madrid | Iberdrola Music | — | — | — | |
July 13[c] | Lisbon | Portugal | Passeio Marítimo de Algés | |||
August 22 | Missoula | United States | Washington–Grizzly Stadium | Glen Hansard | 25,326 / 25,326 | $3,932,418 |
August 26 | Indianapolis | Ruoff Music Center | 24,697 / 24,697 | $2,282,757 | ||
August 29 | Chicago | Wrigley Field | 81,910 / 81,910 | $13,689,882 | ||
August 31 | ||||||
September 3 | New York | Madison Square Garden | 28,600 / 28,600 | $5,800,000 | ||
September 4 | ||||||
September 7 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 29,132 / 29,132 | $6,300,000 | ||
September 9 | ||||||
September 12 | Baltimore | CFG Bank Arena | 12,188 / 12,188 | $2,600,000 | ||
September 15 | Boston | Fenway Park | 74,802 / 74,802 | $12,547,015 | ||
September 17 | ||||||
September 27[d] | Dana Point | Doheny State Beach | — | — | — | |
September 29[d] | ||||||
November 8 | Auckland | New Zealand | Mount Smart Stadium | Pixies | 71,000 / 71,000 | $7,900,000 |
November 10 | ||||||
November 13 | Gold Coast | Australia | People First Stadium | 46,900 / 46,900 | $7,000,000 | |
November 16 | Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | 116,000 / 116,000 | $15,700,000 | ||
November 18 | ||||||
November 21 | Sydney | ENGIE Stadium | 80,000 / 80,000 | $11,100,000 | ||
November 23 |
Date (2025) | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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April 24 | Hollywood | United States | Hard Rock Live | Dead Pioneers | — | — |
April 26 | ||||||
April 29 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | — | — | ||
May 1 | ||||||
May 6 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | — | — | |
May 8 | ||||||
May 11 | Raleigh | Lenovo Center | — | — | ||
May 13 | ||||||
May 16 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | — | — | ||
May 18 | ||||||
Total | 726,510 | $112,771,001 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The May 25, 2024 performance was a part of the Bottle Rock Festival.
- ^ The July 11, 2024 performance was a part of the Mad Cool Festival.
- ^ The July 13, 2024 performance was a part of the Nos Alive Festival.
- ^ a b The performances on September 27 and 29, 2024 were part of Ohana Festival.
Gallery
[edit]Cancelled dates
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason for cancellation |
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June 29, 2024 | London | England | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Illness[16] |
July 2, 2024 | Berlin | Germany | Waldbühne | |
July 3, 2024 |
Personnel
[edit]Pearl Jam
- Jeff Ament – bass guitar
- Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar
- Mike McCready – lead guitar
- Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar
- Matt Cameron – drums
Additional musicians
- Boom Gaspar – Hammond B3 and keyboards
References
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- ^ "Top Tours November 2024". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ "Pearl Jam - Ohana Festival 2024 Lineup and SMS Pre-Sale". pearljam.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Martoccio, Angie (December 5, 2024). "Pearl Jam Plots 2025 North American Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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- ^ "Pearl Jam - Dark Matter World Tour 2024". pearljam.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Pearl Jam - Three Local Openers Announced for New Zealand and Australian Shows". pearljam.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Kielty, Martin (August 23, 2024). "Pearl Jam Launches New 'Dark Matter' Tour Leg: Set List, Videos". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
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- ^ Allen, Bob (October 25, 2024). "Chart Scene: Cyndi Lauper Debuts On Artist Power Index With Farewell Tour Launch". Pollstar. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
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