Eddie Vedder has apologized to Australian Pearl Jam fans for snubbing the country for a decade.
The American singer and guitarist, 59, has spoken about his band’s long absence from Australia as they prepare to return for the first time in a decade next month.
Pearl Jam, consisting of Eddie, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Matt Cameron, last performed Down Under at the Big Day Out festivals in 2014.
The ’90s grunge legends’ final concert in Australia also marked the last year the Big Day Out festival would take place, as it was canceled the following year.
Speaking ahead of his long-awaited return, Eddie jokingly addressed theories that his concert led to cancellation and apologized for Pearl Jam’s long Australian hiatus.
‘I don’t know what killed Big Day Out! I hope we didn’t do that,” he joked. courier mail.
‘But my apologies to Australia; We should have gone back and I don’t want to piss you off.
Eddie went on to reveal the reason Pearl Jam haven’t performed in Australia in a decade, describing their touring schedule as “sporadic.”
Eddie Vedder has apologized to Australian Pearl Jam fans for snubbing the country for a decade as they prepare to return for the first time in a decade next month.
‘We’re sporadic and weird about how we tour. “We will go to Europe and then to Canada and (the United States) and now to Australia and there is a method to this madness and sometimes the method takes longer than we all want,” he said.
He explained that he and his bandmates need time apart before getting together to perform so that their music and shows feel “fresh.”
Pearl Jam sent their Australian fans into a frenzy when they confirmed three stadium shows in Australia as part of their Dark Matter world tour.
They have been confirmed to play at 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.
There was speculation that the rock group would play an Adelaide 500 Supercars show in November, but the event was not mentioned in the tour announcement.
In an added treat for lovers of ’90s alternative rock, the band will be supported by indie rock legends The Pixies.
Pearl Jam, consisting of Eddie, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Matt Cameron, last performed Down Under at the Big Day Out festivals in 2014 (pictured in 1992).
Eddie (pictured September 2023) revealed the reason Pearl Jam haven’t performed in Australia in a decade, describing their touring schedule as “sporadic”.
The tour coincides with the release of her twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, which was released on April 19, the same day Taylor Swift performed The Tortured Poets Department.
Pearl Jam formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 and their debut album Ten was released in 1991, featuring classic hard rock hits like Alive and Even Flow.
While their first album was not an immediate success, sales skyrocketed in 1992 as they rose to fame as part of the influential global grunge music scene that emerged in the area.
Other notable bands included Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains, all of whom joined Pearl Jam in finding massive success throughout the 1990s.