The Music has broken down the slightly confusing methods to buy tickets to Pearl Jam's upcoming Australian tour.
Pearl Jam (Credit: Danny Clinch)
With nine months to go until Pearl Jam and special guests Pixies land in Australia as part of their Dark Matter world tour, planning for the band’s concerts in Melbourne, Sydney, and the Gold Coast has already begun.
Pearl Jam are following gigantic tours put on by Taylor Swift, blink-182 and P!nk, so fans already likely tightened their purse strings for the November tour. Add a slightly confusing method to buy tickets; the tour might be puzzling some fans.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, 23 February. The registration period to access tickets closed yesterday (18 February).
To be in the running to score tickets, punters either had to sign up via the band’s website or Ticketmaster for their names to be in the running for tickets. Fans had to be already-existing Pearl Jam’s Ten Club members if signing up via their website.
It’s important to note that anyone who signs up for the Ten Club now will not access pre-sale tickets but might be in for a chance to score public tickets.
Not all punters will receive a code from Ticketmaster to purchase tickets on the 23rd. Unsuccessful fans will be notified if they end up on the Waitlist for when more tickets are available. If you already registered via Ticketmaster, check your email on Thursday night to find out if you’re receiving a unique code to access tickets this Friday or if you’ll be on the Waitlist.
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Tickets go on sale at 11 am local time for Melbourne and Gold Coast shows and 1 pm local time for the Sydney concert.
In addition to fans accessing tickets via Ticketmaster and the Ten Club, Triple M is offering fans a chance to win tickets to see Pearl Jam at Giants Stadium on Thursday, 21 November. Find more details about the competition and the form you need to fill out to win here.
Pearl Jam’s first Australian dates since Big Day Out 2014 will occur at Gold Coast’s Heritage Bank Stadium (13 November), Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium (16 November) and Sydney’s Giants Stadium on 21 November.
This tour has been a long time coming, not only because of the ten-year wait but also because Pearl Jam began teasing their imminent return at Christmas time.
The band recently kickstarted the Australian tour rumours again when Live Nation Australia took over Sydney’s Bondi Beach with a world-first installation promoting their new music and the forthcoming tour.
Pearl Jam will release their new album, Dark Matter, on Friday, 19 April – pre-order/pre-save the album here – check out the title track below.
Wednesday 13 November - Heritage Bank Stadium, Gold Coast
Saturday 16 November - Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Thursday 21 November - Giants Stadium, Sydney