Be strong: Pearl Jam may clash with the German national team.
Yesterday, Tuesday (February 13, 2024), Pearl Jam not only announced their upcoming 14th studio album DARK MATTER, but also the concert dates of her world tour. On July 2nd and 3rd, Eddie Vedder, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Mike McCready are coming to the Waldbühne in Berlin. These are the only German dates on the “Dark Matter” world tour.
Pearl Jam live during the European Football Championship
Great joy among Pearl Jam fans who will be able to pre-sell around 40,000 tickets from the end of February. However, some fans lost their temper when the dates were announced. Because: The first Waldbühne gig, July 2nd, falls on a very specific Tuesday – the Tuesday of two round of 16 games in the European Football Championship, Euro 24. That means anyone who has already bought tickets for the European Championship will have to decide – Music by Pearl Jam or Sport.
On July 2nd there will be the game “Winner Group E” against “Third Group A/B/C/D” in Munich (6 p.m.). And that is definitely critical. Because Germany could play badly in its group, even lose against Scotland, and only finish third in the group – because Julian Nagelsmann’s team is in Group A. The prerequisite for this encounter on the Pearl Jam concert day is of course that the third-placed group A has a better point difference than the third group BD. Otherwise you can watch Pearl Jam without having to worry about missing the national team.
The second round of 16 game on July 2nd will take place in Leipzig at 9 p.m. There the winner of Group D plays against the runner-up in Group F. So there they are “spared” by Germany.
Second day of the concert = no football games
The situation looks more relaxed on July 3rd, the second Pearl Jam live date at the Waldbühne. This day is free of play.
Either way, you can look forward to Eddie Vedder commenting on Euro 24 from the stage; The singer usually finds out about what concerns the audience in the respective country. In any case, the mood of everyone present in the Waldbühne will be significantly better if the German soccer team is still in the tournament at this point…