Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs at The O2 Arena on June 18, 2018 in London, England.
Brian Rasic/WireImageEddie Vedder goes solo, but certainly isn’t alone on Earthling.
The Pearl Jam frontman’s new album dropped at the stroke of midnight via Seattle Surf/Republic Records, and features the previously-released tracks “Long Way,” “The Haves,” “Brother The Cloud” and a collaboration with Elton John, on “Picture.”
Vedder’s latest musical journey is made possible with support from his touring band The Earthlings, which includes Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer (now a Pearl Jam touring band member), album producer Andrew Watt on guitars, The Who’s Pino Palladino on bass, Glen Hansard on guitars and backing vocals, and RHCP drummer Chad Smith behind the kit.
Announced last September, Earthling is Vedder’s third solo album, and first since 2011’s Ukulele Songs, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. His most recent album with Pearl Jam was 2020’s Gigaton, which hit No. 4 on the all-genres Billboard 200.
Vedder and Co. will are currently touring the United States, with shows in San Diego, Los Angeles and Seattle in the coming days, and a tour of the U.K. and Europe to follow in June and July.
“We have a revolving door of covers,” Smith told Billboard ahead of the Earthlings’ two-night stand at New York’s The Beacon Theatre. “We rehearsed 21 different songs. A bunch of Pearl Jam songs, you name it.”
The release of Earthling caps a week-long feud with Nikki Sixx, which was sparked by Vedder’s swipe at Mötley Crüe and the “hair metal” era in general. Sixx went on to shade the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame-inducted Pearl Jam as “boring.” At the time of writing, Sixx hadn’t shared his review of Vedder’s Earthling.
Stream the album in full below.
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Live from London, it is Saturday Night Live.
The legendary sketch comedy institution officially launched its UK edition on March 21 with Saturday Night Live UK, featuring former SNL cast member Tina Fey as host and British indie rock group Wet Leg as the episode’s musical guest.
This global expansion of Lorne Michaels’ famous NBC program began with Fey’s opening monologue, which included unexpected cameos from Michael Cera and UK television personality Graham Norton.
“It’s an absolute honour and kind of historic,” Fey told the crowd. “Guys, I am the youngest person to ever host SNL UK!”
During the broadcast, Wet Leg delivered performances of two songs taken from their second album Moisturizer, which opened at Number 6 on Billboard’s Top Rock and Alternative Albums chart and also climbed to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart in the United Kingdom.
The band first appeared performing the record’s fourth single “Mangetout,” a Grammy nominated song that also earned a place on Billboard’s list of the 20 best UK and Ireland songs of 2025. Later in the show they returned to play the album’s lead single “Catch These Fists.”
After their appearance on SNL UK, Wet Leg will travel back to the United States for a series of major festival dates including Coachella, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo and Outside Lands. Their US tour is scheduled to begin April 15 at the Fox Theater in Pomona, California.
Upcoming episodes of SNL UK have also been confirmed. Wolf Alice will serve as musical guest on the March 28 episode hosted by Jamie Dornan, while Kasabian will perform on the April 2 show with Riz Ahmed as host.
The show is broadcast on Sky in the United Kingdom and is available to stream on Peacock in the United States. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first episode attracted more than 220,000 viewers on Sky. It was released in the US on March 22 via Peacock.
You can watch Wet Leg’s SNL UK performances below.
