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Pearl Jam announces first new album in seven years, 2020 tour

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Pearl Jam is making headlines in the music world. For the first time in seven years, the band is putting out a new album.

They dropped the news on Twitter on Monday.

More info at https://t.co/uDIWRrKT1y pic.twitter.com/AwECDMa5Zz

— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) January 13, 2020

According to the band, the new album, titled "Gigaton," will be out March 27.

But it will come out just a couple of weeks after they begin a 2020 North American tour. The first leg of it starts at Toronto's ScotiaBank arena March 18.

They'll head up through Ontario to Quebec City before returning to Hamilton, Ontario, on March 24.

You can find all the tour dates and buy tickets on the band's website.

This story was originally published by Tim Meehan on WKBW.