drew 88,000 to Seattle’s Safeco Field, 83,000 to Chicago’s Wrigley Field and another 72,000 to Boston’s Fenway Park in 2018. Thirty years in, Pearl Jam is the only one of those bands still standing, and while the commercial heights of “Ten” are far in the rearview, the group remains one of the most in-demand live acts in the world - its last pre-COVID concerts in the U.S. A slow seller at first, “Ten” went on to move 13 million copies and became one of the greatest debut rock albums of all time. Pearl Jam, formed by members of battle-tested Pacific Northwest groups such as Green River and Mother Love Bone, and fronted by an unknown San Diego transplant named Eddie Vedder, entered the fray with its debut album, “Ten,” on Aug. 24, and those in the scene who’d heard advance cassettes of it were cautiously optimistic about its potential commercial fortunes.īut there was another of Seattle’s Big Four ready to make some noise. The band’s new LP, “Nevermind,” was also due out Sept. Alice In Chains had also jumped to the majors, inking a deal with Columbia in 1989 that led to a mainstream breakthrough the following year via the single “Man in a Box.” Nirvana, local darlings thanks to 1989’s “Bleach,” released by Sub Pop, had signed with Geffen offshoot DGC in 1990. Its second album for A&M, “Badmotorfinger,” was scheduled for release on Sept. The Chris Cornell-fronted band had several years of indie success under its belt before signing to a major label in 1989. It boggles the mind as much today as it did 30 years ago when four unassuming rock bands from Seattle captured the hearts and minds of the entire world, forever changing the music industry.
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