Eddie Vedder once said that drummer Jack Irons saved Pearl Jam from wilting under the pressure of grunge-era superstardom, and you could also make a strong case that the band might not have ever ...

Former Pearl Jam/Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons gets a lift from ex-bandmates on his solo debut, "Attention Dimension," due in August. Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder takes the mike on a ...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are wrapping up the first leg of their North American tour with openers Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue along with former drummer Jack Irons. At their stop in Seattle ...

It may sound hyperbolic, but without Jack Irons, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam may never have come to exist. The 59-year-old drummer was key to the formation of both of those Rock and ...

Eddie Vedder staged a surprise reunion with former Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons Friday night at Seattle’s Key Arena to perform Pink Floyd‘s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.” Irons was serving ...

Former Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons reunited with his old bandmate Eddie Vedder at Key Arena in the singer’s native Seattle as Irons is opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers on their Getaway tour.

Pearl Jam has picked a new drummer: Jack Irons. Contractual details still need to be worked out, but if all goes well, Irons will replace former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese, who left the ...

One could argue that Irons didn’t fit in Pearl Jam in general. He hailed from outfits that leaned on funk and glam and metal. But Vedder’s old friend settled in with them to record Neil Young ...

He was replaced by Jack Irons, who played Pearl Jam until 1998. Founding Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron took over for Irons in 1998, and has remained with Pearl Jam ever since. Interestingly ...

Drummer Jack Irons quitting for health reasons was ... the top lines stronger. Better Man and Corduroy remain setlist staples. After calling a truce with Ticketmaster, Pearl Jam discovered they could ...