Today, January 30, Pearl Jam are showing where they stand.
Today, January 30, 2026, Ten Club is officially closed for the day, joining the National Shutdown, a nationwide strike that’s rolling across the U.S. right now.
This isn’t a random pause or a tech issue. It’s a straight-up decision to be part of a collective shutdown that’s hitting schools, workplaces, businesses, and cultural spaces coast to coast. People are stepping back from the daily grind to say one thing loud and clear: business as usual isn’t an option anymore.
The reason is out in the open. The shutdown stands in solidarity with communities in Minnesota and pushes back against the actions of ICE, following a series of deadly encounters tied to federal operations. The Ten Club message names Alex Pretti, Renee Good, Silverio Villegas González, and Keith Porter Jr. – names that have become flashpoints in a much bigger fight over civil rights, accountability, and the use of force.
The National Shutdown isn’t your standard labor strike. It’s more like a mass “nah, not today.” A coordinated move to stop everything and force attention where it’s been ignored for too long. And today, January 30, it’s everywhere.
For Pearl Jam, this tracks. They’ve never played it safe or stayed quiet when things got ugly. Through the Ten Club, they’re not commenting from the sidelines — they’re stepping into the moment.
Today, they’re not just watching history happen. They’re part of it.
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1980. He created pearljamonline.it in 2001 and wrote the first edition of “Pearl Jam Evolution” in 2009 along with his wife Daria. Since 2022, he is behind 2 podcasts: “Pearl Jam dalla A alla Z” and “Fuori Orario Not Another Podcast”. He has collaborated with Barracuda Style, HvsR, Rolling Stone, Rockol and Il Fatto Quotidiano. He continues relentlessly to try to find “beautiful melodies that say terrible things”.
Favorite song: Present Tense
Favorite album: No Code
Favorite bands/artists other than PJ: Tom Waits, Soundgarden, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, IDLES, Fontaines D.C., Mark Lanegan, R.E.M., Radiohead, Cat Power, Dead Kennedys