Pearl Jam appear to have found Matt Cameron's replacement: Paul McCartney's longtime drummer, Abe Laboriel Jr.

The band played a surprise early set Friday night (September 25) at Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California, the festival Eddie Vedder co-founded, with Laboriel behind the kit for the first time. Per Consequence, they ran through "Corduroy," "Hail Hail," "Scared of Fear," "Wishlist" and "Dark Matter." Neither the band nor Laboriel has made an official announcement, and Consequence reports Vedder told the crowd he was "filling in tonight." Laboriel has drummed for McCartney since 2001. Cameron left Pearl Jam in July 2025 after 27 years, and in May Stone Gossard told SiriusXM the band had settled on a replacement, calling it "our mystery wrapped in an enigma." Pearl Jam are still set to headline Ohana on Sunday.

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