PEARL JAM have been revealed as the headline act for London's Hard Rock Calling event next summer.
The Seattle group will play Hyde Park on 25 June with the rest of the three-day Hard Rock Calling bill to be revealed later.
Pearl Jam, estimated to have sold around 60 million albums worldwide, will play the first night of the three-day event.
Hard Rock Calling takes place the same weekend as the Glastonbury Festival, fuelling rumours the band may also perform at the festival, which will be celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Tickets for the first night of Hard Rock Calling go on sale at 11am Friday with the full support and further line-up announcements due at a later date.
Festival Director Toby Leighton-Pope said "We are very excited to bring the festival back for its fifth year. Pearl Jam are a great is a great addition to the phenomenal acts we've have playing at Hard Rock Calling."