Artwork Description
Pearl Jam Nov 18th Melbourne Gig Poster Silkscreen Print by Ben Frost Hand-Pulled on Fine Art Paper Limited Edition 6 Color Screenprint Artwork.
2024 Signed & Numbered Limited Edition of 100 Artwork Size 24x18 Silkscreen Print Official Pearl Jam Holographic Sticker on Back. Pearl Jam, Pixies & Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.
Pearl Jam Melbourne Gig Poster by Ben Frost
The Pearl Jam November 18th 2024 Melbourne gig poster by Ben Frost is a striking silkscreen print that merges the visual voltage of contemporary Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork with the live energy of one of rock’s most iconic bands. This officially licensed concert print commemorates Pearl Jam’s appearance at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, joined by legendary alternative rock band Pixies and rising Australian act Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. Hand-pulled on fine art paper using six vibrant colors, this limited edition print is signed and numbered by Ben Frost and comes with an official Pearl Jam holographic sticker affixed to the back, affirming its authenticity.
Visual Energy and Symbolism
The artwork presents an explosive mirrored composition featuring two yellow cockatoos—native to Australia—locked in a bold and symmetrical confrontation. Their wings are ablaze with flames, rendered in a high-contrast palette of crimson, amber, and electric yellow. The birds’ feathers pulse with intensity, each form carefully delineated through Frost’s precise graphic technique. Their talons meet at the center, interlocking to form a clenched gesture that suggests solidarity, power, and resistance. Between the wings, flames rise upward, forming the spiritual and literal heat of the print—mirroring the fire and urgency that has always defined Pearl Jam’s music. Emblazoned on one wing is the date of the concert, NOV 18 2024, while the other wing marks the venue: MARVEL STADIUM MELBOURNE. The typography is seamlessly integrated into the design, serving both function and form, rooted in graffiti styling but refined through the lens of fine art silkscreen work.
Artist Background and Street Pop Context
Ben Frost is an internationally recognized Australian artist known for his ability to appropriate pop culture, pharmaceuticals, corporate logos, and advertising language into subversive and often satirical compositions. Through his Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork, Frost explores consumer culture, identity, and rebellion. This poster carries those same hallmarks of his wider body of work—exaggerated color palettes, clean linework, and a dense sense of visual stimulation. While Frost is renowned for his critiques of media saturation and capitalist spectacle, this piece celebrates a specific cultural moment. The visual style reflects his skill at mixing commercial and countercultural influences into something both collectible and critical, blending the immediacy of street art with the polish of screenprinted fine art editions.
Concert Culture and Contemporary Collectibles
As with all official Pearl Jam gig posters, this print serves as a functional keepsake but transcends into the realm of visual art. At 24x18 inches, the scale is significant, ideal for collectors and fans who appreciate not just the music but the iconography it inspires. Limited to only 100 hand-signed and numbered prints, it represents an exclusive collaboration between music and visual art communities. Pearl Jam has consistently aligned themselves with socially conscious and artistically progressive projects, and their ongoing partnership with artists like Ben Frost reinforces their legacy. With added support from the Pixies and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers on this tour stop, the print also captures a cross-generational exchange within alternative music. Ben Frost’s poster is more than promotional material—it is a symbolic totem of sound, culture, and resistance, crystallized through the fire of silkscreen artistry.
