The surviving members of the ultimate lineup of multi-platinum grunge outfit Soundgarden reunited onstage final evening, December 14th. The band’s guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist/vocalist Ben Shepherd & drummer/vocalist Matt Cameron have been joined by Shaina Shepherd instead of their late frontman/guitarist Chris Cornell.
This abbreviated reunion happened below their beforehand used anagram moniker of Nudedragons, which they used again in 2010 for his or her then first stay present in 13 years. Like that efficiency, this newest return to the stage additionally befell at The Showbox in Seattle, WA. Nonetheless, final evening’s efficiency was a part of a profit present, elevating funds for the Seattle Youngsters’s Hospital. You’ll find out extra about that trigger by way of smoochforkids.com.
Weapons N’ Roses bassist/vocalist Duff McKagan, Sebadoh and Doug Martsch have been additionally on the invoice for the live performance. In accordance with these in attendance, McKagan helped Soundgarden shut out the set on vocals for 2 songs, together with a canopy of MC5‘s “Kick Out The Jams‘. The setlist for the evening is alleged to have run as follows:
“Hunted Down”
“Outshined”
“Flower”
“Kickstand” (feat. Duff McKagan)
“Kick Out The Jams” (MC5 cowl) (feat. Duff McKagan)
Preliminary fan-filmed footage from the set has been shared on-line under. Extra might be added because it turns into obtainable. Because the premature passing of Cornell again in 2017, Soundgarden‘s members have carried out with a number of feminine vocalists, together with Taylor Momsen of The Fairly Reckless & Brandi Carlile, in addition to with members of the grunge supergroup third Secret.