CHRIS CORNELL Performs At Hollywood Benefit Concert; Video Available

May 7, 2010

Chris Cornell (SOUNDGARDEN, AUDIOSLAVE) performed an acoustic set at the The Roxy in Hollywood, California on Monday, May 3 as part of a benefit concert for the Fullfillment Fund.

His setlist was as follows:

01. Can't Change Me
02. Dandelion
03. Getaway Car
04. Black Hole Sun
05. Fell on Black Days
06. Call Me A Dog
07. Ground Zero
08. Disappearing One
09. House Where Nobody Lives (TOM WAITS)
10. Doesn't Remind Me
11. Like a Stone
12. Silence the Voices
13. Carry On
14. Mother (JOHN LENNON)

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be found at this location. A couple of the clips are available below.

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Recordings of every song that SOUNDGARDEN performed on April 16 at its first gig in 13 years have surfaced online. The surprise 18-song show at Seattle's Showbox at the Market was described to the 1,000-person hometown crowd as a "rehearsal" by Cornell, with the band not scheduled to officially perform live until its headlining appearance at Chicago's Lollapalooza festival in early August. There's no word yet on whether more dates will pop up before then.

The 18-song set kicked off with "Spoonman" and ended with a version of THE DOORS' "Waiting for the Sun".

The reunited quartet dug deep into its catalog, favoring tracks from its 1989 album "Louder Than Love" and 1991's "Badmotorfinger", while leaving out its biggest single, "Black Hole Sun".

Tickets for the secret show, which was billed as "NUDEDRAGONS," sold out within 15 minutes, according to local reports.

Cornell recorded three albums with AUDIOSLAVE and three records on his own since SOUNDGARDEN disbanded, but his last solo effort, 2009's "Scream", was blasted by critics and fans for its urban pop production and bombed saleswise.

The other two members of the band, guitarist Kim Thayil and bassist Ben Shepherd, have kept lower profiles, although they and Cameron jammed together last year at a Seattle club.

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