# Soundgarden play their first show since Cornell

> A two-song halftime set at Lumen Field brought Spoonman back to life for the first time since 2017.
- Title: Soundgarden play their first show since Cornell · Guitar World
- Summary: A two-song halftime set at Lumen Field brought Spoonman back to life for the first time since 2017. Soundgarden are playing again with guests filling Chris…
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- Source: Guitar World — https://guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/soundgarden-return-to-the-stage-with-taylor-momsen-and-mike-mccready-at-nfl-halftime-show
- Published: 2026-09-10T12:07:49+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: soundgarden, grunge, chris cornell, pearl jam, live music
## Soundgarden played a football game
On September 9 the band returned at Lumen Field during Seahawks vs Patriots, their comeback squeezed into an NFL halftime slot in their hometown of Seattle.
## Two singers, two guitars
Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless took vocals and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready took guitar, joining Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron for a medley of Outshined and Spoonman.
## Spoonman came back
That song had not been played live since 2017, the year Chris Cornell died. Slipping it into a two-song set made the choice the loudest thing about the night.
## These guests are family
Momsen sang with the band at the 2019 Cornell tribute and again at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. Thayil and Cameron played on The Pretty Reckless track Only Love Can Save Me Now.
## McCready's anthem first
Before kickoff the Seattle native pulled out his worn 1960 Fender Strat for a Hendrix-flavored national anthem, then came back at halftime for the Soundgarden set.
## He was terrified
McCready told the Seahawks site the anthem still rattles him every time, even after doing it repeatedly.

> It's way scary in a way, because I want to do it right and I don't want to mess it up
## One last Cornell album
After a long legal fight, Vicky Cornell handed over vocals Chris recorded between 2015 and 2017. Cameron said in July the record was being mixed, with no release date set.

> It's exciting to finish the work that we started with Chris.
## Key takeaway

Soundgarden are playing again with guests filling Chris Cornell's place, and the last album he recorded with them is being mixed right now.