Pearl Jam Show Becomes A Temple Of The Dog Grunge Reunion

10/07/09 5:26pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Grunge isn't dead.

Temple Of The Dog, the early '90s grunge group that featured the current members of Pearl Jam and now ex-Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, reunited on stage on Tuesday night.

Cornell joined singer Eddie Vedder, guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard, bassist Jeff Ament and drummer Matt Cameron at Pearl Jam's show at Universal City, Calif.'s Gibson Amphitheatre for a rendition of Temple Of The Dog's "Hunger Strike." It was the first time the members of Temple Of The Dog had performed together since 2003, according to Rollingstone.com.

Furthermore, the website also reports all four ex-Soundgarden members were present for the show. Former guitarist Kim Thayil and ex bassist Ben Shephard were in the audience and had arrived at the gig with Cornell, which reportedly marks the first time all four members of Soundgarden have been seen in public for over 10 years. That should probably reignite those Soundgarden reunion rumours.

Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell also appeared with Pearl Jam during "Alive" and played its guitar solo, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Cornell, Vedder, McCready, Gossard, Ament and Cameron formed Temple Of The Dog as a tribute band for their late friend, Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood, who died of a drug overdose in 1990.

Gossard and Ament, who were formerly members of pre-Mudhoney band Green River, had been members of that Mother Love Bone, while Cornell was Wood's roommate and McCready had been asked to play in a band with Gossard after Mother Love Bone became defunct. Vedder joined the band after Gossard and Ament heard an audition tape he made and was hired to sing for the band's new project.

That project was Pearl Jam, which Vedder, Ament, Gossard and McCready formed in 1990 with drummer Dave Krusen. Cameron joined Pearl Jam after Soundgarden split up in 1997.

Here's Temple Of The Dog performing "Hunger Strike" at the show:

Here's Cantrell performing "Alive" with Pearl Jam:

Pearl Jam have these shows lined up:

Oct. 7 Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Oct. 9 San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
Oct. 27-28, 30-31 Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum Arena
Nov. 14 Perth, Australia @ Members Equity Stadium
Nov. 17 Adelaide, Australia @ Adelaide Oval
Nov. 20 Melbourne, Australia @ Etihad Stadium
Nov. 22 Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Football Stadium
Nov. 25 Brisbane, Australia @ Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre
Nov. 27 Auckland, New Zealand @ Mt. Smart Stadium
Nov. 29 Christchurch, New Zealand @ AMI Stadium