• Soundgarden @ 02, Dublin

    Three years and one surprisingly decent album into one of the lesser ill-advised “iconic” reunions of recent times, the return of Seattle four-piece Soundgarden has been met with a largely positive response from critics and fans alike. Where many legendary, genre-defining acts have faltered in the disparate gleam of contemporary life – where every action made, word said and note played is scrutinised no end by the hyper-mythologising masses – the Chris Cornell-fronted band have fared admirably. The question remains: how will their long-awaited return to Irish shores play out on the ninth date of a heady European tour? Following a crowd-winning…

  • Soundgarden announce Dublin date

    Legendary Seattle alt-rock four-piece Soundgarden have announced that they will play Dublin’s 02 on September 16. Having formed almost thirty years ago, tickets for the Chris Cornell-fronted band’s long-awaited return to Ireland will go on sale at 9am on Friday, May 24, priced at €54.50. Soundgarden’s sixth studio album, King Animal, was released last year. Watch the video to ‘Fell On Black Days’ from the band’s landmark 1994 album, Superunknown, below.