**SOUNDGARDEN**'s three surviving members reunited to play halftime of the **Seattle Seahawks**' season opener on Wednesday, September 9 against the **New England Patriots** at Seattle's Lumen Field. Guitarist **Kim Thayil**, drummer **Matt Cameron** and bassist **Ben Shepherd** were joined by guest vocalist, **THE PRETTY RECKLESS** frontwoman **Taylor Momsen** in place of late **SOUNDGARDEN** singer **Chris Cornell**. The medley of the **SOUNDGARDEN** songs **"Outshined"** and **"Spoonman"** also featured an appearance by **PEARL JAM**'s **Mike McCready**. **McCready** also performed a **Jimi Hendrix**\-inspired version of the U.S. national anthem right before the game.
Speaking about the national anthem performance in an interview for the **Seahawks**' official web site, **McCready** said: "It's way scary in a way, because I want to do it right and I don't want to mess it up, so that's going through my head every time. I've done it a bunch of times; I just want to do it how I do it, and hopefully it means something, and I do it right, so there's pressure there."
**Momsen**, who has long cited **SOUNDGARDEN** and the late **Chris Cornell** as her musical heroes, and **McCready** previously **Cameron**, **Thayil** and **Shepherd**, for a performance of the band's classic song **"Rusty Cage"** at last year's **Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame** induction ceremony in November 2025 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The event also featured **Brandi Carlile** leading a rendition of **"Black Hole Sun"** (with **Momsen** on backing vocals),and **Chris**'s daughter **Toni Cornell** singing **"Fell On Black Days"** accompanied by **HEART**'s **Nancy Wilson**.
**Thayil**, **Cameron**, **Cornell** and **Shepherd** were included in **SOUNDGARDEN**'s induction, as was original bassist **Hiro Yamamoto**, who was with **SOUNDGARDEN** from 1984 to 1989 and played on the band's first two EPs and first two albums.
**Thayil** and **Cameron** previously guested on **THE PRETTY RECKLESS**'s 2021 album **"Death By Rock And Roll"**, contributing to the track **"Only Love Can Save Me Now"**.
**Thayil**, **Cameron** and **Shepherd** are working on a new **SOUNDGARDEN** album featuring previously unreleased recordings they made with **Chris Cornell** before the singer's 2017 death. **Cameron**, **Thayil** and **Shepherd** are collaborating with producer **Terry Date**, who previously helmed **SOUNDGARDEN**'s **"Louder Than Love"** (1989) and **"Badmotorfinger"** (1991) LPs, with the mixing sessions currently taking place with **Joe Barresi**, a producer, engineer and mixer who as previously worked with **AVENGED SEVENFOLD**, **VOLBEAT**, **SLIPKNOT**, **MONSTER MAGNET**, **BAD RELIGION** and many, many other big rock acts.
In 2010, **SOUNDGARDEN** reunited for new tour and released a new album, **"King Animal"**, on November 13, 2012. The band effectively split up again following **Cornell**'s death in May 2017.
