Soundgarden Reunite For Seahawks Season Opener, Tour Rumored

On Wednesday night, Soundgarden reunited during halftime at the Seahawks' season opener, playing the New England Patriots, at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. The performance was not broadcast on NFL or Peacock with the rest of the game, but lucky fans at the stadium got to see original members Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and Matt Cameron take the stage with the Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready. McCready also performed the national anthem at the game, and Cameron performed with the Seahawks Blue Thunder drumline.

The group played "Outshined" from 1991's Badmotorfinger and "Spoonman" from 1994's Superunknown, the latter since their final show with Chris Cornell in 2017.

Over the years, Soundgarden has reunited on a few occasions, with Momsen taking over lead vocals. She first performed with the group at a 2019 Chris Cornell tribute, then at a 2022 Taylor Hawkins tribute, and again at the band's 2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction, which McCready played at too. Soundgarden also performed with Brandi Carlile on lead vocals at the Gorge in 2021.

This makes for an interesting development, or maybe foreshadowing, in regards to whispers about Soundgarden possibly reuniting next year. Last week, HITS wrote about the swirling rumors of a 2027 Soundgarden tour. This latest performance finds the band in nice shape in the aftermath of Cornell's tragic death and thorny legal battles with his widow Vicky Cornell, which have since been resolved.

UPDATE: Soundgarden shared official video of the halftime performance on their YouTube channel. Watch below.

Check out clips below.