August 21, 2013
Taking a break from Soundgarden’s triumphant reunion, one of the grunge scene’s most enduring frontmen will go back to basics this fall following the release of Chris Cornell tickets for a solo acoustic ‘Songbook’ tour.
The 49-year-old, who will perform tracks covering his entire discography during the 30-date run, will first take to the stage at San Diego’s Balboa Theatre on October 15, just a month after wrapping up a series of European dates with his seminal Seattle outfit.
Accompanied by American-Sri Lankan folk artist Bhi Bhiman, the singer/guitarist will then stop off at the likes of his hometown’s Benaroya Hall on October 20 (TicketIQ get-in price $182/average price $230), New York’s Beacon Theatre on November 16 ($78/$183) and Reading’s Sovereign Performing Arts Center on November 22 ($105/$142) before concluding with a two-night run at Atlantic City’s Borgata Music Box on November 29 ($157/$206) and 30 ($116/$156).
There are still hundreds of Chris Cornell tickets on offer at TicketIQ with the November 3 gig at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium currently the lowest get-in price at $62 (average price $126) and the November 2 show at Madison’s Orpheum Theatre the cheapest average price at $104 (get-in price $82).
The two-time Grammy Award nominee, who will donate one dollar from every ticket sold to The Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation, a non-profit organization which helps vulnerable children, first embraced the unplugged concept back in 2011 in-between recording sessions for Soundgarden’s comeback album, King Animal.
Alongside all the major hits from the band’s previous five studio albums (“Black Hole Sun,” “Fell On Black Days,” “Burden In My Hand”) , fans with Chris Cornell tickets for the first Songbook tour were also treated to stripped-back performances of tracks he first recorded with supergroup Audioslave (“I Am The Highway,” “Doesn’t Remind Me”), one-off tribute band Temple Of The Dog (“All Night Thing,” “Call Me A Dog”) and as a solo artist (“Can’t Change Me,” “Ground Zero”) and cover versions of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” Led Zeppelin’s “Thank You” and John Lennon’s “Imagine.”
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9/4 - Helsinki, Finland - Hartwall Arena
9/6 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hovet
9/7 - Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
9/9 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Forum
9/10 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
9/11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
9/13 - Manchester, United Kingdom - O2 Apollo
9/14 - Birmingham, United Kingdom - O2 Academy
9/16 - Dublin, Ireland - O2
9/18, 19 - London, United Kingdom - O2 Academy Brixton
10/15 - San Diego, CA - Balboa Theatre
10/16 - Napa, CA - The Uptown Theatre
10/18 - San Francisco, CA - Nob Hill Masonic Center
10/19 - Eugene, OR - Jaqua Concert Hall
10/20 - Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall
10/22 - Victoria, British Columbia - University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium
10/23 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre
10/25 - Medicine Hat, Alberta - Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre
10/26 - Calgary, Alberta - Jubilee Auditorium
10/27 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place
10/29 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pantages Playhouse Theatre
10/30 - St. Paul, MN - O\'Shaughnessy Auditorium
11/1 - Chicago, IL - Cadillac Palace Theatre
11/2 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre
11/3 - Lakewood, OH - Lakewood Civic Auditorium
11/5 - Buffalo, NY - UB Center for the Arts
11/6 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
11/13 - Kingston, NY - Ulster Performing Arts Center
11/15 - Boston, MA - Shubert Theatre
11/16 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
11/17 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theater
11/19 - Providence, RI - The Vets
11/20 - New Haven, CT - Shubert Theater
11/22 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Performing Arts Center
11/23 - Washington, D.C. - Lincoln Theatre
11/24 - Collingswood, NJ - Scottish Rite Auditorium
11/26 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie House
11/29, 30 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa
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