Pearl Jam–Soundgarden supergroup Temple of the Dog announces tour, album reissue.

Pearl Jam and Soundgarden Announce First Ever Temple of the Dog Tour

Pearl Jam and Soundgarden Announce First Ever Temple of the Dog Tour

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July 21 2016 4:01 PM

Pearl Jam and Soundgarden Announce First Ever Temple of the Dog Tour for the Album’s 25th Anniversary

In 1991, rock supergroup Temple of the Dog released a single, self-titled album. Now, on the 25th anniversary of Temple of the Dog, the band is planning a reissue of that album as well as their first ever tour together. The tour will stop in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, where the band first formed.

Temple of the Dog is made up of Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, plus Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron, who has been a drummer for both bands. Cornell said in a statement:

We wanted to do the one thing we never got to do, play shows and see what it feels like to be the band that we walked away from 25 years ago. This is something no one has ever seen. We wanted to stop and recognize that we did this and pay homage.

Though this will be their first tour as a group, Temple of the Dog has reunited a few times over the past few years, including at a benefit concert in 2014:

Marissa Martinelli is a Slate editorial assistant.