Soundgarden to Reunite in Seattle for Benefit

Soundgarden's surviving members, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, and Ben Shepherd, will reunite as Nudedragons for the 13th annual SMooCH benefit concert at the Showbox in Seattle on December 14. This event supports Seattle Children’s Hospital’s uncompensated care fund and is sold out. The reunion marks only the second time the group has performed in their home state since the death of frontman Chris Cornell in 2017, with the first being a memorial concert in 2019. Shaina Shepherd, a powerful Seattle vocalist, will join them for this performance, filling in for Cornell. The SMooCH concert, initiated by Pete and Brandy Nordstrom in 2012, has become a beloved holiday tradition in Seattle’s music scene.