A star-studded tribute concert to the late Chris Cornell will take place January 16 at The Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California. It will feature performances from Metallica , Foo Fighters and Ryan Adams , as well as members of Cornell's bands Soundgarden , Temple of the Dog and Audioslave . Speaking to Forbes , Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil describes how he feels about the show, and how it came together.
"I suppose it will be somewhat anxious," Thayil says.
"Soundgarden didn't initially corral this lineup for a project," he adds. "It was driven by booking agents and Chris' wife, Vicky , who really wanted to organize this, and our management. I'm sure it will be just fine and we'll be able to deal with it just fine."
While they didn't organize the lineup, the three surviving members of Soundgarden -- Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd -- personally approved of each artist on the bill.
"The lineup was put together by Vicky, management and the booking agents all with our approval," Thayil says. "The only people on the bill are people that Soundgarden members approved of."
The artists on the lineup, Thayil says, are "people the band had a history with, Chris had a history with and people who were supportive of us over our careers and fans of ours who could do some of this material justice."
Thayil also helped put together the new Chris Cornell retrospective box set, which features the previously unreleased solo single "When Bad Does Good." The collection is out now.
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