According to pearljam.com, on January 16th, members of Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, and Audioslave will take over the Forum in Los Angeles for I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell.
The event, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and special guests, will feature special performances by Foo Fighters, Metallica, Ryan Adams, and more. In keeping with Chris’ vision to protect the world’s most vulnerable children, the evening will benefit the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation as well as The Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation.
Tickets will be available from Friday, Nov. 16th on ticketmaster.com.
Update: Mike Patton (Faith No More), Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla) and Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless) added to the “I Am the Highway – A Tribute to Chris Cornell” lineup.
Update #2: Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam), Alain Johannes (Eleven), Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails), Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction), Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Buzz Osborne (The Melvins), Miley Cyrus, Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Fiona Apple, Ziggy Marley, Miguel, Brandi Carlile and Chris Stapleton added to the “I Am the Highway – A Tribute to Chris Cornell” lineup.
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1980. He created pearljamonline.it in 2001 and wrote the first edition of “Pearl Jam Evolution” in 2009 along with his wife Daria. Since 2022, he is behind 2 podcasts: “Pearl Jam dalla A alla Z” and “Fuori Orario Not Another Podcast”. He has collaborated with Barracuda Style, HvsR, Rolling Stone, Rockol and Il Fatto Quotidiano. He continues relentlessly to try to find “beautiful melodies that say terrible things”.
Favorite song: Present Tense
Favorite album: No Code
Favorite bands/artists other than PJ: Tom Waits, Soundgarden, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, IDLES, Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital, Dead Kennedys, Mark Lanegan, Cat Power, R.E.M.