Food & Culture

Watch Chris Cornell’s Final Soundgarden Performance

After the singer's death, fans flooded the internet with videos from the Detroit concert.

By Michael RIetmulder May 18, 2017

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Seattle, and really the entire music world, awoke Thursday morning to the heartbreaking news of Chris Cornell’s death. The Soundgarden frontman with impeccable range was found in his hotel room after a Wednesday night concert in Detroit.

Fan-shot videos from the singer’s final performance at the Fox Theatre have surfaced online. Here are some of the clips.

 

 

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