Florida Theatre to host first night of Chris Cornell's Higher Truth U.S. tour
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Published by Sareth Ney on April 22, 2016 at 9:00 p.m.
Updated on June 6, 2016 at 4:23 p.m. |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Chris Cornell will be kicking off his Higher Truth U.S. tour at Florida Theatre, on June 17. The five-week expedition will wrap up at Yakima Capitol Theatre in Yakima, Wash., on July 18. He will promoting his fifth solo record, “Higher Truth”.
Over the course of Cornell’s over three decade music career, the three bands (Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave) reached multi-platinum levels for record sales. As a composer, guitarist, lyricist, philanthropist, singer and songwriter—he has won Grammy award and was nominated for a Golden Globe.
Cornell’s career began with Soundgarden. In their class of musicians in the Seattle music scene, they were the first to sign a major record deal in 1989. Since then, their discography includes seven records. In 2010, they reunited and toured. In the same year, they released “King Animal”.
In 1990—Cornell began a side project, “Temple of the Dog”. Together they release d songs including “Hunger Strike”. His fellow bandmates went onto form Pearl Jam. In the same decade, he pursued a solo career and released “Euphoria Morning”.
After the new century, Cornell joined members of Rage Against The Machine and formed Audioslave. During the stint, they released three albums and reached multi-platinum status. They would tour stadiums globally. They also performed a free concert in Cuba and they were the first American rock band to do so.
When it comes to Cornell’s celluloid contributions—his songs can be heard on “Casino Royale”, “The Avengers”, “12 Years A Slave” and “Machine Gun Preacher”. He became the first male American artist to write and perform an original song for a James Bond movie. His duet with Joy Williams, “Misery Chain”, appeared on the for “12 Years A Slave” soundtrack. The record would win an Oscar. “The Keeper” appeared on “Machine Gun Preacher” and it was nominated for a Golden Globe.
As a philanthropist, Cornell started The Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation. Their ongoing mission is to raise funds and partner with charitable organizations. Their goal is to support children facing difficult obstacles including: abuse, homelessness, neglect and poverty.
To visit Cornell’s website, please click here. To like him on Facebook, please click here. To follow him on Instagram, please click here. To follow him to your circle on MySpace, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here. To subscribe to their channel on YouTube, please click here.
Over the course of Cornell’s over three decade music career, the three bands (Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave) reached multi-platinum levels for record sales. As a composer, guitarist, lyricist, philanthropist, singer and songwriter—he has won Grammy award and was nominated for a Golden Globe.
Cornell’s career began with Soundgarden. In their class of musicians in the Seattle music scene, they were the first to sign a major record deal in 1989. Since then, their discography includes seven records. In 2010, they reunited and toured. In the same year, they released “King Animal”.
In 1990—Cornell began a side project, “Temple of the Dog”. Together they release d songs including “Hunger Strike”. His fellow bandmates went onto form Pearl Jam. In the same decade, he pursued a solo career and released “Euphoria Morning”.
After the new century, Cornell joined members of Rage Against The Machine and formed Audioslave. During the stint, they released three albums and reached multi-platinum status. They would tour stadiums globally. They also performed a free concert in Cuba and they were the first American rock band to do so.
When it comes to Cornell’s celluloid contributions—his songs can be heard on “Casino Royale”, “The Avengers”, “12 Years A Slave” and “Machine Gun Preacher”. He became the first male American artist to write and perform an original song for a James Bond movie. His duet with Joy Williams, “Misery Chain”, appeared on the for “12 Years A Slave” soundtrack. The record would win an Oscar. “The Keeper” appeared on “Machine Gun Preacher” and it was nominated for a Golden Globe.
As a philanthropist, Cornell started The Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation. Their ongoing mission is to raise funds and partner with charitable organizations. Their goal is to support children facing difficult obstacles including: abuse, homelessness, neglect and poverty.
To visit Cornell’s website, please click here. To like him on Facebook, please click here. To follow him on Instagram, please click here. To follow him to your circle on MySpace, please click here. To follow them on Twitter, please click here. To subscribe to their channel on YouTube, please click here.
Chris Cornell U.S. tour dates:
June 17 - Florida Theatre Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
June 19 - North Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, S.C.
June 23 - Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, Baltimore
June 29 - Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, N.J.
July 01 - The Palace Theatre Albany, Albany, N.Y.
July 02 - DeVos, Performance Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich.
July 03 - Ravinia, Highland Park, Ill.
July 06 - Louisville Palace, Louisville, Ky.
July 08 - Taft Theatre, Cincinnati
July 09 - Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, Indianapolis
July 11 - Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Ill.
July 12 - Adler Theatre, Davenport, Iowa
July 17 - Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, Ore.
July 18 - Yakima Capitol Theatre, Yakima, Wash.
June 17 - Florida Theatre Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
June 19 - North Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, S.C.
June 23 - Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, Baltimore
June 29 - Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, N.J.
July 01 - The Palace Theatre Albany, Albany, N.Y.
July 02 - DeVos, Performance Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich.
July 03 - Ravinia, Highland Park, Ill.
July 06 - Louisville Palace, Louisville, Ky.
July 08 - Taft Theatre, Cincinnati
July 09 - Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, Indianapolis
July 11 - Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Ill.
July 12 - Adler Theatre, Davenport, Iowa
July 17 - Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene, Ore.
July 18 - Yakima Capitol Theatre, Yakima, Wash.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article written into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.
