It's been 15 years since Soundgarden last performed in Australia and the first time since 1997 that Soundgarden will perform outside North America. Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd have chosen the Big Day Out to mark their triumphant return to the international stage. These new headline dates in Sydney January 25th and Melbourne February 1st are the only Australian Soundgarden shows outside of the Big Day Out 2012 dates.  Pre-sale tickets to both headline shows go on sale December 2nd.

Soundgarden's tour schedule is as follows:

January 20, Auckland, NZ

January 22, Gold Coast, AUS

January  25 & 26, Sydney, AUS

January 29 & Febuary 1, Melbourne, AUS

February 3, Adelaide, AUS

February 5, Perth, AUS