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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">SOUNDGARDEN ANNOUNCES SECOND LEG OF US TOUR
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">King Animal</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Out
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="432" height="288" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE1333.20D36DB0"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Credit:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jill Rosell</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Monday, February 25<sup>th</sup>, 2013 –<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Fresh off the first leg of their critically acclaimed
sold-out US tour <span style="color:black">supporting the release of their new record King Animal</span>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Soundgarden</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>have announced
<span style="color:black">a second leg of dates</span> including festival appearances at Carolina Rebellion<span style="color:black">
</span>and Rock on the Range. <span style="color:black">Tickets will be available via fan club pre-sale on Tuesday, February 26<sup>th</sup>. Check
</span></span><a href="http://www.soundgardenworld.com"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">www.soundgardenworld.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> for full on-sale details.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">To close the Winter tour, Soundgarden filmed their final show at The Wiltern in Los Angeles for an episode of<b> <i>Live From The Artists Den </i></b>which airs on PBS, Hulu and internationally
later this year<b><i>. </i></b> The episode will include interviews with the band as well as footage from the show. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Soundgarden are touring in support of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>King Animal</i></b>, the band’s first album in over 15 years. The album was co-produced by the band and Adam
Kasper at Studio X in Seattle and was released on November 13 via Loma Vista/Republic to rave reviews from peers, fans and critics alike. First<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>single, “<b>Been Away Too Long,”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>was
No. 1 on both Active and Rock formats. </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oTaVHM6HGuQ"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:purple">PRESS HERE</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> to watch
the video for the bands second single from the album, “By Crooked Steps,” directed by friend and fan Dave Grohl.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewFeature?id=575348686"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:purple">PRESS
HERE</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">to purchase<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>King Animal</i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>now.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Praise for Soundgarden’s live show:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“After all these years, Soundgarden’s grunge holds up.”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>–Boston Globe</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“The band was as exciting as it was a generation ago…”<b><i>- Seattle Times</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“It was heavy. It was loud. It shook the very ground. It was Soundgarden.”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>–Oakland Tribune</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“The most progressive of the alt-rock megabands of yore is back with a reboot.”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>–Time
Out Chicago</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“It was evident that months of touring and inherent chemistry have re-solidified this band into one of the more vicious touring hard-rock
entities around.”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>– OC Register</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Soundgarden May 2013Tour Dates:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 3 Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 4 Washington, DC @ DC101 Chili Cookoff – RFK Stadium</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 5 Charlotte, NC @ Carolina Rebellion – Rockingham Speedway</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 7 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 8 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 10 Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 11 Indianapolis, IN @ WRZX X103 Mayday Event – Klipsch Music Center</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 14 West Long Branch, NJ @ The MAC at Monmouth University</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 15 Worcester, NA @ The Palladium</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 17 Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Presents Oakdale</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 18 Camden, NJ @ MMR-B-Q – Susquehanna Bank Center</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 19 Columbus, OH @ Rock On The Range Festival – Columbus Crew Stadium</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 21 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 22 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 24 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 25 Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 26 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 28 Broomfield, CO @ 1<sup>st</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Bank Center</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.soundgardenworld.com"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:purple">www.soundgardenworld.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information about Soundgarden, contact:</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Press Here</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Gina Schulman // Samara Shwidock</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:purple">gina@pressherepublicity.com</span></i></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">//<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><a href="mailto:samara@pressherepublicity.com"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:purple">samara@pressherepublicity.com</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">or</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Republic Records</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jay Wilson</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:jay.wilson@umusic.com"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:purple">jay.wilson@umusic.com</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Gina Schulman</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Los Angeles)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">8105 West Third St.,<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b>Los Angeles, CA 90048<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">P: (323) 556-9752 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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