Overview
- The band was inducted Nov. 8 at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, which streamed live on Disney+ with on-demand availability.
- Surviving members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Ben Shepherd, and founding bassist Hiro Yamamoto reunited onstage and delivered speeches highlighting Cornell’s creative leadership and Yamamoto’s family history.
- The performance segment featured “Rusty Cage” with Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and Taylor Momsen, followed by “Black Hole Sun” with Brandi Carlile and Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell.
- Lily Cornell addressed the audience, and Toni Cornell performed “Fell on Black Days” with Heart’s Nancy Wilson to close the Soundgarden segment.
- The honor followed earlier nominations in 2020 and 2023; Soundgarden placed sixth in the fan vote with 233,205 votes, and Cameron became a two-time inductee after entering with Pearl Jam in 2017.