Billboard.com reports that Soundgarden will reunite for concerts in 2010. The band has not played live since 1997.
The Seattle rock quartet -- Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron -- has not played live since splitting up in the spring of 1997.
Sources tell Billboard the group is weighing offers from several major U.S. and international festivals, but a tour routing is still a work in progress, due to Cameron's prior commitments to play with Pearl Jam in the spring and summer.
Cameron has been Pearl Jam's permanent drummer since 1998; that group recently announced its first North American date of 2010 as part of the second weekend of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (April 29-May 2), and will also play 10 European shows from June 22 in Dublin through July 10 in Oeiras, Portugal.
A message on the soundgardenworld.com website reads, "The 12 year break is over and school is back in session. Sign up now. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!" The same message was posted by lead singer Chris Cornell on his Twitter account, @chriscornell.
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