archived stories from August 2007
August 28 2007
Linkin Park have added a second date on October 15th at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, with Chris as opening act. See tour page or Ticketek - presale starts 31 August at noon. (thanks Mel)
August 20 2007
Music enthusiast and Chris Cornell fan Dani (aka tigerfaerie) has organised a fan petition to petition MTV to get Chris to appear on their Unplugged show. She is collecting signatures for an online petition and a paper one. Closing date September 20th (thanks Dani)
August 18 2007
A bakers's dozen of beautiful photos of Chris from Kristina Sisti, taken in exclusive session before the Starland Ballroom show in New Jersey on July 25, are available here (thanks Esther)
August 16 2007
"You Know My Name" has been nominated for "best original song written for film" in the 2007 ASCAP World Soundtrack awards. See details of other nominees here. Ironic that ASCAP of all people should omit David Arnold's co-writing credit!
August 13 2007
Chris has been confirmed for the KROQ LA Invasion event on September 15 - see this site. He will be joined on the bill by Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Kid Rock, Cypress Hill and Perry Farrell's Satellite Party.
August 10 2007
Owing to the need to rest his voice, Chris has cancelled his next three scheduled shows at European festivals on medical advice. These are the Metal Hammer festival in Poland, the Sziget Festival in Hungary, and the Frequency Festival in Austria. His next scheduled show will now be the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium on August 17. This message was posted on Chris's official MySpace page and elsewhere last night:
"Upon completion of the U.S. summer tour, Chris was diagnosed with strained vocal chords and the doctor strongly advised that he take 10 days to two weeks off from singing onstage to prevent injury. Chris deeply regrets any disappointment this may cause his fans in Poland, Hungary, and Austria, and promises to come back as soon as he can."
August 9 2007
More Canadian and US dates for September and October have appeared at Pollstar, although they have yet to appear on any of Chris's official sites - so treat this news as unconfirmed intelligence for now!
Another Linkin Park/Chris Cornell show has apparently been scheduled for Auckland on October 11 after the other New Zealand show sold out in hours. Tickets are already on sale to Linkin Park fan club members, with Ticketmaster presale starting on 10 August and general public on 13 August.
August 7 2007
Chris posted this message on his official MySpace page and elsewhere last night:
Hello this is Chris Cornell.
Over the past several months, several incidents have taken place where others felt the need to engage in activities pretending to be me. I have been wanting to make a clear statement to fans, friends and anyone this may concern; under no circumstances, under any name or address do I or have I ever communicated or corresponded with anyone online or otherwise.
I also wish to apologize to the fans in Denver and Salt Lake City for the postponed shows. This was due to a scheduling oversight by a representative that no longer works with me. I look forward to making these dates up in the fall.
Thank you all for your continued support.
August 4 2007
Chris appeared on New York's CW11 Morning News on 2 August - you can watch the interview here - scroll down and select (thanks Nina)
August 3 2007
Chris recently appeared on the Opie & Anthony radio show in New York - a video snippet from the inteview can be seen here.
August 2 2007
Today Chris played DJ on NYC radio station KROCK's "hostile takeover" item. He played the following tracks:
Reach Down - She'll Never Be Your Man - Tighter and Tighter - Your Soul Today - Until We Fall - Moth - Silence The Voices - No Such Thing - Scar on the Sky - All Night Thing - One and the Same. - Can't Change Me - Wooden Jesus - Wave Goodbye - Burden in my Hand - Getaway Car - You Know My Name - Black Hole Sun. (thanks jbsloop & showmehowtolive23)
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