Songbook Opens Down Under To Rave Reviews

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Chris Cornell played the opening night of his tour of New Zealand and Australia on October 2, to rave reviews from fans and critics alike.

Chris was greeted with a standing ovation from the crowd at the start of his two-hour set, which included covers of songs by Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Bob Marley and Syd Barrett as well as his own songs from right across his career with Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog, Audioslave and as a solo artist.

Wellington newspaper The Dominion Post wrote: "Cornell's voice is huge. It is a thing of beauty. It is effortless. And he had the crowd on his side right from the start...it was positively transcendent; post-modern torch singing will never be better than this." Read the rest HERE.

Fan comments on Twitter and Facebook included:

@thatboyneave: Just been to @chriscornell's Wellington solo gig. Playing without a band throws that incredible voice into sharp relief. Just, wow.

@davebruce thanks for the awesome Wellington concert Chris! thanks for coming to our tiny corner of the world.

Katrina Huisman: fantastic show last night, never been to an all acoustic show before, what an amazing experience.

Emma Drysdale: Wellington gig was one of the best live performances it's been my pleasure to experience. Thank you!

Simon Knowles: ‎1 of the most amazing live performances I've ever seen! Thanks so much for coming to wellington nz. Hunger strike, imagine and wide awake were just brilliant.

Dawn Logan: Fantastic show tonight - loved the cover of Imagine - a perfect song to end the night! Also very much loved Wide Awake, esp as an American living in NZ. Come back soon!!

You can check out the setlist in full HERE: