Looks like Soundgarden is officially back on the road, even though front man Chris Cornell is in the middle of a solo acoustic tour. Such multitaskers. The Seattle rockers reunite for their first tour in 13 years, with a concert at the Gorge scheduled for Saturday, July 30. Queens of the Stone Age, Mastodon and Meat Puppets will open. Tickets ($65) go on sale Saturday, May 14, at 10am at livenation.com or ticketmaster.com. Check soundgardenworld.com for updates.

As we reported in March, Chris Cornell, bassist Ben Shepherd, guitarist Kim Thayil, and drummer Matt Cameron are working on their first original album since 1996’s Down on the Upside. The yet-to-be-titled record is slated for release sometime this year.