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Photo: Associated Press Image 1 of / 38 Caption Close Image 2 of 38 (NYT32) BURBANK, Calif. -- June 4, 2008 -- MUSIC-REZNOR-ADV08-2 -- Trent Reznor of the group Nine Inch Nails, at a rehearsal space, in Burbank, Calif., May 22, 2008. (Kevin Scanlon/The New York Times) (NYT32) BURBANK, Calif. -- June 4, 2008 -- MUSIC-REZNOR-ADV08-2 -- Trent Reznor of the group Nine Inch Nails, at a rehearsal space, in Burbank, Calif., May 22, 2008. (Kevin Scanlon/The New York Times) Photo: NYT Image 3 of 38 (NYT31) BURBANK, Calif. -- June 4, 2008 -- MUSIC-REZNOR-ADV08 -- Trent Reznor of the group Nine Inch Nails, at a rehearsal studio, in Burbank, Calif., May 22, 2008. (Kevin Scanlon/The New York Times) (NYT31) BURBANK, Calif. -- June 4, 2008 -- MUSIC-REZNOR-ADV08 -- Trent Reznor of the group Nine Inch Nails, at a rehearsal studio, in Burbank, Calif., May 22, 2008. (Kevin Scanlon/The New York Times) Photo: NYT Image 4 of 38 Bill Olive-for the Chronicle. 08/16/2008. 1510 Polk, Houston, Texas. Nine Inch Nails in concert at the Toyota Center 08/16/08. Bill Olive-for the Chronicle. 08/16/2008. 1510 Polk, Houston, Texas. Nine Inch Nails in concert at the Toyota Center 08/16/08. Photo: for the Chronicle Image 5 of 38 Image 6 of 38 Bill Olive-for the Chronicle. 08/16/2008. 1510 Polk, Houston, Texas. Nine Inch Nails in concert at the Toyota Center 08/16/08. Bill Olive-for the Chronicle. 08/16/2008. 1510 Polk, Houston, Texas. Nine Inch Nails in concert at the Toyota Center 08/16/08. Photo: for the Chronicle Image 7 of 38 Bill Olive-for the Chronicle. 08/16/2008. 1510 Polk, Houston, Texas. Nine Inch Nails in concert at the Toyota Center 08/16/08. Bill Olive-for the Chronicle. 08/16/2008. 1510 Polk, Houston, Texas. Nine Inch Nails in concert at the Toyota Center 08/16/08. Photo: for the Chronicle Image 8 of 38 Bill Olive-for the Chronicle. 08/16/2008. 1510 Polk, Houston, Texas. Nine Inch Nails in concert at the Toyota Center 08/16/08. Bill Olive-for the Chronicle. 08/16/2008. 1510 Polk, Houston, Texas. Nine Inch Nails in concert at the Toyota Center 08/16/08. Photo: for the Chronicle Image 9 of 38 The Nine Inch Nails band performs on the first day of the Lowlands festival in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands, on August 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ANP / KIPPA PAUL BERGEN ***Netherlands out***PAUL BERGEN/AFP/Getty Images less The Nine Inch Nails band performs on the first day of the Lowlands festival in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands, on August 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ANP / KIPPA PAUL BERGEN ***Netherlands out***PAUL ... more Photo: AFP/Getty Images Image 10 of 38 Image 11 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 12 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 13 of 38 Soundgarden's Ben Shepherd performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Ben Shepherd performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 14 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 15 of 38 Image 16 of 38 Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 17 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 18 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 19 of 38 Soundgarden's Matt Cameron performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Matt Cameron performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 20 of 38 Image 21 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 22 of 38 Soundgarden's Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell perform at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell perform at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 23 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 24 of 38 Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 25 of 38 Image 26 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 27 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 28 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 29 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 30 of 38 Image 31 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 32 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 33 of 38 Soundgarden's Matt Cameron performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Matt Cameron performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 34 of 38 Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 35 of 38 Image 36 of 38 Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden's Chris Cornell performs at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 37 of 38 Soundgarden tee shirts for sale at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Soundgarden tee shirts for sale at the Bayou Music Center Friday May 24, 2013.(Dave Rossman photo) Photo: For the Houston Chronicle Image 38 of 38 Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden coming to Houston 1 / 38 Back to Gallery

Two of the most influential bands of the 90s are set to bring their summer co-headlining tour to The Woodlands on August 16, according to a Live Nation press release.

Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden are touring this summer together, 20 years after arguably the biggest years of each of their careers. The only other rock bands that had big years in 1994 were Nirvana, Green Day, and Pearl Jam, and one of those bands doesn’t tour for obvious reasons. Last week each band released teaser videos on their social media feeds to whet the appetites of fans. Some fans were able to decipher what cities were pictured in the clips.

1994 saw each band go above ground, each in big ways. For Nine Inch Nails it was their sophomore disc, The Downward Spiral, which made them the favorites of headbanging teens looking for something slinkier, and also contained the radio staple “Closer”. In many the album brought goth to the masses, though NIN leader Trent Reznor would probably laugh that off.

Spiral missed out on the top slot on the Billboard charts the week of its release because Soundgarden’s Superunknown had beat it out on March 26, 1994. The battle didn’t last, as Ace of Base’s The Sign replaced Soundgarden the next week.

From the beginning Soundgarden was lumped in with other grunge bands hailing from Seattle, but where most grunge took its cues from hardcore punk, Soundgarden was a bit more metallic. The band would break up in 1997, only to reunite a decade and change later. The band played Houston’s Bayou Music Center last May, but band leader Chris Cornell was here solo plenty of times over the past few years. Reznor and Cornell had apparently had beef in the past, relating back to Cornell’s choice of solo material and collaborators, but it appears that is all water under the bridge.

NIN’s performance on Austin City Limits will premiere April 5th on PBS, filmed during a swing through Texas last fall, which didn’t contain a Houston date, sadly. The band is on tour in Australia right now. Soundgarden performed at the iTunes Music Festival at SXSW on March 13, in celebration of the anniversary of Superunknown.

Death Grips are set to act as support for this summer tour, which opens July 19 in Las Vegas.