Soundgarden played a sold out show in Detroit last night at the Fillmore. During the band's encore, a fan climbed onto the legendary statue on the right side of the stage (the axe-wielding knight statue). The fan managed to loosen the 7 foot axe from the statue, and swung it around, until bassist Ben Shepard grabbed it and handed it over to Chris Cornell. Watch video of Axe-gate below - unfortunately the video doesn't capture the actual loosening of the axe, but you can see the band's reaction. Cornell quite smoothly turned the axe into an awesome stage prop!
Read a review of the concert by Detroit News. The set list is also posted below:
"Incessant Mace" (encore)
"Tighter & Tighter" (first ever live performance)
"The Day I Tried To Live"
Setlist
Spoonman
Jesus Christ Pose
Gun
Let Me Drown
By Crooked Steps
Rhinosaur
Hands All Over
Taree
My Wave
The Day I Tried to Live
Been Away Too Long
Hunted Down
Drawing Flies
Non-State Actor
Blow Up the Outside World
Fell on Black Days
Ugly Truth
Tighter & Tighter
Zero Chance
Flower
Outshined
Bones of Birds
Burden in My Hand
Pretty Noose
Mailman
Rowing
Encore:
Rusty Cage
Incessant Mace