The surviving members of Nirvana surprise-reunited for the first time since 2020, for the FireAid benefit concert. And to fill in for Kurt Cobain, they tapped some of the same women who’ve previously taken his place.
St. Vincent, Joan Jett and Kim Gordon joined Pat Smear and original Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic onstage for a reunion of sorts at FireAid Thursday. Violet, Jett, and Gordon each subbed in for the late Kurt Cobain.
The surviving members of Nirvana reunited at FireAid with guest vocalists St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett and Violet Grohl.
THE remaining members of rock legends Nirvana reunited last night for FireAid, with fans going wild. Not only did the band get back together for the charity event, but drummer Dave Grohl brought
Then came what was perhaps the biggest surprise: Violet Grohl, Dave’s 18-year-old daughter, singing lead vocals on Nirvana’s In Utero highlight “All Apologies.” Her vocals were strong and well-suited for the song, and while the magnitude of the Kia Forum’s crowd wasn’t lost on her, she was remarkably comfortable in front of the massive crowd.
FireAid had some surprises in store, but none bigger than the first reunion from Nirvana's surviving members in over a decade.
An absolute highlight of FireAid was the comet-like reappearance of the remaining members of Nirvana onstage together playing the band's songs again.
In the past few weeks, people have been planning many, many benefits for the victims of the recent Los Angeles wildfires. The biggest of those shows went down last night: FireAid, a gigantic all-star spectacular that took over both the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum.
The surviving members of Nirvana — drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic, as well as touring guitarist Pat Smear — reunited for the first time in five years at the FireAid benefit concert.
The band also brought out Dave Grohl's 18-year-old daughter, Violet Grohl, to wrap up the set with an emotional rendition of "All Apologies"