Nirvana, Dave Grohl and Joan Jett
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 significance of the opening in Ireland is that Cobain had Irish roots himself, having ancestors who emigrated to the United States from Carrickmore, County Tyrone, in 1875. Cobain was even due to perform with Nirvana at Dublin’s RDS Arena a mere three days after he killed himself in April 1994.
The band appeared at last night’s charity spectacular with guest vocalists St Vincent, Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Violet Grohl
Violet Grohl joined her father, Dave Grohl, and his former Nirvana members for a performance of ‘All Apologies’ at the FireAid benefit concert
Nirvana's surviving members made a brief unannounced and unexpected reunion during FireAid, a charity concert raising money for those affected by the LA wildfires. Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear reunited to perform four tracks during a short set in Inglewood on Thursday (January 30) night.
Meanwhie, a whole host of other performances came from stars including Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder. Green Day and Billie Eilish performed the rock band’s hit Last Night on Earth together, while Joni Mitchell took to the stage aged 81 for a rare performance.
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.
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.