By Gil Kaufman Following Kurt Cobain‘s death by suicide in April 1994, the living members of Nirvana went their separate ways, with drummer Dave Grohl and guitarist Pat Smear teaming up in the Foo Fighters and bassist Krist Novoselic pursuing a series of solo and band projects.
Highlights from the nearly six-hour Fire Aid included Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, a female-fronted Nirvana reunion and an Anderson .Paak/Dr. Dre collab.
Dave Grohl's daughter Violet sang with his fellow Nirvana band members on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the FireAid Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief
Green Day and Billie Eilish kicked off the FireAid benefit concert, a two-venue concert extravaganza that is raising money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.
FireAid drew a slew of massive performances on Thursday night, all raising money to help relief efforts following the devastating LA wildfires. Spanning multiple hours, the show saw legends like Stevie Nicks,
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.
Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear reunited and were helped by variety of guest vocalists for a Nirvana performance at the FireAid benefit concert.
Nirvana brought out St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett, and Violet Grohl during a surprise reunion set at FireAid.
Mikael Wood and August Brown are at Inglewood's Intuit Dome and Kia Forum for the FireAid benefit concerts starring Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Stevie Wonder, among many others.
Nirvana surprised an unsuspecting crowd when the band's surviving members reunited Thursday at LA's FireAid benefit concert with a cast of singers.
Some of the best moments included a rousing speech from Billy Crystal and sets by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the surviving members of Nirvana.