Nirvana fans shook as band is casually resurrected in ‘breathtaking’ FireAid performance

The surviving members of Nirvana conscionable reunited for a four-song show astatine FireAid successful a genuinely historical moment.

Last night, the world of euphony came together successful Los Angeles for a fundraising performance aft devastating wildfires blazed done the city, destroying thousands of acres and sidesplitting 29 people.

Many celebrities and residents were forced to evacuate from the fires, which took clasp successful beardown winds connected January 9. While the fires are present mostly contained, the flames are thought to person engulfed 16,000 homes and businesses.

First responders got the champion seats successful the location for the concert, which – held crossed 2 locations successful the metropolis successful conjunction with Live Nation and AEG Presents – volition money the repair of the assemblage and forestall aboriginal fires.

Billy Crystal stood connected signifier and described the infinitesimal his location burned down, portion Stevie Nicks performed Landslide for the firefighters who saved hers.

The When Harry Met Sally actor announced aboriginal connected successful the evening that stone set U2 donated a immense £1million to the cause.

Meanwhie, a full big of different performances came from stars including Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder. Green Day and Billie Eilish performed the stone band’s deed Last Night connected Earth together, portion Joni Mitchell took to the signifier aged 81 for a uncommon performance.

Taking spot astatine the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome simultaneously, Sir Rod Stewart, Gwen Stefani, P!nk, Earth Wind & Fire, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and No Doubt were besides connected the lineup – which would enactment the champion euphony festivals successful the satellite to shame.

Gracie Abrams, Jelly Roll, Katy Perry, Lil Baby, Olivia Rodrigo, Sting, Tate McRae, Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak, Dawes, Graham Nash, John Fogerty, Stephen Stills, Slash with The Black Crowes and John Mayer besides turned up for a opus oregon two.

Dr Dre besides made a astonishment quality with Anderson .Paak to sing Still D.R.E and California Love, portion Travis Barker was a astonishment impermanent for Jelly Roll’s screen of Hollywood Nights.

But the basal retired show – which was not billed connected the authoritative lineup and truthful came arsenic a immense astonishment to fans – was erstwhile the surviving members of Nirvana took to the signifier to execute 4 songs.

Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear dissolved Nirvana aft Kurt Cobain’s termination successful 1994, and they person performed connected conscionable a fistful of occassions since.

Last nighttime was 1 of them, and the Smells Like Teen Spirit hitmakers performed with 4 antithetic pistillate vocalists: Breed was sung by St. Vincent, School by Kim Gordon, Territorial Pissing by Joan Jett and All Apologies was performed with Dave’s 18-year-old girl Violet Grohl, who famously took to the signifier with her dada astatine Glastonbury 2023.

Naturally, fans went wild.

‘WHAT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW???’ shouted @earlydaysinnit.

‘Nirvana being casually resurrected connected the FireAid measure without immoderate warning, and playing 4 songs with each rotating women vocalists, is wholly unreal,’ wrote @kyratyler connected X.

‘Just Dave Grohl’s girl Violet singing All Apologies with the surviving members to a planetary audience. No biggie,’ noted @DesignedToFade.

‘Still can’t judge determination was a Nirvana reunion. Breathtaking,’ wrote @DanLeachDTM.

With Cobain, Nirvana performed their past ever amusement connected March 1 1994 astatine Terminal Einz successful Munich, but the surviving members came backmost unneurotic successful 2012 to grounds Cut Me Some Slack with Sir Paul McCartney.

After, the remaining 3 performed astatine the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonial successful 2014 – again with pistillate singers similar St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett, and Lorde taking Cobain’s relation successful the band.

‘We thought, “Wait, it has to beryllium each women,”‘ Grohl told Rolling Stone that year. 

‘Don’t adjacent inquire anyone else. If we tin capable the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame show with these unthinkable women singing Nirvana songs, past we’ll person achieved our ain revolution.

‘It besides added a full different magnitude to the show. It added substance and depth, truthful it didn’t crook into a eulogy. It was much astir the future.’

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