Nirvana Stages Surprise Reunion at FireAid
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.
A trio of singers filled in for Kurt Cobain as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic performed "Breed," "School" and "Territorial Pissings.”
FireAid had some surprises in store, but none bigger than the first reunion from Nirvana's surviving members in over a decade.
It's a nice day for Billy Idol and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts to tour again. The "Dancing With Myself" singer and band behind "Bad Reputation" are hitting the road for a string of North American concerts this summer, billed as It’s a Nice Day To…Tour Again.
Other performances at the LA FireAid concert—held at two venues, the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome—featured Lady Gaga performing a string of A Star Is Born hits as well as an unreleased song, Green Day joined by Billie Eilish for Last Night On Earth, No Doubt continued their reunion, and The Black Crowes and Slash backed John Fogerty.
Billy Idol and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will hit the road together this year for a massive North American tour.
Billy Idol, Tom Hamilton, Linda Perry, Matt Sorum, and Nuno Bettencourt are also among the night's performers.
Nirvana brought out St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett, and Violet Grohl during a surprise reunion set at FireAid.
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.
Astros del pop, socorristas, rockeros y aquellos que lo han perdido todo en los devastadores incendios del área de Los Ángeles se unieron para FireAid, un enorme concierto benéfico el jueves que
Billie Eilish, Dr. Dre, Stevie Wonder, Green Day, Joni Mitchell, No Doubt and the remaining members of Nirvana all performed.