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Three-Fourths of Nirvana Reunite for Bruising FireAid Set With St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett and Violet Grohl
The surviving members of Nirvana reunited at FireAid with guest vocalists St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett and Violet Grohl.
Fans in the Intuit Dome wondering what hit them may have belatedly realized they were witnessing the closest thing to a Nirvana reunion we’ll get: The band’s three surviving members — Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear — blazing through bruising versions of “Stay Away” with St. Vincent on vocals, “School” with longtime friend and patron Kim Gordon and “Territorial Pissings” with Joan Jett, all filling the lead vocal slot vacated by Kurt Cobain’s death almost 31 years ago. In many ways it was a sort of family reunion — Gordon and her former band, Sonic Youth, played a huge role in Nirvana’s rise, bringing them on tour and paving the way for the record deal that led them to superstardom — and for longtime fans, the sight of Novoselic, Grohl and Smear playing those songs again was deeply emotional. The set was actually a reprise of the four-song showcase that the surviving members — and most of the above singers — played at the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, although Lorde performed there instead of Violet Grohl.
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