Nirvana members unexpectedly reunited during the FireAid concert.
Nirvana members took the stage during the FireAid charity concert towards the end of the show to perform "Breed" with St. Vincent, "School" with Kim Gordon, "Territorial Pissings" with Joan Jett, and "All Apologies" with Violet Grohl, Dave Grohl's 18-year-old daughter, even though they were not an official part of the concert, reports UNN citing Rolling Stone.
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Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear disbanded Nirvana after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994, but they reunited in 2012 to record "Cut Me Some Slack" with Paul McCartney. Two years later, when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they performed with St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett, and Lorde. Later that same evening, they played an extended set at the tiny Brooklyn club St. Vitus. Their last performance together was in 2018 at Cal Jam in San Bernardino, California.
Almost every time they performed after Cobain's death, a female singer was invited to sing his lyrics. The idea came to them at the very beginning of rehearsals for the Hall of Fame in 2014. "We thought, 'Wait, it should only be women,' Grohl told Rolling Stone that year. 'Don't even ask anyone else. If we can fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance with these incredible women singing Nirvana songs, we'll create our own revolution. It also added a completely different dimension to the show. It added meaning and depth, so it didn't turn into a eulogy. It was more about the future.'
The initial rehearsals were incredibly emotional. "When we first played together, it was like seeing ghosts," Grohl said. "The second time was a bit more restrained. And the last time we played, it was like that damn Demi Moore/Patrick Swayze pottery scene from 'Ghost.' Usually, we would nail a song by the third take. It started sounding like Nirvana. Our road crew and a few friends were in the room when we first played 'Scentless Apprentice.' Everyone's jaws were on the floor," Grohl added.
At that time, they had no idea if they would ever play together again. "That's a good question," Novoselic told Rolling Stone. "I mean, there’s Foo Fighters, and Dave has a few other projects. And I have some commitments too. But now, never say never. We did it. I won't say 'no' for sure. Maybe we can even make new music someday," he noted.