The surviving members of Nirvana got together last night [1.4] for charity — and they were joined by a trio of great guest vocalists.
Two of them, in fact, have been guests in The Lounge at 101WKQX — St. Vincent & Beck. The third was a little closer to the Nirvana family: Dave Grohl’s 13 year old daughter, Violet.
They joined Dave, Pat Smear, & Krist Novoselic to rip through classic Nirvana tunes, all for the charity event known as the 2020 Art of Elysium Gala. The organization connects artists with communities of children in need. You can get a taste of what the night was like — we have a smattering of video clips captured by fans below. — [eric]
Family ties: Dave Grohl’s 13-year-old daughter Violet joins surviving members of #Nirvana to sing “Heart-Shaped Box” at @TheArtofElysium gala in Los Angeles (also in the backing band: Nirvana fans Beck and St Vincent… NBD) pic.twitter.com/TICogKODG7
— Tim Chan (@mrtimchan) January 5, 2020
@beck introduced this cover by recalling “the most insane mosh pit” of his life. How insane was it? He crowd surfed for nearly the entire show and when Beck finally got back on his feet, his hands were bleeding. Where was it? The Hollywood Palladium. What band was it? #Nirvana. pic.twitter.com/yno679yw8l
— James Patrick Herman (@TheGlamourGuy) January 5, 2020
WATCH: Dave Grohl, @KristNovoselic, and Pat Smear reunite at @TheArtofElysium gala, joined on stage by @beck and @st_vincent to perform #Nirvana’s cover of “Man Who Sold the World.” pic.twitter.com/t0ntCHUDPo
— Tim Chan (@mrtimchan) January 5, 2020
Three members of Nirvana and Beck on vocals & guitar. #nirvana #davegrohl #krisnovoselic #patsmear #beck pic.twitter.com/dMl8Pyurta
— Doc Coyle (@DocCoyle) January 5, 2020
@st_vincent channeled #KurtCobain along with @beck and the surviving members of #Nirvana — #DaveGrohl and #KristNovoselic — while also subverting the band’s testosterone-charged anthems. This happened at @TheArtofElysium’s annual “Heaven” gala (and Kurt smiled down from heaven). pic.twitter.com/8mIuknMNgd
— James Patrick Herman (@TheGlamourGuy) January 5, 2020
