Sadly, Kurt Cobain wasn’t on the stage but the other surviving members of Nirvana – Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear performed a short set together at The Art of Elysium’s annual “Heaven is Rock and Roll” gala. Beck and Annie Clark aka St. Vincent provided the vocals and lead guitar.
The short set contained only 5 songs: the band played “Lithium”, “In Bloom,” and “Been a Son”. Then, violet, Grohl’s 13-year-old daughter, sang “Heart shaped box” which was followed by “The Man Who Sold the World” – the famous cover of David Bowie’s song the band performed at their iconic 1994 MTV Unplugged performance.
“We said we weren’t going to do this for another four or five years but we couldn’t resist the temptation,” Novoselic told the crowd during the show. Among other artists that performed in the gala were L7, Marilyn Manson, and cheap trick. The event also featured giant poster art by artist Kii Arens.
You can check out the classic band’s performance below:
