Following Kurt Cobain‘s death by suicide in April 1994, the living members of Nirvana went their separate ways, with drummer Dave Grohl and guitarist Pat Smear teaming up in the Foo Fighters and bassist Krist Novoselic pursuing a series of solo and band projects.

Dave Grohl's daughter Violet sang with his fellow Nirvana band members on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the FireAid Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief

An absolute highlight of FireAid was the comet-like reappearance of the remaining members of Nirvana onstage together playing the band's songs again.

Nirvana reunited during the FireAid concert in L.A., again joined by a lineup of women — including St. Vincent and Joan Jett — to replace the late Kurt Cobain.

Joan Jett (C) performs onstage with (L-R) Pat Smear, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for FIREAID) Getty Images for FIREAID

He says Nrivana’s success ushered in a “changing of the guard” in terms of what the world wanted from guitar players

Actress Béatrice Dalle, rapper Youv Dee and musician Bastien Berger took to the stage at the Théâtre des Abbesses in Paris on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 to pay a vibrant and beautiful tribute to Kurt Cobain, the iconic lead singer of Nirvana. We were there, and tell you all about this beautiful musical show, simply entitled "Come as you are".

The significance of the opening in Ireland is that Cobain had Irish roots himself, having ancestors who emigrated to the United States from Carrickmore, County Tyrone, in 1875. Cobain was even due to perform with Nirvana at Dublin’s RDS Arena a mere three days after he killed himself in April 1994.

A trio of singers filled in for Kurt Cobain as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic performed "Breed," "School" and "Territorial Pissings.”

Violet Grohl joined her father, Dave Grohl, and his former Nirvana members for a performance of ‘All Apologies’ at the FireAid benefit concert

Pop stars, first responders, rock stars and those who’ve lost everything in the devastating LA-area wildfires came together for FireAid, a massive benefit concert Thursday that