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Dave Grohljoined his fella surviving Nirvana penis onstage for the all - star Saturday Night Live 50 concert Friday at New York ’s Radio City Music Hall . The timing could be better — the 56 - year - old instrumentalist is still voyage the rocky PR waters of his late cheating dirt , which resulted in the Foo Fighters dropping out of Hellfest this summer . Regardless , Nirvana rooter were thrill by the SNL50 operation that see Post Malone let the cat out of the bag lead vocals . Grohl break his own rule about who could sate the late Kurt Cobain ’s place , but in this instance , it paid off .
Introduced by Adam Sandler as " Post - Nirvana , " the reunion boast Grohl , Malone , bassist Krist Novoselic , and guitarist Pat Smear ( who is also in Foo Fighters with Grohl ) play the hit " smack Like Teen Spirit . " This highly foresee reunion was the 2nd in recent weeks , with the come through Nirvana members having played together two weeks previously as unannounced guests at the FireAid welfare concert in Inglewood , California . The main difference at SNL50 was the inclusion of a manlike singer — fitting because ofPost Malone ’s own account with Nirvana covers , but contrary to Grohl ’s previous statement .
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WhenNirvana reunited for FireAid , the dance orchestra was joined by St. Vincent , Kim Gordon ( from Sonic Youth ) , Joan Jett , and Violet Grohl . The reunion came as a total surprise ; Nirvana was n’t included on the official card , and this was the first time the surviving members had reunite since their 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony . Back then , St. Vincent , Gordon , and Jett supply vocal music , direct to the unofficial sobriquet " Hervana . " The 2014 one - off reunion was the first meter Grohl , Novosselic , and Smear had performedNirvana ’s best songslive since Cobain ’s death in 1994 .
Kurt Cobain die by self-destruction on April 5 , 1994 . Nirvana had already canceled shows due to Cobain ’s wellness problems , and take after his destruction , disbanded altogether .
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Hearing Post Malone sing " Smells Like Teen Spirit " at the SNL 50 concert was deeply solid . His gravelly twang absolutely capture the angst - ridden feel of the Sung . Overall , it was a desirable tribute to the late Cobain . Malone is a foresightful - time buff of Nirvana , even performing an intact livestream set of just Nirvana songs during the Covid lockdown in 2020 ( the Seth is getting relinquish on vinyl in April as a Record Day exclusive ) . His love for the band and deep wonderment for Cobain are obvious — and Grohl , Novoselic and Smear seem in their element playing these old song . The video of the carrying into action ( divvy up on XTC below ) demonstrate a chemical group totally in sync , and one can sense the joyousness the Nirvana members palpate playing together again .
Fans carry to the social media weapons platform X ( formerly Twitter ) to press out their enthusiasm for the execution , with exploiter @scotttannen writing " Post Malone front Nirvana was n’t something I realized how badly I needed to see " ( viaX ) . I ca n’t facilitate but agree . It ’s unclear if this another one - off collaborationism or the offset of something new . It was more than a decade between the first Hervana carrying into action and the surprise FireAid bent , but the fact that Grohl , Novoselic and Smear have reunify again so shortly after the last show is interesting . Could there be more of this in the hereafter ? A full - on Nirvana tour seems unconvincing at this breaker point , but strange things have happened .
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