As you may have heard, the surviving members of Nirvana got together at the weekend for a special gig.
Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and touring guitarist Pat Smear were joined by Grohl's teenage daughter Violet, as well as St. Vincent and Beck, for the one-off show.
The five-song set was part of the 2020 Art of Elysium Gala charity fundraiser. It saw the supergroup play the Nirvana songs 'Heart-Shaped Box' (sung by Violet Grohl), while St. Vincent sang 'Lithium'. Beck took the lead on 'In Bloom' and 'Been a Son', as well as on their cover of David Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold the World' (also sung by Beck.)
However, the so-called reunion has divided opinion amongst Nirvana fans, who have denounced the reunion without frontman Kurt Cobain.
Bassist Krist Novoselic simply said that the remaining members 'couldn't resist the temptation'. He had previously played with Grohl and Smear (who are, of course, members of Foo Fighters) at a gig last October - although it wasn't billed as a Nirvana reunion.
Watch the full set and see some of the reactions below:
Am I the only one who feels nauseous after watching that Nirvana reunion?
It didn’t only sound horrible! Krist his speech was just pathetic!
Seeing those 3 guys on stage together makes me want to fucking puke!
Sellouts!!! Kurt would have hated the way you all turned out!— Kurdt D Cobain fanaccount (@KurdtCobain1967) January 5, 2020
hey guys, what do u think about #NIRVANAReunion? for me it looks venal and shitty, if anyone is interested, I can even tell you why pic.twitter.com/sMJRkZ3b0P
— karry cobain (@shhh_qq) January 5, 2020
the nirvana reunion was super weird
— Sean Glass (@sdotglass) January 5, 2020
Wow. Nirvana reunion! @st_vincent @beck joining the remaining members! Great performance by Dave Grohl’s daughter! Wow! I am still in shock. :-)
— Larry Freeman (@larryfreeman2) January 5, 2020
If Nirvana wants to tour with St.Vincent fronting, I’m all for it.
— Tim Simmons (@TimmonsInc) January 5, 2020
