St. Vincent, Joan Jett and Kim Gordon joined Pat Smear and original Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic onstage for a reunion of sorts at FireAid Thursday. Violet, Jett, and Gordon each subbed in for the late Kurt Cobain.

The surviving members of Nirvana surprise-reunited for the first time since 2020, for the FireAid benefit concert. And to fill in for Kurt Cobain, they tapped some of the same women who’ve previously taken his place.

Surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic and former touring guitarist Pat Smear reunited at the California wildfires benefit concert FireAid on Thursday night. They played four Nirvana classics with the help of some guest vocalists.

The band also brought out Dave Grohl's 18-year-old daughter, Violet Grohl, to wrap up the set with an emotional rendition of "All Apologies"

An absolute highlight of tonight’s FireAid — before it was even over — was the comet-like reappearance of the remaining members of Nirvana onstage together playing the band’s songs again. The lineup included drummer Dave Grohl,

Nirvana's surviving members made a brief unannounced and unexpected reunion during FireAid, a charity concert raising money for those affected by the LA wildfires. Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear reunited to perform four tracks during a short set in Inglewood on Thursday (January 30) night.