Watch Dave Grohl's daughter Violet front a surprise Nirvana reunion, and Billie Eilish join Green Day, at emotional FireAid concert in Los Angeles

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The surviving members of Nirvana - Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear - made a surprise, unannounced appearance at the FireAid benefit concert at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles last night, January 30.

For their four-song set, Dave Grohl's daughter Violet fronted the band to perform All Apologies from the group's final album, In Utero, St. Vincent handled lead vocals for a blast through Breed, from Nevermind, ex-Sonic Youth vocalist/bassist Kim Gordon took the mic for School, from the trio's debut album Bleach, and Joan Jett led the band into a version of Territorial Pissings, also from Nevermind.

St. Vincent, Kim Gordon and Joan Jett previously played alongside Grohl, Novoselic and Smear when Nirvana were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2014.

Watch Nirvana's set below:

NIRVANA REUNION @Fire Aid LA - Breed - School - Territorial Pissings - All Apologies 2025 - YouTube

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The concert, staged to help those affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles earlier this month, also featured performances from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a reunited No Doubt, Stevie Nicks, Green Day, Olivia Rodrigo, Sting, Lady Gaga and more.

Host Billy Crystal, who lost his home in the Palisades during the fires, revealed that U2, who were not present on the night, donated one million dollars to the fundraiser.

Elsewhere during the show, Stevie Nicks dedicated her song Landslide to the firefighters who saved her home in the Palisades.

Along with the Nirvana reunion performance, one of the biggest surprises of the night saw pop superstar Billie Eilish join Green Day for the first song of their set, duetting on Last Night On Earth with Billie Joe Armstrong. The Californian punk kings also played Still Breathing, from Revolution Radio, and When I Come Around from Dookie.

"This is California and we're all in this together," said Armstrong ahead of Still Breathing. "From the bottom of our hearts, we love you Los Angeles, and we got your back, no matter what."

You can watch Green Day's full set below:

Green Day feat. Billie Eilish | Full Performance | FireAid Benefit Concert 2025 - YouTube

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A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. Having previously written books on Lemmy, Dave Grohl (the Sunday Times best-seller This Is A Call) and Metallica (Birth School Metallica Death, co-authored with Ian Winwood), his Eddie Van Halen biography (Eruption in the UK, Unchained in the US) emerged in 2021. He has written for Rolling Stone, Mojo and Q, hung out with Fugazi at Dischord House, flown on Ozzy Osbourne's private jet, played Angus Young's Gibson SG, and interviewed everyone from Aerosmith and Beastie Boys to Young Gods and ZZ Top. Born in the North of Ireland, Brannigan lives in North London and supports The Arsenal.