Nirvana fans attending the FooVana gig last week were treated to a special guest appearance from Krist Novoselic, who joined the Foo Fighters/Nirvana tribute act to play a handful of the band’s songs. FooVana were performing at Georgie's Garage & Grill in Vancouver, Washington, on Thursday, July 18. Novoselic’s presence was teased ahead of the gig, as the band posted an image of the player on their Facebook with the caption: “Show’s about to start! Oh yeah that’s right.
.. Somebody else is here!” The Nirvana legend accompanied the band for three of the Seattle icon’s hits – , and – as the tribute band suddenly got that much closer to the real deal.
Notably, it was the first time Novoselic had played live for three decades, with the Nirvana co-founder telling the audience: “The last time I played that song was 30 years ago”. FooVana’s guitarists were armed with a and a Fender Jaguar, respectively, as they looked to nail the vibes and tones of both bands. Novoselic, meanwhile, opted for his Novoselic recently said he loves Gibson basses “because they're so dense”, as he unveiled his new band with a rendition of Nirvana’s first-ever single.
Between that band and – his project with Soundgarden's Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron – he's keeping himself plenty busy, but not busy so that he didn't have time for this surprise celebration of Nirvana's everlasting legacy..
