Foo Fighters cover Nirvana’s ‘Unplugged’ classic for the first time ever
Author Benedetta Baldin - 26.5.2026
This past Saturday, May 23, during the “Bottlerock” festival in Napa, California, alternative rock band Foo Fighters theprp . The band’s first-ever live rendition of “Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam ” by The Vaselines was tucked away in their main act. That song is probably well-known to long-time fans of Dave Grohl, the lead singer of Foo Fighters , and his tenure with the renowned grunge group Nirvana . Nirvana frequently performed it live, and their 8x multi-platinum 1994 live album “MTV Unplugged In New York” featured an acoustic rendition. You can see fan-shot video of the Foos performing this music for the first time over the weekend below.
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