Josh Homme hosted an all-star benefit concert in support of his Sweet Things Foundation at the Belasco in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Over the course of the evening, he welcomed friends and collaborators to the stage, including Dave Grohl, Beck, St. Vincent, The Kills, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys, Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal, and more.
Not surprisingly, Grohl provided several highlights. He went head-to-head against Smith in a drum off, and briefly attempted to sing a duet of Simon & Garfunkel's “Sound of Silence” with Homme. Later, after joking that he tried to learn to play Doja Cat's “Paint the Town Read” without success, he debuted a brand new song he wrote about Homme.
Other notable moments included tennis legend John McEnroe briefly attempting to cover Beck's “Fume”, before giving way to Beck himself, who ended up playing “Summer Breeze” instead. Meanwhile, St. Vincent delivered a pretty stellar cover of Patsy Cline’s “Crazy.”
The evening also featured comedy from Bill Burr and Sarah Silverman (Barr also briefly played drums), a magic show, and a performance by Homme's son Ryder's band Vivant, which covered Black Sabbath's “War Pigs” and “ Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin. To close the show, all of the night's performers, as well as Homme's mother, took the stage to sing “Hey Jude.”
Check out the fan-captured images below.
Dave Grohl's new song for Josh Homme
Dave Grohl vs. Chad Smith
San Vicente covers “Crazy”
Beck covers “Summer Breeze”
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