They are opening the show with their original rock trio Dead Original. Stream and listen to their debut album titled ‘Bought and Sold’ available now on all streaming sites or grab a physical copy at a show or via deadoriginal.com

Smells Like Nirvana/Dead Original is composed of seasoned pros and die-hard fans of Nirvana fronted by Paul Wandtke (ex Trivium, Rock of Ages), drummer Joe Kus (WorldWarMe) and bassist Mike Petrasek (Bedlem).

Prior to Covid Dead Original has supported Seether, Jonathan Davis, 10 Years and most notably supported and toured with Candlebox! Lead singer of Candlebox Kevin Martin loved Dead Original so much, he even came on stage and they did a cover of Nirvana’s In Bloom at a sold out show at the Surf Ballroom to over 2,000 people in Des Moine, IA