Dave Grohl during 1994 MTV Movie Awards at Sony Studios in Culver City, California, June 4, 1994. . . Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc. This appearance was Dave Grohl's first public performance following the death of his Nirvana bandmate, Kurt Cobain, in April 1994. At the event, Grohl performed with the "Backbeat Band," a supergroup assembled for the occasion.