Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette pay tribute to Sinead O'Connor on stage

31 July 2023 , 17:45

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Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette pay tribute to Sinead O'Connor with Japan performance

The Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette paid tribute to the late Sinead O'Connor during a performance at Japan's Fuji Rock Festival. Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl invited singer Alanis on stage during their set at the festival on July 29.

The band and Alanis performed a cover of Sinead's 1987 track Mandinka after it was announced that Sinead died at the age of 56 on July 26.

Dave introduced the iconic guest to the stage and told the audience: "For a very special reason, ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome to sing a song with us, Mrs Alanis Morissette?"

He went on to explain their next song and said: "We’re singing this song for a reason tonight", before Alanis added: "For a beautiful woman of high intelligence and deep empathy [who was] way ahead of her time [and] who is no longer with us. This is for her."

They proceeded to sing Sinead's 1987 track, Mandinka, which was the second single from her debut album The Lion And The Cobra. It reached number 17 in the UK's singles chart and number six on the Irish Singles chart.

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Sinead's death at the age of 56 was confirmed last week just hours after she was found 'unresponsive' at her south London home. She had only recently moved back to London and was living in a flat in Lambeth.

Her devastated family issued a statement, which read: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time."

She had recently posted a video from her £3,000 a month apartment for her followers on Twitter, in which she gave a brief tour of its modern living area and reveals her plans to write new 'tunes' on her guitar.

Sinead died aged 56 last week (Stephen Lawrence/REX/Shutterstock)

In the days following her death, many people are also remembering O'Connor by revisiting her haunting body of work. Three of the Irish singer's albums have rapidly climbed their way into the Top 10 of the Irish Independent Albums Charts, proving just how popular her distinctive sound remains with the public.

Her 1997 greatest hits album, So Far... The Best Of Sinéad O'Connor, is currently sitting at number three, while her 1987 debut album, The Lion And The Cobra have reached number six. and I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, which she released in 1990 as a follow-up to her first album, is in 10th place. Her rendition of Nothing Compares 2 U, written by Prince in 1985, has also been streamed over 1.2 million times since her death on Wednesday.

Zara Woodcock