Son Of Late Sublime Singer Bradley Nowell Joins The Band At Coachella
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Jakob Nowell took the mic during a set that included classics like "Bad Fish,” “Santeria” and “What I Got."
Twenty-eight years after the death of singer Bradley Nowell, Sublime is getting a second life.
The beloved Southern California ska-punk band reunited at Coachella Valley Art and Music Festival in Indio, California, on Saturday, with their late singer’s son, Jakob Nowell, on the mic.
Joining original bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh on the festival’s main stage, Jakob perfectly echoed his dad’s sound as he played guitar and sang during a set that included classics like “Bad Fish,” “Santeria” and “What I Got.”
It was a soulful tribute to Bradley Nowell, who died of a drug overdose at age 28 in 1996, just two months before Sublime’s self-titled album was released.
Nowell’s death put the band in stasis until 2009, when Wilson and Gaugh revived the act with singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez at the helm, calling themselves Sublime with Rome.