Scott Weiland Died 10 Years Ago. His Son Noah Is Singing His Songs at a Tribute Show

The 10-year anniversary of Scott Weiland‘s death on Dec. 3 could be a somber, private day for 24-year-old Noah Weiland, the singer’s only son. But he’s decided to turn it into a joyous occasion for the public by booking a show at the Garden Amp outdoor amphitheater in Orange County, California, where he’ll perform an evening of his father’s music on a double bill with Sublime lead singer Jakob Nowell.

“My old therapist gave me the idea to throw a party, get-together for my father,” Noah Weiland tells Rolling Stone. “I didn’t even realize it was about to be 10 years until he brought it up. My brain started cooking ideas up instantly.” (Head here for tickets.)

The younger Weiland has been creating his own music for the past few years — jumping from hip-hop to “gritty alternative pop” and Nineties throwback grunge — and has only covered his father’s music on a few select occasions. That means a crash course is in order before the show, where he’ll be joined by guitarist Carr Reed, bassist Miles Christian Davis, and drummer Connor J Sears.

“Considering we thought of this whole thing and locked it in two weeks ago, I got a whole lot of rehearsals, AA meetings, and praying to do,” he says. “I’m keeping [the setlist a] surprise. Just expect hits from different eras and even some deep cuts, underrated songs. I’ll definitely do a solo song or two of my own tunes, but they will be more rock and grunge based to fit the vibe of the show.”

Noah Weiland was largely raised by his mother, Mary Forsberg, and his father was absent for much of his life. Prepping for this show has been somewhat of a healing experience. “I can honestly say I’ve had a very tough posthumous relationship with my father,” he says. “Most of my life I grew up on rap music, but I always go through deep phases of listening to other genres. Lately, it’s been mostly rock bands that I have been tapped in with again, and I definitely have a place in my heart for my dad’s music.”

He expects that the evening will be very intense from an emotional perspective. “It’ll be chilling,” he says. “Very surreal, like a throwback to the tours I grew up going on as a kid, but instead I’m performing… We want it to be an experience rather than just a concert.”

He’ll share that experience with Jakob Nowell, who wasn’t even a year old when his father, Sublime lead signer Bradley Nowell, died from a drug overdose. “Jakob and I have known each other for a grip now,” Weiland says. “Mind you, he’s doing this show with me even after the little beef we had for a brief moment. And the fact that we were able to put aside our pride, talk about our differences like adults and still show love, makes me love the dude even more.”

Nowell has been playing his father’s music with a reformed Sublime for the past two years. Stone Temple Pilots, however, have been playing with replacement vocalist Jeff Gutt since 2017. Weiland has no contact with them. “I really haven’t talked with any of them in almost a decade now,” he says. “I’m not sure if it has something to do with their relationship to my mom, but she isn’t in my life either. I’m always open to catching up.”

A big focus of Weiland’s non-musical life these days is his son Anakin, who was born a year ago. “Being a dad is hard and it makes me forgive my father for his struggles,” he says. “It wasn’t his fault and he wasn’t even all that bad when the dude wasn’t all too sober. I wish I could’ve spent more time with him regardless of where he was in life, which is why I’ll always make time for my son Anakin.”

Prior to the show, Weiland plans on releasing a mixtape entitled Crashout Junkie with songs that veer between grunge, rock, rap, hyperpop, and other types of music. He has no concrete plans for more Scott Weiland tribute shows after the Dec. 3 gig at Garden Amp, but he’s very open to the idea. “The goal is that if this show goes well, we want to do a mini ‘Encore Tour’ with the same exact setup and setlist,” he says. “I’d love to take this all the way.”