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Courtney Love commemorated the 20th anniversary of Hole’s Celebrity Skin album in an epic way.

The rocker led a rousing rendition of the title track with the help of Italy’s Rockin’ 1000, the “Biggest Rock Band on Earth.”

“I was on the streets since I was 14,” Love says in a voiceover recording before taking the stage. “I just thought that was really important to have an all-girl band so I would look for girls that could play. Music was my only option and I thought: ‘Okay, if I don’t make it by the time I’m 25, I’m jumping off the roof.’ I was born to play rock n’ roll.”

Recorded in July, the showcase comes two decades after the debut of the Celebrity Skin album, largely considered a defining moment in the grunge wave.

The footage follows a viral 2015 performance in which the grand band joined forces with Foo Fighters for a massive production of “Learn to Fly.”

“We are a team of professional producers, filmers, communication experts, and sound engineers, but above all, music enthusiasts,” the members of Rockin’ 1000 said in a statement. “We organize massive events where thousands of musicians performing simultaneously.”

Over 20,000 attended the taping, which also served as a fundraiser for San Patrignano, a local program geared towards drug addiction rehabilitation.

Love has been making a comeback as of late. She joined Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins to perform “Celebrity Skin” in August and is set to be honored in a star-studded tribute during Basilica Hudson’s biennial Pioneering People fundraiser in Hudson, New York on Oct. 27.

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