From March 1987 to March 1, 1994, Nirvana performed a variety of shows and concerts.
Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
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April 4, 1987 | Aberdeen | United States | Unknown | *First show according to Slim Moon [1] | |
April 18, 1987 | Tacoma | Community World Theater | Soylent Green, Yellow Snow, & Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare | ||
May 1, 1987 | Olympia | GESSCO Hall | Danger Mouse, Landsat Blister, & Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare | ||
May 6, 1987 | Olympia | KAOS (FM) | |||
June 12, 1987 | Tacoma | Community World Theater | My Name, & Killdozer | ||
June 27, 1987 | Hell's Kitchen, Soylent Green, & Silent Treatment | ||||
July, 1987 [A] | Raymond | 17 Nussbaum Road | *It's speculation that this show was in July, it could've been August or slightly later, we'd need confirmation from someone in attendance. | ||
August 9, 1987 | Tacoma | Community World Theater | Inspector Luv and the Magnet Men, & Sons of Ishmael | ||
January 23, 1988 | Happy Dead Juans, Moral Crux & Soon *Dale Crover played drums. | ||||
January 24, 1988 | Aberdeen | RadioShack | *Dale Crover played drums. | ||
March 12, 1988 | Olympia | The Caddyshack | *First show with Dave Foster on drums. | ||
March 19, 1988 | Tacoma | Community World Theater | Lush & Vampire Lezbos | ||
March 26, 1988 | Olympia | The Witch House | |||
April 10, 1988 | Seattle | The Central Tavern | |||
April 24, 1988 | The Vogue (Sub Pop Sunday) | Blood Circus | |||
May 14, 1988 | Olympia | The Glass House | Lansdat Blister & Sister Skelter *Last show with Dave Foster. | ||
May 21, 1988 | Evergreen State College | Herd of Turtles, Lansdat Blister, The Speds & Telefunken *First show with Chad Channing on drums. | |||
May 27, 1988 | The Glass House | Sister Skelter | |||
May 29, 1988 | Seattle | The Vogue | |||
June 2, 1988 | Central Tavern (Toe Jam 88) | Chemistry Set | |||
June 17, 1988 | Ellensburg | Hal Holmes Community Center | King Crab, Lush & Millions of Dead Leninz [3] | ||
June 29, 1988 | Seattle | The Moore Theatre | |||
July 3, 1988 | The Vogue (Sub Pop Sunday) | Blood Circus & Fluid | |||
July 23, 1988 | Central Tavern | Leaving Trains | |||
July 30, 1988 | Squid Row Tavern | Skin Yard | |||
August 20, 1988 | Olympia | Capitol Lake Park (Capitol Lake Jam) | My Name, Soundgarden & Swallow | ||
August 29, 1988 | Seattle | The Vogue | Treacherous Jaywalkers | ||
October 23, 1988 | Bainbridge Island | Birthday Party (Skate Ramp) | |||
October 28, 1988 | Seattle | Union Station | Blood Circus & Butthole Surfers | ||
October 30, 1988 | Olympia | Dorm K208, Evergreen State College | Lansdat Blister & Lush | ||
November 23, 1988 | Bellingham | Speedy O'Tubbs Rhythmic Underground | Coffin Break & Skin Yard | ||
December 1, 1988 | Seattle | The Underground | Coffin Break & D.O.A. | ||
December 21, 1988 | Hoquiam | Eagles Hall/FoE Aerie 252 | Attica & Psychlodds | ||
December 28, 1988 | Seattle | The Underground, Sub Pop 200 release party | Blood Circus, Jesse Bernstein, Swallow, Tad & The Thrown Ups | ||
January 6, 1989 | Portland | Satyricon | Mudhoney | ||
January 21, 1989 | Dharma Bums | ||||
February 5, 1989 | Olympia | Dorm K208, Evergreen State College (dorm party) | Helltrout & Psychlodds *First show with Jason Everman on guitar. | ||
February 10, 1989 | San Francisco | Covered Wagon Saloon | Melvins & Amorphous Head | ||
February 11, 1989 | San Jose | Marsugi's | Mudhoney & Vomit Launch | ||
February 25, 1989 | Seattle | HUB Ballroom, University of Washington | Skin Yard, Girl Trouble, The Fluid | ||
February 26, 1989 | Olympia | Dorm K208, Evergreen State College (dorm party) | |||
April 1, 1989 | Reko/Muse | Helltrout, S.G.M. & Treehouse *Photo from Bleach cover art is from this show. | |||
April 7, 1989 | Seattle | Annex Theatre | Love Battery | ||
April 14, 1989: [4] | Ellensburg | Hal Holmes Community Center | |||
April 26, 1989 | Seattle | The Vogue | Supporting: The Flaming Lips. Supported by: Steel Pole Bath Tub | 100 [5] | |
May 26, 1989 | Auburn | Lindbloom Student Center, Green River Community College | Skin Yard & Bible Stud | ||
June 9, 1989 | Seattle | Moore Theatre | Mudhoney & Tad | ||
June 10, 1989 | Portland | The Blue Gallery | Thrillhammer | ||
June 16, 1989 | Olympia | Reko/Muse | |||
June 21, 1989 | Seattle | The Vogue | Gasoline & Mad Hatter | ||
Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
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June 22, 1989 [6] | San Francisco | United States | Covered Wagon Saloon | Bad Mutha Goose | |
June 23, 1989 | Los Angeles | Rhino Records | |||
June 24, 1989 | Al's Bar | Claw Hammer & Stone By Stone | |||
June 25, 1989 | Tempe | Sun Club | Crash Worship & Sun City Girls | ||
June 27, 1989 | Santa Fe | Rockin' T.P. | 27 Devils Joking & Monkey Shines | ||
June 30, 1989 | San Antonio | Alfred's | Happy Dogs & Swaziland White Band | ||
July 1, 1989 | Houston | The Axiom | Bayou Pigs & David Von Ohlerking | 100 [7] | |
July 2, 1989 | Fort Worth | The Axis Club | Dave Daniels Band | ||
July 3, 1989 | Dallas | Electric Jungle | |||
July 4, 1989 | Carbondale | 611 Pizza | <10 [7] | ||
July 5, 1989 | Iowa City | Gabe's Inc. | Blood Circus | 10–15 [7] | |
July 6, 1989 | Minneapolis | Uptown Bar | |||
July 7, 1989 | Madison | O'Cayz Corral | The Tragically Hip | 40 [7] | |
July 8, 1989 | Chicago | Club Dreamerz | Precious Wax Drippings | ||
July 9, 1989 | Wilkinsburg | The Sonic Temple, Masonic Temple | Worm Art | 20 [7] | |
July 12, 1989 | Philadelphia | JC Dobbs | Napalm Sunday | ||
July 13, 1989 | Hoboken | Maxwell's | Tad | ||
July 15, 1989 | Jamaica Plain | Green Street Station | Cheater Slicks & Death of Samantha | ||
July 18, 1989 | New York City | The Pyramid Club (New Music Seminar) | Cows, God Bullies, Lonely Moans & Surgery *Last show with Jason Everman. | ||
TBA | |||||
United States | |||||
August 26, 1989 | Seattle | Center on Contemporary Art | The Black Supersuckers, Cat Butt & Mudhoney | ||
August 28, 1989 | The Vogue | Dickless & Knife Dance | |||
September 9, 1989 | Chicago | The Cabaret Metro | |||
September 13, 1989 | Englewood | Gothic Theater | |||
September 26, 1989 | Seattle | The Vogue | |||
September 28, 1989 | Minneapolis | Uptown Bar | |||
September 30, 1989 | Chicago | The Cabaret Metro | Eleventh Dream Day | ||
October 1, 1989 | Champaign | Trito's Uptown | Steel Pole Bath Tub | 30 [7] | |
October 2, 1989 | Kalamazoo | Club Soda | Steel Pole Bath Tub | 15–20 [7] | |
October 3, 1989 | Ann Arbor | Blind Pig | The Flaming Lips & Steel Pole Bath Tub | ||
October 6, 1989 | Cincinnati | Murphy's Pub | Grinch | ||
October 7, 1989 | Lawrence | The Outhouse | 24-7 Spyz & Piston Grind | 100–150 [7] | |
October 8, 1989 | Omaha | Lifticket Lounge | Mousetrap | 20 [7] | |
October 11, 1989 | Denver | The Garage | The Fluid | ||
October 13, 1989 | Boulder | Penny Lane Coffeehouse | Dog Bite | 10–20 [7] | |
October 14, 1989 | Salt Lake City | Speedway Cafe | |||
October 23, 1989 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Riverside [10] | The Cataran & Tad | |
October 24, 1989 | Manchester | Students' Union, Manchester Polytechnic | The Cataran & Tad | 50–100 [7] | |
October 25, 1989 | Leeds | The Duchess of York | The Cataran & Tad | ||
October 27, 1989 | London | Students' Union, The School of Oriental and African Studies | The Cataran & Tad | ||
October 28, 1989 | Portsmouth | Ents Hall, Portsmouth Polytechnic | The Cataran & Tad | ||
October 29, 1989 | Birmingham | Edward's No. 8 | Filler & Tad | ||
October 30, 1989 | Norwich | The Wilde Club, Norwich Arts Centre | Tad | ||
November 1, 1989 | Hilversum | Netherlands | Villa 65 (Nozems-a-GoGo) | ||
November 1, 1989 | Rotterdam | Nighttown | Tad | 66 [12] | |
November 2, 1989 | Groningen | Vera | Tad | 95 [12] | |
November 3, 1989 | Utrecht | Tivoli | Tad | 125 [12] | |
November 4, 1989 | Apeldoorn | Gigant | Tad | 35–50 [12] [7] | |
November 5, 1989 | Amsterdam | Melkweg | Tad | 200 [12] | |
November 7, 1989 | Mönchengladbach | West Germany | B-52 | Tad | |
November 8, 1989 | Cologne | Rose Club | Tad | ||
November 9, 1989 | Hanover | Bad | Tad | ||
November 10, 1989 | Enger | Forum Enger | Tad | ||
November 11, 1989 | West Berlin | Ecstasy | Tad | ||
November 12, 1989 | Oldenburg | Kulturzentrum | Tad | ||
November 13, 1989 | Hamburg | Fabrik | Tad | ||
November 15, 1989 | Heidelberg | Schwimmbad Musik-Club | Tad | ||
November 16, 1989 | Nuremberg | Trust | Tad | ||
November 17, 1989 | Gammelsdorf | Circus | Tad | ||
November 18, 1989 | Hanau | Kultur-Basar | Tad | ||
November 20, 1989 | Linz | Austria | Kapu | Tad | |
November 21, 1989 | Budapest | Hungary | Petőfi Csarnok | Tad | 200 [7] |
November 22, 1989 | Vienna | Austria | U4 | Tad | |
November 23, 1989 | Graz | Cafe Pi | Tad | 7 [7] | |
November 24, 1989 | Hohenems | Konkret | Tad | 12 [7] | |
November 25, 1989 | Fribourg | Switzerland | Fri-Son | Tad | |
November 26, 1989 | Mezzago | Italy | Bloom | Tad | |
November 27, 1989 | Rome | Piper Club | Tad | ||
November 29, 1989 | Geneva | Switzerland | l'Usine | Tad | |
November 30, 1989 | Zürich | Rote Fabrik | Tad | ||
December 1, 1989 | Issy-les-Moulineaux | France | Espace Icare | Bloody and Heavy, Tad | |
December 2, 1989 | Ghent | Belgium | Democrazy | Tad | |
December 3, 1989 | London | England | London Astoria Lame Fest UK '89 | Mudhoney & Tad | |
January 6, 1990 | Seattle | United States | East Ballroom, Husky Union Building, University of Washington | Crunchbird, The Gits & Tad | |
January 12, 1990 | Portland | Satyricon | Melvins & Oily Birdman | ||
January 19, 1990 | Olympia | Rignall Hall | Melvins & Beat Happening | ||
January 20, 1990 | Tacoma | Legends | Melvins, Machine & The Rhino Humpers | ||
February 9, 1990 | Portland | Pine Street Theatre | Screaming Trees, Tad, The Legend & Rawhead Rex | ||
February 11, 1990 | San Jose | Cactus Club | Tad, Plastic Jungle & Vegas Voodoo | ||
February 12, 1990 | Sacramento | Cattle Club | Tad & Thornucopia | ||
February 14, 1990 | San Francisco | Rough Trade Records | |||
San Francisco | Kennel Club | Tad, The Legend & Dickless | |||
February 15, 1990 | Los Angeles | Raji's | Tad & Distorted Pony | ||
February 16, 1990 | Long Beach | Bogart's | Tad & Haywire | ||
February 17, 1990 | Tijuana | Mexico | Iguana's | Tad | |
February 19, 1990 | Phoenix | United States | The Mason Jar | Tad | |
February 21, 1990 | Chico | Blue Max | Tad & Captain Crunch | 25 [13] | |
March 12, 1990 | Vancouver | Canada | The Town Pump [15] | Tad & The Bombshells | |
March 20, 1990 | Olympia | United States | Evergreen State College | ||
April 1, 1990 | Chicago | Metro Chicago | Bhang Revival & God's Acre | ||
April 6, 1990 | Madison | Club Underground | Tad & Victims Family | ||
April 8, 1990 | Milwaukee | The Unicorn | The Rusty Halos | ||
April 9, 1990 | Minneapolis | First Avenue | Tad & Victims Family | ||
April 10, 1990 | Ann Arbor | Blind Pig | Tad & Victims Family | ||
April 16, 1990 | Toronto | Canada | Lee's Palace | ||
April 17, 1990 | Montreal | Les Foufounes Électriques | Huge Groove Experience | ||
April 18, 1990 | Cambridge | United States | Manray | The Bags | |
April 20, 1990 | Swarthmore | Olde Club, Swarthmore College | 25–30 [13] | ||
April 21, 1990 | Cambridge | Senior House, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Little Debbie & Slaughter Shack | ||
April 26, 1990 | New York City | Pyramid Club | Barkmarket, Cop Shoot Cop & Rat at Rat R | ||
April 27, 1990 | Amherst | SAGA, Hampshire College | 3 Merry Windows, BGOCK!, Cordelia's Dad, GobbleHoof, Mr. Softee, New Radiant Storm King & Sweet Lickin' Honey Babes | ||
April 28, 1990 | Hoboken | Maxwell's | The Jesus Lizard & Sulkweed | ||
April 29, 1990 | Washington, D.C. | 9:30 Club | Loop & Thud | ||
April 30, 1990 | Philadelphia | J.C. Dobb's | Raw Ltd. | ||
May 1, 1990 | Chapel Hill | Cat's Cradle | 100 [13] | ||
May 2, 1990 | Charlotte | The Milestone | Eclipse | ||
May 4, 1990 | Tampa | The Masquerade | Forgotten Apostles | ||
May 5, 1990 | Jacksonville Beach | Einstein a Go-Go | |||
May 6, 1990 | Atlanta | The Masquerade | |||
May 9, 1990 | Columbus | Stache's | Barbed Wire Dolls | ||
May 10, 1990 | Cincinnati | Shorty's Underground | Coffin Break | ||
May 11, 1990 | Tulsa | Mimi's | |||
Angry Son | |||||
May 13, 1990 | Lincoln | Duffy's Tavern | Cellophane Ceiling | ||
May 14, 1990 | Denver | The Garage | Jux County | ||
May 17, 1990 | Boise | The Zoo | 24-7 Spyz *Last show with Chad Channing. | ||
When Nirvana were interviewed at the Reading Festival in 1991 and asked what the biggest concert they had played before the Reading Festival in 1991 was, bassist Krist Novoselic said that it was supporting Sonic Youth in Los Angeles. [17] This was the August 17, 1990 concert at the Hollywood Palladium which had a capacity of 4,400 people. [18]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 13, 1990 | Long Beach | United States | Bogart's | Sonic Youth | |
August 15, 1990 | West Hollywood | Roxy Theatre | |||
August 16, 1990 | Las Vegas | Calamity Jane's Nashville Legends | Sonic Youth & STP *Short tour with Dale Crover on drums. | ||
August 17, 1990 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Palladium | Sonic Youth & STP | ||
August 19, 1990 | San Diego | The Casbah | Chemical People & Granfaloon Bus | ||
August 20, 1990 | Sacramento | Crest Theatre | Sonic Youth & STP | ||
August 21, 1990 | San Francisco | Warfield Theatre | Sonic Youth & STP | ||
August 23, 1990 | Portland | Melody Event Center | Sonic Youth & STP | ||
August 24, 1990 | Seattle | Moore Theatre | Sonic Youth & STP | ||
August 25, 1990 | Vancouver | Canada | York Theater | Sonic Youth & STP | |
September 22, 1990 | Seattle | United States | Motor Sports International Garage | Melvins, Dwarves & Derelicts *Dan Peters played drums. | 1,500 [19] [20] [21] |
October 11, 1990 | Olympia | North Shore Surf Club | Witchypoo *First show with Dave Grohl | ||
October 17, 1990 | The Mods, Evergreen State College | Seaweed & Unrest | |||
October 23, 1990 | Birmingham | England | Goldwyn's Suite | L7 | |
October 24, 1990 | London | London Astoria | L7 & Godflesh | ||
October 25, 1990 | Leeds | Leeds Polytechnic | Arm, L7 & Victims Family | ||
October 26, 1990 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Calton Studios | L7, Shonen Knife & The Vaselines | |
October 27, 1990 [22] | Nottingham | England | Trent Polytechnic | L7 & Shonen Knife | |
October 29, 1990 | Norwich | England | The Waterfront | L7 & Jacob's Mouse | |
November 25, 1990 | Seattle | United States | The Off Ramp Cafe | Earth, Heavy Into Jeff & Holy Rollers | |
December 31, 1990 | Portland | Satyricon | Caustic Soda, Hitting Birth, Roger Music & Thrillhammer | ||
January 18, 1991 | Olympia | Evergreen State College No More Wars Benefit | Fitz of Depression, The Four Squares, Goat Knut, Nubbin & Helltrout | ||
March 2, 1991 | Boise | The Zoo | Anxiety Prophets & Blank Frank & The Tattooed Gods | ||
March 4, 1991 | Calgary | Canada | Westward Club | Skinbarn & Snowman | |
March 5, 1991 | Edmonton | The Bronx | Zero Tolerance | ||
March 8, 1991 | Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | Doughboys, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees & The Wongs | ||
March 9, 1991 | Victoria | The Forge | AC/DC Cover Band | ||
April 17, 1991 | Seattle | United States | OK Hotel | Bikini Kill & Fitz of Depression | |
May 29, 1991 | Los Angeles | Jabberjaw | Fitz of Depression & I Own the Sky | ||
June 8, 1991 | Olympia | The Mods, Evergreen State College (dorm party) | |||
June 10, 1991 | Englewood | Gothic Theatre | Dinosaur Jr. & The Jesus Lizard | ||
June 11, 1991 | Salt Lake City | The Pompadour Rock & Roll Club | Dinosaur Jr. | ||
June 13, 1991 | San Francisco | Warfield Theatre | Dinosaur Jr. | ||
June 14, 1991 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Palladium | Dinosaur Jr. & Hole | ||
June 15, 1991 | Tijuana | Mexico | Iguana's | Dinosaur Jr. & Olivelawn | |
June 17, 1991 | Sacramento | United States | Crest Theatre | Dinosaur Jr. & Kai Kln | |
June 18, 1991 | Santa Cruz | The Catalyst | Dinosaur Jr. | ||
June 20, 1991 | Portland | Melody Event Center | Dinosaur Jr. & Treepeople |
Nirvana's major label debut was their second album, Nevermind , which was released on DGC Records in September, 1991. On August 15, 1991, Nirvana played a concert at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California to showcase the band to the new record company. At the end of the concert fans were invited to appear as extras in the music video that they were filming on the following weekend for the album's first single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit". [23] [24]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
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North America | |||||
August 15, 1991 | West Hollywood | United States | Roxy Theatre | Wool | |
August 17, 1991 | Culver City | GMT Studios | |||
Europe | |||||
August 20, 1991 | Cork | Ireland | Sir Henry's | Sonic Youth | 200–500 [25] |
August 21, 1991 | Dún Laoghaire | The Top Hat | Sonic Youth, The Donnelly Brothers, Mexican Pets & Power of Dreams | ||
August 23, 1991 | Reading | England | Little John's Farm | (Reading Festival) | 35,000 [26] |
August 24, 1991 | Cologne | Germany | Tanzbrunnen Monsters of Spex | Various Artists | |
August 25, 1991 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop | ||
August 27, 1991 | Bremen | Germany | Aladin Music Hall | Sonic Youth, The Didjits & Gumball | |
August 28, 1991 | Halle | Easy Schorre | Sonic Youth | ||
August 29, 1991 | Stuttgart | LKA Longhorn | |||
August 30, 1991 | Nuremberg | Serenadenhof | |||
September 1, 1991 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | De Doelen | (Ein Abend in Wien) | 200–300 [12] |
North America | |||||
September 16, 1991 | Seattle | United States | Beehive Music & Video | N/A | |
September 20, 1991 | Toronto | Canada | The Opera House | Melvins | |
September 21, 1991 | Montreal | Les Foufounes électriques | |||
September 23, 1991 | Boston | United States | Axis Nightclub (WFNX Birthday Bash) | The Smashing Pumpkins, Bullet LaVolta & Cliffs of Dooneen | 1,200 [27] |
September 24, 1991 | Axis Nightclub | N/A | |||
September 25, 1991 | Providence | Club Babyhead | Melvins | ||
September 26, 1991 | New Haven | The Moon | Melvins & Hed | ||
September 27, 1991 | Trenton | Trenton City Gardens | Das Damen & Planet Dread | ||
September 28, 1991 | New York City | Tower Records | N/A | ||
Marquee | Melvins | ||||
September 30, 1991 | Pittsburgh | Graffiti | Das Damen | ||
October 1, 1991 | Philadelphia | JC Dobbs | Das Damen & Love Chunks | ||
October 2, 1991 | Washington, D.C. | 9:30 Club | Das Damen & The Legend | ||
October 4, 1991 | Chapel Hill | Cat's Cradle | Das Damen | ||
October 5, 1991 | Athens | 40 Watt Club | |||
October 6, 1991 | Atlanta | The Masquerade | |||
October 7, 1991 | Memphis | The New Daisy Theatre | |||
October 9, 1991 | Columbus | Stache's | Urge Overkill | ||
October 10, 1991 | Cleveland | Empire Concert Club | Urge Overkill & Das Damen | ||
October 11, 1991 | Detroit | Saint Andrew's Hall | Urge Overkill | ||
October 12, 1991 | Chicago | Cabaret Metro | Das Damen, House of Freaks, and School of Fish | ||
October 14, 1991 | Minneapolis | Northern Lights Records | N/A | ||
First Avenue | The Libido Boys & Urge Overkill | ||||
October 16, 1991 | St. Louis | Mississippi Nights | Urge Overkill | ||
October 17, 1991 | Lawrence | Kansas Union Ballroom | Paw & Urge Overkill | ||
October 19, 1991 | Dallas | Trees Club | Sister Double Happiness & Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 | 1,000/1,000 [28] | |
October 20, 1991 | Houston | The Vatican | Sister Double Happiness | ||
October 21, 1991 | Austin | Waterloo Records | |||
Liberty Lunch | |||||
October 23, 1991 | Tempe | After the Gold Rush | B. Strange & Sister Double Happiness | ||
October 24, 1991 | San Diego | Off The Record | N/A | ||
Tijuana | Mexico | Iguana's | Hole & Sister Double Happiness | ||
October 25, 1991 | Los Angeles | United States | The Hollywood Palace (Rock for Choice Benefit) | Hole, L7 & Sister Double Happiness | |
October 26, 1991 | San Francisco | Warfield Theatre | L7, Sister Double Happiness & Urge Overkill | ||
October 27, 1991 | Los Angeles | Palace Theatre | Greg Sage & Hole | ||
October 29, 1991 | Portland | Fox Theatre | Mudhoney & Sprinkler | ||
October 30, 1991 | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore Ballroom | Mudhoney | |
October 31, 1991 | Seattle | United States | Paramount Theatre | Bikini Kill & Mudhoney | 2,800 [29] |
Europe | |||||
N/A | |||||
November 4, 1991 | Bristol | England | Bierkeller Theatre | Midway Still | |
November 5, 1991 | London | London Astoria | Captain America & Television Personalities | ||
November 6, 1991 | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | Captain America | ||
November 8, 1991 | London | Limehouse Studios | N/A | ||
November 10, 1991 | Berlin | Germany | Loft | ||
November 11, 1991 | Hamburg | Markthalle | |||
November 12, 1991 | Frankfurt | Batschkapp | Urge Overkill | ||
November 13, 1991 | Munich | Nachtwerk | N/A | ||
November 14, 1991 | Vienna | Austria | Arena | Skin Yard | |
N/A | |||||
November 16, 1991 | Muggia | Italy | Teatro Verdi | Urge Overkill | |
November 17, 1991 | Mezzago | Bloom | |||
November 19, 1991 | Rome | Teatro Castello | |||
November 20, 1991 | Baricella | Kryptonight | |||
November 23, 1991 | Ghent | Belgium | Vooruit | Hole | |
Netherlands | N/A | ||||
November 25, 1991 | Hilversum | NOB Radiostudio | |||
November 25, 1991 | Amsterdam | Paradiso | 1,300/1,300 [34] | ||
November 26, 1991 | Bradford | England | Communal Building, University of Bradford | Captain America, Shonen Knife | |
November 27, 1991 | Borehamwood | BBC Elstree Centre (Top of the Pops) | N/A | ||
November 27, 1991 | Birmingham | The Hummingbird | Captain America, Shonen Knife | ||
November 28, 1991 | Sheffield | Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield | |||
November 29, 1991 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Calton Studios | ||
November 30, 1991 | Glasgow | Queen Margaret Union, University of Glasgow | |||
December 1, 1991 | Edinburgh | The Southern Bar | The Joyriders | ||
December 2, 1991 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | The Mayfair | Captain America, Shonen Knife | |
December 3, 1991 [22] | Nottingham | Rock City | |||
December 4, 1991 | Manchester | Manchester Academy | |||
December 5, 1991 | London | Kilburn National Ballroom | |||
December 6, 1991 | The Greenwood (Tonight with Jonathan Ross) | ||||
December 7, 1991 | Rennes | France | Salle Omnisports (Trans Musicales) | Various Artists | |
North America | |||||
December 27, 1991 | Los Angeles | United States | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Supporting: Red Hot Chili Peppers. Supported by: Pearl Jam | 16,000/16,000 [37] |
December 28, 1991 | Del Mar | Pat O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar Fairgrounds | 8,000/8,000 [38] | ||
December 29, 1991 | Tempe | ASU Activity Center | |||
December 31, 1991 | Daly City | Cow Palace | 16,000/16,000 [39] | ||
January 2, 1992 | Salem | Salem Armory Auditorium | |||
January 9, 1992 | New York City | United States | NBC Studios ( Saturday Night Live ) | N/A | |
January 10, 1992 | MTV Studios | ||||
January 11, 1992 | NBC Studios ( Saturday Night Live ) | ||||
Oceania | |||||
January 24, 1992 | Sydney | Australia | Phoenician Club | The Meanies & Tumbleweed | |
January 25, 1992 | Big Day Out | Various Artists | 10,000/10,000 [40] | ||
January 26, 1992 | Gold Coast | Fisherman's Wharf | Violent Femmes | 10,500–14,000/10,500–14,000 [41] | |
January 27, 1992 | Brisbane | Brisbane Festival Hall | |||
January 30, 1992 | Adelaide | Thebarton Theatre | The Meanies & Tumbleweed | ||
January 31, 1992 | Melbourne | The Palace | Guttersnipes & Tumbleweed | ||
February 1, 1992 | The Meanies & Tumbleweed | ||||
February 2, 1992 | Cosmic Psychos & Tumbleweed | ||||
February 5, 1992 | Canberra | Australian National University | Tumbleweed & The Village Idiots | ||
February 6, 1992 | Sydney | Selina's The Coogee Bay Hotel | Headache & You Am I | ||
February 7, 1992 | Cosmic Psychos, Crow & Nunbait | ||||
February 9, 1992 | Auckland | New Zealand | Logan Campbell Centre | The 3Ds & Second Child | |
Asia | |||||
February 14, 1992 | Osaka | Japan | Kokusai Koryu Center [43] | ||
February 16, 1992 | Nagoya | Club Quattro | |||
February 17, 1992 | Kawasaki | Club Citta | |||
February 19, 1992 | Tokyo | Nakano Sun Plaza | |||
Oceania | |||||
February 21, 1992 | Honolulu | United States | Pink's Garage | Mindflower | |
February 22, 1992 |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 9, 1993 | Daly City | United States | Cow Palace (Bosnian Rape Victim Benefit) | The Breeders, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy & L7 | 12,000 [54] |
July 23, 1993 | New York City | Roseland Ballroom (New Music Seminar) | The Jesus Lizard | 3,500 [51] | |
August 6, 1993 | Seattle | King Performance Center (Mia Zapata Benefit) | Hell Smells, Kill Sybill, Tad & Voodoo Gearshift |
The first concert on Nirvana's tour for their third and final studio album, In Utero , was on October 18, 1993, at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. [55] [56] However, on September 25, 1993, the band had performed on television for Saturday Night Live at NBC Studios in New York City. This included a previous rehearsal performance in front of an audience which was the first live appearance of second guitarist Pat Smear in the band. At both the rehearsal performance and the televised performance for Saturday Night Live the band performed the album's first single, "Heart-Shaped Box", along with followup single, "Rape Me". [57] [58] [59] In 1999, this version of "Rape Me" was released as the first track on the compilation album, Saturday Night Live: The Musical Performances Vol. 2. [60] It was also released as a music video on MTV. [61]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
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North America | |||||
September 25, 1993 | New York City | United States | NBC Studios | *First performance with Pat Smear on second guitar. | |
September 25, 1993 | |||||
October 18, 1993 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Mudhoney | 15,000/15,000 [55] [56] | |
October 19, 1993 | Albuquerque | Albuquerque Convention Center | Jawbreaker & Mudhoney | 3,930/3,930 [62] | |
October 21, 1993 | Kansas City | Memorial Hall | 3,153/3,153 [63] | ||
October 22, 1993 | Davenport | Palmer Auditorium | 4,000/4,000 [64] | ||
October 23, 1993 | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | Jawbreaker, Bobcat Goldthwait & Mudhoney | 5,000/5,000 [65] | |
October 25, 1993 | 5,000/5,000 [65] | ||||
October 26, 1993 | Milwaukee | MECCA Arena | Jawbreaker & Mudhoney | ||
October 27, 1993 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | Meat Puppets & Boredoms | 4,152/5,200 [66] | |
October 29, 1993 | Detroit | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum | Meat Puppets, Bobcat Goldthwait & Boredoms | 7,922/7,922 [65] | |
October 30, 1993 | Dayton, Ohio | Hara Arena | | Meat Puppets & Boredoms | ||
October 31, 1993 | Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena | |||
November 2, 1993 | Montreal | Canada | Verdun Auditorium | 5,204/5,204 [67] | |
November 4, 1993 | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | 8,500–14,000/8,500–14,000 [68] [69] | ||
November 5, 1993 | Buffalo | United States | Alumni Arena | 7,500 [70] | |
November 7, 1993 | Williamsburg | William & Mary Hall | The Breeders & Half Japanese | ||
November 8, 1993 | Philadelphia | The Armory | 4,500/4,500 [67] | ||
November 9, 1993 | Bethlehem | Stabler Arena | 5,254/5,254 [67] | ||
November 10, 1993 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | |||
November 12, 1993 | Fitchburg | Wallace Civic Center | |||
November 13, 1993 | Washington, D.C. | Bender Arena | 5,200/5,200 [66] | ||
November 14, 1993 | New York City | New York Coliseum | 8000/8000 [71] | ||
November 15, 1993 | Roseland Ballroom | ||||
November 16, 1993 | Weehawken, NJ | SST Rehearsal Facility | N/A | ||
November 17, 1993 | |||||
November 18, 1993 | New York City | Sony Music Studios | |||
November 26, 1993 | Jacksonville | Morocco Shrine Auditorium | The Breeders & Come | 3,500/3,500 [72] | |
November 27, 1993 | Miami | AT&T Bayfront Park Amphitheater | 8,807/8,807 [73] | ||
November 28, 1993 | Lakeland | Lakeland Civic Center | |||
November 29, 1993 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |||
December 1, 1993 | Birmingham | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium | 5,181/5,181 [72] | ||
December 2, 1993 | Tallahassee | Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center | |||
December 3, 1993 | New Orleans | Lakefront Arena | The Breeders & Shonen Knife | 5,806/5,806 [72] | |
December 5, 1993 | Dallas | Fair Park Coliseum | |||
December 6, 1993 | Houston | Astroarena | 3,000 [74] | ||
December 8, 1993 | Oklahoma City | Travel and Transportation Building | 6,500 [75] | ||
December 9, 1993 | Omaha | Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum | 4,500/4,500 [76] | ||
December 10, 1993 | Saint Paul | Roy Wilkins Auditorium | 5,500/5,500 [77] | ||
December 13, 1993 | Seattle | Central Waterfront (MTV Live and Loud) | The Breeders & Cypress Hill | 2,000 [78] | |
December 14, 1993 | Salem | Salem Armory Auditorium | The Breeders & Melvins | 3,400/3,400 [79] | |
December 15, 1993 | Boise | BSU Pavilion | 3,954/6000 [79] | ||
December 16, 1993 | Ogden | Golden Spike Arena | |||
December 18, 1993 | Denver | Denver Coliseum | 5,000 [80] | ||
December 29, 1993 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | Butthole Surfers, Bobcat Goldthwait & Chokebore | 7,419/10,176 [81] | |
December 30, 1993 | Inglewood | 13,186/13,186 [81] [82] | |||
December 31, 1993 | Oakland | 19,000 [83] | |||
January 1, 1994 | Central Point | Compton Arena | 5,048/5,048 [84] [85] | ||
January 3, 1994 | Vancouver | Canada | PNE Forum | 4,000 [86] | |
January 4, 1994 | |||||
January 6, 1994 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Coliseum | Butthole Surfers & Chokebore | |
January 7, 1994 | Seattle | Seattle Center Arena | |||
January 8, 1994 | Butthole Surfers, Bobcat Goldthwait & Chokebore | ||||
Europe | |||||
February 4, 1994 | Paris | France | Canal+ | N/A | |
February 6, 1994 | Cascais | Portugal | Pavilhão de Cascais | Buzzcocks | |
February 8, 1994 | Madrid | Spain | Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid | ||
February 9, 1994 | Barcelona | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona | |||
February 10, 1994 | Toulouse | France | Palais des Sports | ||
February 12, 1994 | Toulon | Zénith Oméga | |||
February 14, 1994 | Paris | Zénith Paris | |||
February 16, 1994 | Rennes | Salle Omnisports | |||
February 18, 1994 | Grenoble | Summum | |||
February 19, 1994 | Neuchâtel | Switzerland | Patinoire du Littoral | Les Thugs | 7,000 [87] |
February 21, 1994 | Modena | Italy | Palasport | Melvins & Flor de Mal | |
February 22, 1994 | Marino | Palaghiaccio di Marino | Melvins & Flor de Mal | ||
February 23, 1994 | Rome | RAI Centro di Produzione TV Studi Nomentano (Tunnel) | N/A | ||
February 24, 1994 | Milan | PalaTrussardi | Melvins | ||
February 25, 1994 | |||||
February 27, 1994 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | Tivoli Hall | ||
March 1, 1994 [88] [89] | Munich | Germany | Terminal 1, Flughafen München-Riem | 3,000 [90] | |
Meat Puppets | |||||
Meat Puppets | |||||
The Auteurs | |||||
The Raincoats, Sebadoh | |||||
Buzzcocks, Sebadoh | |||||
The Raincoats, Sebadoh |
In mid-1994, Nirvana were scheduled to headline the Lollapalooza festival which was then a touring festival across the United States and Canada. However, the band pulled out from the tour because singer and lead guitarist, Kurt Cobain, felt that they would be selling out. [94] He had reportedly been offered nearly $10 million to do it. [95] On April 6, 1994, which was two days before Cobain was found dead, having committed suicide, Nirvana announced that they were pulling out of the tour because they were concerned for Cobain's health. [96]
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Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, his compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X, and is widely recognized as one of the most influential rock musicians.
Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of Generation X. Despite a short mainstream career spanning only three years, their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence modern rock culture.
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is a live album by American rock band Nirvana, released on October 1, 1996 by DGC Records. It features live performances recorded from 1989 to 1994.
Dale Crover is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont. He has toured with Fantômas, Off!, and Redd Kross. In 2016, Rolling Stone listed him as the 69th greatest drummer of all time.
"Rape Me" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the fourth song on the band's third and final studio album, In Utero, released in September 1993.
"Sliver" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic. It was first released as a non-album single by the band's then record label, Sub Pop, in the United States in September 1990, and by Tupelo in Britain in January 1991. The same recording was re-released on the compilation album Incesticide by DGC in December 1992, and a new music video, directed by Kevin Kerslake, was released in May 1993.
"Pennyroyal Tea" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the ninth track on the band's third and final studio album, In Utero, released in September 1993.
"Drain You" is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is the eighth track on their second album, Nevermind, released in September 1991. The song was released as a promotional single in late 1991, and also appeared as a b-side on UK retail editions of the first single from that album, "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
"On a Plain" is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is the 11th track on their second album, Nevermind, released in September 1991.
"Dumb" is a song by the American rock band, Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is the sixth song on the band's third and final studio album, In Utero, released in September 1993.
"All Apologies" is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It appears as the final track on the band's third and final studio album, In Utero, released by DGC Records in September 1993. The song closes the American version of the album, while non-US versions of In Utero feature an additional song, "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip", which begins after approximately 20 minutes of silence on the same track.
"Aneurysm" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic, and drummer Dave Grohl. It first appeared as a B-side on the band's breakthrough "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single in September 1991. A second studio version was released on the rarities compilation Incesticide in December 1992.
Fecal Matter was a punk rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. The group was formed in 1985 by Kurt Cobain, the future frontman of Nirvana, along with Dale Crover of the Melvins and drummer Greg Hokanson. Melvins members Buzz Osborne and Mike Dillard appeared in a later version of the band during rehearsals the following year. The band was short-lived, disbanding in 1986.
"Polly" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the sixth song on their second album Nevermind, released by DGC Records in September 1991.
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a live video by the American rock band Nirvana, directed by Kevin Kerslake, and released on November 15, 1994, on VHS and laserdisc. It was re-released on DVD on November 7, 2006.
"Breed" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the fourth song on their second studio album, Nevermind, released in September 1991.
Talk to Me is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain.
The Nirvana bootleg recordings are a number of recordings of musical performances by the American rock band Nirvana, which were previously not officially released by the band, or under any other legal authority. The recordings consist of both live performances and outtakes from studio sessions unavailable as a legal release.
Live at Reading is a live CD/DVD by American rock band Nirvana, released on November 2, 2009. It features the band's headlining performance at the Reading Festival in Reading, England, on August 30, 1992. Bootlegged for years, the new issues present the performance for the first time mastered and color corrected.
Live and Loud is a live video by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 23, 2013. It was released as part of the 20th anniversary of the band's third and final studio album, In Utero.
The band were originally supposed to play at the Melkweg club in The Old Hall, but the venue's 700 person capacity proved too small for the amount of interested generated for the concert. Instead, the show was moved to the Paradiso, which held over twice as many people
Jan-Willem Sligting from Paradiso: 'It's very simple; we can offer 600 more people to see the band than the Melkweg can'. The concert sold out in 30 minutes.
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