List of Nirvana concerts
Appearance
From March 1987 to March 1, 1994, Nirvana performed a variety of shows and concerts.
List of live performances
[edit]Early gigs
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers |
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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 | The Flaming Lips & Steel Pole Bath Tub | |
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 |
Bleach club tour
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
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June 21, 1989 | Seattle | United States | The Vogue | Gasoline & Mad Hatter | |
June 22, 1989 | San Francisco | 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[5] | |
July 2, 1989 | Fort Worth | The Axis Club | Dave Daniels Band | ||
July 3, 1989 | Dallas | Electric Jungle | |||
July 4, 1989 | Carbondale | 611 Pizza | <10[5] | ||
July 5, 1989 | Iowa City | Gabe's Inc. | Blood Circus | 10–15[5] | |
July 6, 1989 | Minneapolis | Uptown Bar | |||
July 7, 1989 | Madison | O'Cayz Corral | The Tragically Hip | 40[5] | |
July 8, 1989 | Chicago | Club Dreamerz | Precious Wax Drippings | ||
July 9, 1989 | Wilkinsburg | The Sonic Temple, Masonic Temple | Worm Art | 20[5] | |
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[5] | |
October 2, 1989 | Kalamazoo | Club Soda | Steel Pole Bath Tub | 15–20[5] | |
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[5] | |
October 8, 1989 | Omaha | Lifticket Lounge | Mousetrap | 20[5] | |
October 11, 1989 | Denver | The Garage | The Fluid | ||
October 13, 1989 | Boulder | Penny Lane Coffeehouse | Dog Bite | 10–20[5] | |
October 14, 1989 | Salt Lake City | Speedway Cafe | |||
October 23, 1989 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Riverside[8] | The Cataran & Tad | |
October 24, 1989 | Manchester | Students' Union, Manchester Polytechnic | The Cataran & Tad | 50–100[5] | |
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[10] | |
November 2, 1989 | Groningen | Vera | Tad | 95[10] | |
November 3, 1989 | Utrecht | Tivoli | Tad | 125[10] | |
November 4, 1989 | Apeldoorn | Gigant | Tad | 35–50[10][5] | |
November 5, 1989 | Amsterdam | Melkweg | Tad | 200[10] | |
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[5] |
November 22, 1989 | Vienna | Austria | U4 | Tad | |
November 23, 1989 | Graz | Cafe Pi | Tad | 7[5] | |
November 24, 1989 | Hohenems | Konkret | Tad | 12[5] | |
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[11] | |
March 12, 1990 | Vancouver | Canada | The Town Pump[13] | Tad & The Bombshells | |
March 20, 1990 | Olympia | United States | Evergreen State College | ||
April 1, 1990 | Chicago | The Cabaret Metro | 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 | 7th Street Entry | 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 | Foufounes Électriques | Huge Groove Experience | ||
April 18, 1990 | Cambridge | United States | ManRay Nightclub | The Bags | |
April 20, 1990 | Swarthmore | Olde Club, Swarthmore College | 25–30[11] | ||
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[11] | ||
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. |
Sliver club tour
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
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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 Ballroom | 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[15][16][17] |
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 | 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 Ballroom | Dinosaur Jr. & Treepeople |
Nevermind club, arena and festival tour
[edit]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 Pub | Sonic Youth | 200–500[18] |
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[19] |
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[10] |
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[20] |
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[21] | |
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[22] |
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[27] | ||
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 | 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 | Pearl Jam & Red Hot Chili Peppers | 16,000[30] |
December 28, 1991 | Del Mar | Pat O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar Fairgrounds | 8,000[31] | ||
December 29, 1991 | Tempe | ASU Activity Center | |||
December 31, 1991 | Daly City | Cow Palace | 16,000[32] | ||
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[33] | ||
January 26, 1992 | Gold Coast | Fisherman's Wharf | Violent Femmes | 10,500–14,000[34] | |
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[36] | ||
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 |
Mid-1992 to early-1993 arena, festival and stadium shows
[edit]Mid-1993 intermittent arena shows
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
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April 9, 1993 | Daly City | United States | Cow Palace (Bosnian Rape Victim Benefit) | The Breeders, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy & L7 | 12,000[47] |
July 23, 1993 | New York City | Roseland Ballroom (New Music Seminar) | The Jesus Lizard | 3,500[44] | |
August 6, 1993 | Seattle | King Performance Center (Mia Zapata Benefit) | Hell Smells, Kill Sybill, Tad & Voodoo Gearshift |
In Utero arena tour
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue | Other Performers | Attendance |
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North America | |||||
September 23, 1993 | New York City | United States | NBC Studios | *First performance with Pat Smear on second guitar. | |
September 25, 1993 | N/A | ||||
September 25, 1993 | |||||
October 18, 1993 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Mudhoney | 15,000[48][49] | |
October 19, 1993 | Albuquerque | Albuquerque Convention Center | Jawbreaker & Mudhoney | ||
October 21, 1993 | Kansas City | Memorial Hall | |||
October 22, 1993 | Davenport | Palmer Auditorium | |||
October 23, 1993 | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | Jawbreaker, Bobcat Goldthwait & Mudhoney | ||
October 25, 1993 | |||||
October 26, 1993 | Milwaukee | MECCA Arena | Jawbreaker & Mudhoney | ||
October 27, 1993 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | Meat Puppets & Boredoms | ||
October 29, 1993 | Detroit | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum | Meat Puppets, Bobcat Goldthwait & Boredoms | ||
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 | ||
November 4, 1993 | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | 8,500–14,000[50][51] | ||
November 5, 1993 | Buffalo | United States | Alumni Arena | 7,500[52] | |
November 7, 1993 | Williamsburg | William & Mary Hall | The Breeders & Half Japanese | ||
November 8, 1993 | Philadelphia | The Armory | 3,800[53] | ||
November 9, 1993 | Bethlehem | Stabler Arena | |||
November 10, 1993 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | |||
November 12, 1993 | Fitchburg | Wallace Civic Center | |||
November 13, 1993 | Washington, D.C. | Bender Arena | |||
November 14, 1993 | New York City | New York Coliseum | |||
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 | ||
November 27, 1993 | Miami | AT&T Bayfront Park Amphitheater | |||
November 28, 1993 | Lakeland | Lakeland Civic Center | |||
November 29, 1993 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |||
December 1, 1993 | Birmingham | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium | |||
December 2, 1993 | Tallahassee | Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center | |||
December 3, 1993 | New Orleans | Lakefront Arena | The Breeders & Shonen Knife | ||
December 5, 1993 | Dallas | Fair Park Coliseum | |||
December 6, 1993 | Houston | Astroarena | 3,000[54] | ||
December 8, 1993 | Oklahoma City | Travel and Transportation Building | 6,500[55] | ||
December 9, 1993 | Omaha | Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum | 4,500[56] | ||
December 10, 1993 | Saint Paul | Roy Wilkins Auditorium | 5,500[57] | ||
December 13, 1993 | Seattle | Central Waterfront (MTV Live and Loud) | The Breeders & Cypress Hill | 2,000[58] | |
December 14, 1993 | Salem | Salem Armory Auditorium | The Breeders & Melvins | 3,400[59] | |
December 15, 1993 | Boise | BSU Pavilion | 3,954[59] | ||
December 16, 1993 | Ogden | Golden Spike Arena | |||
December 18, 1993 | Denver | Denver Coliseum | 5,000[60] | ||
December 29, 1993 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | Butthole Surfers, Bobcat Goldthwait & Chokebore | ||
December 30, 1993 | Inglewood | 13,000[61] | |||
December 31, 1993 | Oakland | 19,000[62] | |||
January 1, 1994 | Central Point | Compton Arena | 5,000[63] | ||
January 3, 1994 | Vancouver | Canada | PNE Forum | 4,000[64] | |
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[65] |
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[66][67] | Munich | Germany | Terminal 1, Flughafen München-Riem | 3,000[68] | |
Meat Puppets | |||||
Meat Puppets | |||||
The Auteurs | |||||
The Raincoats, Sebadoh | |||||
Buzzcocks, Sebadoh | |||||
The Raincoats, Sebadoh |
1994 festival and stadium shows
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Notes:
- ^ For a long time, it was believed that this was the first Nirvana show, but in recent years photographs and recordings have come available that indicates that this is unlikely. The Raymond gig was most likely held in the summer of 1987. Their actual first show has not been documented, but took place around April 1st, 1987 in Aberdeen, WA, according to close friend Slim Moon[2]
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- ^ Nirvana missed both shows due to Kurt being sick.
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- ^ Due to the US tour being extended, this show and the three next ones were cancelled.
- ^ The show was cancelled about five weeks earlier due to its relatively low capacity.
- ^ The show was cancelled so the band would not risk getting stuck without fuel, due to a nationwide gasoline strike.
- ^ The show was rescheduled for November 25, 1991 at the Paradiso, a larger venue.
- ^
- Golsen, Tyler (September 28, 2021). "Revisit Nirvana's now-iconic 1991 performance at Amsterdam's Paradiso". Far Out. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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
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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.
- Golsen, Tyler (September 28, 2021). "Revisit Nirvana's now-iconic 1991 performance at Amsterdam's Paradiso". Far Out. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ The show was cancelled just a few days before it was scheduled to happen so the band could instead perform on Tonight with Jonathan Ross.
- ^ This date and the remaining ones were cancelled so the band could take a break from touring.
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According to a newspaper review
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according to the local media and reviews
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according to a newspaper review
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Dave Grohl talking at Rock in Rio in 2019
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According to a newspaper review
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According to a newspaper review
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According to a newspaper review
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according to a review
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According to a newspaper review
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According to a newspaper review
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- ^ The March 2 show in Munich and March 3 show in Offenbach were both cancelled after Kurt had a bout of laryngitis. After Kurt's incident in Rome in the early hours of March 4, the rest of the tour was rescheduled, only to be cancelled after Kurt's dead body was found in Seattle on April 8.