Live Nirvana | Concert Chronology | 1988 | December 28, 1988 - The Underground (Sub Pop 200 record release party), Seattle, WA, US

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NIRVANA
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
- Chad Channing (drums)
Jesse Bernstein (master of ceremonies)

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Jesse Bernstein - My name is Jesse Bernstein, I'm the Ed Sullivan of this show, the master of ceremonies!
Voice - MC!
Jesse Bernstein - No, don't say MC, that's too hip, I'm the master of ceremonies, I'm not that hip, alright? Actually, I'm a federal agent and so I... to open this show, I'm gonna read a couple of paragraphs from my er... antiquated novel The Wraith er, yeah... Sooo... we leave the concert hall with his pompous draperies and enormous cushioned seats, we leave the carcasses of the audience, their souls and ears bleeding and hot, their mouths and eyes agog, come on! Their limbs twitching as in a death throw, we leave them all in the keeping of that sombre horn. The siren of moon madness. The lunatic stern voice and as we step across the carpet, down the aisle and across the threshold of the exit door, we hear the orchestra awaken from their swoon. Their strange nightmare, we hear the conductor tapping his baton against the podium, then they all take up their parts, weakly at first, but finally booming away noisily, their notes rain down on the audience, whose rotting spirits shut them up, bloating themselves on all that foolish tinkling and banging, Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! And now the mystery guest, er... with freeze dried music... Nir-vana!
Voice - Alright!
Voice - South style rock and roll!
Voice - AOR!
School
Voice - Slower!
Voice - Faster!
Love Buzz
Voice - I did
Voice - "Aern't these crazy people?
Voice - Just a bunch of mixed-up teenagers!
Floyd The Barber
Mr. Moustache
Voice - No more dry eye!
Voice - Slower!
Paper Cuts
Voice - I think they need to ditch the effects
Mexican Seafood
Spank Thru
Voice - God, Chad must be bummin', he's playing on somebody else's kit, and it's like half as big ...
Sifting
Hairspray Queen
Voice - Just do Blew
Voice - Heidi! Heidi! Where's Heather uh ... Where's Heather Anderson?
Heidi - What did you say?
Voice - Where's Heather Anderson? Did she come out?
Heidi - I don't know! I don't even know ...
Heidi - I saw her at the mall returning her ...
Voice - At the what? Really?
Heidi - I was there too
Voice - I didn't even do anything. I stayed at my house for two days in a row and I wouldn't go out the door because the store across the street was closed and I didn't want to walk down two blocks to get beer so I just stayed home
Heidi - ?? ??
Voice - But I don't have a car. I sold my car
Voice - Oh yes! Oh! Blew! Blew! Thank God!
Blew

AUD #1

Equipment:: Sony ECM-939LT > Sony WM-D6C
Lowest Generation:: ANA(M) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 40:35 min / 8.5
Notes:: • Circulated in August 2012.

AMT #1 incomplete

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: Unknown > MKV
Length / Sound Quality:: 09:46 min / ??
Notes:: • Video surfaced online March 2020, upgrade distributed on May 22nd, 2024.; • Shot from the front-middle of the audience.; • Includes a few seconds of the intro by Jesse Bernstein, "School", "Love Buzz", and "Floyd The Barber".; • Audio becomes muffled several times and heads frequently block the view of the taper.

AMT #2 incomplete

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: Unknown > MKV
Length / Sound Quality:: 02:34 min / ??
Notes:: • Video surfaced online March 2020, upgrade distributed on May 22nd, 2024.; • Shot from the top left of the upper banister of the stage.; • Includes "School" only.

AMT #3 incomplete

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: Unknown > MKV
Length / Sound Quality:: 02:17 min / ??
Notes:: • Distributed on May 22nd, 2024.; • Shot from the back of the venue with soundboard audio.; • Includes "Floyd The Barber" only.