LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology January 20, 1990 - Legends, Tacoma, WA, US
Artist
- NIRVANA
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
- Chad Channing (drums)
Crew
- No Info
Buyer
- John Purkey
Schedule
- Load In
- …:…
- Soundcheck
- …:…
- Doors
- 20:00
- The Rhino Humpers Showtime
- …:…
- Machine Showtime
- …:…
- Melvins Showtime
- …:…
- NIRVANA Showtime
- …:…
Soundcheck
- No Info
Set
- School
- Floyd The Barber
- Love Buzz
- Dive
- Scoff
- BREAK
- About A Girl
- Big Cheese
- Molly's Lips
- Token Eastern Song
- Spank Thru
- Breed
- Stain
- Been A Son
- Sweet Home Alabama jam
- Negative Creep
- Blew
Set Range
Circulating Recordings
AUD #1a
- Equipment:
- Built In > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- ANA(1) > CDR(1) > FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 54:55 min / 6.0
- Notes:
- • Previously mislabed as ANA(M) > CDR(1).
- • Circulated in January 2006. The CDR was likely EQ'd.
- • Lower quality and higher generation, but more complete than AUD#1b.
- • There is a cut during "Sweet Home Alabama" on this source due to the tape flip and the recording cuts out during the end noise.
AUD #1b
- Equipment:
- Built In > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- ANA(M) > FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 53:40 min / 6.5
- Notes:
- • Circulated in October 2021.
- • Higher quality, but less complete than AUD#1a.
- • Missing some tunes after 'Love Buzz' because the master tape was taped over.
- • There's a tape error during 'Scoff'.
- • There is a cut during "Sweet Home Alabama" on this source due to the tape flip and the recording cuts out during the end noise.
AUD #2 incomplete
- Equipment:
- Unknown > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- ANA(x) > FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 46:53 min / 8.0
- Notes:
- • Circulated in April 2007.
- • Missing "School" and "Floyd The Barber".
- • "Love Buzz" and the "If I Fell" jam cuts in.
AMT #1
- Equipment:
- Unknown > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- VHS(1) > DVDR/FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 54:01 min / 7.5
- Notes:
- • Circulated in March 2009.
- • Amateur video, shot from the left-hand side of the stage.
- • "School", "Floyd The Barber" and "Sweet Home Alabama" cuts in, whilst there is also a cut during "Dive" and has minor dropouts in various songs.
Uncirculated Recordings
AMT #2
It is rumored that the show was recorded.
Notes
- After "Scoff," Krist sang parts of The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" and "If I Fell," then jammed briefly on Led Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker," "Living Loving Maid," and "How Many More Times."
- Matt Lukin of Mudhoney jumped onstage numerous times, causing fights between him and the bouncers.
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