LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology February 09, 1990 - Pine Street Theatre, Portland, OR, US

  • NIRVANA
    • Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
    • Krist Novoselic (bass)
    • Chad Channing (drums)
  • No Info
  • Monqui Presents
    • Mike Quinn
Load In
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Soundcheck
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Doors
21:00
Rawhead Rex Showtime
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TAD Showtime
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NIRVANA Showtime
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The Legend! Showtime
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Screaming Trees Showtime
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  1. No Info
  1. School
  2. Floyd The Barber
  3. Dive
  4. Love Buzz
  5. Spank Thru
  6. Molly's Lips
  7. Sappy
  8. Scoff
  9. About A Girl
  10. Been A Son
  11. BREAK
  12. jam
  13. Blew
SBD #1a incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Sony WM-D3
Lowest Generation:
ANA(1) > DAT(1) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
38 min / 8.0
Notes:
• Original live mix from the night of the show.
• Missing the opening song, "School".
• There is a cut during "Scoff" and the recording cuts out during the noise after "Blew".
SBD #1b incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Sony WM-D3
Lowest Generation:
ANA(3) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
37 min / 7.0
Notes:
• Original live mix from the night of the show.
• Lower quality but better dynamics than SBD#1a
• Missing the "jam" after "Been A Son" and missing all noise after "Blew" that is present in SBD #1a.
• Includes a "bass jam" of the intro that is not present in SBD #1a and SBD #3.
• There's a little cut during "Molly's Lips" and "About A Girl".
SBD #2a incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
Official CD [Sliver] > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
10 min / 10
Notes:
• Professionally mixed by Gary Held.
• Includes only "Spank Thru" and "About A Girl".
SBD #2b incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
Official 7" [Molly's Lips] > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
05 min / 9.5
Notes:
• Professionally mixed by Gary Held.
• Includes only "Molly's Lips".
SBD #3 incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
Official CD [Bleach - Deluxe Edition] > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
34 min / 10
Notes:
• Professionally remixed by Jack Endino.
• Missing the jam and most between-song banter.
SBD CLIP #2 incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
Official CD [Nevermind, It's An Interview] > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
50 sec / 10
Notes:
• Professionally mixed by Gary Held.
• Feature a 50 seconds long clip of "Molly's Lips" and has talking over the first twenty seconds of the clip.
PRO #1 incomplete
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
VHS(x) > MKV
Length / Sound Quality:
02:27 min / ??
Notes:
• Circulated on January 24th, 2024.
• Includes only "Molly's Lips".
• Has two time codes covering part of the video.
• The audio in this source is very low.
• Appears in an early, rough-cut of "Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!".
PRO CLIP #1 incomplete
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
TV > VHS(1) > DVDR
Length / Sound Quality:
45 sec / 7.5
Notes:
• It is believed that the show was recorded with multiple cameras due to the existence of clips from two camera angles and mention of a video crew being present in the UK weekly music newspaper Melody Maker.
• Feature a 30 seconds long clip of "Molly's Lips" only, broadcasted on MTV Tribute To Nirvana.
• Clips from a different angle, including one of Kurt smashing his guitar, appear on the Nirvana promotional TV special and "You Know You're Right" official video.

No Info

  • At the end of the concert Kurt Cobain smashed his green Fender Mustang beyond repair.
  • The band threw CDs into the audience, the audience broke some of them and threw them back, and Kurt smashed some of the shards.
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