LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology October 25, 1993 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, US
Artist
- NIRVANA
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
- Dave Grohl (drums, backing vocals)
- Pat Smear (guitar)
- Lori Goldston (cello)
Crew
- Alex MacLeod (tour manager)
- Jeff Mason (production manager)
- Kelly Nase (tour accountant)
- Susanne Sasic (lighting designer)
- Craig Overbay (sound engineer)
- Ian Beveridge (monitor engineer)
- Jim Vincent (guitar technician)
- John Duncan (guitar technician)
- Mike Dalke (drum technician)
- Ed Swink (stage manager)
- Dave Stevens (Pro Show sound crew)
- Allan Bagley (Pro Show sound crew)
- Tom Pfaeffle (Pro Show sound crew)
- Spike Brant (LSD lighting crew)
- Mike Lamb (LSD lighting crew)
- Pat Connolly (LSD lighting crew)
- Gary Vaspol (LSD lighting crew)
Buyer
- Jam Productions
- Andy Cirzan
Schedule
- Load In
- 09:00
- Soundcheck
- 15:30
- Doors
- 19:00
- Jawbreaker Showtime
- 19:30
- Mudhoney Showtime
- 20:15
- NIRVANA Showtime
- 21:15
Soundcheck
- No Info
Set incomplete
- Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
- Drain You
- Breed
- Serve The Servants
- About A Girl
- Heart-Shaped Box
- Sliver
- In Bloom
- Come As You Are
- Lithium
- School
- Polly acoustic
- Rape Me
- Territorial Pissings
- Scentless Apprentice
- ENCORE
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night? acoustic
Set Range
Circulating Recordings
No Info
Uncirculated Recordings
AUD #1
It is rumored that someone taped the show, but got caught, and the tape was confiscated.
AUD #2
An attendee met someone right after the concert who had taped the entire show and played a few seconds back for him, but he was never able to get a copy of the recording.
AUD #3
During the show, Krist points out "That guy over there with the tape recorder", so it's possible the show was recorded.
Notes
- According to Pollstar magazine, Nirvana played for a soldout crowd of 5,000 people.
- The band played for nearly two hours, according to a review.
- Many people in attendance have said the show was horrible. The band was reportedly booed by the audience.
- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was not played.
- While there are no other known performances of "Love Buzz" on this tour, multiple attendees distinctly remember it being played here. However, neither review report it being played.
- Kurt snapped at the audience for throwing wet T-shirts on stage, shorting out the effects pedals.
- According to a review, before "Scentless Apprentice" Kurt joked: "Put your hand up if you've been to the Aragon before. Doesn't this place suck? You're definitely getting completely ripped off. Next time you're here, bring a pillow and put it over your ears; it'll sound the same.
- During "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", a beer was thrown that hit Kurt's guitar, causing them to end the show early.
- After the show was over and the house lights came on, Kurt came back onstage and asked the audience "Do you want to see me break something?", and then proceeded to destroy the stage. After that, he dove into the audience, crowd surfed for a bit, made his way back to the stage, then exited into the stage right curtains, according to attendees.
- While Kurt was crowd surfing, his under shirt got ripped off of him and torn into shreds.
- Other songs, including "Pennyroyal Tea", "On A Plain", "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam", and "Endless, Nameless" are rumored to have been played.
Press Reviews
- Review from a UK magazine called "New Music Express (NME)", published on November 13th, 1993.
- Review from a US newspaper called the "Ball State University Daily", published on October 27th, 1993.
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