LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology October 26, 1993 - Mecca Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI, 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
- Cellar Door North Central
- Randy McElrath
Schedule
- Load In
- 09:00
- Soundcheck
- 15:30
- Doors
- 19:00
- Jawbreaker Showtime
- 20:00
- Mudhoney Showtime
- 20:45
- NIRVANA Showtime
- 21:45
Soundcheck
- No Info
Set
- Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
- Drain You
- Breed
- Serve The Servants
- Heart-Shaped Box
- Sliver
- Dumb
- In Bloom
- Come As You Are
- Lithium
- Pennyroyal Tea
- School
- Jam
- Polly acoustic
- Milk It
- Rape Me
- Territorial Pissings
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
- All Apologies
- ENCORE
- Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam acoustic Novoselic on accordion, Grohl on bass
- Something In The Way acoustic
- On A Plain
- Scentless Apprentice
- Blew
- Endless, Nameless
Set Range
Circulating Recordings
AUD #1a incomplete
- Equipment:
- Sonic Studios DSM-3 > Sony TCD-D3
- Lowest Generation:
- Unofficial CD [Beautiful Demise]
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 100 min / 9.0
- Notes:
- • Less complete, but higher quality than AUD #1b and AUD #1c.
- • "Endless, Nameless" cuts out.
AUD #1b incomplete
- Equipment:
- Sonic Studios DSM-3 > Sony TCD-D3
- Lowest Generation:
- DAT(M) > ANA(1) > FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 102 min / 8.5
- Notes:
- • More complete, but lower quality than AUD #1a.
- • Less complete, but higher quality than AUD #1c.
- • "Endless, Nameless" cuts out, but includes over two minutes more than AUD #1a before fading out.
AUD #1c
- Equipment:
- Sonic Studios DSM-3 > Sony TCD-D3
- Lowest Generation:
- DAT(x) > ANA(x) > FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 103 min / 7.5
- Notes:
- • Circulated in August 2007.
- • More complete, but lower quality than AUD #1a and AUD #1b.
Uncirculated Recordings
PRO #1
It is believed that only 15 minutes of footage were shot. It is rumored that clips have been broadcast on TV in Milwaukee.
PRO #2
It's rumored some students of "UW Milwaukee and Stout" got permission to tape part of the concert as a project class.
Notes
- Kurt started the concert by tossing what were rumored to be condoms into the crowd.
Press Reviews
- Review from a USA newspaper called "The Post Crescent", published on November 3rd, 1993.
- Review from a USA newspaper called the "Wisconsin State Journal", published on October 29th, 1993.