Live Nirvana | Concert Chronology | 1993 | November 13, 1993 - Bender Arena, American University, Washington, DC, US

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NIRVANA
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
- Dave Grohl (drums, backing vocals)
- Pat Smear (guitar)
- Lori Goldston (cello)
Everett True (vocals, guitar)

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)
Earnie Bailey (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)

IMP Inc.
- Seth Horowitz

Load In: 09:00
Soundcheck: 15:30
Doors: …
Half Japanese Showtime: 19:30
Breeders Showtime: 20:15
NIRVANA Showtime: 21:15

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Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Novoselic - How are you doing?
Cobain - Good morning
Drain You
Grohl - Thanks
Breed
Serve The Servants
About A Girl
Heart-Shaped Box
Novoselic - It's-, it's kind of an old song, kind of an old song
Sliver
Cobain - Can you really buy crack right across the street from the White House?
Dumb
Grohl - Thanks
Cobain - Did Bikini Kill really get kicked out of this town?
In Bloom
Cobain - Oh, thank you
Come As You Are
Novoselic - Hey Kurt, I thought you said that Richard Nixon got kicked outta Washington
Cobain - Isn't there a Richard Nixon library here?
Novoselic - No, that's a...
Cobain - Is there?
Novoselic - ...that's in Slack-, San Clemente, California
Cobain - Ah, that's right. Please don't throw anymore moccasins
Lithium
Pennyroyal Tea
Cobain - This is off our first record
School
Cobain - This is our friend Lori. She plays the cello
Polly acoustic
Cobain - Thank you
Novoselic - We're from the other Washington. I got that from a TV commercial. ???
Cobain - The other white meat
Novoselic - The other white mean, right. Pork! But Washington's full of pork too, right? Get it?
Cobain - Would you be talking about... pigs?
Novoselic - If you pay any attention to the legislative process, you'll know that pork means, uh, bunch of fucked up politicians spending our tax money. ???
Cobain - Attica!
Novoselic - ??? Ross Perot, Ross-, I'm just kidding
Milk It
Cobain - This song is not about me
Rape Me
Novoselic - Pat Smear!
Territorial Pissings
Smells Like Teen Spirit
All Apologies
Cobain - Thank you. We're gonna, apparently, do an encore thing now, okay?
ENCORE
Grohl - Hey, so, me and a bunch of friends opened up a new club here in DC called the Black Cat and, don't boo, it's a good club! It's a nice, big room, where bands can come play, and it's very comfortable for the bands, and it's very comfortable for the audience, and it's open now so, look it up and go see shows there, 'cause it's really cool
Novoselic - Hey Dave, while you're at it, why don't you do a plug for NAFTA or something
Cobain - I hear it was a fire trap. There's a bunch of rats out behind... ???
Novoselic - This song's for River Phoenix
Cobain - This song was written by The Vaselines, well, kind of, it's an old traditional song. Uh, I'd like to dedicate it to River Phoenix
Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam acoustic Novoselic on accordion, Grohl on bass
Cobain - Thank you
Grohl - Oh ???
On A Plain
Novoselic - Thanks a lot
Scentless Apprentice
Cobain - Goodnight
Blew
Cobain - ???
jam
Cobain - Throw your shoes at me now. Please throw your shoes. Please, please throw your shoes. Throw your shoes. Throw your shoes and coins and condoms! Everett! Everett! Everett! Help me, Everett! Everett! Everett! Everett! Everett True
Do Nuts True on guitar and vocals

AUD #1

Equipment:: Aiwa CM-30 > Sony WM-D6
Lowest Generation:: ANA(M) > DAT(1) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 97 min / 8.5
Notes:: • Has a cut in "Scentless Apprentice" and the end noise cuts off.

AUD #2a

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: ANA(4) > CDR
Length / Sound Quality:: 103 min / 7.0
Notes:: • Higher generation and missing part of "Milk It", but includes parts of the jam and "Do Nuts" that are missing from AUD #2b.; • "Polly" cuts in end noise cuts off.; • Has cuts in "Milk It," the jam, and "Do Nuts".

AUD #2b

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: ANA(2) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 103 min / 7.0
Notes:: • Circualted in February 2012.; • Lower generation and includes all of "Milk It", but missing parts of the jam and "Do Nuts" that are included on AUD #2a.; • "Polly" cuts in.; • Has cuts in the jam and "Do Nuts".

AUD #3 incomplete

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: ANA(x) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 83 min / 8.0
Notes:: • Circulated in August 2007.; • Missing some banter after "All Apologies" and missing everything after "Blew".; • Has a cut in "Lithium".

AMT #1

It is rumored that the show was recorded.

According to a newspaper review, Nirvana played for a crowd of about 5,400. But, according to Pollstar magazine, Nirvana played to a sold out crowd of 5,200 people.
After "Blew", the band played what seems to be the same jam that was played at the end of the 11/07/93 show.
Everett True came onstage to do vocals and play guitar on "Do Nuts."
At the end of the show, Kurt started repeatedly throwing his guitar(s) at the disco ball over the stage. He came close to getting hit by the falling guitar many times. He never did hit the disco ball. Krist finally grabbed Kurt and carried him off.