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UNSURFACED NIRVANA VIDEOS

Below is a list of Nirvana videos that are rumored to exist. None of these have surfaced in the Nirvana trading community. Any information to confirm or disprove a videos existance is appreciated. Email me....

A note on pro video: There are many clips or songs from various pro shot concerts that were broadcast on MTV, Much Music, or in Europe. Often cameras are let in to shoot a song or two, but are not allowed to shoot the entire concert. Some concerts which have clips floating around, for example 7/23/93 MTV Roseland footage, may or may not have been filmed in their entirety.


LAST UPDATED: March 12, 2000


5/26/89 Tacoma, WA
Green River Community College

Dive / School / Love Buzz / Scoff / Sifting / Big Cheese / Floyd The Barber / Spank Thru / About A Girl / Negative Creep

Notes:No info available.




09/09/89 - Chicago, IL
Cabaret Metro
60 mins, pro

School / Scoff / Love Buzz / Floyd the Barber / Dive / Polly / Big Cheese / Spank Thru / About A Girl/ more..........

Notes:No info available.




10/25/89 Leeds, England
Dutchess of York Public House
55 mins, aud

School / Scoff / Love Buzz / Floyd The Barber / Dive / Polly / Big Cheese / Spank Thru / About A Girl / Token Eastern Song / Negative Creep / Blew

Notes:No info available.




11/02/89 Groningen, Holanda
Vera
Pro

Notes: Clips of the Tad gig exists so itīs possible that Nirvanas set was also video taped.




11/26/89 Mezzago, Italy
The Bloom
60 mins, aud

School / Dazed and Confused / Scoff / Love Buzz / Floyd the Barber / Dive / Sappy / Big Cheese / Spank Thru / About A Girl / Imodium / Paper Cuts / Been A Son / Negative Creep / Blew

Notes: School, Love Buzz and Big Cheese, as well as several songs from Tads set are readily available. But nothing else has surfaced so far. Supposedly more of Nirvana's set was recorded, but it is not complete.




2/16/90 Long Beach, CA
Bogarts
?? mins, semipro

Notes:A person can be seen with a video camera on stage and also sometimes in the audience. Perhaps Subpop was filming this show?




04/16/90 Toronto, Canada
Dance Cave

School / Floyd The Barber / Love Buzz / Dive / Scoff / About A Girl / Breed / Spank Thru / In Bloom / Been A Son / Stain / Negative Creep / Big Cheese / Molly's Lips / Blew

Notes:This video is incomplete.




9/2/90 Portland, OR
Pine Street Theatre

Mollys Lips

Notes: MTV has a clip from this show in their Tribute show. Probably a semipro video as Subpop were taping many Nirvana shows.




09/22/90 Seattle, WA
Motor Sports Int'l & Garage
60 mins, aud

Pay to Play / Blew / Been A Son / Negative Creep / Floyd the Barber / About A Girl / School / Love Buzz / Imodium / In Bloom / Scoff / Spank Thru / Sliver / Dive

Notes:There are pictures from this gig where you can see a person with a video camera.




10/11/90 Olympia, WA
North Shore Surf Club

Son of A Gun / Molly's Lips / About A Girl / Spank Thru / School / Pay to Play / In Bloom / Dive / Sliver

Notes: Clips from this are seen in the 3/??/90 Evergreen State College video.




11/25/90 Seattle, WA
The Off Ramp Cafe

Aneurysm / Oh, the Guilt / Mr. Moustache / Pay to Play / Imodium / Floyd the Barber / About A Girl / In His Hands / In Bloom / Swap Meet / Sappy / Lithium / School / D-7 / Here She Comes Now / Sliver / Dive / Been a Son / Stain / Blew/ Dumb / Polly / Something In The Way / Negative Creep / Love Buzz / Spank Thru / Molly's Lips / Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

Notes:This set list looks fake as Dumb, Something in the way, and especially the RFUS like jam at the end were doubtfully played in a 1990 show.




8/91 European Festival shows

pro

Quality:

Notes: Since a)Sonic Youth were filming "The Year Punk Broke" on this tour; and b)Geffen were expecting big things for Nirvana; it is highly likely that many, if not all, of these shows were taped, either in part or in whole.




8/21/91 Dublin, Ireland
The Top Hat

need set list

Notes: Clips of this show can be seen in "The Year Punk Broke".




9/1/91 Rotterdam, Holland

pro

Notes: Pro cameras can be seen in some of the shots.




09/20/91 Toronto, Canada
The Opera House
60 mins, pro

Aneurysm / Drain You / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Polly / School / Sliver / Floyd the Barber / About A Girl / Breed / Territorial Pissings / Pennyroyal Tea / Blew / Negative Creep / Been A Son / Something In the Way / Endless, Nameless

Notes: This PRO shot version DOES exist but is not Complete. MuchMusic Canada videotaped this.




10/23/91 San Diego, CA
Off the Record
25 mins, aud

Dumb / Here She Comes Now / About A Girl / Polly /On A Plain / Been A Son

Notes:Someone told me this had started appearing on a few trade lists. Anyone else know anything about it? Is it in circulation, and if so, let's hear something about it.




11/05/91 London, England
Astoria
pro

Notes:Supposedly a complete pro shot version of this exists.




11/16/91 Muggia, Italy
Teatro Verdi

Drain You / Aneurysm / School / Floyd The Barber / Smells Like Teen Spirit / About A Girl / Polly / Lithium / Breed / Sliver / In Bloom / Been A Son / Negative Creep / On A Plain/ Blew/ Talk To Me / Oh, The Guilt / Territorial Pissings

Notes:No info available.




11/28/91 Sheffield, England
Octagon Centre
pro

Notes:MTV has some pro footage from this show. Only clips have surfaced so far.




12/07/91 Rennes, France
Transmusicales Festival
55 min, pro and aud

Baba O'Reily / Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam / Drain You / Aneurysm / School / Smells Like Teen Spirit / About A Girl / Polly / Sliver / Breed / Been A Son / Negative Creep / On A Plain / Blew

Notes:Clips of the PRO shot version have started to circulate.




12/31/91 San Francisco, CA
Cow Palace

Notes: As Pearl Jam was shot on video, it is very likely that there is a Nirvana video also.




01/25/92 Sydney, Australia
Big Day Out Festival
pro

Notes: Some clips from this show were broadcast in Australia.




1/31/92 Melbourne, AUS
Palace
pro/semipro?

Notes: A screen can be seen with a different angle of the band on it.




02/14/92 , Osaka, Japan
Kokusai Koryu Center
65 mins

Negative Creep / Been A Son / On A Plain / Something In the Way / Blew / Come As You Are / Lithium / Breed / Territorial Pissings / Sliver / About A Girl / School / Aneurysm / Love Buzz / Polly / Lounge Act / Drain You / Smells Like Teen Spirit

Notes: Luke Lakeman received information that came from the guy who recorded this show and it was on the 14th, not the 17th. A bit of Something in the Way is shown on "ltso".




06/22/92 Belfast, Ireland
King's Hall
70 mins, aud

Aneurysm / Drain You / Stay Away / School / Sliver / In Bloom / Breed / About A Girl / Scoff / Polly / Lithium / Blew / Been A Son / On A Plain / Swap Meet / Negative Creep / Come As You Are / Love Buzz / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Territorial Pissings

Notes:No info available.




06/26/92 Roskilde, Denmark
Roskilde Festival
70 mins, pro

Aneurysm / Drain You / Stay Away / Sliver / School / In Bloom / Breed / About A Girl / Scoff / Polly / Lithium / Blew / Been A Son / On A Plain / Swap Meet / Negative Creep / Something In the Way / Come As You Are / Love Buzz / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Territorial Pissings

Notes: On a Plain from "ltso" is from this show. Could be incomplete.




06/27/92 Turku, Finland
Ruisrock Festival
65 mins, pro

Aneurysm / Drain You / Stay Away / Sliver / School / In Bloom / Breed / About A Girl / Scoff / Polly / Lithium / Blew / Been A Son / On A Plain / Swap Meet / Negative Creep / Come As You Are / Love Buzz / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Territorial Pissings

Notes:No info available.




06/30/92 Estocolmo, Sweden
Sjoehistoriska Museet
pro

Notes:Some pro clips were broadcast in Europe.




7/3/92 Madrid, Spain
Palacio de los Deportes
aud

Notes: Supposedly shot by someone in Spain, who refused to trade it to anyone.




8/30/92 Berkshire, England
Reading Festival
pro

Notes:Supposedly a complete pro shot version of this exists.




09/10/92 Portland, OR
Portland Meadows
75 mins, aud and pro

Breed / Drain You / Aneurysm / School / Sliver / In Bloom / Come As You Are / Lithium / About A Girl / tourette's / Polly / Lounge Act / Smells Like Teen Spirit / On A Plain / Negative Creep / Been A Son / All Apologies / Blew / Stay Away / D-7 / Love Buzz / Rape Me / Territorial Pissings

Notes:




09/11/92 Seattle, WA
Seattle Coliseum
70 mins

Breed / Drain You / Aneurysm / School / Sliver / In Bloom / Come As You Are / Lithium / About A Girl / tourette's / Polly / Lounge Act / Smells Like Teen Spirit / On A Plain / Negative Creep / All Apologies / Been A Son / Blew / Dumb / Rape Me / Stay Away / Love Buzz / Territorial Pissings

Notes: Clips can be seen on "ltso". Shot on-stage from the left side.




10/02/92 Bellingham, WA
Carver Gymnasium

Come As You Are/ Smells Like Teen Spirit/ Drain You/ School/ Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam/ On A Plain/ Mexican Seafood/ The Money Will Roll Right In/ Dumb/ Mexican Seafood/ Long Jam Session....

Notes: This was supposed to be a Mudhoney show, but Nirvana came out and played unexpectedly as a birthday present for one of the guy's in Mudhoney. After Nirvana's "Jam Session" was done Mudhoney came out and played. Clips from this show's can supposedly be seen in "ltso".




01/16/93 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Morumbi Stadium
pro

set list unknown

Notes: This definatly exist on VIDEO. You can see clips from this show throughout "ltso". Any info on the possible setlist would be appreciated. It's probably similar to 1/23/93.




04/09/93 San Francisco, CA
Cow Palace
pro

Notes:MTV has some footage of this show. Perhaps they have more than just the clips they've shown.




07/23/93 New York, NY
Roseland
pro

Notes:MTV has some footage of this show. Perhaps they have more than just the clips they've shown.




08/06/93 Seattle, WA
King Theater
80 mins?

unknown

Notes: This show may exist, but it is not known offically yet. Looks like a cool show though cause they supposedly in addition to there set play "Seasons in the Sun", a Zepplin Cover, and a unreleased original song.




10/18/93 Phoenix, AZ
State Fairgrounds
pro

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter / Drain You / Breed / Serve the Servants / About A Girl / Heart-Shaped Box / Sliver / Dumb / In Bloom / Come As You Are / Lithium / Pennyroyal Tea / School / Polly / Milk It / Rape Me / Territorial Pissings / Smells Like Teen Spirit / All Apologies / Blew / Endless, Nameless

Notes: Incomplete PRO. SHot by MTV.




11/04/93 Toronto, ON, Canada
Maple Leaf Gardens

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter / Drain You / Breed / About A Girl / Heart-Shaped Box / Sliver / Serve The Servants / Dumb / In Bloom / Come As You Are / Lithium / Pennyroyal Tea / School / Polly / Milk It / Rape Me / Territorial Pissings / All Apologies / Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam / On A Plain / Scentless Apprentice / Blew / Endless, Nameless

Notes: MuchMusic taped this show. It is most likely incomplete.




11/13/93 - Washington, DC
Bender Arena, American University
aud

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter / Drain You / Breed / Serve the Servants / About A Girl / Heart-Shaped Box / Sliver / Dumb / In Bloom / Come As You Are / Lithium / Pennyroyal Tea / School / Polly / Milk It / Rape Me / Territorial Pissings / Smells Like Teen Spirit / All Apologies / Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam / On a Plain / Scentless Apprentice / Blew / Donuts

Notes: This show was tape by someone who refuses to trade it to anyone. There may have been more than one taper. I did hear from someone at the show who was behind a guy who was video taping the concert. He had what appeared to be a Sony camcorder with an external mic. This was taped from the lower box area to the left of Kurt, and it looked like the taper probably had an unobstructed view, although the crowd was jostling him during SLTS.




11/15/93 New York City, NY
Roseland Ballroom
90 mins, aud

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter / Drain You / Breed / Serve the Servants / About A Girl / Heart-Shaped Box / Sliver / Dumb / In Bloom / Come As You Are / Lithium / Pennyroyal Tea / School / Polly / Milk It / Rape Me / Territorial Pissings / Smells Like Teen Spirit / All Apologies / Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam / On A Plain / Scentless Apprentice / Blew / I Wanna Be Your Dog

Notes:No info available.




11/26/93 Jacksonville, FL
Morocco Temple Shrine Auditorium
aud

11/27/93 Miami, FL
AT&T Bayfront Amphitheater
aud

11/28/93 Lakeland, FL
Lakeland Civic Center
aud

12/2/93 - Tallahassee, FL
Tall-Leon Civic Center
aud

Notes:All four of the Florida shows were shot by the same person, who has claimed he won't let anyone have them until 20 years after Kurts death. PLEASE NOTE: the Miami video mentioned above is not the one that's currently in circulation in trader circles, shot from the floor with an obstructed view because of the heads of people in front of the taper.




12/10/93 St Paul, MN
Roy Wilkins Auditorium
pro

Notes:Supposedly MTV has a complete pro shot version of this.




12/13/93 Seattle, WA
Pier 48
pro

Notes:Supposedly MTV has a complete pro shot version of this.




12/14/93 Salem, OR

Notes:Someone who used to live in Salem was in a record store looking at Nirvana bootlegs, and a kid next to him said he had this show on video.




02/06/94 Cascais, Portugal
Pavilhao Dramatico
pro

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter / Drain You / Breed / Serve The Servants / Come As You Are / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Sliver / Dumb / In Bloom / About A Girl / Lithium / Pennyroyal Tea / School / Polly / Very Ape / Verse Chorus Verse / Rape Me / Territorial Pissings / Jesus Doesn't Want Me For a Sunbeam / The Man Who Sold the World / All Apologies / On A Plain / Heart Shaped Box / Blew / Endless, Nameless

Notes: Above is the complete setlist for the show but it was not all recorded. Supoosedly only about 15 mins were PRO-Shot. A clip of Rape Me is currently circulating.




02/08/94 Madrid, Spain
Pabellon de Deportes del Real Madrid
pro

Notes:Supposedly a complete pro shot version of this exists. There are a few pro clips from this show in trading circles.




02/09/94 Barcelona, Spain
Palau dels Sports
aud

Notes:There is supposedly an audience shot version of this show.




2/14/94 Paris, France
Zenith
pro

Notes: Supposedly there are pro shot songs available from this show.




02/27/93 Ljubjana, Slovenia
Tivoli
pro

Notes:Supposedly a complete pro shot version of this exists.




02/28/94 Zurich, Switzerland
?????????
aud

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter / Drain You / Breed / Serve the Servants / Come As You Are / Smells like Teen Spirit / Sliver / Dumb / In Bloom / About a Girl / Lithium / Pennyroyal Tea / School / Polly / Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle / Verse Chorus Verse / Rape Me / Territorial Pissings / All Apologies / On a Plain / Blew / Heart Shaped Box

Notes: Supposedly taped.




3/1/94 Munich Germany
Terminal Einz

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter / My Best Friend's Girl / Drain You / Breed / Serve the Servants / Come As You Are / Smells like Teen Spirit / Sliver / Dumb / In Bloom / About a Girl / Lithium / Pennyroyal Tea / School / Polly / Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle / Verse Chorus Verse / Rape Me / Territorial Pissings / All Apologies / On a Plain / Blew / Heart Shaped Box

Notes: A guy that attended this show provided this setlist. Only the first three songs have surfaced. The set list looks a bit long as the show was supposedly cut short when Kurt developed vocal problems.





If you know of any other videos that are uncirculated, any videos rumoured to exist, or have any info on any of the shows mentioned above, please let me know.

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