LIVE NIRVANA SESSIONS HISTORY All Sessions
This section is concerned with musical performances undertaken in private by Kurt Cobain/at least two other members of NIRVANA, 1982–1994. For information on live performances given in public, such as concerts and TV shows, please see the Live Nirvana Concert Chronology.
| Date | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dec, 1982 | Music room, Earl residence Burien, WA, United States | Cobain solo, Organized Confusion session |
| Early 1985 | Bedroom, Hokanson residence Aberdeen, WA, United States | Fecal Matter |
| Mid 1985 | Bathroom, Bong residence Moclips, WA, United States | Fecal Matter |
| Sep 10, 1985 | Music room, Earl residence Burien, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Easter, 1986 | Music room, Earl residence Burien, WA, United States | Fecal Matter, Illiteracy Will Prevail session |
| Summer, 1986 | Cobain residence Aberdeen, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Summer, 1986 | Crover residence Aberdeen, WA, United States | Electrifiedshitfuck |
| ??, 1986 | Novoselic & Dilley residence Aberdeen, WA, United States | The Sellouts |
| Fall/Winter, 1986 | 2nd floor, Maria's Hair Design Aberdeen, WA, United States | Bob McFadden try-out |
| May 6, 1987 | KAOS Radio, The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA, United States | Skid Row, Out Of Order/Toy Train Crash Backside Bone Beefcake |
| ??, 1987 | Cobain residence Aberdeen, WA, United States | Skid Row |
| Summer, 1987 | Cobain residence Aberdeen, WA, United States | Skid Row |
| ??, 1987 | Novoselic & Dilley residence Tacoma, WA, United States | |
| 1987–1988 | Cobain residence Olympia, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Jan 3, 1988 | Bedroom, Crover residence Aberdeen, WA, United States | Ted Ed Fred, rehearsal for Dale Demosession |
| Jan 23, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording Seattle, WA, United States | Ted Ed Fred, Dale Demosession |
| Jan 24, 1988 | RadioShack Aberdeen, WA, United States | Ted Ed Fred, video-shoot |
| May, 1988 | Novoselic & Dilley residence Tacoma, WA, United States | Chad Channing try-out |
| Jun–Sep, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording Seattle, WA, United States | Love Buzz sessions |
| Dec, 1988 | 2nd floor, Maria's Hair Design Aberdeen, WA, United States | Rehearsal for Bleach sessions |
| Dec, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording Seattle, WA, United States | Bleach sessions |
| Feb, 1989 | 2nd floor, Maria's Hair Design Aberdeen, WA, United States | Band practice |
| Apr 21, 1989 | Garage, Vail residence Olympia, WA, United States | The Go Team |
| Spring, 1989 | Chorus Rehearsal & Audio Studio, The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA, United States | Hard To Believe: A KISS covers compilation session |
| Early–Mid 1989 | Cobain residence Olympia, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Aug, 1989 | Storybook Krooks practice space Seattle, WA, United States | Robert Roth try-out |
| Aug 20 & 28, 1989 | Reciprocal Recording Seattle, WA, United States | The Jury, abandoned blues covers session |
| Sep, 1989 | The Music Source Seattle, WA, United States | Blew sessions |
| Oct 26, 1989 | Studio 5, BBC Maida Vale Studios London, England | John Peel Show |
| Nov 1, 1989 | Villa 65 Hilversum, The Netherlands | Nozems-A-Gogo |
| Dec 1989–Jan, 1990 | Reciprocal Recording Seattle, WA, United States | Mark Lanegan, The Winding Sheet sessions |
| Jan 2–3, 1990 | Reciprocal Recording Seattle, WA, United States | ‘Sappy’ demo sessions |
| Mar 20, 1990 | Television Studio, The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA, United States | Video-shoot |
| Mar, 1990 | The Dutchman Seattle, WA, United States | Rehearsals for the Smart sessions |
| Apr 2–6, 1990 | Studio A, Smart Studios Madison, WI, United States | Scrapped Sub Pop 2nd album/Heaven And Hell: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground sessions |
| Summer, 1990 | The Dutchman Seattle, WA, United States | Dan Peters try-out |
| Summer, 1990 | Cobain residence Olympia, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Jul 11 & 24, 1990 | Reciprocal Recording Seattle, WA, United States | Sliver sessions |
| ??, 1990 | Cobain residence Olympia, WA, United States | The Fragile Sphincter |
| ??, 1990 | TBC Olympia, WA, United States | Cobain, Vail & Carlson |
| ??, 1990 | TBC Olympia, WA, United States | Bathtub |
| Sep 25, 1990 | The Dutchman Seattle, WA, United States | Dave Grohl try-out |
| Sep 25, 1990 | KAOS Radio, The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA, United States | Cobain solo, Boy Meets Girl |
| Oct, 1990 | Smegma Studios Portland, OR, United States | Earth, Extra Capsular Extraction sessions |
| Oct 21, 1990 | Studio 3, BBC Maida Vale Studios London, England | John Peel Show |
| Oct, 1990 | Novoselic residence Tacoma, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Winter, 1990 | Cobain residence Olympia, WA, United States | Cobain & Grohl |
| Jan 1, 1991 | Studio A, The Music Source Seattle, WA, United States | Abandoned demo/Smells Like Teen Spirit b-sides session |
| Spring, 1991 | Converted barn Tacoma, WA, United States | Band practice |
| Mar, 1991 | Converted barn Tacoma, WA, United States | Nevermind boombox demo session |
| Apr 22, 1991 | Melvins practice space & Crover residence San Francisco, CA, United States | The Retards |
| Apr 29–30, 1991 | 3rd Encore Burbank, CA, United States | Nevermind pre-production sessions |
| May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios & Devonshire Studios Van Nuys & Burbank, CA, United States | Nevermind sessions |
| May, 1991 | Oakwood apartment Los Angeles, CA, United States | Cobain solo |
| 1991–1993 | TBC TBC, United States | Band practice |
| Sep 3, 1991 | Studios 4 & 5, BBC Maida Vale Studios London, England | John Peel Show |
| Nov 9, 1991 | Studio 4, BBC Maida Vale Studios London, England | Mark Goodier's Evening Session |
| Nov 25, 1991 | Jingle Production Room 2, NOB Audio Hilversum, The Netherlands | Nozems-A-Gogo/Twee Meter De Lucht In |
| 1991–1992 | Cobain residence TBC, United States | Cobain solo |
| Jan 9–10, 1992 | Studio 8H, NBC Studios New York, NY, United States | Rehearsals for Saturday Night Live |
| ?? 1992 | Cobain residence Los Angeles, CA, United States | Cobain solo |
| ??, 1992 | Cobain residence Los Angeles, United States | Cobain solo |
| Apr 7, 1992 | Laundry Room Studio Seattle, WA, United States | Lithium b-sides/The Jesus Lizard split-single session |
| Spring 1992 | Jabberjaw Los Angeles, CA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Spring 1992 | Cobain residence Los Angeles, CA, United States | Cobain & Love |
| Jun, 1992 | Terminal Studios London, England | Rehearsals for Nevermind Rescheduled European Tour |
| Sep 8, 1992 | Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, UCLA Los Angeles, CA, United States | Rehearsal for 1992 MTV Video Music Awards |
| Late 1992 | Laundry Room Studio Seattle, WA, United States | Abandoned demo session |
| Oct 6, 1992 | Unidentified practice space Seattle, WA, United States | Novoselic, Grohl & Washam |
| Oct 25–26, 1992 | Word Of Mouth Productions Seattle, WA, United States | Abandoned In Utero demo sessions |
| Nov, 1992 | Laundry Room Studio Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain solo, The PriestThey Called Him session |
| Late 1992 | Razor's Edge Recording San Francisco, CA, United States | Melvins, Houdini sessions |
| Winter, 1992 | Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain & Love |
| Winter, 1992 | Posies practice space Seattle, WA, United States | Band practice |
| Dec 21, 1992 | Posies practice space Seattle, WA, United States | Band practice |
| Mid 1992–Early 1993 | Cobain residence Los Angeles, CA, US | Cobain solo |
| Early 1993 | TBC TBC, United States | Nighty Nite |
| Jan 2–4, 1993 | Brilliant Studios San Francisco, CA, United States | Melvins, Houdini sessions |
| Jan 19–21, 1993 | Studio B, BMG Ariola Ltda. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | In Utero demo sessions |
| Jan 21, 1993 | Studio B, BMG Ariola Ltda. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Hole, Live Through This demo session |
| Feb 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Recording Studio Cannon Falls, MN, United States | In Utero sessions |
| May 13, 1993 | Studio B, Bad Animals Seattle, WA, United States | Heart-Shaped Box & All Apologies remix session |
| Late Spring/Early Summer, 1993 | 2nd floor, Jukebox City Seattle, WA, United States | Band practice |
| Mid 1993 | Hole practice space Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain, Love, Grey & Bjelland |
| ??, 1993 | Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain, Love & Erlandson |
| Jul 3, 1993 | Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain & Love |
| Jul 14–15, 1993 | 2nd floor, Jukebox City Seattle, WA, United States | Lori Goldston & John Duncan try-out, rehearsal for New Music Seminar |
| Summer, 1993 | 2nd floor, Jukebox City Seattle, WA, United States | Band practice |
| ??, 1993 | Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| ??, 1993 | Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Sep, 1993 | Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain & Love |
| Sep 23, 1993 | Studio 8H, NBC Studios New York, NY, United States | Rehearsal for Saturday Night Live |
| Oct 14–16, 1993 | Hayvenhurst Studios Van Nuys, CA, United States | Rehearsals for In Utero North American Tour |
| Oct, 1993 | Triclops Recording Atlanta, GA, United States | Hole, Live Through This sessions |
| Nov 16–17, 1993 | SST Inc. Rehearsal facility Weehawken, NJ, United States | Rehearsals for MTV Unplugged |
| Mid 1993–Early 1994 | Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Mid 1993–Early 1994 | Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Jan 28–30, 1994 | Robert Lang Studios North Seattle, WA, United States | ‘You Know You're Right’ demo session |
| Early 1994 | Bedroom, Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain solo |
| Feb 5, 1994 | Pavilhão do Grupo Dramático e Sportivo de Cascais Cascais, Portugal | Rehearsal for In Utero European Tour |
| Mar, 1994 | Basement, Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain, Smear & Erlandson |
| Mar 25, 1994 | Basement, Cobain residence Seattle, WA, United States | Cobain & Smear |
