Behind the Scenes: Nirvana's Tour Just Before the Grunge Explosion

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[@riatheb0mb]

let’s be honest... dave’s and krists bromance was the best thing to ever exist

[@AG-lm5uf]

I see normal people living their best days. This is life...the essence of youth.

[@user-dq2ym1nn9k]

I'm glad this comment is here. thankyou

[@dadmadforgot4050]

Very well put.

[@peteferguson9261]

I wish someone instilled in me that knowledge while I still was a kid.

[@ferise1]

A G yes that’s what l see most the time in famous youths...we’re all rockstars at that age, no matter what we do.

[@nova_4168]

these people werent in there teens they were in there mid to late 20's

[@Cairo98_]

They looked exhausted after a year of Nevermind. Anything before Nevermind they just look like guys having a good time jamming in smaller venues without the pressure of a major label on your shoulders.

[@mikeblanchard7579]

This tour was for nevermind, they were opening up for sonic youth.....this is from the film "the year that punk broke"

[@rogerbuds19]

@@mikeblanchard7579 Nope. Nevermind came out over 3 weeks after this leg of the tour on September 24th.

[@mikeblanchard7579]

@@rogerbuds19 I know....the tour was still in support of nevermind. Sonic youth was on DGC as well and asked nirvana to come on tour to help support the upcoming nevermind album. Cobain in an interview said that when they got back to the states from that tour it was like Beatle mania it was nirvana mania and Thurston said that during that tour it shifted from sonic youth being headliners to nirvana being headliners....he was joking of course as sonic youth remained the headliners but ment it in the sense that nirvana's popularity had grown so much over that tour

[@drfunk1986]

@spooky katt way to go full on racism there. Ya know, something Kurt was against.

[@rebeccarodgers8695]

How about Molly's Lips

[@mmakeup_mmama83]

Kim Gordon putting makeup on Dave & Kurt is the best thing I’ve seen all day.

[@miles2057]

Can you believe she was 38 in 1991!

[@ferise1]

Trinity Willow who dat?

[@ryan-870]

watching kurt swing the wine bottle around was the best thing i have seen

[@Shakdnugz2024]

@@ferise1 uhh from sonic youth, the band they were touring with

[@williamisner8759]

@@miles2057 2020 now she's 67 still looking hot

[@vishnujyo6707]

This is how I really want to remember kurt A funny guy....

[@21vision]

Funny how?

[@IgNaceus]

@T XD

[@anarchic_ramblings]

@@21vision 'Funny' means amusing, witty, able to make others laugh.

[@williambeglen4771]

They acted like rich assholes. Kurt mocked snobby people. Yes it was funny. They all mocked how europeans act backstage .

[@leerowland9621]

The scene at the end with Kurt and Kim dancing on the railway track is very moving. Kurt seems so free of the inner turmoil that would go on to consume him. It's strange now to see him like this just before it all went stratospheric. Who could ever have known in the summer of '91 what was about to happen to change music and culture so decisively in the year that followed? Good times.

[@emilelliman456]

1991: "COPS KILL" - Kurt Cobain 2020: ✅✅✅

[@remorcist2499]

@@kentonbryce sumbags most of the time

[@username-mf4mu]

Well no shit

[@tonyamati96]

The part where Kurt comes in and says, "you guys were really neat" was them doing an impression from Madonna's "Truth or Dare" movie. The part where Warren Beatty comes backstage after a Madonna show and says to her, "you guys were really neat" and Madonna puts her finger in her throat to simulate vomiting. 😀

[@shka-n1t]

It was Kevin Costner.

[@465marko]

YOU were Kevin Costner.

[@badlydressedboy]

@@465marko I am Kevin Costner

[@joshm2690]

WE are all Kevin Costner trying to realize our own Water World .

[@prefix253]

@@joshm2690 And when everyone is Kevin Costner...

[@SimonGrayDK]

For anyone else wondering: the music playing at 4:46 is Telepathic Drive by Unicorn Heads.

[@michaelclyburn5858]

Simon thanks man!

[@gauthmkb4817]

Oh yes Thanks brother !

[@Pinoquai7064]

You're tha man !

[@giancarlo.mariani]

Thanks man, never heard of them but the drums sound sick!

[@coreysova1614]

Thank you lol I was

[@thewedge8823]

Damn this is kinda sad when u look back at it. these guys were having the time of their lives

[@Barefoot_Joe]

Why is someone living their best life sad?

[@hansmayr7270]

Barefoot Joe sad it all had to end, sad he died etc.

[@narata1541]

@@hansmayr7270 I agree. There were parties where I had so much fun, but I stopped myself and told my friends how depressed I was because it will all end at the end.

[@PiperTMTotalWar]

The memories will never die, they will live on. Be happy for the time they shared together and what they experienced. Nothing ever lasts forever.

[@Barefoot_Joe]

@@hansmayr7270 sure I get you, but I think it's better to live a short life you choose and enjoy rather than die old and never experience anything you wanted to

[@Kelsy27]

The ending made me shed a few tears. Seeing Kurt dancing and having a good time pulled at my heart strings a little. He looked happy and free.

[@LoekTheKing]

Dave was hilarious. Krist was hilarious and didn't change one bit. Kurt was energetic, spontaneous and charming. Wish I could've seen them...

[@1985cactus]

How didn't he changed one bit? He is completely different different these days.

[@Cairo98_]

@@1985cactus Well obviously after losing his best friend. What he meant was he never changed a bit while Kurt was alive.

[@Corsa15DT]

My childhood idols, were just a bunch of lost kids

[@jortega61924]

Corsa15DT my teenage idols. Favorite band growing up.

[@ffeda]

Exactly

[@Bruin_ffs]

Sonic youth were like 40 in this lol

[@AudioAndroid]

Lost kids that we all found, HEY YOU KIDS! TURN UP THAT RACKET! DONT YOU SEE WE ARE TRYING TO LIVE HERE! Thanks NIRVANA for giving us a awesome Soundtrack to our lives.

[@cody7378]

Lost kids my ass kurt was about 25 here

[@Tyler.21]

LMAO that scene of Kurt just starring at the rotisserie chickens. This whole video was so great, just a beautiful time in the world, and in their lives, reminds me of many days I spent in my youth just hanging out with friends, living in the moment and enjoying the world. Life really does move so fast, enjoy your youth while it lasts kids.

[@Gabycopiaa]

So good to see Kurt happy on those days, and how loose he and they were living life, sorrounding by friends. Really emotional.

[@huuters]

Feels really nostalgic to see this - these scenes kind of remind me of my own memories of the last summer before the childhood innocence was swept away by the cruel reality of a grown-up life... :)

[@sweetsoul3145]

Tyler Mod I think some adults still retain their childlike wonder, such as these folks

[@MrGiorgioud]

Tell me about it...I remember I was on the guest list to see them in Rome at the Piper Club in 1989 and I decided not to go as I wasn’t feeling too good (in Italy gigs start really late: 23.30 at the earliest). Of course they played a blinding gig replete with guitar smashing. I am still kicking myself over it.....

[@OctoberRust99x9]

Oh quit being so dramatic, childhood is overrated.

[@coreysova1614]

That's exactly how felt... Dam

[@coreysova1614]

Dam good comment

[@thehotyounggrandpas8207]

I saw a mother pushing a pram with two babies the other day. She was wearing an old tattered Nirvana t-shirt. I thought: -Wow, we're all old now. Sigh, the 90's, I thought they would last forever.

[@WillJM81280]

Nope. 10 years.

[@Sam-Lawry]

Back then,the 60,70s were the golden age. Now it's the 90s for a lot of people who were not born.

[@ferise1]

Samuel Feynman Tribute page as a teen in the 90’s, the 70’s seemed so old and far away...l can’t imagine that’s how kids feel today about the 90’s...l mean it was just there...we were all modern.

[@rollinstoned9816]

@@Sam-Lawry every generation have their decade..Mine was 90s.

[@dudeseriously79]

We're not old. We're not. We're just not.

[@amyconway9923]

This innocence y happiness is beautiful

[@ferise1]

Amy Conway you look like a 90’s postcard

[@BawlBag]

Spanglish?

[@amyconway9923]

@@BawlBag yes de costa rica

[@michaelclyburn5858]

Everyone is so happy. Also the drums in the song at the end sound SUPER.

[@flatlandrecordingsflr7304]

Does anyone know what song it is??

[@Tyrant175]

Yeah, totally. Like this smooth, nostalgic vibe. Perfect for the end of summer kinda vibes, late august, just like in the video!

[@ferise1]

Michael Clyburn of course we were happy, we had no computers :)

[@ArturoLopez-np9hp]

@@flatlandrecordingsflr7304 unicorn heads, telepathic drive

[@alfiantaufany8772]

This video is rare, thankyou

[@SaintMartins]

This is not rare footage. These are scenes from a 1993 documentary/concert film by Sonic Youth called...."Sonic Youth: 1991 The Year Punk Broke". Comissioned by Geffen Records (DGC) they insisted S.Y. & Nirvana to document their European tour b/c they knew both bands were starting to explode into the mainstream. it's available on DVD.

[@fridaykillaz]

Ngaji dulu sana bang

[@alfiantaufany8772]

@@fridaykillaz Allahuma lakasumtu

[@emilelliman456]

I used to have this on VHS. Obviously since they were forced to do this it just aint the same.

[@CS-mo7xp]

this footage is as far back in time from today, as the Beatles - Love Me Do was from them in this vid...

[@marlonrodrigo5901]

No one : Kurt : “we can turn these coats into mini skirts”

[@stellarjuju8788]

Aww..this is from a Sonic youth tour movie called The year punk broke. My friends chipped in and bought it for me on VHS for my birthday in 1995. Brings back the memories, man.

[@flamesfearfuture]

Dave Grohl is an axcellent actor. That's a fact.

[@J.Cash77]

Kurt we miss you man.....😞

[@louis-philippesmith335]

This video is incredibly fantastic, have really too strong feelings the early 1990s, this video stinks of nostalgia.... Wow it's a step back, I feel like I'm there. I have to listen to the video over and over again.... A marvel.

[@tammyduke4213]

The last 3 minutes was great🙌🏻 Kurt was such a beautiful person and soul♥️

[@vampirewilde]

Kim Gordon has a lot of love for Kurt

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

They kind of remind me of a brother and sister.

[@edwardlagrossa1246]

Who could blame her.

[@BawlBag]

@@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer in the spirit of modern pornos? Got ya

[@yoelpixula8501]

@@BawlBag OMAIGAWD

[@joshuayettou3552]

Kim Gordon also knows Kurt never committed suicide and was murdered.

[@loveandpeace9908]

I saw them on this tour. Paid $6 for the ticket.

[@Cairo98_]

Damn so cheap compared to now.

[@ferise1]

Love AndPeace dayum

[@rollinstoned9816]

Damn, son. Almost free consert..im jealous asf. I regret that i didnt go to see Nirvana. I was heavily (still am) into alice in chains at the time. I thought Nirvana was overrated and didnt listen them then. As i grew older, i felt stupid, cos Nirvana was great punk-rock band (i refuse to use word grunge). Damn, im stupid!!😢

[@xgamerx4279]

Cat playing guitar On a Guitar nope tickets were really cheap

[@ignatprokhoropchyuck4652]

You are lucky girl

[@loombaron]

No smart phones, it was all about living the moment

[@joshbarth9469]

I wish we would go back to that.

[@rollinstoned9816]

@@joshbarth9469 me too. 90s was the best decade of my life. 2000-2020, flat line..Nothing good on music. I dont understand that. 60s to 90s every decade there were magical bands popped up. What happened?

[@rollinstoned9816]

Life's a journey not a destination...

[@joshbarth9469]

@@rollinstoned9816 What happened is that music is not as valuable as an entertainment source, as it used to be. When I was in Jr High and High School, I would get high and put on an album and just sit and listen to it. I would pull out the insert, read the lyrics, and linear notes. I would look at the art, and it was all an experience. I can't imagine a High school kid today doing that. Music is just some shit you get for free and play in the background while you look at social media, or play video games. It holds no real value. You dont have to seek it very hard. The adventure of life was killed by technology. Just my opinion.

[@charlesleroyer7319]

​@@rollinstoned9816 I think you just looking at the wrong place. You have more great bands between 2000-2020 than ever ! The problem is now, medias nevermore show you what's new and amazing. YOU have to search for great artists, whatever the music style. Because the artists that you may love are no longer putted at the front of the musical charts. Ps : Punk and Grunge are not dead, they're returned where they birthed : The Underground scene !

[@RFKFREAK]

What am amazing time to be alive. Man, I miss the 90's so hard.

[@Aussieknuckleheads]

91 the yr punk broke is such a good flick.

[@rollinstoned9816]

Yeah, it is. And 90s was the best decade of my life.

[@coreysova1614]

I gotta check that never heard of it

[@robashton8606]

You say "before the grunge explosion", but it had already very much exploded over here. Nirvana were already rock stars in the UK after Sliver came out. Nevermind was just the confirmation. Damn, those were a good few years.

[@sisterearthful]

Kim Gordon and Kurt moving their arms in the air on the train tracks...

[@richardgiudice7528]

The perfect couple that never was ,oh how different it could have been

[@softli]

richard giudice kim is like 15 years older than him though lol

[@killestone]

@@richardgiudice7528 yeah he would still alive ;(

[@erikwettergren1986]

Yeah and Dolph Lundgren is 38 years older than his girlfriend Emma @@softli

[@WillJM81280]

Kurt - Courtney = Best Nirvana times

[@OpheliaDarkling]

uhh...she was there dude. nice try though.

[@angierucker5505]

isn't that the truth

[@adamdavis4417]

Ophelia Darkling she was there .. the original statement is still true though. He shoulda married Tracy.

[@softli]

Adam Davis or kathleen hanna... or kat bjelland... someone OTHER than you know who!

[@mikevitali6799]

Kurt was beautiful. That was a great vid, Dave and Krist are fantastic!

[@theonlywaytofly]

In the age of VHS tape - Thank God someone was smart enough to bring their 16MM Film camera! Beautiful footage.

[@AmericanSpyFox]

Notice no Courtney Love and everyone is having the time of their lives.

[@ariahwells9381]

Love your channel

[@Blaines-smallengine-repair]

Of course.

[@justinwilliam4644]

Yeah totes. I wish he ended up with Kristen Pfaff, oh well, Cali Dewitt got the better of him in the end and Eric erandleson got the better of her and for what. Money, jealousy. So sad.

[@--thatbih]

He was talking to her on the phone almost daily around this time tho

[@BarbaraT.]

Yeah you can really see a before and an after. It's also got to do with the weight of fame and expectations though.

[@jakepersay6001]

i could watch it all day.why back then was so nice and simple and beautiful?

[@mcnowski]

I had this on VHS in the early 90's, The Year Punk Broke. Life is still good, but it was really good back then.

[@nicolassorella5560]

I couldn't stop to smile in the whole video

[@jeremysaigon]

2:00 Dave was like continential breakfast guy

[@starrynight6629]

Really stupid

[@BarbaraT.]

I love the dance in the sun by kurt and Kim 😍😍😍

[@barrydickinson5005]

they all look so happy and innocent ... then they got famous.

[@amyconway9923]

Krist is hilarious

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

"I would love to share your wine." 😆

[@zanghi_6177]

Also dave 😂

[@RISKStudioProduction]

Met him multiple times at my local bank, honestly the most humble and soft spoken guy. He doesn’t like being noticed in public so I always treated him as a normal guy and complimented him on his old vw bug and to have a nice day.

[@99eribear]

@@RISKStudioProduction that's sweet.

[@inutero10]

Im savoring every second of this. Been a fan since 99 ... thought id seen everything

[@gallowsradio]

Happy Days. I'll never forget 'em...

[@SavedByGrace11]

Kurts sticker on his black fender was such a Kurt thing to display proudly. "Vandalism beautiful as a rock in a cops face" Kurt Nirvana and grunge was an attitude and way of life. Completely changed my life for the better and wouldnt be who i am today without hearing Nirvana when i was 10 years old. Mind was Completely blown and reality was upside down after that. Keep Kurts memory alive and pass on his music to your kids like i have. ✌️ ❤ 🙏

[@bubbasawyerr]

hm, i've never seen this. thanks!

[@Prime_Diecast_And_Toys]

The Year Punk Broke !!! What a great documentary . The Dinosaur Jr performance of Wagon is legendary

[@the_sundance_kid]

Was just looking for the documentary that the footage is from. Thanks!!!

[@WalkeeTalkeeMan]

I always say that, since sonic youth are now split, kim should sing Nirvana songs and tour the world with kris and dave

[@ziggymorris8760]

We had a lot of fun back then, I miss it.

[@crlmala]

4:46 This is wonderful!

[@miggy78]

The Sonic Youth 1991, Documentary “The Yer that Punk Broke”. The behind the scenes wer just as cool as the performances. I had the VHS, I wonder if I still have it lying around somewhere.

[@brostenen]

Ohhh man.... That was like a throwback to the 1990's. The way they partied, was like the way we partied. Blow all the conventions on behaviour and express who you are. Nobody got hurt.

[@denverrandy7143]

I remember watching interviews of kurt and nirvana and sonic youth talking about this tour in great fondness

[@TeddyLovesBacon]

Its great to see Kurt happy...it's easy to forget how fun and happy of a guy Kurt could be.

[@sixtytooo]

I miss the 90’s so much. Everything was lovely then.

[@SavedByGrace11]

If you wanna see more of this watch 91 the uear punk broke. Got it for xmas in 92 and i was hooked.

[@jayfrank1913]

Dave sounds like Triumph the Insult Comic Dog with the food.

[@stats7777]

after this tour ... the grunge explosion all around the planet. like nirvana love kurt.

[@skiptracer2988]

Might want to give Dave Markey his due credit. This is his footage from his Sonic Youth tour documentary 1991: The Year Punk Broke

[@joeparish4282]

Did you watch the whole video?

[@AudioAndroid]

Krist Novoselic could be Andy Kaufman biological Son

[@paulthomson9709]

Ha ha yeh and can't unsee it now .

[@icuhomie6204]

@@paulthomson9709 lol

[@aestheticaltwat]

2:47 - I see Krist also has a foreign man character.

[@AudioAndroid]

@@aestheticaltwatYes I definitely see what you mean. I just rewatched his Foreign Man Sketch on the Johnny Carson Show, and if Krist parted his hair and slicked it down he would be spot on, how tall was Andy? Krist looks like he's tall maybe 6 Foot I wonder if they are the same height? It's really truly Uncanny how much the two look alike.

[@aestheticaltwat]

AudioAndroid, the woman he wrestles when he calls out Lawler is 6ft, and he’s the same size. So I’m guessing he’s 6ft.

[@robertsaurez9901]

Kurt come and save this generation, we don't have no one there.

[@farrington7971]

When Kurt comes in the dressing room and says you guys were really neat to Kim and Thurston he's spoofing Kevin Costner from Madonna's Truth or Dare documentary and I Dig that 🙃

[@filipematias5127]

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[@syazwanshukri357]

omaigad! i have see the natural life of nirvana and friends

[@cooperconnolly5744]

Wow it’s amazing to see them so happy together

[@andreasbontong6219]

I’m gonna Miss you Nirvana and I’m gonna Miss you the Grunch People.

[@amyconway9923]

You guys were really neat... nice

[@Punk-Mask]

Being in Nirvana must have been so much fun

[@oibaf1977]

what a trip to see them now in that sweet days

[@Tomnedreb]

Most of this is from 1991 - the year punk broke, I owned that vhs, but some new parts too. Anyways, great footage from truly a special time in Nirvana's short career.

[@gumbyhead3214]

Pretty cool,my mates brother Alex was the tour manager here and it's funny seeing him here again!

[@70sfilm23]

I live in this small city in Sweden and we have this place where bands go and play and it’s called Pipeline, Nirvana was gonna play there just some weeks before they got popular but then they got popular and it was cancelled.

[@rebeccarodgers8695]

Best video iv ever seen..how happy. Just love.

[@tanglung4379]

one of the best nirvana video ( from france )

[@David_Downs]

They played near me, in Edmonton on March 5th, 1991.. about a hundred people were said to have gone to that show. Think how not too long after they were selling out venues. I could not go because I was only 9 on that date, but If i were old enough.

[@diegoambrosio9121]

No wonder he is not with us anymore. He lived in a hospice, nearly everyone around him was a wacko. Still, no explanation will make it fair. So long and thanks for being friends with our feelings through the passion of your art.

[@Omárirapper]

Kurt voice was awesome the way he spoke

[@sebkot]

Wow, it looks really Happy times for all of them

[@vessressbuisness1070]

This is unreal this is the coolest suprest footage

[@sitindogmas]

it was the best time to be a teenager. 💚

[@FartintheWind]

Dave Grohl has aged nicely. He's better looking now than back in the day.

[@dcoop1422]

All this footage from Dave Markeys "1991 the year punk broke" VHS tape, Including the end part! First got mine in 94 been a while since I seen this

[@kevinkino400]

Is this from "1991: The Year Punk Broke" ? I used to have that on VHS.

[@richardgiudice7528]

Yes sir, or at least footage from same tour

[@mikeblanchard7579]

Yep....own it on dvd

[@sonsinocyril6661]

Thank you for this slice of life.

[@wiebebosgra3235]

Thanks

[@ryancoke4207]

That footage is from an old video call " the year punk broke" watch it if you haven't 🤘

[@driesvanoosten4417]

I bought that video after cycling through the city center of Utrecht with Lori Barbero from Babes in Toyland and she refused to tell us the punchline of the joke "what's green and flies over germany?". Man, that was a long time ago...

[@akiratheastronaut]

Bless'em, seems like a lovely, care-free time they were having.

[@BawlBag]

6:47 with a face like that, how could you refuse whatever Kurt was selling? "why yes Mr. Cobain, I'll take three rocks!"

[@remzi95604]

what a beautiful day.

[@bobross4449]

My favorite bit is Kurt with the champagne with Sonic Youth and the mayhem that occurs and J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr sitting there in the corner the entire time not caring in the slightest

[@waveril5167]

Whaat I never saw this footage and I am a massive fan!

[@klarahradska101]

Ice ice for everyone i love my ice

[@riky4532]

Esto es una mina de oro para you tube.

[@maryflower6665]

Great and crazy moments...Kurt was so sweet

[@jasonmcgary]

This was an amazing time in music.the year that punk broke.

[@Theclashcast]

Can we all just do this again? About time we had grunge the sequel.

[@downhillphilm.6682]

this makes me happy and sad at the same time

[@TheNodster123]

It seems like this tour (just before they blew up) might have been the most fun for them; less pressure, fewer fans, more times for goofs