Nirvana - 8/23/91 - Reading Festival - [Custom Multicam / Full Show] - 1991 UK

Nirvana - 8/23/91 - Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival), Reading, UK - [Custom Multicam]
-Setlist-
00:00 Intro
00:56 School
03:30 Floyd The Barber
05:50 Drain You
10:07 Smells Like Teen Spirit
15:08 Come As You Are
18:42 Breed
21:34 Sliver
23:40 Molly's Lips*
25:48 Love Buzz
31:08 Negative Creep
34:07 (The End)**
34:49 Blew
37:25 Endless, Nameless
38:38 (Kurt Jumps into Drumset)
* - Vaselines cover. Former Vaselines lead singer Eugene Kelly guests on vocals
** - The Doors tease
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There is at least one other multicam mix of this show. This is a new mix compiled December 2014.
Deshaked/Cleaned/Synced/AudioTweaks/60fpsDeinleraceInterpolation/Mix
Nirvana's Nevermind album was released exactly one month after this show on 9/23/91: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevermind
2010 interview with "Tony the dancer" (thx Oscar): www.pastemagazine.com/articles...
*New 2022* Interview with "Tony the dancer" (thx LiveNirvana.com):
www.bbc.com/news/entertainmen...
The 60fps option is interpolated off the interlaced sources.
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[@taytoman8806]

"I was a part of nirvana" "Oh really what instrument did you play?" "I was the dancer"

[@tw8454]

.... no one is asking that

[@Tbizzz42]

@@tw8454 Huh?

[@tw8454]

@@Tbizzz42 what did you not get?

[@tw8454]

@@Tbizzz42 still stuck???

[@Tbizzz42]

@@tw8454 “Still stuck”? No, how about “still at work after going to bed last night”. Some of us have things to do outside KZbin so me not responding every other minute isn’t an indication that I’M stuck but that YOU don’t have a life. How long have you been sitting there refreshing the screen waiting for me to respond? LOL Dude you took a blatant joke so seriously, no shit anybody who knows the first thing about Nirvana won’t ask him which instrument he played. I said “huh?” because it’s so obvious.

[@NewMadrid01]

Kurt flying into the drums is one of the most iconic moments of all time.

[@andrew21o]

@Jefferson Andres Araujo Mendoza but it is iconic anyways

[@captainggttv3243]

Just a man flying into some drums lol not that iconic he’s still just a regular human

[@tricktaylor1983]

@@captainggttv3243 it was an artist making a statement and putting his body on the line to do it.

[@captainggttv3243]

tricktaylor1983 lol kurts aweome but a lot of y’all look way too deeply into shit that Kurt does and says he’s even said it himself lol he’s just s guy having fun and accidentally ended up famous

[@georgeseif102]

And the Reading Festival can be tuff on bands but Kurt owned that show. One of my favorites. Would be #1 if the sound was better quality. Top 3 for sure. The Paramount Show is #1.

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

Kurt was playing so tight here, like he said "if you wanna see a band at their best, watch them right just before they get famous"

[@jerikaa.7865]

when did he say that?

[@melboro8745]

@CHAIN ??

[@adamrichman6105]

@@jerikaa.7865he said it azerrads book

[@Christian_1987]

Aquí ya eran famosos compare

[@Layne_McCready1995]

​@@Christian_1987Neh, esta presentación fue hecha un mes antes del lanzamiento del Nevermind, solamente eran conocidos en su casa (Seattle) y uno que otros...

[@Hyperchicken]

I love this era of Nirvana. Nevermind is written, they're touring it, but it's only barely hitting the airwaves. They're still loving touring and playing it out live.

[@breakbad9753]

Nevermind didn’t even come out yet lol

[@Hyperchicken]

@@breakbad9753 you’re right. I thought at least Teen Spirit was on the radio at this point, but that was a couple weeks after this.

[@Guercinator]

This was a month before the album was released. Very fascinating time in their journey for sure .

[@blitzshriek999]

No it didn't come out until around September

[@Hyperchicken]

@@blitzshriek999 yeah thanks we clarified that months ago

[@tonyhall3365]

My mom and Dad went to this show. I wasn't there cos They dropped me off at Grandpa Joes earlier that day

[@MajorTom88]

+Let me Eat cake and did your grandma take you home ?

[@jeffrade]

How was the meat? Ice cream? Is your toe feeling any better?

[@eugenia8304]

Please, please, answer us, we are soooo intrigued!

[@edoadoo]

Grandma take me home xdd

[@carlsmith1263]

After dinner I had ice cream fell asleep had a wet dream, woke up in your girl friends arms. Gravitating gnome.

[@jon91870]

Crazy to hear them start Smells Like Teen Spirit and the crowd does not immediately roar. A month and a half later however.....

[@vtt-chartres]

The last festival before the became famous....

[@elih9700]

I was there, did not know alot about them, but enjoyed the performance, jumping into the drums etc.

[@Rockyinlp]

I thought the same thing. I was like, "By October everyone knew the songs from Nevermind."

[@ChuckLopez]

Also, they didn't alter the tempo. They would play the song at a faster tempo on later gigs

[@H00v3r]

So crazy to NOT SEE thousands of people losing their mind

[@Tomnedreb]

This is the one of the two times Nirvana played Reading that should have been professionally recorded. Much more energy from the band, Eugene from The Vaselins came on stage to sing along on a cover of their song, and they had a frigging interpret dancer named Tony. Oh, and that moment when Kurt jumpet into the drums is just epic!

[@lucianofigueiredo7220]

@Adrian B verdade

[@josiahjones3660]

Bro your covers are legendary#!

[@basilnoble7111]

they still had a dancer in 92

[@Marcus_Marcheloev]

Чувак,твои каверы ахуительные

[@King_Laurel23]

Hey bro i saw your videos is aswome keep moving😉

[@iancargill864]

24:00 I read somewhere that kurt said this was one of the best moments of his life.

[@sorryimsosad]

It’s so sweet Bc you can see him looking at the singer as they’re singing together like intensely a couple times. Then he’s so in the moment he fuckin falls back. Amazing. Genuine happiness.

[@sergiotiburcio1354]

Who wouldn’t!? It’s Reading!

[@weinberg4515]

Teu ngarti mang ah... Ngomong naon maneh

[@darrenlowman3317]

its probably because i was there

[@bungle3912]

@@darrenlowman3317 I’m sure everyone claims to have been there. Like how thousands of people claim to have seen the Sex Pistols in 76, but it’s probably very few.

[@GodsNode]

This was like the height of happiness for Kurt and his dream of being a rock star. After this he kind of slowly began his descent into being over it.

[@RealHomeRecording]

You don't know that for a fact.

[@sladeer666]

That bitch Courtney Love fucked up everything... She killed him

[@sladeer666]

@William Soper no he didn't she did.. And happily

[@levgtz8158]

Be careful with the things you dream about, or well, your brain may explode, in a figurative sense I mean, well I'm not that hypocrite, I meant it literally also. It was worse for him, 'cos he knew he didn't deserved to be set as idol. Strong people just take one step back, 45 degree turn and keeps going, but sadly not everyone has the many lighting moments required to awake to life.

[@sabbracadabra8367]

Are you sure the best day wasn't Reading 1992 when they headlined? He still seemed happy in early 1992 and then he turned into a junkie zombie.

[@brunodk11]

9:52 - Heart Shaped Tuning

[@nilanwell7263]

spoiler song xd

[@westloiselle]

@@nilanwell7263 drop D

[@ryantozer6483]

You mean drop D?

[@boneappletea3858]

No. The A chord is in heart-shaped box but teen spirit isn't dropped. Which is the song he plays after that timestamp so he couldn't have played it accurately and didn't even play anything but picking an A for tuning purposes which may have that in common but he and many bands pick A like that so...

[@a.mnmemories4289]

They were just weeks away from becoming the biggest band in the world at this point in time.

[@judsonsnell]

Dave Grohl is just a freaking monster drummer. He plays with feel but the beat is super militant and stacatto. So fun to listen to him, especially on the QOTSA record.

[@-Darko-]

So good on songs for the deaf

[@judsonsnell]

@@-Darko- Some of my favorite drum riffage on any album by any band ever.

[@-Darko-]

@@judsonsnell agreed...He made the album much much better. I saw them live and it was one of the best live shows I have ever seen. And I have been to alot of concerts

[@NoreplyJackson-zg4el]

A lot of the drums on songs for the deaf are not Dave popular misconception

[@CP-kb1du]

He Ripped off style from the Gap Band , Dazz Band .... R&B groups

[@ThatTallGuyEli]

back when Nirvana actually enjoyed playing teen spirit

[@ThatTallGuyEli]

+Yousef Ghaneemah nah it was beautiful.

[@ThatTallGuyEli]

+Yousef Ghaneemah no I did watch it. i loved it.

[@kurtmilla1994]

+ThatTallGuyEli They hated Smells like teen spirit around like '92 because thats all people ever talked about. "omg play smells like teen spirit" or interviews would be based around them becoming popular off one song which is true but it just brought alot of unwanted fame too. This was right around the time Smells like Teen spirit hit the airwaves in the US and they had no idea of the success that was going on. This is definitely one of their last purest moments as a low level band which is beautiful

[@ThatTallGuyEli]

I know this. I was just stating that they liked it back in 91. I know why they didn't like playing it after about 92.

[@kurtmilla1994]

ThatTallGuyEli oh okay fair point. Yeah im in love with there '91 concerts including at Paramount that show is where everything changed

[@adanga9273]

Everythings perfect, : The air blowing the Kurts hair The jacket The ragged pants And that fking voice 😁👍

[@nuke2625]

And also the dancing guy.

[@edgarcuesta008]

Guitar

[@elliot1405]

Lol I’m sure nirvana would be stoked to hear people liked their fashion sense

[@laguardiaimperial3957]

el genio inigualable de la leyenda Kurt..no habra otro ni siquiera parecido.....X(

[@polishcowm7366]

@God Love yes

[@anneross1021]

I was stood at the side of the stage watching this show...my friend who worked with their label was standing next to me ..when i heard Smells like Teen spirit I asked him where they expected it to chart ..he said a top 40 would be nice ..I laughed and so no its going to do much more..I put a bet on with him it would chart top 10...only bet I ever won lol

[@user-almikh]

У. вас парни ставки, а в стране ка́к Беларусь это кумиры, если бы к нам приехала nirvana, наш президент обязательно присутствувал и принял. Наш батька, для всех.

[@junisnotokay]

t

[@colinmurphy3478]

All the people who said Kurt can't sing should watch this. He had the perfect voice for their music. Powerful scream too.

[@stevejacobs2764]

People who say he can’t sing are either jealous or don’t know what the fuck they are talking about. He had a great voice. Unplugged really brought out how great of a singer he really was.

[@chadstandifer8744]

Kris’ pants are epic, he’s such a dork, awesomeness

[@GothicXlightning]

best way to describe Krist ''DORK'' but a very adorable and One of his kind

[@dollsteakk7353]

Always had his shirt tucked in 😂

[@ckelley1234]

I had the exact colored pants when I was 12 or 13 in the early 80s. Lol

[@helengvozdovskaya5385]

This is the case when "a dork" is a very positive word denoting all our love and sympathy for Krist.

[@deadlotCamper]

teenage dorkdom had paid off well

[@benstich3616]

10:30 god damn that front rows going hard

[@justanotherrandomperson1359]

Mosh pit mate

[@267cal]

@@justanotherrandomperson1359 wow realy!

[@Ihuffglue91]

That's amazing they got Eugene Kelly to sing on Molly's Lips, Kurt was a HUGE Vaselines fan. This must have been one of the highlights of his life, this tour and performance.

[@omaupastor]

Definitely

[@aidanluhmann3028]

Bro I thought someone just jumped up on stage 💀

[@KeitherzYT]

Just watching Kurt the entire performance with him he was just so full of life and energy. 💛

[@christopheredig2332]

Thought it was some random teenager being good... Since you told us he's Profesional '' was so bad

[@neilus]

From here to being the biggest band in the world in 3 months. Thats insane. I dont think any band in the history of pop music has done that. If that hadnt happened im fairly sure Kurt would still be here.

[@peterhayhurst4719]

Could be right,but some say them blowing up actually prolonged his life a bit.guess we will never know..

[@charlescubar1126]

One of the best,,,,,,, Nirvana!!!

[@iankirkpatrick1037]

Errr, ever heard of the Beatles 😂

[@neilus]

@@iankirkpatrick1037 Yes I have and i dont believe even the Beatles went from such obscurity to global acclaim in such a short period of time as Nirvana did

[@dralfredcarroll9567]

@@neilus That's true, the Beatles popularity blew up in a country at a time over the course of about 18 months from getting signed to being globally massive.

[@plasticplanetdiscgolf]

I was badly depressed freshman year in high school. I saw Smells Like Teen Spirit on MTV one weekend. It just hit me so well. Starting taking to someone about them on a Monday. That person is still my best friend to this day.

[@2confrontational]

the beauty of music that brings us together ✌ rock on

[@danielpasquali887]

Nice

[@beerhoser]

Me too. Class of 95

[@plasticplanetdiscgolf]

@@beerhoser Clarkstown North New City, NY Class of 95

[@TrumpWasRightAboutEverything]

Amazing

[@tocoparacuando]

Three friends enjoying music. What a time to be alive...

[@aneurysm1991]

And Tony

[@ash_aiden]

And Tony

[@TheNirvanaConcerts]

And Tony

[@yahyabozkurt4726]

And Tony

[@LardLadLoser]

And Tony

[@NWOALERT]

Kurt said singing with Eugene Kelly was one of the happiest moments of his life

[@draganapasti_]

In my modest opinion, NO ONE has ever reached or surpassed this damn wrecking creative distorted universal sound, that level of immediate “face to face” expression, freestyle approach to dogmatic state of mind. Kurt’s “cryptic” lyrics reveal the soul making it “naked” & so it resonates unwaveringly indomitably strong like a spiritual riffle which leaves you without a breath and words. I’ve been listening to them for years and literally nothing has ever changed in my perception of this unique and very influential band. I can almost recognize their chords, rhythm sections and vocal parts in many alternative bands worldwide. From Seattle to Moldavia. ❤Awesome indeed. And I’m so happy about it. ✨💫

[@seanscott7070]

I feel similarly about Pixies.

[@bayar_]

uploader should pin this

[@christopheredig2332]

Reading your pompous writing....

[@AyeJayeLovernVermont]

Man kurt sounded Amazing here

[@enigmaticx326]

I love his energy and enthusiasm here. Looks genuinely happy and enjoying himself.

[@thehistorybuff8265]

Soooooooo true

[@NorthyRamone1973]

I was there. Amazing day. Iggy, sonic youth, babes in toyland, Dinosaur. Never forget it

[@driftmasters1647]

I wanted to born 1960's very cause nirvana ı was born 2006 youre lıcky man you can go to concert

[@jketcham9004]

@@driftmasters1647 1960? You'd be like 31. Aim at 1975 us my advice. Which you will be forever in debt to.

[@lunamoone5231]

Drift Masters yh same!

[@driftmasters1647]

@@lunamoone5231 kurt was legend and ıf you can feel youre too #)

[@ElCabron1990]

Was that one of the first concerts of Nirvana?

[@MrThedonhead]

Kurt always looked so badass! As a kid I never knew about his “problems “ or that he didn’t like the fame. To me he was a rockstar and one cool dude!

[@peterrimel8170]

We called that kind of dancing an acid trip in the 1970’s. What a hell of a show

[@qbsrd]

Nirvana - Reading 1991 (for mobile users) 00:56 School 03:30 Floyd The Barber 05:50 Drain You 10:07 Teen Spirit 15:08 Come As You Are 18:42 Breed 21:34 Sliver 23:40 Molly's Lips 25:48 Love Buzz 31:08 Negative Creep 34:07 The End 34:49 Blew 37:25 Endless Nameless 38:38 Flying Bird Cobain

[@hihello-sx1sx]

ShyLesbian thank you !

[@qbsrd]

Stefano cousin You're welcome ^^

[@guilhermedacruzribeiro5380]

Flying bird huahuahahau

[@ruz_1420]

You lesbian?

[@rogerinam.5785]

Thank you soo much

[@sarahbarakat4082]

Drain you is so underrated! its an amazing amazing song.

[@rbsk999]

In an album like Nevermind it's not surprising that it's underrated tho.

[@woodgecko106]

definitely a crowd pleaser tho

[@garretthinson7771]

Lounge Act even more underrated

[@everest88]

Sarah Barakat , Mollys Lips^^^

[@El_Andru]

Lounge Act is the underrated song. Drain You is less underratrd

[@rodrigosanchez9245]

I think this was the peak of Kurt's voice.

[@fuckamericanidiot]

I think the crowd found Kurt running and plowing into the drumkit hilarious, and he enjoyed that very much

[@rmorton8281]

Grohl was/is an incredibly tight drummer. Impeccable timing.

[@robwalsh9843]

He has the right blend of heavy John Bonham grooves with hardcore punk intensity.

[@rmorton8281]

@@robwalsh9843 absolutely

[@Bernillary]

Tis a shame he's not worked more on the percussive craft all these years instead of his mediocre Foo F'ers pop group.

[@hectorbarreda7510]

@@Bernillary Finally somebody else says it.

[@267cal]

@@Bernillary true

[@patrickfrost9339]

I was there, 17 years old. Changed my life. The best musical line up of any festival I've ever been to. And I've been to a lot! Saw them the year after also. Sadly I had become a music snob so couldn't be associated with the fame that Nirvana so rightly deserved. I watch this show and feel as close to 17 again I will ever be. If I was to talk to that 17 year old now and impart any wisdom that my later years could impart, I would get an incredulous look from myself and tell me to fuck off!

[@virusinferno8269]

cool

[@adamsimpson2683]

If you think you were bad, you should have been at University in Seattle over the same period. Good gawd, talk about the "I saw them first" bullshit.....I'm getting tired just bringing back the memories.

[@virusinferno8269]

+Adam Simpson man relax little bit.

[@adamsimpson2683]

It's called hyperbole.....good grief. Did you really think I meant that literally? Seriously? Don't worry man, I'm chill!

[@patrickfrost9339]

Got me Dinosaur Jr tickets:) Seen them a fair few times. But i think you'll find that i was the first... lol

[@nickotten1358]

I wonder if this crowd knew what they were really hearing! They were hearing the anthem to a new type of music that changed music FOREVER!!! THANK YOU NIRVANA

[@vicvega3614]

Did you hear how quiet they were during Smells like teen spirit? They hadnt heard it before, it was released the next month, nobody knew how huge it would become

[@kilburncounty]

I was there. We knew they were something special belive me

[@TheDubPunk108]

I was there we new…

[@controloz3310]

We need a 2020 interview with tommy the interpretive dancer stat

[@omaupastor]

We got it. Watch the documentary "when Nirvana came to the UK"

[@kezza138]

I was 18. I had Nirvana for the best years of my life. Seems like yesterday. Lucky me.

[@paleshelter4002]

Awesome i was 20!

[@spacegrass2738]

I was 14 and obsessed with Led Zeppelin.Man did Nirvana and then going to all the early Lollapaloozas change all that.Life changing band🤘

[@sFOREVERSLOVER]

i was 15 also......WISH I COULD GO BACK TO 90S....

[@julievan25433]

@@paleshelter4002 me too

[@winning3329]

I was 16

[@SalDOWN]

The only one dislike is from Axl Rose :-)

[@DavidFarmer96]

Three weeks later .... Axl made another account and disliked it again.

[@tompopolo8801]

Correction. He has struck again...

[@erickt1974]

Tom Popolo And multiple times after.

[@Alkadondon]

Why do you say that ? Axl Rose hates nirvana ?

[@SalDOWN]

Alka-Young He hated Nirvana and Kurt because Kurt in 1992 declined to be an open act for the G'n'R tour and Alx got really pissed. They had an incident in MTv VMA 1992 backstage. Just search for the ''kurt cobain talking about axl rose'' and then ''Axl Rose - talks about Kurt Cobain'' on the youtube. ;)

[@Theeletricminers]

come as you are opens a whole universe ... it's like we live inside a waterfall, with all that watery reverberation ... what a masterpiece ...

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Nirvana live in 1991, there is nothing better in the history of the world

[@danieloneill9560]

Kurt looked way cooler here than at Reading 92

[@sabbracadabra8367]

In 92 he was trying to slow down his fame.

[@joet6173]

Probably much happier too

[@tomgreenfan]

nah he looked iconic there too

[@tomgreenfan]

to be honest he probaly even looked cooler there

[@eternidade_melancolica]

Kurt had a severe cold at reading 92, thats why his voice was fucked up and he also looked very lost.

[@vincent1072]

He sounded amazing when singing come as you are

[@KShiro-xb7sj]

Watching Kurt do his thing is like watching one of those old Blues or Appalachian folk musicians, the realness and rawness of it is hypnotizing

[@bluewendigo672]

The decade of the 90s was so freaking awesome...those times are gone forever✌

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

39:01 🎸 🥁

[@user-db5yt5mh9n]

😢😢😢😢🥺🤘🤘🤘💪

[@aaronbrodofske4104]

Nah. They be right here

[@RebelThoughts82]

I wish this show would get released with the professional cameras and audio.

[@adrianaewa3293]

Along with many others Nirvana's shows that are on yt :'(

[@liamwade6333]

CaribDude815 This happened much after they were famous.

[@liamwade6333]

CaribDude815 lol forgive me i was wrong. got my facts mixed up.

[@liamwade6333]

CaribDude815 i was thinking, and then, and ya know, then kurt said... and then krist said bring a 50 pound squid... and then... yeah/

[@wonderalbert]

CaribDude815 actually, they were famous lol they were GLOBALLY famous in 92 though. Not long after

[@talearingo248]

It’s crazy to see Kurt moving around this much on stage, then I realize it’s been awhile since I watched a 1991-prior Nirvana show. :/ wish his passion and energy could’ve stayed this way💔

[@fabiennegrenier6448]

Quand on voit Kurt Cobain chanter en concert on imagine pas que ce grand chanteur puisse se droguer il est bien la sur seine c'est triste il était si talentueux se mec et d'une beauté et apparemment d'une grande gentillesse c'est toujours les meilleures qui nous quitte

[@preciousmousse]

Such cheerful vibes. These videos just make life in the 21st century better.

[@MustObeyTheRules]

Good performance all around, one of Kurt's best vocal performances.

[@baxtronx5972]

in the wind

[@remixtapes9308]

Agree

[@lvlultiplication9751]

I love when hes raspy, more punky

[@Numberfourwithextrasauce]

@Jimmy Durex iyho

[@davecarsley8773]

@Jimmy Durex Dumb ass

[@mcnowski]

I was 15 at the time, skate boarding, experimenting with marijuana and mushrooms, picking up the chicks, Nirvana were larger than life at that time. That was pre 911 and pre social media, people everywhere were much friendlier with each other.

[@lu666ile]

Bowdean Mcnowski social media really fucked us up

[@spytown77]

Life and music was good back then

[@heyoooooo]

spytown77 ultimately, life is what you make it

[@Affeyblaster]

Totally agree! I was 11 and I'm proud to be grew up with this kind of Music!

[@travellingshoes5241]

Yeah, everyone starts to sound like their Dad.

[@allornothing1537]

That front row is wild! The 90s was such a great time for festivals, I sure do miss that scene.

[@user-uu7tz4kg5q]

Моя любимая группа! Все честно и по-настоящему! Вечная память стилю и голосу Курта! ✊ БЕЛАРУСЫ МАЮЦЬ РАЦЫЮ! ✌️✌️

[@maefield6016]

It's weird and enjoyable to see the begining of the riff of Smells like teen spirit in concert without the shoutout of the crowd. Mesmerising.

[@mattthompson9395]

Makes you realize how powerful that song was, and why it blew tf up

[@chandlernoseworthy95]

39:04 I don’t think Kurt was ever happier than in this moment

[@jeromesanchez1862]

This is probably the best show they perfomed, raw, fresh, hard, power and soul. This before the music industry fuckt it up for them. So happy to see an early show of them. Thank you

[@carlix8035]

They most definitely were a special band. One of the greatest in my lifetime for sure.

[@NoiretircGaming]

Crazy to see how there was barely anyone there then next year at 1992 they were headliners and the crowd was fucking huge for nirvana

[@news4usunshine]

+Noiretirc Four words: SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

[@news4usunshine]

***** What you personally think of the song is immaterial. The fact remains that Smells Like Teen Spirit was a MONSTER hit that elevated Nirvana from just another Seattle grunge band into a global phenomenon. It did so because it was a great and incredibly catchy song. The fact that Nirvana also had many other great songs is irrelevant. SLTS is the one that made them.

[@killerbunyip]

+Noire For the same reason that I once in about '90 took Bleach to a party attended by straight people, who told me, and I quote: ``Get that shit off.'' I didn't. Then Nevermind came out - great LP - and everybody, including no doubt some of those same straight people, bought it.

[@NoiretircGaming]

Sheep...

[@Ayecie.]

+Noire thats how much power MTV had in the 90s

[@meilong2338]

This footage is pure gold

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

'Interpretive dancer'! LOL. Certainly looks like a terrific gig. Wish I'd been there. Such an innovative band, I love NEVERMIND, can't believe it's the 30th anniversary of such a ground-breaking album.

[@reikenkayzer]

2 and a half years was the time Kurt Cobain had in the mainstream spotlight of the world. What that this band managed to achieve in that amount of time is absolutely staggering. Talk about a legacy.

[@anahowana]

The band that rocked my childhood, today i'm 29 and i'm into a long shit list of genres and artists, yet Nirvana still rocks my world, cheers from Morocco to the uploader, that's a fine bootleg my friend

[@chairmanmeow-ij1wd]

I clearly remember Nirvana on the Friday afternoon at Reading. There was a big buzz around them. I'd never heard any of their songs but they had an instant charisma like the greats possess.

[@Pazuzu82]

Who is that in your profile picture again?

[@Viper505repiV1]

​@@Pazuzu82its a puppet used by the character Balok in Star Trek TOS. It bugged me that I saw the pic but couldn't put a name to it when I saw it too.

[@Netlife-001]

The magic combination of charisma, songwriting, voice, guitar, soul.

[@neilspoonfluff6426]

Happy to admit we were down the front! Epic show

[@miguel576]

If I could go back in time I would travel to this concert, grab a beer and let Nirvana destroy my brain.

[@El_Andru]

If I could go back in time I would save Kurt or Freddie Mercury.

[@MrRobcix1]

Cliff Burton and Dimebag Darrell and Layne Staley too

[@andreiwayneandrewbrucewayn3421]

Kurt sending all his love to the crowd playing Love Buzz off the stage...I'm bursting into tears! He was,is and always will be THE BEST OF THE 90'S MUSIC! Period!

[@ivanavila4674]

Rest in peace Kurt, thank you for the music that became my,ours the fans soundtrack that I can't even more want to imagine going through life without..

[@sarahmatz4858]

Absolutely fucking PHENOMENAL when KURT smashes into the drum set!!!! He was so crazy beautiful! BEST FRONTMAN OF ALL TIME.

[@mrtruch]

For me this is the best Nirvana concert ever.. Crowd,, Kurt vocals, Tony's moves, Dave's speech, Novoselic's hair... and the Fucking end!! oooooh boy!

[@nazarenovallejos]

kurt jumping to the drum...memorable... legend.

[@keithkoenig5320]

Classic footage of a band who were very close to going global. Kurt's leap onto the drum kit told the music world, "Hello! I'm Here!!"

[@dannyhorner9496]

"NO RECESS!!!!' SHEER BRILLIANCE!! What a performance! Sadly missed Kurt.

[@aronb7999]

Really cool of Maynard to come out and dance with Nirvana!

[@abhijeetsinghkshatriya3552]

From India i am happy to see this of music in 2016 .,.. i wish i was there 25 years ago this is something i need in my life

[@coopercastille]

Wild that this concert is now 30 years old, wow, I hope the full thing gets released in higher quality someday. It really should've been included on that 2009 "Live At Reading" DVD with the 1992 show, it would've been the perfect DVD if that happened...

[@jhijhigi6610]

gawd these avatars are weird as fuck

[@User-jk8wq]

9:36 Dave’s literary masterpiece

[@pabloconchetumare1753]

lol

[@MrJackTrades]

What did he say at the very end of that?

[@anyaleadal]

When this happened I was still a sperm

[@craigmitchell5501]

LOL, I was 14, had no way to get there to england from north carolina, too broke

[@valentinag.7633]

+craig Mitchell well at least you're not too broke to have a computer now

[@MajorTom88]

so horny...

[@ayluz_]

me too

[@ghostboi165]

i was just a thought

[@LILADOWNS]

I didn't know maynard james keenan was a back up dancer

[@highchickenfetus8874]

who knew

[@danielgallagher8713]

I totally thought it was him too at first. No joke. Have a +1

[@hydrogenperoxide3371]

@Real Poetry Hahahaha! No shit.

[@DannyDanny-eb7fx]

"i know the dance steps fit"

[@snares187]

@@krisfrederick5001 Brothers Quay!

[@johnboyginger]

I f*cling LOVE KZbin adverts breaking into these videos randomly. Brilliant.

[@thrashmetalfan2007]

The move that Krist do with the bass is iconic

[@itchydupa2828]

What I especially love bout this performance is that it's outdoors AND IN DAYLIGHT. Don't see that very often at a Nirvana gig

[@spacegrass2738]

Itchy Dupa cause after this they headlined every show they did! This was literally days before they exploded!!

[@Michael-----]

They played a festival in Germany the next day. It's a shorter set, but I feel a better set. Some shows they are more on than others. You can see it also on KZbin.

[@hellojelen2598]

@@Michael----- link?

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

@@hellojelen2598 1:13 who's that weird dude?

[@PolaroidLandCamera-cm8ke]

@@bradford_shaun_murraythat’s the interpretive dancer, Tommy. He just dances around the entire time.

[@VendPrekmurec]

His voice was still good back then. Because he was not stoned so much as he was in the late 1993. Also this version of Come as You Are is my favorite one! 15:09

[@mcnowski]

When Kurt Cobain stepped into that orgone accumulator on William Burroughs farm he literally became the hero from the novel "On The Road" by Jack Keroauc, the novel that sparked this movement in the first place. Kurt stepping into that orgone machine was the pinnacle, where art became life, the full circle achieved. It represented the movement from the Beat-nick, through to the the hippie, the rocker, the punk, the new-waver, the metal head, the goth, the raver, etc achieving a full revolution and ushering in the new age. Kurt was the pinnacle. The music of the new age will be less rooted in form and more about channelling spirit.

[@JordyBoothy]

I don't think I've seen Kurt this cheerful live before!

[@jiveassturkey8849]

I saw them in Birmingham, Alabama in December 1993 and he seemed so ecstatic to be there. They played forever. I couldn't believe what happened just a few months later. It didn't make sense.

[@RohanOBrien-xb5eb]

Seen them play in Dublin just stood on stage for the concert

[@a3766]

I'm danceing like tony when nobody at home Lol

[@pelagato8000]

jajaja me too

[@idowhateveriwanttodo5542]

Then ur cute😁

[@subhuman3115]

My band just got my friend to dance like dancing tony we are gonna use him at a show

[@rugratzofficial3609]

Me to

[@FelineRock]

Same here.

[@Borna909]

Kurt was definitely one of us.

[@jeffrsn8192]

27:58 this is a hell of a jump

[@Spice99857]

Whoever recorded this, that was smart to do so, and thank you.

[@camilaibarra1929]

28:57 damn boy, you're pretty

[@TwoPointsUp]

Cobain- the last one to conquer the world with a guitar, probably- clearly one of the very top Rock bands of all time!

[@bt3743]

TwoPointsUp and he hated every second of fame.

[@michaellawrence9839]

C Tambling no he didn’t, that’s just how the media justified his motives behind his suicide. He relished it, especially here. Look how happy he is. He grew to dislike it more but that doesn’t mean he hated it completely. This was a guy who used to complain his music videos weren’t played often enough on MTV

[@bt3743]

Michael Lawrence this was 91. He didn't become famous until 92. And in interviews he did say he hated fame.

[@chacher1986]

SIN DUDA ALGUNA!!!!

[@bt3743]

Locke TM He has said numerous times he hated it. It was the reason In Utero was as anti mainstream as it was, to drive away the fans of nevermind who didn't like the other albums. Let's not forget due to his fame. SLTS was everywhere and he fucking loathed the song in almost every live performance from 92 onwards he intentionally screwed up part of it just to fuck over people who only came for that song. Not to mention he has an extreme dedication to punk and was extremely paranoid about nirvana selling out with all the fame.

[@fernandocarballo9295]

Soy d argentina,,y cuando vino a mi país , Fuy re feliz porque yo pasé una noche con Nirvana,, no m lo olvido nunca mas

[@alba5537]

One of the best Nirvana's live performance ;)

[@washbrook45]

if i could go back in time just one single time in my life I dont think I could resist picking a nirvana show

[@osmankovacevic6135]

The power of Kurts voice and that song SLTS, ain't no song heavier on the face of this planet, not only heavy but it send shivers down your spine.

[@zipzip8239]

lmfao

[@CrazyBlondPrincess]

God Damn It, he was so alive here, i mean, happy to perform

[@MrGvl321]

After that, music would never been the same.

[@aqualex99]

Tony is my spirit animal

[@vinifryderyk4306]

Tony is my teen spirit 😂

[@amyconway9923]

@@vinifryderyk4306 i think tony is the shit

[@amyconway9923]

Dammmmm boy tony got the groove

[@yomum420]

When reading was actually about rock

[@carinajohansson8696]

I am addicted to nirvana are there more people who is? 💯❤️🎸🎸🎸🎸🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️❤️

[@Customwinder1]

Rock on 🤘🤘

[@patriciaelam5288]

Yes there are more people..we are too!!

[@ryanpamisa6585]

I've watch every night b4 asleep,,,,

[@thiagomolica1984]

Kurt was a rock n roll machine ......no more words!