Nirvana - The Moon, New Haven 1991

09/26/91 - The Moon, New Haven, CT
AMT #1 - amateur video + AUD #1 - audience audio (JWB Remaster)
Synch and DVD author by Negative Creep.
0:59 Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
4:07 Here She Comes Now
10:26 D-7
14:35 Aneurysm
19:26 Drain You
23:11 School
25:45 Floyd The Barber
28:15 About A Girl
31:11 Love Buzz
34:50 Smells Like Teen Spirit
40:04 Breed
43:35 Polly
46:25 Spank Thru
50:25 Sliver
53:43 Blew (jam)
57:59 Blew
1:01:22 Been A Son
1:03:20 Negative Creep
1:05:50 Endless, Nameless

[@malcolmtent5186]

I shot this video, and it was quite a task just getting the footage that exists. Nice to see it getting so much love.

[@ChadEditorZ]

u r epic if u r not lying. thank u

[@brandonboggs2656]

Hellz yea!

[@ChadEditorZ]

dude ur amazing thanj you for preserving this fossil

[@davecarsley8773]

Yeah... You and about 6 other people in this comment section shot this video.

[@ChadEditorZ]

@@davecarsley8773 this is the internet so I'll believe him

[@TheLobsterBisque]

I was there. In front, stage left. I see my head. After the last song they carried Kurt surfing overhead from the stage, halfway to the back of the club. Then he walked over to the bar, sat on the floor fiddled with his shoelaces and talked to us for about 15 minutes,,,,stuff like saving the planet, and our music and our bands. After, as Kurt walked away a few feet I said his name, and gave a peace sign....you know he walked right back up to me, looked me straight in the eyes and said....yea, exactly....peace!!! That was magic!....then came Nevermind a few months later.....but that night I just knew they were great. Thanks again for all the music Nirvana....PEACE

[@analua7345]

This is so sweet! He sounds so nice!

[@TheLobsterBisque]

Two words......gentile soul. He took on a lot.

[@tominator1xdfgh]

You lucky, lucky person!:'0

[@justinenge9971]

lucky fuck.

[@smokeydabear5619]

woah dude that's fucking crazy cool!

[@warmcrunch3829]

The entire population of new haven 1991 is in this comment section

[@deadroses19]

that made me laugh

[@kevinryd]

Hahahaha

[@kylemanson1975]

I'm only 25 and even I was there

[@DoddScientifics]

Steve Ross asked me to go. I declined. I don't regret that at all. Fuck me.

[@sidneylacroix204]

I’m 13 but i went to nirvana like 3 years ago

[@chanceishikawa1699]

Apparently everyone who attended this show is in the comment section of this video.

[@DirtyDirkDiggler]

i was outside in the parking lot smoking cigarettes

[@chanceishikawa1699]

@@DirtyDirkDiggler priorities man.

[@DirtyDirkDiggler]

@@chanceishikawa1699 i'm just kidding man...

[@chanceishikawa1699]

Ian Maguire yea I was joking along 😂👌🏽

[@richardsugg9014]

People make shut up and post it.... Yeah right, you were there

[@brandonlehmann8899]

grateful for the person who suffered watching this through a lens, new school style, for my enjoyment almost 28 years later. thank you for your sacrifice. one of the best videos ive ever seen on youtube.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

And he probably could have made a small fortune by licensing it through the band for release. He is a good dude for not.

[@justmissjamey]

Agreed

[@ImaginalComponent]

That would be Malcolm Tent, legendary Connecticut record store owner of Trash American Style.

[@Tricklarock]

Di-fuckig-tto. My sentiments exactly. A few minutes into it I thought it may start to get a little boring, 10-15 seconds later I forgot all about that though!

[@Tricklarock]

also.. I think the audio is pretty damn good, considering?!

[@travisrowe7697]

21:27 dude with the hands is hilarious. He’s on point.

[@dmoneygc2086]

Someone had an encounter with some fungi before this show, that's for sure!🤣😆

[@crunkboy]

im fucking crying thats hilarious

[@annasloan3396]

He's controlling the goings on with wizardry

[@meestermole2412]

hell yeah h is. he knows that tune intimately

[@sukaritas6350]

he just is influenced by a white powder... Sugar Glass

[@scruffyp9480]

Is there anything more satisfying than stumbling across a nirvana gig you haven't seen yet?

[@ThePanred]

Fuckn luv it!!!

[@Sktfr15]

Scruffy P An even more, listening to the all time songs like breed & smells like teen spirit and noticing that they weren't even known by that time

[@DT24K]

Scruffy P Hmmm... anything more satisfying? Well let's see now. How about having that beautiful pile of luck 1 has in getting chance to see this little known show of the pre-dawn Nevermind era & go even 1 step further for this Nirvana fan here (yours truly). That is wait until your fav track is to play. That track here, at least among all of what's found within this setlist, would be Aneurysm. Then just scream out in joy as luck would have it, the video just happens to falter out ONLY right after Aneurysm is to have started playing. And then Voila! Right when the track is coming to its end does the video just miraculously start to work fine again! I mean WOW! Talk about satisfaction at its finest!

[@weaselfilms284]

Scruffy P nope, there isn't

[@MadSparks164]

Scruffy P Damn I know that feeling...

[@music4lifesux]

I fucking love this video. It's right before they got really huge and you can really feel their energy, like "holy shit guys we're actually doing it!!" When they start Polly at 43:35 there's that guy in the crowd who screams "POLLY WANNA CRACKER!" and then starts singing along with Kurt and Kurt starts laughing, like he's so amazed that someone actually knows his lyrics. I love this era of the band because it's before fame made them jaded and cynical.

[@Johannes_SWE]

I love that part!

[@millametasouthphill2155]

Kurt was great singer soothing voice

[@RZALeu]

Yeah, and before the second verse this guy in the crowd screams "POLLY SAID" (wrong line) and Kurt continues with "Polly said a cracker" haha

[@stitchgrimly6167]

Nevermind had been out for two days.

[@mneugent7658]

I was literally just commenting that it's insane that less than 1 year after this show they were on stage at the VMA'S calling out Axl Rose and Kurt was probably the biggest rock star on the planet. This guy at this little club in New Haven was a rock God a few months after this. Trippy. That happened FAST.

[@dannydubya9410]

September 26th, 1991. Nevermind was only 2 days old, and it hadn't exploded yet. This is unreal....I don't think anybody in the crowd had any idea Nirvana was about to be one of the biggest bands in the world in only a few months. They are still playing like a grunge band from soggy Aberdeen Washington, in a dive bar somewhere hidden in an alleyway. Really unique time, makes this footage very meaningful. It's the end days of life as these 3 guys knew it

[@Georgeanne17]

Kurt would of preferred it at the way. He liked playing in the clubs. And feeling the love.

[@princealexander6155]

Watching this, realizing it is just before Nevermind explosion, you can see the band hitting on all cylinders. Kurt is really into his performance as well. He even realizes the band is onto something and the crowd energy is electric. This is a rare glimpse pre-fame at Nirvana at their peak.

[@alephnull7410]

The next night on the 27th they would play City Gardens in Trenton NJ which WAS a legendary punk venue. My parents would drive me there for shows and they had no idea what type of place it was lol. Missed Nirvana that night because I didn’t know who they were. Two nights later Kurt and Dave watched themselves on MTV for the first time from a Pittsburgh hotel room when 120 minutes played Smell Like Teen Spirit for the first time.

[@oliverb.8995]

Cap cuz nevermind was already 2 days old in this video

[@wildcardartsent]

​@@oliverb.8995What cap?

[@motleyfan7558]

I was in my second year of college a mile away on this night. A bunch of metal heads/punk dudes on my floor asked me if i wanted to go see this new band Nirvana ? This one dude kept saying they are going to be huge some day and that i really should go. I said No. I went and had pizza in New Haven instead with some others on the floor. After Nevermind broke huge, i was asked for the next two years by some of those dudes, how my pizza was ?

[@Nenga117]

Motley Fan How was your pizza?

[@JD-hv5qk]

I wish I had a college experience like that. I take it this was not at Yale.

[@tylerperkinson1677]

Missed opportunity. Not gonna make fun of you, just so sorry you missed it.

[@kingufgrunge]

That had to have been some bomb ass pizza if you passed on Nirvana for some pizza.

[@kieron1966]

Whoops!!!!

[@wandereromur]

Timestamps (Might not totally be accurate) 0:52 - Hello 1:01 - Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam 4:07 - Here She Comes Now 10:27 - D-7 14:35 - Aneurysm 19:37 - Drain You 23:11 - School 25:45 - Floyd the Barber 28:16 - About a Girl 31:11 - Love Buzz 34:51 - Smells Like Teen Spirit 39:44 - Assholes 40:05 - Breed 43:42 - Polly 46:25 - Spank Thru 50:25 - Sliver 53:42 - Blew (Jam) 57:51 - Blew (the song for real) 1:01:21 - Been a Son 1:03:20 - Negative Creep 1:05:52 - Endless, Nameless

[@Georgeanne17]

Thank you ❤

[@wandereromur]

@@Georgeanne17 You’re welcome!

[@Caesar_Himself]

Mai boi, mai hero

[@matthewharty3274]

Thank you

[@FireRainFimficReadings]

52:35 - Krist: ''Hey, anybody here go to Yale?'' Audience: ''NO!'' Dave: ''Yeah, you look too stupid.''

[@zaqwertyfish]

That's how it was, and is, in New Haven... the clubs are right by Yale... I will always prefer the clubs ;)

[@ivee3885]

Krist is the one who asks if anyone goes to Yale

[@ayemod2k]

Krist asked the question and Dave said you look too stupid

[@owenandrew8108]

@@zaqwertyfish i think it was dave

[@WarpxD]

How I wish I was there, Nirvana playing in small room just for you. These people are gifted!

[@amandagarza3524]

no unfortunately they arent very gifted. their organs tasted just like all the rest....

[@magdalenarzeszodko7307]

So do I

[@JavierSanchez-gk2uz]

Me too!!!

[@glueforall]

Yes it was a concert for Mensa members only

[@xzysyndrome]

There are great bands playing right now all over the world just as good. Stop worshiping, start attending.

[@OhanaFilms]

This show was two days after Nevermind was released. They had no idea how life was about to change.

[@Chickenbone263]

Nirvana had already toured Europe and america by this point

[@OhanaFilms]

@@Chickenbone263 Meaning what? I'm not following you.

[@deepfocus888]

@@sidneylacroix204 Nope, Ohana is 100% correct. I remember things went absolutely apeshit for Nirvana in October of 1991. It took only a few weeks for "Teen Spirit" to start getting video/airplay. I think I had the CD maxi-single of Teen Spirit...not sure if it came out ahead of Nevermind.

[@zaqwertyfish]

@@deepfocus888 yup... I had just moved in with a friend after high school... his brother had just bought NM... I still remember hearing Nameless Endless for the first time. When I got my first CD it wasn't on it...seems they cut it for a while at least

[@joshbarth7666]

The video was on Mtv ahead of the album drop.

[@EisensteinPrime]

Who needs perfect audio and 1080p footage and DVDs when you have this? This is amazing.

[@dharvell]

The sheer rawness of it makes you feel like you're right there. Love it!

[@nicolasjarpa4336]

i know what to do, when i get a time machine ;)

[@arfirsyd4851]

Nicolas Jarpa dont forget me

[@JerBatista2017]

Nicolas Jarpa me too

[@shannongreer6194]

Me toooo!!!!

[@biffypaul17]

I've got a teleport mat which I just throw on the floor and it takes me anywhere I want dude......haven't u got yours yet? Available from all top retailers....

[@nobodyhere4860]

Kill love rite after beans birth?

[@你是汉堡包吗]

0:59 Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam 4:07 Here She Comes Now 10:26 D-7 14:35 Aneurysm 19:26 Drain You 23:11 School 25:45 Floyd The Barber 28:15 About A Girl 31:11 Love Buzz 34:50 Smells Like Teen Spirit 40:04 Breed 43:35 Polly 46:25 Spank Thru 50:25 Sliver 53:43 Blew (jam) 57:59 Blew 1:01:22 Been A Son 1:03:20 Negative Creep 1:05:50 Endless, Nameless

[@DianaHernandez-fe9io]

👌

[@foxwaffle1444]

Because that’s what hero’s do

[@brianshissler3263]

Hero

[@jackb1458]

Good job

[@lukeferguson1380]

Thank you kind sir

[@2hi2dye]

1991 was a hell of a year for these 3 gentlemen

[@edwardlagrossa1246]

1995 was bitter.

[@edwaaard46]

@@edwardlagrossa1246 tf?

[@Guitar_Jams]

@@edwaaard46 what hes saying it was a bad year for them because of kurt cobains death

[@bullock4211]

​@@Guitar_Jams Kurt died in 94

[@Guitar_Jams]

@@bullock4211 He means it was bitter because of the aftermath of his death, they were Most likely still in deep morning

[@davidw5759]

Love the guy with the hand gestures. 21:26-21:48

[@SalDOWN]

+David Woehnker :-)

[@nothingwrongwiththisname2313]

+David Woehnker He is good ! damn. Spot on.

[@sandmansevenseven1512]

it is great in my opinion because he did it once and thats it , if he had done it throughout the show it would have been annoying and have put kurt off . just my opinion

[@ganjjabarsmedium2347]

that was fucking great!

[@musiclova6095]

That guy is boss ! :D

[@danh4724]

When he said "our real fans" at the mtv awards, these were the fans he was talking about

[@johnybaltimore3687]

funny, people out here in washington act like they own this band. esp. seattlites. they were from aberdeen, the armpit of the pacific NW and seattle "scoffed" at them when they first attempted seattle. this show was on the other side of the nation in fucking new haven CT (pizza mecca of the usa), b4 nevermind dropped. kris novaselich, even tho he says like he doesnt remember it now, was quoted as saying this was among if not his fav. all time show. we were there en masse. kurt put 25 of us on the g list, prompting the rightfully pissed promoter to "ban" them from any further shows there. not that it mattered. they were playing huge venues next month instead of seedy old ex-stripper bars. good times. kurt wasnt on dope at this show. all we could get for him was cough syrup.

[@amandagarza3524]

no he was talking about the ones from the show in Denver Colorado dec.93. trust me i was there at the hospital when Kurt was born, i would know...

[@andreiwayneandrewbrucewayn3421]

That's right!

[@barrymoore7445]

Amanda Garza oh shut up you don’t know shit.

[@rcrgreen]

*woooosh*

[@ryn5907]

The first 'hey' he does at 36:12 is so in sync with his guitar, it sounds amazing it's so satisfying

[@scottpannell2286]

Fuck me. You’re right. The first one he does is so In sync

[@38kob]

what a great catch. it sounds like the album

[@nuclearnonsense2274]

it is lmao

[@prismblue8514]

Kurt looks like he's enjoying himself.....

[@mikem.6761]

He was.

[@Rggx]

@mrtrex01 hmm I see...

[@briankenney8609]

@mrtrex01 FFS, STOP . lol

[@briankenney8609]

@765Dmar Johnson SOURCE .

[@icecoldleone3988]

Of course ! This is right before David geffen drove him crazy and overworked him to death

[@nigelio3]

Man, the intro to Aneurysm gives me goosebumps. Insane energy.

[@aggremo]

Yah I love those chords. ' really super simple chord progression, but no.one had(at least as far as im.aware) used it. Almost has a surf/spy feel to it...

[@nickymarch2914]

It’s the build up…and then that energy release, amazing. The audience felt it too

[@alanduncan9605]

I never saw Nirvana,my old band played with 'Scream' the band D.Grohl used to be in.. I've always had a bit of respect for Nirvana, but this gig,,,,,wow. Kurt killed it on the vocals. Wish I was at this gig,at this time period, etc,,,,

[@ScottVanwilzonn]

Every time

[@neros12346]

This is nice to see them in a small venue like this one. Kurt always preferred the small clubs over the huge stadiums.

[@charliecavness]

Most of his interviews, the heavier than heaven biograohy, pretty much knowing anything more than his name means you know that's true. He hated being famous and all its oressures , it's one of the reasons he killed himself

[@youreokayboah2128]

@@charliecavness BS, in his diaries and Journals he walkways wanted to be a big rockstar, he just couldn’t handle it sadly.

[@bichonmomr]

The Moon was actually an alternative bar. not abnormal to see trans and cross dressers there

[@sandmansevenseven1512]

this is one off the most important music videos i have ever watched. just before nevermind , tiny crowd, and the happiest Kurt ever was. he wanted to be like the melvins, black flag etc. and would have been happy to slowly build up a reputation over 20 years, instead we all know what happend and nevermind shattered him as he felt like a sellout. unfortunately what he didn't realize was he was such an artful composers and beautiful at phrasing his songs that he was never going to be a long term underground band, the music spoke to us all in our teens at the time across the world !

[@edwinmusic3727]

2 days after NEVERMIND Album!

[@4valhalla898]

he was so talented, he had the looks and the hooks, a perfect storm. He was a natural and surpassed them bands he loved but never saw himself as a talented creative person and felt like a fraud.

[@boddahelaine629]

this is so true :(

[@Alga-team]

Stefano Magaddino dude, you have shit in your head :)

[@The86Blueeyes]

I don't think he was ever that happy. He suffered from reality, like me.

[@ashleyphillips5477]

Love Kurt's energy in 1991. he was a lot more passionate here before he got tired of being famous and the drugs got bad

[@Spice99857]

"The drugs got bad." How poetic.

[@mikea3273]

I love how no one freaks out when Kurt kicks into SLTS, lol. 4 months later and you wouldn't even hear the drums kick in, over the crowd, once he started playing that riff.

[@GaryFulton]

A little behind the scenes info. During the day of this show, Nirvana rolled up to FMC Associates in Watertown, CT at 12:00 pm. They had a dead Ampeg SVT bass head, brought to US to fix. We had to overnight parts etc to fix it. Meantime the band was hanging out in our shop till we could locate from the music Stores we did repairs for a bass Amp for them to rent for the Moon show. We located a new Ampeg SVT from Brian Guitars on Amity rd in New Haven however he wouldn't rent to them! (afraid never see it again). So we rented in our shops name and paid Brian's telling the band we would add it to there bill. Curt was so positive about things then. He was telling us they where going to be really big. He gave us an original copy of SLTS with the original cover. Dave was just mellow, mostly practicing on a pillow in our lounge. Don't remember much about Chris that day. My Partner Rich followed the bus down to New Haven to get the amp head from Brian's. Then went to the Moon. U had to stay to close the shop do I never went. Next day we finished the repair on Chris's Amo head and the once again came back to FMC to get it. The bill with all the charges was around $300 . Kurt happily Wrote us a check from their tour support account. We said goodbye and the band was off. I guess Brian's was right about renting to them. That check bounced, a further testament that tour lost money! Great to finally see the show I missed!

[@copheart]

Thanks for sharing man! I love hearing this stuff. You should hit up Courtney for the $300.

[@tedsink]

Kurt’s signature on the check is definitely worth more than that $300 now. Great story!

[@d.a.thorndike8772]

Do you have that check stub with Kurt's signature? That would be a helluva collector's item!

[@m0sesdewitt]

this right here is why i love youtube. live music and stories like that. thank you for sharing Gary

[@JubeProductions]

If you still had that cancelled check you could probably sell it for more than $300.

[@heyholetsgo]

Great set and perfect size club for them. Probably their prime. May be the best bootleg video I have ever seen of Nirvana🤘🏻

[@amandagarza3524]

no the perfect sized club is a littlw bit bigger than a baseball bat

[@mywhychromosome]

I actually think this is JUST a little bit too small to be ideal for Nirvana. This is the right-size club for like a shitty but lovable punk band, where the playing isn't very good but you're there for just the chaotic energy. Nirvana on the other hand, possessed some of that energy, but could actually play, and had great songs, haha...just using the drums as an example, the combination of Dave being too cramped along with his drums not being mic'd properly means he can't really NAIL some of those awesome gorilla drum fills he does, and it takes away from their overall power a little bit. I'd say maybe double the size of this venue, still GA only (obviously) would be perfect for them.

[@Ohbubbano]

@@mywhychromosome still if we were all there, we would be losin our minds 👾

[@mywhychromosome]

@@Ohbubbano Haha, this is true, this is true...I have no doubt that had Cobain lived, they would've started doing 'secret' gigs under different names, or unannounced impulsive ones, at smaller venues. There is nothing like seeing a band equipped to play a huge venue in an environment intimate enough for a local band...I got to see Radiohead, for example, on a special tour they did to roadtest then-new material--it was nowhere near THIS small, but it was standing room only, and I got right in front of the stage...something special.

[@79eyre]

yeah, they liked smaller spaces instead of large halls for the shows

[@jeremytheoneofdestiny8691]

Man, Kurt put so much effort into shows in 1991 and prior

[@Georgeanne17]

Kurt played the same in a room at Krist moms house facing the wall with 4 people there. Same intensity and level. It didn’t matter how many people listened. He was an real artist.

[@bullock4211]

​@@Georgeanne17 You could tell by 93 and 94 Kurt was burned out and most of the intensity was gone. His addiction and stomach ailments were getting the better of him.

[@neverusingthisagain2]

Honestly i dont like shows bigger then this one. Its perfect. The crowd is with the band the stage is small and the sound is in your face

[@suburbanindie]

By SNL in 1992 he was all junked up

[@isileiliparis8626]

​@jason210ification true, after nevermind they had like 800 people trying to get into 200 capacity clubs and had to move to bigger veneus out of necessity.

[@loriburleson1388]

this video is a treasure of unspeakable importance to rock n roll and all nirvana fans ..thank you for putting out for all to view..

[@ClaudeLavender]

To whomever filmed this, thanks a lot.

[@djack99587]

Never seen another drummer with the intensity that dave has , unreal !

[@asht0n785]

There are many Dave lombardo and Eloy casagrande to start.

[@kevenrowe2958]

@@asht0n785 still don’t feel that punch that Dave has

[@Billygk25]

Coady Willis from the two piece band (lead drummer and bass guitar) Big Business goes 1000mph all the time

[@marblecandy_8481]

The breed drumroll is so fucking powerful it gives me zaps through my spinal cord

[@NikoRiveiro]

@@Billygk25 the thing is not the speed, is the violence

[@terrytowel]

This was shot under very difficult circumstances by the great larry geyselaers. Without his trusty camcorder a lot of Connecticut area shows would be lost to history.long live kurdt

[@MindsetMastery75]

Was this at the the "Tune Inn"?

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

@@MindsetMastery75 They never played the Tune Inn. I played there once. All ages show. Also I think Malcolm Tent filmed this and Fernando Pinto booked this gig.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

@@toad8840 Yeah.

[@jps8080]

Hmmmm... I always thought Malcolm Tent, owner of that record shop Trash American Style, shot this. Side note: after Googling Larry's name, I see he won 1.7 million bucks on a quick pick in 1985.

[@BootsORiley]

big salute to geyselaers!

[@snoutout]

They seemed happier to play small venues. Makes sense with their sound.

[@GeorgeWashingtonX]

This is literally days before Nirvana would become famous..

[@Aside02]

and thats how the drums are played, kids

[@reality8605]

Dave's fun to watch but he's kind of a boring drummer. Here's something much more interesting kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ2cp3p-i7mSjtU

[@minky182]

People who don't know shit about actually playing drums like to say things like that. Moddest Mouse was good but lacks the finesse and crazy tightness Grohl has, he isn't boring it's simple and effective, less is more and playing exactly what the song requires, with fucking cool licks. He is one of the greatest rock drummers or all time. I see your video and raise you with thew entire of Them Crooked Vultures ;P

[@onlyastranger7175]

@ZeeTeeVee HAHAHHAAHA lame joke

[@onlyastranger7175]

@ZeeTeeVee sure daddy

[@onlyastranger7175]

@ZeeTeeVee puss

[@chasee3797]

Here She Comes Now is such an underrated track.

[@mattforbidg8051]

Gives me chills

[@xpressway2yrskull374]

In case you are unaware... “Here She Comes Now” is a Velvet Underground song written by Lou Reed. Everyone may already know that, just giving a VU shout out. Peace.

[@hamstercrap8453]

the song is melodic gold i love it to death, especially when kurts guitar cut out and krist and dave did that beautiful rythem part

[@MrChromeblue24]

My favorite rendition thus far even though the guitar seemed to fade out but it was great. 🤩👍👍👍

[@raktonegtbvov]

its a cover of a song the velvet underground

[@LunaLoveBad6969]

Woah. I’ve been on a Nirvana binge and feel like I’ve seen almost every video but this ones a gem. They sounded so great from the start and teen spirit was played so perfectly, his “hey” sounded just like the studio version. To witness that must’ve been magic. Thanks for sharing this one!❤️🤘🏼

[@copheart]

43:52 You can see Kurt grinning and then crack up at the guy screaming along to the song. Bittersweet cuz if it had stayed around this level of hype I feel things could've went differently for Kurt, I hate even thinking things like that but I can't help it watching these pre Nirvanamania gigs. Krist said something along the same lines too.

[@Deftoneslover-p6q]

I feel like after they became very huge he wasn’t feeling the same as these small gigs use dot

[@teejaysalgado9819]

@Gatefold Lovers because polly existed way before nevermind. You can check it out here on yt. Lots of early nirvana songs.

[@trendingverge]

I finally know what it’s like to be at a nirvana show. Oh my god. This is amazing.

[@prof.aggrospeed4315]

This is simply unbelievable… I’m 44, lived through this era, never saw that show before, i’m just blown away. Pure, raw energy, before the storm chew them up. What a performance😳🤯

[@nobodyhere4860]

It was awfully nice of Jim Henson to lend Animal to fill in on drums! What a beast!!!!

[@DrGonzo-jl9wq]

Russell Mostrom Ha!! best comment by far!

[@armandcouture4655]

Head way down and arms a flailing! Lol

[@sethp1624]

I wish he would play drums more these days. I preferred him on drums myself. Can you imagine the energy it must take to play like that?

[@craiggallagher7292]

​@@sethp1624 Of course... we all prefer him on the drums, but it was Nirvana. We all gotta grow and follow our path, it is just Dave's path is in public and appeals to lots and lots of people.

[@marSLaZZ66]

😂🤣😂🤣 that's exactly what i thought !!

[@Thel0wsandhighs]

During Polly Kurt laughs when a guy from the crowd sings too.

[@johnashe6184]

Did he say in one verse? "Polly says her crack hurts"lol

[@sue54walker]

Lol

[@amandagarza3524]

he was actually laughing because he thought of a funny joke that he heard earlier today about turkey abortions. i was at the hospital when kurt was born, i would know......

[@coryc0213]

@@amandagarza3524 😂

[@eddiecobain6758]

And that guy is me...good days..

[@bartlebyscrivener674]

This reminds me of when I DIDN'T go see them right around the same time in Athens Ga at the 40 Watt. Have regretted it ever since. And to this day I don't even know WHY I didn't. I went to shows all the time. Arrrrrgh.

[@deneenstorey8153]

I'm feeling sad as I watch Kurt Cobain video's. Those were the best years of my life.

[@teagsz]

44:36 that guy is the first real nirvana fan

[@dayglownick5493]

Yeah but he fucked up kurt

[@tastemaker_87]

@@dayglownick5493 hahahaha good spot. What I wouldn't do to "fuck up kurt" :(

[@pepitolacaca7844]

Polly said a cracker XD

[@benjacobs2560]

If you told all the people at this show that this band would end up being the biggest band in the world, nobody would have believed it. This really is incredible footage and proof that anything can happen. The songs off of Nevermind are just really catchy without being cheesy. These guys were grinding for years for no money. They make a great video with a great song and the rest is history. I’m really glad I saw this today, thank you for posting it.

[@howiefeltersnatch8148]

This audio is amazing. I cant believe ive never seen this. How is not a major release? This show is crackling with energy ✌

[@deminom]

This is a moment in music history. One of those shows that catches lightening. That atmosphere is so charged its still passing photons today.

[@danny355]

Nirvana were masters of the challenging setlist, which are a complete delight to the hardcore fan 30 years later.. Thanks to whoever filmed this, the internet and youtube, between the 3 of those things it means these tiny gigs can be enjoyed by 1 million+ people all around the world, instead of just the 500 or 1000 people who were there watching this live

[@neverusingthisagain2]

More like 30

[@EWLFC1]

I was there. The Moon held probably about 100, and that included the people squeezed into the back room with the bar and pool table. It was a fun night. BTW, Smashing Pumpkins opened for Screaming Trees at the same venue in an afternoon show.

[@martinmccarthy2302]

Unreal. I was obsessed with nirvana. Expanded my musical interest since then, but I will always love nirvana. Really wish I could have experienced them live. Just imagine being there - lethal.

[@ferabra8939]

One of those bands that simply had it all.Great songs, great image, great musicianship, a kick ass drummer, a vocalist that you could recognize after one note...Listen to that rasp in his voice. He's not even screaming. It was as if he could press a pedal and get the rasp on his voice at will as he did on his guitar distortion pedal.

[@hazelhumor]

+Fer Abra Would like to know your meaning for "great image" haha Nirvana weren't best known for having a great image.

[@ferabra8939]

12truk great image in the context of music industry is a distinctive image that helps sell the band by making them stand out. They also set fashion trends that are alive to this day. That's a great image for rock, not a well tailored suit.

[@hazelhumor]

+Fer Abra I get what you mean. Anyway the whole point in Nirvana is that paradoxically, their image is just that they actually gave a shit to their image. They would just wear poor broken clothes because they didn't spend any money in buying "rockstar" clothes.

[@ferabra8939]

12truk Exactly. Not giving a shit about their clothes and buying them in the thrift shop made them stand out. They made Michael Jackson seem outdated in his "rockstar" clothes overnight, and defined what a rockstar looked like in the 90s. Great image.

[@hazelhumor]

+Fer Abra Yep, exactly. But what I meant is that they didn't do that intentionally. They were just being themselves. Then the media tried to bring a fashion out of it and that's actually one of the things that Kurt, Krist and Dave hated the most. They weren't up there because of fashion, they were just making music and having fun.

[@sFOREVERSLOVER]

THIS VIDEO IS A TREASURE.......1991...THE BEGGING OF 90S..THE BEST ERA TO LIVE....MUSIC MOVIES PEOPLE....EVERYTHING WAS IN THE PEAK ..

[@aguyandhiscomputer]

The lack of cell phones is so refreshing

[@jcbbb]

I leave mine in the car when I go to concerts... We had better try to hold on to this primal setting because you're right the kids are ruining live performances

[@Guitcad1]

1975 - Some aging flappers sit watching a film clip of Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer (1926) "Yep! By golly, non o' them there newfangled Zippo lighters in that crowd! Why, back in _My_ day folks had a little _respect!_ I'm sure that in twenty-five years all the kids today with their cell phones will be bitching about whatever technological advance has made life then as _fucking amazing_ as smart phones have made our time.

[@phillipthilman340]

i'm 24 and just saw echo and the bunnymen live and the only people i saw with their phones out were over 40

[@silvernode]

I think about that every time I watch an older live show.

[@aguyandhiscomputer]

You'd most likely be wrong. 36. Do you think a teenager would appreciate something like that?

[@davidboguzes9576]

Anyone think is strange they started the show with 3 covers? What a band. Kurt was a great front man. That voice! Dave was a ferocious drummer. Krist was a great bass player. Will a band this great ever come along again? One of these days..we need another Kurt. Badly.

[@Airfingerboards]

+David Boguzes Dude I'm working on it, the band I'm in has nirvana, punk and fast rock sound. haha but you can't beat kurt dude

[@timwilson7590]

+David Boguzes Absolutely agree David. Just as Kurt spoke back so many years ago "Parents and children like the same music these days and that's frightening to us" We need another Kurt/Grunge/Nirvana to explode and mix everything up just as it were to happen way back in 1990 cheers mate :)

[@madeintyotpc7007]

+Demn Guyz can u post your band playing

[@Airfingerboards]

we(me) are currently writing 7 songs at the moment so it will be a while haha, plus my drummer is going in the army soon so we will need a new drummer But one day yes to that haha

[@madeintyotpc7007]

+Demn Guyz ok I will be waiting I support you

[@scottcarter6242]

Kurt the jim morrison of the 90s ,without even trying

[@ruthgeeza5707]

you know what - they are both RH-Negative ( so Look it up!) It means something . And just how mysterious & sudden their "deaths" (murders) were. Just research it.

[@jeremyhead7546]

@@ruthgeeza5707 both 27

[@a5dr3]

Part of the charm of the act was pretending he didn’t give a shit, but trust me, he worked his ass off for many years.

[@jeremyhead7546]

@@a5dr3 I THINK IT WAS A BALANCE BETWEEN GIVING A SHIT/NOT. HE DEFINITELY DID NOT ALWAYS GIVE A SHIT: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLGo3iBl6uqnLc

[@a5dr3]

Jeremy Head Cool. Thx.

[@1ranjeeves21]

To be in that crowd would be................ NIRVANA!

[@johnybaltimore3687]

went around town the entire week b4 the show telling folks they really ought to do thems a favor and check out this band. i still hear back from the people who blew it off about what idjits they were :)

[@amandagarza3524]

that was corny. why dont you make like a sheepherder and get the flock out...

[@kirkjolls62]

I've never been in so much pain

[@TheLockdownKidNYC]

I think one of great mythos with Nirvana is the idea that heir shows are these legendary gigs. I mean I watch this video like it's some legendary concert preserved 23 years later. A lot of fans consider this one of their better shows from 1991 and you can see why. The band sounds good and the setlist is pretty great. But the reality was, just like the shows my band does, it was in a small club probably on a week night and they were just another cool Rock band. Just another night. But little did they know. Little did anybody know that by 1992 - the world was there's for the taking.

[@juvo7399]

HappilyWithMonotony crazy how stuff like that happens it’s literally a lottery

[@tjobrien7675]

I shot this video. It was a good time, remember it well…

[@ShouMusicc]

awesome man.

[@starwarssatan5588]

Me too!

[@Tomnedreb]

One of the Best ever Nirvana shows, just love that set!

[@travistravinyle4207]

Tomnedreb agreed, this is one of my all time favs

[@adamtelles7767]

Tomnedreb I subbed to u

[@AndreAsunte]

Tomnedreb This truly is one of the best of their shows!

[@matthew437]

Tomnedreb definitely 100%

[@adamjpd]

Tomnedreb Yes mate. It's actually my favourite. He looks healthy which makes me happy to see.

[@heyhandbanana1]

That bass line on Love Buzz, Krist was a beast!!!!!

[@boddahelaine629]

he still is :)

[@corynapier3653]

Lost Leopards No, Dave is a breast! A tit! 😃

[@annesolo3357]

Yeah !!!

[@chris.fitzgerald]

Dave mentions some of the small clubs they played, and he mentions The Moon by name, in his book.

[@drinkingpoolwater]

here she comes now is a moment. Kurt ripped holes through the universe.

[@surrendersaeth]

i feel like if u listen to one of these songs, if you're mind is open enough, you could slip into another dimension-like continuum and become enlightened with the noise kurts spirit resinates on your showered self.

[@joukeronex7083]

+drinkingpoolwater is full of magic my brother, to me remember my childhood , pretty awesome

[@MJraviteja]

this is the best comment ever man

[@heyhandbanana1]

one of the best covers and the only time I see it is in this concert

[@iSquishMoths]

Glad he was a fan of velvet underground - best band of the 60s to me. Loud reed fucking killed it man. That vans supersedes every band on earth

[@Marciot0]

44:36 POLLY SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAID

[@alertecobra27]

... bro stop acid please

[@annesolo3357]

yeeeeaaahh POLLYYY SAAAID

[@danspeed7039]

@@annesolo3357 said what

[@petkoff1203]

@@danspeed7039 that she neeeeeeds more acid

[@monne5557]

Hahaha, he messed up with what kurt was gonna sing after. Kurt accidentally sang "Polly said a cracker" instead xD

[@numburger]

The drums kicking in on School is my favorite part of any show where it's on the setlist. The way Kurt throws himself and the way the crowd just goes crazy is amazing

[@jimmiizzy6283]

Wow, what a priceless video. I watched it for free, ha ha suckers!

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

really great live version of teen spirit before it all became too "boring" for Kurt , but here one can really feel , i mean REALLY feel that intense energy pouring out from the performance

[@mcnowski]

Nirvana was the last great mega band.....I think the earth is about due for the nxt one!

[@ZachAttackO0]

Bowdean Mcnowski Most definitely

[@swaggypanda1808]

soon, maybe it’ll happen in a year or two

[@MissSiobhanCatherine]

Sajan B not at this rate the earliest will be 5 years. There aren’t any music subcultures sprouting up right now and it’s slowed down even further due to the covid-19 outbreak so I’d say in 2026 or so should be the beginning of a new big band like nirvana in 89’. That’s just based off of how things were set up in the case of nirvana. Death of the hippie era was when Hendrix died and it was 19 years until Nirvana started. Right now we are at 26 years and counting since the end of Nirvana. So I’d say just a couple more than 2 years based off of music scenes right now.

[@rhomahno8878]

I think it's impossible now, no one can agree on anything...which is sort of the problem with the planet

[@davego2160]

King gizzard and the lizard wizard are pushing rock forward, if yall haven't, check em out, they aren't a nirvana rip off or anything, but they are super refreshing

[@FLtrailblazer]

look at the good old days, people socializing enjoying live music together and not on their phones!

[@M4775Z]

I was at this show. Me, Byl and Johny had a bunch of vodka and Jägermeister and drank with Kurt right through the first 2 bands. He got about 20 of us on the pest list which is why Fernando banned them from the club thereafter. Bad move. I'm yelling "Donkey show" just prior to the Vasolines cover. I'm pretty sure acid was involved as well. After the fruit throwing at the beginning, everyone was just trying to stay on their feet from the fruit slime all over the floor but from the camera angle it looks like dancing. Great fucking show.

[@M4775Z]

I would add that he played 'Spank thru' and every weird song we could think of asking him to play. He also did not play 'In Bloom' by specific request and even claimed that he didn't remember how to play it. LOL.

[@davefusa]

how did you byl and johny know about this band before nevermind ?

[@dummytree]

Just like there is underground music today, there was a whole cultural movement of underground music by then. With its own shows, its own clubs etc.

[@mattszemkus1802]

dummytree yup. LOL

[@mattszemkus1802]

davefusa We were collecting their bootlegs before Nevermind came out. The Subpop catalog from 1989 listed the Bleach album with the comment, "they have they're own van and they are going to make us filthy rich." I'm sure they had NO fucking clue just how true that statement was.

[@lal2877]

for Nirvana lovers, voice guys and guitarists: cob was sometimies off with tuning guitar tune and it worked! voice was low i think.. lower than othertimes. dave is siccccccccck on drums, wtf a gem in the youtube world

[@jeffreyb7665]

'Drain you' just isn't the same without the scream from their 1994 Nulle Part Ailleurs performance.

[@xxyyzz8464]

That’s because scream is only for the real fans. It’s like a “hidden track” for the newcomers to discover.

[@juliozambrano7891]

Nirvana fan since 92 and I'm just seeing this?

[@rxchester3364]

Yeah me too..its super rare dude 😁👍

[@nuggetdoozy7831]

Welcome to the Internet! Some shit on here is worth your life

[@HailTheApocalypse]

Me as well. I've seen it on here for a while but decided to finally watch it. I was thinking it would be shitty quality but I was definitely wrong about that lol Dave's drums are fucking cannons!

[@roostergose]

Same

[@pacxpodcast6456]

HANDS DOWN...My number 1 favorite video of nirvana that exist on the internet. What a kick ass performance in such a simple environment. THIS is what Nirvana was all about. I could feel the vibe of the room. My wife, son and I danced to the whole show. Amazing. Thanks for posting

[@borisb1838]

This was Kurt idea of a bend, small clubs and close with people.

[@WillStephensArt]

Me too! I know what you mean the energy is insane here, truly dynamite

[@Megish16]

Yet again I will mention during " Drain you" love the " hand gestures" towards the build up of Kurts amazing scream! !! This place reminds me of the Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ!!!

[@johnbalducci1502]

Just to see em at such a small venue is awesome . Does anyone hit em harder then Dave used too ? NOT

[@char4590]

it's weird how you always hear him play the opening notes of heart shaped box and think he's about to play it but he's not because it wasn't invented yet back then.. perhaps that's how he came up with it?

[@Steve802valle]

This might be my favorite nirvana show.

[@amandagarza3524]

shut up steve

[@jude999]

Dallas: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZq9kIKXdqaanas

[@bptdns22]

This is mine before paramount show

[@jimmysoto3666]

Que música tan natural.es como yo y por eso me gusta su presentación en vivo 🎉

[@arthurias7693]

43:55 that little laugh from Kurt

[@chrisskeens5886]

Nirvana was one of the greatest bands that will ever hit in our lifetime we should be so grateful to be apart of such talent and success!!

[@4021971]

That space was so small. Honestly...that dance floor doesn't go back very far. I can't believe I saw them so close up.

[@davecarsley8773]

That's because you didn't

[@4021971]

@@davecarsley8773 I am just over 50 now. No reason to lie. At the end of the show a bunch of kids carried Kurt into the bathroom and some guy propositioned Kurt. Kurt wasn't having any of that though.

[@alextryniski8597]

@@4021971 "propositioned" as in a gay kind of way? Just curious, no homophobe

[@4021971]

@@alextryniski8597 Yes, in a gay way. Kurt was cool about it, but gave the gay guy an emphatic NO.

[@tamang480]

thanks for uploading .....long live “NIRVANA” the angels 👼 of rock .....!!!

[@Botmoot]

This is one of the best nirvana shows I've seen! The energy is juicy

[@amandagarza3524]

your kitty looka juicy mmm im hungry now

[@garrettphipps8195]

I was back in my dorm a couple mikes away studying for an Econ quiz during this show. Ugh. I had actually seen them earlier in the summer in Hollywood and figured I’d be a good student it being my freshman year and all. After watching this I got a pit in my stomach over having made such a poor choice. At least I got a chance to see them earlier that year-had I not done that I couldn’t live with myself. There are so damn good in this video. I caught them at the Palladium in Hollywood where the lineup was Hole, Nirvana and Dinosaur Jr. - an epic show.

[@joejones9520]

no recess...

[@rpkett]

Back when Kurt loved to play SLTS...

[@boddahelaine629]

well.. this is absolute GOLD!

[@starwars_8036]

Fawking Awesome!!!!! Would Have Loved to Have seen Nirvana...But Unfortunatly I Was too DAMN Young,i was 10 and a half here...Every Nirvana Show is a Great Nirvana Show!!!!

[@ashscott6068]

I was backstage at this concert. I was President of the US at the time and had just landed on Air Force 1, nearby. The toilet on the plane was blocked, so myself and 4 secret service guys commandeered the toilets in this venue. I bumped into Kurt backstage and we talked about music and I showed him some of my songs. I didn't directly give him permission to use them, but I guess I never exactly said he couldn't, so I was okay with what happened next. Anyways, they got the toilets fixed, and I went back to just being the plain old President. But I'm proud to have been involved in the events depicted in this video.

[@user-uc4mh4ej2v]

Ash Scott it’s true. i was the toilets

[@thereforeayam]

Don't let 'em change ya

[@ashscott6068]

@@user-uc4mh4ej2v You, me, and everyone else in these comments!

[@firstnamelastname4427]

5:54 that scream gives me chills! I love the way they play this song, it sounds so Sonic Youth. I just love his energy during the whole set. Damn, I wish I was a little bit older and I would have definitely been at all their shows. I was only 11 then!

[@blakesherman]

the.best lead singer ever. and he was only with us for 4 years

[@fenderjaguar7201]

He was 27

[@blakesherman]

Either way . No one better since

[@doesntmatter6734]

He was only 4? Rip

[@ChadEditorZ]

kurt died when he was 4 years old

[@krashd]

Fuck! Imagine what he could have achieved had he survived toddlerhood.

[@essemmetv]

My gosh they were fierce on this particular one. I saw Nirvana in February in 1994 in Modena, Italy, and although it was a good show, it didn't have the energy of this one, not even close.

[@Patres87]

Funny fact: the first promo tour when Nevermind was released was a financial loss.

[@samestron3453]

Fact: that's not funny.

[@Patres87]

It's now when you consider how huge they became.

[@samestron3453]

Oh yeah :)

[@Trainy2]

Probably mostly because they just had small venues booked.

[@gregorythomas5804]

Patrik Ďurica yeah, I think this was just before SXSW and the release of the video.

[@connorlee8983]

Dang, look at how passionately he sings and plays! It's a shame he didn't really feel the same about preforming in '93 and '94.... RIP Kurt Cobain

[@swaggypanda1808]

36:15 the drain you hand guy makes a little appearance in teen spirit

[@MarcyAvila]

Dave grohl is a beast :O

[@ferabra8939]

Seeing that band that close, with Dave Grohl trashing those drums, and Kurt screaming in your face must have been quite something...

[@drewcucuzza]

It was! And nobody knew what was about to happen.

[@deadasfak]

The sound of the toms during floyd the barber are epic

[@user-qm8bv7wf7e]

Marcel Avila🔥 m

[@raptardriver1185]

Grohl is an outstanding drummer a good guitar player/singer/songwriter but he is a dick as far as I am concerned. I saw him in Milwaukee in 95 after the release of the first foo fighters album and what he did during the concert made me want to punch him in the face and I might have been able to since I was a friend of the head of security. As was typical in those days a young woman was on top of the shoulders of her male friend and someone came up behind her and lifted her top. Mr. Dave decided by himself to stop the performance and then he physically and verbally gave this guy and all of us a lesson basically ear fucking everyone with his insane feminist world view. I will never forget that Riverside theater performance. Pat Smear was awesome in that concert full of joy, great performance!

[@InductiveExperiments]

9:57 Kurt starts listening to how his guitar is tuned, as Dave starts playing over him, so Kurt gives him a stare like, "stop for a sec" then resumes tuning. 10:10 The high E string needs to come down just a bit, so he does that. Alright sounds a little better. 10:17 Plays the two E strings to compare(not too bad at this point), and suddenly just jacks the 1st and 2nd strings way up until it's way off. Like yeahh, don't use these two in this next song anyway, that's much more grunge now lol

[@brandoncook8975]

imagine you think rock and roll is spandex, hairspray, and wacky ballads. then you hear this. wow. magical moment in music history. they brought magic back to rock.

[@davidr1620]

I've seen probably 100 different performances of Teen Spirit. And this is the only one I've seen where Kurt says "Group" instead of "Tribe." My gosh, what a great freaking show. One of the best I've seen.

[@Steve802valle]

He said "group" instead of "tribe" at quite a few shows at the beginning of this Fall tour. Boston, Montreal, Providence, NYC just to name a few.

[@ulfervidarr3966]

Everyone probably knows this but in the linear notes to the Lithium single the official lyrics were printed and it was supposed to be tribe. I always assumed he said group on the record by mistake, as he usually just made shit up anyways, musical genius that Kurt was.

[@zeppi9342]

No offense but teen spirit is one of my least favorite nirvana songs I like drain you and high school just my opinion (I’m trolling teen spirit is ok)

[@davecarsley8773]

@@zeppi9342 You're not trolling, you're just a dumb ass annoying hipster.