Earliest Live Performances
*****Earliest Live Performances List - Edition #1*****
Compiled By Leo P. Cailleteau, III
E Mail - dadson@neosoft.com
I Would Appreciate All Changes.
Note #1 - What Is The Purpose Of The List?
The List Features The Earliest Recorded Version Of Virtually All Of The
Songs Performed By Nirvana Between 1987 And 1994. I Used About Five To
Ten Different Lists Of Shows While Compiling My List. There Are Probably
Many Undocumented Recorded Shows, Which Is Why I Need Your Help
Maintaining The List. When An Incorrect Dates Has Been Posted, Let Me
Know, So I Can Make The Change, And The List Can Be As Accurate As
Possible. The List Is For All Of The Nirvana Fans In The World, But I Ask
One Thing, Do Not Claim The List Is Your Own Work. Use It However You
Like, Just Do Not Do That.
Note #2 - What Is The Deal With The Satyricon Club Show In Portland, Oregon?
The Date Of 4/15 Is The Commonly Accepted Month And Date Of The Satyricon
Club Show In Portland Oregon. The Debate Begins With The Year, Either
1990 Or 1989. However, Neither 4/15/1989 Nor 4/15/1990 Really Fit Into
The Scheme Of Things.
Why Is 4/15/1989 Unrealistic?
I Support My Beliefs With The Facts That A Few Of The Songs Played,
Molly's Lips (11/18/1989), Verse Chorus Verse (11/20/1989), Dive (7/8/1989),
And Been A Son (9/1/1989), Would Not Reappear For Months After 4/15/1989,
Especially Verse Chorus Verse, Which Would Not Reappear Until 11/20/1989.
They Tried Recording Verse Chorus Verse Many Times, If It Was In A
Finished Version In Which The Band Liked In April Of 1989, Why Would They
Have Not Tried It During The Blew EP Session Of 1989 In September? They
Tried It At Virtually Every Major Session.
Why Is 4/15/1990 Unrealistic?
I Support My Beliefs With The Facts That They Were In Ann Arbor, Michigan
On 4/10/1990 And Would Not Trek All The Way From The Nevermind Demos
Recording Sessions In Madison, Wisconsin, Following The Blind Pig Show
To Play A Gig In Portland, Oregon, Then Travel All
The Way Back To Cambridge, Massachusetts To Play On 4/18/1990
What Is The Date Then?
I Believe The Date Is Probably Sometime In 1990, But Probably Either Very
Early In The Year Of In The Fall Of The Year, When They Were Playing
Around Washington And Oregon, In Places Like Seattle, Tacoma, And
Olympia. .
Note #3 - What Is Live? What Isn't Live?
The List Was Compiled Based On Live Performances With A Real Audience In
A Concert Situation. I Did Not Include Radio Performances Or Television
Broadcasts, With The Exception Of MTV Unplugged. What Do All Of These
Decisions Mean? It Means Opinion Was Not Played Live, And 11/03/1990 Was
Not The First Live Performance Of Turnaround.
Note #4 - What Is The Actual Date For Performance #1 Of Rape Me And Play
That Funky Music?
The Santa, Cruz Show Has Finally Been Identified! Jonas Blank Was
Fortunate Enough To Be Able To Locate The Master And Obtain A Copy, And
The Taper Informed Him The Actual Date Is June 18, 1991.
Note #5 - Which Way Do You Determine Performance #1?
When A Song Was First Played In Full By Nirvana, The Date Of The First
Performance Of The Full Version Is Listed. For Example, During The
8/30/1992, Dave Grohl Plays The Drum Beat For Scentless Apprentice Before
Aneurysm. The List Has Listed The First Performance Date As 1/23/1993,
Not 8/30/1992 Because 1/23/1993 Was The First Full Performance. When A
Song Was Played By Nirvana, But Not In The Full Version, It Was Listed By
The First Short Performance, Like More Than A Feeling. A Full Performance
Takes Preference Over Short Performances.
Note #6 - How Is The List Arranged?
The List Is Arranged By Album.
Note #7 - Where Was Radio Friendly Unit Shifter From The Home Alive
Compilation Recorded??
The Track Was Included With The Compilation Disc Set, Home Alive, The Art
Of Self Defense, And It Was Recorded 2/18/1994 In Grenoble, France
According To The Disc, Not 8/6/1993 Like Commonly Believed. The Best
Part About The 2/18/1994 Recording, Is That It Means Geffen Was Recording
Shows During The In Utero Tour, Which We Had Previously Thought Had Not
Occurred At All. It Also Means, A Soundboard Copy Of The 2/18/1994 Show
Will Eventually Surface. The Live Album Also Says That Soundboard
Tapes Of 12/30/1993, 1/7/1994, 12/3/1989, 11/10/1993, And Complete
8/30/1992 Exist And Will Perhaps Surface Someday.
Note #8 - I'm Not Hearing These Cover Jams!
The Little Jams Are Basically Subject To The Listener. They Usually Get
Named Real Songs If They Even Remotely Sound Something Like Another
Song. Eventually, It Just Becomes Accepted. Some Of The Cover Jams
Could Probably Use A Little Overhaul In The Title Department. (I Could
Sware Krist Novoselic Jams With Dave Grohl On "Fight For Your Right" By
The Beastie Boys In The 9/16/1991 Show, But...) Some Are More Obvious
Though, Like KN Covers Of We Will Rock You And Dream On Where He Just
Sings Pieces.
A Few More Notes
1. Most Bands Usually Play Covers Only In Concert, Which Means That Sex
Bomb And Gypsies, Tramps, And Thieves Was Probably Only Played Live, But
Until We Find More Documentation. I Will Continue To List These Tracks As
Never Being Played Live.
2. I've Made A Few Conclusions About Songs Which Are Actually A Song With
A Different Title. For One, I've Concluded That New Poopy, Which Was
Supposedly Played At MTV Rehearsals In 1992 Is Actually Tourette's. It
First Perfectly In The Scheme Of Things.
3. These Dates Are Not In Stone. The List May Say That I Hate Myself
And Want To Die Was Never Played And Recorded Live, It May Have Been, But
The Show Just Has Not Surfaced Yet.
4. Europe 1991 Has Been Identified As 11/21/1991 From Bologna, Italy.
The List
Go directly to:
Bleach/ Nevermind/ Hormoaning/ Incesticide/ In Utero/
Unplugged/ Rarities/ Songs only played Once
Bleach
Blew - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
Floyd The Barber - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
About A Girl - 6/23/1989 - Westfield, California
School - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
Love Buzz - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
Paper Cuts - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Negative Creep - 6/23/1989 - Westfield, California
Scoff - 7/8/1989 - Chicago, Illinois
Swap Meet - 11/25/1990 - Seattle, Washington
Mr. Moustache - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
Sifting - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
Big Cheese - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
Downer - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Nevermind
Smells Like Teen Spirit - 4/17/1991 - Seattle, Washington
In Bloom - 2/13/1990 - San Francisco, California
Come As You Are - 5/29/1991 - Los Angeles, California
Breed - 9/1/1989 - Tiajuana, Mexico
Lithium - 8/19/1990 - San Diego, California
Polly - 6/23/1989 - Westfield, California
Territorial Pissings - 3/8/1991 - Vancouver, British Colombia
Drain You - 6/13/1991 - San Francisco, California
Lounge Act - 8/20/1991 - Cork, Ireland
Stay Away - 4/18/1990 - Cambridge, Massachusetts
On A Plain - 5/29/1991 - Los Angeles, California
Something In The Way - 8/27/1991 - Bremen, Germany
Endless, Nameless - 6/20/1991 - Portland, Oregon
Hormoaning
Turnaround - 4/17/1991 - Seattle, Washington
Aneurysm - 11/25/1990 - Seattle, Washington
D7 - 10/23/1990 - Birmingham, England
Son Of A Gun - 10/11/1990 - Seattle, Washington
Even In His Youth 9/13/1989 - Denver, Colorado
Molly's Lips - 11/17/1989 - Frankfurt, Germany
Incesticide
Dive - 6/23/1989 - Westfield, California
Sliver - 9/22/1990 - Seattle, Washington
Stain - 8/26/1989 - Seattle, Washington
Been A Son - 9/1/1989 - Tiajuana, Mexico
Turnaround - 4/17/1991 - Seattle, Washington
Molly's Lips - 11/17/1989 - Frankfurt, Germany
Son Of A Gun - 10/11/1990 - Olympia, Washington
(New Wave) Polly - 7/13/1989 - Hoboken, New Jersey
Beeswax - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Downer - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Mexican Seafood 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Hairspray Queen - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Aero Zeppelin - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Big Long Now - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Aneurysm - 11/25/1990 - Seattle, Washington
In Utero
Serve The Servants - 4/9/1993 - San Francisco, California
Scentless Apprentice - 1/23/1993 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Heart-Shaped Box 1/23/1993 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Rape Me - 6/18/91 - Santa Cruz, California
Frances Farmer - 4/9/1993 - San Francisco, California
Dumb - 10/14/1991 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Very Ape - 7/23/1993 - New York, New York
Milk It - 4/9/1993 - San Francisco, California
Pennyroyal Tea - 8/27/1991 - Bremen, Germany
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter - 10/18/1993 - Phoenix, Arizona
Tourette's - 8/30/1992 - Reading, England
All Apologies - 11/29/1991 - Edinburgh, Scotland
Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Thru The Strip - It Was Never
Recorded Live.
MTV Unplugged
About A Girl - 6/23/1989 - Westfield, California
Come As You Are - 5/29/1991 - Los Angeles, California
Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam - 9/25/1991 - Providence, Rhone Island
The Man Who Sold The World - 11/18/1993 - New York, New York
Pennyroyal Tea - 8/27/1991 - Bremen, Germany
Dumb - 10/14/1991 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Polly - 6/23/1989 - Westfield, California
On A Plain - 5/29/1991 - Los Angeles, California
Something In The Way - 8/27/1991 - Bremen, Germany
Plateau - 11/18/1993 - New York, New York
Oh Me - 11/18/1993 - New York, New York
Lake Of Fire - 11/18/1993 - New York, New York
All Apologies - 11/29/1991 - Edinburgh, Scotland
Where Did You Sleep Last Night - 10/14/1991 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Common Rarities
Ain't It A Shame - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Anorexorist - 12/14/1987 - Seattle, Washington
Baba O'Riley 12/7/1991 - Rennes, France
Bambi Slaughter - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Beans - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Bikini Twilight - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Blandest - 7/12/1989 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born In A Junkyard - 9/13/1989 - Denver, Colorado
Buffy's Pregnant - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Clean Up Before She Comes - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Marigold - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Rock Whore - 11/28/1991 - Sheffield, England
Curmudgeon - 11/23/1991 - Ghent, Belgium
D7 - 10/23/1990 - Birmingham, England
Dazed And Confused - 11/26/1989 - Mezzago, Italy
Do You Love Me - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Donuts - 10/27/1990 - Nottingham, England
Dough, Ray, And Me - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Down In The Dark - It Was Never Recorded Live.
The End - 8/23/1991 - Reading, England
Even In His Youth - 9/13/1989 - Denver, Colorado
Love Gunn - 9/16/1991 - Seattle, Washington
Formaldehyde - 10/14/1991 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gypsies, Tramps, And Thieves - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Help Me, I'm Hungry - 11/5/1989 - Amsterdam, Holland
Here She Comes Now - 5/6/1990 - Atlanta, GeorgiaHigh On The Hog - 11/26/1989 - Mezzago, Italy
I Hate Myself And Want To Die - It Was Never Recorded Live.
If You Must - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Immigrant Song - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
In His Room - 11/25/1990 - Seattle, Washington
It's Closing Soon - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Jealousy - 1/23/1993 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Laminated Effect - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Maiden Circle - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Moist Vagina - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Misery Loves Company - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Moby Dick - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
The Money Will Roll Right In - 6/30/1992 - Stockholm, Sweden
Montage Of Heck - It Was Never Recorded Live.
More Than A Feeling - 8/30/1992 - Reading, England
My Sharona - 2/16/1994 - Rennes, France
Oh, The Guilt - 11/25/1990 - Seattle, Washington
On The Mountain 10/23/1993 - Chicago, Illinois
Opinion - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Pen Cap Chew - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
The Priest They Called Him - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Raunchola - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Return Of The Rat - It Was Never Played Live.
Sex Bomb - It Was Never Played Live.
Spank Thru - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Sweet Emotion - 1/23/1993 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Sweet Home Alabama - 1/20/1990 - Tacoma, Washington
Talk To Me - 11/21/1991 - Bologna, Italy
Token Eastern Song - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Vendettagainst - It Was Never Recorded Live.
Run Rabbit Run - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
Verse Chorus Verse - 11/20/1989 - Linz, Austria
Wild Thing - 4/17/1991 - Seattle, Washington
Play That Funky Music - 6/18/1991 - Santa Cruz, California
We Will Rock You - 2/19/1992 - Tokyo, Japan
Dream On - 10/18/1993 - Phoenix, Arizona
I've Made A Few Conclusions About Songs Which Are Actually A Song With A
Different Title. For One, I've Concluded That New Poopy, Which Was
Supposedly Played At MTV Rehearsals In 1992 Is Actually Tourette's. It
First Perfectly In The Scheme Of Things.
One Live Performance Songs
Anorexorist - 12/14/1987 - Seattle, Washington
Baba O'Riley 12/7/1991 - Rennes, France
Blandest - 7/12/1989 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Curmudgeon - 11/23/1991 - Ghent, Belgium
Downer - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Love Gunn - 9/16/1991 - Seattle, Washington
High On The Hog - 11/26/1989 - Mezzago, Italy
If You Must - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Immigrant Song - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
Jealousy - 1/23/1993 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Lake Of Fire - 11/18/1993 - New York, New York
Moby Dick - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
More Than A Feeling - 8/30/1992 - Reading, England
My Sharona - 2/16/1994 - Rennes, France
Oh Me - 11/18/1993 - New York, New York
On The Mountain 10/23/1993 - Chicago, Illinois
Pen Cap Chew - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Plateau - 11/18/1993 - New York, New York
Raunchola - 12/14/1987 - Tacoma, Washington
Rock Whore - 11/28/1991 - Sheffield, England
Wild Thing - 4/17/1991 - Seattle, Washington
Play That Funky Music - 6/18/991 - Santa Cruz, California
Sweet Emotion - 1/23/1993 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Run Rabbit Run - 12/21/1988 - Hoquiam, Washington
The List Was Compiled By Leo P. Cailleteau, III (dadson@neosoft.com), With
Help From John Loughney (loughney@ntcgen01es.ntc.nokia.com).
A Very Special Thank You Goes To Mike Amburn (z_amburnms@TITAN.SFASU.EDU)
For Giving The Earliest Performance List A Home At The Greatest Nirvana Site On
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