Live Nirvana | Concert Chronology | 1988 | January 23, 1988 - Community World Theater, Tacoma, WA, US

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Ted Ed Fred
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
- Dale Crover (drums)

John Hinkle (sound engineer)

Jim May

Load In: …:…
Soundcheck: …:…
Doors: 20:00
Happy Dead Juans Showtime: …:…
Soon Showtime: …:…
Ted Ed Fred Showtime: …:…
Moral Crux Showtime: …:…

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If You Must
Downer
Cobain - Floyd The Barber
Floyd The Barber
Voice - Deuce!
Novoselic - Aw, shucks
Voice - Kiss covers! Deuce!
Novoselic - That's the wrong band
Voice - Deuce!
Novoselic - We're the Melvins
Spank Thru guitar false start
Crover - Next one
Cobain - Ah, sorry
Crover - ???
Cobain - Well, then we've really screwed it up
Crover - Huh?
Cobain - We've really screwed it
Crover - Okay
Novoselic - ???
Cobain - That was on the list
Paper Cuts
Spank Thru
Hairspray Queen part of
BREAK
Cobain - It's Pussy Galore time
Novoselic - Can I borrow your bass Dave? Wherever you are, Dave? Dave? Dave? I gotta bass
Cobain - I got a big white dick!
Aero Zeppelin
Beeswax
Mexican Seafood
Cobain - Can I have the vocals up? If possible.
Pen Cap Chew
Annorexorcist
Cobain - ?? ??
Hairspray Queen
Erectum
Moby Dick jam
Unknown #3 bass line
Novoselic - You broke my record

SBD #1a incomplete

Equipment:: Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: Official CD [With The Lights Out - Disc 1]
Length / Sound Quality:: 04:16 min / 9.0
Notes:: • Includes only "Downer," "Floyd The Barber."; • "Erectum" and the "Moby Dick" jam is sourced from a lower quality tape than "Downer", "Floyd The Barber" and the SBD #1b tape.

SBD #1b incomplete

Equipment:: Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: CD(x) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 37:45 min / 9.0
Notes:: • Originally circulated in September 2015, upgraded circulated on May 7th, 2023.; • More complete than SBD #1a.; • This tape is very edited and is missing about 12 minutes of the show compared to AMT #1.; • Both takes of "Hairspray Queen" and "Beeswax" is missing.

AMT #1

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: VHS(1) > DVDR/FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 49:52 min / 7.5
Notes:: • Circulated in May 2012.; • Amateur video, shot from the back of the venue using a tripod.

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The band played under the name Ted Ed Fred.
The first attempt at "Hairspray Queen" was stopped due to a broken string.
After the "Moby Dick (jam)," Krist can be heard playing the bass line of an unknown song. This unknown song was also played at the Skid Row rehearsal from summer of 1987.