LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology October 24, 1989 - Students' Union, Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, UK

  • NIRVANA
    • Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
    • Krist Novoselic (bass)
    • Chad Channing (drums)
  • Edwin Heath (tour manager)
  • Craig Montgomery (sound engineer)
  • Kathy Wintle
Load In
17:00
Soundcheck
19:30
Doors
20:00
The Cateran Showtime
20:30
TAD Showtime
21:15
NIRVANA Showtime
22:15
  1. No Info
  1. School
  2. Scoff
  3. Love Buzz
  4. Floyd The Barber
  5. Dive
  6. Polly
  7. Big Cheese
  8. About A Girl
  9. Token Eastern Song
  10. Spank Thru
  11. Even In His Youth
  12. Stain
  13. Negative Creep
  14. Blew
AUD #1
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
ANA(1) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
46 min / 7.0
Notes:
• Circulated in October 2005.
• "Floyd The Barber" cuts in.
SBD #1 incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
ANA(M) > DAT(1) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
44:42 min / 9.5
Notes:
• Circulated in December 2020.
• Missing the opening song "School" and "Scoff" cuts in slightly.

No Info

  • The band played an intense set in front of about 50-100 people, according to an attendee.
  • Kurt lost his microphone when he dove into the audience. He had to plead to get it back so the band could continue playing.
  • Kurt refused to do an encore, claiming they had no more songs to perform.
  • No Info
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