Live Nirvana | Concert Chronology | 1989 | November 05, 1989

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NIRVANA
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
- Chad Channing (drums)

Edwin Heath (tour manager)
Craig Montgomery (sound engineer)

John van Luyn

Load In: 16:00
Soundcheck: 16:30
Doors: 21:00
NIRVANA Showtime: 22:15
TAD Showtime: …:…

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School
Novoselic - What bird call was that?
Voice - What's your telephone number?
Voice - 2468772
Voice - Hey, how's it going?
Scoff
Voice - Playing with another guy
Voice - Long red hair, who jumps all over the stage
Voice - Where is he?
Voice - I don't know, he's not there
Voice - What's his name?
Voice - I don't know what his name is
Love Buzz
Novoselic - Who's hair was pretty?
Voice - The birds!
Cobain - my hair was pretty
Novoselic - Who asked you anyway?
Floyd The Barber
Novoselic - This is kind of a new song
Dive
Voice - Chris, hey play a song for Reko/Muse eh?
Cobain - I recognise you!
Voice - Yeah I saw you, Reko/Muse eh?
Cobain - OK this is for Reko/Muse. This song's called Polly
Polly
Voice - Where did you get that T-shirt?
Voice - Are you from Seattle?
Voice - No, from Canada
Voice - I'm from Seattle
Voice - Are you?
Voice - Yeah, you saw them in C.O.C.A., you saw them in C.O.C.A, C.O.C.A.? Contemporary ...
Big Cheese
Voice - Did you see them in Seattle?
Voice - What?
Voice - Did you see them in Seattle?
Voice - Yeah
Voice - Where? At The Vogue?
Voice - I didn't see the whole thing, I erm ...
Voice - Where at The Vogue? At The Vogue?
Voice - Um, the little place where you walk up the stairs, you know the place?
Voice - No, I don't know that little place!
Voice - Where were you?
Voice - Oh that's you ...
Spank Thru
jam bass jam
Voice - We're gonna see if we can get them to play at this squat where I've been staying, have you heard of The Island?
Voice - The what?
Voice - The ??, it's a 20 minute bus and you go down until you get to the water and you get off there, anyway, there's a bunch of squats there and there's a bar with a PA system
Voice - ??
Voice - Well, I don't know if that'll happen, but who knows what will happen between now and then, but remember the 28, It's called ...
Voice - Do I catch the err ... bus
Voice - Yeah, Central Station, take the 28, it goes down a ways. It goes over some railroad tracks, turns to the left. The next stop is where this place is and it's a big pier with a bunch of caravans on it and buses. Anyway we're gonna see if we can get them to play tomorrow night
Voice - Tonight?
Voice - No, no, no
Voice - Tomorrow?
Voice - Well maybe tonight, but hopefully tomorrow night. They said they have a day off tomorrow, so maybe they can come down?
About A Girl
Mr. Moustache
Voice - Yeah, yeah
Voice - At least 10 more
Voice - Too long intermissions!
Novoselic - Just tuning guitars. Just smack him one! Please!
Even In His Youth
Breed
jam bass jam
Been A Son
Stain part of
jam
BREAK
Cobain - This is our new album in finer stores near you
Voice - Hey, what about Slim?
Cobain - What?
Voice - Slim
Cobain - This is Chris, that's Chad, that's me!
Voice - Where's the guy with the long red hair?
Cobain - It's not Chris
Voice - ?? or is it just a joke?
Cobain - Aaaah rental equipment!
jam bass jam
Novoselic - if it ain't Japanese don't buy it!
Cobain - This equipment was rented in your country!
Been A Son guitar line
Stain guitar false start
Stain
Negative Creep
Novoselic - Thanks a lot, thank you all for coming... you're a great crowd! We love you all and er' you were dynamite tonight and er' every time we come to Amsterdam it's a real big pleasure. You guys are er' were super, you were super!
Blew
ENCORE
Novoselic - I'm sorry that we left for so long
Cobain - That really was an intentional um' encore I think, what you call it, is that an encore? And they take off and act like rock stars and then come back, well actually I thought we were out of songs, but you reminded me of one more
Novoselic - What is this? Give me ?? ?? This is a new song, we don't know what to think of it
Token Eastern Song
Novoselic - Never use Gibson heads
Novoselic - Craig, I'm gonna unplug the MXR and er' and my bass for a second so' got me!
Cobain - You'd better watch your gear
Vendetagainst
jam

AUD #1a incomplete

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: ANA(2) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 69 min / 8.5
Notes:: • Circulated in January 2006.; • Higher quality, but less complete than AUD #1b.; • "School", "Stain" (jam), "Stain" and "Vendetagainst" all cut in or cut, whilst "Been A Son" fades out.

AUD #1b incomplete

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: Unnofficial CD [Help Me, I'm Hungry] > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 73 min / 6.5
Notes:: • Lower quality, but more complete than AUD #1a.; • Slightly more complete, having cuts in different places.; • "School" (cuts in more than AUD #1a), "Spank Thru" (cuts in/tape errors), "Been A Son" (cuts out), "Stain" (cuts in less than AUD #1a) and "Vendetagainst" (cuts in).

AUD #2

Equipment:: Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:: ANA(x) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:: 84 min / 8.0
Notes:: • Circulated in February 2007.

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During the first performance of "Stain" Kurt stopped playing because of sound problems with his guitar..
During the "Stain" jam, Krist sang a bit of "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc.

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Photo Eelco Miedema

Photo by Mike Leach

LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology November 05, 1989 - Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL

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