LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology September 23, 1991 - Axis Nightclub (WFNX Birthday Bash), Boston, MA, US

  • NIRVANA
    • Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
    • Krist Novoselic (bass)
    • Dave Grohl (drums, backing vocals)
  • Monty Lee Wilkes (tour manager & sound engineer)
  • Myles Kennedy (monitor engineer & drum technician)
  • Nic Close (guitar technician)
  • WFNX
    • Kurt St. Thomas
Load In
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Soundcheck
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Doors
20:00
Cliffs of Dooneen Showtime
20:30
Smashing Pumpkins Showtime
21:30
Bullet LaVolta Showtime
22:30
NIRVANA Showtime
00:00
  1. Aneurysm
  1. Aneurysm
  2. Drain You
  3. School
  4. Smells Like Teen Spirit
  5. Come As You Are
  6. Sliver
  7. Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
  8. Floyd The Barber
  9. Polly
  10. About A Girl
  11. Breed
  12. Rape Me
  13. Blew
  14. Been A Son
  15. Negative Creep
AUD #1
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
ANA(1) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
49 min / 8.5
Notes:
• Circulated in November 2011.
• Missing the first note of "Blew" and "Been A Son" cuts in.
• Does not include the soundcheck.
PRO #1a [audience audio from professional video] incomplete
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown (Betacam)
Lowest Generation:
BETA(M) > ANA(1) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
11 min / 6.5
Notes:
• Circulated in June 2006.
• Shot from the back and front left of the venue by MTV with a single camera and open mic audio.
• The video itself is not circulating, includes only the audio from the video.
• Includes only "Aneurysm", "Drain You", "School", and "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
• Has cuts in all songs except "School".
• Does not include the soundcheck.
PRO #1b incomplete
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown (Betacam)
Lowest Generation:
BETA(M) > VHS(x) > YouTube
Length / Sound Quality:
14 min / ??
Notes:
• Video surfaced online December 2019.
• AUD #1 was mixed with audio from the video source.
• Shot from the back and front right of the venue by MTV with a single camera and open mic audio.
• Includes only "Aneurysm" (cuts in and cut), "Drain You" (cuts in), "School", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (cuts in) and "Negative Creep" (cuts in).
• Does not include the soundcheck.
PRO CLIP #1 incomplete
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown (Betacam)
Lowest Generation:
TV > VHS(1)
Length / Sound Quality:
3 min / 7.0
Notes:
• Shot from the back and front left of the venue by MTV with a single camera and open mic audio.
• Clips of "Aneurysm", "Drain You", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "School" have been broadcast.
• Does not include the soundcheck.
• This source has yet to be transferred to DVD/FLAC.

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