LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology November 27, 1991 - BBC Elstree Centre (Top of the Pops), Borehamwood, UK
Artist
- NIRVANA
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, mimed guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (mimed bass)
- Dave Grohl (mimed drums)
Crew
- Alex MacLeod (tour manager)
- Nic Close (guitar technician)
- Stanley Appel (producer)
- Arch Dyson (director)
- Tony Dortie (host)
- Adrian Rose (host)
Buyer
- No Info
Schedule
- Load In
- …:…
- Soundcheck
- …:…
- Doors
- …:…
- East Side Beat Showtime
- …:…
- NIRVANA Showtime
- …:…
- James Showtime
- …:…
- Altern-8 Showtime
- …:…
Soundcheck
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Set
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Set Range
Transmission
- 1991-11-28, BBC1, Top Of The Pops
Circulating Recordings
PRO #1a incomplete
- Equipment:
- Soundboard > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- Official DVD/LD [Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!]
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 03:01 min / 10
- Notes:
- • Multi camera PRO-shot video with soundboard audio.
- • More complete at the start and less complete at the end, but higher quality than PRO #1b.
- • Missing part of the host intro and outro.
PRO #1b
- Equipment:
- Soundboard > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- TV > VHS(2) > DVDR
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 03:03 min / 9.0
- Notes:
- • Multi camera PRO-shot video with soundboard audio.
- • Less complete at the start and more complete at the end, but lower quality than PRO #1a.
PRO #1c [soundboard audio from professional video]
- Equipment:
- Soundboard > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- Unofficial CD [Grunge Is Dead]
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 03:06 min / 9.5
- Notes:
- • Less complete at the start but more complete at the end than PRO #1a and PRO #1b and higher quality audio than PRO #1b, but includes only the audio from the video.
PRO #1d
- Equipment:
- Soundboard > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- TV > VHS(1) > youtube > MP4
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 03:10 min / 9.5
- Notes:
- • More complete than PRO #1a, PRO #1b and PRO #1c but lower quality than PRO #1a and PRO #1b.
- • Sourced from an MP4 video file posted on YouTube.
Uncirculated Recordings
No Info
Notes
- The show was filmed in Studio C.
- The band was asked to lip-sync and play over the prerecorded song, which they protested. Then they reached an agreement in which Kurt could at least sing over the prerecorded music.
- Kurt sang all of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in gothic style vocals.
- The band made it visually obvious that they were not playing their instruments.
Press Reviews
- No Info
Memorabilia
Images
