LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology January 25, 1992 - Hordern Pavilion (Big Day Out), Sydney, AU
Artist
- NIRVANA
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
- Dave Grohl (drums, backing vocals)
Crew
- Alex MacLeod (tour manager)
- Susanne Sasic (lighting designer)
- Craig Montgomery (sound engineer)
- Ian Beveridge (monitor engineer)
- Nic Close (guitar technician)
- Barrett Jones (drum technician)
- Anthony "Bazz" Barrett (production manager)
Buyer
- Lees & West
- Ken West
Schedule
- Load In
- …:…
- Soundcheck
- Done on January 24th
- Doors
- 11:30
- Club Hoy Showtime
- 13:30
- Box The Jesuit Showtime
- 14:45
- Beasts Of Bourbon Showtime
- 16:00
- The Celibate Rifles Showtime
- 17:30
- NIRVANA Showtime
- 19:00
- Yothu Yindi Showtime
- 20:30
- Violent Femmes Showtime
- 22:00
Soundcheck
- No Info
Set
- Aneurysm
- Drain You
- School
- Floyd The Barber
- About A Girl
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Polly
- Sliver
- Come As You Are
- Lithium
- Been A Son
- On A Plain
- Something In The Way
- Endless, Nameless
Set Range
Circulating Recordings
AUD #1
- Equipment:
- Unknown > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- ANA(x) > FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 51:41 min / 8.5
- Notes:
- • In November 2004 an unknown generation upgrade of this source was circulated.
- • "Aneurysm" cuts in and "Endless Nameless" is cut within.
- • While copies labeled ANA(1) are also in circulation, they are of much lower quality and are missing "Endless, Nameless". It is likely that the ANA(1) generation is incorrect.
- • Regardless, the ANA(x) copy listed here is the preferred version of this source due to its higher quality and its completeness.
AUD #2 incomplete
- Equipment:
- Built-in > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- ANA(M) > DAT(1) > FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 26:12 min / 7.0
- Notes:
- • Missing everything before "About A Girl" and everything after "On A Plain", which cuts out.
- • "Been A Son" cuts in and the recording and cuts out entirely during "On A Plain".
- • Also has speed problems towards the end due to flat batteries.
AMT #1
- Equipment:
- Built-in > Sony CCD-TR45E
- Lowest Generation:
- Video8(M) > MKV
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 49:57 min / ??
- Notes:
- • Surfaced April 2020.
- • Shot from the back.
- • "Come As You Are", "Lithium" and "Something In The Way" cuts in.
AMT #2 incomplete
- Equipment:
- Unknown > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- Unknown > YouTube
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 6:36 min / ??
- Notes:
- • Uploaded to YouTube on December 19th, 2022.
- • Shot from the far left of the stage.
- • Includes some pre-show footage, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", and clips from the destruction only.
- • "Smells Like Teen Spirit" has brief clips from other parts of the show, so more is believed to have been recorded.
PRO #1
- Equipment:
- Soundboard > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- VHS(x) > DVDR/FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 51:43 min / 9.0
- Notes:
- • Surfaced in April 2004 through E-Bay.
- • PRO-shot video, shot from the centre of the balcony, with soundboard audio.
- • This source is one of the angles of the multicamera PRO-shot clips broadcast on Australian TV.
- • Has special effects over the end of "Sliver" and during "Come As You Are".
- • "Something In The Way" cuts in.
PRO CLIP #2a [soundboard audio from professional video] incomplete
- Equipment:
- Soundboard > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- Unofficial CD [Down Under '92]
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 03:39 min / 9.5
- Notes:
- • Soundboard audio from PRO-shot video broadcasted on Australian TV.
- • Feature audio clips of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Floyd The Barber" and "School" only.
- • Has an interview over the audio.
PRO CLIP #2b incomplete
- Equipment:
- Soundboard > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- TV > VHS(4) > DVDR
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 03 min / 8.0
- Notes:
- • Multi-camera PRO-shot video with soundboard audio broadcasted on Australian TV.
- • Feature clips of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Floyd The Barber" and "School".
- • Has an interview over the audio.
PRO CLIP #3 incomplete
- Equipment:
- Soundboard > Unknown
- Lowest Generation:
- MASTER > YouTube > FLV
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 01 min / 8.0
- Notes:
- • Multi-camera PRO-shot video with soundboard audio, MTV shot.
- • Feature a 20 sec long clip of "Drain you" only.
- • Has an interview with Krist over the audio.
- • Video posted on YouTube.
Uncirculated Recordings
AUD #3
Unknown > Unknown (DAT)
Notes
No Info
Press Reviews
- No Info
Memorabilia
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