LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology October 25, 1993 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, US
Artist
- NIRVANA
- Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
- Krist Novoselic (bass)
- Dave Grohl (drums, backing vocals)
- Pat Smear (guitar)
- Lori Goldston (cello)
Crew
- Alex MacLeod (tour manager)
- Jeff Mason (production manager)
- Kelly Nase (tour accountant)
- Susanne Sasic (lighting designer)
- Craig Overbay (sound engineer)
- Ian Beveridge (monitor engineer)
- Jim Vincent (guitar technician)
- John Duncan (guitar technician)
- Mike Dalke (drum technician)
- Ed Swink (stage manager)
- Dave Stevens (Pro Show sound crew)
- Allan Bagley (Pro Show sound crew)
- Tom Pfaeffle (Pro Show sound crew)
- Spike Brant (LSD lighting crew)
- Mike Lamb (LSD lighting crew)
- Pat Connolly (LSD lighting crew)
- Gary Vaspol (LSD lighting crew)
Buyer
- Jam Productions
- Andy Cirzan
Schedule
- Load In
- 09:00
- Soundcheck
- 15:30
- Doors
- 19:00
- Jawbreaker Showtime
- 19:30
- Mudhoney Showtime
- 20:15
- NIRVANA Showtime
- 21:15
Soundcheck
- No Info
Set incomplete
- Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
- Drain You
- Breed
- Serve The Servants
- Heart-Shaped Box
- Sliver
- In Bloom
- Come As You Are
- Lithium
- Pennyroyal Tea
- School
- Polly
- Rape Me
- Territorial Pissings
- Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
- Love Buzz
- On A Plain
- Endless, Nameless
Set Range
Circulating Recordings
No Info
Uncirculated Recordings
AUD #1
It is rumored that someone taped the show, but got caught, and the tape was confiscated.
AUD #2
An attendee met someone right after the concert who had taped the entire show and played a few seconds back for him, but he was never able to get a copy of the recording.
Notes
- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was not played.
- While there are no other known performances of "Love Buzz" on this tour, multiple attendees distinctly remember it being played here.
- Many people in attendance have said the show was horrible. The band was reportedly booed by the audience.
- Kurt snapped at the audience for throwing wet T-shirts on stage, shorting out the effects pedals.
- According to a review, Nirvana only played a one song encore of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?".
- After the show was over and the house lights came on, Kurt ran back onstage, dove into the audience, crowd surfed for a bit, made his way back to the stage, then exited into the stage right curtains, according to attendees.
- At some point Kurt joked: "put your hand up if you've been to the Aragon before. Doesn't this place suck? You're definitely getting completely ripped off. Next time you're here, bring a pillow and put it over your ears; it'll sound the same.