LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology October 29, 1993 - Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Detroit, MI, 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
- Cellar Door Productions Of Michigan
- Rick Franks
- Vince Bannon
Schedule
- Load In
- 09:00
- Soundcheck
- 15:30
- Doors
- 19:00
- Boredoms Showtime
- 20:00
- Meat Puppets Showtime
- 20:45
- NIRVANA Showtime
- 21:45
Soundcheck
- No Info
Set
- Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
- Drain You
- Breed
- Serve The Servants
- About A Girl
- Heart-Shaped Box
- Sliver
- Dumb
- In Bloom
- Come As You Are
- Lithium
- School
- Polly acoustic
- Milk It
- Rape Me
- Territorial Pissings
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
- All Apologies
- ENCORE
- Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam acoustic Novoselic on accordion, Grohl on bass
- On A Plain
- Scentless Apprentice
Set Range
Circulating Recordings
AUD #1
- Equipment:
- Built In > Realistic SCP-29
- Lowest Generation:
- ANA(M) > DAT(1) > FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 84 min / 8.0
- Notes:
- • "School" cuts out due to a tape flip.
AUD #2 incomplete
- Equipment:
- Aiwa CM-30A > Toshiba
- Lowest Generation:
- ANA(M) > DAT(1) > FLAC
- Length / Sound Quality:
- 60 min / 7.0
- Notes:
- • Missing everything after "All Apologies".
- • Has cuts in "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter", "About A Girl", "Heart-Shaped Box", "Territorial Pissings", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", and "All Apologies".
Uncirculated Recordings
AUD #3
It is rumored that the show was recorded.
Notes
- Kurt screamed his way through the second verse and chorus of "Lithium".
- After "Scentless Apprentice", Kurt threw down his guitar and stormed off the stage, ending the show early, upset that he was hit in the head by a shoe from the crowd.
Press Reviews
Memorabilia
![Ticket](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_01.jpg)
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![Advert](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_04.jpg)
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![Advert](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_06.jpg)
![Nirvana's tour itinerary](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_07.jpg)
![Advert](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_08.jpg)
![Advert](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_09.jpg)
![Backstage pass](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_10.jpg)
![Backstage pass](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_11.jpg)
Images
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![Photo by Wes Orshoski](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_014.jpg)
![Photo by Mark O'Neill](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_015.jpg)
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![Photo by Jeff Kowalsky](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_019.jpg)
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![Photo by Seiji Matsumoto](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_022.jpg)
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![Photo by Mark O'Neill](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_024.jpg)
![Photo by Seiji Matsumoto](/concerts/images/1993/1993-10-29/1993-10-29_025.jpg)