02/19/92 - Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, JP
Andy Hall is a big fan of the band's last ever Japanese show: "What I can't believe is that nobody happened to mention 02/19/92 soundboard. For cripes sakes, it's got to be one of the absolute best soundboard recordings from a quality standpoint, and not only that, but since Kurt had a lot of stuff going on at that point (i.e. getting married) he just sounded awesome. In my opinion the best concert they did until the festivals later that year."

12/30/93 - Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, US
Roar Aasheim's personal favourite: "Kurt is 100% into it and so is the audience. Get the video!! He screams almost every song. The ultimate show."

03/08/91 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, CA
A short show played at a frenetic pace. Roar Aasheim describes it thus, ""Breed" directly into "Scoff". ENERGY RUSH!!"

06/23/89 - Rhino Records, Westwood, CA, US
Chris Hickman opines that this was, "... by far the most intense show they ever did. Absolutely killer peformances of "Dive," "Sifting," "About a Girl," and "Polly". Jason Everman on 2nd guitar." This reflects the lack of other surfaced shows of this era for comparison, but until they do, his judgement stands.

04/17/91 - O.K. Hotel, Seattle, WA, US
Another show which featured on BEST SETLIST and MOST ENTHUSIASM, and would probably be worthy of inclusion for the premiere of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' alone, but since it is notable in so many other respects, this easily makes the Top 10. Chris Hickman rates it very highly: "Best setlist of 91, great long, historic show."

10/11/91 - St. Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI, US
According to Brian Johnson, "The best Nirvana concert ever in terms of enthusiasm is without question 10/11/91. The band was in fifth gear all night long, the performance is near flawless, it was easy to see the band was having a good time playing. This has to rank among the top ten Nirvana concerts of all time, only the average sound quality is a debit to this show." Kevin Roiz is in full agreement.

10/31/93 - James A. Rhodes Arena, University of Akron, Akron, OH, US
Formerly available only on poor quality audio, a decent upgrade surfaced in 2001 revealing a terrific show, featuring the last performance of 'Dive'. This Hallowe'en show is distinguished by a 'Barney & Slash guitar solo dual!' between Kurt and Pat, and also contains a lot of jokes. Kevin Roiz notes the 'energetic' perfomance.

02/14/94 - Le Zénith, Paris, FR
A very popular choice. Roar Aasheim comments, "The ultimate ending. Everything is perfect. Nirvana is on the top of the world. It's all downhill from now." Chris Hickman concurs, "[The] most intense show of the entire In Utero tour, American or European. The best "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" (even better than 'Unplugged'), a wonderful "Polly" and "Dumb," one of the best parts of this show is that the cello is up front in the mix. Solid performances of all of their songs." David Lajeunesse sums up, "The perfect ending."

08/30/92 - Reading Festival, Reading, UK
Chris Hickman describes the scene lucidly, "The "comeback" show, whose relevance is slightly lost now, but watching the video will show just how excited tens of thousands of people were to see Nirvana's first show in almost 2 months, first UK show in over 9, and last UK show ever. The longest setlist they ever did, they hit every corner of their catalog and then some, bringing out some best ever versions of some songs ("Lithium"), and some worst ever performances of others ("D7," "Love Buzz")."

11/25/90 - The Off Ramp Cafe, Seattle, WA, US
Having also featued in BEST SETLIST and MOST ENTHUSIASM in this section, this show also makes the cut for the final ten. Chris Hickman's favorite: "#1 show of all time as far as I'm concerned. 2nd in intensity to 06/23/89, but the setlist was by far the best ever, and some of the best performances of many songs ("In Bloom," "Sappy," "Pay to Play") and the whole performance was just stunning." Roar Aasheim simply adds, "No explanation needed," - that is, of course, until you've heard it!