LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology November 27, 1989 - Piper Club, Rome, IT

  • NIRVANA
    • Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
    • Krist Novoselic (bass)
    • Chad Channing (drums)
  • Edwin Heath (tour manager)
  • Craig Montgomery (sound engineer)
  • Subway Productions
    • Stefano Zurlo (local promoter)
    • Daniela Giombini (road manager)
Load In
16:00
Soundcheck
17:00
Doors
21:00
TAD Showtime
22:00
NIRVANA Showtime
23:00
  1. Sappy
  1. School
  2. Scoff
  3. Love Buzz
  4. Floyd The Barber
  5. Dive
  6. Polly
  7. Big Cheese
  8. BREAK
  9. jam
  10. About A Girl
  11. Breed
  12. Spank Thru part of
AUD #1
Equipment:
Sony ECM-929LT > Sony TC-D5M
Lowest Generation:
ANA(1) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
39 min / 7.5
Notes:
• Circulated in April 2005.
• In February 2007 it was discovered that the supposed Sony PC-62 > Sony WM-D6 source was in fact the same source as the Sony ECM-929LT > Sony TC-D5M recording.
• Does not include the soundcheck.
AUD #2
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
ANA(1) > CDR(1) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
40 min / 7.0
Notes:
• Circulated in December 2014.
• Includes "Sappy" from the soundcheck (cuts in, cut), "Dive" is cut and "Breed" cuts out.
AUD #3
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
ANA(x) > FLAC
Length / Sound Quality:
37 min / ??
Notes:
• Circulated in November 2018.
AMT #1
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
VHS(1) > AUD > VHS-C(M) > MKV
Length / Sound Quality:
40:02 min / 7.0
Notes:
• Projection taped by Riccardo Cogliati.
• Originally circulated in April 2004, an upgrade cirulated on November 27, 2023.
• Amateur video recording of a projection of a video of this show.
• This is an audience video recording of a projection of a 1st generation copy of the single camera private video of this show owned by the taper.
• Whilst the taper is happy to screen his video in clubs, he has refused to trade it out.
• The taper of the show also recorded Nirvana and TAD's soundcheck.
• The master is believed to be lost.
AMT CLIP #1 incomplete
Equipment:
Unknown > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
VHS(1) > FLV
Length / Sound Quality:
2 min / 8.0
Notes:
• Same source as AMT #1 but posted on YouTube in May 2009
• Includes only the intro and part of "School".
• The master is believed to be lost.
SBD #1

A recording of this show is known to exist, but has never been circulated

AMT #2

It is rumored that the show was recorded.

AUD #4

It is rumored that the show was recorded.

AUD #5

It is rumored that the show was recorded.

  • After "Big Cheese," Krist and Chad jammed while Kurt went backstage to replace a broken guitar string, according to an attendee.
  • During "Spank Thru," Kurt Cobain smashed his Hagström beyond repair, climbed up onto a tall speaker stack, and threatened to jump to his death.
  • No Info
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