Nirvana Concert Chronology
Version 0.7 2/28/96
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Date City/Venue
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02/20/87 Tacoma, WA Legends
??/??/87 Raymond, WA (party- CAYA p59)
03/??/87 Olympia, WA Gessco Hall
03/19/87 Tacoma, WA Community World Theater (CAYA p61,83)
04/??/87 Olympia, WA KAOS Radio Broadcast
12/14/87 Tacoma, WA Community World Theater
??/??/88 Seattle, WA Central Tavern (CAYA p70)
01/23/88 Tacoma, WA Community World Theater (CAYA p68-9)
03/19/88 Tacoma, WA Community World Theater
04/24/88 Seattle, WA The Vogue
05/??/88 Seattle, WA The Vogue (1st w/Chad) (CAYA 79)
06/29/88 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre - Lame Fest
07/03/88 Seattle, WA Vogue (Sub Pop Sunday)
07/23/88 Seattle, WA Central Tavern
07/30/88 Seattle, WA Squid Row
08/29/88 Seattle, WA The Vogue
10/30/88 Olympia, WA Evergreen State dorm party (caya 117)
10/31/88 Olympia, WA Evergreen State College
12/21/88 Hoquiam, WA Hoquiam Eagles Lodge
12/28/88 Seattle, WA The Underground
02/??/89 Olympia, WA Evergreen St dorm party (CAYA 92)
02/08/89 Tacoma, WA ???
02/25/89 Seattle, WA HUB Ballroom
*2 Week West-coast tour (CAYA 92)
??/??/89 Seattle, WA The Vogue (CAYA 97)
??/??/89 Seattle, WA HUB Ballroom (CAYA 97)
??/??/89 Seattle, WA Annex Theater (CAYA 97)
??/??/89 Ellensberg, WA Community Center (CAYA 97)
??/??/89 Olympia, WA Reko/Muse (CAYA 104)
04/??/89 Portland, OR Satyricon Club (4/90 or 4/89?)
06/21/89 Seattle, WA The Vogue
*Begin 26 date US tour
06/22/89 San Francisco, CA The Covered Wagon
07/08/89 Chicago, IL Club Dreamerz
07/09/89 Wilkinsburg, PA The Sonic Temple
07/12/89 Philadelphia, PA JC Dobbs
07/13/89 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's
07/18/89 New York City, NY Pyramid Club - New Music Seminar
*Last show of 26 date tour
08/26/89 Seattle, WA C.O.C.A.
09/01/89 Tijuana, Mexico Iguana
*2 week midwest tour (CAYA 122)
09/09/89 Chicago, IL Cabaret Metro
09/13/89 Denver, CO Gothic Theater
09/??/89 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
09/??/89 St. Louis, MO ???
10/08/89 Omaha, NE Lift Tick Lounge
10/21/89 London, England Peel Session
10/23/89 Newcastle, England Riverside (CAYA p125 says 10/20/89)
*First show of 36 shows in 42 days European tour (CAYA 125)
10/26/89 London, England Peel Session
10/27/89 London, England School of Oriental & African Studies
10/28/89 Leeds, England Duchess of York Public House
10/29/89 Birmingham, UK Edward's
10/30/89 Norwich, UK Norwich Arts Center
11/01/89 Hilversium, Holland VPRO Radio Broadcast
11/01/89 Rotterdam, Holland Nighttown
11/02/89 Groningen, Holland Vera
11/03/89 Utrecht, Holland Tivoli
11/04/89 Apeldoorn, Holland Gigant
11/05/89 Amsterdam, Holland Melkweg
11/08/89 Koln, Germany Rose Club
11/10/89 Enger, Germany The Forum
11/11/89 Berlin, Germany Ecstacy
11/17/89 Frankfurt, West Germany Negativ
11/18/89 Hanau, West Germany Ku-Ba Club
11/19/89 Gammelsdorf, Germany Gammelsdorf Circus
11/20/89 Linz, Austria Kapu
11/22/89 Vienna, Austria U4 Club
11/25/89 Fribourg, Switzerland ???
11/26/89 Mezzago, Italy The Bloom
11/27/89 Rome, Italy Piper Club
12/01/89 Les Mouneux, France MJC Fahrenhet
12/02/89 Ghent, Belgium Democrazy
12/03/89 London, England Astoria
*Last show of 36 shows in 42 day European tour (CAYA 125)
01/07/90 Seattle, WA HUB Ballroom (CAYA 131)
01/19/90 Olympia, WA Rignall Hall (Steamboat Island Rd)
01/20/90 Tacoma, WA Legends
??/??/90 Olympia, WA Roadhouse on Highway 8
02/??/90 San Francisco, CA Kennel Club
02/12/90 Sacramento, CA Cattle Club
02/15/90 Hollywood, CA Raji's
02/16/90 Long Beach, CA Bogart's
02/??/90 Phoenix, AZ Mason Jar
03/12/90 Vancouver, BC Town Pump
*Begin US tour
04/02/90 Chicago, IL Cabaret Metro
04/10/90 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
04/17/90 Montreal, Canada Foufounes Electriques
04/18/90 Cambridge, MA Man Ray's
04/??/90 New York, NY Pyramid Club
04/27/90 Amherst, MA ???
04/28/90 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's
04/29/90 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/04/90 Tampa, FL The Ritz Theater
05/05/90 Jacksonville Beach, FL Einstein-A-Go-Go
05/06/90 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
05/14/90 Lincoln, NE Duffy's
05/17/90 Boise, ID The Zoo
*End US tour
*Begin West Coast tour with Dale Crover
08/13/90 Long Beach, CA Bogart's
08/15/90 Hollywood, CA Roxy
08/17/90 Hollywood, CA Palladium
08/19/90 San Diego, CA Casbah
08/23/90 Portland, OR Melody Ballroom
08/24/90 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
*End West Coast tour with Dale Crover
09/22/90 Seattle, WA Motor Sports Garage
09/25/90 KAOS Acoustic Broadcast
10/11/90 Olympia, WA North Shore Surf Club
*Begin British tour to promote Sliver Single
10/23/90 Birmingham, UK Goldwyn's Suite
10/24/90 London, England Astoria
10/25/90 Leeds, England Polytechnic
10/26/90 Edinburg, Scotland ???
10/27/90 Nottingham, England Trent Polytechnik
*End British tour to promote Sliver Single
11/03/90 London, England Peel Session
11/25/90 Seattle, WA The Off Ramp Cafe
12/31/90 Portland, OR Satyricon Club
03/05/91 Edmonton, Canada The Bronx
03/08/91 Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
04/17/91 Seattle, WA OK Hotel
05/29/91 Los Angeles, CA Jabberjaw
*Begin tour of West USA
06/13/91 San Francisco, CA Warfield
06/14/91 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Palladium
06/15/91 Tijuana, MX Iguana's
06/18/91 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
06/19/91 Sacramento, CA Crest Theater
06/20/91 Portland, OR Melody Ballroom
06/??/91 Denver, CO Gothic Theater
*End tour of West USA
08/15/91 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
08/17/91 Culver City, CA GMT Studios (Teen Spirit shoot)
*Begin 10 date European tour
08/20/91 Cork, Ireland Sir Henry's
08/21/91 Dublin, Ireland ???
08/23/91 Reading, England Reading Festival
08/24/91 Koln, Germany Monster of Spex
08/25/91 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop Festival
08/27/91 Bremen, Germany Aladin
08/28/91 Halle, Germany ???
08/29/91 Stuttgart, Germany Longhorn
08/30/91 Nuremberg, Germany ???
09/01/91 Rotterdam, Holland Doelen
*End 10 date European tour
09/03/91 London, England Peel Session
09/16/91 Seattle, WA Beehive Record Store
*Begin US tour for Nevermind*
09/20/91 Toronto, Ont The Opera House
09/21/91 Montreal, Que Foufounes Electrique
09/23/91 Boston, MA The Axis Club
09/25/91 Providence, RI Club Babyhead
09/26/91 New Haven, CT The Moon
09/27/91 Trenton, NJ City Gardens
09/28/91 NYC, NY Tower Records
09/28/91 NYC, NY Marquee Club
09/30/91 Pittsburgh, PA Graffiti's
10/01/91 Philadelphia, PA JC Dobbs
10/02/91 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/04/91 Chapel Hill, NC Cat's Cradle
10/05/91 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
10/06/91 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
10/08/91 Memphis, TN Omni New Daisy
10/09/91 Colombus, OH Staches
10/10/91 Cleveland, OH The Empire
10/11/91 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
10/12/91 Chicago, IL The Cabaret Metro
10/14/91 Minneapolis, MN Let It Be Records
10/14/91 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/16/91 St. Louis, MO Mississippi Nights
10/17/91 Lawrence, KS Kansas Union Ballroom
10/19/91 Dallas, TX Trees Club
10/20/91 Houston, TX The Vatican
10/21/91 Austin, TX Waterloo Records
10/21/91 Austin, TX Liberty Lunch
10/23/91 San Diego, CA Off The Record
10/23/91 Tijuana, Mexico Iguanas
10/25/91 Hollywood, CA Palace (Rock for Choice)
10/25/91 Los Angeles, CA Headbanger's Ball
10/26/91 San Francisco, CA Warfield
10/27/91 Hollywood, CA The Palace
10/28/91 Portland Oregon Rock for Choice Benefit
10/29/91 Portland, OR Fox Theater
10/30/91 Vancouver, BC Commodore Theater
10/31/91 Seattle, WA Paramount
*End US tour for Nevermind
*Begin European tour for Nevermind
11/04/91 Bristol, England Bierkeller
11/05/91 London, England Astoria
11/06/91 Wolverhampton, England Wulfrun Hall
11/09/91 London, England Goodier Session (Radio Broadcast)
11/10/91 Berlin, Germany Loft
11/11/91 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
11/12/91 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
11/13/91 Munich, Germany Nacthwerk
11/14/91 Vienna, Austria Arena
11/16/91 Trieste, Italy Sala Verdi
11/17/91 Mezzago, Italy The Bloom
11/18/91 Torino, Italy Studio 2
11/19/91 Rome, Italy Castle Theatre
11/20/91 Barciella, Italy Kryptonite
11/23/91 Gent, Belgium Vooruit
11/25/91 Hilversium, Holland VPRO Radio
11/25/91 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso
11/26/91 Bradford, England Bradford University
11/27/91 Birmingham, England Hummingbird
11/28/91 Sheffield, England Octagon Centre
11/29/91 Edingburgh, Scotland Carlton Studios
11/30/91 Glasgow, Scotland QMU
12/02/91 Newcastle, England Mayfair
12/03/91 Nottingham, England Rock City
12/04/91 Manchester, England Manchester Academy
12/05/91 London, England Kilburn National
12/07/91 Rennes, France Transmusicales Festival (CAYA 208)
*End European tour for Nevermind
12/09/91 Belfast, Ireland Conor Hall (cancelled- CAYA 208)
12/10/91 Dublin, Ireland McGonagles (cancelled- CAYA 208)
12/11/91 Helsinki, Finland Lepakko (cancelled)
12/12/91 Bergen, Norway La Garage (cancelled)
12/13/91 Oslo, Norway Alaska (cancelled)
12/14/91 Stockholm, Sweden Melody (cancelled)
12/27/91 Los Angeles, CA Sports Arena
12/28/91 Del Mar, CA O'Brien Pavilion
12/29/91 Tempe, AZ ASU Center
12/31/91 San Francisco, CA Cow Palace
01/02/92 Salem, OR Salem Armory
01/10/92 New York City, NY MTV Studios
01/11/92 New York City, NY Saturday Night Live
*Begin Pacific Rim tour for Nevermind
01/24/92 Sydney, Aust JJJ Radio Broadcast
01/24/92 Sydney, Aus Phoenecian Club
01/25/92 Sydney, Aus Big Day Out festival
01/26/92 Gold Coast, Aus Fisherman's Wharf
01/27/92 Brisbane, Aus Brisbane Festival Hall
01/29/92 Freemantle, Aus Metropolis (cancelled)
01/29/92 Perth, Aus Old Melbourne Hotel
01/30/92 Adelaide, Aus The Barton Theater (moved from Old Lion)
01/31/92 Melbourne, Aus The Palace
02/01/92 Melbourne, Aus The Palace (all ages show)
02/02/92 Melbourne, Aus The Palace
02/04/92 Sydney, Aus Dee Why Hotel
02/05/92 Canberra, Aus ANU Bar
02/06/92 Sydney, Aus Coogee Bay Hotel
02/07/92 Sydney, Aus Coogee Bay Hotel
02/09/92 Aukland, New Zealand Logan Campbell Centre
02/14/92 Osaka, Japan Kokusai Koryu Center
02/16/92 Nagoya, Japan Club Quattro
02/17/92 Kawasaki, Japan Club Citta
02/19/92 Tokyo, Japan Sun Plaza Hall
02/21/92 Honolulu, HI Pink's Garage
02/22/92 Honolulu, HI Pink's Garage
*End Pacific Rim tour for Nevermind
*Begin 10 date European tour to make up for cancelled tour dates 12/91
06/21/92 Dublin, Ireland The Point
06/22/92 Belfast, Ireland King's Hall
06/24/92 Paris, France Zenith
06/26/92 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival
06/27/92 Turku, Finland Ruisrock Festival
06/28/92 Oslo, Norway Isle of Calf Festival
06/30/92 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Naval Museum
07/02/92 Valencia, Spain Pabellon de San Luis
07/03/92 Madrid, Spain Palacio de Deportes de la Commun. de Madrid
07/04/92 San Sebastian, Spain Velodromo de Anoeta
*End 10 date European tour
08/30/92 Reading, England Reading Festival
09/08/92 Los Angeles, CA MTV Music Awards
09/10/92 Portland, OR Portland Meadows (horse track)
09/11/92 Seattle, WA Seattle Coliseum
10/02/92 Bellingham, WA Carver Gymnasium
10/04/92 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
10/28/92 Los Angeles The Palace (ROCK FOR CHOICE)
10/30/92 Buenos Aires, Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium
01/16/93 Sao Paulo, Brazil Morumbi Stadium
01/23/93 Rio de Janiero, Brazil Apoetose Stadium
04/09/93 San Francisco, CA Cow Palace (Bos.Rape Benefit)
07/23/93 New York City, NY Roseland Ballroom (N.M.Sem.)
08/06/93 Seattle, WA King Theater (Mia Zapata Benefit)
09/??/93 Hollywood, CA Club Lingerie (2 songs w/C.Love)
09/25/93 New York, NY Saturday Night Live
*Begin US tour for In Utero
10/18/93 Phoenix, AZ State Fairgrounds
10/19/93 Albequerque, NM ???
10/21/93 Kansas City, KS Memorial Hall
10/22/93 Davenport, IA Palmer Auditorium
10/23/93 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
10/25/93 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
10/26/93 Milwaukee, WI Mecca Auditorium
10/27/93 Kalamazoo, MI Wings Stadium
10/29/93 Detroit, MI State Fair Coliseum
10/30/93 Dayton, OH Hara Arena
10/31/93 U of Akron, Akron, OH James A Rhodes Arena
11/02/93 Montreal, Que Verdun Auditorium
11/04/93 Toronto, Ont Maple Leaf Gardens
11/05/93 Buffalo, NY Alumni Arena
11/07/93 Williamsburg, VA Willam & Mary Hall
11/08/93 Philadelphia, PA The Armory
11/09/93 Bethlehem, PA Stabler Arena, Lehigh University
11/10/93 Springfield, MA Springfield Civic Center
11/12/93 Fitchburg, MA Wallace Civic Center
11/13/93 Washington, DC Bender Arena, Anerican Univ.
11/14/93 New York City, NY New York Coliseum
11/15/93 New York City, NY Roseland Ballroom
11/18/93 New York City, NY Sony Studios (Unplugged)
11/26/93 Jacksonville, FL Morocco Temple Shrine Auditorium
11/27/93 Miami, FL aT&T Bayfront Ampitheater
11/28/93 Lakeland, FL lakeland Civic Center
11/29/93 Atlanta, GA The Omni
12/01/93 Birmingham, AL Boutwell Auditorium
12/02/93 Tallahassee, FL Tall-Leon Civic Center
12/03/93 New Orleans, LA UNO Lakefront Arena
12/05/93 Dallas, TX Fair Park Ampitheater
12/06/93 Houston, TX Astry Arena
12/09/93 Omaha, NE Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum
12/10/93 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Aud.
12/14/93 Salem, OR The Armory
12/17/93 Seattle, WA Pier 47
12/18/93 Denver, CO Coliseum
12/29/93 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
12/30/93 Inglewood, CA Great Western Forum
12/31/93 Oakland, CA Oakland Coliseum Arena
01/01/94 Medford, OR Jackson County Expo Hall
01/03/94 Vancouver BC PNE Forum
01/04/94 Vancouver BC PNE Forum
01/06/94 Spokane, WA Spokane Coliseum
01/07/94 Seattle, WA Seattle Center Arena
01/08/94 Seattle, WA Seattle Center Arena
*Begin European tour for In Utero
02/04/94 Paris, France Nulle Part Ailleurs - TV
02/06/94 Cascais (Lisbon) Pavilhao Dramatico
02/08/94 Madrid, Spain Pabellon de Deportes del Real Madrid
02/09/94 Barcelona, Spain Palau dels Sports
02/10/94 Toulouse, France Palais des Sports
02/12/94 Toulon,France Zenith Omega
02/14/94 Paris, France Zenith
02/16/94 Rennes, France Salle Omnisport
02/18/94 Grenoble, France Le Summen
02/19/94 Neuchatel, Switzerland Patinoire de Littoral
02/21/94 Modena, Italy Palasport
02/22/94 Rome, Italy Palagacchio di Marino
02/23/94 Rome, Italy Tunnel - TV
02/24/94 Milan,Italy Forum di Assago
02/25/94 Milan,Italy Palatrussardi
02/27/94 Ljubjana, Slovenia Tivoli
03/01/94 Munich, Germany Terminal Einz
*Final date for Nirvana
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