Nirvana - Chronology

Chronology

This isn't a complete Chronology of Nirvana, I am still missing some information. If you can help me out pls e-mail me and i'll give you credit for it.

Time Line
Concert Chronology

"It upset me that we were attracting the people that a lot of my music, has a reaction against." - Kurt Cobain

May 10, 1965: Krist Novoselic is born.

February 20, 1967: Kurt Cobain is born.

January 14, 1969: Dave Grohl is born.

Fall 1985: Kurt meets Krist. They play in several bands together, including Stiff Woodies.

December 1987: Kurt, Krist and drummer Aaron Burckhard form the original lineup of Nirvana in Aberdeen, Washington.

January 23, 1988: Nirvana records a 10-song demo with the "Godfather of Grunge," legendary Seattle producer Jack Endino. Sub Pop co-honcho Jonathan Poneman hears the tape and offers to put out a Nirvana single. The band accepts.

October 30, 1988: Kurt smashes his first guitar.

June 1989: Bleach is released on Sub Pop. Nirvana embarks on a month-long U.S. tour.

September 25, 1990: Dave Grohl, former drummer for Washinton, D.C.'s Scream, joins Nirvana.

October 1990: Nirvana briefly tours England with L7.

Winter 1991: Nirvana signs with DGC Records.

August 1991: Nirvana opens for Sonic Youth on a European festival tour, which includes a landmark performance at the Reading Festival. The tour is documented in the film 1991: The Year Punk Broke.

September 24, 1991: Nevermind is released.

October 12, 1991: Nevermind is certified a gold album.

November 1991: The band starts a six-week European tour as Nirvanamania sweeps the United States. MTV airs "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video constantly; the song is hailed as an anthem for a generation.

January 11, 1992: Nevermind hits No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

January/February 1992: Nirvana tours Australia, Japan and Hawaii.

April 1992: Nirvana appears on the cover of Rolling Stone.

June/July 1992: Nirvana tours Europe.

December 15, 1992: Incesticide, a collection of B-sides and rarities, is released. It goes gold the following spring.

April 9, 1993: Nirvana plays a concert at San Francisco's Cow Palace to raise awareness of and generate aid for rape survivors in Bosnia-Herzegovina. L7, the Breeders and Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy are also on the bill.

September 21, 1993: In Utero is released.

October 18, 1993: Nirvana starts a three-month tour of North America.

November 19, 1993: Nirvana tapes an all-acoustic show for "MTV Unplugged" at Sony Studios in New York. Cris and Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets sit in on three Meat Puppets songs.

December 16, 1993: MTV airs Nirvana's "Unplugged" show.

January 7, 1994: Nirvana plays the Seattle Arena. It will be the band's last U.S. show.

February 6, 1994: Nirvana embarks on a tour of Europe.

April 8, 1994: Kurt Cobain is found dead of a self-inflicted shotgun wound.

November 1, 1994: Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged" performance is released as MTV Unplugged in New York. Two tracks not aired on the MTV broadcast appear on the album.

October 1, 1996: The Nirvana live album, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah, is released, featuring performances from 1989 to 1994.

Concert Chronology

Date	City	Venue
02/20/87	Tacoma, WA	Legends
??/??/87	Raymond, WA	some party
03/??/87	Olympia, WA	Gessco Hall
03/19/87	Tacoma, WA	Community World Theater
04/??/87	Olympia, WA	KAOS Radio Broadcast
12/14/87	Tacoma, WA	Community World Theater
??/??/88	Seattle, WA	Central Tavern
01/23/88	Tacoma, WA	Community World Theater
03/19/88	Tacoma, WA	Community World Theater
04/24/88	Seattle, WA	The Vogue
05/??/88	Seattle, WA	The Vogue (1st w/Chad)
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
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
02/08/89	Tacoma, WA	???
02/25/89	Seattle, WA	HUB Ballroom
??/??/89	Seattle, WA	The Vogue
??/??/89	Seattle, WA	HUB Ballroom
??/??/89	Seattle, WA	Annex Theater
??/??/89	Ellensberg, WA	Community Center (CAYA 97)
??/??/89	Olympia, WA	Reko/Muse
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
08/26/89	Seattle, WA	C.O.C.A.
09/01/89	Tijuana, Mexico	Iguana
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
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
11/17/89	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
11/25/89	Fribourg, Switzerland	???
11/26/89	Mezzago, Italy	The Bloom
11/27/89	Rome, Italy	Piper Club
12/02/89	Ghent, Belgium	Democrazy
12/03/89	London, England	Astoria
01/07/90	Seattle, WA	HUB Ballroom
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
03/12/90	Vancouver, BC	Town Pump
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	Masquerade
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
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
09/22/90	Seattle, WA	Motor Sports Garage
09/25/90	Olympia WA	KAOS Acoustic Broadcast
10/11/90	Olympia, WA	North Shore Surf Club
10/24/90	London, England	Astoria
10/25/90	Leeds, England	Polytechnic
10/26/90	Edinburg, Scotland	???
10/28/90	Portsmouth,???	???
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
06/14/91	Hollywood, CA	Hollywood Palladium
06/15/91	Tijuana, Mexico	Iguana's
06/18/91	Sacramento, CA	Crest Theater
06/20/91	Portland, OR	Melody Ballroom
06/??/91	Denver, CO	Gothic Theater
06/??/91	Santa Cruz, CA	Catalyst
08/15/91	Los Angeles, CA	The Roxy
08/17/91	Culver City, CA	GMT Studios (Teen Spirit shoot)
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
09/03/91	London, England	Peel Session
09/16/91	Seattle, WA	Beehive Record Store
09/20/91	Toronto, Ont	The Opera House
09/21/91	Montreal, Canada	Foufounes Electrique
09/22/91	Atlanta, GA	The Masquerade
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	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
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
12/09/91	Belfast, Ireland	Conor Hall (cancelled)
12/10/91	Dublin, Ireland	McGonagles (cancelled)
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
01/24/92	Sydney, Australia	JJJ Radio Broadcast
01/24/92	Sydney, Australia	Phoenecian Club
01/25/92	Sydney, Australia	Big Day Out festival
01/26/92	Gold Coast, Australia	Fisherman's Wharf
01/27/92	Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Festival Hall
01/29/92	Freemantle, Australia	Metropolis (cancelled)
01/29/92	Perth, Australia	Old Melbourne Hotel
01/30/92	Adelaide, Australia	The Barton Theater
01/31/92	Melbourne, Australia	The Palace
02/01/92	Melbourne, Australia	The Palace (all ages show)
02/02/92	Melbourne, Australia	The Palace
02/04/92	Sydney, Australia	Dee Why Hotel
02/05/92	Canberra, Australia	ANU Bar
02/06/92	Sydney, Australia	Coogee Bay Hotel
02/07/92	Sydney, Australia	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
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
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, CA	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
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	Akron, OH	James A Rhodes Arena
11/02/93	Montreal, Canada	Verdun Auditorium
11/04/93	Toronto, Canada	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
12/03/93	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	Pacific Coliseum
01/04/94	Vancouver BC	Pacific Coliseum
01/06/94	Spokane, WA	Spokane Coliseum
01/07/94	Seattle, WA	Seattle Center Arena
01/08/94	Seattle, WA	Seattle Center Arena
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

This isn't a complete Chronology of Nirvana, I am still missing some information. If you can help me out pls e-mail me and i'll give you credit for it.

Time Line Concert Chronology

Time Line
Concert Chronology