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Authors: Nick Soulsby
June 17, Ellensburg, WAâKing Krab, Lush
June 30âContinued work on the single
July 3, Seattle, WAâBlood Circus, the Fluid
July 16âSub Pop sends Cobain to re-take the “Love Buzz” vocals
July 23, Seattle, WAâLeaving Trains
July 30, Seattle, WAâSkin Yard
August 20, Olympia, WAâMy Name, Swallow
August 29, Seattle, WAâTreacherous Jaywalkers
September 27âmixing session for the “Love Buzz”/“Big Cheese” single
October, Bainbridge Island, WA, undated house party
October 28, Seattle, WAâBlood Circus, Butthole Surfers
October 30, Olympia, WA, K Dorm at the Evergreen State College; Cobain smashes a guitar for the first timeâLansdat Blister and Lush
The “Love Buzz”/“Big Cheese” single is released in November
November 23, Bellingham, WAâCoffin Break, Skin Yard
The
Sub Pop 200
compilation featuring the Nirvana song “Spank Thru” is released in December
December 1, Seattle, WAâCoffin Break, D.O.A.
December 21, Hoquiam, WAâAttica, Psychlodds
December 24, 29â31, Seattle, WAâNirvana records
Bleach
at Reciprocal Recording
December 28, Seattle, WAâBlood Circus, Swallow, Tad, the Thrown Ups all play the
Sub Pop 200
record release party
1989
January 6, Portland, ORâMudhoney
January 14, 24âNirvana concludes the recording of
Bleach
January 21, Portland, OR
February, Olympia, WA, K DormâHelltrout and Psychlodds
February 10, San Francisco, CA
February 11, San Jose, CAâMudhoney, Vomit Launch
February 25, Seattle, WAâthe Fluid, Skin Yard
April 1, Olympia, WAâHelltrout, S.G.M., Treehouse
April 7, Seattle, WAâLove Battery
April 14, Ellensburg, WAâKing Krab
April 21âCobain joins the Go Team and records guitar for the songs “Scratch It Out” and “Bikini Twilight,” released on seven-inch single in July
April 26, Seattle, WAâSteel Pole Bath Tub
May 26, Auburn, WAâBible Stud, Skin Yard
June 9, Seattle, WAâMudhoney, Tad
June 10, Portland, ORâGrind
The
Bleach
album is released on June 15
June 16, Olympia, WA (as Industrial Nirvana)âLush
June 21, Seattle
,
WA
June 22, San Francisco, CAâBad Mutha Goose
June 23, Los Angeles, CA
June 24, Los Angeles, CAâClaw Hammer, Stone by Stone
June 25, Tempe, AZâCrash Worship, Sun City Girls
June 27, Sante Fe, NMâ27 Devils Joking, Monkeyshines
June 30, San Antonio, TXâHappy Dogs, Swaziland White Band
July 1, Houston, TXâBayou Pigs, David Von Ohlerking
July 2, Fort Worth, TX
July 3, Dallas, TX
July 5, Iowa City, IAâBlood Circus
July 6, Minneapolis, MN
July 7, Madison, WI
July 8, Chicago, IL
July 9, Wilkinsburg, PA
July 12, Philadelphia, PAâNapalm Sunday
July 13, Hoboken, NJâTad
July 15, Jamaica Plain, MAâCheater Slicks, Death of Samantha
July 18, New York, NYâCows, God Bullies, Lonely Moans, Surgery
The
Teriyaki Asthma
compilation is released in August, featuring the Nirvana song “Mexican Seafood”
August 20, 28âCobain and Novoselic take part in
The Jury
recording sessions
August 26, Seattle, WAâCat Butt, Mudhoney
SeptemberâNirvana records B-sides for the
Blew
EP European tour release
September 26, Seattle, WAâDickless, Knife Dance
September 28, Minneapolis, MN
September 30, Chicago, ILâEleventh Day Dream
October 1, Champaign, ILâSteel Pole Bath Tub
October 2, Kalamazoo, MIâSteel Pole Bath Tub
October 3, Ann Arbor, MIâSteel Pole Bath Tub
October 4 or 5, Toledo, OHâSteel Pole Bath Tub
October 6, Cincinnati, OHâGrinch
October 7, Lawrence, KSâ24-7 Spyz
October 8, Omaha, NEâMousetrap
October 11, Denver, COâthe Fluid
October 13, Boulder, CO
October 23, Newcastle, UKâthe Cateran, Tad
October 24, Manchester, UKâthe Cateran, Tad
October 25, Leeds, UKâthe Cateran, Tad
October 26âNirvana records a radio session at the BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UK for the John Peel show
October 27, London, UKâthe Cateran, Tad
October 28, Portsmouth, UKâthe Cateran, Tad
October 29, Birmingham, UKâTad
October 30, Norwich, UKâTad
November 1âNirvana records a radio session at the Villa 65 studio, Hilversum, the Netherlands, for the
Nozems-a-Gogo
show
November 1, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsâTad
November 2, Groningen, the NetherlandsâTad
November 3, Utrecht, the NetherlandsâTad
November 4, Apeldoorn, the NetherlandsâTad
November 5, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsâTad
November 7, Mönchengladbach, West GermanyâTad
November 8, Cologne, West GermanyâTad
November 9, Hanover, West GermanyâTad
November 10, Enger, West GermanyâTad
November 11, Berlin, West GermanyâTad
November 12, Oldenburg, West GermanyâTad
November 13, Hamburg, West GermanyâTad
November 15, Heidelberg, West GermanyâTad
November 16, Nuremberg, West GermanyâTad
November 17, Gammelsdorf, West GermanyâTad
November 18, Hanau, West GermanyâTad
November 20, Linz, AustriaâTad
November 21, Budapest, HungaryâTad
November 22, Vienna, AustriaâTad
November 23, Graz, AustriaâTad
November 24, Hohenems, AustriaâTad
November 25, Fribourg, SwitzerlandâTad
November 26, Mezzago, ItalyâTad
November 27, Rome, ItalyâTad
November 29, Geneva, SwitzerlandâTad
November 30, Zurich, SwitzerlandâTad
December 1, Isy-Les-Moulineaux, FranceâTad
December 2, Ghent, BelgiumâTad
December 3, London, UKâMudhoney, Tad
The
Blew
EP is released in the UK in early December
1990
January 2â3âNirvana enters Reciprocal Recording to record new song “Sappy”
January 6, Seattle, WAâCrunchbird, the Gits, Tad
January 12, Portland, ORâOily Bloodmen
January 19, Olympia, WA
January 20, Tacoma, WAâMachine, Rhino Humpers
February 9, Portland, ORâRawhead Rex, Screaming Trees, Tad
February 11, San Jose, CAâTad, Vegas Voodoo
February 12, Sacramento, CAâTad, Thornucopia
February 14, San Francisco, CAâDickless, Tad (two performances took place on this date)
February 15, Los Angeles, CAâDistorted Pony, Tad
February 16, Long Beach, CAâHaywire, Tad
February 17, Tijuana, MexicoâTad
February 19, Phoenix, AZâTad
February 21, Chico, CAâTad
March 12, Vancouver, BCâthe Bombshells, Tad
March 20, Nirvana records their attempt at a formal video at the Evergreen State College
April 1, Chicago, ILâGod's Acre, Bhang Revival
April 2â6âNirvana record demos for their (aborted) second Sub Pop album provisionally entitled
Sheep
at Smart Studios, Madison, WI
April 6, Madison, WIâTad, Victim's Family
April 8, Milwaukee, WI
April 9, Minneapolis, MNâTad, Victim's Family
April 10, Ann Arbor, MIâTad, Victim's Family
April 14, Cincinnati, OHâ(Peter Prescott, Volcano Suns: “The show that never happenedâthink we were to play with them in Cincinnati and they canceled, so we never ran into them.”)
April 16, Toronto, Canada
April 17, Montréal, Canada
April 18, Cambridge, MAâthe Bags
April 20, Swarthmore, PA
April 21, Cambridge, MAâSlaughter Shack
April 26, New York, NYâRat at Rat R
April 27, Amherst, MAâ3 Merry Widows, Cordelia's Dad, Gobblehoof, New Radiant Storm King, Sweet Lickin' Honey Babes
April 28, Hoboken, NJâthe Jesus Lizard
April 29, Washington, DCâLoop
April 30, Philadelphia, PA
May 1, Chapel Hill, NC
May 2, Charlotte, NC
May 4, Tampa, FL
May 5, Jacksonville Beach, FL
May 6, Atlanta, GA
May 9, Columbus, OHâBarbed Wire Dolls
May 10, Cincinnati, OHâCoffin Break
May 11, Tulsa, OK
May 13, Lincoln, NE
May 14, Denver, COâJux County
May 17, Boise, IDâ24-7 Spyz
July 11, 24âNirvana records the “Sliver” single
The
Hard to Believe
compilation is released in August, featuring Nirvana covering the song “Do You Love Me?” by Kiss
August 16, Las Vegas, NV
August 17, Hollywood, CA
August 19, San Diego, CAâChemical People
August 20, Sacramento, CA
August 21, San Francisco, CA
August 23, Portland
August 24, Seattle
August 25, Vancouver, BC
The “Sliver”/“Dive” single is released in September
September 22, Seattleâthe Derelicts, the Dwarves
September 25âGrohl is given an audition at the Dutchman rehearsal rooms in Seattle, then Cobain records a radio session for KAOS Radio, Olympia, on Calvin Johnson's
Boy Meets Girl
show where he announces Grohl has joined Nirvana
The
Heaven and Hell
compilation is released in October, featuring Nirvana covering the song “Here She Comes Now” by the Velvet Underground
OctoberâCobain joins friends Earth at Smegma Studios, Portland, to record vocals for the songs “Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge” and “Divine and Bright”
October 11, Olympia, WAâWitchypoo
October 17, Olympia, WAâUnrest
October 21âNirvana records a radio session at the BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UK, for the John Peel show
October 23, Birmingham, UK
October 24, London, UKâGodflesh
October 25, Leeds, UKâArm, Victim's Family
October 26, Edinburgh, UKâShonen Knife, the Vaselines
October 27, Nottingham, UKâShonen Knife
October 29, Norwich, UKâJacob's Mouse
November 25, SeattleâHeavy into Jeff, Holy Rollers
December 31, PortlandâCaustic Soda, Hitting Birth, Roger Nusic, Thrillhammer
1991
Nirvana's live cover of the Vaselines' song “Molly's Lips” is released on a split single with the Fluid in January
January 1âNirvana enters the Music Source Studio, Seattle, to record demos
January 18, Olympia, WAâFitz of Depression, Helltrout, Nubbin
March 2, Boise, IDâAnxiety Prophets, Blank Frank and the Tattooed Gods
March 4, Calgary, Canada
March 5, Edmonton, Canada
March 8, Vancouver, BCâDoughboys, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees, the Wongs
March 9, Victoria, Canada
April 13, Olympia, WA (Cobain/Grohl with Witchypoo)âGiant Henry, Witchypoo
April 17, Seattle, WAâFitz of Depression
May 2â28âNirvana enters Sound City Studios, Burbank, CA, to record
Nevermind
May 29, Los Angeles, CAâFitz of Depression, I Own the Sky
The
Grunge Years
compilation is released in June, featuring the Nirvana song “Dive”
June 1, Olympia, WA (Cobain, Grohl with Witchypoo)âGiant Henry, Witchypoo
June 8, Olympia
June 10, Englewood, CAâthe Jesus Lizard
June 11, Salt Lake City, UT
June 13, San Francisco, CA
June 14, Los Angeles, CAâHole
June 15, Tijuana, Mexico
June 17, Sacramento, CAâKai Kln
June 18, Santa Cruz, CA
June 20, Portland, OR
The
Kill Rock Stars
compilation is released in August, featuring the Nirvana song “Beeswax”
August 15, Los Angeles, CAâWool
August 20, Cork, Ireland
August 21, Dun Laoghaire, IrelandâMexican Pets, Power of Dreams
August 23, Reading, UKâPower of Dreams, Teenage Fanclub
August 24, Cologne, Germany
August 25, Hasselt, Belgium
August 27, Bremen, GermanyâDidjits, Gumball
August 28, Halle, Germany
August 29, Stuttgart, Germany
August 30, Nuremberg, Germany
September 1, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsâCharmin' Children, Mudhoney, Paradogs, Son of Bazerk
September 3âNirvana records a radio session at the BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UK, for the John Peel show
The “Smells Like Teen Spirit” single is released on September 10
September 16, Seattle, WA
September 20, Toronto, Canada
September 21, Montréal, Canada
September 23, Boston, MAâCliffs of Dooneen
The
Nevermind
album is released on September 23
September 24, Boston, MA
September 25, Providence, RI
September 26, New Haven, CT