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Kurt Cobain
(February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994)
If he were alive today he would be celebrating his 43rd birthday. Unfortunately on April 8, 1994 Kurt Cobain was found dead after committing suicide by shooting himself at his home in Seattle. While not a huge fan of the singer and his band Nirvana, I did enjoy their sound and I witnessed the impact it had on people such as my younger brother in the early nineties.
One concert I recall hearing about while living back in Ireland was their support gig to Sonic Youth at the 'Top Hat' venue in Dublin on 21 August 1991. I recall this gig as I was more a fan of Sonic Youth at the time, and it was a concert I really wanted to be at, but I just couldn't get a ticket. This concert at the Top Hat was held just one month before Kurt Cobain's band Nirvana released their biggest album called Nevermind and it was the first time Irish fans got to hear their biggest ever hit Smells Like Teen Spirit. That moment must have been really special I reckon.
Here's an advert for that concert which
I kept from a magazine at the time.
(looks like the magazine printed the wrong date!)
Nirvana played support to Sonic Youth at a gig the previous night in Sir Henry's Pub, Cork before heading to Dublin.
Here's an audio clip of their song 'About a Girl' from that gig.
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- Alan
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2 comments:
hey alan,iwas lucky enough to have attended this gig in Dun Laoighre all those years ago..it was,hand on heart,one of the best i have ever been to.To see and hear NIRVANA play with such energy and passion was a real treat.i genuinely felt sorry for SONIC YOUTH to have to go onstage after a set like that,which they did gracefully and with a bold determination not to disappoint,God bless 'em. Regards, Kurt Cobain RIP
I was also there and it was an amazing night. I was just thinking back on great music moments this evening and this is always one of them. I was there to see Sonic Youth, but had heard Bleach before, but I remember how incredibly powerful it was hearing "Smells like teen spirit" - it just completely overpowered you and took you over.
Sonic Youth put on on amazing show as well. It was an incredible time for music - from the mid '80s - the Smiths, the Cure, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Stone Roses, and some of the other gems - RIde, The the……..
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