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Chances are you’ve heard of these guys before, but a quick word on their legacy remains essential; forget the constant glamourisation of Kurt Cobain’s suicide and the oft-peddled myth that his depression was in part down to his discomfort with having become a ‘major rock star’; do you really think the band would have signed to Geffen, of all labels, if they weren’t looking for global success? Nevermind is a record written with a pop sensibility and is polished - even if not conventionally - in its production, and that’s really where Cobain’s genius lay; he wrote songs that full of hooks and melodies, and yet lent a sound to them that made all who listened want to smash as many things as possible. The induction of Nirvana into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year presents us with an opportunity to reappraise their live performances; with Kim Gordon, Lorde, St. Vincent and Joan Jett filling in on vocals, the remaining three members of the band proper rolled back the years; Dave Grohl a genuine animal on drums, Pat Smear shredding more viciously than he ever says, and Krist Novoselic remaining an endearingly aloof presence on bass. It gave those who held tickets for their cancelled 1994 UK tour a glimpse of what might have been; instead, the considerably less thrilling Foo Fighters are as close as you’re likely to get to the Nirvana live experience.

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Five weeks before Kurt Cobain 's body was found in his Seattle home, Nirvana performed their final concert. On March 1, 1994, the band played an omen-filled show at Terminal 1 in Munich, Germany.

According to Antiquiet , by the time Nirvana reached Munich, Cobain was suffering from bronchitis as a result of the rigors of their European tour. The night seemed to begin smoothly enough, with an impromptu cover of the Cars ' "My Best Friend's Girl" before moving into "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" and "Drain You." But a few songs later, during "Come as You Are," the power went out.

Bassist Krist Novoselic noted the Spinal Tap -like circumstances and said, “We’re not playing the Munich Enormodome tonight. Because our careers are on the wane. We’re on the way out. Grunge is dead. Nirvana’s over. ... Our next record’s going to be a hip-hop record!”

After a brief delay, the power returned, and the band picked up where it left off, after removing the next song on the proposed  set list , "Smells Like Teen Spirit." The 23-song concert ended with "Heart-Shaped Box." At 80 minutes, it was the shortest show of the tour.

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Because of Cobain's health, Nirvana canceled the rest of their European dates and Cobain flew to Rome to recuperate. Three days later, he was rushed to the hospital after overdosing on champagne and Rohypnol, which he had been taking to relieve the chronic stomach pain he had been suffering from for much of his adult life. At the time, it was suspected that overdose was accidental. But in the aftermath of his death it was acknowledged that it was a suicide attempt, and that Cobain had been struggling with serious drug addiction issues.

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"Things got weird towards the end," drummer Dave Grohl later explained to Howard Stern . "There were drugs around, and there were the people who did the drugs and the people who didn't do the drugs. And I didn't do the drugs and so I was just out of that world, you know? I think at that point it was important that we took a break, I think everybody thought that way. It was time to take a break."

"Many people in Kurt's life knew the couldn't control him," Nirvana manager Danny Goldberg recalled in his book Serving the Servant , "but they tried to encourage him to help himself. Buddy Arnold kept trying to get Kurt into a twelve-step program, but as much as Kurt liked the old jazz player, he wasn't having it."

Buzz Osborne, a childhood friend of Cobain's whose band the Melvins opened for Nirvana at the Munich show, later told Revolver about his attempts to intervene. "[Kurt] wasn't happy. The very last thing he ever said to me was, 'I should just be doing this solo.' At that last show, I told him to leave, get out, run. He needed to get off drugs. ... He could've had a future, he could've turned his life around, and he would've been a wonderful person."

A month later, on April 5, Cobain died by suicide at his home . His body was discovered by an electrician three days later. "I would be far happier if he had never had one iota of success and was alive," Osborne declared. "He's dead and gone and over. And I'm not over it."

Nirvana March 1, 1994 Munich Germany Set List

1. "My Best Friend's Girl" (The Cars cover) 2. "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" 3. "Drain You" 4. "Breed" 5. "Serve the Servants" 6. "Come as You Are" 7. "Sliver" 8. "Dumb" 9. "In Bloom" 10. "About a Girl" 11. "Lithium" 12. "Pennyroyal Tea" 13. "School" 14. "Polly" 15. "Very Ape" 16. "Lounge Act" 17. "Rape Me" 18. "Territorial Pissings" 19. "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie cover) 20. "All Apologies" 21. "On a Plain" 22. "Blew" 23. "Heart-Shaped Box"

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Nirvana ‘s Unplugged concert is often presented as the band’s final show, but they actually played another month of American dates after that November 18th, 1993 MTV taping and then headed over to Europe the following February. Cellist Melora Creager joined the band for this leg, replacing Lori Goldston who spent the previous year on the road with the group. They also decided to have touring guitarist Pat Smear take over back-up vocal duties from Dave Grohl .

Tinkering around with the stage show was not exactly Kurt Cobain ‘s main focus at this point in time. Courtney Love didn’t fly out to Europe for the tour and the couple spent their two year wedding anniversary on separate continents amidst widespread reports they were going through a rough patch. Kurt looked increasingly pale and sickly as the tour went on, and his voice soon gave out on him. Doctors diagnosed him with bronchitis and a laryngitis and urged him to take a long break, but he ignored their advice and soldiered on.

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Nirvana ‘s last concert ever took place on March 1st, 1994 in Munich, Germany, at Terminal Einz, an airplane hanger that fit 3,050 people. It was far from an ideal venue for a rock show and the acoustics were terrible, though Cobain didn’t realize this until the performance began since he skipped out on the soundcheck. The band opened with a sarcastic version of “My Best Friend’s Girl” by the Cars and had to start “Come as You Are” over again when the power went out. It was obvious to everyone in the crowd that Cobain was experiencing severe vocal issues.

Cameras were rolling for local television on the first few songs, but no video has surfaced from the rest of the night. Here’s audio of “Heart-Shaped Box,” the final song of the night and thus the final song Kurt Cobain ever played in public. It’s painful to hear him struggle to hit the high notes on the “hey wait” part of the chorus and later in the song he gives up and delivers it in a deep voice.

The song ends with a squelch of feedback and Kurt thanking the audience. It was clear that Cobain was in no shape to carry on and the few remaining dates on the tour were cancelled. He passed away the following month. Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic wouldn’t play Nirvana songs in public together until the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony .

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• March 01, 1994 - Terminal 1, Flughafen München-Riem, Munich, DE

LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology March 01, 1994 - Terminal 1, Flughafen München-Riem, Munich, DE

• Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
• Krist Novoselic (bass)
• Dave Grohl (drums, backing vocals)
• Pat Smear (guitar)
• Melora Creager (cello)
• Alex MacLeod (tour manager)
• Jeff Mason (production manager)
• Kelly Nase (tour accountant)
• Susanne Sasic (lighting designer)
• Craig Overbay (sound engineer)
• Ian Beveridge (monitor engineer)
• Jim Vincent (guitar technician)
• John Duncan (guitar technician)
• Garry Mackenzie (drum technician)
• Ed Swink (stage manager)
• Pete Currier (rigger)
• Appy Thörig (mojo barrier)
• Allan Bagley (Pro Show sound crew)
• Niko Vonk (Pro Show sound crew)
• John Evans (SSE sound crew)
• Mike Lamb (LSD lighting crew)
• Pat Connolly (LSD lighting crew)
• Gary Vaspol (LSD lighting crew)
• Marek Lieberberg
• My Best Friend's Girl
• Moving In Stereo jam
• Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
• Serve The Servants
• Come As You Are part of
• Come As You Are
• About A Girl
• Pennyroyal Tea
• Polly acoustic
• Territorial Pissings
• The Man Who Sold The World
• All Apologies
• Heart-Shaped Box

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• This was the band's last show with Kurt Cobain.
• Due to bronchitis, Kurt was losing his voice during the show.
• Just as Kurt started to sing the first line of "Come As You Are," the power went out. The band returned to the stage about two minutes after the power was restored and restarted the song.

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• My Best Friend's Girl ( The Cars  cover) ( "Moving in Stereo" by The Cars was sung by Krist and Kurt as an outro ) Play Video
• Radio Friendly Unit Shifter Play Video
• Drain You Play Video
• Breed Play Video
• Serve the Servants Play Video
• Come as You Are ( aborted due to power failure and played again ) Play Video
• Sliver Play Video
• Dumb Play Video
• In Bloom Play Video
• About a Girl Play Video
• Lithium Play Video
• Pennyroyal Tea Play Video
• School Play Video
• Polly ( Acoustic ) Play Video
• Very Ape Play Video
• Lounge Act Play Video
• Rape Me Play Video
• Territorial Pissings Play Video
• The Man Who Sold the World ( David Bowie  cover) Play Video
• All Apologies Play Video
• On a Plain Play Video
• Blew Play Video
• Heart-Shaped Box Play Video

Note: Final Nirvana concert with Kurt Cobain

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• Come as You Are
• Territorial Pissings
• All Apologies
• Heart-Shaped Box
• Pennyroyal Tea
• Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
• Serve the Servants
• About a Girl
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• The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie

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