1993 Nirvana In Utero Concert Poster.
Price: $2,000.00
Broadside. 1993. Near Fine.
December 1993. 11" x 17". Original white poster for December 9, 1993 concert at Ak-Sar-Ben Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring the winged anatomical model from Nirvana's In Utero album, printed in black, with special guests The Breeders and Shonen Knife. Fine. Overall, a superb concert poster. Nirvana performed at Ak-Sar-Ben Stadium as part of their U.S. tour for In Utero, their third and final studio album, which was released on September 21st, 1993. Interestingly, this show took place five days after Frank Zappa passed away, and the band dedicated a performance of "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" to him. Less than a month before the show, the band recorded their now legendary live concert on MTV Unplugged (November 18th). Setlist: Radio Friendly Unit Shifter Drain You Breed Serve the Servants Smells Like Teen Spirit Sliver Dumb In Bloom About a Girl Lithium Pennyroyal Tea School Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle Milk It Rape Me Territorial Pissings Encore: Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam (The Vaselines cover) The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie cover) Heart-Shaped Box Blew About the collection: This collection of Nirvana concert mini-posters, flyers, and posters covers nearly the entire lifespan of the legendary grunge band, from a small show on December 1st, 1988, six months before the group's first studio album Bleach was released, to a March 18th, 1994 show that the band was slated to play as a part of their European In Utero tour (a show that never happened due to frontman Kurt Cobain's deteriorating health.) On March 4th, 1994, the European tour was cancelled after Cobain overdosed on alcohol and Rohypnol, and he committed suicide a month later. Some highlights include the earliest mini-poster (December 1988), which features the band as the third band on a three act bill (and in the smallest-sized lettering), a mini-poster for the band's January 1990 show at Hub Ballroom at the University of Washington, which produced Charles Peterson's famous stage diving photo (and, according to rumors, a ban on Nirvana ever playing again at a University of Washington venue), a flyer and mini-poster for two shows during Nirvana's Nevermind tour in the fall of 1991, and three beautiful posters for the band's In Utero tour, two of which feature the album's iconic winged figure. This collection features wonderful artistic variety, all with a very DIY and grunge feel. They also highlight the various grunge, punk, and alternative rock bands that Nirvana performed alongside during the early days of their touring. Item #NIRV007
