Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

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VHS front cover
VHS front cover

Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a VHS/laserdisc/DVD home video released by the grunge band Nirvana on November 15, 1994. The official DVD was released November 7th, 2006. Kurt Cobain compiled much of the video himself, but did not complete it prior to his death. Surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic worked with director Kevin Kerslake to complete the video, attempting to remain as close to Cobain's vision as possible.

Most of the live footage is from 1991 and 1992. The latest footage is from January 23, 1993 at the Hollywood Rock Festival in Brazil. A message appears at the beginning of the film to say that due to the circumstances of Cobain's death it was never completed.

Highlights include:

A performance of "Lithium" at the Reading Festival in 1992.

A performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the UK show Top of the Pops where Cobain deliberately sang the song in a lower octave. Under the established format of the show, the band was supposed to mime the studio version of the song while Kurt sang live. They opted not to comply.

A performance of "Love Buzz" where Cobain got into an altercation with a bouncer. Earlier in the show (not seen on the video), Kurt smashed the PA system at the club with his guitar, frustrated that it had consistently malfunctioned. (Viewers can see a pallet covering the PA, which was added in case Cobain decided to take a second shot.) Unbeknownst to Cobain, the PA belonged to a friend of the bouncer, who, when Kurt dove into the crowd, decided to exact some revenge. Kurt responded by hitting the bouncer in the head with his guitar, drawing blood.

Contents

VHS back cover
VHS back cover
  1. "Aneurysm" (In two parts: 1991.11.25 - Amsterdam, Holland, and 1993.01.23 - Hollywood Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Incorrectly labeled 1993.01.16 Sao Paulo, Brazil on inlay)
  2. "About a Girl" (1991.10.31 - Seattle, Washington)
  3. "Dive" (1993.01.23 - Hollywood Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Incorrectly labeled 1993.01.16 - Sao Paulo, Brazil on inlay)
  4. "Love Buzz" (1991.10.19 - Dallas, Texas / 1991.11.25 - Amsterdam, Holland)
  5. "Breed" (1991.10.31 - Seattle, Washington)
  6. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991.11.27 - UK TV show Top of the Pops)
  7. "Negative Creep" (1992.02.22 - Honolulu, Hawaii)
  8. "Come as You Are" (1991.11.25 - Amsterdam, Holland)
  9. "Territorial Pissings" (1991.12.06 - UK TV show Jonathan Ross / 1991.11.25 - Amsterdam, Holland)
  10. "Something in the Way" (1992.02.14 - Osaka, Japan)
  11. "Lithium" (1992.08.30 - Reading, England)
  12. "Drain You" (1991.11.25 - Amsterdam, Holland)
  13. "Polly" (1991.10.31 - Seattle, Washington)
  14. "Sliver" (1991.11.25 - Amsterdam, Holland)
  15. "On a Plain" (1992.06.26 - Roskilde, Denmark)
  16. "Endless, Nameless" (1991.10.31 - Seattle, Washington) (Not listed)

The official DVD was released on November 7, 2006. It features the track listing as shown above. The DVD also contains footage from Nirvana's performance at the Paradiso Club in Amsterdam on November 25, 1991, featuring the songs:

  1. "School"
  2. "About a Girl"
  3. "Been a Son"
  4. "On a Plain"
  5. "Blew"

There is also a secret "easter egg" bonus feature at the end of the credits, a rehearsal of "On a Plain".

Laserdisc front cover
Laserdisc front cover

DVD

Year Chart Position
2006 Billboard Comprehensive Videos No. 4
2006 Billboard Top Music Videos No. 4
2006 Norwegian DVD Charts No. 6
2006 New Zealand DVD Charts No. 6 (Gold)
2006 Italian DVD Charts No. 9
2006 Australian DVD Charts No. 9

  • Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! was also officially released on laserdisc in the United States and Japan in 1994.
  • There are also unofficial fake DVD bootleg copies available in trading circles. These were VHS to DVD transfers made by fans in the absence of an official DVD release until 2006 and as such are of inferior sound and picture quality.


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