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Pearl Jam confirms Lollapalooza - it's the 90's
"Pearl Jam's only scheduled U.S. show of 2007 will be on the final night of the annual Lollapalooza festival at Chicago's Grant Park on August 5." [Yahoo]
"Smashing Pumpkins To Headline Montreal's Second Osheaga Festival" [Chart Attack]
How crazy is it that Rock the Bells sold out so quickly? How many people does Randall's Island hold? Do you think it was mainly because Rage Against the Machine are on the bill?
Who plans on seeing Rage Against the Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Chris Cornell play Soundgarden & Temple of the Dog songs, the new movie about Nirvana, AND Mudhoney this summer?
Who saw Mudhoney at Knitting Factory last year? Who saw "Alice in Chains" last year? Who thinks that last year's "Alice in Chains" was about as authentic as a Nivana reunion would be? Who saw Nirvana ever? Where?
Who wants to throw down tonight at Nerveana?
Posted on April 5, 2007 12:19 AM
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Saw Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden and Nirvana at the Unicorn in Milwaukee, saw Nirvana again in October 93 in Milwaukee.
Posted by Billy Mitchell | April 5, 2007 2:01 AM
too many questions
Posted by Anonymous | April 5, 2007 2:15 AM
I saw frankie goes to hollywood 2 1/2 times in Pierre, SD
Posted by why can't I sleep | April 5, 2007 2:27 AM
nirvana
december 31, 1991
cow palace, san francisco
with pearl jam and the chili peppers.
Posted by rykodisc | April 5, 2007 2:38 AM
My dad can beat up your dad!
Posted by Anonymous | April 5, 2007 3:59 AM
I got a pair to Rage at Randall's i have been on a strict workout regimen ever since i got 'em, rocky style. I have never been to a Rage show, but i think its like Korn Woodstock '99 style right?... right?
Posted by Jp | April 5, 2007 8:11 AM
Dude, I saw Poison and Tesla together back in '87. Screw that grunge nonsense. Bring back the RAWK!
Posted by Steve | April 5, 2007 8:19 AM
Nirvana @ the Marquee on 21st Street 9/91, the week Nevermind came out...God, I'm getting old....
Posted by Wallis | April 5, 2007 8:22 AM
Nirvana / Jesus Lizard - Maxwells 1990
Superchunk / Urge Overkill / Smashing Pumpkins- Maxwells 1991?
Posted by rt | April 5, 2007 8:26 AM
ok, rt definitely wins.
and no, im not seeing any of these reunion shows.
Posted by rt | April 5, 2007 8:51 AM
Nirvana 9/91 Studio One, Newark
Posted by Karen | April 5, 2007 9:04 AM
aberdeen elementary school wind ensemble
(w/ kurt cobain on clarinet)
1978
Posted by copi | April 5, 2007 9:17 AM
nirvana in barcelona, spain on that last european tour.
Posted by Anonymous | April 5, 2007 9:23 AM
July 1989, Gabe's Oasis, Iowa City, IA.
Posted by fortyver | April 5, 2007 9:32 AM
The Alice in Chains show last year wasn't that bad. Sure, it wasn't the real Alice in Chains, but no one's ever gonna get that, are they? So may as well enjoy the surviving members while we can. And the new singer, Will DuVall, isn't terrible. He's got a pretty good approximation going on. Hey, at least they didn't decide to use Phil Anselmo from Pantera instead.
Though I do admit that the show would have been better if Jerry Cantrell had actually found the guy who threw a full beer onto the stage from the balcony and kicked the shit out of him in front of everyone.
The worst thing about the show was the unbelievably awful Nokia Theatre. What a house of shit that place is. The layout is awkward, it feels like a tv studio. Andn the sound, the sound is horrific. It's akin to a low volume cacophony of thick mud. What a mess that place is. They'll have to resurrect a couple Beatles before they convince me to go back to that hell hole. It's where rock goes to die.
Posted by FrixFrixFrix | April 5, 2007 9:55 AM
Nirvana:
The Blue Max 2/21/90 w/Tad
The Crest Theater 6/17/91 w/Dinosaur Jr.
The Crest Theater 8/91 w/Sonic Youth
The Warfield 8/91 w/Sonic Youth
The Warfield 10/26/91 w/Sister Double Happiness/L7
Oakland Coliseum 12/31/93 w/The Butthole Surfers/Chokebore
Posted by Anonymous | April 5, 2007 10:54 AM
saw nirvana in SLC (drove from LA) on their very last tour. best show i ever saw.
Posted by scoooo | April 5, 2007 11:35 AM
Nirvana/Breeders/Half Japanese
New York Coliseum
11/15/93
Posted by Christopher | April 5, 2007 12:02 PM
Was in the audience with Wallis, above, at the Marquee on the far West side in '91. Also saw Kurt and Courtney perusing the magazine rack at Gem Spa on 2nd Ave. after one of Nirvana's SNL performances - the one where Kurt's hair was hennaed pink.
Posted by drewo | April 5, 2007 12:20 PM
Rage is going to be incredible. Seen em w/ Wu Tang at Giants Stadium and then with Beastie Boys at Continental Arena (the Free Mumia show). Both were off the chains...never seen so much energy in a crowd. I'm so thankful they are playing at Randalls...I wanted to kill myself after realizing I couldn't go to Coachella.
Posted by Drugs Delaney | April 5, 2007 12:35 PM
I saw Jawbreaker open for Nirvana at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, circa 1994(?).
Posted by oudemia | April 5, 2007 1:21 PM
I hate these bragfests but
I saw the Smashing Pumpkins on a ferry boat out of Chelsea Piers in 2000 ... sat in front of them on the floor of the boat's main interior space. It was a K-ROCK event with the ridiculous name "Smash Bash."
I also saw the Pumpkins at Tramps in April 1999 for their small "Arising!" club tour, the last tour with the full lineup of the band: D'Arcy had not yet left and Jimmy Chamberlain had recently returned.
Also, Alice in Chains last year was *awesome* -- the new singer is great. He has his own personality on stage but emulates Layne Staley very well.
Posted by Mike L | April 5, 2007 1:43 PM
Oh and good call on the Singles soundtrack image.
Maybe the Screaming Trees will tour, too.
Posted by Mike L | April 5, 2007 1:46 PM
saw the smashing pumpkins first at the unicorn in milwaukee too. 200 people tops, right before siamese dream came out. gish was all the rage.
saw them about 6 months later at the Rave - like a 5,000 audience. crazy growth...
Posted by richard | April 5, 2007 9:54 PM
Nirvana/Breeders/Come:
11/26/93 Jacksonville, FL
Morocco Temple Shrine Auditorium
Posted by verichip | April 7, 2007 3:54 PM
Almost went from Nashville to Atlanta to see Nirvana with the Breeders in 1993 but decided it was to far and that I'd just catch them on their next tour. Still filled with self-loathing on the bad decision making front.
Saw Smashing Pumpkins at Lollapalooza right around that same time. Thought they were boring then too. Mudhoney still plays here in their hometown quite a bit, so that doesn't feel as retro-strange to me... but RATM? Bleh.
My two imaginary cents.
Posted by imaginary dana | April 8, 2007 10:15 PM