Nirvana - February 12, 1990 Cattle Club 2 cam edit full set 

this is one example of why the internet is good.

This is the band at their prime. Pre-MTV, pre-commercial, pre-nevermind. we used to just see black and white shots of Bleach-era band. Super amazing.

Small clubs like this makes Nirvana seem at home, they do capture the audience's energy and bounce it back. One of the best Nirvana sets I've ever listened. If i would be able to travel back in time, i wouldn't go see them at Reading 1992 or Paramount 1991, but to a small club like this. I bet you this was one of the best nights ever for many of the people in there.

Have to give Kurt credit for that thick massive tone. Never thought he cared too much about sound but looking back he nailed this full sound. This is gold.

Gotta say Chad is killin' it on drums. Easy to see why Dave always mentions Chad's influence on his playing in Nirvana. Great stuff.

I just turned 44, this kind of stuff still giving goosebumps.

Sappy is one of the great grunge era masterpieces

Can’t believe how good this sounds and how good the quality of video is.

0:00 - Sound check 3:57 - Love Buzz 7:33 - Floyd The Barber 10:13 - School 13:33 - About A Girl 16:31 - Dive 20:54 - Polly (early version) 23:20 - 24:34 - Banter 24:35 - Molly's Lips 27:02 - Sappy 30:24 - 31:58 - Banter & tuning 31:59 Scoff 36:04 - Breed (Alternate Lyrics) 40:02 - Been A Son 41:58 - Stain 45:06 - Negative Creep 47:59 - Blew 50:25 Kurt Falls 50:34 Breakdown 51:57 - person (bears a striking resemblance to, but is not, Chad) comes on and chats with the crowd

The sound at a small venue gig, nothing like it, grungy, smoky, beer stench and the sound is farkin raw as fark.

Kurt’s voice was splendid during this gig

This set though. So good. Been a Nirvana fan for over 20 years. Never gonna stop loving them.

Every time I see old Nirvana it gives me chills. No one really knew how brilliant Kurt was.

'Dive' is one of my favourite Nirvana songs and this version is amazing. Wished I could've seen them live.

School was always one of my favorite Nirvana songs. Super simple but gives me whiplash.

When Kurts strap came off, I felt that

When Kurt still loved playing..

It’s so weird seeing them playing a small club having the same problems we all had on stage.

In 1989 my friend gave me the love buzz single, and said "You've got to hear this, it's like death metal with cleaner vocals. It's gonna be huge." Well then, he was right. Thanks for this upload! ❤️❤️❤️

My God...just watching "Love Buzz" it's not hard to see why these fellows became the biggest band ever. It's tight af but completely unhinged and unpredictable all at the same time. Then add Kurt's incredible sounding voice...seemingly like he could riot at any second...this is amazing. Also, for anyone who ever thought Nirvana wasn't a very rehearsed, tight band...this video proves how fantastic they were live. Wow. You can feel this band as loud as you can hear them

Chad Channing on drums for those wondering. Later that year Grohl joined.

Sappy is a song from the bottom of the heart ❤️

51:33 "Bye....I'm outtahere...wait the pedals. Gotta get the pedals. Then, I'm outtahere...". - That time when losing one would surely set him a couple of gigs back. A very specific moment eternally captured. Appreciate the upload man.

Just discovered this video today and literally only a few hours later I locally found and bought an Original Epiphone ET-270 like Kurt is playing in the vid! Such an awesome playing and sounding guitar!!!

Kurt sounds so fucking good!

This one is one of my favorite live performance. Kurt's vocal is almost perfect in hitting notes, pitch and high pitch termination. Thank you guys who made, kept, remastered and upload this miracle to all of us, fans.

I just love how energetic and happy Kurt looks

This is an absolute hidden treasure. Multi-cam footage that is very good quality and the audio is amazing for what it is. They all sound great!!!

Sounding really tight, Chad’s on his game too. Such a good gig

Kurt was one of the most underrated guitarists EVER and that's from someone who had played for 30 yrs.He was def into tinkering with different pedals,amps,he pretty much stayed with the Fender Jag/Stangs but he really cared what his sound was for the audience

It's so amazing how good they sound in that little club I really wish I would have gotten to see them

I am 67 and I partied my ass off in the 70's(saw all the groups) who cares.... Nirvana is Great !! Such a rare talent....who has come along since then on Cobain's level??? Nobody....

Is it just me or is Chad's drum performance here really, really, REALLY good?

This is good stuff. I used to go to the $7 punk shows at the Paris Theater in downtown Portland. Really enjoy these raw songs.

These Cam videos of the best things I've ever seen of Nirvana

I can't thank you enough for this. It's this kind of footage that is Kurt's true legacy. Forget any circumstance surrounding his tragic passing and remember his passionate life as pure bad ass.

I hope more quality live gigs pop up like this....so many top notch nirvana videos coming out lately its great.

What a wall of sound combing from three dudes. Good trios always trip me out when the pull that off like here.

Cattle Club was the place to be back then! Thank you, Jerry Perry!

I’d give anything to have been at this gig. Such a pure, beautiful, raw sound. Perfect.

Fucking hell! Kurt's voice on negative creep is absolutely amazing, mind blowing. That's the best vocal performance of that song I've ever heard him do. Feel so blessed to see this footage after being a fan from the UK for 26 years (10 yr old). Thanks

The vocals are stellar on this entire set.

1 year later and they became one of the biggest bands on the planet

Love to see Kurt sing and play The guitar he could play The guitar like no one else ❤️❤️❤️❤️🎸🧍‍♂️

Remember when We had access to this glorious concert through Napster.

14:42 This solo-ish part is soooo freaking amazing! Legends!

Great find! Played that stage several times, wish I would have caught this show! Did get to see Primus there!

Best nirvana concert with originals musicians and fans, Thank you very much for this testimonial

I have fond memories of that club. Back when Far was still together.

Wow! Brings back memories! Thanks Jerry!

Man Kurdt's voice was at it's peak here. Full control and volume. What a loss. I remember reading somewhere how one of Kurdt's biggest issues with Chad was that he kept speeding up during songs. This is one of those sets where I can really hear and see it happening, must have been frustrating as hell.

Felt like I was there! Great show, great audio and video. Thanks for sharing!

Awesome, great upload. Thanks!

Thank you from Denmark! 30 years... damn it, time's passing by to fast!

This version of School is probably my favorite I've heard, they sounded so on point.

What an awesome live performance!

Absolutely fantastic and beautiful - Nirvana Live.

Yes Dead Kennedy's. Brilliant footage!!

This is pure music gold! Thanks for sharing.

Not sure how I've missed this....but it is one of the best live vids of all time. 👍

yooo this is incredible !!

Thank you Jim for posting. It's so enjoyable when it's late and you find something like this. Amazing. The band..Chad wherever you are- you were DA bomb. Chops, chops & chops all over the place. What a great testament for the band. So wonderful when you hear a great band just crushing it.

This is awesome footage.. thanks for sharing this with us!!🎸🎶

I've been listening to this in the background while doing other computer stuff. I'm really enjoying what I am hearing. The Nirvana group where always top notch players. I love how they work the rooms acoustics.

This is amazing quality, thanks so much! What a set list.

Thank you soooo much for posting this 🔥

Wow! Kurt must've been about 23 years old here. So young to have his tone and sound so dialed in!

Thanks for these treasure Man!!!!!!! Chad's kicking out the drums

Wow, this is as fresh as it was 30+ years ago.

Wow, this is insanely good. Sound is excellent. A gem of a recording just before Nirvana goes massive. "School" is a standout.

Freakin' amazing!!! Thank you for the upload! I love this, Nirvana playing before big fame and big stages for the sake of doing what they love!!!!

I remember seeing them on saturday night live for first time. Changed rock forever, thank God!!!

Excellent live set from an excellent live band. They struck the perfect balance of nailing the tone they wanted, great musicianship, awesome song writing, and wild abandon raw energy. Awesome!

Wow, the waiting between songs. It’s amazing what constant touring can do to clean up an act. I didn’t know this existed.

I am speechless…thank you so much for sharing this priceless gem!!!

Absolutely LOVE this! Thank you for uploading this EPIC show! 🤘🤘

Thank you for sharing :)

Starts with Dead Kennedys... Ends with Social D... this was PUNK night at the Cattle Club!

Thank you for posting this video !! Absolutly gold !!

Absolutely outstanding upload here. Thanks a ton for this. This is why I live RU-vid. I would have killed to watch a video like this one in 1991, when I became fan of this band. As I live in France, grunge movement came after US, here we have 2 to 10 years late each time something happens.

Foremost in my mind is : It's hard to believe that a time like this ever even existed whatsoever. Very near the end of an era where musical artists, not only (could) , but very often (did) determine the content and the fate of their art - aka songs/music. This performance made me feel like I was floating in another dimension entirely, from the one we are all in now. I had a strange feeling of eurphoria: I cried. I yelled FUCK YEAH ! SEVERAL times. And I dearly missed all the people I love, who are, dead and gone, (bless them all) since the 30 PLUS YEARS gone by, since this 1990 performance took place. My understanding then and now was this : that proper musicians (regardless of what "genre" they have been pigeon-holed into) Labor and toil endlessly to write the songs, so badly needed by us all. Inspired by the raw emotion coming from their hearts, stomach, head, and fists. They Must either write, or perish. For those who are mystified as to why I write about this in such an emotional and sentimental way. I write this : 1) because, (prior to ROCK and ROLL's DEATH, which I place in the year 1997 : The way bands did things represented TRUE FREEDOM and IT [WAS] TRUE FREEDOM. and get this: The music that so many bands of the rock and roll era wrote and performed SET PEOPLE FREE ! 2) I write these things the way I do, because I feel that rock and roll was deliberately extinguished by wealthy elitists, because they only want their 1% selves to be free, and the 99% rest of us to be in cages they've created for us, both metaphorically and literally. Do not let them cage us ! LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL !

These were the best days in human history, and I'm glad I got to play in rock bands all through the 90's and early 2000's before Satan got here. Also saw Nirvana's last Canadian show, 1993 with Pat Smear on guitar and Dave Grohl on drums. that was when they were at their peak, and they destroyed the stadium with a wall of sound, and the mosh pit and crowd surfing was insane. All things that you couldn't do at a concert now without getting booted out or the whole show shut down. It was a musical riot, everyone smoking weed, people flying, and one of their best performances on record. I was 5 feet from Kurt, and we were wearing the exact same sweaters some how that night, he was also wearing the "flipper" marker pen drawn t-shirt he wore often. An experience I will take with me to the grave and beyond. They had musical super-powers at that point. it was insane. "The Boredoms" and " the Meat Puppets " opened for them that night at the old Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto before they tore it down and built the new one. 15,000 sold out show. Pure Madness..... and I loved every second of it.

Also, what a great set list. Thank you for uploading and sharing.

I just wanna thank you for uploading this I'm watching this in bed feeling so much right now and the rare songs and thus level of intimacy, what a great gig.. a venue that Nirvana played at in Leeds in the UK is reopening !..its a scuzzy, dirty, dive bar!

Wow! This gets me excited about music again

Thx for this Updated version.

This was great! Thanks for sharing, bro!

Omg I just randomly came across this and was just as randomly at this show. Have to admit I knew zero about Nirvana at that time. Cattle Club was just a place I turned-up at once in a while and I guess I got lucky. So amazing to see this all over, as I'm sure it was lost on me, back then, just how freaking great this show was. Thanks for posting.

raw and heavy, what a voice

This is a great recording for the time.

Awesome vid thank you for releasing… nice to see chad in the mix

Thanks for the share, great set.

The birth of the 90's!

Великолепное выступление, Курт в отличной форме) И звук, и изображение, и эмоции порадовали

Love it, every concert Nirvana did was great and awesome! Sending lots of love and hugs

Thanks for uploading, not seen this before 🤘

Chad Channing is the most underrated Nirvana drummer.

Oh my goddd, his vocals on About A Girl are AMAZING!! So close to the album version.

What a great time to live in Sacto. The city had such a great vibe back then. I saw so many great shows at the Cattle Club. I drove by it a few years back, and I was kinda sad to see it boarded up.

This is amazing. Lucky crowd. Thank you for sharing.