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Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a VHS/Laserdisc home video released by the grunge band Nirvana on November 15, 1994. 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. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Top view of VHS cassette with U.S. 25c coin for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders... Pioneers LaserDisc Logo Laserdisc certification mark The laserdisc (LD) was the first commercial optical disc storage medium, and is used primarily for the presentation of movies. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Nirvana was a popular rock band from Aberdeen, Washington, United States. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician. ... Krist Anthony Novoselic (born May 16, 1965) is an American rock musician best known as the bassist for Nirvana. ... Kevin Kerslake is an American music video director. ...

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 key. 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.

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Track listing

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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)

• "Lounge Act" from Nevermind plays over the ending credits.
• Numerous other fragments appear throughout the video, including pieces of the band's 1992 performance on Saturday Night Live.

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Official DVD Version

There is an official DVD due for release on November 7, 2006^[1]. It features the tracklisting as shown above. It also has footage from Nirvana's legendary gig at the Paradiso Club in Amsterdam on November 25, 1991, featuring the songs: November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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

There will also be a secret "easter egg" bonus feature. For other things named school, see school (disambiguation). ... About A Girl is a song by the American rock band, Nirvana. ... The Nirvana song called Been A Son has been released in at least six different versions. ... On a Plain is a song by the American rock band, Nirvana. ... Blew is the title of a Nirvana EP. Also the first track on their debut album Bleach. ...

Also here is a bit of information from Junior the Farter from The Howard Stern Show. If you play the video to the end and wait a while or simply fast forward the DVD there is a Nevermind Rehearsal version of "On a Plain".

Other formats

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• Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! was also officially released on laserdisc in the United States and Japan.

• There are also unofficial fake DVD bootleg copies available.

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Trivia

• The latter part of "Love Buzz" is from a performance in Amsterdam. After an altercation with the cameraman, Dave Grohl sings "Macho macho man! I wanna be a macho man!", but these releases have this part removed for assumed copyright reasons.

See also

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External links

• Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! at the Internet Movie Database
• Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! DVD Trailer