Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Video by Nirvana
Released	November 15, 1994
Recorded	1991–1993
Genre	Grunge
Length	83:00
Label	Geffen Records
Nirvana video chronology
Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (1994) Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind (2005)

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a video album released by the grunge band Nirvana on laserdisc and VHS on November 15, 1994. The DVD version was released November 7, 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, with home video footage dating back to late-1990. The latest footage is from January 23, 1993 at the Hollywood Rock Festival in Brazil. A message appears at the beginning of the film which states that the release was "initially conceived and constructed in 1992/93" and that "circumstances did not allow for the piece to be completed by those who forged its original vision..." A rough outline of the video appears in the book "Journals". While in some ways a straightforward collection of concert clips, in accordance with Cobain's concept, the video presentation is often surreal and disjointed, as performance clips of individual songs are intercut with one another, and interview and documentary performance are layered in the manner of a montage.

Track listing

1. "Aneurysm" (In two parts: 1991.11.25 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland, and 1993.01.23 - Hollywood Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Incorrectly labeled 1993.01.16 São Paulo, Brazil on inlay)
2. "About a Girl" (1991.10.31 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington)
3. "Dive" (1993.01.23 - Hollywood Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Incorrectly labeled 1993.01.16 - São Paulo, Brazil on inlay)
4. "Love Buzz" (In two parts: 1991.10.19 - Dallas, Texas / 1991.11.25 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland)
5. "Breed" (1991.10.31 - Paramount Theatre, 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 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland)
9. "Territorial Pissings" (In two parts: 1991.12.06 - UK TV show Jonathan Ross / 1991.11.25 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland)
10. "Something in the Way" (1992.02.14 - Osaka, Japan)
11. "Lithium" (1992.08.30 - Reading Festival, England)
12. "Drain You" (1991.11.25 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland)
13. "Polly" (1991.10.31 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington)
14. "Sliver" (1991.11.25 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland)
15. "On a Plain" (1992.06.26 - Roskilde Festival, Denmark)
16. "Endless, Nameless" (1991.10.31 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington) (Not listed on VHS release)

• "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.

DVD bonus tracks

The DVD features the same track listing as the VHS release, as well as 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" from early 1991.

Chart positions

DVD

Year	Chart	Position
2006	Billboard Comprehensive Videos	4
	Billboard Top Music Videos	4
	Norwegian DVD Charts	6
	New Zealand DVD Charts	6 (Gold)
	Italian DVD Charts	9
	Australian DVD Charts	9

See also

• Nirvana discography
• Nirvana bootleg recordings

External links

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