"A LOOK BACK TO NIRVANA'S SHOW IN READING, 1992"

On August 30th, 1992 Nirvana headlined the Reading Festival in England. Their performance went down in rock history as legendary.

But at the time, Nirvana's drummer Dave Grohl was sure the show would be Nirvana’s last: “I really thought 'This will be a disaster, this will be the end of our career for sure. Kurt had been in and out of rehab, communication in the band was beginning to be strained. Kurt was living in L.A., Krist and I were in Seattle. People weren’t even sure if we were going to show up. We rehearsed once, the night before, and it wasn’t good.”

As the show began, Cobain was pushed onstage in a wheelchair, dressed in a hospital gown, and jokingly collapsed before jumping up and starting the show with a fiery rendition of “Breed".  Nirvana then ripped through a 25-song, 90-minute performance for an audience of 50,000.

“It turned out to be a wonderful show, and it healed us for a little while,” said Grohl. 

The fact is that it wasn't the best of their shows, but it was the last gig Nirvana ever played in the UK. You can watch the complete show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJGl0FQK9Ew