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Lot # 1404: 1993 Nirvana Roseland Ballroom New York City Original Poster

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 7 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring Classic 2022",
which ran from 5/20/2022 7:00 PM to
6/11/2022 10:00 PM



Presented is an original poster for the appearance of Nirvana at Roseland in New York City on July 23, 1993, as part of the New Music Seminar. Roseland was originally founded in 1917 in Philadelphia and then transferred to New York City in 1919 to avoid Philadelphia Blue Laws. The original New York City Roseland moved from its 51st Street location to 52nd Street in 1956. Over the years, Roseland featured dancing and big bands, such as the Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller Orchestras. More recently, Roseland was a multi-purpose venue that could accommodate 3,200 standing patrons as well as another 300 in the balcony. This 1993 appearance let fans experience Nirvana as they performed songs from their up-coming third studio album In Utero, a release that would top the album charts in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Two singles from the album would reach Number 1 on Billboard's Alternative Music chart: "Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies". In the New York Times, music critic Jon Pareles wrote: "The band ... reminds both old fans and skeptics of why it blasted out of the club circuit to begin with. ...The music weaves and undulates, conveying not the muscular certainty of most hard rock, but a struggle to break free of despair." At the Roseland appearance, Nirvana was joined onstage by two other musicians at times during the concert. The poster includes band members: Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl. After the suicide of Kurt Cobain in 1994, Nirvana disbanded. The band is in the Rock Hall of Fame. As for Roseland, the venue closed after a final concert by Lady Gaga on April 7, 2014. The poster represents the basic, no frills poster style of New York City at the time. Measuring 14" x 22", the poster is in very good condition. It recalls Nirvana, at its peak.

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