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21/07/2015
Never seen before photos of Nirvana’s first-ever concert in 1987 discovered
Maggie Poukkula, a 19 year old girl, daugghter of Seattle musician Tony Poukkula, tweeted a strip of photos she discovered in her dad's archive. The shots were never seen before and they were taken during Nirvana's firs gig ever in 1987. Kurt Kobain's band, indeed, performed its very first concert in Poukkula's house (in Raymond, Washington) in March 1987.
Pictures of my dad and Kurt Cobain playing together back in the day😎 pic.twitter.com/y7lXh6acVn
— Maggs🪴 (@mjpoukkula) July 16, 2015
Maggie explained her dad and Cobain went to high school together and they used to jam together.
According to the legend, the band - dring that gig - performed early songs like "Downer" and "Hairspray Queen", as well as well as three Led Zeppelin covers featuring Poukkula himself on guitar.