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August 30, 1992: Amid rumours of rehab and his deteriorating health, Kurt Cobain is brought onstage in a wheelchair and hospital smock as Nirvana perform one of the greatest headline sets in festival history on the hallowed main stage at Reading.
As the world pays respect to Cobain after the 20th anniversary of his death and as Nirvana are finally inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, take a moment to appreciate this blistering and seminal performance from a band in their prime, when grunge was at the peak of its zeitgeist-defining power.
Watch Nirvana's full set from Reading 1992 below
Nirvana played:
Breed
Drain You
Aneurysm
School
Sliver
In Bloom
Come as You Are
Lithium
About a Girl
Tourette's
Polly
Lounge Act
More Than a Feeling (Boston cover - jam)
Smells Like Teen Spirit
On a Plain
Negative Creep
Been a Son
All Apologies
Blew
Encore:
Dumb
Stay Away
Spank Thru
Love Buzz
Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple cover - jam by Krist and Dave)
The Money Will Roll Right In (Fang cover)
D-7 (Wipers cover)
Territorial Pissings
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