Nirvana timeline

Nirvana is Founded

Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987.... Read more

Nirvana Releases "Bleach"

Bleach is the debut album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on June 15, 1989 through the independent record label Sub Pop.... Read more

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love Meet

Love met Kurt Cobain on January 12, 1990, in Portland's Satyricon nightclub before fame hit, when the two led underground rock bands. Love made... Read more

Nirvana Releases "Nevermind"

Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the... Read more

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love get Married

Love and Cobain married on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 24, 1992. Love wore a satin and lace dress once owned by the actress... Read more

Nirvana Releases "Incesticide"

Incesticide is a compilation album by the American grunge band Nirvana. Incesticide consists of demos, outtakes, and radio broadcast recordings. At... Read more

Nirvana Releases "In Utero"

In Utero is the third and final studio album by the American grunge band Nirvana, released on September 13, 1993, on DGC Records. Nirvana intended... Read more

Kurt Cobain Found Dead After Committing Suicide Three Days Earlier

During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with drug addiction and depression, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures... Read more

Nirvana Releases "MTV Unplugged in New York"

MTV Unplugged in New York is a live album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It features an acoustic performance taped at Sony Music Studios in... Read more

Kurt Cobain appears on the cover of Guitar World

The late Kurt Cobain's triumphant appearance with Nirvana on MTV's unplugged is celebrated on this month's cover. Also inside, the results of this... Read more

Nirvana Releases "Singles"

Singles is a box set released in Europe featuring singles from the grunge band Nirvana's two biggest studio albums. Released in 1995, a year after... Read more

Nirvana Releases "From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah"

From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is a live album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on October 1, 1996 and features live... Read more

Nirvana Releases "Nirvana"

Nirvana was the third Nirvana album to be released following the death of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain in April 1994, and the first to feature... Read more

Nirvana Releases "With the Lights Out"

With the Lights Out is a box set, containing 3 CDs and 1 DVD, from the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released in November 2004. The title... Read more

Nirvana Releases "Sliver: The Best of the Box"

Sliver: The Best of the Box was the fourth Nirvana album to be released following the death of lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain in April 1994.... Read more

Nirvana Releases "Live at Reading"

Live at Reading is the live/video album released by the American grunge band Nirvana on November 2, 2009, chronicling its 1992 performance at the... Read more