Nirvana

71 Shepherds Bush Rd, Hammersmith, London

The photograph of the band was taken in October 1990, almost a year before the release of their breakthrough single 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and hugely successful album 'Nevermind'.

They were in London to record a John Peel Session for the BBC, and perform at the Astoria Theatre on October 24th.

Photographer Martyn Goodacre - "I had to meet the band (Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic) and their PR Anton Brooks at the Dalmacia hotel in Shepherds Bush. It was really a bed and breakfast and they were all staying in the basement. I dragged them outside but it was freezing so the session was quickly drawn to an end but not before I walked up and down the road looking for locations. I finally settled on a zebra crossing and a launderette. I managed to get a few solo shots before they darted back into their room to get warm. Other photographers that day had to shoot them inside"


Nirvana played gigs in London on four other occaisions:-


27/10/1989 - School Of African and Oriental Studies
03/12/1989 - Astoria Theatre
05/11/1991 - Astoria Theatre
05/12/1991 - Kilburn National


An original print of the above photograph of Nirvana and many others can be obtained from the excellent  rockarchive.com