

The day Nirvana opened for the Violent Femmes
The Big Day Out (BDO) started in 1992 as a one-off show at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. That year the Violent Femmes were the main act and the support act was a little-known band from Seattle called Nirvana. I have a friend who constantly reminds me of the fact that she attended the first BDO and I have to admit that I am incredibly envious of the fact that she got to see Nirvana just at the time that they were becoming huge all over the world. The funny thing is that she