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Smells Like Nirvana
A Tribute To Nirvana
Act type
Nirvana
Home base
Chicago, IL
Style
Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk Rock
Venue-ready media kitAct type: NirvanaHome base: Chicago, ILStyle: Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk Rock
Featured reel
Performance video
Bio
Smells Like Nirvana is a national traveling Nirvana tribute based in Chicago, featuring seasoned professionals and die-hard Nirvana fans. Fronted by Paul Wandtke (ex Trivium, Dead Original), with Nick Shabatura on drums and Mike Petrasek (Bedlem), the band performs a live tribute spanning Bleach, Nevermind, In Utero, MTV Unplugged, rare B-sides, and more. Their performance is a haunting episode of grunge filled with angst, played without click tracks or backing tracks—a trait and philosophy Nirvana lived by.
Press gallery
Photos for posters, decks, and promotion
Representative setlist
Songs this act can bring to stage
- 01Lithium
- 02Smells Like Teen Spirit
- 03Polly
- 04Breed
- 05Stay Away
- 06Territorial Pissings
- 07Drain You
- 08In Bloom
- 09Come As You Are
- 10On A Plain
- 11Lounge Act
- 12Something In The Way
- 13Endless, Nameless
- 14Rape Me
- 15Very Ape
- 16Serve The Servants
- 17Dumb
- 18Heart-Shaped Box
- 19All Apologies
- 20Pennyroyal Tea
- 21Scentless Apprentice
- 22Frances Farmer will have her revenge on Seattle
Reviews
What buyers say
5.0 (1)
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