In Spring 1990 Nirvana recorded seven songs in Madison with Garbage founder Butch Vig producing, including Lithium and In Bloom that ended up on their breakthrough album Nevermind. The album went on the be the number one album displacing Michael Jackson’s Greatest Hits album.
Nirvana followed the recording of these songs with the first date of their 1990 tour starting in Madison.
Nirvana also opened for the Tragically Hip @ O'Cayz Corral for about 40 people.
1994: Remember when Barry Alvarez and the Badgers made it to the Rose Bowl?
Did you have on your Barry Alvarez cut-out mask? Maybe that was just me...
Once upon a time there was an artist by the name of Kenny Wayne Sheppard...105.5 Triple M was the first radio station in the nation to play his music. He was only 14, and the show was for a Triple M birthday party on the 4th of July!
This is the actual setlist from his first show in Madison, which was in the parking lot of Griff's across from Elver Park.
1995: Night Sites & Sounds was yet another Madison music publication that is no longer...check out Clyde Stubblefield!
1997: The Monona Terrace opened up
1998: The last basketball game was played @ the Fieldhouse.
2003: Lyle Lovett @the Civic Center (now Overture Center)
2004:Barenaked Ladies @ the Coliseum
2005:Garbage @ the Orpheum
2006: Tom Petty @ the Coliseum
05/15/2008 11:26AM
Were you at any of these shows? What are you favorite memories?
Share them with us!
05/19/2008 12:38PM
Barenaked Ladies
I did see BNL twice in Madison-once at the Paramount Music Hall on Park Street (now a parkng ramp) and at the Barrymore. It was the only time I ever saw a band come out after the lights went up to play another encore..it was "Be My Yoko Ono"
