I know you’re tired of me and my STL posts.
Anyways, here’s a before/after of the Harpos, and iconic Mississippi Nights music venue. Now a parking lot that is always empty
“Los Angeles had the Whiskey a Go Go, Troubadour and the Roxy Theater.
New York City had CBGB, Studio 54 and the Palladium.
St. Louis had Mississippi Nights.
Mississippi Nights, appropriately promoted as "The Music Club of St. Louis," operated from 1976 until 2007 and was located in the historic Laclede's Landing section of downtown St. Louis at 914 North First Street.” RFT Times
Also posted, a photo of a ticket for a nirvana show that was at the venue.
Here’s an oral history of the night, as there was zero photos of it.
RFT Times
“Thirty years ago, on October 16, 1991, Nirvana played its first and only St. Louis gig at the beloved and now-bygone venue Mississippi Nights. It was a clear and cool autumn Wednesday when the trio of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl pulled into the late, famous Landing night club. - What happened that night has gone down in St. Louis history as one of those legendary gigs, a show that now everyone claims to have attended but only a lucky few actually witnessed. From the start, the crowd erupted into a cacophony of blood, sweat and passion as slam-dancers and crowd-surfers ransacked the pit, stopping the gig more than five times before Cobain got frustrated or inspired (perhaps both) and invited the whole audience onto the stage mid-show.
Naturally, the crowd enthusiastically complied, with chaotic results. Gear was stolen. The fire marshal was called. Grohl booked it backstage and giddily watched as anarchy engulfed his fellow bandmates, who were pinned to the walls with their instruments, and a near-riot broke out.”
What a story! #stl
