Previously unseen footage from Nirvana’s February 17, 1990 concert at Iguanas in Tijuana, Mexico, is up for auction at Bonhams and is expected to fetch $100,000 to $150,000. The 45-minute video captures the band’s 13-song set promoting their debut album, Bleach, and features frontman Kurt Cobain smashing two guitars, a homemade pink Mustang and a ’70s Gibson SG. The auction includes two original master Sony Video 8 tapes featuring footage from two cameras at the show, digital copies of the set, and a portable hard drive featuring raw and edited footage of the performance. The lot also includes an original tour poster from their legendary show at Raji’s nightclub in Hollywood on February 15, 1990, as well as an original Sub Pop first-pressing of Bleach on white vinyl that was limited to 1000 copies.The sale ends on Wednesday (September 24) as part of the Unplugged & Unforgettable: Music Auction. (NME)
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