Novana, one of the world’s greatest tributes to the 90’s grunge pioneers Nirvana, made their annual appearance at Sheffield’s O2 Academy this weekend to celebrate 25 years since the release of the number one album ‘Nevermind’.
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Novana – Live at the O2 Academy, Sheffield
Novana rocked Sheffield’s O2 Academy on Friday 29th May, performing a superb tribute to the 90’s grunge legends Nirvana.
The Vaselines – Live at Plug, Sheffield
“This is a song by a band called The Vaselines. They’re from Edinburgh, Scotland. And they’re very punk rock.”
Those were the first words uttered by Kurt Cobain to a packed-out crowd at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on 31st October, 1991. The quiet, long-haired genius then preceded to kick off Nirvana’s Halloween show with a powerful rendition of ‘Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam’.
23 years on and this small band from the Scottish capital, admired so greatly by one of the icon’s of music history, embarked on Sheffield’s Plug venue on 27th November 2014 for their penultimate show of the year. (more…)
Novana – Live at the O2 Academy, Sheffield
On Friday 25th April 2014, ‘Novana’, a tribute to my all-time favourite band Nirvana, headlined the O2 Academy in Sheffield.