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Nirvanna the Band the Show is a Canadian mockumentary-sitcom television series, created by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, who co-star as fictionalised versions of themselves. It premiered on February 2, 2017 on Viceland .
The video includes live performances, as well as interview clips, news footage and the band's home movies. [1] The live material is drawn largely from the band's 1991 Nevermind tour, with their shows at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington, on October 31, 1991, and Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 25, 1991, featured most prominently.
The first hour-long series, produced independently by Pidgeon and Scott, opened with Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms in May 1989, followed by The Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet, Genesis' Invisible Touch, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, The Who's Who's Next, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, The Police's Synchronicity, Eagles' Hotel California and U2's The Joshua Tree.
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! also referred to as The Wiggles TV Series 7 and The Wiggles TV Series 8 is a television series featuring the new Wiggles lineup of Emma Watkins, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, and Anthony Field. Greg, Murray and Jeff also make occasional guest appearances in some episodes and videos.
[1] [7] [8] A third season of the television show was filmed and partially edited but never released, as Viceland Canada shut down as a network before the season could be finished. Zapruder Films purchased the rights to the show, intending to finish and release the third season after the release of the feature film. [9]
The show was set to feature Pearl Jam and Nirvana as co-headliners, but the former band cancelled shortly before the performance, which led to Nirvana playing a longer set. The concert featured American hip-hop act Cypress Hill and American alternative rock band The Breeders as supporting acts. [ 18 ]
Jay McCarrol (born August 9, 1983) is a Canadian musician, writer and actor, most noted as co-creator and co-star with Matt Johnson of Nirvanna the Band the Show. [1]He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, for his work on the film BlackBerry. [2]
The Seattle show, which also featured American rock band Bikini Kill on the bill, also had to be moved from the smaller Moore Theatre to the Paramount due to the demand for tickets. [1] The Paramount show was attended by approximately 2,800 people, making it the largest audience the band played to during the first part of the Nevermind tour ...