Volunteers turn a fan’s recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove

CultureMusicNewsVolunteers turn a fan’s recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure troveIn 1989, an up-and-coming band called Nirvana played in Chicago. Aadam Jacobs was thereChristopher Weber Wednesday 08 April 2026 12:49 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2953451To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/nirvana-1989-recording-aadam-jacobs-b2953719.html","title":"Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove"}}CloseRelated: Nirvana reunite with unexpected Kurt Cobain replacementGet the inside track from Roisin O'Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear ThisGet our free music newsletter Now Hear ThisGet our free music newsletter Now Hear ThisEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Music_Newsletter","regTitle":"Roisin O’Connor’s","subscriptionGroup":"music","subscriptionGroupId":"1c1d8520-c8dd-4347-9c44-a789e6e67c0d","type":"music","pathPrefix":"/arts-entertainment/music","associatedAuthors":["Roisin O’Connor"],"title":"Get the inside track from Roisin O'Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This","mobileTitle":"Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/nowHearThis1_2.png","newsletterKey":"receiveMusic","regSourceSection":"News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut show in Chicago.After a blast of guitar feedback,...