The Sovereign Presents:
Smells Like Nirvana
Friday, June 05, 2026
Doors: 7 pm // Show: 8 pm
Celebrate the legendary sounds of Nirvana & Kurt Cobain with national traveling Nirvana tribute ‘Smells Like Nirvana’ as they perform songs from Nevermind, In Utero, Bleach, and more (b sides/rare songs).
Make song requests/get tix at smellslikenirvanatribute.com
With support from Dead Original with their “less is more” rock sound, blending grunge, groove, and melodic hooks for a modern, old-school feel.
All ages show – $2 cash surcharge at the door for minors
To prevent ticket fraud and resale, we use a delivery delay for all online purchases. You will receive an order confirmation immediately after your purchase, and your tickets will be sent to you via eTix THREE DAYS before the event.
Smells Like Nirvana
Smells Like Nirvana is based out of Chicago and is composed of seasoned pros and diehardfans of Nirvana fronted by Paul Wandtke (ex Trivium, Dead Original), w/ drummer Sean McCole and bassist Mike Petrasek (Bedlem). Their live tribute to Nirvana is a haunting episode of grunge filled angst playing songs from Nirvana's albums Bleach, Nevermind, In Utero and MTV Unplugged as well as rare b-sides and more; played without click tracks or backing tracks, a trait that is rare in today’s contemporary musical landscape, a trait and philosophy that Nirvana lived by.
Dead Original
Dead Original is the Chicago based trio started by singer/songwriter Paul Wandtke (ex Trivium, Rock of Ages), with drummer Benny “Boomba” Piazza and Mike Petrasek on bass (Bedlem). Dead Original is a strait ahead ‘less is more’ rock project/band that is a blend of groove, grungey vibes, & melodic hooks w/ lyrics for the often and sometimes brooding soul.
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#makeamericagrungeagain #rock #grunge #grungeisback