Just when you think you’ve seen everything there is to see about Nirvana, a Seattle teenager shakes up the music world with a tweet. Last week, 19-year-old Maggie Poukkula tweeted out a few photos from Nirvana’s first-ever gig, and as expected, the internet has gone wild.
The images are from a March 1987 basement show in Raymond, Washington. Tony Poukkula, Maggie’s father, member of the band member of Seattle band Laytem, and a high school classmate of Kurt Cobain, joined the band for a few songs and reportedly hosted the show.
The daughter found the photos hidden away in her dad’s copies of Cobain’s biography and shared them with the world, with the caption “Pictures of my dad and Kurt Cobain playing together back in the day” — not realizing the historical significance.
“I had no idea that those were during Nirvana’s first concert,” Maggie Poukkula says to Rolling Stone. “My dad showed me them a while back, but he never mentioned that’s what was going on in the photos. I found out because of all the articles. I didn’t realize it was such a historical thing. I thought they were just cool pictures of my dad and Kurt jamming together.”
As Metro UK points out, Nirvana’s lineup back then consisted of Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Aaron Burckhard, with Poukkula reportedly joining in on guitar for two Led Zeppelin covers.
Pictures of my dad and Kurt Cobain playing together back in the day pic.twitter.com/y7lXh6acVn
— Maggs (@mjpoukkula) July 16, 2015
@mjpoukkula You're officially the coolest teenager on the planet right now! And your dad rocks too.
— AllPrettyErica (@allprettyerica) July 22, 2015
What a damn Tuesday
— Maggs❂ (@mjpoukkula) July 22, 2015
That bad ass moment when Rolling Stone Magazine wants to interview you…
— Maggs❂ (@mjpoukkula) July 21, 2015
@mjpoukkula not often do people capture the beginnings of legend, kudos for sharing
— Marc Chapman (@MarcChapman1) July 21, 2015
@mjpoukkula is famous now! 🏻
— ☾Lily Hawk☽ (@ieatyofacenum) July 21, 2015