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TIL that Nirvana sabotaged their own show in 1992 in Buenos Aires due to the crowd disrespecting an all-girl band that opened for them. Nirvana continued to play only the 10 seconds of Smells Like Teen Spirit, playing toy drums, butchering solos, and yelling hey for most of Come as you Are.

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