1991: The Year Punk Broke

1992 documentary film by Dave Markey February 2026 January 2025 1991: The Year Punk Broke Yearpunkbroke.jpg VHS box cover of 1991: The Year Punk Broke Dave Markey We Got Power ProductionsSonic Life Sonic YouthNirvanaDinosaur JrBabes in ToylandGumballThe Ramones Tara Films 1992 12 24 95 minutes United States English 1991: The Year Punk Broke, released theatrically in 1992, is a documentary directed by Dave Markey,Gaar Gillian September 21, 2023 https://www.grammy.com/news/why-1993-was-nirvanas-biggest-year-in-utero-concert-footage-videos-kurt-cobain?fbclid=IwAR1NMQI_mtk0QX9GJA2K-OExUM5RF_kYUrl-6UGxOSx-yU8dE3cuQL0rgG0 11 Reasons Why 1993 Was Nirvana's Big Year GRAMMY.com September 21, 2023O'Driscoll Des 2021 https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40362350.html Nirvana in Cork: The legendary 1991 gig in Sir Henrys Irish Examiner September 5, 2021 featuring American alternative rock band Sonic Youth on tour in Europe in 1991. While Sonic Youth is the focus of the documentary, the film also gives attention to Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, Gumball and the Ramones.Pearis Bill August 6, 2021 https://www.brooklynvegan.com/1991-the-year-punk-broke-24-hour-party-people-more-screening-for-roxy-cinemas-10th-anniversary/ '1991: The Year Punk Broke,' '24 Hour Party People' & more showing at 'Screen Slate @ Roxy Cinema' 10th anniversary BrooklynVegan September 5, 2021 Also featured in the film are Mark Arm, Dan Peters and Matt Lukin of Mudhoney, and roadie Joe Cole, who was murdered in a robbery three months after the tour ended. The film is dedicated to Cole.Spitz Marc Marc Spitz September 23, 2011 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/movies/homevideo/sonic-youth-film-1991-the-year-punk-broke-on-dvd.html Generation X In a Time Capsule The New York Times September 5, 2021 Several scenes in the film involve re-enactments and references to scenes from the Madonna tour documentary Truth or Dare, such as Gordon complaining about "industry people" in the front row, or Cobain, introduced as "Costner", telling Sonic Youth that their show was "neat". At a screening of the film at the 2008 All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Monticello, New York, Markey mentioned that the working title for the film was Tooth or Hair, as a further play on this connection. Cast Sonic Youth Kim Gordon Thurston Moore Lee Ranaldo Steve Shelley Babes in Toyland Lori Barbero Kat Bjelland Michelle Leon Dinosaur Jr. Mike Johnson J Mascis Murph Gumball Don Fleming Jay Spiegel Eric Vermillion Mudhoney Mark Arm Matt Lukin Dan Peters Nirvana Kurt Cobain Dave Grohl Krist Novoselic Ramones C. J. Ramone Joey Ramone Johnny Ramone Marky Ramone Others Nic Close Joe Cole Dave Kendall Courtney Love Dave Markey Craig Montgomery Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü Susanne Sasic Peter Van Der Velde – tour manager Dave Evans – driver Songs included in the film The songs included in the film are:https://www.newreleasesnow.com/album/sonic-youth--1991-year-punk-broke-dvd Sonic Youth - 1991 The Year Punk Broke (DVD) newreleasesnow.com September 5, 2021Birchmeier Jason https://www.allmusic.com/album/1991-the-year-punk-broke-mw0000096024 1991:The Year Punk Broke AllMusic September 5, 2021 Sonic Youth – "Schizophrenia" Nirvana – "Negative Creep" Sonic Youth – "Brother James" Nirvana – "School" Sonic Youth – "Teen Age Riot" Dinosaur Jr. – "Freak Scene" Babes In Toyland – "Dust Cake Boy" Sonic Youth – "Dirty Boots" Nirvana – "Endless, Nameless" Sonic Youth – "I Love Her All The Time" Gumball – "Pre" Dinosaur Jr. – "The Wagon" Sonic Youth – "Mote" Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" The Ramones – "Commando" Sonic Youth – "Kool Thing" Nirvana – "Polly" Sonic Youth – "Expressway To Yr. Skull" Tour dates The film takes place over the course of Sonic Youth and Nirvana's 1991 European tour. The European dates, given at the beginning of the film, are as follows: Date City Country Venue/FestivalAugust 20, 1991CorkIrelandSir Henry'sAugust 21, 1991DublinTop HatAugust 23, 1991ReadingUnited KingdomReading FestivalAugust 24, 1991CologneGermanyMonsters of Spex Festival – Tanzbrunnen August 25, 1991HasseltBelgiumPukkelpopAugust 27, 1991BremenGermanyÜberschall 91 – Aladin Music HallAugust 28, 1991HalleEasy SchorreAugust 29, 1991StuttgartLonghorn Country & Western SaloonAugust 30, 1991Nuremberg SerenadenhofSeptember 1, 1991RotterdamNetherlandsEin Abend In Wien – De Doelen Home media A home video VHS was released by the David Geffen Company on April 13, 1993. The film was again re-released on DVD on September 13, 2011, by the Universal Music Group.Mullineaux Lauren 1991 The Year Punk Broke Review https://www.contactmusic.com/film/review/1991theyearpunkbroke September 5, 2021 Contactmusic.com In 2012, Nirvana's performance of "Negative Creep" from the release was uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMBVzcjPiyo Nirvana - Negative Creep (Live In Europe/1991) (Official Music Video) 2012 Nirvana August 14, 2025 YouTube Charts Original 1993 VHS release Chart (1993)Peakposition US Top Music Videos (Billboard)May 8, 1993 https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1993/1993-05-08-Billboard-Page-0075.pdf Top Music Videos Billboard 55 December 13, 2021 25 2011 DVD re-release Chart (2011)PeakpositionUKMV 7 Nirvana 20111002 11 December 2021 true References External links Dave Markey's 1991 tour diary Category:1992 films Category:Films set in 1991 Category:American musical documentary films Category:Documentary films about punk music and musicians Category:Alternative rock mass media Category:Grunge Category:Works about Nirvana (band) Category:Sonic Youth Category:1992 documentary films Category:1992 English-language films Category:1992 American films Category:English-language documentary films