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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 02:04:00

Nirvana played here under a fake name for three-dollar tickets, and the room is still the beating heart of Seattle music. The Crocodile opened as the Crocodile Cafe on April 30, 1991, at 2200 2nd Avenue in Belltown, founded by Stephanie Dorgan five months before Nevermind and Ten detonated the city's scene worldwide. The grunge-era resume is unmatched: Nirvana appeared on October 4, 1992, billed as the unknown Pen Cap Chew before a Mudhoney crowd; Pearl Jam, Tad, Mad Season and Sunny Day Real E...