Manchester street artist to create Kurt Cobain mural marking 30th anniversary of his death

A Manchester street artist will create a mural to honour Kurt Cobain 30 years after the Nirvana frontman’s death.

It was a day that shook the world; on April 8th 1994 fans woke up to the shocking news that the singer of the iconic US rock band Nirvana was found dead at his home in Seattle, Washington.

But forensic investigators and a coroner later determined that Cobain had died on April 5th, three days prior to the discovery of his body. It was also confirmed he had tragically taken his own life and adoring musicians and fans the world over mourned his passing.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the singer’s death, Manchester-based music and mental health social enterprise Headstock will create a stunning mural, in a tribute to the music legend.

Headstock will work with established street artist Akse to bring the poignant but incredible mural to life, which will be displayed on the side of The Bread Shed, a music venue and event space just off Oxford Road in Manchester.

The location of the mural will be just a stone’s throw away from the Manchester Polytechnic Students Union and Manchester Academy – the venues where Nirvana played their only two Manchester gigs in 1989 and 1991, respectively.

The mural will be created to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, on April 5th this year.

Its purpose will be to raise awareness of mental health text message support charity Shout 85258. The logo and support text number will feature in the corner of the painting.

A crowdfunder has been set up and money raised will go towards the artist’s time and materials as well as helping to cover hard costs such as the reference image licensing fee.

Akse P19 is a celebrated Manchester-based street artist who has been spray painting murals since 1992.

He specialises in photo-realistic portraits and has painted the likes of the late musician David Bowie and footballer Marcus Rashford. In recent years he has collaborated with Headstock to create murals of Ian Curtis and Keith Flint – both to raise awareness of mental health support charity Shout 85258.

In his own right, Akse P19 has become one of Manchester’s most well-known street artists with his own recognisable realistic style, signed off with his graffiti signature.

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