Kurt Cobain’s Worn Shirt Hits Auction Block Via Former Hole Drummer

THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Patty Schemel is auctioning off a Foxes movie t-shirt Kurt Cobain wore during Anton Corbijn's July 16, 1993 photoshoot — the same image Nirvana still uses as their Spotify banner ^*. Cobain handed it to her that summer at his and Courtney Love's house while she waited to drive Love to Hole rehearsal, and now it's up for grabs through Julien's with bidding already at $8,000, double the original estimate ^*.

THE DETAILS

– Current bid sits at $8,000 against an initial estimate of $4,000–$6,000 ^*
– The shirt references the 1980 Jodie Foster teen movie Foxes ^*
– Corbijn shot Nirvana wearing it on July 16, 1993; that photo is now Nirvana's Spotify banner image ^*
– Cobain gave Schemel the shirt shortly after the shoot, telling her "You should have this" after bonding over cult teen films and obscure tees ^*
– Schemel drummed for Hole from 1992 to 1998 and detailed her friendship with Cobain in her 2017 memoir Hit So Hard ^*

WHY IT MATTERS

BUCKET LIST — this is one of the few Cobain-worn pieces tied to a specific, still-visible moment in Nirvana's visual history rather than generic stage gear. The asking price already doubling tells you collectors know exactly which photo this came from and why it matters more than another random flannel.

Source Articles:
^* Former Hole Drummer Selling Shirt Worn by Kurt Cobain — Travis Bland, Consequence, 2026-05-24T15:30:22+00:00 — https://consequence.net/2026/05/former-hole-drummer-selling-cobain-shirt/