In anticipation of the release of Hole's debut studio album, Pretty on the Inside (1991), the group embarked on an international concert tour in promotion of the record.

The band opened for Nirvana at several European dates, including in Ghent, Belgium[3] and Nijmegen, Netherlands.

[4] During this time, frontwoman Courtney Love became romantically involved with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain;[5][6] the two had previously been acquainted in May 1991.

[8][9] Sam Batra of The Guardian wrote of the band's London date in December 1991: "There's no pretending that [Love] is in control.

"[10] Adam Sweeting, reviewing the University of London Union performance, noted that the band's songs seem to be "teetering on the edge of collapse, [while] Love pouts, whispers, and shrieks...  the volume of the voice is startling.