Big Empty — Stone Temple Pilots, 1993, MTV Unplugged @stpband “Big Empty” was first performed live during STP’s MTV Unplugged taping in November 1993 — six months before it dropped on The Crow soundtrack and almost a year before it landed on Purple. It wasn’t just a live debut — it was the first time anyone had heard the song in public. No studio version existed yet. No one in the crowd knew what was coming. The performance was stripped down, with Scott Weiland seated, singing the entire set in

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Big Empty Live at Rolling Rock Town Fair, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, August 4th, 2001. Big Empty was first released ON THIS DAY, March 29th, 1994, as part of The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and later as part of STP's second album, Purple, which was released on June 7th, 1994. | The YEAR Grunge BROKE

ON THIS DAY, November 17th, 1993, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS recorded their MTV Unplugged at Sony Music Studios, New York City. STP's performance was filmed in the same studio the day before NIRVANA recorded their MTV Unplugged. The band drafted brothers Shawn and Lonnie Tubbs on second guitar and percussion for the performance. Below is STP's acoustic rendition of their song BIG EMPTY from that recording. At the time, the song was new to fans and the first glimpse of new material. Scott announces it a

Stone Temple Pilots performing "Big Empty" live on MTV Unplugged, 1993. Let us know your favorite song from this set down below in the comments. 🤘 | Scott Weiland

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Big Empty, Live at Bizarre Festival, Germany, August 18th, 2001. | The YEAR Grunge BROKE

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Big Empty Live at Rolling Rock Town Fair Latrobe, Pennsylvania August 4th 2001 | The YEAR Grunge BROKE