Club Babyhead was a nightclub and hard rock music venue in Providence, Rhode Island.^[1][2][3]

The venue was located at 73 Richmond Street.^[4] It was known for being dark and gritty.^[5][6]

In 1992 and 1993, Club Babyhead was the only local venue providing space for hardcore acts.^[7][8] Audience members at the club's hardcore shows often engaged in moshing.^[7]

Club Babyhead hosted a "Stupid Dance Party" Thursday and Sunday nights, that featured an eclectic mix of music DJ'ed by Jared Dubois.^[1]

The club hosted electronic club nights that attracted the rave scene.^[9][10]

Club Babyhead regularly featured matinées, which teenagers attended.^[11]

From 1990 to 1997, Club Babyhead featured performances from Jennifer Finch,^[12] Buzzcocks,^[13] Babes in Toyland,^[14] Electrafixion,^[15] Shelter,^[16] The Breeders,^[17] Scarce,^[18] Alanis Morissette,^[19] Yo La Tengo,^[20] Melvins,^[21] The Mighty Mighty Bosstones,^[22] Pearl Jam,^[23] The Smashing Pumpkins,^[24] Nirvana,^[25][26] Meat Puppets,^[27] Mudhoney,^[28] Blind Melon,^[29] Bo Diddley,^[30] Green Day,^[31] The Dead Kennedys,^[32] Arab on Radar,^[33] Godflesh,^[34][35] Marilyn Manson,^[36][37][38] Deftones,^[39] Catherine Wheel,^[40] The Proletariat,^[41] Snuff,^[42] Butt Trumpet,^[43] Throwing Muses,^[44] Goo Goo Dolls,^[45] Samiam,^[46] Only Living Witness,^[47] and Korn.^[48]

On September 25, 1991, Nirvana performed alongside Melvins at Club Babyhead.^[49] The show occurred a day after Nevermind was released,^[50] as part of Nirvana's Nevermind tour.^[51] Kurt Cobain broke his amp while the band played the first song "Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam", a cover of "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" by The Vaselines.^[52] During the performance, the band played several covers, including "Here She Comes Now" by The Velvet Underground and "D-7" by Wipers. That night, Nirvana played, “Help Me, I’m Hungry”, which they rarely performed.^[53] As Cobain was having technical problems during the show, he smashed his Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal on stage, and threw it into the crowd. In 2020, the pedal was sold on Julien's Auctions for $8,960.^{[1][25][26][54][55]}