Mural marks anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death

A mural has been created to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Kurt Cobain.

The image of the Nirvana lead singer has been painted on the side of a building in Manchester.

The aim is to encourage people to reach out if they're struggling with their mental health.

Nirvana played two gigs in the city, not far from the site of the mural on the side of The Bread Shed, off Oxford Road.

It was painted over the course of five days by the artist Akse P19.

His other work includes murals of Joy Division's Ian Curtis, which was unveiled for a second time ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day 2023, and The Prodigy's Keith Flint, which was completed ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day 2021.

The mural has been commissioned by Headstock, a music and mental health social enterprise.

It aims to raise awareness of text support charity - Shout 85258.

Its founder, Atheer Al-Salim, said: "Its obviously a very poignant image. It was important that we found a music venue and this is the perfect location.

"We've been working with the artist for four-five years now and all of our murals are to raise awareness of mental health."

Nirvana played at the former Manchester Polytechnic students' union in 1989.

The band played a second gig in the city two years later at Manchester Academy.