Concerts Events

1824 May 7 The Grand Academy
Another important event of this period is Beethoven’s grand " Academy " during which Symphony No. 9 and three movements of the Missa solemnis were first performed. The " Academy " took pl...
1969 Aug 15 Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day one
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock or The Woodstock Festival) was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition", held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre (2.4 km²; 240 ha) dair...
1969 Aug 16 Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day two
Saturday, August 16 The day opened at 12:15 pm, and featured some of the event's biggest psychedelic and guitar rock headliners. * Quill, forty minute set of four songs ...
1969 Aug 17 Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day three
Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18 Joe Cocker was the first act on the last officially booked day (Sunday); he opened up the day's events at 2 PM. His set was preceded by at least ...
1969 Aug 18 Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day four
Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18 Joe Cocker was the first act on the last officially booked day (Sunday); he opened up the day's events at 2 PM. His set was preceded by at least ...
1985 Sep 22 First 'Farm Aid' Concert is Held in Champaign, Illinois
It started with an offhand remark made by Bob Dylan during his performance at Live Aid, the massive fundraising concert held at Wembley Stadium, London, and JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, in ...
2006 Oct 17
to 2006 Oct 27
 Keane Live '06 released
The Keane Live 06 were a series of official limited live albums produced by ConcertLive consisting of songs recorded during English rock band Keane's live performances during late October...
2008 Oct 15 Jay Z Plays Hollywood Palladium with DJ AM
Goldstein was a member of the rock band Crazy Town, known for their hit "Butterfly". He has also scratched on albums for Papa Roach, Madonna, Will Smith, and Shifty and played concerts wi...
2009 Apr 28 Bruce Springsteen in concert at Philadelphia Spectrum
"Is there anybody alive out there?" Bruce Springsteen asked the sold-out crowd toward the end of his show-opening "Badlands" at the Spectrum last night. Not satisfied with the response...
2009 May 7 Springsteen rocks Air Canada Centre in Toronto
The Boss came back in a big way last night at the Air Canada Centre. Keep in mind, the last time I saw Bruce Springsteen was at the ACC two years ago when he was alone on stage doing t...
2009 May 11 Springsteen plays at XCel Center in St. Paul
Badlands (w/ Jay Weinberg) Radio Nowhere (w/ Jay Weinberg) Outlaw Pete (w/ Jay Weinberg) No Surrender (w/ Jay Weinberg) Out in the Street (w/ Jay Weinberg) Working on a Dream (w/ Jay...
2009 May 12 Bruce Springsteen plays at United Center
All hail Jay Weinberg. Familiar name, new face. He’s the teenage son of longtime E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg, and he and dad have been sharing timekeeping duties on the current ...
2009 May 13 Keane & Mat Kearney live with Helio Sequence at the Ogden Theater
The Helio Sequence, a promising band with a big sound, opened the concert at the intimate Ogden Theater in Denver. The band from Portland, Oregon, gave an impressive performance and a gre...
2009 Jun 5 O.A.R. live at Red Rocks
O.A.R. put on an impressive performance in their second live show at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. Brett Dennen, a solo artist who hails from Oakdale, California, opened t...
2009 Jul 17 Elton John and Billy Joel play at Wrigley Field
On a perfect summer night, my wife and I and a bunch of friends saw Elton John and Billy Joel in concert at Wrigley Field. They played for over 3.5 hours, alternating between singing sol...
2009 Jul 19 Friends of the Park Concert at Thornwood Park (Wilmette, IL)
The 6th(?) annual summer concert at Thornwood Park, Wilmette, IL was held yesterday. This year there were at least four bands (see below) that performed and the concerts lasted from 3:00...