Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Bob Dylan at Palace Theatre — April 27, 1980

Bob Dylan performing live, 1980

Bob Dylan brought his Gospel Tour to the Palace Theatre — his intense born-again Christian phase that bewildered and divided fans. The setlist was entirely gospel material: “Gotta Serve Somebody,” “I Believe in You,” and “Precious Angel,” from Slow Train Coming and the upcoming Saved. Dylan played two nights at the Palace with a band […]

Josh White at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall — April 25, 1959

Garth Brooks 1997 World Tour vintage concert t-shirt with Syracuse listed among tour cities

There are arena shows, and then there is Garth Brooks at the Carrier Dome. On April 25, 1997, the biggest-selling solo artist in American music history walked onto a stage inside a 50,000-seat dome in Syracuse and did what Garth Brooks did better than anyone in country music: turn a stadium into a living room. […]