Fleetwood Mac at Times Union Center — March 20, 2019
On this day in 2019, Fleetwood Mac played the Times Union Center in Albany. The post-Lindsey Buckingham lineup — Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, with Mike Campbell…
Grateful Dead at Utica Memorial Auditorium — March 21, 1973
The Grateful Dead played two nights at Utica Memorial Auditorium — March 21 and 22, 1973 — as part of a massive spring tour. Barely two weeks after losing Pigpen….
Bill Monroe at Onondaga County Civic Center — March 21, 1976
The Father of Bluegrass himself, Bill Monroe, played the Civic Center in Syracuse — 50 years ago this month. Monroe literally invented bluegrass music.
Ratt / Poison at RPI Fieldhouse — March 21, 1987
Ratt on the Dancing Undercover tour with Poison on the Look What the Cat Dragged In tour at the RPI Fieldhouse. Peak ’80s glam metal.
Fall Out Boy at Pepsi Arena — March 15, 2006
Fall Out Boy on the Black Clouds and Underdogs tour at the Pepsi Arena. Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz were at the peak of the mid-2000s pop-punk explosion, and “Sugar,…
Richie Havens at Proctor’s Theatre — March 16, 2010
Richie Havens — the man who opened Woodstock — at Proctor’s Theatre.
Loggins & Messina / Delaney & Bonnie / Billy Preston at University Gym, SUNY-Albany — March 17, 1972
A stacked triple bill at SUNY-Albany: Loggins & Messina, Delaney & Bonnie, and Billy Preston.
Daryl Hall & John Oates at Glens Falls Civic Center — March 18, 1983
Hall & Oates on the H2O tour at the Glens Falls Civic Center — “Maneater” was the #1 song in America, and Hall & Oates were the biggest-selling duo in…
Nightwish at Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre (The Egg) — March 18, 2018
Finnish symphonic metal titans Nightwish on the Decades World Tour at the Hart Theatre. One of the biggest metal bands in Europe playing an intimate Albany venue.
The J. Geils Band at Palace Theatre — March 19, 1972
The J. Geils Band on The Morning After tour at the Palace Theatre. Before “Centerfold” made them a pop phenomenon, the J. Geils Band was a ferocious live act.