Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

KISS at Utica Memorial Auditorium — April 13, 1976

KISS — On This Day

KISS stormed Utica Memorial Auditorium on the tail end of the Alive! Tour, supporting the breakthrough 1975 live album that turned them from cult act to arena headliners. Destroyer had been released just four weeks earlier, but the band hadn’t yet integrated its songs into the live set. The Utica crowd got the classic setlist: […]

Paul Simon at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium — April 12, 1991

Paul Simon — On This Day

Paul Simon brought the Born at the Right Time Tour to Buffalo, supporting The Rhythm of the Saints — his Brazilian-influenced follow-up to Graceland. The tour featured a large ensemble including Brazilian percussionists from Olodum. Simon was at the peak of his solo powers, weaving together material from Rhythm of the Saints, Graceland, and Simon […]