Ariana Grande at Times Union Center — March 18, 2019
Ariana Grande brought the Sweetener World Tour to the Times Union Center with Normani and Social House opening. Grande was the biggest pop star in the world at that moment.
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.
Paul Simon at Knickerbocker Arena — March 18, 1991
On this day in 1991, Paul Simon brought the Born at the Right Time tour to the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany. Fresh off “The Rhythm of the Saints,” Simon was…
Metallica (w/ Queensryche) at Onondaga War Memorial (now Upstate Medical Arena) — March 18, 1989
The final stop on Metallica’s legendary March 1989 upstate New York blitz: Syracuse’s Onondaga War Memorial on March 18. Five upstate cities, five nights of Metallica and Queensryche.
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…
Indigo Girls at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall — March 17, 2019
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers — the Indigo Girls — at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. Their harmonies in that acoustically perfect room were a natural fit. The Indigo Girls…
The Replacements at Palace Theatre — March 17, 1989
The Replacements at the Palace Theatre on the Don’t Tell a Soul tour — Paul Westerberg’s brilliant, shambolic band on St. Patrick’s Day.
Johnny Cash at Proctor’s Theatre — March 17, 1985
On this day in 1985, Johnny Cash played Proctor’s Theatre in Schenectady on St. Patrick’s Day. Just a couple months later, Cash was arrested in Henderson, Tennessee on June 27th….
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.
Richie Havens at Proctor’s Theatre — March 16, 2010
Richie Havens — the man who opened Woodstock — at Proctor’s Theatre.