Jerry Lee Lewis at Hampton Manor — April 20, 1966
Ani DiFranco at The Egg — April 19, 2012
Rob Zombie at Utica Memorial Auditorium — April 19, 2002
Johnny Winter at JB Scott’s — April 19, 1980
The Jimi Hendrix Experience at Troy Armory — April 19, 1968
The Experience played Troy Armory with Soft Machine opening — a show originally scheduled for April 7 but postponed after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Hendrix was at a career peak: Axis: Bold as Love had just charted at No. 3 that February, and Are You Experienced was already a landmark. The seven-song […]
Dream Theater at Palace Theatre — April 18, 2016
The Tragically Hip at Northern Lights — April 18, 2007
By 2000, Elton John had been a superstar for three decades and showed no signs of slowing down. The show at Syracuse’s War Memorial at OnCenter came during a stretch where Elton was at peak workload — fresh off an Academy Award for The Lion King, his Aida collaboration headed for Broadway, and still playing […]
moe. at Landmark Theatre — April 18, 2002
Elton John at War Memorial at OnCenter — April 18, 2000
Elton John brought his solo piano show to the War Memorial at OnCenter — just Elton and the keys, no band. The setlist drew from across his catalog: “Your Song,” “Daniel,” “Candle in the Wind,” “Bennie and the Jets,” “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” A soundboard recording of this Syracuse performance survives and circulates […]