David Bowie at Rochester Community War Memorial — March 20, 1976
David Bowie as the Thin White Duke at Rochester’s Community War Memorial on March 20, 1976. Bowie drew 8,358 fans ($58,720 gross). After the show, Bowie and Iggy Pop were…
Blind Melon at Saratoga Winners — March 19, 1993
Blind Melon at Saratoga Winners — Shannon Hoon’s band was about to blow up with “No Rain” and the Bee Girl video. Seeing them in a Cohoes club before the…
Reba McEntire / Brooks & Dunn at Knickerbocker Arena — March 19, 1993
A country music dream bill at the Knickerbocker Arena — Reba McEntire, the Queen of Country, and Brooks & Dunn, who would go on to become the best-selling country duo…
David Bowie at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium — March 19, 1976
David Bowie as the Thin White Duke at Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium on March 19, 1976 — the Isolar tour in support of “Station to Station.” Bowie drew 12,000 fans and…
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.
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…