Phil Collins at Marine Midland Arena (now KeyBank Center) — March 9, 1997
Phil Collins on the Trip Into the Light World Tour at Buffalo’s Marine Midland Arena on March 8, 1997. The Genesis frontman turned solo superstar was still one of the…
Sepultura (w/ Fear Factory, Clutch) at Saratoga Winners — March 9, 1994
An absolutely stacked metal bill at Saratoga Winners: Sepultura on the Chaos Worldwide tour, Fear Factory on Triggering Seismosity, and Clutch. Three bands that would each become genre-defining acts, packed…
The Kinks at Palace Theatre — March 9, 1980
Ray Davies and The Kinks at the Palace Theatre. One of the most important British Invasion bands — the creators of “You Really Got Me,” “Waterloo Sunset,” and “Lola” —…
The Charlie Daniels Band at Proctor’s Theatre — March 9, 1979
Charlie Daniels at Proctor’s Theatre in 1979 — the year “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” became one of the biggest songs in the country. Daniels and his band were…
The Association / The Stone Poneys at Washington Avenue Armory — March 9, 1968
The Association headlined the Washington Avenue Armory with The Stone Poneys opening — featuring a young Linda Ronstadt before her massive solo career. Ronstadt was barely 21 and still a…
B.B. King at Palace Theatre — March 8, 2008
The King of the Blues at the Palace Theatre. B.B. King and Lucille brought decades of blues mastery to Albany’s most storied stage. At 82, King was still touring over…
The Black Crowes at Palace Theatre — March 8, 1999
The Black Crowes on the Souled Out tour at the Palace Theatre. Chris and Rich Robinson were still firing on all cylinders, delivering the kind of raw, loose, blues-soaked rock…
Phish at Aiko’s — March 8, 1990
Phish at Aiko’s in Saratoga Springs during their Winter/Spring 1990 tour. This is deep-cut Phish history — the Vermont jam band was still playing tiny bars and clubs, years before…
Cheap Trick (w/ UFO) at RPI Field House — March 8, 1981
Cheap Trick and UFO at the RPI Field House — two of the hardest-working live bands of the late ’70s and early ’80s on one bill. Cheap Trick was riding…
Aerosmith at Alive at Five / Albany area venue — March 8, 1980
Aerosmith on the Night in the Ruts tour — this was the band at their most combustible. Joe Perry had just left, Jimmy Crespo was in. The archive places them…