Alice Cooper at Clifton Park Arena — March 13, 1990
Alice Cooper on the Trash tour at the Clifton Park Arena. Cooper was in the middle of a massive commercial comeback with “Poison” and the Trash album. The godfather of…
Metallica (w/ Queensryche) at Memorial Auditorium — March 13, 1989
Metallica’s Damaged Justice tour hit Buffalo’s legendary Memorial Auditorium on March 13, 1989. The Aud — the same room where Frank Sinatra recorded a live album, where the Grateful Dead…
The Pretenders at JB Scott’s — March 13, 1980
Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders at JB Scott’s in Albany — the legendary club caught them on their debut album tour. “Brass in Pocket” was climbing the charts, and The…
Bonnie Raitt at Palace Theatre — March 12, 2016
Bonnie Raitt on the Dig in Deep tour at the Palace Theatre. The slide guitar queen and one of the finest voices in American music, Raitt has been a treasure…
Eric Church at Times Union Center — March 12, 2015
Eric Church’s Outsiders World Tour hit the Times Union Center with Drive-By Truckers opening. Church has become one of country music’s most dynamic live performers, and his no-opener, three-hour marathon…
Pantera (w/ Sacred Reich) at Palace Theatre — March 12, 1993
Pantera at the Palace Theatre on the Vulgar Display of Power tour — Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul, Phil Anselmo, and Rex Brown at their absolute heaviest. This was the band…
Pete Seeger at University Gym, SUNY-Albany — March 12, 1969
Pete Seeger at SUNY-Albany — the folk legend and activist who gave the world “If I Had a Hammer” and “Turn! Turn! Turn!” Seeger was a Hudson Valley institution, and…
Hozier at Palace Theatre — March 11, 2019
Hozier at the Palace Theatre — the Irish singer-songwriter whose “Take Me to Church” became a global anthem brought his soulful, blues-infused sound to one of Albany’s most iconic venues….
Elton John & Billy Joel at Times Union Center — March 11, 2010
The Face to Face tour brought two of the greatest piano men in rock history to the same stage at the Times Union Center. Elton John and Billy Joel trading…
Muddy Waters at Unknown Venue — March 11, 1977
Muddy Waters playing Albany in 1977 — the father of Chicago blues, the man who plugged in the Delta and changed music forever. At 64, Waters was still a commanding…