Brian Setzer at JB Scott’s — April 11, 1986
The Clash at Palace Theatre — April 11, 1984
By April 1984, the Clash were a different band. Mick Jones had been fired the previous September, and Joe Strummer was leading a retooled five-piece on the Out of Control Tour. The Albany Palace Theatre show came during the sessions that would produce Cut the Crap, the widely disowned final album. This was punk’s most […]
The Tubes at Palace Theatre — April 11, 1978
Van Morrison at RPI — April 11, 1970
By April 1989, R.E.M. had just made the leap that changes everything — from cult-beloved college rock band to genuine mainstream force. Green, their first album for Warner Bros., had gone multi-platinum on the strength of “Stand,” “Orange Crush,” and “Pop Song 89.” The Green World Tour was R.E.M.’s first real arena-scale run, and the […]
Santana at Times Union Center — April 10, 2008
Garth Brooks at Pepsi Arena — April 10, 1997
The Highwaymen at Knickerbocker Arena — April 10, 1993
Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson — the Highwaymen — rode into Albany’s Knickerbocker Arena touring behind their 1990 album Highwayman 2. The setlists were built around signature hits like “Highwayman,” “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” and “Silver Stallion,” plus each legend’s own catalog. Four living icons sharing one stage — there […]