Jane’s Addiction at Palace Theatre — March 2, 2012
Perry Farrell and Jane’s Addiction brought the Theatre of the Escapists tour to Albany’s Palace Theatre. The alt-rock pioneers who launched Lollapalooza delivered a career-spanning set in one of the…
Fiona Apple (w/ Jurassic 5) at Palace Theatre — March 2, 2000
Fiona Apple touring behind “When the Pawn…” with Jurassic 5 opening — a pairing that only made sense in 2000. Apple was at her creative peak, raw and magnetic. The…
King Crimson at Hullabaloo — March 2, 1982
Robert Fripp’s reformed King Crimson played the Hullabaloo in Rensselaer on the Discipline tour. The 1980s lineup — Fripp, Belew, Levin, Bruford — is widely considered one of the greatest…
Elton John at Times Union Center — March 1, 2019
Sir Elton John brought his massive Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to Albany’s Times Union Center. One of the biggest farewell tours in music history, this was a rare chance…
Warren Zevon at Saratoga Winners — March 1, 1996
Warren Zevon at Saratoga Winners — the kind of intimate, slightly rough-around-the-edges club show that Zevon thrived in. The “Werewolves of Wall Street” songwriter was deep into his cult-hero era,…
Johnny Cash at Proctor’s Theatre — March 1, 1991
The Man in Black played Proctor’s Theatre in Schenectady. By 1991, Cash was between his Columbia and American Recordings eras — still touring relentlessly, still commanding a room like nobody…
Black Sabbath (w/ Helix) at Palace Theatre — March 1, 1984
Black Sabbath rolled through Albany on the Born Again tour — the controversial Ian Gillan era. The Palace Theatre was a perfect setting for Sabbath’s heavy assault. Helix opened, riding…
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons at RPI Field House — March 1, 1968
Before “Jersey Boys” turned their story into a Broadway phenomenon, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons were packing college fieldhouses across America. Their stop at RPI in Troy brought “Sherry,”…