U2 (w/ Mission of Burma) at JB Scott’s — March 5, 1981
U2 at JB Scott’s in Albany on the Boy tour — before they were the biggest band in the world. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. were…
Aerosmith at Palace Theatre — March 5, 1978
Aerosmith on the Draw the Line tour at the Palace Theatre. This was the raw, dangerous, pre-comeback Aerosmith — Tyler and Perry still together but barely, the band running on…
Jerry Lee Lewis at Proctor’s Theatre — March 5, 1971
The Killer himself — Jerry Lee Lewis — at Proctor’s Theatre. By 1971, Lewis had reinvented himself as a country star after his rock and roll career stalled, but live…
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem at Troy Armory — March 5, 1965
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem at the Troy Armory — the godfathers of the Irish folk revival in America. Their matching Aran sweaters and rousing pub songs made them…
Daryl Hall & John Oates at Palace Theatre — March 4, 2003
The best-selling duo in music history brought their catalog of hits to the Palace Theatre. “Rich Girl,” “Kiss on My List,” “Maneater,” “I Can’t Go for That” — Hall &…
Soul Coughing at Saratoga Winners — March 4, 1997
Mike Doughty’s Soul Coughing at Saratoga Winners in Cohoes — a band that defied easy categorization with their blend of jazz samples, standup bass, and stream-of-consciousness vocals. The kind of…
Mel Torme at Proctor’s Theatre — March 4, 1995
“The Velvet Fog” Mel Torme at Proctor’s Theatre — one of the last tours before his stroke in 1996. Torme was one of the greatest jazz vocalists of the 20th…
Talking Heads at Hullabaloo — March 4, 1978
Talking Heads at the Hullabaloo in Rensselaer on the ’77 tour — David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison were still a scrappy four-piece, just months after releasing…
Bon Jovi (w/ Goo Goo Dolls) at Pepsi Arena — March 3, 2003
Bon Jovi’s Bounce tour filled the Pepsi Arena with the Goo Goo Dolls opening — a double bill of radio-rock heavyweights. “Bounce” was Bon Jovi’s post-9/11 album, and the tour…
Bon Jovi (w/ Skid Row) at Carrier Dome — March 3, 1989
Bon Jovi brought the New Jersey Syndicate tour to the Carrier Dome with Skid Row — featuring former Bon Jovi collaborator Sebastian Bach — opening. The Dome was one of…