Grateful Dead at Rochester Community War Memorial — March 30, 1973
The Grateful Dead at Rochester’s Community War Memorial on March 30, 1973. A composite soundboard/audience recording survives on archive.org with 12 reviews. This was the Dead in their early-1973 prime.
David Bowie at Rochester Community War Memorial — March 20, 1976
David Bowie as the Thin White Duke at Rochester’s Community War Memorial on March 20, 1976. Bowie drew 8,358 fans ($58,720 gross). After the show, Bowie and Iggy Pop were…
Metallica (w/ Queensryche) at Rochester Community War Memorial — March 7, 1989
Metallica’s Damaged Justice tour tore through Rochester’s War Memorial on March 7, 1989 — part of an incredible upstate New York run that also hit Binghamton (March 5), Buffalo (March…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Blue Cross Arena (War Memorial) — March 7, 2008
The Boss brought the Magic tour to Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena on March 6, 2008 — a sold-out, 12,428-capacity show. Springsteen delivered a 25-song set including a tour debut of…
Deep Dive
Deep Dive is a live music venue in Binghamton that books local, regional, and occasionally national touring acts across rock, indie, metal, and folk. The crowd is devoted and the energy is real. For smaller touring acts and dedicated music fans in the Southern Tier, Deep Dive is a key stop on the circuit. Check […]
Flour City Station
Flour City Station is a Rochester music venue and bar at 170 East Avenue that books national touring indie, rock, and Americana acts in a comfortable, unpretentious setting. With capacity around 1,200, it’s one of Rochester’s best mid-size rooms — big enough for notable touring acts, small enough to feel intimate. East Avenue is one […]
The Bug Jar
The Bug Jar on Monroe Avenue in Rochester is one of the city’s most beloved small music venues — a quirky, character-filled bar and club at 219 Monroe Avenue that has been a launchpad for alternative, indie, punk, and underground acts since the 1990s. Capacity around 120, the Bug Jar packs a lot of energy […]
Abilene Bar & Lounge
Abilene Bar & Lounge in downtown Rochester at 153 Liberty Pole Way is a warm, Texas-themed bar and music venue that programs live music several nights a week. With capacity around 200, Abilene focuses on Americana, country, blues, and roots music — a niche it fills better than anywhere else in the Rochester area. Most […]
Lovin’ Cup
Lovin’ Cup in Rochester’s Park Point neighborhood at 300 Park Point Drive is a beloved music-focused bar and restaurant that hosts live music nearly every night of the week. With capacity around 250, Lovin’ Cup books local, regional, and occasionally national touring acts across rock, folk, Americana, jazz, and more. The venue has a devoted […]
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Rochester
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Rochester is the second location of the legendary Syracuse-born barbecue and blues institution, located at 99 Court Street in downtown Rochester. Like its Syracuse sibling, the Rochester Dinosaur hosts live blues and roots music alongside its award-winning barbecue — multiple nights a week, mostly free, always authentic. Dinosaur has been a cultural institution […]