The Grateful Dead, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 1990
The Bee Gees, Shinjuku Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan 1973
Johnny Cash, Jackson Municipal Auditorium, Jackson, MS 1973
The Clash, Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1984
Lady GaGa, Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, UK 2010
Radiohead, South Park, Oxford, UK 2001
Bob Dylan, Stade De Colombes, Colombes, France 1981
Elton John, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 1975
Foreigner, Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany 1982
Santana, Tsukisamu Dome, Sapporo, Japan 1976
Joan Baez, Buck Shaw Stadium, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA 1969
Bob Dylan, Earls Court, London, UK 1981
Elvis Presley, Cole Field House, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 1974
Led Zeppelin, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1971
Led Zeppelin, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1972
Fleetwood Mac, Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 1977
The concert was famous for being part of the band’s worldwide tour to support their blockbuster album Rumours that came out in February of that year. The tour was infamous for the booze, drugs and relationship breakdowns and hook-ups in the group. In Auckland, they played on a sweltering Sunday afternoon and took the stage almost 3 hours after the scheduled start time. The crowd was estimated to be well over the limit of 40,000 with some reporting it to be closer to 60,000. Mick Fleetwood broke a finger and the concert was briefly delayed while they taped his fingers together. They closed the show with ‘Songbird’ a Christine Mcvie classic.
Phish, The Mann Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 2016
AC DC, San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, TX 1983
Led Zeppelin, The Kingdome, Seattle, WA 1977
This was Zeppelin’s first show after a 3 week break to wrap up their epic 1977 tour. Over 62,000 fans packed the Kingdome for a 19 song, 3 1/2 hour set. Jimmy Page wore his famous White Dragon Suit for the last time on stage, and Robert Plant had promised “blood, thunder and the hammer of the gods”. By all accounts Zeppelin delivered, with Plant commenting at one point during the set that he was deaf in one ear. The iconic Kingdome held its final concert played by U2 in 1997 before being demolished in 2000.
The Kinks, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI 1979
Frank Sinatra, Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, FLA 1974
Sinatra's first concert since coming out of his first retirement. He was apparently paid $200,000.00 for the one hour performance. He then received a police escort to the airport and arrived back home in Palm Springs in time for his own New Year's celebration.
Oasis, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, UK 1997
The Police, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1981
This concert along with the rest of their German dates was cancelled. Police management cited 'extreme exhaustion’ as the reason.
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, FLA 1980
Black Sabbath, Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, ALA 1977
Guns N Roses, Estadio Ferrocarril Oeste, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2014
Iron Maiden, New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT 1985
The Moody Blues, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO 1981
The Rolling Stones, Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, FLA 1981
Jackson Browne, Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1978
Jane's Addiction, Brixton Academy, London, UK 1991
The Sex Pistols, Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA 1978
This was the Sex Pistols last concert with the original four members and featured Johnny Rotten’s famous concert ending line “ Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated”.
Pink Floyd, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI 1975
Neil Young, Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1976
Phish, Fleetcenter, Boston, MA 1996
Yes, Empire Pool, Wembley, UK 1977
Woodstock, Bethel, NY August 15th - 17th, 1969
The Beach Boys, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 1966
The Who, Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland 1976
The Eagles, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1976
On January 20th 1976, the Eagles embarked on a tour of New Zealand, Australia and Japan. It was Joe Walsh’s first tour as a member of the band. Joe replaced original member Bernie Leadon who departed at the end of 1975. After 10 days in Australia the Eagles landed in Tokyo at Haneda airport at 6:00 am on January 31st. They were scheduled to play 6 concerts. Two in Osaka with one night stands in Fukuoka, Kobe, Tokyo and Nagoya. There were audible yells for Randy on each night and the tour contained the first known live recording of “Take It To The Limit”. According to Glenn Frey when Randy would sing it, it was mass hysteria. Tickets were priced between 1,700 and 2,800 yen which was the equivalent of $6.00 to $10.00 US.
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm Sweden 1970
The Beatles, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA 1966
This turned out be The Beatles last concert, aside from the five songs they played on the roof of the Apple Corp building in 1969.
The Grateful Dead, Buckeye Lake Music Center, Newark, OH 1988
Blondie, Nagoyashi Kokaldo, Nagoya, Japan 1978
The Allman Brothers Band, Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY 1976
Willie Nelson, Coliseum State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN 1976
Dolly Parton, Executive Inn Rivermont, Owensboro, KY 1983
Parton was scheduled to play five concerts over the weekend but all five were cancelled due to Parton receiving death threats. All concerts were all sold out.
Miles Davis, The Black Bottom, Montreal, Quebec 1968
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Gainesville, FLA 1981
This was their final show of the 1981 ‘Hard Promises’ tour in Gainesville, Florida, Petty’s hometown. Stevie Nicks joined the band on ‘Stop Dragging My Heart Around’ and ‘Insider’. Petty, opening act Joe Ely and Nicks closed the show and the tour with a cover of Chip Taylor’s ‘Wild Thing’. Price of admission was $9.00.
Electric Light Orchestra, Festhalle, Messe Frankfurt, Germany 1982
Coldplay, Coventry Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK 2012
Smashing Pumpkins, Town & Country Club, London, UK 1992
The Rolling Stones, Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY 1981
Procol Harum, Town Hall, Birmingham, UK 1972
The Doobie Brothers, Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY 1976
U2, Wembley Stadium, London, UK 1993
Cher, The Colosseum, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV 2009
Bad Company, Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1977
Earth, Wind & Fire, Gibbons Hall, Laudonville, NY 1973
Cheap Trick, Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA 1981
Aerosmith, Kingdome, Seattle, WA 1976
The Ramones, The Ritz, New York, NY 1983
Jefferson Airplane, Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FLA 1970
The Cars, Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY 1979
The Beatles, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 1966
Jeff Beck, Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA 1980
Prince, Manchester, UK 1992
The Grateful Dead - Fare Thee Well Tour, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL Saturday July 4th, 2015
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FLA 1974
Foo Fighters, The Astoria, London UK 1997
Cream, The Forum, Inglewood, CA 1968
Metallica, Hippodrome, Paris, France 1993
Eurythmics, Point Depot National Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Ireland 1989
David Bowie, Cleveland Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH 1972
Radiohead, Victoria Park, London, UK 2000
Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Music Hall, Boston, MA 1975
ZZ Top, Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 1975
Madonna, Wembley Stadium, London, UK 1987
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Byrne Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981
The Grateful Dead - Fare Thee Well Tour, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL Sunday July 5th, 2015
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan 1977
Joni Mitchell, Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, HI 1972
Bob Dylan & The Band, Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembrook Pines, FLA 19
Supertramp, Palais des Grottes, Cambrai, France 1977
The Tragically Hip, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 1995
Little Feat, Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 1978
Eric Clapton, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1975
Queen, Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FLA 1978
Sonic Youth, Hamberg Docks, Germany 1992
Thin Lizzy, Bingley Hall, Stafford, UK 1980
Billy Joel, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 1980
James Gang, Kyouritsu Koudou, Tokyo, Japan 1972
Crosby Stills & Nash, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 1978
Jethro Tull, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FLA 1976
Supertramp, Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1979
The Who, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 1979
The Grateful Dead, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 1990
The Bee Gees, Shinjuku Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan 1973
Johnny Cash, Jackson Municipal Auditorium, Jackson, MS 1973
The Clash, Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1984
Lady GaGa, Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, UK 2010
Radiohead, South Park, Oxford, UK 2001
Bob Dylan, Stade De Colombes, Colombes, France 1981
Elton John, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 1975
Foreigner, Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany 1982
Santana, Tsukisamu Dome, Sapporo, Japan 1976
Joan Baez, Buck Shaw Stadium, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA 1969
Bob Dylan, Earls Court, London, UK 1981
Elvis Presley, Cole Field House, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 1974
Led Zeppelin, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1971
Led Zeppelin, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1972
Fleetwood Mac, Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 1977
The concert was famous for being part of the band’s worldwide tour to support their blockbuster album Rumours that came out in February of that year. The tour was infamous for the booze, drugs and relationship breakdowns and hook-ups in the group. In Auckland, they played on a sweltering Sunday afternoon and took the stage almost 3 hours after the scheduled start time. The crowd was estimated to be well over the limit of 40,000 with some reporting it to be closer to 60,000. Mick Fleetwood broke a finger and the concert was briefly delayed while they taped his fingers together. They closed the show with ‘Songbird’ a Christine Mcvie classic.
Phish, The Mann Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 2016
AC DC, San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, TX 1983
Led Zeppelin, The Kingdome, Seattle, WA 1977
This was Zeppelin’s first show after a 3 week break to wrap up their epic 1977 tour. Over 62,000 fans packed the Kingdome for a 19 song, 3 1/2 hour set. Jimmy Page wore his famous White Dragon Suit for the last time on stage, and Robert Plant had promised “blood, thunder and the hammer of the gods”. By all accounts Zeppelin delivered, with Plant commenting at one point during the set that he was deaf in one ear. The iconic Kingdome held its final concert played by U2 in 1997 before being demolished in 2000.
The Kinks, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI 1979
Frank Sinatra, Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, FLA 1974
Sinatra's first concert since coming out of his first retirement. He was apparently paid $200,000.00 for the one hour performance. He then received a police escort to the airport and arrived back home in Palm Springs in time for his own New Year's celebration.
Oasis, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, UK 1997
The Police, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1981
This concert along with the rest of their German dates was cancelled. Police management cited 'extreme exhaustion’ as the reason.
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, FLA 1980
Black Sabbath, Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, ALA 1977
Guns N Roses, Estadio Ferrocarril Oeste, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2014
Iron Maiden, New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT 1985
The Moody Blues, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO 1981
The Rolling Stones, Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, FLA 1981
Jackson Browne, Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1978
Jane's Addiction, Brixton Academy, London, UK 1991
The Sex Pistols, Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA 1978
This was the Sex Pistols last concert with the original four members and featured Johnny Rotten’s famous concert ending line “ Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated”.
Pink Floyd, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI 1975
Neil Young, Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1976
Phish, Fleetcenter, Boston, MA 1996
Yes, Empire Pool, Wembley, UK 1977
Woodstock, Bethel, NY August 15th - 17th, 1969
The Beach Boys, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 1966
The Who, Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland 1976
The Eagles, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1976
On January 20th 1976, the Eagles embarked on a tour of New Zealand, Australia and Japan. It was Joe Walsh’s first tour as a member of the band. Joe replaced original member Bernie Leadon who departed at the end of 1975. After 10 days in Australia the Eagles landed in Tokyo at Haneda airport at 6:00 am on January 31st. They were scheduled to play 6 concerts. Two in Osaka with one night stands in Fukuoka, Kobe, Tokyo and Nagoya. There were audible yells for Randy on each night and the tour contained the first known live recording of “Take It To The Limit”. According to Glenn Frey when Randy would sing it, it was mass hysteria. Tickets were priced between 1,700 and 2,800 yen which was the equivalent of $6.00 to $10.00 US.
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm Sweden 1970
The Beatles, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA 1966
This turned out be The Beatles last concert, aside from the five songs they played on the roof of the Apple Corp building in 1969.
The Grateful Dead, Buckeye Lake Music Center, Newark, OH 1988
Blondie, Nagoyashi Kokaldo, Nagoya, Japan 1978
The Allman Brothers Band, Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY 1976
Willie Nelson, Coliseum State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN 1976
Dolly Parton, Executive Inn Rivermont, Owensboro, KY 1983
Parton was scheduled to play five concerts over the weekend but all five were cancelled due to Parton receiving death threats. All concerts were all sold out.
Miles Davis, The Black Bottom, Montreal, Quebec 1968
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Gainesville, FLA 1981
This was their final show of the 1981 ‘Hard Promises’ tour in Gainesville, Florida, Petty’s hometown. Stevie Nicks joined the band on ‘Stop Dragging My Heart Around’ and ‘Insider’. Petty, opening act Joe Ely and Nicks closed the show and the tour with a cover of Chip Taylor’s ‘Wild Thing’. Price of admission was $9.00.
Electric Light Orchestra, Festhalle, Messe Frankfurt, Germany 1982
Coldplay, Coventry Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK 2012
Smashing Pumpkins, Town & Country Club, London, UK 1992
The Rolling Stones, Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY 1981
Procol Harum, Town Hall, Birmingham, UK 1972
The Doobie Brothers, Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY 1976
U2, Wembley Stadium, London, UK 1993
Cher, The Colosseum, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV 2009
Bad Company, Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1977
Earth, Wind & Fire, Gibbons Hall, Laudonville, NY 1973
Cheap Trick, Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA 1981
Aerosmith, Kingdome, Seattle, WA 1976
The Ramones, The Ritz, New York, NY 1983
Jefferson Airplane, Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FLA 1970
The Cars, Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY 1979
The Beatles, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 1966
Jeff Beck, Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA 1980
Prince, Manchester, UK 1992
The Grateful Dead - Fare Thee Well Tour, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL Saturday July 4th, 2015
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FLA 1974
Foo Fighters, The Astoria, London UK 1997
Cream, The Forum, Inglewood, CA 1968
Metallica, Hippodrome, Paris, France 1993
Eurythmics, Point Depot National Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Ireland 1989
David Bowie, Cleveland Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH 1972
Radiohead, Victoria Park, London, UK 2000
Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Music Hall, Boston, MA 1975
ZZ Top, Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 1975
Madonna, Wembley Stadium, London, UK 1987
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Byrne Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981
The Grateful Dead - Fare Thee Well Tour, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL Sunday July 5th, 2015
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan 1977
Joni Mitchell, Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, HI 1972
Bob Dylan & The Band, Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembrook Pines, FLA 19
Supertramp, Palais des Grottes, Cambrai, France 1977
The Tragically Hip, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 1995
Little Feat, Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 1978
Eric Clapton, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 1975
Queen, Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FLA 1978
Sonic Youth, Hamberg Docks, Germany 1992
Thin Lizzy, Bingley Hall, Stafford, UK 1980
Billy Joel, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 1980
James Gang, Kyouritsu Koudou, Tokyo, Japan 1972
Crosby Stills & Nash, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 1978
