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1997 Farm Aid 10 concert cancelled due to weak ticket sales
1997 Garth Brooks performs a free concert in Central Park New York for HBO 1997 "Mandy Patinkin in Concert," closes at Lyceum Theater New York City 1997 "Mandy Patinkin in Concert," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City 1996 Ivan Sutton, concert Promotoer, dies at 82 1996 Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent, dies at 83 1995 Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist (Concert Building), dies at 76 1994 George G F van Renesse, concert pianist/music director, dies at 85 1994 Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena 1994 Barbra Striesand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years 1993 Barbra Striesand does her 1st live public concert in 20 years 1992 Axl Rose arrested on riot charges in St. Louis of Jul 2, 1991 concert 1992 All star concert in memory of Freddie Mercury held at Wembley Stadium 1991 Judds final concert (Nashville) 1991 Bill Graham, rock concert promoter (Filmore, Dylan), dies at 60 1991 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park 1991 Riot at Guns N' Roses concert in St. Louis 1991 Willi Boskovsky, Austrian conductor (new years concert), dies at 81 1990 "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden New York City after 30 performances 1990 "Michael Feinstein in Concert -" opens at Golden New York City for 30 performances 1990 Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium 1990 Farm Aid IV concert 1988 Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires 1988 Concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest 1988 Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit concert 1988 Royal Concert building in Amsterdam reopens 1987 "Barbara Cook: A Concert..." closes at Ambassador New York City after 13 performances 1987 "Barbara Cook: A Concert..." opens at Ambassador New York City for 13 performances 1986 300 invitees pay $5,000 to hear Barbra Striesand's benefit concert 1986 Rioting at DMC concert, 40 injured 1986 30,000,000 watch "Live Aid," a massive benefit concert 1985 Willie Nelson's Farm Aid concert 1985 "Live Aid" concert raises over $70 million for African famine relief 1985 Julian Lennon's 1st concert (San Antonio Texas) 1985 Eugene List, U.S. concert pianist, dies at 66 1984 Eddie Van Halen joins in, in a Jacksons concert 1984 Farewell concert of "Doe Maar" in Den Bosch, Netherlands 1983 Storm cuts short free Diana Ross concert in New York's Central Park 1981 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform a reunion concert in Central Park 1981 Simon and Garfunkel reunite for a New York City Central Park concert 1980 Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden 1980 Bob Marley's last concert 1980 7 stabbed at Blood, Sweat and Tears concert in LA 1980 Yes performs its last concert (MSG) 1980 Bombay gets its 1st rock concert in 10 years (The Police) 1979 Winterland Rock Concert Hall in San Francisco closes after 556 concerts 1979 No Nukes Concert at MSG includes Springsteen and Crosby, Stills and Nash 1979 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, New York 1979 Cars play concert in New York Central Park 1979 Mick Jaggar and Keith Richards give a benefit concert in Canada 1978 Police's 1st U.S. concert (NY's CBGBs) 1978 250,000 attend rock concert California Jam II in Ontario California 1978 Sex Pistols' final concert (Winterland, SF) 1977 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic and Concert for United Way 1977 1st quadrophonic concert (Pink Floyd in London) 1976 The Band's farewell concert at SF's Winterland Ballroom 1976 Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion 1976 67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome 1976 Kiss performs their 1st concert 1975 Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage 1974 John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG New York City) 1974 Ramones concert debut (NY's CBGBs) 1974 Supergroup Blind Faith's (Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert 1974 During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled 1974 200,000 attend rock concert California Jam I in Ontario California 1974 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" 1974 George Harrison announces his concert tour of U.S. in November 1973 George Harrison pays 1,000,000 pounds tax on his Bangladesh concert and album 1973 1st Kiss concert (Queens New York) 1972 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico 1972 Triple album set "Concert for Bangladesh" released in UK 1971 George Harrison's concert for Bangladesh takes place in New York City 1971 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana 1971 36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert; drunk LSD apple juice 1971 Royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa 1970 Joni Mitchell's final concert at Royal Albert Hall 1969 Plastic Ono Band, play their only concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom 1969 300,000 attend Altamont California rock concert feature Rolling Stones 1969 Creams' final concert (Royal Albert Hall) 1969 Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park 1969 The Band (formerly The Hawks), perform their 1st concert 1969 Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert 1969 Beatles perform last live gig (42-minute concert on roof of Apple HQs) 1969 Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert 1968 Led Zeppelin's concert debut in Boston as opener for Vanilla Fudge 1968 Paul McCartney and Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert 1967 Beatles turn down $1 million New York concert offer by Sid Berstein 1967 Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Violin concert, premieres in Moscow 1967 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Violin concert 1966 Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concert premieres in Moscow 1966 Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF) 1966 Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert 1966 Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles 1966 Last Beatle concert tour of U.S. begins 1966 Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour 1966 Janis Joplin's 1st live concert, Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco 1966 George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London 1966 Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley) 1966 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd cello concert 1965 Astrodome opens, 1st event is Judy Garland and Supremes concert 1965 Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales) 1965 Beatles begin final U.K. concert tour in Glasgow 1965 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco 1965 Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert 1964 Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas) 1964 1st Rolling Stones concert in Netherlands 1964 Rolling Stones 1st Dutch concert 1964 Rolling Stone concert in Ireland halts after 12 minutes due to riot 1964 Pierre Monteux, French/U.S. conductor, Concert Building Orchestra, dies at 89 1964 Rolling Stones 1st U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Massachusetts 1964 Beatles 1st New York City concert at Carnegie Hall 1962 Tony Bennett debuts in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City 1961 Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg, Rome, Italy, concert violinist 1960 Jaap van Sweden, Dutch violinist and concert master 1959 U.S. premier of D Sjostakovitch's 1st Cello concert 1959 K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67 1959 Dmitri Sjostakovitch 1st Cello concert premieres in Leningrad 1958 Dmitri Shostakovich' 2nd Piano concert, premieres in NY 1957 Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY 1957 Dmitri Sjostakovitsch 2nd Piano concert, premieres in Moscow 1957 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Piano Concert 1956 Trudie Styler, England, wife of Sting/sponsor, Rainforest Concert 1954 Darius Milhauds 4th Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Haifa 1952 Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever 1950 Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio) 1947 Dizzy Gillespie presented his 1st Carnegie Hall concert in NY 1947 President Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert 1946 Andre Watts, born in Nuremberg, Germany, concert pianist, Oberon 1946 Darius Milhauds 3rd Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Prague 1946 Bela Bartoks 3rd Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Philadelphia 1945 ANJV established in Concert building, Amsterdam 1944 Leonard Slatkin, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor, Concert Orchestra, Netherlands 1944 Farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris 1944 Paul Crossley, concert pianist 1943 Richard Strauss' 2nd Horn Concert, premieres 1943 Richard Goode, Bronx, concert pianist, 1980 Avery Fisher Award 1939 William Walton's violinist concert premieres in Cleveland 1938 Eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall 1937 Ruth Laredo, nee Meckler, born in Detroit, Michigan, concert pianist 1936 Malcolm Binns, concert pianist 1935 Alberto Remedios, opera/concert singer 1934 Philippe Entremont, born in Rheims, France, concert pianist 1934 Hermann Bahr, Austrian writer (Concert), dies at 70 1933 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington 1929 Amar Bose, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, electrical engineer, Ph.D. from MIT, founder, chairman, Bose Corporation, patented dominantly reflecting sound field mimicking listening space of the audience in a concert hall 1927 Lusine Amara, opera and concert singer 1924 Theo Olof, German/Netherlands violinist, prodigy, concert master 1923 Herman Krebbers, Dutch violist/concert master 1921 Alfred Reed, born in New York, New York, composer, wrote over 200 works for orchestra, chorus, concert band, chamber ensemble, wind ensemble, guest conductor, performing in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America 1920 Fanny Waterman, concert pianist and teacher 1918 Leonard Rose, born in Washington D.C., concert cellist, New York Phil 1943-51 1918 Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist of Concert building, Oh, Lady! Lady! 1916 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its 1st concert 1914 Ivan Sutton, British concert promoter 1913 Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent 1910 Erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist 1909 Willi Boskovsky, born in Austria, conductor, new years concert 1904 Nathan Milstein, born in Odessa, Russia, concert violinist, Philadelphia Orchestra 1942 1892 K Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist, Amsterdam Concert Hall 1890 Myra Hess, born in London, England, concert pianist 1888 Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes 1881 Boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert 1873 Louis Zimmermann, violinist and 1st concert master of Concert building 1870 Gustav Mahler (10) gives his 1st public piano concert 1850 "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind gives 1st U.S. concert 1849 1st chamber music group in U.S. gives their 1st concert (Boston) 1842 NY Philharmonic's 1st concert 1831 Felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres 1818 Felix Mendelssohn, 9, performs his 1st public concert (Berlin) 1810 Frederic Chopin, born in Poland, composer/pianist, Concert in F Minor 1731 1st U.S. music concert (Peter Pelham's great room in Boston) 1658 Giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer, Concert Grossi op 8 |
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