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Concert reports, setlist discoveries, live debuts and the history behind the music.
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Setlist History: Nirvana Rocks Reading in 1992
Nirvana headlined the Reading Festival in the UK on August 30, 1992 in a show that featured a wheelchair, a wig, a hospital gown, rumors, and a guy dancing by himself on stage
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Setlist History: Ronnie James Dio’s Last Performance
Ronnie James Dio, the man who invented the devil’s horn hand signal in rock, performed with the Heaven & Hell supergroup for the last time on in 2009.
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Drake’s Drama-Filled It’s All a Blur Tour Rolls On
Drake attracts drama like no one else in music and it has seemingly fueled ticket sales on his It’s All A Blur tour
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Tour Check In: Beyoncé’s Renaissance
Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour is quietly heading towards reaping $2 billion
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BLACKPINK End North American Born Pink Tour With Sellouts
BLACKPINK concluded their North American encore leg of the Born Pink Tour with sold out shows in NJ, SF, Vegas and LA
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Setlist History: Madonna, Britney and Christina Kiss at MTV VMAs
Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera kissed during the opening performance of the 2003 VMAs on August 28. Justin Timberlake seemed confused.
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Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper Kick Off Freaks On Parade 2023 Tour
Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry, and Filter kicked off their Freaks on Parade 2023 Tour in Texas
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Setlist History: Bruno Mars Debuts “Marry You” in NYC in 2010
Bruno Mars Live Debuted “Marry You” at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC in 2010
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Coolest + Creative Covers: Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”
Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” record-setting streak for most consecutive weeks at #1 ended in August of 2019, but the covers never stopped
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Setlist History: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Get Unledded in ’94
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page throw a little something special into their Unledded sound and tour to make No Quarter.
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Setlist History: Talking Heads Debut Five “Remain in Light” Songs
Talking Heads live debuted five songs from ‘Remain in Light’ on Aug 23, 1980 at the Heatwave festival in Canada
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Setlist History: The Velvet Underground’s Last Show with Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground played its final show with Lou Reed on August 23, 1970 at their familiar haunt, Max’s Kansas City in NYC