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Concert reports, setlist discoveries, live debuts and the history behind the music.
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Weezer Warms Up For Their Roadtrip with Live Debuts and Rarities
Weezer performs three tunes for the first time in Pomona, and dusts off some older tunes live at intimate club date before big summer tour.
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Janet Jackson Kicks Off Together Again Tour with 40-Song Set
Miss Jackson’s epic set in Florida included live debuts, classics, deep cuts and covers.
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Setlist History: Red Hot Chili Peppers Debut Songs to 500 Fans
Before dropping their 2006 milestone album, Stadium Arcadium, the Chili Peppers live debuted two tunes “Charlie” and “Snow (Hey Oh)” at a club of just 500 people.
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Setlist History: X’s First-Known Setlist
The legendary LA punk band’s first documented live performances of songs that would appear on Los Angeles and Wild Gift occurred in 1979.
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Power Trip Announced For A Long, Hard, October Weekend in Indio
AC/DC, Ozzy, Metallica, Guns n Roses, Iron Maiden, Tool to rock out on the Coachella polo fields.
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters Announce North American Tour
Elvis’s “Summer Holiday” tour will be supported by longtime friend and producer Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
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Setlist History: Metallica Debuts Three From Master of Puppets
While opening for Ozzy, Metallica kicks off its Damage Tour with three live debuts in Kansas
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Setlist History: blink-182 unveils ‘The Rock Show’ in IL
Blink-182 treated a small audience to several songs from Take Off Your Pants and Jacket two decades ago
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Setlist History: Duran Duran Debuts “Notorious” in 1987
A reimagined Duran Duran live-debuted seven new songs on this day in Fukuoka, Japan
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Stevie Nicks & Billy Joel Kick Off Two Icons One Night Tour
The two legends performed full sets in Inglewood to launch their mini-tour which will pack football stadiums around the US.
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Smashing Pumpkins Live Debut Three Songs During Mexican Festival
Headlining their own The World is a Vampire festival, the Smashing Pumpkins unveiled two new songs and a Joy Division classic
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Macklemore Announces New Album, ‘Ben,’ and North American tour
Macklemore is dropping his third studio album, Ben, and expanding his world tour to include the USA