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Concert reports, setlist discoveries, live debuts and the history behind the music.
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Smashing Pumpkins Covered Brady Bunch Hit with Barry Williams
Barry Williams joined the Smashing Pumpkins for a Lollapalooza aftershow to sing the Brady Bunch classic “It’s A Sunshine Day”
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5SOS Joined Sombr at Lollapalooza: “Beef Is So Squashed”
The Aussie rockers took the stage with Sombr for a joyous rendition of 5 Seconds of Summer’s “She Looks So Perfect”
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Lollapalooza 2006: Setlist History
The Raconteurs and Kanye West both covered Gnarls Barkley, who also played the fest
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Remembering Glen Hansard
The Frames and Swell Season singer won an Oscar, and several Tonys and was also known for his generous charity work
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Justin Vernon of Bon Iver Covered 16 Dylan Songs As Bon Dylan
The Wisconsin native brought back his Eaux Claires festival and knocked out a bunch of songs from the Bard
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Setlist History: System of a Down Live Debuts “Chop Suey”
25 years ago SOAD live debuted what would be their first major hit that would propel their sophomore LP to debut at #1
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Phish’s MSG Residency Has Been A Wild Celebration of Phish
Phish are celebrating their 92nd to 96th appearances at Madison Square Garden with sets reminiscent of their 1992-96 shows
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Lollapalooza 2016: Setlist History
A look at performances by Radiohead, Lana Del Rey, Jane’s Addiction, and Die Antwoord
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Slash Serenaded by Sold Out Crowd in North Carolina
The rockers celebrated the guitarists’ 61st birthday and performed a Sabbath deep cut they had never performed in the US before.
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Rush’s Chicago Residency Boasted 2112 & Moving Pictures In Full
The Canadian rockers mixed it up all four nights in Chicago with full albums one night, and 2112 in its entirety twice
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Billie Joe Armstrong’s Coverups Dedicates Song to Jennifer Finch
The Coverups is seemingly accepting the torch The Replacements dropped by playing ’70s and ’80s hard rocking hits from Nirvana to The Clash
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Urgh! A Music War To Tour The US 45 Years After Its Release
The no-frills documentary where 33 acts like The Police, X, and The Cramps played 34 songs around the world is finally getting its closeup