Category: Setlist History

Movies based around rock concerts have a long and illustrious history. Next month the film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023) will be all entertainment journalists and fans will be talking about as Swifties pack theaters in North America to relive or just sing along to their favorite tunes.

In 2012 Green Day were as ambitious and idealistic as ever. Coming off the success of their second rock opera, 21st Century Breakdown, and subsequent world tour; Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool, were poised to release three albums in late 2012 (¡Uno! , ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!), one after another, in relatively short succession.

On September 20, 1970, Jim Morrison was arrested for lewd acts he allegedly engaged in while in concert in Miami in the summer of 1969.

On September 20, 1973, Neil Young and his handpicked group called The Santa Monica Flyers, ended a month of practice in an East Hollywood studio to perform at a brand new rock club on the Sunset Strip called the Roxy.Young and the Flyers played two sets each night at the West Hollywood club from 9/20-9/23 of new songs that would make up 1975's Tonight's the Night studio album that went to #25 in the charts.

Elliott Smith performed the last concert of his life 20 years ago, September 19, 2003.

The Smashing Pumpkins celebrated the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough album Siamese Dream with a special show Sunday (9/17) in their hometown of Chicago with rarities, memories, and huge smiles.

Roger Waters took The Wall on tour for the first time on September 15, 2010.

Major League Baseball stadiums are big, clumsy, awkward, ridiculous places to hold a concert.