Category: Setlist History

On July 16, 1996, Michael Jackson performed at the 50th birthday party for the Sultan of Brunei and was reportedly paid between $15-$20 million. But that's just the beginning.

On June 13 in 1985, Live Aid took place around the world where some of the biggest pop stars took to three different stages to perform for charity. Led by the Boomtown Rats' Bob Geldof who took the momentum from 1984's "Do They Know It's Christmas," the singer recruited artists to do their thing live on one day to help feed the people of Ethiopia.

On July 11, 1922 the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Alfred Hertz, inaugurated the first official season of music under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl.

On July 11, 1972, Alice Cooper headlined the largest rock concert Pittsburgh had yet to see.

Bruce Springsteen rocked London's Hyde Park on July 6 and unlike the last time he visited the fabled grounds, this time there was no drama.

On July 5, 1969, a free concert held in Hyde Park headlined by the Rolling Stones was supposed to be an introduction for their new guitarist, Mick Taylor. Tragically, it turned out to be a way to mourn their founder, Brian Jones.

On this day in 2012, Marina Diamandis, then of Marina and the Diamonds, live-debuted "How to Be a Heartbreaker" at the HMV Institute in Birmingham, England.

In 2006, the Smashing Pumpkins reformed after disbanding at the turn of the century and worked on the new album Zeitgeist, which they toured with the following year. But it wasn't a typical tour

On June 20, 1968, Carlos Santana and his band live-debuted what would be one of their most-played and beloved songs, "Soul Sacrifice."