Setlist History
Setlist History: Bob Marley In London Results in “Live” Album
There was a time, not that long ago, when live records were just as important and beloved as studio recordings.
Category: Setlist History
Festivals
Deep Purple Bring The Smoke to the Montreux Jazz Fest
Classic rockers Deep Purple and Alice Cooper were among many who kicked off the two week parade of joyful noise at the Montreux Jazz Festival, dispelling several myths about the 58 year-old gathering, the first being there's a bunch of be-bops filling the air.
Setlist History
Setlist History: The Cure Live Debuts 11 Kiss Me Tracks in Canada
The Cure smothered their fans at the kick off of their Kissing Tour with 11 live debuts on July 9, 1987, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Setlist History
Setlist History: David Bowie’s Last Show As Ziggy Stardust
On July 3, 1973, after a year-and-a-half of criss-crossing around the globe, and 191 shows, the Ziggy Stardust Tour came to a climatic end.
Covers
Setlist History: Elvis Presley’s Last Concert
Elvis Presley's last show was in Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 26, 1977.
Live Debuts
Setlist History: Madonna Kicks Off Who’s That Girl Tour in 1989
Madonna kicked off her Who's That Girl Tour on June 14, 1989 with a slew of live debuts, nine in total, for the lucky fans in Osaka, Japan,
Setlist History
Setlist History: After 34 Years, Styx Brings “Mr. Roboto” Back
The mid-1980s were a weird time for rockers torn between diving into the softer synthesizer sound or doubling down on the harder guitars. No band struggled more with that fork in the road than Styx who started of as a rock group for the boys but slowly turned into a female favorite.
Festivals
Setlist History: Van Halen Headlines US ’83 Festival
Before there was Coachella and Bonnaroo or even Lollapalooza there was the US Festival, funded by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who was just as much of a character as the bands he would overpay to perform in the sweltering heat of San Bernardino over Memorial Day Weekend in 1983.
Setlist History
Setlist History: Fleetwood Mac’s Last Show with Peter Green
When most people today think about Fleetwood Mac, they envision a soft rock collection of middle age hippies with two female singers and a giant behind the drums.
Setlist History
Setlist History: Queen in Montreal 1981
By the time Queen made it to chilly Montreal for a pair of late November shows, they had already completed 5 legs of a world tour of 80 shows, soon to be 82. Those two would live forever because they were beautifully documented in a film that has gone from the silver screen to IMAX and starting today, streaming on Disney+.