Grateful Dead - 1976-09-30 - Columbus OH (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1976-09-30

Mershon Auditorium

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. The Music Never Stopped

02. Sugaree 

03. Minglewood Blues 

04. Ramble On Rose 

05. Looks Like Rain 

06. Peggy-O

07. El Paso 

08. Crazy Fingers

09. It's All Over Now 

10. Scarlet Begonias 

2nd Set:

01. Lazy Lightning >

02. Supplication 

03. It Must Have Been The Roses 

04. Samson & Delilah 

05. St. Stephen > 

06. Not Fade Away > 

07. Drumz > 

08. Wharf Rat > 

09. Not Fade Away > 

10. St. Stephen 

11. Around and Around 

Encore:

01. Morning Dew

Grateful Dead - 1976-09-30 - Columbus OH (SBD)

1970s - #6: In 1976, the Grateful Dead made their triumphant return to live performing after a hiatus that lasted from October 1974, after their 5 farewell shows at Winterland, to June 1976. Their return to the stage found the band playing with a renewed energy, and 1976 would set the stage for the following year, one of the most legendary in the band's 30 year long strange trip.  Th 1976 shows found the band experimenting with unique set lists,, and this soundboard recording from Columbus on September 30, 1976, 45 years ago today, is a great example.  The Dead open with the Music Never Stops, a tune usually found closing the first set.  They bring Set 1 to an end with Scarlet Begonias, a traditional second set tune.  The Lazy Lightning > Supplication pairing, often found in set 1, actually opens set 2 in this show.  And Morning Dew as an encore is an inspired and unusual choice!  By the way, the jam in the middle of set 2, that starts and ends with St. Stephen, is a taste of what was to come in 1977!

Plant & Page - 1995-09-29 - Albuquerque, NM (SBD)

Robert Plant & Jimmy Page

1995-09-29

Tingley Coliseum

Albuquerque, NM

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Introduction

02. Immigrant Song / The Wanton Song

03. Bring It On Home

04. What Is And What Should Never Be

05. Thank You

06. No Quarter

07. Hey Hey What Can I Do

08. Hurdy Gurdy Solo

09. Gallows Pole

10. Since I've Been Loving You

11. The Song Remains The Same

CD 2:

01. Going To California

02. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

03. Friends

04. Four Sticks

05. Whole Lotta Love

06. Light My Fire > Break On Through > Dazed And Confused

07. Whole Lotta Love (reprise)

08. Out On The Tiles > Black Dog

09. Kashmir

10. ending

Plant & Page - 1995-09-29 - Albuquerque, NM (SBD)

1990s-#6: After Led Zeppelin broke up in 1980 in the wake of the death of drummer John Bonham, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page each pursued other musical interests. In 1994, however, all that changed MTv approached Robert Plant to do an episode of the then wildly popular Unplugged series. Plant, not wanting to carry the banner of Led Zep's legacy alone, asked Page to join him. The passage of time seemed to heal any old wounds, and the duo again felt the musical connection that had made them rock legends. They taped the episode on August 25 and 26, pairing Led Zep classics with 4 new tunes. The show aired on October 12 to an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response. As a result, the duo not only released the Unplugged sessions as an album entitled No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded, but also agreed to tour in 1995. This soundboard captures Plant and Page during that tour on September 29, 1995, 26 years ago today.in Albuquerque. Note - the artwork shows incorrect date of September 9.

Jimmy Buffett - 2000-09-29 - Las Vegas, NV (FM)

Jimmy Buffett

& The Coral Reefer Band

2000-09-27

MGM Grand Arena

Las Vegas, NV

FM broadcast

160 kbps

Artwork Inlcluded

1st Set:

01. Great Heart

02. Stars on the Water

03. Volcano

04. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes

05. Off To See The Lizard

06. Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants

07. Cheeseburger In Paradise

08. Knees Of My Heart

09. Come Monday

10. Take Another Road

11. I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever

12. Holiday

13. Southern Cross

14. One Particular Harbour

2nd Set:

15. That's What Living Is To Me

16. Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season

17. If I Had A Boat

18. Island

19. Why Don't We Get Drunk

20. We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About

21. Gypsies In The Palace

22. Fins

23. Brown Eyed Girl

24. Margaritaville

Encore 1:

25. Sea Cruise

26. Uncle John's Band

Encore 2:

27. A Pirate Looks At Forty

Jimmy Buffett - 2000-09-29 - Las Vegas, NV (FM)

2000s - #6: On April 13, 2000, Jimmy Buffett launched his Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays Tour, which would consist of 26 dates, starting in Dallas and ending in Honolulu.  This FM broadcast captures Jimmy on the penultimate night of the tour, in Las Vegas on September 29, 2000, 21 years ago today. Ironically, given the name of the tour, it was a Friday night show! By the way, the set list includes some great cover tunes, including Southern Cross, Brown Eyed Girl, Sea Cruise and Uncle John's Band, 

Eric Clapton - 1990-09-29 - Santiago, Chile (SBD)

Eric Clapton

1990-09-29

Estadio Nacional

Santiago, Chile

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Pretending

02. No Alibis

03. Running On Faith

04. I Shot The Sheriff

05. White Room

06. Can't Find My Way Home

07. Bad Love

CD 2:

01. Before You Accuse Me

02. Old Love

03. Badge

04. Wonderful Tonight

05. Band Intro > Cocaine

06. Layla (Incomplete, Piano Coda Only)

07. Sunshine Of Your Love (Incomplete, Percussion Solo)

Eric Clapton - 1990-09-29 - Santiago, Chile (SBD) 

1990s - #5: In late 1989, Eric Clapton released Journeyman, his 11th solo album and first disc of new material since August in 1986. The album was also Eric’s first since kicking his addiction to alcohol. The disc rose to number 16 on the billboard album charts, and produced 2 singles, Pretending and Bad Love, which made Billboard’s Top 100 and also climbed to #1 on their mainstream rock chart. Bad Love also garnered Clapton a Grammy for best male Rock Vocal Performance. Journeyman also included such notable tracks as Running On Faith, No Alibis and Before You Accuse Me. Rolling Stone gave the album a 4 star review, calling it his most satisfying disc since 461 Ocean Boulevard. The magazine also noted that the title of the album reflected Clapton’s continued preference to down play his guitar god image, preferring to consider himself a journeyman, but a damn fine one who always finds work! In keeping with the album’s title, EC spent much of 1990 on the road visiting 5 continents. This soundboard recording captures EC on September 29, 1990, 31 years ago today in Chile. 

Elton John - 1975-09-29 - San Diego, CA (Ex Aud)

Elton John

1975-09-29

Sports Arena

San Diego, CA

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Your Song

02. I Need You To Turn To

03. Border Song

04. Take Me To The Pilot

05. Dan Dare (Pilot Of The Future)

06. Country Comfort

07. Levon

08. Rocket Man

09. Hercules

10. Have Mercy On The Criminal

11. Empty Sky

12. Street Kids

13. Intermission

2nd Set:

14. Funeral For A Friend > Love Lies Bleeding

15. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

16. Bennie And The Jets

17. Harmony

18. Dixie Lily

19. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy 

20. Bitter Fingers

21. Someone Saved My Life Tonight

22. The Bitch is Back

23. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me

24. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket

25. Better Off Dead

26. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 

27. I Saw Her Standing There

Encore:

28. Island Girl

29. Philadelphia Freedom

30. We All Fall In Love Sometimes 

31. Curtains

32. Pinball Wizard 

Elton John - 1975-09-29 - San Diego, CA (Ex Aud) 

1979s - #5:  On August 15, 1976, I saw Elton John live at Madison Square Garden during his Louder Than The Concorde Tour, an amazing night of music that served as the inspiration for my self published Book, Ten Rules Of The Road I Learned at My First Concert (buy it here). A year earlier, Elton played a series of shows in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain time zones in the US, a run aptly named West of The Rockies, referring both to the geography of the tour and his most recent album, Rock Of The Westies! This excellent audience recording (from the archives of legendary taper Mike Millard)  captures Elton's 31 song marathon in San Diego on September 29, 1975, 46 years ago today. As this show was opening night of the tour, Elton tests out a a host of tunes, many of which would not appear in later shows or in the Louder Than The Concorde Set list, such as Street Kids, Have Mercy On The Criminal and Better Off Dead. The show also features what Elton calls the first ever performance of “Harmony.” The show captures Elton at the height of both his artistic and commercial success.

October's Theme At So Many Roads

For October 2021, our theme will be Back To Back. In other words, we'll bring you artists playing 2 consecutive nights (or 2 shows on the same night) from the same year. 

Enjoy the tunz!

Allman Brothers Band - 1971-09-28 - Austin, TX (SBD)

Allman Brothers Band 

1971-09-28

Municipal Auditorium 

Austin, TX

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Statesboro Blues

02. Trouble No More

03. Done Somebody Wrong

04. One Way Out

05. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

06. Hot ‘Lanta

Allman Brothers Band - 1971-09-28 - Austin, TX (SBD) 

1970s - #4: As 1971 began, the Allman Brothers Band was riding a wave of critical success. Their 2nd album, Idlewild South, released in late 1970, had received a strong review from Rolling Stone magazine. The band’s best work, however, was still to come. The Allmans played 2 shows at the Fillmore East on March 12 and 13, which would be recorded and then released as a live album in July of that year. The resulting 2 disc set, simply entitled At Fillmore East, is often called the finest live album ever produced. Rolling Stone ranked it 49th on its list of the greatest albums in rock history. That album sealed the Allman’s reputation as one of rock’s most innovative, exciting and powerful live acts. While the Fillmore shows get the attention thanks to the historic album that documented them, the truth is that on almost every night in 1971, The Allmans, with Duane leading the way, were on fire. This soundboard recording captures the band in Texas on September 28, 1971, a half century ago ago today, and just 6 months after the band's historic Fillmore East shows. Tragically, Duane would die in a motorcycle crash just a month after this show.

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 2012-09-27 - Portland, ME (Ex Aud)

Tedeschi Trucks Band

2012-09-27

State Theatre

Portland, ME

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Wah-Wah

02. Don't Let me Slide

03. Rollin' And Tumblin'

04. I know

05. Don't Drift Away

06. Love Has Something Else To Say

07. Shelter Me

08. The Sky Is Cryin' >

09. jazz >

10. Nobody's Free

CD 2:

01. Jam >

02. Midnight In Harlem

03. That Did It

04. band intros >

05. Old Time Lovin'

06. Uptight (Everything's Alright) 

07. jazz > drums >

08. Get What You Deserve

09. crowd

10. Angel From Montgomery *

11. Bound For Glory

* with Sugaree tease

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 2012-09-27 - Portland, ME (Ex Aud)

2010s -#6: Powered by the dynamic husband and wife duo of Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, the band, which formed into 2010, won a Grammy for best blues album for their debut disc, Revelator, in 2011. Their follow up disc, Everybody’s Talking, was a live album released in 2012 that featured their unique take on a host of cover tunes, such as the title track. This excellent audience recording captures the band on tour in support of Everybody’s Talking in Maine on September 27, 2012, 9 years ago today.

John Hiatt - 1987-09-26 - Houston, TX (SBD)

John Hiatt 

& The Goners

1987-09-26

Rockefeller's

Houston, TX

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Memphis In The Meantime

02. Alone In The Dark

03. Tennessee Plates

04. Lipstick Sunset

05. Thank You Girl

06. Learning How To Love You

07. A Crazy Girls Hard to Find

08. Doll Hospital

09. I'm A Real Man

10. She Loves The Jerk

11. Pink Bedroom

12. The Tip of My Tongue

13. I Don't Even Try

14. Radio Girl

15. Stood Up

16. Your Dad Did

Encore

17. Have a Little Faith In Me

18. Thing Called Love

19. Would You Dance With Me

20. Riding With The King

21. Ring A Bell

John Hiatt - 1987-09-26 - Houston, TX (SBD)

1980s - #6: On May 29, 1987, John Hiatt released the album Bring The Family, and quickly became an “overnight sensation”. Of course, earning that label was 13 years and 7 prior albums in the making. In fact, when Hiatt recorded Bring The Family, he was actually on the verge of quitting the business, having recently been dropped by his record label. Hiatt, with encouragement from John Chelew of McCabe's Guitar Shop who had heard some of the early versions of tunes that wound up on the album, decided to take one more crack at recording. Demon Records in the UK put up about $30,000 to help Hiatt record an album. Then old friends, Nick Lowe, Ry Cooder and Jim Keltner joined Hiatt in the studio. Due to budget constraints, the entire record had to be recorded in just 4 days. Hiatt and Lowe actually shared a hotel room at a local Holiday Inn to save money (Lowe, by the way, took no payment for his contribution). The result - Bring The Family became one of the cornerstones of Hiatt’s career, featuring songs such as Memphis in the Meantime, Thing Called Love, Lipstick Sunset Have a Little Faith in Me, Thank You Girl and Learning How to Love You. This soundboard recording captures Hiatt on September 26, 1987, 34 year ago this very day, in Houston, in support of his breakthrough album. 

Paul McCartney - 2008-09-25 - Tel Aviv, Israel (SBD)

Paul McCartney

2008-09-25

Ganey Yehoshua Park

Tel Aviv, Israel

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

London Rehearsal (early Sept)

01. Dance Tonight

02. Message > The End

Tel Aviv Soundcheck

03. Tel Aviv Jam

04. All My Loving

05. Only Mama Knows

06. The Midnight Special

Tel Avis Concert Highlights

07. Hello, Goodbye

08. Jet

09. Drive My Car

10. The Long And Winding Road

11. Dance Tonight

12. Here, There And Everywhere

13. Eleanor Rigby

14. A Day In The Life > Give Peace A Chance

15. Band On The Run

16. Back In The U.S.S.R.

17. Live And Let Die

18. Let It Be

19. Hey Jude

Paul McCartney - 2008-09-25 - Tel Aviv, Israel (SBD)

2000s - #5: On September 25, 2008, 13 years ago today, Sir Paul McCarteny played his first concert in Israel, at Ganey Yehoshua Park in Tel Aviv. The Beatles had been scheduled to play there in 1965, but the Israeli the government cancelled the performance due to budget reasons and, per an official document, "because several politicians in the Knesset believed at the time that [their] performance might corrupt the minds of the Israeli youth". McCartney's solo performance also faced opposition, not from the government but rather from Islamic extremists who warned "If he values his life Mr. McCartney must not come to Israel,"  Undaunted, Sir Paul went ahead with the show, refusing to be cowered by terrorist threats. This soundboard recording captures highlights of that historic performance, dubbed the Friendship First Concert. 

Fleetwood Mac - 2003-09-24 - Boston MA (SBD)

Fleetwood Mac 

2003-09-24

Fleet Center 

Boston, MA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. The Chain 

02. Dreams 

03. Eyes Of The World 

04. Lindsey Buckingham Welcome 

05. Peacekeeper 

06. Second Hand News 

07. Stevie Nicks' Intro 

08. Say You Will 

09. Never Going Back Again 

10. Rhiannon 

11. Come 

12. Gypsy 

13. Big Love 

14. Stevie Nicks' Dedication 

15. Landslide 

16. Lindsey's Speech 

17. Say Goodbye

18. Lindsey & Stevie: "We Thank You" 

19. What's the World Coming To 

20. Stevie's Intro 

21. Beautiful Child 

22. Gold Dust Woman 

23. I'm So Afraid 

24. Silver Springs 

25. Tusk 

26. Stand Back 

27. Go Your Own Way 

28. World Turning 

29. Mick Fleetwood: Band Introductions 

30. Don't Stop 

31. Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks: "Thank You Boston" 

32. Goodbye Baby 

Fleetwood Mac - 2003-09-24 - Boston MA (SBD)

2000s - # 4: On May 7, 2003, Fleetwood Mac launched their first tour in 6 years, which would encompass 3 North American legs, plus visits to Europe and Australia, before coming to a close over a year later on September 14, 2004. Four of the 5 members of the group that recorded Rumours, - Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood - reunited for the tour, which was designed to support their latest album, Say You Will. That disc went to #3 on the Billboard charts, the band’s first to climb that high since Mirage in 1982, over two decades prior. Rumours era band mate Christine McVie, while declining to tour, did add vocals on several of the tunes of the album. Just shows that in rock, as in life, the more things change, the more they stay the same. This soundboard recoding captures them in Boston during that tour, on September 25, 2003, 18 years ago today.

Bachman & Turner - 2011-09-24 - Winnipeg, Canada (FM)

Bachman- & Turner 

2011-09-24

MTS Centre

Winnipeg, Canada

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Roll On Down the Highway 

02. Rock Is My Life, and This Is My Song 

03. Not Fragile 

04. Hey You 

05. Moonlight Rider 

06. Looking Out for Number One 

07. Four Wheel Drive 

08. American Woman 

09. Waiting Game 

10. Blue Collar 

11. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 

12. Takin' Care of Business 

Bachman & Turner - 2011-09-24 - Winnipeg, Canada (FM)

2010s - #5: In December 2009, Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, of BTO fame, announced that they would reunite to record an album a launch a tour that would include dates in the US, Canada and Europe. Lawsuits from other members of the band prevented them from using the Bachman-Turner Overdrive name, so they simply utilized their last names for both the recording and the live shows.  The Bachman-Turner album was released in September 2010, and the tour carried over into the following year. This FM broadcast captures the duo on their home turf in Canada, o September 24, 2011, a decade ago today, playing a host of BTO hits, as well as a Guess Who classics!

Police - 1983-09-23 - Nimes, France (AM Radio)

The Police

1983-09-23

Les Arenes

Nimes, France

AM Radio Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Message In A bottle

02. Walking On The Moon

03. Oh My God! (cut)

04. De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

05. Wrapped Around Your Fingers

06. Tea In The Sahara (cut)

07. Hole In My life

08. One World (Not Tthree)

09. Don't Stand So Close To Me

10. Every Breath You Take

11. Roxanne

12. I Can't Stand Losing You > Reggatta de Blanc

13. So Lonely (cut)

Police - 1983-09-23 - Nimes, France (AM Radio)

1980s - #5: In June 1983, the Police released the album, Synchronicity, which went to #1 on the charts in both the US and the UK. In fact, the album sold over 8 million copies in the US, and won the Grammy for best performance by a rock group. The single from the album, Every Breath You Take, also hit number 1, and won 2 Grammy’s, for song of the year and for best performance by a rock group. The band appeared to be on the top of the rock world. Unfortunately, tensions inside the group were tearing it apart. At one point during the recording of Synchronicity, Sting and Stewart Copeland came to blows. Each band member actually recorded their parts of the album in separate rooms. The Synchronicity tour turned out to be the band’s last for over 20 years, as they disbanded once it ended. Except for a few rare performances, the band did not tour again until 2007. This AM radio broadcast of their performance in Nimes on September 23, 1983, 38 years ago today, captures the band at the height of their popularity, with fans little suspecting that the end was near. 

The Doors - 1967-09-22 - Brooklyn NY (FM)

The Doors 

1967-09-22

Fox Theater

Brooklyn NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Murray's Introduction (Various Takes)

02. People are Strange (False Starts)

03. People are Strange (Take 1)

04. People are Strange (Take 2)

05. Murray Pleads & Jim Threatens

06. People are Strange (Take 3)

07. Directing the Doors

08. People are Strange (Televised Performance)

09. Light My Fire (Televised Performance)

The Doors - 1967-09-22 -  Brooklyn NY (FM)

1960s - #6: In the mid 1960s, one of the most prominent DJs in New York City was Murray Kaufman, better known as Murray The K.  He was an early ardent supporter of the Beatles, and one was one of the first DJs to greet and interview them when they arrived in America. He even  nicknamed himself the 5th Beatle! He moved to FM radio in the late 1960s and helped pioneer free form radio.  He also launched a TV program, called Murray The K In New York, featuring up and coming rock artists.This soundbaord recording captures his September 22, 1967 show, from 54 years ago today, featuring The Doors, who had burst on the scene earlier that year with their debut album and the single Light My Fire. By the way, this TV appearance took place just 5 days after the legendary Ed Sullivan show where the Doors also performed Light My Fire.  Jim Morrison, against Sullivan's, sang the line "we couldn't get much higher", resulting in Ed canceling 6 other scheduled appearances!

Tom Petty - 2006-09-21 - Gainesville, FL (SBD)

Tom Petty 

& The Heartbreakers

with Stevie Nicks

2006-09-21

30th Anniversary Concert

Stephan C. O'Connell Center

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Listen to Her Heart

02. Mary Jane's Last Dance

03. I Won't Back Down

04. Free Fallin'

05. Saving Grace

06. I'm a Man

07. Oh Well

08. Handle With Care

09. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (with Stevie Nicks)

10. I Need to Know (with Stevie Nicks)

11. It's Good to Be King

12. Down South

13. Southern Accents

14. Insider (with Stevie Nicks)

15. Learning to Fly (Acoustic - with Stevie Nicks)

16. Don't Come Around Here No More (with Stevie Nicks)

17. Runnin' Down a Dream

18. You Wreck Me

19. Mystic Eyes

20. American Girl (with Strevie Nicks)

Tom Petty - 2006-09-21 - Gainesville, FL (SBD)

2000s - #3: This soundboard recording captures Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers on September 21, 2006, 15 years ago this very day, celebrating their 30th anniversary with a concert at University Of Florida in Gainesville. Petty was born and raised in Gainesville, so the city pulled out all the stops to celebrate his success. The mayor proclaimed it “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Day", and in a pre-concert ceremony each member of the band was presented a key to the city. Petty and the band also received the University of Florida Distinguished Achievement Award. The concert featured a guest appearance by Stevie Nicks, who sat in during 6 songs, including her hit duet with Petty, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around. 

Counting Crows - 2017-09-20 - Cleveland OH (SBD)

Counting Crows

2017-09-20

Blossom Center

Cleveland OH

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Round Here

02. Hard Candy

03. Dislocation

04. Colorblind

05. Anna Begins

06. Miami

07. Wishing Square

08. Goodnight L.A.

09. A Long December

10. Elvis Went to Hollywood

11. Mr. Jones

12. Hanginaround

Encore:

13. Palisades Park

14. Rain King

Counting Crows - 2017-09-20 - Cleveland OH (SBD)

2010s - #4: In 2017, two bands who saw their biggest commercials success in the 1990s, Counting Crows and Matchbox 20 joined forces for the Brief History Of Everything Tour.  That marked the 2nd consecutive year that the 2 acts had gone on the road together. This soundboard recording captures the Counting Crows during that run, in Cleveland on September 20, 2017, 4 years ago today,

Pink Floyd - 1987-09-19 - Philadelphia, PA (SBD)

Pink Floyd

1987-09-19

J.F.K. Stadium

Philadelphia, PA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Echoes

02. Signs of Life

03. Learning to Fly

04. Yet Another Movie > Round and Around

05. A New Machine Pt1

06. Terminal Frost

07. A New Machine Pt2

08. Sorrow

09. Dogs of War

10. On the Turning Away

Pink Floyd - 1987-09-19 - Philadelphia, PA (SBD)

1980s - #4: Pink Floyd's 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of reason, was the band's first without long time member Roger Waters. The recording of the album was marked by ongoing legal battles between David Glimour and Waters over the rights to the name "Pink Floyd". In the end, Gilmour won the legal war and the right to use the name "Pink Floyd" in perpetuity. None of the legal issues, nor the absence of Waters, seemed to matter to the fans. The album went to #3 in both the US and UK. Pink Floyd launched a North American in 1987, even before the album was complete and shows sold out instantly. The tour quickly went world wide and wouldn't end until after 200 performances for an audience of 4.25 million fans. This soundboard captures the band during that tour, on September 19, 1987, 34 years ago today, in Philadelphia.

Spin Doctors - 1994-09-18 - New Orleans LA (SBD)

Spin Doctors

1994-09-18

Farm Aid 

Louisiana Superdome

New Orleans, LA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbp

Artwork Included

01. Jimmy Olsen's Blues

02. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast

03. Big Fat Funky Booty

04. Cleopatra's Cat

05. Two Princes

06. What Time Is It?

07. Little Miss Can't Be Wrong

Spin Doctors - 1994-09-18 - New Orleans LA (SBD)

1990s - #4: Over the years, the annual Farm Aid concert has featured a vast array of musicians representing a host of genres - just some examples below

• British rock legends, such Elton John, Ringo Starr, The Who and David Bowie, 
• 1960s American rock icons including Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, the Beach Boys, and the Grateful Dead
• Country Western stars such as Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings
• Female icons including Sheryl Crow, Carole King, Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt
• 1970s rock legends such as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Tom Petty and Lou Reed
• Up and comers such as the Gin Blossoms in 1994, Hootie & The Blowfish in 1995, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals in 2008 and Black Pumas in 2020.

Another breakout artist that played Farm Aid were the Spin Doctors, who hit the stage in New Orleans on September 18, 1994, 27 years ago today. This soundboard captures them just a few months after the release of the 2nd album, entitled Turn It Upside Down. 

Neil Young - 2005-09-18 - Tinley Park, IL (SBD)

Neil Young 

& The Prairie Wind Band

2005-09-18

Farm Aid 

Tweeter Center

Tinley Park, IL

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Neil banter

02. Walkin' To New Orleans   

03. Southern Man            

04. When God Made Me        

05. Old Man                  

06. This Old Guitar          

07. One Of These Days       

08. intros & thank yous

Neil Young - 2005-09-18 - Tinley Park, IL (SBD)

2000s - #2: In 1985, in the wake of comments made by Bob Dylan at Live Aid discussing the plight of the American Farmer, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson and Neil Young teamed up to found Farm Aid. Since that first concert in 1985, Farm Aid has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land. Over the years, Farm Aid has raised more than $60 million to help American farmers. This soundboard recording captures Neil Young at the 29th anniversary Farm Aid concert on September 18, 2005, 16 years ago today. Download this one, and after you do, go here to make a contribution to this very worthy cause.

Sheryl Crow - 1998-09-17 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (FM)

Sheryl Crow
1998-09-17
Netherlands Radio Sessions
Amsterdam, Netherlands
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

Morning Session: 3 FM Netherlands:
01. My Favorite Mistake
02. A Change Would Do You Good
03. Riverwide
04. Everyday Is A Winding Road

Evening Session: Studio Amstel:
05. My Favorite Mistake
06. Riverwide
07. A Change Would Do You Good
08. Happy
09. Leaving Las Vegas
10. Strong Enough
11. Mississippi
12. All I Wanna Do

Sheryl Crow - 1998-09-17 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (FM)

1990s - #3: On September 29, 1998, Sheryl Crow released her third album, The Globe Sessions. The disc climbed to #5 on the Billboard charts and won 2 Grammy Awards. The album yielded the single My Favorite Mistake, which climbed to #20 on the charts in the US. The album and single did even better in the UK, with The Globe Sessions reaching #2 on the charts and My Favorite Mistake climbing to #9. Other tracks on the album included FM radio favorites The Difficult Kind and There Goes The Neighborhood, This FM broadcast captures Sheryl promoting her soon to be released album, in Amsterdam on September 17, 1998, 23 year ago today.

Bruce Springsteen - 1978-09-17 - Palladium, NY, NY (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen

1978-09-17

The Palladium

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

256 kbps (vbr)

Artwork Included

01. Badlands 

02. Streets Of Fire 

03. Spirit In The Night 

04. Darkness On The Edge of The Town

05. Independence Day 

06. Factory 

07. The Promised Land 

08. Prove It All Night 

09. Racing In The Street 

10. Thunder Road 

11. Meeting Across The River

12. Jungleland 

13. Kitty's Back 

14. Fire 

15. Candy's Room 

16. Because The Night 

17. Point Blank 

18. Not Fade Away 

19. Shes The One 

20. Incident On 57th Street 

21. Rosalita 

22. Born To Run 

23. 10th Avenue Freeze-Out 

24. Detroit Medley 

25. Quarter To Three (missing from tape)

Bruce Springsteen - 1978-09-17 - Palladium, NY, NY (SBD)

1970s - #3: In August 1978, Bruce headlined the Worlds Greatest Arena, Madison Square Garden, for the first time, a 3 night sold out run. (I was there but that’s a story for another post). By the way, Bruce had appeared at MSG in June 1973, as the lead in band for Chicago! Despite making the leap to 20,000 seat arenas, Bruce was still at the point in his career where he could also play smaller concert halls. That’s just what he did on September 17, 1978, 32 years ago today, when he nearly brought down the house at the Palladium, a 3000 seat theater on 14th Street in NY. Opening with Badlands from his recently released album, Darkness on The Edge of Town, Bruce blazed through 25 songs in a 2 ½ hour crescendo of rock and roll. While the set list is heavy on tunes from Darkness and Born To Run, it also features previews of The River, in Independence Day and Point Blank, early classics such as Rosalita, Spirits in The Night, Incident on 57th Street and Kitty’s Back, and rare gems such as Because The Night and Fire. This soundboard captures the entire show, with the exception of the final encore, Quarter To Three. You’ll want this one for your collection, as within a few years, Bruce graduated to stadium size shows, making this the last national tour where he still played venues such as the Palladium.

Elvis Costello - 2013-09-16 - Brooklyn NY (FM)

Elvis Costello 

& The Roots

2013-09-16

Brooklyn Bowl

Brooklyn, NY

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

02. Wake Me Up

03. Refuse To Be Saved

04. Stick Out Your Tongue

05. Watching The Detectives 

06. Shabby Doll 

07. Sugar Won't Work

08. Tripwire - with Diane Birch

09. Spooky Girlfriend - with La Marisoul

10. Cinco Minutos Con Vos - with La Marisoul

11. Ghost Town - with La Marisoul

12. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

13. Walk Us Uptown

14. I Want You

15. Wise Up Ghost

16. Pump It Up

17. I Found Out

Elvis Costello - 2013-09-16 - Brooklyn NY (FM) 

2010s-#3: In September 2013, Elvis Costello released the album, Wake Up Ghost, a collaboration with American hip hop band, The Roots.  the album grrew out of Costello's appearance on the Jimmy fallon Show, where The Roots serve as the house band. This FM broadcast captures Elvis and The Roots on stage togther, playing tunes from the new album as well as a host of Costello classics, in Brooklyn on September 16, 2013, 8 years ago today.

The Bangles - 2019-09-15 - Del Mar CA (Webcast)

The Bangles 

2019-09-15

Kaaboo Festival

Del Mar Fairgrounds

Del Mar, CA

Webcast Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. A Hazy Shade Of Winter 

02. Live 

03. Manic Monday

04. banter

05. Mary Street

06. I'm In Line

07. The Real World

08. banter

09. Going Down To Liverpool 

10. September Gurls 

11. I'll Never Be Through With You

12. If She Knew What She Wants 

13. Want You

14. In Your Room

15. Hero Takes A Fall

16. Walk Like An Egyptian

17. banter

18. Eternal Flame

The Bangles - 2019-09-15 - Del Mar  CA (Webcast)

The 2010s - #2: While The Bangles had their heyday in the 1980s, and broke up for about 10 years, since they reformed in 1998, the band has continued to record and tour, right up until  the present day.  In fact, a 3 CD greatest hits compilation, entitled Gold, was released just last year.  This Webcast recording captures The Bangles playing almost all those hits at the KAABOO festival on September 15, 2019, just 2 short years ago today!

Jefferson Airplane - 1968-09-15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (FM)

Jefferson Airplane

1968-09-15

Concertgebouw

Amsterdam, Netherlands

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Won't You Try > Saturday Afternoon

02. Rock Me Baby

03. If You Feel Like China Breaking

04. Crown Of Creation

05. Today

06. Somebody To Love

07. Plastic Fantastic Lover

08. Nothing in Particular Jam

09. In Time

10. The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil

11. Interview to Grace Slick

 

Jefferson Airplane - 1968-09-15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (FM)

1960s - #5: This FM broadcast captures the Jefferson Airplane in Amsterdam on September 15, 1968, 53 years ago today but its more famous for what transpired with The Doors, who they were on tour with. On this night, Jim Morrison ingested far too many of the pills and narcotics found freely on the streets of the city. As a result, when the Airplane launched into Fantastic Plastic Lover, Morrison walked onstage and began dancing to the music. It wasn’t long before the drugs, the dancing, the music, well just about everything, hit him, and he toppled over, passed out. The Doors played their set later that night, sans Jim, with Ray Manzarek filling in on vocals.

Southside Johnny - 1977-09-14 - Wilmington, DE (SBD)

Southside Johnny 

& the Asbury Jukes

1977-09-14

The Other Side

Wilmington, Delaware 

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. This Time It's For Real                                                       

02. Got To Get You Off My Mind                                                    

03. Without Love                                                                  

04. Fannie Mae                                                                    

05. Sweeter Than Honey                                                            

06. I Can Tell                                                                    

07. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town                                                

08. She Got Me Where She Wants Me                                                 

09. Little By Little                                                  

10. It Ain't The Meat (It's The Motion)                                              

11. The Fever                                                                  

12. I Don't Want To Go Home                                                             

13. Havin' A Party                                                               

14. You Don't Know Like I Know                                                          

15. Stagger Lee

Southside Johnny - 1977-09-14 - Wilmington, DE (SBD)

1970s - #2: When Bruce Springsteen took the rock world by storm in 1975, he opened the door for other Jersey Shore acts to try to hit the big time. Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes are probably the 2nd best known band from that era. Their first three albums, I Don't Want To Go Home (1976), This Time It's For Real (1977), and Hearts Of Stone (1978), were filled with Stax R&B influences. All 3 discs were produced and arranged by Steve Van Zandt, the group's co-founder, who also played guitar in Springsteen's E Street band. Van Zandt's tune, I Don't Want To Go Home, became Southside's signature song, an evocative mixture of horn-based melodic riffs and sentimental lyrics. The band's repertoire also included The Fever, Talk to Me, This Time It's For Real, Love on the Wrong Side of Town, a wonderful cover of Sam Cooke's Having A Party, and the definitive version of Springsteen's Hearts of Stone. Unfortunately, Van Zandt left the band in 1979, and they never did achieve national prominence. That said, Southside and the Jukes have always been fantastic live performers, as evidenced in this soundboard recording of their show in Delaware on September 14, 1977, 44 years ago today.  Note - the info file says this show was in Wilmington in September, which is confirmed here but the artwork says Philadelphia in November!!