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Throwback Concert: Metallica at The XL Center 1997

Throwback Concert: Metallica at The XL Center 1997

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1997!

That year PLR welcomed Metallica to Hartford’s XL Center. Metallica hit the road in support of their sixth studio album “Load,” which featured such singles as Until It Sleeps, King Nothing, Hero of the Day and Mama Said.

Their tour was called “Poor Touring Me” and it had two legs, one in Europe and the other in North America. In all, Metallica would play 125 tour dates in 19 different countries. The tour officially kicked off in California in June 1996 and wrapped up in Edmonton almost a year later. The XL Center show featured a center floor stage (or “In-The-Round” as they say) that featured two stages, each with its own drum set.

Special guest Corrosion of Conformity opened the show in Hartford.

 

Metallica

Tour: Poor Touring Me World Tour

Special Guest: Corrosion of Conformity

Friday April 4, 1997

The XL Center – Hartford, Connecticut

Ticket Price: $38.50

Band Lineup: James Hetfield (vocals/guitar), Kirk Hammett (guitar), Jason Newsted (bass), Lars Ulrich (drums)

 

Setlist*

  1. So What
  2. Creeping Death
  3. Sad But True
  4. Ain’t My Bitch
  5. Hero of the Day
  6. King Nothing
  7. One
  8. Wasting My Hate
  9. Bass / Guitar Solos
  10. Nothing Else Matters
  11. Until It Sleeps
  12. For Whom The Bell Tolls
  13. Wherever I May Roam
  14. Fade To Black
  15. Seek & Destroy / Fight Fire With Fire
  16. Last Caress (encore)
  17. Master of Puppets (encore)
  18. Enter Sandman (encore)
  19. Am I Evil? (encore #2)
  20. Motorbreath (encore #2)

*source: setlist.fm

 

Check out these live clips of Metallica in Hartford

 

Ticket Stub:

PODCAST – Tuesday, May 11: Tribe CPR Stories; A Connecticut Woman’s Enormous Mouth Goes Viral; Impulse Buys

PODCAST – Tuesday, May 11: Tribe CPR Stories; A Connecticut Woman’s Enormous Mouth Goes Viral; Impulse Buys

While talking about a life-saving attempt through use of CPR, Chaz and AJ got a lot of calls from the Tribe who wanted Ashley to know how tiring the process is. After a story about a glass eye, Tribe member Scott called in to share what life is like with a glass eye. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – A Connecticut woman is going viral on TikTok for having an enormous mouth. Ashley thinks her mouth is larger than the woman on TikTok, so Chaz called her out and measured it live on the air. (13:12)

Chaz and AJ went through the list of common “impulse” buys people have been doing throughout the pandemic. Who knew coffee was such a lucrative business? (23:55)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Tuesday, May 11

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Tuesday, May 11

6:00. Lots and lots of cats found in one house. How many? Depends on how you count them.

6:13 – 7:00. Embarrassing way you injured yourself. Like closing a car door on your hand.

7:00. A Real live Tiger roaming a neighborhood. One guy pulls a gun.

7:13 Dumb Ass News. Elderly tourists taken to a cemetery for a sales pitch.

7:20. How well did Gianni Russo know the real life characters from Goodfellas?

7:40. Part two. Story that Bill Gates used to hire local strippers to come to his parties and swim nude. Did Gianni supply famous people with party requests?

8:00. How a great day turned ugly fast for a couple of kids out on their bikes.

8:13 – 9:00. Ladies it’s your turn to be schooled on dating etiquette. Top 5 dating tips for the ladies from Karenna Alexander.

8:40. Anything we should add to the list.

9:00. Your nose and your wee wee are connected.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. What a florida man was caught doing to a tree.

9:20. The top things you Impulse buy.

9:30. AJ parody song.

Throwback Concert: KISS at New Haven Coliseum 1997

Throwback Concert: KISS at New Haven Coliseum 1997

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1997!

That year PLR welcomed KISS to New Haven Coliseum. KISS hit the road in 1996-97 for their big reunion tour entitled “Alive/Worldwide Tour” featuring the original lineup of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley for the first time since 1980. Joining them at the Coliseum was special guest Powerman 5000.

Dating back to 1976, Kiss played the New Haven Coliseum at total of 9 times. This includes the early years with the original lineup (1976, 1978 and 1979), the years without makeup (1984, 1985, 1987 and 1990) and the big reunion tour with all four original members back with the band (1997). This show in ’97 would end up being the final KISS concert in New Haven.

 

KISS

Tour: Alive/Worldwide Tour

Special Guest: Powerman 5000

Friday March 21, 1997

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Ticket Price: $40.00

Band Lineup: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley

Setlist*

  1. Deuce
  2. King of the Night Time World
  3. Let Me Go, Rock N’ Roll
  4. Do You Love Me
  5. Firehouse
  6. Watchin’ You
  7. Shock Me
  8. Calling Dr. Love
  9. Shout It Out Loud
  10. I Was Made For Lovin’ You
  11. Cold Gin
  12. C’mon and Love Me
  13. Love Gun
  14. God of Thunder
  15. 2000 Man (The Rolling Stones cover)
  16. 100,000 Years
  17. Black Diamond
  18. Detroit Rock City (encore #1)
  19. Beth (encore #2)
  20. Rock and Roll All Nite (encore #2)

*source: setlist.fm

 

About The Tour:

On August 9, 1995, KISS performed on MTV Unplugged with its mid ’90s lineup of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick. What fans didn’t know prior to the taping was original and co-founding members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley were invited to perform together with Gene and Paul for the first time in 16 years. The fans reaction to all four original members on stage together was so huge that rumors of a reunion began to circulate.

After a shocking appearance at the 1996 Grammys, KISS officially announced its Alive/Worldwide Tour on April 16, 1996 at a press conference on USS Intrepid aircraft carrier. I mean, where else? This is KISS!

The Alive/Worldwide Tour made its debut on June 28, 1996 at Detroit’s Tiger Stadium where 40,000 fans rocked out to the first full KISS concert with the four original members in full makeup since the Dynasty Tour. The year long tour would play nearly 200 shows worldwide and gross over $143 million, making it the most successful KISS tour ever.

After playing a bunch of shows in Japan, Australia and Latin America, KISS returned to the United States in March 1997 and kicked off its next leg of the North American Tour at the New Haven Coliseum. The sold out Coliseum crowd witnessed a classic KISS show that featured 20 songs all from their 1970s heyday.

 

Listen to the full KISS concert in New Haven 1997:

 

Check out these live clips of KISS from 1997

 

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PODCAST – Monday, May 10: Ashley’s Injury; Dumb Ass News; Chaz’s Rollercoaster Karaoke

PODCAST – Monday, May 10: Ashley’s Injury; Dumb Ass News; Chaz’s Rollercoaster Karaoke

Ashley suffered an injury over the weekend, when she closed her car door on the tip of her ring finger. The more she tried to explain how it happened, the more confused everyone was. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – Chaz was reading a story about a teacher that was caught during a Zoom lecture, with two very odd things to have in your mouth during class. Spaghetti and nipples. (10:32)

Chaz and AJ were at Quassy the day before they opened for the season, and tried to sing Whitney Houston while riding the roller coaster. Last week we got to hear AJ, so this week it was Chaz’s turn. (15:50)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Monday, May 10

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Monday, May 10

6:00. An 80’s music video icon has died. No one stretched out on the hood of a car better than her.

6:13. What happened to Ashley’s finger.

6:20 – 7:00. Call in the most pain you’ve ever been in.

7:00. A famous person is running for mayor of a big Connecticut city.

7:13. Dumb Ass News. Two very odd things to have in your mouth while teaching a zoom class.

7:20. Can we hit Whitney Houston high notes while fearing for our lives? Roller Coaster Karaoke

8:00. The top speeding excuses that work.

8:13. John Reznikoff has the world’s largest and most amazing collection of celebrity hair. Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Abe Lincoln and more.

9:00. A reason to be happy if you’re a dude with a big nose.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. The odd thing a guy asked for while robbing a McDonalds.

9:20. Comedian Rich Vos.

ANNOUNCEMENT: 

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HOSTED BY IAN LARA
SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2021 @ 4PM & 7:30PM

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Throwback Concert: Green Day at Webster Theater 1997

Throwback Concert: Green Day at Webster Theater 1997

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1997!

That year PLR welcomed Green Day to Hartford’s Webster Theater. Green Day hit the road in 1997 to support their fifth studio album “Nimrod,” which featured such singles Hitchin’ a Ride, Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), Redundant and Nice Guys Finish Last.

Joining Green Day at the Webster Theater was special guest Superdrag.

This would be Green Day’s final club show in Connecticut. They had played two other club shows in the Hartford area prior to 1997. It would be 5 years before they’d return to Connecticut and that show in 2002 took place at The XFINITY Theater.

 

Green Day

Tour: Nimrod

Special Guest: Superdrag

Monday November 17, 1997

The Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut

Ticket Price: $17.50

Band Lineup: Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals/guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass), Tre Cool (drums)

Setlist*

  1. Going to Pasalacqua
  2. Welcome To Paradise
  3. Geek Stink Breath
  4. Nice Guys Finish Last
  5. Hitchin’ A Ride
  6. The Grouch
  7. Chump
  8. Longview
  9. 2000 Light Years Away
  10. Brain Stew
  11. Jaded
  12. Knowledge (Operation Ivy cover)
  13. Basket Case
  14. She
  15. F.O.D.
  16. Peter Lanterns
  17. Scattered (encore)
  18. Prosthetic Head (encore)
  19. When I Come Around (encore / followed by stage destruction)
  20. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) (encore)

source: setlist.fm

 

Give a listen to the audio from Green Day’s 1997 show at the Webster Theater

Check out these live clips of Green Day in 1997

PODCAST – Friday, May 7: How A Tribe Member Got A Scar – A Mother’s Day Story; Chaz And AJ’s Worst Job Interview Moments; The Week In Flubbles

PODCAST – Friday, May 7: How A Tribe Member Got A Scar – A Mother’s Day Story; Chaz And AJ’s Worst Job Interview Moments; The Week In Flubbles

A Tribe member shares a great mom story, that winds up with him carrying a scar on his head to this very day. Plus, the end of the snow day for students. (0:00)

Scot Haney was on while Chaz and AJ admitted their worst-ever job interview moments. AJ once choked on water so badly, everyone had to ask him if he was for real. (15:18)

A week’s worth of flubbles! Chaz and AJ both expected an abbreviated montage this week, but couldn’t have been more wrong. (21:23)

Boss Keith was in for his Top 5 list, which were his biggest (and loudest) complaints regarding someone else’s list of the best sitcoms of all time. (27:54)

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Hummels PLR 99 One-on-One: Keith Dakin

Hummels PLR 99 One-on-One: Keith Dakin

Chaz talks to Keith Dakin (Boss Keith), Vice President of Programming for Connoisseur Media and covers everything from COVIDs affect on radio, how they pick the music, radio’s future, his favorite year in music and his bizarre Armageddon supplies.

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