99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1976! That year Queen kicked off its “A Night At The Opera” North American Tour at Waterbury’s Palace Theater. Queen had performed twice before at The Palace: 1974 and 1975. This show in ’76 was their final show at…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1976! WPLR’s studio at the time was on Chapel Street, which was a short drive to New Haven Coliseum. WPLR and The Coliseum had a long history of welcoming some of the biggest rock acts to New Haven. In…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1976! That year PLR presented Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band at Waterbury’s Palace Theater. It was just one year after The Boss released his hugely successful “Born To Run” album, which featured hits like Thunder Road, Tenth…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1994. One of the clubs we miss here in Connecticut is the old Sting in New Britain. Many great artists have played there, including Eddie Money, John Entwistle, B.B. King, Todd Rundgren, Motorhead, Buddy Guy, Peter Frampton and more.…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1994! That spring RUSH brought its Counterparts Tour to Hartford’s XL Center (then called the Hartford Civic Center). Joining them on the tour was an up-and-coming band from Seattle, Candlebox. Today we look back at the show and tour.…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another historic year in our history: 1994! WPLR’s studio at the time was on Dixwell Avenue in Hamden, which was a short drive to New Haven Coliseum. WPLR and The Coliseum had a long history of welcoming some of the biggest rock acts to New…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1994! That year ZZ Top came to Connecticut and rocked Hartford’s XL Center (which was then called the Hartford Civic Center). ZZ Top was supporting its eleventh studio album, “Antenna,” and they brought special guest George Thorogood & The…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another historic year in our history: 1994! WPLR’s studio at the time was on Dixwell Avenue in Hamden, which was a short drive to New Haven Coliseum. WPLR and The Coliseum had a long history of welcoming some of the biggest rock acts to New…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 2004! That year we saw YES hit the road to celebrate its 35th Anniversary. We were thrilled to welcome them to Connecticut, not once but TWICE! The band play at Mohegan Sun Arena on May 12, 2004 and then…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 2004! In 2004 we saw Van Halen hit the road for the first time since 1998 and saw the return of singer Sammy Hagar, who left the band in 1996 after differences with Eddie Van Halen. The band was…