Happy Birthday John Densmore! The legendary drummer for The Doors turns 76 on December 1st. Today we look back at when The Doors came to Danbury High School in 1967. This show happened just two months prior to the infamous show at New Haven Arena when Jim Morrison was arrested on stage. The Doors…
Happy Birthday to Billy Idol! The singer and songwriter turns 65 on November 30th. Today we look back at when Billy Idol brought his “Charmed Life” Tour to Lake Compounce in Bristol in 1990. Billy Idol Tour: Charmed Life Tour Special Guest: Faith No More September 23, 1990 Lake Compounce Setlist* License To Thrill…
Happy Birthday to Matt Sorum! The former Guns N’ Roses drummer turns 60 on November 19th. Today we look back at when Guns N’ Roses made their first and only appearance ever at New Haven Coliseum: 1993 on their Use Your Illusion Tour. Joining them on the tour was The Brian May Band. Interesting side…
Today we remember the late Frankie Banali, who sadly passed away on August 20th. The drummer for Quiet Riot would’ve turned 69 on November 14th. We also remember singer Kevin DuBrow, who passed away 13 years ago this month on November 19, 2007. We miss you Kevin and Frankie! Today we look back at when…
Happy Birthday Neil Young! The “Godfather of Grunge” and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (twice too!) turns 75 on November 12th. Today we look back at when Neil Young and Crazy Horse came to New Haven Coliseum in 1987. Neil and Crazy Horse hit the road in support of its studio album “Life.”…
Happy Birthday Jared Followill! The bassist for Kings of Leon and brother of bandmate/lead singer Caleb Followill, turns 34 on November 20th. Today we look back at when Kings of Leon came to The XFINITY Theatre in 2014. Kings of Leon hit the road in support of their sixth studio album “Mechanical Bull,” which was…
Happy Birthday to our friend Corey Glover! The lead singer of Living Colour turns 56 on November 6th. We were so thrilled and honored to have Corey stop by and perform at The Chaz and AJ Toy Drives in 2018 and 2019 in New Haven. In 2019 he brought the whole band with him and…
Happy Birthday Bryan Adams! The Canadian guitarist and singer turns 61 on November 5th. Today we look back at when Bryan came to Connecticut in 2001. He played at the historic Warner Theater in downtown Torrington. That year he only played a handful of dates in the United States so those of us in Connecticut…
Happy Birthday Bobby Dall! The bassist for Poison turns 57 on November 2nd. Today we take a trip back to 1988 when Poison came to Lake Compounce at perhaps the height of their popularity. Poison was out promoting their second studio album Open Up and Say…Ahh!, which included hit songs “Nothin’ but a Good Time”…
Happy Birthday Gavin Rossdale! The lead singer and rhythm guitarist for BUSH turns 55 years old on October 30th. Today we look back at when BUSH came to Connecticut exactly 10 years ago tonight. After an eight-year breakup, BUSH reunited in 2010 minus founding members Nigel Pulsford and Dave Parsons. They hit the road and…