Happy Birthday Mark Farner! The founding member and former vocalist of Grand Funk Railroad turns 72 on September 29th. Today we look back at when Grand Funk Railroad came to New Haven and rocked The Coliseum in 1974. Take a look at their setlist below! Grand Funk Railroad Special Guest: Wet Willie April 21,…
Happy Birthday Les Claypool! The founder and lead singer of the funk metal band Primus turns 57 on September 29th. Today we look back at when Primus co-headlined the 2010 Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival at Seaside Park in Bridgeport with Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir, Damian Marley and Robert Randolph &…
Happy Birthday Joan Jett! The lead singer of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts turns 62 on September 22nd. Today we look back at when Joan rocked Toad’s Place in New Haven in 1997. Check out her killer setlist below! Joan Jett & The Blackhearts March 3, 1997 Toad’s Place in New Haven, Connecticut Setlist*…
This weekend we celebrate Nuno Bettencourt’s birthday! The lead guitarist for the Boston rock band Extreme celebrates his 54th birthday on September 20th. To celebrate, we look back at when Extreme came to New Haven in 1995 to support their newest album “Waiting For The Punchline.” After the tour ended, Nuno and singer Gary Cherone…
In 2007, rock duo The White Stripes released its sixth studio album, “Icky Thump.” Sadly this would be the band’s final studio album before they officially broke up in 2011. But before breaking up, Jack and Meg White did play one concert together in Connecticut: 2007 in Wallingford in support of “Icky Thump.” Today we…
20 years ago this summer the Red Hot Chili Peppers played at The XFINITY Theatre in Hartford. Sadly, they haven’t been back to Connecticut since. According to our calculations, over the past 35 years, the Chili Peppers have only played Connecticut six times, including a few stops at Toad’s Place. So seeing them here in…
The Yale Bowl in New Haven had a busy decade in the 1970s. In addition to the football games played there by both Yale University and the NFL’s New York Giants (this was the Giants official home-away-from-home while Giants Stadium was being built), there were also a bunch of great rock concerts. Legendary acts like…
September 1, 2002. The day the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum officially closed its doors forever. But before the building closed, we got to enjoy one last concert there: Tool on August 20, 2002. Tool Tour: Inside The Outside. Special Guest: Tomahawk August 20, 2002 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum Setlist* Sober The Grudge Stinkfist…
Daughtry’s performance at Mohegan Sun scheduled for September 3, 2020 has been postponed to Friday April 9, 2021. So if you have tickets, hold onto them! They’ll be honored for the rescheduled date. Don’t have tickets? Purchase them here. Today we look back at a past Daughtry concert at Mohegan Sun: a co-headlining show with…
Happy Birthday Bruce Dickinson! The lead singer of Iron Maiden turns 62 on August 7th. Today we look back to 2006 when Iron Maiden opened its “A Matter of Life and Death” World Tour right here in Connecticut. Iron Maiden A Matter of Life and Death Tour Special Guest: Bullet For My Valentine Wednesday…