Bob Dylan- Bob Dylan World Tour 1966 (1966), Not everyone was thrilled when Bob Dylan chose to go electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Total tour attendance: N/A Ironically, Brooks did more than almost any country star to open the genre up to rock fans, especially as a live performer. In other words, Dead freaks unite! Matt Melis(Several former members of Grateful Dead now tour as part ofDead and Company. Shows played: 120 Today's Top Quizzes in The Rolling Stones. Matt Melis, 07. Chris Frantz was grinning modestly while Jerry Harrison looked onwards. Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz Bookmark. Neutral Milk Hotel - Reunion Tour (2013-15), If you wait long enough, eventually the impossible happens. Audiences had been waiting for an outdoor performance by Sugarland when 70 mile-per-hour wind blew through the fairground and caused the stage to collapse. Bruce Springsteen went on tour with the E Street Band in 2016 to mark the 35th anniversary of his 1980 EP "The River. There are a whopping 20 songs on the album, and Springsteenperformed it in its entirety at all North American tour stops. We cant say for certain. 1 Name Just One - 10 to 1: Music . Phish leveled up and its impossible to deny. You show off what you can do with and without a band. All rights reserved (About Us). Year(s): 2017. Luckily, theres plenty of footage of Marleys final performances and message, including a sold-out stadium show thats still considered to be the largest concert in Italian history. Year(s): 201213. It was a hint of what was to come for the genre and the group themselves. Madonna- Whos That Girl World Tour (1987), Madonna didnt invent the pop concert. Nina Corcoran, 92. Total tour attendance: 2.66 million Others would say the band was never better than when setting endurance records on a nightly basis on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Iggy and the Stooges - 1970 Summer Tour (1970), Iggy Pop is another one of those rock stars who has had nine lives. Shows played: 53 While the tour's production was notable, particularly it's rotating LED cube dubbed "the Monolith," it was Beyonc's ever-improving talent that stole the show. That year saw Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ice Cube, Pearl Jam, and others headline a whos who of talent across multiple stages. Most nights of the tour opened with their classic hit "Message in a Bottle, but the August 2008 show began withCreams "Sunshine of Your Lovea moving tribute to the band who had played their own final show at MSG years prior. Matt Melis, 54. 1980s ZZ Top Eliminator Red Satin Roadie Tour Concert Jacket USA small Condition: -- "Pre-owned" Price: US $99.00 No Interest if paid in full in 6 mo on $99+* Buy It Now Add to cart Best Offer: Make offer Add to Watchlist Ships from United States Shipping: US $10.55Expedited Shipping. "Then came Omicron, and we stopped dancing," he adds. And luckily enough, we were able to score 16 seats (with 8 on the floor) for the biggest concert that year! Sitting atop their glowing pyramid, Daft Punk seemed to be the total opposite of the crowd: rigid, unreadable, and robotic compared to the audience's freeform, blissful, sweaty dancing. Conversely, if the same band neglects their back catalog, we can feel cheated on that account. And I miss it when Im not doing it. Here are the people whove done it best. There are a few guidelines and To publish, simply grab the HTML code or text to the left and paste into Led Zeppelin- North American Tour 1968/1969 (1968-69), Its telling that Robert Plant and Jimmy Page cant leave their homes without being asked about the chances of a Led Zeppelin reunion. The Rolling Stones' 1969 tour was one of the first legendary rock events. Its so iconic that its routinely covered today (down to every last detail) by The Musical Box, a Genesis cover band that Gabriel himself donated instruments and set design pieces to so the tour can reach a new generation. Nina Corcoran, 70. The most popular metal band of all time touring with the most popular metal band of that time. So her sound engineer Martin Fisher used a wire clothes hanger to create a wireless headset microphone. Between 1973 and 1976, Journey released three studio albums, all of which failed to meet the expectations of Columbia Records, which nearly dropped the band. A list of 80s concerts people have attended and their reviews of the concerts. They took to the stage at 2 AM with John Entwistle donning a skeleton onesie and Keith Moon acting giddy as ever, a seamless culmination of everything The Who represented as a band and the classic rock genre at large. The 50 Greatest Concerts of the Last 50 Years From Led Zeppelin's U.S. debut to Jay Z and Kanye West's 'Watch the Throne' spectacle, and beyond By Christopher R. Weingarten, David Browne, Jon. The Rolling Stones knew that rock was ready for melodic pop choruses, and their first massive stadium tour of the states had everyone singing along -- inside and outside of the stadium. While on this tour, Joel has created a sort ofresidency for himself at Madison Square Garden, playing one show there a month, as long as ticket sales stay high (already six dates at MSG have been announced for 2019). The "Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood: World Tour is a perfect example of that. The run included the bands legendary May 8th stop at Cornell, considered by many to be the holy grail of Dead shows. The band reunited for 156 shows, playing theirfinal show at Madison Square Garden. At the age of 64, Wonder brought more exuberance and glee to the stage than anyone could have expected, so much so that he chose to add over 20 more dates to the tour to keep it going. Four days before the first date of the tour, Beyonc dropped Lemonade, a surprise visual concept album complete with a 65-minute film and 12 staggering songs. Nina Corcoran, 50. Looking back, those who caught Morissettes Cant Not Tour can safely say they saw the artist who solidified the place of women in 90s alternative rock truly coming into her own onstage. Clark used half of the tour as a way to give a solo show, performing older tracks with just her guitar and her voice, and then played newer songs with the help of a backing track. -- Matt Melis, 71. But Cave turned a period of mourning into a universal acknowledgement of life moving on no matter what you choose to do. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. If youre hoping to hear some of your favorite tracks from yesteryear live, heres a list of the top 50 bands from all genres you can catch live this year. (Note: NJ.com readers using Vivid Seats for the first time can get $20 off ticket orders over $200 with promo code NJ20 at the register. Which was more awesome, The Joshua Tree or Zoo TV? Her performance, her costumes, and the stage and multimedia setup had all been taken to new levels for this tour. It was a dream combo, as the bands were touring behind the newly released Brand New Eyes and Sainthood, respectively. Unmasked Tour | KISS Wiki | Fandom Pop and the Stooges would go on to get their due as a seminal proto-punk outfit, but their largest impact may just be Pop demonstrating the lengths a frontman could go to connect to an audience. Nina Corcoran, The Cure doesn't tour abroad often because of Robert Smith and Simon Gallup's fear of flying, which makes any trek to the US (by boat!) But in 1985, that all changed when Guns N Roses hit the stage. Ils enchanent avec une tourne travers toute la France durant l'anne 1984. Its a particularly impressive feat when you consider that the band, which by this time had been performing together for 30 years,had just lost a member. If youre hoping to hear some of your favorite tracks from yesteryear live, heres a list of the 50 biggest groups across all genres you can catch live this year. Shows played: 102 As Joey once said, People looked at us like we were from Mars. If the band couldnt play a single note, their appearance alone could have influenced a generation. This saw a growth spurt where Newsom brought a full band with her on tour to nail the orchestral-style parts, played at a handful of festivals, and performed four times on live late-night TV shows (somewhat of a rarity for the notoriously secretive artist). In fact, the Rumours Tour takes us back to not only the bands most successful years but also its most tumultuous. The Flaming Lips- 2003 Summer Tour (2003), The Flaming Lips have been weird for a very long time and have pushed the boundaries of live spectacle as much as, if not more than, any other band of their era. After all, the 80s was a time when rock music was at its peak. List of the top 20 highest-grossing tours (by actual gross, not adjusted for inflation) of all time Rank Actual gross Gross adjusted for inflation (2023 $) Artist Tour name Year(s) Shows Attendance Average gross per show (millions) Average attendance per show Average gross per attendee Ref. -- Matt Melis, 55. symphony orchestra Joanna Newsom- Have One on Me Tour (2010), Though one could say Joanna Newsom continues to outdo herself in live settings today, the singer-songwriter and harpist outdid herself in 2010 while touring behind the triple-LP Have One on Me. The 40 Most Anticipated Tours of 2023: Taylor Swift, SZA, Blink-182, Arctic Monkeys, Beyonc, and More Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Coldplay, Dry Cleaning, Fever Ray, Glorilla, Kelela, and more of the. In the case of Mercury, they would be his final shows ever due to being diagnosed with AIDS the following year. Year(s): 201315. While Bjrk never shies away from absurdist outfits, powerful live accompaniment, or creative stage designs on tour, it was the Biophilia tour that saw her questioning how to turn the invisible physicality of music into a visible one. We want to hear it. Shows played: 114 by Amy, August 26, 2020 She announced her tour shortly after performing at the Super Bowl that winter and tickets sold out -- without anyone knowing what was to come. His third album " was released in 2017, and the albums tour began the same year. From the opening scene where her shadow danced across a curtain during Moving to her ballet leaps through dry ice fog in the Wuthering Heights encore, Bush's tour was the iconic shift for weirdos everywhere who knew their vision was worth pursuing, no matter what obstacles get in the way. Simon needed a new inspiration to take hold of him, and he found that muse in the traditional music of South Africa, which he would combine with pop to create Graceland, his best-selling album as a solo artist. Although the decade of excess ended over 32 years ago, many of the biggest bands that grew up in the MTV era, like Sting, Duran Duran and Blondie, are still touring in 2022. December 3, 1980 Previous Dynasty Tour Next 10th Anniversary Tour The Unmasked Tour was a 1980 concert tour by the hard rock group KISS. Tour gross (adjusted for inflation): $476,474,639 But if were talking the moment that Bruce and band really became Kings of the Road (or maybe Bosses), that would have to be the Darkness Tour. Tour gross (adjusted for inflation): $345,700,000 10 of the biggest gigs in history - Radio X Closing in on six decades of being "the greatest rock & roll band in the world, the Rolling Stones are one of theoldest bands still performing today. Like Santa himself, Stevens packed every toy he could imagine: inflatable toys, excessive hats, neverending garland, and one giant wheel to be spun at shows to decide which traditional Christmas songs should be added to a setlist of original Christmas songs. Against Me! The tour also spawned the groupsonly live album"Live in Buenos Aires, recorded at the final show. Shows played: 326 While earlier that year, they recorded a live set that would become Live at Leeds, it was the combination of these sounds -- the blues-rooted, riff-heavy early material with the more adventurous, cinematic, crescendo-filled material of a rock opera -- that nailed this tour down as a career peak. Paramorew/Tegan and Sara - Honda Civic Tour (2010), Though it's very much a sponsored event (and in no way tries to hide it), the annual Honda Civic Tour is a blessing for pop, rock, and punk fans, especially kids who rarely get to see big acts in suburban areas because of age restrictions. The tours namesake album had just gone No. Every fan of the band will have their own favorite maybe a tour where they spent weeks following Jerry Garcia and co. but were going to go with the Deads spring slate in 1977. Many fans got to hear that robot pop sound live for the first time, not to mention see instruments like synthesizers, vocoders, and homemade electronic percussion devices stand in for standard rock and roll gear. No big deal. Both legs were out of this world, but lets face it: one just makes for a slightly cooler story to tell the grandkids -- Matt Melis, 15. Nina Corcoran, 67. Nina Corcoran, 75. With the release of Guero, his ninth studio album, Beck found a new string of singles -- like "E-Pro" and "Girl" -- to hook audiences with. 3. Just over a year after her older brother Michael had rewritten every rule for what a pop tour or a music tour in general could be, kid sister Janet Jackson set out on her own record-setting tour. It was the year of the big suit, a year that lives on in cartoonish costume design fame. The iconic soul singer has a youthfulness to him that seems dependent upon gratitude, something Wonder has never been in short supply of. The tourcoincided with the release of their new album of the same name and featured other artists like The Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban. 50 Greatest Concerts of the Last 50 Years - Rolling Stone 30 of the top-grossing music tours of all time, #30. Nina Corcoran, 16. With drug charges in the past, the Stones finally hopped across the pond to play sold-out arenas, showing their growth as adults and as professional musicians. With the songs from new hit record Goodbye Yellow Brick Road at his disposal, John, already balding, sporting huge sunglasses, and dressed in one outrageous glam costume (plenty of sequins and feathers) or another, turned what couldve been polite piano recitals into full-blown rock revivals. Suddenly, Aerosmith found themselves shifting millions of units, saturating the telly (along with Alicia Silverstone), and even making movie and late-night cameos as Wayne Campbells excellent favorite band. And live, he could flaunt that wide range of material while flaunting why he is, more than anything else, a born performer. While the shows would become even more of a spectacle by the bands next tour a rocket-shooting guitar, you say most agree that the Alive II Tour (and the couple tours before it) marked the perfect mix of KISS mayhem and metal mastery. Nina Corcoran, 46. 30 day returns. Discover with Concertful the best upcoming concerts, gigs and music festivals taking place in your area. Total tour attendance: 2.07 million It began in the United States only a few months removed from the Kennedy assassination when the mop-topped lads from Liverpool played their first American concerts sandwiched between Earth-shifting appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show. Ever since his days as a Beatle, Paul McCartney has been wildly popular. With larger venues and gigs on the doc, the band amped up their live antics, playing into the role of frenetic antics and volume-heavy material. Total tour attendance: 3.30 million The Eagles One of These Nights Tour (1975), Ah, this ones for the dads. -- Matt Melis, 78. A Tribe Called Quest- 2017 Summer Tour (2017), Though they've reunited intermittently over the years for one-off performances, it was A Tribe Called Quest's unexpected album We Got It from Here Thank You 4 Your Service -- their first LP in 18 years, during the recording of which Phife Dawg passed away -- that revitalized their music and their legend at large. Shows played: 108 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Magic Tour, #27. Nearly every night of the tour, fans were surprised by casual guest appearances, including Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Beck, John Legend, Lorde, Mary J. Blige, Mick Jagger, St. Vincent, and more. Shows played: 132 Indochine (groupe) Wikipdia AC/DC- Highway to Hell Tour (1979-80), When Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning in early 1980, Brian Johnson stepped in a couple months later, and the band didnt miss a beat. Someone in the audience shouted out Judas!, prompting Dylan to turn to his band and order them to play it fucking loud. The Hawks obliged, and rock and roll has never been the same since. Known for gimmicks like hanging from a cross, the "Sticky & Sweet tour had none of that. Otis Redding - 1967 European Tour (1967), Like many on this list, especially artists of color during the American civil rights movement, Otis Redding toured as an ambassador as much as a soul singer. The famed beach in Rio De Janeiro was the scene of one of the biggest rock shows EVER, when the legendary band performed to 1.5 million fans on 18 February 2006. . And the most miraculous part was that Madonna transcended all the hype by offering a larger-than-life event. --Matt Melis, Seeing the Goddess of Pop right after her commercial success exploded (yet again) would be one to brag about for the ages. Total tour attendance: 3.50 million Rod Stewart at Copacabana Beach (1994) - 4.2 million attendees. Though most of the setlist centered around the recently released Court and Spark, it was a proper dive into her career and evidence of her influence to come: Big Yellow Taxi, Both Sides Now, Blue, A Case of You, and more. On top of it all, Kendrick Lamar was the opening support, though occasionally other greats like A Tribe Called Quest, Pusha T, and Travis Scott filled in his shoes. Journey's 1980 Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives LL Cool J, Whodini, Eric B. For a few years, the Rolling Stones held the title for the top-grossing tour of all timethanks to their "A Bigger Bang tour. Onstage, she proved how she was born to be an artist. The deciding factor on how to rank and include tours? As single after single climbed both country and mainstream charts, you were just as likely to hear Shania Twain blasting from a 16-year-old teen girls first car as a rugged pickup truck. Her first time out in 1984, appropriately dubbed The Virgin Tour, caused near-Beatles levels of hysteria among young American females, many of whom donned the Material Girls style, which gave birth to the term Madonna wannabe. By 1987, the US was not enough, and the Whos That Girl World Tour sent a more sophisticated, but no less risque, Madonna out to conquer the world. It was a moment in time where people across the world got to witness Bowie before them and realize, yes, this was a rock star about to take his position at the forefront for generations. All recounts of the tour point to how amused and bitter Johnny Rotten seemed to be, not to mention Sid Vicious' struggling attempts at bass. "The Farewell Tourwas no exception. Nine Inch Nails- Fragility (1999-00), Trent Reznor has been the most prominent face of industrial rock since the early 1990s. 107 biggest '80s concerts 2023: Get tickets for your favorites Various Artists - The Grindcrusher Tour (1989), Back in the late '80s, grind and death metal were busy being born. Maybe that pain fueled the music. Browse The Rolling Stones. Matt Levy covers the live entertainment industry, writing about upcoming concerts, festivals, shows and events. Michael Jackson - Bad World Tour (1987-89), Sometimes, we forget that Michael Jackson had already charmed much of the world before he ever undertook his first solo tour in 1987. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. In truth, so was his creativity as a songwriter.