Live Shows

Our concert reviews of classic rock acts as well as what took place at festivals and other special musical events

Jeff Lynne’s ELO Lights Up the Garden: 2018 Review

The rejuventated musician returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 4 decades, offering hit after hit and plenty of new memories

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Yup, We Once Reviewed a Madonna Concert

Our reviewer may not be a fan of her music. But he knows an entertaining concert when he sees one, and her 2015 tour was just that

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Arlo Guthrie’s Free 2019 Concert at Woodstock Site

“Fancy being here. I sort of remember this,” said the folk singer-songwriter as he took the stage 50 years to the day of when he played the original ’69 fest

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Greenwich Village in the ’60s, With Sebastian, Muldaur, Melanie: 2018 Concert Review

On a lovely summer NYC night, as stellar artists paid tribute to a special time and place, getting together didn’t seem like such a crazy idea at all.

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Jeff Beck Live at the Hollywood Bowl: 2016 Review

The crowd was treated to a jaw-dropping display of deep blues, hot licks and dive-bombing Stratocaster forays into the ionosphere of rock with special guests Billy Gibbons and Steven Tyler

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Rolling Stones Defy Age at Spectacular 2019 MetLife Concert: Review

They remain the undisputed world’s greatest rock and roll band. Our review of their No Filter North American tour when they refused to show their age

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Cat Stevens Returns After 40 Years: 2016 Review

The acclaimed singer-songwriter returned to New York City in September 2016 after a 40-year absence to perform a stunning career retrospective. Our review…

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Bettye LaVette’s Soulful Interpretations: Concert Review

This was a night of magnificent storytelling, sung by one of the greatest interpreters of song of our time.

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Remember That Buckingham and McVie Tour of 2017?

The longtime Fleetwood Mac bandmates launched their first tour as a duo, performing a mix of classics from the band’s catalog and their own new songs

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When The Rolling Stones’ 2019 Tour Began, at Last

With a limber Mick Jagger looking as fit as ever, the Stones finally kicked off the 2019 edition of their “No Filter” tour, at Soldier Field in Chicago

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