Personal Concert History - 1990s


1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

1990

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1991

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Neil Young

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1992

date venueact companions
Jun 25 SPAC

Moody Blues

Chicago

 Mila
Aug 18 Saratoga Raceway

U2

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Zoo Tour supporting albumAchtung Baby
In 2002, Q magazine said the Zoo TV Tour was "still the most spectacular rock tour staged by any band"
Primus 		Tom Zebrowski

Great show, wild stage
  • Primus was logical warmup for this show
  • My name was mud by the end of that show
  • Les Claypool was cranking the base right through you
  • Stopped at Saratoga Diner after show.
Oct 7 Palace Jethro Tull
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1993

date venueact companions
SPAC
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1994

date venueact companions
Jun 27 Palace Tori Amos Mila
Jul 30 SPAC

Steve Miller Band

 Mila and Clare

Clare's first concert - lawn seats at SPAC
She was just under 4 years old, got in for free
SMB is certainly family friendly music;
no ear plugs required
Aug 12-14 Saugurties, NY

Woodstock 25th Reunion


Friday, August 12 North Stage
  • Live
  • James
  • King's X
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Collective Soul
  • Candlebox
Saturday, August 13 North Stage
  • Joe Cocker
  • Blind Melon
  • Cypress Hill
  • Rollins Band
  • Melissa Etheridge
  • Crosby, Stills, & Nash featuring John Sebastian
  • * Nine Inch Nails
  • * Metallica
  • Aerosmith
Sunday, August 14 North Stage
  • Arrested Development
  • Allman Brothers Band
  • Traffic
  • Spin Doctors
  • Porno For Pyros
  • Bob Dylan
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Peter Gabriel
Jeff Gaffey, Tom Zebrowski, Buchik
(they all left Sunday morning; I spent the last day alone)
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1995

date venueact companions
Aug 13 SPAC

(H.O.R.D.E.)

Black Crowes

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Joan Osborne

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Blues Traveler

, G-Love and Special Sauce, God Street Wine 		Jennifer Gaffey before she became Mrs. Link

Joan Osborne was most impressive
her most popular song is not even among her best work
Love the Black Crowes but they kind of mailed it in at this show
maybe I was too eager to hear songs they didn't play

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1996

date venueact companions
Jun 25 SPAC Crosby Stills and Nash Mila
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1997
date venueact companions
Jul 20SPAC

Aerosmith

 Tom Zebrowski
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1998

date venueact companions
Jul 18 Corning Preserve Randy Bachman
  • free Alive at Five show
  • played Guess Who
    • remember his intro of song "Laughing"
    • that it was most requested song on radio
  • and BTO songs
Dec 29 Pepsi Arena
formerly Knick Arena
currently Times Union Center

Aerosmith

Tom Zebrowski
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1999

date venueact companions
Jul 22-25 Griffis AFB
Rome, NY

Woodstock 30th Reunion
  • Friday July 23rd East Stage
    1. * James Brown
    2. G. Love and Special Sauce
    3. Jamiroquai
    4. Live
    5. Sheryl Crow
    6. DMX
    7. The Offspring
    8. Korn
    9. Bush
* missed
  • Sat Jul 24 East Stage
    1. The Tragically Hip
    2. Kid Rock
    3. Wyclef Jean with the Refugee Allstars
    4. Counting Crows
    5. Dave Matthews Band
    6. Alanis Morissette
    7. Limp Bizkit
    8. Rage Against the Machine
    9. Metallica
  • Sun Jul 25 East Stage
    1. * Willie Nelson
    2. The Brian Setzer Orchestra
    3. Everlast
    4. Elvis Costello
    5. Jewel
    6. Creed featuring Robby Krieger
    7. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • and the venue burns down


  • For everybody that did not attend Woodstock '99 (and perhaps some who did)
    • this festival will be remembered for the minor rioting, looting and vandalism that occurred after the music stopped
    • Maybe they shouldn't have handed out candles as Chilli Peppers closed the show (certainly a combustable situation).

  • This was a great event until the one percent fucked it up
  • I can understand frustration by people who felt gouged by vending costs and camping conditions weren't ideal.
  • There were many people already sunburned after the first day and it was sunny and hot all weekend.
  • But the rioters really screwed us out of any chance for a subsequent Woodstock scale show in upstate NY
  • Anybody got the balls to sponsor Woodstock 2019 ?
Jeff Gaffey, Chuck Halpin, Ray

Highlights

  • Topless women
  • Three of the best female singers
    • Alanis Morrisette
    • Jewel
    • Sheryl Crow
  • All of the bands brought their A Game
    • I started to list them but I ended up just repeating the performer list
  • Bands I expected to be good (.i.e I was already fan of their musc)
    • Live, Bush, Offspring, Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band,
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Bands that I didn't really know beyond their one song which got played on radio.
  • These bands impressed/entertained me. I felt their energy. I understand their popularity
  • DMX, Korn, Rage Against the Machine, Metallica, Kid Rock, Creed
  • Looking back there were many acts on the other stage I would have liked to have seen.
  • Same regret for Woodstock '94 but these megashows/festivals often present such dilemas
  • Too bad they don't tape the performances and provide stream access to ticket holders