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Stop and Go
The pianist Oscar Levant was playing one evening when a woman arrived late and p...
Yappers
While attending the symphony one evening, Henry Parker was dismayed to find that...
Keith Moon: Upshot
While performing with The Who on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" one night i...
John Paul II: Children's Choir
"A children's choir performed for the Pope [in Azerbaijan]," 'Tonight Show' host...
Spellbound
In 1960, Bette Davis and her husband Gary Merrill toured America doing readings ...
Joan Melu Concert
"In August 1980, Joan Melu, a Rumanian folk singer, broke all existing records f...
Matchbox! Yeah!
In 1996, Matchbox 20 played a concert with Christian acoustic rockers Jars of Cl...
Strung Quartet?
One evening George Bernard Shaw attended a performance by an Italian string quar...
Segovia's Guitar
"Towards the end of a recital in Berlin, just as Andres Segovia was concluding w...
Steve Miller Rocks! (long)
During the 1960s, Steve Miller once played at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Ric...
The Eagles: Like Hell
Shortly after the Eagles split up in 1981, Glenn Frey was asked when the band mi...
Ozzy Osbourne: Spinal Tap M...
"I remember when Randy Rhoads was alive and we played a gig in L.A.," Ozzy Osbou...
Grace Under Pressure
In 1969, Jefferson Airplane joined the Rolling Stones and several other bands fo...
U2: Spinal Tap Moment
During the encore at the end of each show on U2's 1997 "Popmart" tour, a giant, ...
Critical Observation
The famed Finnish composer Jean Sibelius once consoled a young musician after a ...
Sch-h-hnabel
Artur Schnabel was once amused to find an elderly woman in the front row sleepin...
Eat me, Zappa!
During a concert one evening, Frank Zappa was dismayed to hear someone in the au...
Lady Pianist
One night after a rehearsal with the London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn ret...
Trumpet Call
After a performance of Beethoven's "Leonora Overture No. 3" one evening, during ...
Buncha Punks
Early in their careers, Joey Ramone and his bandmates played so fast that they o...
MERRRRRRDE!
The Ramones played so loud that, while recording their first album, they destroy...
Diva's Playground
In a bid to improve her image as a self-centered diva one year, Diana Ross held ...
Keith Richards: German Tour
During a concert one evening, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards slipped on...
Miraculous Mandarin
Bela Bartok's The Miraculous Mandarin was not well received at its debut ...
Elvis in the Hotseat?
Elvis, whose weight ballooned toward the end of his life, once found himself in ...
Kylie Minogue: Love Kylie
During a guest appearance on MTV's "TRL" show shortly before the MTV Europe Musi...
Mayhem
In March 2003, a Norwegian death metal fan named Per Kristian Hagen filed suit a...
Piano Concerto
Sir Thomas Beecham once found himself conducting a mediocre pianist in a Mozart ...
Jefferson Air Crash
While performing at the Whiskey-a-Go-Go one evening, Jefferson Airplane frontman...
Symphonie Fantastique
During a choatic concert one evening, Hector Berlioz turned to conduct his own ...
I Am Not a Dog
"A singer named Waldick Soriano was singing a song called, 'I am not a dog' at a...
Richter Quake?
Hans Richter was conducting Dvorak's Ninth Symphony one evening when the cymbal ...
Lover Lay Down
At a concert in January 1997, Dave Matthews took to the stage with a note in han...
Kenny Rogers: O'Toole Incident
Kenny Rogers was once sued by a fan (named Kevin O'Toole), who alleged that a Fr...
Subtle Replacements
"Saturday Night Live" producers were so worried about an appearance by Paul West...
The Who: Smashing Good
While performing at a London club one evening in 1965, The Who's Pete Townshend ...
Bench Warmer?
Shortly before performing at a sold-out recital one evening, Arthur Rubinstein -...
Young John Larroquette: KROQ
As a young student, John Larroquette briefly worked at a college radio station. ...
Alanis Morissette: Monument...
One night during the Latin American leg of her "Feast on Scraps" tour (in Septem...
Justin Hawkins: Darkness Below
Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins, famed for wandering into the crowd (and playin...
War, What is it Good for?
One evening during the war in Iraq (in March 2003), Bruce Springsteen played a m...
P. Diddy in Denmark
One night while touring through Europe (in October 2002), P. Diddy played his fi...
Busta Blooper
During a concert in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2003, rapper Busta Rhymes no...
Coop: Concert Poster
In 1994, L.A. artist "Coop" was commissioned to produce a concert poster for a c...
Blink-182: Down with Modernism
On June 4th, 2004, Blink-182 played a historic show in Holmdel, New Jersey. "Dur...
Dave Grohl: Sweet Absurdity
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl once had occasion to regret his habit of chewin...
Dinah Washington: Queen of ...
"She was Queen of the Blues and she brooked no rivals. During a tour of Britain ...
Breeders Blooper
"In 1994 we were opening on tour for Nirvana," Breeders guitarist Kelley Deal re...
QOTSA: Songs For The Deaf?
In 2002, Josh Homme and his fellow "Queens Of The Stone Age" bandmates planned a...
Led Zeppelin
In 1970, Robert Plant and his Led Zeppelin bandmates were scheduled to perform i...
Satchmo & the King
In 1932, jazz legend Louis Armstrong played a command performance for England's ...
Ella Who?
Ella Fitzgerald once performed in Columbia, South Carolina, before an audience o...
Bloody Hell?
L7 once performed at England's Reading Festival. When excited audience members b...
Concert for Peace
In October 1981, the pacifist composer Luciano Berio gave a special open-air con...
Hasselhoff Jinx
Despite his musical success in Europe, David Hasselhoff's attempt to storm Ameri...
Men and Mountains
While attending a performance of Carl Ruggles' Men and Mountains one even...
Foo Fighters: Jailhouse Rock
On tour in Australia in 2000, Dave Grohl and the other Foo Fighters rented moped...
Happy Mondays
The Happy Mondays' once opened for Carlos Santana. Shortly before the concert, f...
ZZ Laptop
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons once observed that the band's fans, though still a "rebel...
Willie Nelson: Concert Blooper
Willie Nelson was once asked about his worst experience onstage. "I guess it was...
John Phillips: Ego Pop
In 1967, John Phillips (of the Mamas and the Papas) helped with the organization...
Albert Brooks & the Family ...
"I opened for Sly and the Family Stone in '73," Albert Brooks once recalled of h...
Orrin Hatch: Hipster Hatch
In September 2000, Senator Orrin Hatch enthusiastically agreed to back Jubilee 2...
Oops in Rio
One day in 2001, Britney Spears found herself standing backstage at the "Rock in...
Krenek
"The newly exiled composer Ernst Krenek was applauded politely when he played th...
Charlotte Church: Being in ...
During a concert in December 2002, Charlotte Church kindly told her audience tha...
Barry Sonnenfeld's Mother
Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld once recalled the trials of growin...
Sacre du Printemps
At the historic premiere of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps in 1913, u...
Merde
One evening, Erik Satie attended the debut performance of Debussy's "La Mer" (th...
The Doors: Dionysian Frenzy
One night while playing at the Whisky a Go Go, Jim Morrison (reputedly while on ...
Jim Morrison: Mr. Mojo Risin'
In March 1969, Doors frontman Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself ons...
That's Entertainment
During the performance of a Beethoven symphony one evening, Hector Berlioz, sobb...
George W. Bush: Gotta Wonde...
In March 2002, the blind musical genius Stevie Wonder performed at a Presidentia...
Woodstock (long)
One day in the late 1960s, two young men (struggling with writer's block while d...
Partita for Solo Violin
Though he had performed in many remarkable places around the world (including Ic...
Screaming Trees!
In June 2003, Skunk Anansie guitarist 'Ace' set a new deliberately "fucking corn...
Showmann?
Before each recital, Vladimir de Pachmann would take immense pains adjusting and...
Jimmy Eat World & Capitol R...
Within a year of their first show, Jimmy Eat World released their self-titled de...
AC/DC vs Riot Police
"A Belgian policeman took it into his head he was going to stop one of our shows...
Boogie Off
In 1969, Jerry Garcia and his Grateful Dead bandmates, booked to play with the R...
Sock Trick
In 1994, Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis recounted a seminal momen...
Tongue and Lips?
In January 2003, KISS and Aerosmith announced plans to join forces and tour toge...
Tommy, Jr.
During a concert one evening in 1997, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee passed a vid...
Pink Floyd Garden Party
Pink Floyd's concerts were not entirely devoid of Spinal Tap moments. In 1971, f...
Stage Dive
While performing at a concert in the summer of 1997, Iggy Pop jumped off the sta...
Rock Star
During one of the band's early gigs, U2 frontman Bono Vox spotted two young ladi...
Bonohead
Though notoriously absentminded U2 frontman Bono Vox usually lost nothing more i...
Woodstock Moment
At Woodstock in 1969, the radical student leader Abbie Hoffman (famed for writin...
Top Note
Near the end of a performance at Albert Hall one evening, the famed soprano Luis...
Icy Reception
At the debut performance of Arnold Schoenberg's first song cycle (in 1900), a fi...
Organ Squared
In September, 2001, the longest musical performance in history began in a former...
Annoying Fan
While performing his Moonlight Sonata in London one evening, Felix Mendel...
Nero Sings
According to Suetonius, Nero's greatest ambition after becoming emperor was to s...
David Lee Roth: Last Samurai?
In September 2003, former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth was forced to cancel...
Cherry Sisters: Damned Souls
At the turn of the 20th Century, the Des Moines Register ran a scathing r...
POD
In October 2003, POD frontman Sonny Sandoval and his bandmates had to cancel a s...
Missing Person
Shortly after departing on a hunting trip with his brother in 1991, Alice in Cha...
The Darkness: Spinal Tap Mo...
Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins, a great fan of Rob Reiner's Spinal Tap,...
Jimi Hendrix: Peerless Passion
Jeff Beck once recalled the first time he saw Jimi Hendrix play guitar. Indeed, ...
Blink-182: Family Reunion
In April 2003 (following the U.S. invasion of Iraq), Blink-182 visited the Persi...
Neil Young: The Blob
"It's a wonder I wasn't dead after that show," Neil Young once confessed of the ...
Justin Timberlake: SARS Con...
In July 2003, Justin Timberlake performed at a SARS benefit concert in Toronto. ...
Agnetha Faltskog: First Con...
ABBA singer Agnetha Faltskog's first public performance came at the age of five....
Billy Corgan: Performing fo...
One day in 2001, former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan performed Bob Dy...
George Jones: Deedoodle
"In 1979, ravaged by cocaine and heroin, George Jones experienced some difficult...
Slipknot: Number 6
The unhinged destructo-metal band Slipknot - whose members wore jumpsuit "unifor...
Justin Hawkins: Seriously
While playing a gig one night, Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins identified a you...
Enrique Iglesias: Big Problem?
In 2004, Enrique Iglesias embarked on a small concert tour, with girlfriend Anna...
John Mayer: Encore!
"So we've got one more song to play for you tonight," John Mayer announced durin...
The Replacements: Big Stink
The Replacements once played a showcase gig for a group of record industry bigwi...
Bono: Blowin' on the Stage
Bono was once invited to join Bob Dylan onstage in the middle of a show. "Bob Dy...
Cyndi Lauper: Good Luck?
"My grandmother says it's good luck but I think it's disgusting!" ...
The Clash: Anarchy Tour
In 1976, The Clash joined the Sex Pistols, the Damned and the Buzzcocks on the l...
The Darkness: Little Hottie
At a concert in August 2004, Darkness bass player Frankie Poullain chanced to sp...
Mark Lamarr: Gansta Rap
"I love going to see gansta rap because they're so vicious," Mark Lamarr once re...
Dinah Washington: Noisy Lis...
Obnoxious concert-goers and hecklers ranked among Dinah Washington's major peeve...
Gavin DeGraw: Pelted with P...
Gavin DeGraw was often pelted with women's underwear while performing onstage. "...
Synchronicity
Dave Matthews, renowned for his inter-song banter, often shared anecdotes with t...
Teknival
In August 2002, shortly after French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy instructe...
Let it Rain?
While playing in Foxboro, Massachusetts in July 2000, Dave Matthews sought to li...
Stuffed Giraffe
"I never had my dick out onstage and neither did anybody else in the band," Fran...
Dave Grohl: Duct Tape Forever!
"What," Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was once asked, "is the weirdest thing ...
Queens Of The Stone Age: Co...
Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme was once asked about the craziest th...
Parenthood
In 1995, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, famed for his stage-diving gui...
Particularly Good?
Pete Seeger was once asked about his wastedst concert venues. He had, he replied...
Marilyn Manson: Genitals on...
Marilyn Manson was once asked to recall the wastedst thing that had ever happene...
Kittel's Coma
In 1996, a 17-year-old German girl named Christiane Kittel was diagnosed with a ...
Beverley Knight: Soul Singer
In June 2004, soul singer Beverley Knight was reportedly required to pay £1,000 ...
Cheyne: Wardrobe Malfunction
Cheyne was once asked to recall her most embarrassing moment. "Turkey," she said...
Dream Group?
Herb Alpert once saw Miles Davis perform with what Alpert called the dream group...
Circle of Peeing?
A joke from Matchbox 20's first show soon developed into an unusual pre-performa...
Bang for the Buck
At a show in London one evening, L7, promising to give fans "more bang for the b...
Page Turner
The famed violinist Georges Enesco was once called upon to tutor the son of a Ro...
Swinger Nugent
As part of his stage act, Ted Nugent would often swing on a rope while wearing a...
Pink Floyd: Spinal Tap Moment
Pink Floyd's concerts were not entirely devoid of Spinal Tap moments, as drummer...
Ali Baba
One evening Berlioz attended the debut performance of Ali Baba, an opera ...
Downside of Democracy?
In July 2003, the Sex Pistols expressed their desire to play a concert in Baghda...
Joe Strummer & the Clash: S...
One day Joe Strummer and his Clash bandmates found themselves counting the numbe...
Absent-Minded Pianist
At a concert one evening, as Josef Hofmann settled himself at the piano, a look ...
David Cross & the Grateful ...
David Cross was once asked whether he was a fan of the Grateful Dead. "I saw the...
Sodi & Rubio
"I was in Timbiriche [a Mexican preteen singing group] with Thalia Sodi," Paulin...
F---in' Busted
During a concert in 1975 in Memphis, Tennessee, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler ...
DMBare?
In June 2000, the Dave Matthews Band played at Chicago's Soldier Field Stadium. ...
US2
As a teenager John Simm (who later found fame as the star of the acclaimed minis...
Forever Young
Bob Dylan, the genius behind the song "Forever Young," once played a concert for...
Toronto the Goody Good
In 1991, a much-anticipated open-air concert featuring an up-and-coming new band...
Food Fight
"It's a safe bet that since it was New Year's Eve the band was pretty well stone...
Tinderbox 20?
Rob Thomas and his Matchbox 20 bandmates once opened for No Doubt at a memorable...
Dannii Minogue: Capsize
While performing at an outdoor concert (at Kingsbury Water Park near Tamworth) i...
Hot Musician
One day in August 2002, Australian entertainer Rolf Harris was imterrupted midwa...
Concert Companion
2003 marked the appearance of a hand-held wireless gadget, called the Concert Co...
Tom Jones: Panty-Flinging Fans
Tom Jones once complained that his panty-flinging fans often caused performance ...
The Boss
Bruce Springsteen's contract for a concert at Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Arkan...
Pop!
Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr saw a historic Iggy Pop performance at Glasgow Ci...
Roman Symbol
During a Fugazi performance in Olympia, Washington one evening Ian MacKaye and h...
Unbalanced Comment?
John Tesh once professed a surprising admiration for Jethro Tull. "When I was in...
Spinal Tap Sphinx
Inspired by a visit to Egypt, Boy George decided to begin entering the stage dur...
Bam Bam?
Many people who attended Dick Dale's concerts near the turn of the millennium we...
Encore! (long)
"It was 1946," Ben Wicks once recalled. "The war in Europe was over. Once again ...
Fisher's Hornpipe
The pianist and composer Thomas Wiggins possessed a phenomenal musical memory an...
Silent Insult
Hans von Bulow was once delighted to receive an invitation to perform for Napole...
Axl Rose: Errant Fan
Axl Rose was not always pleased with the quality of the security at Guns and Ros...
Eminem: Wack Job?
In November 2002, Eminem claimed to prepare for every onstage performance with a...
Rock Geek
As part of his 2002 world tour, Moby started a curious club, asking concert-goer...
Natural Musician
Arturo Toscanini was once accosted just before a concert by a frantic clarinetis...
Moses in Egypt
Rossini once attended a concert at which several variations on an aria from his ...
Handel Untuned
Because he could scarcely bear the sound, the tuning of instruments was always p...
Royal Concert
In November 1963, John Lennon and the Beatles gave a Royal Variety performance i...
Remembrance
"I established a certain standard of behavior," the great pianist Ignace Jan Pad...
The Rainbow
Lou Reed played at The Rainbow (in London) some time after Frank Zappa's legenda...
Rhythm
In 1913, the novelist Carl van Vechten attended the premiere of Igor Stravinsky'...
Berry Blooper
"Since 1957, Chuck Berry has always toured solo, demanding that promoters supply...
Bernd Kremling
During a performance in Bayreuth in 2003, German conductor Bernd Kremling, famed...
Novoselic & Lithium
While playing "Lithium" at the 1992 MTV Video Awards, Nirvana bassist Krist Novo...
Alice Cooper Gig
Shortly after the start of an Alice Cooper gig one evening, the crowd of 3,000 g...
Retarded Development
While chopping and smashing a giant watermelon on stage during a concert one eve...
DM Unplugged
It took Depeche Mode a while to get used to their high tech musical instruments....
Phallic Trip
According to drummer Mick Fleetwood, throughout the 1960s Fleetwood Mac was "rea...
Evil Dick
In 1993, a music critic called one of Ice-T's performances "as historically powe...
The Kinks: Hidden Anger
Little love was lost between Kinks vocalist Ray Davies and his brother Dave (who...
Pyrotechnica
One night while touring with Guns 'n Roses in 1992, Metallica set off a pyrotech...
Hallelujah Chorus
In 1743, George II was invited to attend the debut performance of Handel's Messi...
Tambourine Man
During a concert in Los Angeles in 1994, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher snorted s...
Nutty Pop
Iggy Pop (whose absurd stage antics included smearing himself with peanut butter...
DIANA ROSS
One evening in 1984, Diana Ross performed at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. The f...
Mirror Ball
While recording an Italian TV special one day in 1980, Van Halen frontman David ...
The Who: Spinal Tap Moment
The Who made their last scheduled concert appearance for a 1978 documentary. The...
Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix...
Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix arrived for the Woodstock festival in 1969 in a heli...
ZZ Topless
During a performance in Colorado in 1972, ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons played h...
Schoenberg Opera
Arnold Schoenberg was not entirely pleased with the Frankfurt premiere of his on...
Grace Slick: Graceless Perf...
"Lead singer Grace Slick kicked off Jefferson Starship's 1978 European Tour by g...
Emperor Speaks
While performing one evening, Franz Liszt was dismayed to observe his patron, Em...
Spinal Tap Moment
In 1977, Fleetwood Mac, inspired by John McVie's fascination with flightless bir...
Benny's Violin
Jack Benny was famed for his role as a violin-playing miser. His performances le...
Calm Casals
"At his Viennese debut Casals suffered from nerves. When he came to pick up his ...
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop was once asked why he had recently vomited on several members of his au...
Piano Prodigy
At the age of six, the piano prodigy Harris Wang was once asked what he most enj...
Jack White: Introducing the...
"'My name's Jack, and this is my sister,' White Stripes frontman Jack White anno...
Phantom Toilet
"We were in Indianapolis in this makeshift dressing room behind the stage," Phan...
Elvis & Nipper
During a show in Los Angeles in 1957, Elvis Presley shocked the audience by pick...
Faith No More
During a Faith No More concert in South America one evening, a fan in the audien...
Guns N' Roses & Nine Inch N...
Axl Rose was so impressed with Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails that he invited ...
Plimpton Blooper
"The public, uninterested that George Plimpton might have a serious motive for h...
Willie Nelson & Charley Pride
One night, Willie Nelson invited Charley Pride to join him for a jam at the Long...
Stipe's Dresses
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe earned a measure of notoriety for wearing dresses ...
Train Kept a-Rollin'?
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was once asked about the rumor that during a gig...
Switchfoot & U2
In 2003, Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman met with U2's Bono to help out with an ...
Concert Promoter Bill Graham
The legendary concert promoter Bill Graham, who organized massive concerts for s...
Duran Duran Fan
In August 2003, Duran Duran played a show in a Los Angeles club to warm up for t...
Beckham Bl@@per
During a Spice Girls concert for 60,000 in August 2000, Victoria Beckham's fans ...
Artist Formerly Known
After planning to celebrate his 44th birthday with a huge stadium concert bash, ...
Britney Spears Blooper
Britney Spears had a brief Spinal Tap moment in June 2002 when a moveable part o...
Divine Wind
The British string quartet Bond - Tania Davis (viola), Haylie Ecker (first violi...
Keith Richards & the Microp...
During a Rolling Stones concert in Sacramento in 1965, Keith Richards grew annoy...
Ryan Adams
During a concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium one evening, Ryan Adams was dis...
Peaches Concert
During a big homecoming gig at Toronto's Government in November 2003, Peaches st...
Keanu Reeves: Folk Thrash
Keanu Reeves, who once likened his band Dogstar's music to folk thrash, was once...
Good Charlotte & New Found ...
"We've been known to play a prank or two," Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden o...
Shelby Lynne: Mother
Following the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Shelby Lynne performed the John Lennon ...
Kyuss: Desert Concert
While playing in a band called Kyuss, future Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Jo...
Young Eve: Lots of Kids
"When I first started [performing]," Eve once recalled, "I played on Christmas i...
Elton John: Fish out of Water
"Elton John was the surprise musical guest at the Harley-Davidson 100th-birthday...
Justin Hawkins: Ball-Popper
While greatly appreciated by his fans, Justin Hawkins's stage antics did not alw...
Styx at Junefest
In 2001, Styx played at the annual Junefest concert. "I see a lot of boobies out...
Jungle Strain
"There was trouble at the National Guard Armory in Washington, DC..." ...
Yngwie Malmsteen: Marquee P...
Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, famed for his deadpan demeanor, neocla...
Blind Melon: To the Limit
After experimenting with heroin, pot and cocaine as a teenager, Blind Melon fron...
Beatlemania!
How intense were Beatles fans? "You could not hear them playing anything," assoc...
Honky-Tonk Metal
In 2003, Hank Williams III, son of country music legend Hank Williams, joined Pa...
Slipknot: Number 2?
The unhinged destructo-metal band Slipknot - whose members wore jumpsuit "unifor...
Ludacris Contest
At the conclusion of an interview with New York rap fuckingstation Hot 97 one da...
Lyle Lovett: Penguins
"Lyle Lovett was briefly married to the actress Julia Roberts. Their marriage is...
Lauryn Hill: Vatican Visit
In 2003, Lauryn Hill took part in an all-star gala Christmas concert at the Vati...
Jimmy Page: Stairway to Kas...
"Heroin became an unspoken fact of life around the band [Led Zeppelin]... Doctor...
Exploited Fans
Forty-two cars were destroyed in a riot in 2003, after the Exploited were forced...
Jesse Helms: U2 Concert
"Seated down front at U2's Elevation Tour concert in Washington, D.C. [in June 2...
Sting: Laryngitis
Shortly before a concert in 2004, Sting visited a doctor, who peered into the mu...
Norman Lear: Good Times!
Legendary producer Norman Lear (famed for his production of such classic series ...
Linda Ronstadt: Leaving Las...
During a performance at the Aladdin casino in Las Vegas in 2004, Linda Ronstadt ...
Jewel: Cracked Diva
"There's a new cracked diva in town," Rolling Stone reported in June 2004...
David Cassidy: Welcome to W...
David Cassidy's Welsh fans were delighted when he performed at a concert in Card...
Aimee Mann: Concert Banter
Finding that she lacked a facility for banter, Aimee Mann hatched a novel soluti...
Tony Blair: Future Leader
While studying law at Oxford University, future British Prime Minister Tony Blai...
Tom Green: MC Bones
Before embarking on a career in comedy, Tom Green aspired to be a rap musician a...
Justin Hawkins: Live in Dublin
Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins was once asked to recall his biggest onstage ga...
Steve-O: Download Festival
While performing at the Download Festival in England in August 2004, disco-garag...
Kevin Bacon: Rock Star Moment
"We did a show at the Democractic National Convention," Kevin Bacon once recalle...
Michael Stipe: R.E.M. in Co...
Shortly after the disappointing 2004 presidential election, R.E.M. opened a conc...
Dermot Mulroney: Low and Sw...
Young Dermot Mulroney was encouraged by his parents to take up the cello. Years ...
Phobia: Sorry Heckler
While performing one night in a small club in Japan, Phobia were heckled by a gr...
R. Kelly: I Believe I can Fry?
On August 19, 2004, R Kelly and Jay-Z announced their forthcoming "Best of Both ...
Boy George: Ironic & Glamorous
In 1999, '80s cross-dressing icon Boy George was treated for shock and severe br...
Paul McCartney: Trapdoor
While performing at the Tampa St. Petersburg Times Forum in 2005, Paul McCartney...
Bono: Telephone Blooper
During a concert in April 2005, Bono asked 18,000 fans in Vancouver to call Cana...
Housebroken?
During a memorable appearance on "Saturday Night Live" in October 1992, Sinead O...
Home Sweet Home?
Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann was once asked to describe his favorite gig - ...
Druid Festival
In June 2003, Druids from across England descended upon the Custard Factory in B...
Seating Reservations
In the 1990s, after stage-diving and moshing (slam-dancing in a stagefront pit) ...
Oh Say, Whitney, Can You See?
In June, 2000 pot-smoking pop diva Whitney Houston became discombobulated during...
Young Melba
Famed opera singer Nellie Melba gave her first public recital at the age of six,...
Girl From Arizona?
In 1966, the Carpenters won a "battle of the bands" at the Hollywood Bowl by sin...
Boston Public
Henri Wieniawski once performed to a meager audience in a certain auditorium in ...
KD Perspective
"I [k. d. lang] was grumbling about having to do this show and this drummer said...
Let it Rain!
On June 24, 2000, the Dave Matthews Band played at Deer Creek Music Center in No...
Young Ben Lee
"I remember playing the first Noise Addict show at the Crocodile Café in L.A. [a...
Ben Lee & The Bens
Ben Lee once toured with Ben Kweller and Ben Folds. "Every night we walked onsta...
Full House
When tickets for a Birgit Nilsson concert in New York sold out several weeks in ...
Phish in France
"We played a show in Lille, France," Phish frontman Trey Anastasio once recalled...
Spinal Tap?
"[Metallica's] live show remained the epitome of metal style, an orgy of pyrotec...
Universal Bliss?
In 1997, Tracy Bonham saw Beck perform at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Ange...
Bette Boop!
At a concert in 1978, Bette Midler was amused to see several fans unfurl a banne...
Red Hot Chili Peppers
In August 2002, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea was asked about the band's up...
Encore
In concert, Neil Diamond often egged on the crowd to request the same song again...
Raw Admiration
British magazine Raw once called Perry Farrell's concerts "fascinating, w...
Klutz
In 1997, Neil Young had to cancel a major European tour. Why? He had cut his han...
ZZero G
In 1980, ZZ Top wrote to NASA and formally requested that the band be booked as ...
Alice Cooper's Snake
In the early 1970s, Alice Cooper incorporated a snake into his act. The snake be...
Bartok Tribute
Shortly after the death of the Hungarian composer Bela Bartok in 1945, the celeb...
Ass Over Tit
AC/DC guitarist Angus Young once broke several fingers during a concert "falling...
Rodman & Pearl Jam
During a Pearl Jam concert in Dallas in 1998, basketball star Dennis Rodman pres...
What Is Truth
Johnny Cash is said to have infuriated Richard Nixon on one occasion - by perfor...
Cold Hard Bitch
"Iggy Pop found countless ways to mutilate himself onstage. Nic Cester, frontman...
Really Got Boring
Though Kinks frontman Ray Davies once called rumors of the band's antics a "plot...
Dave Matthews and the Howli...
Dave Matthews was once asked to name the most amazing thing he had ever seen fro...
Gay-Yee Westerhoff
Gay-Yee Westerhoff (the cellist from the British string quartet Bond) was once j...
Damones Blooper
"We've played a lot of shows and there were times I embarrassed the s--- out of ...
Van Morrison: Colossal Assh...
"For all his distinction as a visionary pop singer, Van Morrison can be a coloss...
Breaking Steve Polz
"Mercury Records was desperate to 'break' Steve Polz, so they booked him in 12 c...
Radiohead: Farewell Concert
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke was once asked which song he would like to end the...
Janis Joplin: Big Brother B...
Though Cheap Thrills sold more than 1,000,000 copies in the first month f...
Instant Karma?
In 2002, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher lost two teeth during a brawl in Munich. ...
Bobby Hatfield: Personal Em...
On November 5, 2003, the crowd gathered in Western Michigan University's Miller ...
Young Saint-Saens
One evening, young Camille Saint-Saens accompanied his parents to a symphony co...
Perfectionist Ravel
Maurice Ravel never appeared unkempt, even among his closest friends. Throughout...
Blackmore's Guitar
At the end of his shows, Deep Purple lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore would smas...
Scott Stapp: Broken Creed
During a Chicago concert in December 2002, Creed frontman Scott Stapp shocked fa...
The Who?
The Jesus Lizard's David Yow was once asked about the band's craziest concerts.
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Brown Bull? (long)
Beck once played a concert in the Swiss Alps at a snowboarding convention. "Red ...
Bootsy Collins & James Brown
Legendary P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins once explained why he was thrown out of ...
Tim, We Love You
In November 2003, Tim Robbins hosted a televised memorial concert and tribute to...
Piccolo
One day during his tenure as conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Bou...
Rostropovich
"When the Kremlin hard-liners pulled their August Coup [in 1991], Rostropovich w...
W.A.S.P.: Rock Spectacle
"W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawless, the man responsible for such Tipper Gore–pleasing h...
Two Piccolos
The French playwright Ernest Legouve met one of his closest friends at a concert...
Phish Concert
Trey Anastasio and his Phish bandmates often answered audience requests during t...
Flustered
During a performance of The Act one evening, Liza Minnelli spotted Marlen...
Generous, Jr
"At Lake Tahoe in Nevada Sammy Davis, Jr sang three songs to open a dinner show,...
Meat Loaf Blooper
Meat Loaf, who sustained no fewer than seventeen concussions over the course of ...
Jimi Hendrix: Bandana Trip
Jimi Hendrix was rumored to put tabs of acid (LSD) under his bandana before each...
Levant
At a college concert one evening, Oscar Levant was playing a virtuoso pianist pa...
Classic Townshend
"When the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) performed Tommy [their legendar...
Vain Schoenberg
"Arnold Schoenberg went to Venice in September 1925 to conduct his Serenade Op. ...
Necklace
During his last Anger Management show at Milton Keynes in June 2003, Eminem resp...
Satie
"Erik Satie thought it might be amusing to compose music not to be listen...
Rachmaninov's Constant
When the composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninov played his seemingly interminab...
Bonehead Fan
Like many rockers, Elton John was literally showered with gifts from adoring fan...
Madame Zucka
When performing songs with alternate endings, the English bandleader Ray Noble o...
Backup Dancer
"I once toured with the group 98° as a backup dancer," Kadee Sweeney recalled. "...
Beyonce Blooper
"We'd perform at conventions, water parks, even grocery stores," Destiny's Child...
Phishy Moment
During their big New Year's Eve concert at Madison Square Garden in 2003, Phish ...
Pelvic Noise
In 2003, Thurston Moore made a memorable appearance at the annual Bang on a Can ...
Happy Valentine's Day
In February 2003, Kelly Osbourne's boyfriend Bert made a surprising announcement...
Reznor Pukes
Trent Reznor and his Nine Inch Nails bandmates often drank vast quantities of te...
Robbie Williams Blooper
While performing live on a British television show one day in 2002, Robbie Willi...
Roger Daltrey: Shoulder Blo...
"Pete Townshend hit me on the shoulder with a Gibson once, and the guitar broke,...
Jason Bonham & Led Zeppelin
For Atlantic Records' 40th anniversary concert, Jason Bonham, son of legendary L...
John Mayer: Body is a Wonde...
John Mayer was once asked whether he ever found himself singing "Your Body is a ...
Doug Robb: Hello Cincinatti!
Hoobastank frontman Doug Robb was once asked to recall his most embarrassing mom...
Macy Gray: Charity Performance
In July 2004, Macy Gray performed at the Coronet in London's Elephant and Castle...
Courtney Love: Microphone S...
In March 2004, Courtney Love was arrested and charged with assault and reckless ...
David Gest: Too Sick to Travel
In early January 2003, David Gest missed the first court hearing in his divorce ...
Car 54, Where Are You?
The application of new technology to the production of music occasionally has un...
Klink
Aphex Twin's Richard James was once asked about his weirdest gigs. "I played in ...
Jack Daniels
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth once spent thousands of dollars designing enor...
Piano Stool
"At a wartime concert the piano stool was too high for the soloist so Sir Adrian...
Sheena Easton: American Accent
"She came out and did a show in Glasgow," Mogwai's Martin Bulloch once recalled ...
Boared Stiff?
Sean Lennon once played in a truck stop in Vinton, Louisiana. "The soundboard is...
Für Elise
In 2002, The New Yorker's Alex Ross attended Yo-Yo Ma's "Silk Road Projec...
Cobain
At a rock festival in 1992, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain donned a hospital gown ...
Tom Jones: Not Unusual?
During a live performance of "It's Not Unusual" one evening, Tom Jones did his t...
Grand Blooper
In 1988, Pink Floyd transformed the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, into a giant s...
Ellington Dance
Duke Ellington was famed for the excitement engendered by his performances. "Som...
Angus Young vs Stupid Fan
"We were playing out on Long Island, and this guy threw something and hit me," A...
Cinderella Moment
"My shoe broke onstage twice on this tour," Mariah Carey recalled in 2003. "It w...
Young Kid Rock
Kid Rock was once asked about the first concert he had ever attended. "It was El...
Faustian Gig
Faust (the band which popularised the use of angle grinders, road drills and cem...
Young Buck
In 1970, future R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck attended his first concert - ...
David Paich
"David Paich will not be able to take part in Toto's summer tour," Toto announce...
We Love You Elvi$
Perhaps unsurprisingly, "Colonel" Tom Parker, an illegal Dutch immigrant and a l...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Dru...
The British trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer played live shows peppered with intermin...
Joni Mitchell: Woodstock
After the legendary concert in 1969, Joni Mitchell wrote the hit song "Woodstock...
Status Quo: Pub Tour
In 1999, Status Quo celebrated the release of their new LP by embarking on a tou...
Christopher Hall: Stabbing ...
"We were playing a festival in Washington, D.C.," Stabbing Westward frontman Chr...
Conrad Keely: Trail of Dest...
The destruction for which And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead became famou...
Robert Plant: Police Brutality
"The brutality of the police in the southern states in the early '70s was unbeli...
Stinson
During a concert in Minneapolis in 1984, Replacements guitarist Bob Stinson, fam...
Supermusical
"Though he dreaded seasickness, the Viennese waltz king Johann Strauss agreed - ...
Rain on Travis
Shortly after Travis began playing "Why Does it Always Rain on Me?" at their con...
Short Bus Dance Party
"We had this idea on tour for a thing called 'Short Bus Dance Party' after shows...
Man's World
In the late 1960s, James Brown performed on television with Aretha Franklin. Bro...
Demolition Crew
After a particularly bleak performance in 1988, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic ...
Censless
In 1990, Sinead O'Connor threatened to cancel a concert in New Jersey if the nat...
Grace Jones at Disney World
In 1998, Grace Jones was banned from Disney World. Why? She exposed h...
Tori Amos & Michael Stipe
"[REM frontman] Michael Stipe said to me once, 'Hey, can I borrow your audience?...
Liza Minnelli: Cash Hungry
In 2002, Liza Minnelli had trouble selling tickets to her new show at New York's...
Conor Oberst
On October 5, 2003, Bright Eyes played a set at the Shortlist Awards in Los Ange...
NIN in Germany
"Once when we opened for Guns 'n' Roses in Germany," Nine Inch Nails frontman Tr...
Glastonbury Festival
At the Glastonbury Festival in 2003, the digital station Music Choice stencilled...
Foo Fighters: Two-Dollar Shows
"People want to know why we're playing these two-dollar shows," Foo Fighters fro...
Phish Heckler
"Usually, if somebody's heckling us," Phish frontman Trey Anastasio once remarke...
Phish: Battle of the Bands
According to Phish's Trey Anastasio, Phish once won a battle of the bands - afte...
Tubes Groupie
"Tubes shows were crazy," former Tubes frontman Fee Waybill once recalled. "In t...
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