“Live in Concert” Sunday night from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
This week: (9/29/24)
After releasing their 3rd studio album, “Damn the Torpedoes,” Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers went out on a world tour, and followed their success in the
studio with success on stage. They were quickly establishing themselves as one of the best live bands!
On this broadcast of Live in Concert, we’ll listen to a concert from the “Damn the Torpedoes” tour. The tour lasted just about a full calendar year- it launched on Monday, July 23, 1979 in Salinas, California, and wrapped up on Sunday, July 20, 1980 in Orlando, Florida.
In between those dates were incredible live performances all over the U-S, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We’ll listen to a legendary performance captured live in the middle of the tour, on December 6, 1979, at the Houston Music Hall in Houston, Texas.
We’ll also hear classic live sets by:
Don Henley – Recorded live in Cincinnati, OH, on 7/23/1991
Robert Plant – Recorded live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 10/18/2012
The Doobie Brothers – Recorded live in Berkeley, CA, on 9/11/1982
Next week: (10/6/24)
Concerts in baseball stadiums have really caught on over the past couple of decades. Artists like Springsteen, McCartney, Elton John, Pearl Jam, and Jimmy Buffett have all put on legendary performances in ballparks recently.
It’s hard to believe, but when Billy Joel played the old Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, it was the first concert ever held there!
His performance that night was incredible! It was captured live during his “Storm Front” tour, on June 22, 1990.
We’ll also hear classic live sets by:
Kenny Loggins – Recorded live in Santa Cruz, CA, on 6/23/1993
Blondie – Recorded live in New York, NY, on 2/23/1999
10cc – Recorded live in Tokyo, Japan, on 3/24/1993