Live Performance

The impact of Rickenbacker: 90 years, 90 songs with The Beatles, Prince and more

The reason why ‘Yesterday’ sounded different when The Beatles played it live

‘Yesterday’ was a tricky live song.

Jun 29, 2022

Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan's 12 greatest Grateful Dead songs

Revisit the final Grateful Dead show with Pigpen

The final Dead show with Pigpen.

Jun 29, 2022

Watch Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers play ‘American Girl’ in 1980

Petty took over the ‘Fridays’ stage.

Jun 25, 2022

Paul McCartney performs Hey Jude at the end of the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympics Saturday, July 28, 2012 in London

Paul McCartney announces tiny pre-Glastonbury club gig

Macca returns to the clubs.

Jun 23, 2022

What did the Grateful Dead play at their final show?

The song on a classic Grateful Dead album that was almost never played live

The Dead dropped it quickly.

Jun 22, 2022

Phoebe Bridgers covers Conor Oberst's 'Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)' for charity

Watch Phoebe Bridgers cover Bruce Springsteen song ‘Stolen Car’

Bridgers covers The Boss.

Jun 14, 2022

Watch the Ramones play ‘Judy Is a Punk’ in 1977

Ramones take on mainstream TV.

Jun 8, 2022

Bruce Springsteen to reissue five classic albums on vinyl

Bruce Springsteen stays local, joins Coldplay on stage in New Jersey

Springsteen joins Coldplay live.

Jun 6, 2022

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones

Watch The Rolling Stones play ‘Out of Time’ live for the first time

The Stones break out a classic.

Jun 4, 2022

At the Drive-In

Watch At the Drive-In destroy ‘Conan’ in 2000

At the Drive-In bring the heat.

Jun 2, 2022

Watch Crosby, Stills, and Nash play ‘Suite: Judy Blue Eyes’ at Woodstock

CSN at their second live show.

May 29, 2022

Watch Metallica rip through a performance of ‘One’ in 1989

Metallica burn through ‘One’ live.

May 22, 2022