Madison Square Garden Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Concerts==== <!-- ATTENTION: Do not add concerts to this section without first establishing the notability of the concert or concert series on the talk page first. It's not feasible to add an entry for every single band that ever played at MSG --> [[File:Jimmy Page early.jpg|thumb|[[Led Zeppelin]] guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] performing at Madison Square Garden in 1973]] Madison Square Garden hosts more high-profile concert events than any other venue in New York City. It has been the venue for [[Michael Jackson]]'s [[Bad (tour)|Bad World Tour]] in 1988, [[George Harrison]]'s [[The Concert for Bangladesh]], [[The Concert for New York City]] following the [[September 11 attacks]], [[John Lennon]]'s final concert appearance during an [[Elton John]] concert on Thanksgiving Night in 1974 before [[Death of John Lennon|his murder]] in 1980, and [[Elvis Presley]], who gave four sold-out performances in 1972, his first and last ever in New York City. [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] headlined numerous sold-out shows in 1977 and 1978. [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], who were formed in the arena's city and three of whose members were city-born, did six shows during their second half of the 1970s main attraction peak or "heyday": four sold out winter shows at the arena in 1977 (February 18 and December 14β16), and another two shows only this time in summer for a decade-ender in 1979 (July 24β25). They played their final two shows at the venue on the December 1 and 2, 2023, the 50th anniversary year of their formation. [[Billy Joel]], another city-born and fellow 1970's pop star, played his first Garden show on December 14, 1978, with that month's follow ups on the 15th, 16th and 18th. [[Led Zeppelin]]'s three-night stand in July 1973 was recorded and released as both a [[The Song Remains the Same (film)|film]] and [[The Song Remains the Same (album)|album]] titled ''The Song Remains The Same''. [[The Police]] played their final show of their reunion tour at the Garden in 2008. In the summer of 2017, [[Phish]] held a 13 night series of concerts called "The Bakers' Dozen." During which the band played 237 unique songs, repeating none during the entire run. The Garden commemorated "The Bakers' Dozen" by adding a Phish themed banner to the rafters.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/phishs-bakers-dozen-residency-our-recap-w496328| title = Phish's 'Baker's Dozen' Residency: Breaking Down All 13 Blissful Nights| work = [[Digiday]]| last1 = Jarnow| first1 = Jesse| date = August 7, 2017| access-date = August 9, 2017| archive-date = August 8, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170808170305/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/phishs-bakers-dozen-residency-our-recap-w496328| url-status = dead}}</ref> With their first MSG show taking place on December 30, 1994, Phish has regularly played annual multi night runs, typically around New Year's Eve.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://phish.net/venue/157/Madison_Square_Garden | title=Madison Square Garden- Phish.net }}</ref> As of January 2024, Phish has performed 83 times at MSG.<ref>{{cite web |title=Phish Perform Longest "Mike's Song" Equipped with Second Jam for Penultimate Show of MSG Summer Run |url=https://jambands.com/news/2023/08/05/phish-perform-longest-mike-song-equipped-with-second-jam-for-penultimate-show-of-msg-summer-run/ |website=Jambands |access-date=August 18, 2023 |date=August 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Iuzzolino |first1=Nicole |title=Phish to play 7 shows at MSG during 2023 tour |url=https://www.nj.com/live-entertainment/2023/02/phish-to-perform-7-shows-at-msg-dates-schedules-where-to-buy-tickets.html |website=NJ Advance Media |access-date=August 18, 2023 |language=en |date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> [[File:Eric Clapton 01May2015.jpg|thumb|[[Eric Clapton]] at the Garden in 2015; Clapton has played 45 concerts at the venue since 1968.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eric Clapton to Celebrate 70th Birthday With Two Shows at Madison Square Garden|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6501911/eric-clapton-70-birthday-madison-square-garden-shows|magazine=Billboard|date=April 23, 2016|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513101700/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6501911/eric-clapton-70-birthday-madison-square-garden-shows|archive-date=May 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>]] [[Elton John]] once held the all-time record for the greatest number of appearances at the Garden with 64 shows. In a 2009 press release, John was quoted as saying "Madison Square Garden is my favorite venue in the whole world. I chose to have my 60th birthday concert there, because of all the incredible memories I've had playing the venue."<ref name="2009Interview">{{Cite web |title=Top 10 Rock N' Roll Sites in NYC That You Can Visit Today |url=https://untappedcities.com/2022/08/05/rock-n-roll-sites-nyc/10/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=Untapped Cities|date=August 5, 2022 }}</ref> A DVD recording was released as ''[[Elton 60 β Live at Madison Square Garden|Elton 60βLive at Madison Square Garden]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/elton-john/27292 |title=NME article on 60th birthday concert at Madison Square Gardens |work=NME |location=UK |date=March 25, 2007 |access-date=February 25, 2009}}</ref> [[Billy Joel]], who holds the record for the greatest number of appearances at the Garden with 134 shows as of February 2023,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.https/ |title=Billy Joel Announces Madison Square Garden Show February 14, 2023 |website=billyjoel.com |date=October 6, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-date=August 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> stated that the site "has the best acoustics, the best audiences, the best reputation, and the best history of great artists who have played there. It is the iconic, holy temple of rock and roll for most touring acts."<ref name=2009Interview/> [[File:Lady Gaga performing 2011 cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Lady Gaga]] performing at the Garden in 2011]] The [[Grateful Dead]] performed in the venue 53 times from 1979 to 1994, with the first show being held on January 7, 1979, and the last being on October 19, 1994. Their longest run being done in September 1991.<ref name="Madison Square Garden Shows">[http://www.dead.net/search-deadnet?title=madison%20square%20garden&taxonomy=madison%20square%20garden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628234153/http://www.dead.net/search-deadnet?title=madison%20square%20garden&taxonomy=madison%20square%20garden|date=June 28, 2018}}, dead.net the official site of the grateful dead</ref> [[The Who]] have headlined at the venue 32 times, including a four-night stand in 1974, a five-night stand in 1979, a six-night stand in 1996, and four-night stands in 2000 and 2002. They also performed at [[The Concert for New York City]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewholive.net/venues/show-venue.php?id=3|title=The Who Concert Guide β Madison Square Garden|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> On March 10, 2020, a 50th-anniversary celebration of [[The Allman Brothers Band]] titled 'The Brothers' took place, featuring the five surviving members of the final Allman Brothers lineup and [[Chuck Leavell]]. [[Dickey Betts]] was invited to participate but his health precluded him from traveling.<ref name="rsb50b">{{cite magazine |last1=Browne |first1=David |title=Derek Trucks on Playing Live Before and After the Coronavirus Shutdown |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/derek-trucks-allman-brothers-tribute-new-york-coronavirus-969359/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 30, 2020 |date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> This was the final concert at the venue before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] forced its closure. Live shows returned to The Garden when the [[Foo Fighters]] headlined a show there on June 20, 2021. The show was for a vaccinated audience only and was the first 100 percent capacity concert in a New York arena since the start of the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/20/1008449093/foo-fighters-to-perform-at-madison-square-gardens-first-full-capacity-concert |title=Foo Fighters To Perform At Madison Square Garden's First Full-Capacity Concert |work=NPR.org |date=June 20, 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2021 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! 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