SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — As summer comes to a close, Saratoga Performing Arts Center made room for a punk show on its concert schedule. Flogging Molly and Violent Femmes co-headlined the Spa City venue on Sunday night, bringing along with them opening acts Thick and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

Like many acts, Dave Matthews Band had to cancel its 2020 dates at Saratoga Performing Arts Center last July, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The beloved band’s 2021 dates then shifted to the fall rather than the traditional heart of the summer nights, but Dave Matthews Band was coming.

The Black Crowes split up in 2015, after the dueling siblings at the heart of the band, lead singer Chris Robinson and rhythm guitarist Rich, reached a breaking point in their relationship. But it’s amazing what time, nostalgia and a headlining amphitheater tour can do.

The pair have reunited and came to SPAC in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the band’s breakthrough debut LP “Shake Your Moneymaker.”

Capital Region entertainment venues are having to make decisions, some costly

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Longtime music legend Willie Nelson, at 88 years old, is still pleasing crowds as he once again leads the Outlaw Music Festival across the country.

For the festival’s Sunday night show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the audience was treated to performances by Margo Price, Gov’t Mule, Sturgill Simpson and Willie Nelson & Family.

Maroon 5 is no longer coming to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs next week.

The Adam Levine-led band was scheduled to perform at SPAC on Monday, Sept. 13, but the venue website was updated over the weekend with a notice the show was “canceled.” The date has also been removed entirely from Maroon 5′s website.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Lynyrd Skynyrd played loud and proud during a crowd-pleasing Saturday night show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, part of the band’s Big Wheels Keep On Turnin’ Tour.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Dead & Company played a sold-out show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Friday during the band’s long-awaited return to the local stage after a canceled 2020 tour.

By Michael Hochanadel

Like a neon-and-chrome jukebox in a 1970s fern bar, Jackson Browne then James Taylor expertly spun radio-friendly soft rock at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Tuesday to the troubadours’ happy contemporaries.

The Big Apple might get all the glory, but New York is home to multiple other strong music markets. Among them is the state capital of Albany, about three hours north of New York City, which is one of the most reliable tour stops in the Northeast, and sold 2.78 million tickets for a gross $137.9 million between 2015 and 2019, according to Pollstar data.

On August 16, 2021, Lindsey Stirling graced the Saratoga Performing Arts Center with an incredible performance. From daredevil aerial spinning to intricate choreography, her show is one for the ages. Sterling said during her set that she always imagined herself becoming what she is today, a badass playing violin and dancing to dubstep, wearing the most fantastical costumes.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — As Lindsey Stirling makes her way across the states on the Artemis Tour, she’s stealing the hearts of audiences all across America.

During her stop at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Monday night, some fans knew vaguely what to expect from the dancing dubstep violinist – as seen on both America’s Got Talent and Dancing with the Stars – but for first-time viewers, her live show was nothing short of spectacular.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — When Hall and Oates played the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday night, Daryl Hall offered a review of his own.

You could almost hear a sigh of relief from the crowd Thursday night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center when Opera Saratoga opened its 60th season with the “Man of La Mancha.

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The woman dancing down the aisle Saturday at Saratoga Performing Arts Center danced what everybody felt as the Hot Club of Saratoga, first act playing Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, lit up “Swing 42.”

The Shenendehowa Class of 2021 celebrated its commencement Friday morning at Brent T. Steuerwald Stadium.

It’s a pleasant mid-June evening at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. In front of an ecstatic audience, Trey Anastasio is offering up a dexterous solo on the Phish track “Stash.” The 24 oz. Miller Lite in my hand cost $15. If not for the face mask hanging from my neck and the special pod seating to limit attendance, you could easily forget that the last 15 months happened.

James Taylor is heading to the Capital Region and Central New York in August for two recently announced shows.

Taylor will perform at the Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse on Sunday, Aug. 22, and at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Prior to that he’s slated to be at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Saturday, Aug. 21.

The performances are part of Taylor’s tour with singer-songwriter Jackson Browne.

Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced today that the Philadelphia Orchestra will return to its summer home for its residency on Aug. 11-14, marking the company’s first live performances at SPAC since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

By Max Weissman

Willie Nelson is “on the road again” as he has just announced The Outlaw Music Festival Tour starting this summer. The 14-stop tour will include a show at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), after kicking off in Texas in August, with Willie Nelson planning to have many friends and family accompanying him at each stop.