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Video: Pearl Jam Tear Through a Hit-Packed Jazz Fest Set In 2025

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earl Jam fans can now relive one of the band’s standout performances of 2025 thanks to a newly released soundboard multicam video from their May 3 appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Capturing nearly two hours of music, the professionally assembled fan film features classics including “Corduroy,” “Even Flow,” “Black,” “Jeremy,” “Alive,” and “Yellow Ledbetter,” alongside newer tracks like “React, Respond” and “Wreckage.” Closing with powerful renditions of “Baba O’Riley” and “Rockin’ in the Free World,” the concert showcases the band’s enduring energy, Eddie Vedder’s commanding presence, and why Pearl Jam remains one of rock’s most celebrated live acts.

Video: Van Halen Tear Up Toronto On Their 1995 Balance Tour

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These highlights from Van Halen’s 1995 Toronto stop capture the Van Hagar era in full flight, filmed August 19 at the Molson Amphitheatre on the Balance tour. The set leans on the band’s 90s anthems and timeless classics alike, moving through “Eagles Fly,” “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,” “You Really Got Me,” “Jump,” “Dreams,” and a closing “Panama.” Eddie Van Halen’s guitar work takes center stage on an extended solo spanning “Eruption,” “Spanish Fly,” and “Cathedral,” while Sammy Hagar’s powerhouse vocals and Alex Van Halen’s thunderous drumming drive the rest. It’s Van Halen at the peak of their arena-rock power.

Video: Red Hot Chili Peppers Deliver A Career-Spanning Full Set At Pinkpop 2006

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ full 2006 Pinkpop set is streaming now, a career-spanning run from the classic Kiedis-Flea-Frusciante-Smith lineup at the height of their ‘Stadium Arcadium’ era. The set tears through fan favorites and deep cuts alike, opening with “Can’t Stop” and “Dani California” before rolling through “Scar Tissue,” “Otherside,” “Snow ((Hey Oh)),” and “Californication.” The encore goes for the throat with a drum solo into “Under the Bridge” and a closing “Give It Away.” Frusciante’s guitar work and Flea’s elastic basslines anchor the whole thing, a reminder of just how locked-in this band was at its peak.

Video: Marcus Mumford Delivers A Stripped-Down “Here” On Armchair Expert

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Marcus Mumford turns in an intimate solo performance of “Here” on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, pulling the track from the latest Mumford & Sons album ‘Prizefighter’. Stripped down to voice and guitar, the performance puts Mumford’s songwriting front and center, trading the band’s full-throated swell for something quieter and more direct. It’s a warm, close-up take that lets the song breathe.

Video: Eminem Delivers A Surprise “Lose Yourself” At The 2020 Oscars

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Eminem brought the house down with a surprise performance of “Lose Yourself” at the 2020 Oscars, a show-stopping moment that arrived 17 years after the track won Best Original Song for ‘8 Mile’. The appearance caught the Dolby Theatre crowd completely off guard, drawing wide-eyed reactions from a room full of A-list stars and turning into one of the most talked-about moments of the night. The performance reminded everyone exactly why the song endures, delivered with the same urgency that made it a classic in the first place.

Video: Bruce Springsteen Leads An All-Star Summit At The Rock Hall’s 25th Anniversary In 2009

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band turn the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary into a star-studded marathon in this October 2009 set from Madison Square Garden. The guest list reads like a hall of fame in itself. Springsteen trades verses with Sam Moore on “Hold On, I’m Comin'” and “Soul Man,” brings out Tom Morello for “The Ghost of Tom Joad” and “London Calling,” and welcomes John Fogerty for “Fortunate Son” and “Oh, Pretty Woman.” Billy Joel joins for “New York State of Mind” and “Born to Run,” Darlene Love lends her voice to “A Fine Fine Boy,” and the whole cast piles on for a closing “Higher and Higher.” A towering “Jungleland” anchors the night, with bonus cuts “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” and “Badlands” rounding it out.


Video: Michael McDonald Brings That Signature Voice To Soundstage In Chicago In 2018

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Michael McDonald’s full Soundstage set is streaming now, a restored 2018 performance recorded at WTTW Studios in Chicago. Backed by a deep band complete with horns, strings, and a trio of backing vocalists, McDonald moves through the songs that built his legend, opening with “It Keeps You Runnin'” and rolling through “Sweet Freedom,” “I Keep Forgettin’,” and “Beautiful Child.” The home stretch delivers the classics that defined his Doobie Brothers years and beyond, with “What a Fool Believes” and a closing “Takin’ It to the Streets.” That unmistakable voice carries every minute of it, as rich and warm as ever.

Video: Queen Conquer Wembley Stadium In Their Record-Breaking 1986 Full Concert

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Queen’s first-ever Wembley Stadium performance is streaming now, a record-breaking 1986 spectacle that played to a total audience of more than 400,000, with 150,000 across just two nights. The show broke every previous attendance record and stood as the most ambitious of its time, built around the largest lighting rig ever assembled for a live show and the biggest stage Queen had ever commanded. Freddie Mercury holds the crowd in his palm across a set packed with hits, including “A Kind of Magic,” “I Want To Break Free,” and a towering “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It’s Queen at the absolute peak of their powers, captured in full.

Video: Jazz Guitar Great George Benson Joins Glen Campbell For A Smooth “Affirmation” On The Midnight Special In 1976

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George Benson teams up with Glen Campbell for a smooth, soulful take on “Affirmation” in this 1976 performance from The Midnight Special, originally aired July 2 of that year. The track, drawn from Benson’s landmark ‘Breezin” album, gives both players room to shine, pairing Benson’s fluid jazz-guitar runs with the easy command that made him a crossover star. It’s a warm snapshot of two greats sharing a stage at the height of the era.

Video: Madonna And Gorillaz Make History With “Feel Good Inc.” And “Hung Up” At The 2006 Grammys

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Madonna and Gorillaz opened Music’s Biggest Night with a tech-driven spectacle that blurred the line between live performance and virtual animation at the 2006 Grammys. Gorillaz’ animated members appeared as 3D holograms to perform “Feel Good Inc.” alongside a special appearance from rap legends De La Soul, before Madonna emerged in a dazzling leotard for her global smash “Hung Up.” The collaboration set a new precedent for live music and stands as one of the most memorable Grammy moments of its era. Gorillaz took home the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for “Feel Good Inc.” that night, and the following year Madonna won Best Electronic/Dance Album for ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’, the album that gave the world “Hung Up.”