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The Beacon Theatre is a 2,894-seat, three-tiered theatre that opened in 1929 as a movie palace for motion pictures and vaudeville acts. Today it is under the management of the Madison Square Garden Company which also owns/manages Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and The Forum.
Many great acts have graced the stage of the Beacon which is known for its superior acoustics, including the Grateful Dead which played numerous concerts here in 1976.
In September of 1989, the Allman Brothers Band played four shows here. They also played 10 nights in spring 1992, and played from 8 to 19 shows each spring for the next 19 years, with the exception of 2010 when the band could not play at the theatre due to an extended run of a new Cirque du Soleil show.
The 2008 IMAX film “Shine a Light” which documented a live Rolling Stones performance directed by Martin Scorsese was filmed at the Beacon Theatre.
Allman Brothers Discography:
1969 – The Allman Brothers Band
1970 – Idlewild South
1971 – At Fillmore East (Live)
1972 – Eat a Peach (Part live)
1973 – Brothers and Sisters
1975 – Win, Lose or Draw
1976 – Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (Live)
1979 – Enlightened Rogues
1980 – Reach for the Sky
1981 – Brothers of the Road
1990 – Seven Turns
1991 – Shades of Two Worlds
1992 – An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set (Live)
1994 – Where It All Begins
1995 – An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set (Live)
2000 – Peakin’ at the Beacon (Live)
2003 – Hittin’ the Note
2004 – One Way Out (Live)
Other Notable Concerts At Beacon Theatre Include:
7/30/2022 – Jackson Browne
6/7/2022 – Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band
5/21/2022 – Joe Jackson
3/16/2022 – Styx
9/9/2021 – King Crimson
12/14/2019 – Kansas
11/13/2019 – The Allman Betts Band
3/9/2019 – The Monkees
12/1/2018 – Bob Dylan
10/18/2018 – Steely Dan
9/17/2018 – The The
8/1/2017 – Blondie
4/21/2017 – Steve Winwood
11/19/2016 – Hot Tuna
11/7/2016 – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
6/16/2016 – The Turtles
11/7/2015 – Steve Miller Band
11/26/2014 – Culture Club
5/7/2014 – Paul Simon
11/26/2013 – Van Morrison
9/17/2013 – Pet Shop Boys
3/29/2013 – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
10/16/2012 – Crosby, Stills & Nash
11/26/2011 – The Cure
6/29/2011 – Earth, Wind & Fire
11/27/2010 – The Levon Helm Band
2/21/2009 – B.B. King
11/9/2006 – James Taylor
11/1/2006 – The Rolling Stones
5/22/2005 – Billy Idol
9/15/2004 – Heart
3/1/2004 – Deep Purple
10/20/2002 – David Bowie
11/28/2001 – Phil Lesh & Friends
2/29/2000 – Morrissey
10/30/1998 – Mötley Crüe
4/14/0998 – Carole King
9/16/1997 – INXS
10/17/1996 – Santana
12/14/1994 – The Go‐Go’s
8/11/1994 – Peter Gabriel
7/19/1994 – Robin Trower
10/5/1993 – Tears for Fears
7/13/1993 – Pete Townshend
12/17/1991 – The Cranberries
10/16/1991 – Squeeze
10/23/1990 – 10,000 Maniacs
2/10/1990 – Warren Zevon
11/29/1988 – Keith Richards and The X‐Pensive Winos
11/16/1988 – Leonard Cohen
2/4/1988 – Frank Zappa
8/31/1987 – Duran Duran
5/25/1984 – Simple Minds
3/23/1984 – Roger McGuinn
6/17/1976 – Rainbow
5/1/1976 – Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/25/1976 – The Tubes
4/23/1976 – Supertramp
3/21/1976 – Electric Light Orchestra
10/25/1975 – 10cc
Beacon Theatre
2124 Broadway
New York NY 10023
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