Canandaigua Concert History
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1983 Season……………..page 1 2006 Season……………..page 21 1984 Season……………..pages 1-2 2007 Season……………..pages 21-22 1985 Season……………..pages 2-4 2008 Season……………..page 22 1986 Season……………..pages 4-5 2009 Season……………..page 23 1987 Season……………..pages 5-6 2010 Season……………..pages 23-24 1988 Season……………..pages 7-8 2011 Season……………..page 24 1989 Season……………..pages 8-9 2012 Season……………..page 25 1990 Season……………..pages 9-10 2013 Season……………..pages 25-26 1991 Season……………..pages 10-11 2014 Season……………..pages 26-27 1992 Season……………..page 12 2015 Season……………..pages 27-28 1993 Season……………..pages 12-13 2016 Season……………..page 28 1994 Season……………..pages 13-14 2017 Season……………..page 29 1995 Season……………..pages 14-15 2018 Season……………..page 29-30 1996 Season……………..page 15 2019 Season……………..page 30-31 1997 Season……………..pages 15-16 2020 Season…………….Covid-19 Virus 1998 Season……………..pages 16-17 1999 Season……………..pages 17-18 2000 Season……………..page 18 2001 Season……………..pages 18-19 2002 Season……………..page 19 2003 Season……………..pages 19-20 2004 Season……………..page 20 2005 Season……………..pages 20-21
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1983 Season
July 16 – RPO: All Beethoven Opening Night Gala July 17 – RPO: Pop-Overs! July 18 – Joni Mitchell July 21 – Preservation Hall Jazz Band July 23 – RPO: Russian Romantics July 24 – RPO: Sousa Spectacular! July 30 – RPO: 1812 Classical July 31 – RPO: 1812 Pops! August 6 – RPO: Three Great Romantics August 7 – RPO: Dixieland Night August 9 – Al Jarreau August 13 – RPO: Vive La France! August 14 – RPO: From the Classics to Broadway August 19 – Diana Ross August 20 – RPO: Viennese Classics August 21 – RPO: E.T. and Friends August 27 – RPO: Fantastique! August 28 – RPO: An Evening of Kern and Gershwin
1984 Season
July 1 – Paul Anka July 2 – Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band July 4 – RPO: Marching Along with Mitch July 6 – The Moody Blues July 7 – RPO: Verdi’s Requiem Mass July 8 – Henry Mancini with the RPO July 14 – Judy Collins July 15 – RPO: A Summer Rhapsody July 20 – Grand Old Country Music with Minnie Pearl
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July 21 – RPO: Great Romantics! July 22 – RPO: High Class Brass July 26 – Lou Rawls and Nancy Wilson July 27 – Peter, Paul & Mary July 28 – RPO: All Tchaikovsky July 29 – RPO: 1812 Pops! July 30 – Happy Together Tour with The Turtles, The Association, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap and Spanky and Our Gang August 2 – Arranger’s Holiday with Oscar Peterson August 3 – Arranger’s Holiday with Oscar Peterson August 4 – RPO: Flute Fantasia August 5 – RPO: Viennese Night August 9 – Air Supply August 11 – RPO: Viva Italia! August 12 – The Kingston Trio with the RPO August 17 – Joan Baez August 18 – RPO August 19 – Tony Bennett with the RPO August 25 – RPO: Firebird! August 26 – RPO: A Tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein September 1 – RPO: Beethoven Finale September 2 – RPO: A Gershwin Celebration September 9 – Rick Springfield with Corey Hart
1985 Season
June 14 – Emmylou Harris with Tom Rush June 23 – Eric Clapton with Graham Parker June 29 – The Charlie Daniels Band July 4 – RPO: Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration July 6 – RPO July 7 – RPO: Broadway Favorites
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July 10 – Santana July 12 – Happy Together Tour with The Turtles, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams and Gary Lewis & The Playboys July 13 – RPO July 14 – Ferrante & Teicher with the RPO July 19 – Al Jarreau with David Sanborn July 20 – RPO July 21 – RPO: An Old-Fashioned Summer July 26 – Chuck Mangione July 27 – RPO: Meet the Philharmonic July 28 – Teresa Brewer with the RPO July 29 – The Temptations and The Four Tops August 4 – Al Hirt with the RPO August 5 – Liza Minnelli August 6 – Liza Minnelli August 8 – Liberace August 9 – Liberace August 10 – RPO: All Tchaikovsky August 11 – RPO: 1812 Pops! August 16 – Peter, Paul & Mary August 17 – RPO August 18 – Sid Caesar & Carol Lawrence with the RPO August 22 – Paul Young with Nik Kershaw August 23 – Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme August 24 – RPO August 25 – RPO: Marching Along with Sousa August 26 – The Pointer Sisters August 28 – Perry Como August 29 – Perry Como August 30 – Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger August 31 – RPO: All Beethoven
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September 1 – RPO: Ladies and Lovers
1986 Season
June 9 – The Pointer Sisters with El DeBarge June 12 – Depeche Mode June 13 – America and Stephen Stills June 15 – Steppenwolf and The Guess Who June 20 – Mike + The Mechanics June 21 – Robert Palmer with Belinda Carlisle June 25 – Julian Lennon June 30 – Dick Fox’s Golden Boys of Bandstand with Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby Rydell July 4 – RPO: July 4th Celebration July 5 – RPO July 6 – RPO: Salute to Duke Ellington July 12 – RPO July 13 – RPO: Some Enchanted Evening July 14 – The Monkees with Herman’s Hermits, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap and The Grass Roots July 15 – The Moody Blues with The Fixx July 17 – Joan Armatrading with Graham Nash July 18 – Starship with The Outfield July 19 – RPO July 20 – Stars from the New York City Ballet with the RPO July 23 – The Temptations and The Four Tops July 24 – Peter, Paul & Mary July 27 – RPO July 28 – Big Band Sounds from the Summer of ’42 with Tex Beneke & His Orchestra, The Modernaires with Paula Kelly Jr. and Helen Forrest July 30 – Folk Festival with Glenn Yarbrough, The Limelighters, The Kingston Trio and Melanie
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July 31 – Jean-Luc Ponty August 2 – RPO August 3 – RPO: Coney Island, Baby!–An Evening of Barbershop August 4 – Billy Crystal with Leon Redbone August 7 – RPO August 8 – Mr. Mister with The Bangles August 10 – Cleo Laine with the RPO August 11 – Stevie Nicks with Peter Frampton August 14 – RPO August 17 – RPO: Great Classic Movie Themes August 20 – Air Supply August 21 – RPO: All Mozart August 24 – Chuck Mangione with the RPO August 28 – RPO August 30 – John Fogerty with Bonnie Raitt August 31 – RPO: An Evening of Lerner and Lowe September 1 – Steve Winwood with Jimmy Cliff September 6 – Ricky Skaggs
1987 Season
June 18 – Hank Williams Jr. June 22 – The Beach Boys June 26 – Duran Duran with Erasure June 27 – Newport Jazz Festival (Day 1) with Wynton Marsalis, The Temptations, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Jordan, Kenny G and Cabo Frio June 28 – Newport Jazz Festival (Day 2) with Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Stan Getz, Charlie Watts Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Phyllis Hyman and The Majestics June 30 – Diahann Carroll & Vic Damone July 3 – Miami Sound Machine July 4 – RPO: Fourth of July Celebration with Fireworks
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July 5 – Rosemary Clooney with the RPO July 7 – Whitney Houston with Jonathan Butler July 10 – Al Hirt and Pete Fountain July 11 – RPO: Maestro Elder’s Debut! July 12 – RPO: Syncopated Clock and Other Favorites by Leroy Anderson July 18 – RPO: All Beethoven July 19 – Della Reese with the RPO July 20 – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons July 23 – Santana July 24 – Dan Fogelberg July 25 – Stars from the New York City Ballet with the RPO July 26 – Rita Moreno with the RPO July 28 – Johnny Mathis and Henry Mancini July 30 – Howie Mandel August 1 – RPO: 1812 Festival with Fireworks August 2 – RPO: 1812 Festival with Fireworks August 3 – Willie Nelson & Family August 8 – Sheena Easton August 9 – RPO: Big Band at the Finger Lakes August 12 – Night Ranger August 14 – The Monkees with Weird Al Yankovic August 16 – Robert Goulet with the RPO August 18 – Al Jarreau and Chaka Khan August 21 – Classic Superfest Tour with The Turtles, The Byrds, Mark Lindsay, Herman’s Hermits and The Grass Roots August 23 – RPO: A Salute to the Beatles August 24 – Crosby, Stills & Nash with The Fabulous Thunderbirds August 25 – Kenny Loggins August 30 – RPO: A Broadway Finale
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1988 Season
June 17 – Folk Festival with Tom Rush, The Jug Band with Maria Muldaur and John Sebastian, Christine Lavin and Livingston Taylor June 28 – Bob Dylan with The Alarm June 29 – The Rascals with Mitch Ryder July 2 – Newport Jazz Festival (Day 1) with Carlos Santana & Wayne Shorter, Diane Reeves, Miles Davis, Lee Ritenour, Donald Byrd and Gamalon July 3 – Newport Jazz Festival (Day 2) with Lionel Hampton, Kenny G, The O’Jays, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Steve Gadd Gang and The Park Avenue Band July 4 – RPO: Fourth of July Spectacular! July 6 – Roger Whittaker July 9 – RPO: Classics in the Air July 10 – Herb Alpert with the RPO July 16 – RPO: Musical Fantasy July 17 – RPO: Dukes, Kings and Other Things July 22 – John Denver July 24 – RPO: 1812 Night July 26 – Dan Fogelberg with The Magical Strings July 28 – The Moody Blues with John Kilzer July 30 – The Eliot Feld Ballet with the RPO July 31 – The Eliot Feld Ballet with the RPO August 1 – James Taylor August 3 – Chicago with Henry Lee Summer August 4 – Peter, Paul & Mary August 6 – RPO: Virtuoso Performance August 7 – RPO: Super Sounds of Stage and Screen August 11 – Jean-Luc Ponty with The Yellowjackets August 12 – Joe Cocker and America August 13 – RPO: Classical Fireworks August 14 – The Lettermen with the RPO August 15 – Judy Collins and Chet Atkins
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August 18 – Kenny Loggins August 20 – RPO: The Bucket Dance Theatre August 21 – The Skycoasters with the RPO August 23 – Dana Carvey with The Marshall Tucker Band August 24 – Barry Manilow August 27 – Gordon Lightfoot August 28 – RPO: Bernstein on Broadway August 31 – Bruce Hornsby & The Range with Melissa Etheridge September 4 – The Beach Boys
1989 Season
June 10 – Steve Miller Band June 16 – Anne Murray June 26 – Julie Andrews July 1 – Newport Jazz Festival (Day 1) with B.B. King, Mel Torme, Spyro Gyra, Tony Williams Quintet, Branford Marsalis and The Newport Jazz All-Stars July 2 – Newport Jazz Festival (Day 2) with David Sanborn, Larry Carlton, Illinois Jacquet Big Band, Kent Jordan, Jimmy Smith Trio and Cassandra Wilson July 4 – RPO: Mitch Miller’s Fourth of July Gershwin Extravaganza! July 7 – Average White Band, War and Rare Earth July 8 – Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie July 9 – Maureen McGovern with the RPO July 15 – RPO: Bastille Bicentennial July 16 – RPO: Sousa at the Symphony July 19 – The Everly Brothers July 22 – RPO: An Evening in Vienna July 23 – Sharon, Lois & Bram’s Elephant Show July 25 – Bob Dylan with Steve Earle July 26 – Carole King with Wayne Toups and Zydecajun July 27 – Little Feat with Melissa Etheridge July 29 – RPO: 1812 Spectacular!
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July 30 – RPO: 1812 Spectacular! August 1 – Al Jarreau with Take 6 August 4 – The Doobie Brothers with The Fabulous Thunderbirds August 5 – RPO: Bronze Star August 6 – RPO: Silver Screen Celebration August 8 – Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme August 10 – Debbie Gibson with Judson Spence August 12 – RPO: Beethoven’s Ninth August 13 – RPO: The Canadian Brass Takes Canandaigua! August 14 – Johnny Mathis August 15 – Don Henley with Edie Brickell & New Bohemians August 18 – The Gipsy Kings August 19 – Rick Astley with Martika August 20 – RPO: Broadway Memories August 23 – Jefferson Airplane with Hot Tuna August 25 – Lou Gramm August 26 – Dizzy Gillespie with the RPO August 27 – RPO: Summer Season Finale
1990 Season
June 12 – Tracy Chapman with Johnny Clegg & Savuka June 13 – Tears for Fears with Michael Penn June 19 – Rickie Lee Jones and Lyle Lovett and His Large Band June 27 – Wayne Newton June 30 – Newport Jazz Festival (Day 1) with Cleo Laine, Gerry Mulligan, Dr. John, Dave Brubeck, Marlon Jordan and The Skycoasters July 1 – Newport Jazz Festival (Day 2) with Lionel Hampton, George Benson, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Michael Camillo and Chet Catallo July 3 – Steve Miller Band with Lou Gramm July 4 – RPO: Fourth of July Family Spectacular! July 6 – Garrison Keillor with Chet Atkins
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July 7 – RPO: Music from The Dance July 8 – RPO: A Salute to the American West July 10 – Roger Whittaker July 13 – Joe Cocker and Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble July 14 – Don Henley with The Raindogs July 15 – RPO: Porgy and Bess July 21 – RPO: 1812 Gala July 22 – RPO: 1812 Gala July 28 – RPO: An Evening of Mozart and Vivaldi July 29 – RPO: Nights in the Gardens of Spain July 31 – Ricky Van Shelton and K.T. Oslin August 2 – Sharon, Lois & Bram’s Elephant Show August 3 – Bonnie Raitt with The Jeff Healey Band August 4 – John Denver August 10 – Richard Marx with Wilson Phillips August 11 – The Moody Blues with Jimmy Ryser August 12 – Fats Domino and Ben E. King August 14 – Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band with Zachary Richard August 18 – RPO: Beethoven Triple August 19 – Marvin Hamlisch with the RPO August 23 – Kenny G and Michael Bolton August 24 – Joan Baez with The Indigo Girls August 25 – RPO August 26 – RPO: Summer Season Finale August 28 – Chicago August 30 – Little Feat with John Hiatt
1991 Season
June 15 – Diana Ross June 27 – The Doobie Brothers with Joe Walsh June 30 – Dan Fogelberg with Tim Weisberg
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July 4 – RPO: Patriotic Pops July 6 – RPO July 8 – Steve Winwood with Joe Cocker July 12 – Don Henley with Susanna Hoffs July 13 – RPO July 14 – RPO: A Salute to the Oscar July 18 – Amy Grant with Kim Hill & Wes King July 19 – Yes July 20 – RPO: 1812 Gala July 21 – RPO: 1812 Gala July 23 – Gordon Lightfoot July 27 – Newport Jazz Festival with Ray Charles, Diane Schuur, Spyro Gyra, Frank Morgan and Gap Mangione July 28 – Howie Mandel with Dennis Miller July 30 – Whitney Houston with After 7 July 31 – Steve Miller Band with Eric Johnson August 1 – Peter, Paul & Mary August 7 – Huey Lewis & The News with The Subdudes August 10 – RPO August 11 – Henry Mancini with the RPO August 13 – Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme August 14 – Michael Bolton with Oleta Adams August 15 – Bad Company and Damn Yankees with Tattoo Rodeo August 16 – The Moody Blues with Neverland August 17 – RPO August 18 – Natalie Cole with the RPO August 24 – RPO August 25 – RPO: Peter Bay’s Musical Quiz August 31 – Bonnie Raitt with Chris Isaak September 2 – Sting with Special Beat
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1992 Season
June 24 – Crosby, Stills & Nash with Michael Hedges June 25 – The Beach Boys and America July 4 – RPO: July 4th Spectacular! July 5 – Dionne Warwick with the RPO July 11 – RPO: A Summer Night in Italy July 12 – Chet Atkins with the RPO July 17 – The Four Tops with the RPO July 18 – RPO: 1812 Night July 19 – The Manhattan Transfer with the RPO July 28 – Santana with Phish August 8 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer with Bonham August 9 – RPO: All Gershwin August 15 – RPO: Russian Flair August 16 – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons with the RPO August 22 – RPO: Brilliant Brass August 23 – Mel Torme with the RPO August 25 – Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band August 29 – RPO: Summer Season Finale August 30 – Joe Cocker with The Neville Brothers
1993 Season
June 4 – Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh June 19 – Steve Miller Band with Paul Rodgers June 30 – Kenny G with Peabo Bryson July 3 – Finger Lakes Jazz Festival with Diane Schuur, Ramsey Lewis, Michael Franks, The Rippingtons, Stanley Jordan, Gap Mangione Big Band, Big Roots and Mike Melitot July 4 – RPO: An Old-Fashioned Fourth of July July 10 – RPO: Some Romantic Evening
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July 11 – The Moody Blues with the RPO July 13 – Barry Manilow July 18 – RPO: Broadway Blockbusters July 20 – The Everly Brothers with Dion July 23 – RPO: 1812 Spectacular! July 24 – Chuck Mangione July 30 – Lorrie Morgan with Tracy Lawrence August 1 – Stars of American Ballet August 3 – Finger Lakes Blues Jam with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Eric Johnson and The Alligator All-Stars featuring Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks and Junior Wells August 11 – The Doobie Brothers with The Band August 13 – Willie Nelson & Family August 20 – Disney’s Symphonic Fantasies August 23 – Foreigner with Joan Osborne and Little Willie August 24 – Sade with Digable Planets August 30 – Anne Murray
1994 Season
June 19 – Yes June 29 – The Beach Boys and America July 2 – RPO: Freedom Spectacular! July 3 – Yanni July 9 – Judy Collins with the RPO July 14 – Phish July 16 – RPO: Constellation of Classics July 17 – Shining Time Station Live! Kellogg’s Kids Jamboree July 21 – Art Garfunkel with Vince Gilbert July 23 – RPO: Bravo Broadway! July 26 – Jazz Explosion with Billy Cobham, Stanley Clarke, Deron Johnson, Najee and Larry Carlton July 27 – Stevie Nicks
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July 29 – Julio Iglesias July 31 – Jackson Browne with John Hiatt and the Guilty Dogs August 5 – John Denver August 14 – The Magic Rose: A Tale of Beauty and the Beast August 17 – Bonnie Raitt with Bruce Hornsby August 18 – Van Cliburn and the Moscow Philharmonic August 19 – John Mellencamp with Texas August 20 – B.B. King Blues Festival with B.B. King, Little Feat, Dr. John and A Tribute to Muddy Waters August 21 – Harry Connick Jr. September 2 – Raffi September 4 – Traffic
1995 Season
June 10 – Bonnie Raitt with Charles Brown and Ruth Brown June 22 – Phish June 29 – Jesus Christ Superstar July 1 – RPO: Star Spangled Sounds July 3 – Barenaked Ladies and Billy Bragg July 7 – Hootie and the Blowfish with Dillon Fence July 8 – RPO: The Magic of Mozart July 15 – RPO: Sunset Rhapsody July 18 – Can’t Stop Rockin’ with REO Speedwagon, Fleetwood Mac and Pat Benatar July 19 – Carly Simon and Daryl Hall & John Oates July 22 – RPO: The Stars of Broadway July 27 – Brooks & Dunn with Joe Diffie and Wade Hayes July 28 – Peter, Paul & Mary July 29 – RPO: Beloved Beethoven August 4 – Mary Chapin Carpenter with The Mavericks August 5 – Flash Cadillac with the RPO August 6 – The Allman Brothers Band with Rusted Root
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August 9 – Barry Manilow August 25 – Dave Matthews Band with Dionne Farris August 27 – Soul Asylum with The Jayhawks, Victoria Williams and Matthew Sweet
1996 Season
June 19 – The Moody Blues with the RPO July 6 – Glenn Miller Orchestra July 9 – Liza Minnelli and Dudley Moore July 12 – Ladies of Country with Lorrie Morgan, Pam Tillis and Carlene Carter July 13 – RPO: A Western Extravaganza July 20 – RPO: A Classic Spectacular July 27 – RPO: An American Celebration July 28 – Natalie Merchant with Corey Harris July 30 – Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra August 3 – George Carlin with Dennis Blair August 9 – A New Orleans Evening with Pete Fountain, Al Hirt and Preservation Hall Jazz Band August 18 – Neil Young & Crazy Horse with Jewel and The Afghan Whigs August 22 – The Monkees August 23 – House of Blues Tour with Buddy Guy, Joe Cocker, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Radiators and The Gales Brothers August 25 – k.d. lang August 26 – Michael Bolton August 27 – The Cranberries with Cracker August 29 – Tori Amos August 31 – Styx with Kansas
1997 Season
June 5 – Dave Matthews Band with Bela Fleck & The Flecktones June 10 – The Indigo Girls with Ulali
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June 25 – G3 Tour with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Robert Fripp July 2 – Barenaked Ladies July 3 – Bush with The Jesus Lizard and Souls July 5 – The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra July 6 – Anne Murray July 7 – No Doubt with The Selecter and MXPX July 12 – RPO: Symphonic Masterworks July 19 – RPO: An American Celebration July 20 – Lilith Fair with Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, The Cardigans, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole, Holly Cole, Victoria Williams, Autour de Lucie, Lori Carson and Alisha’s Attic July 26 – RPO: Classical Fireworks August 2 – Legends of New Orleans with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Al Hirt and Pete Fountain August 3 – John Denver August 9 – Barry Manilow August 10 – Mary Chapin Carpenter with Jim Lauderdale August 15 – James Taylor & His Band August 24 – Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers and Big Head Todd & The Monsters September 1 – Jewel
1998 Season
June 1 – WNVE 3rd Birthday Bash with Everclear, Fastball, Marcy Playground, Creed, Blink-182, Fuel, God Lives Underwater, Stabbing Westward and Feeder July 4 – Yes with The Alan Parsons Project July 9 – The Indigo Girls with Michelle Malone July 10 – Lilith Fair with Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Bonnie Raitt, Me’shell Ndegeocello, Heather Nova, Tracy Bonham, Garrison Starr, Imani Coppola, Paris Hampton and Dayna Manning July 11 – RPO: An American Celebration
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July 12 – Roger Daltrey with the British Rock Symphony July 18 – RPO: Absolutely Brahms July 25 – RPO: Classics’ Greatest Hits July 26 – H.O.R.D.E. Tour with Blues Traveler, Barenaked Ladies, Paula Cole, Alana Davis, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Marcy Playground, Chris Stills, Smoke the Prophet, The Fool and Gov’t Mule August 1 – RPO: Opera Favorites Under the Stars August 6 – Tori Amos with The Delvins August 7 – Peter, Paul & Mary August 8 – Kenny Rogers with Mario & Daniel August 14 – Deep Purple with Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Dream Theater August 25 – Joe Cocker with Marc Cohn September 6 – Tony Bennett
1999 Season
June 2 – Santana with Ozomatli June 27 – RPO: Piano Spectacular! July 1 – Nickelodeon’s All That Music and More Festival with 98 Degrees, Monica, 3rd Storee, Tatyana Ali, No Authority and Aaron Carter July 3 – RPO: A Star-Spangled Celebration July 9 – Alabama July 10 – Chicago and The Doobie Brothers July 18 – Duke Ellington Orchestra July 24 – RPO: Viva Italia! July 26 – Barenaked Ladies with The Beautiful South July 31 – RPO: Russian Fireworks August 1 – Lilith Fair with Sarah McLachlan, The Pretenders, Mya, Me’shell Ndegeocello, Aimee Mann, Tracy Bonham, Lamb, Kendall Payne and Myra Gordon August 2 – Steve Miller Band and George Thorogood & The Destroyers August 3 – Dave Matthews Band with Boy Wonder
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August 11 – Hootie and the Blowfish with Train August 15 – Kenny Rogers and Anne Murray August 21 – Olivia Newton-John with Jim Brickman August 24 – Barry Manilow August 28 – Goo Goo Dolls with Sugar Ray and Frog Pond September 1 – The Moody Blues
2000 Season
June 27 – Poison with Dokken, Cinderella and Slaughter July 1 – RPO: All-American Swing & Popular Song July 6 – Grease July 8 – RPO: A Tour of the Centuries July 15 – RPO: Bravo Broadway! July 19 – Bob Dylan and Phil Lesh & Friends July 22 – RPO: Classical Fireworks July 28 – Jethro Tull with Joe Bonamassa July 29 – Randy Travis August 3 – The Moody Blues August 6 – Mötley Crüe with Megadeth August 12 – Johnny Mathis August 26 – Peter, Paul & Mary September 2 – B.B. King Blues Festival with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi and Tommy Castro September 3 – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
2001 Season
July 1 – RPO: An American Salute July 7 – RPO: Bravo Broadway! July 14 – RPO: Classical Blockbusters July 21 – The String Cheese Incident with Junior Brown
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July 24 – Phil Lesh & Friends with The Les Claypool Frog Brigade August 5 – RPO: Russian Fireworks August 9 – Doo Wop Revue with Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, The Coasters, The Platters, The Elegants, The Marvelettes and The Chiffons August 11 – Natalie Cole August 24 – Tony Bennett & k.d. lang September 2 – B.B. King Blues Festival with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Hiatt and the Goners and Tommy Castro
2002 Season
June 13 – Harry Connick Jr. June 29 – RPO: An American Celebration July 6 – RPO: Movie Magic July 10 – Travis Tritt July 13 – RPO July 20 – Barry Manilow July 28 – Duke Jupiter with Perfect World August 2 – Daniel Rodriguez with the RPO August 3 – Melissa Etheridge with Garrison Starr August 4 – RPO: Classical Fireworks August 14 – Bonnie Raitt and Lyle Lovett and His Large Band August 16 – Vince Gill and Trisha Yearwood August 20 – B.B. King Blues Festival with B.B. King, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Joe Bonamassa August 31 – Sheryl Crow with Jars of Clay
2003 Season
July 12 – RPO: Classics Under the Stars
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July 17 – Wham-A-Lama Ding Dong Doo Wop Revue with Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, Charlie Thomas’ Drifters, Shirley Alston Reeves, Danny & The Juniors and Little Peggy March July 19 – RPO: Summer Swing & Jazz July 26 – RPO: All-American Spectacular! August 2 – RPO: Fireworks Finale! August 3 – Finger Lakes Chorale Festival with the RPO August 17 – Tori Amos and Ben Folds
2004 Season
June 24 – Harry Connick Jr. July 2 – Lyle Lovett July 10 – RPO: Royal Fireworks July 17 – RPO: America’s Favorites July 19 – Crosby, Stills & Nash July 24 – RPO: Rhapsody & Ragtime July 25 – Finger Lakes Chorale Festival with the RPO July 31 – RPO: 1812 Overture with Fireworks and Cannons August 1 – Alicia Keys with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. August 14 – The Beach Boys August 24 – Norah Jones and the Handsome Band
2005 Season
July 6 – The Moody Blues July 9 – RPO: Olga Rachs July 16 – RPO: The Sounds of New Orleans July 22 – The Allman Brothers Band with Gavin DeGraw July 23 – RPO: Let’s Go to the Movies July 28 – Celtic Woman July 30 – RPO: Russian Fireworks
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August 18 – REO Speedwagon and Styx August 27 – ZZ Top with Donna the Buffalo and Junior Brown
2006 Season
July 8 – RPO: Beethoven’s Ninth July 10 – The String Cheese Incident and Bob Weir & RatDog July 14 – Bonnie Raitt with Keb’ Mo’ July 15 – RPO: The Fabulous 40s July 17 – Celtic Woman July 21 – Johnny Mathis July 22 – RPO: Symphonic Rock–Music of the Eagles July 29 – RPO: 1812 Overture with Fireworks and Cannons August 10 – Hippiefest with Rare Earth, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals, Country Joe McDonald, Mountain featuring Leslie West and Corky Laing, Mitch Ryder, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Badfinger featuring Joey Molland, Melanie, Canned Heat and Denny Laine August 19 – Chris Botti with Gap Mangione August 20 – The Beach Boys with The Skycoasters, Perfect World and Herb Gross and the Invictas August 25 – Big & Rich with Cowboy Troy
2007 Season
June 15 – Glenn Beck July 1 – Jeff Corwin July 8 – RPO: Beethoven’s Fifth July 9 – Diana Krall and Chris Botti July 14 – RPO: Cool Blues July 19 – Clay Aiken with the RPO July 21 – RPO: 100 Years of Broadway July 27 – The Moody Blues
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July 28 – RPO: 1812 Overture with Fireworks and Cannons July 31 – Liza Minnelli August 3 – Alison Krauss & Union Station August 8 – O.A.R. with Augustana August 15 – Eddie Money, John Waite and Lou Gramm August 26 – Willie Nelson & Family with Ricky Skaggs
2008 Season
June 7 – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss June 8 – The Laurie Berkner Band with Susie Lampert and Adam Bernstein June 21 – Lynyrd Skynyrd July 11 – Steely Dan with Sam Yahel July 12 – RPO: The Planets–Hubble’s View July 13 – Melissa Etheridge July 15 – Stone Temple Pilots with Secret Machines July 19 – RPO: Mambo! July 22 – Kenny Chesney with LeAnn Rimes July 25 – Gary Allan and Sara Evans with Luke Bryan July 26 – RPO: Hoedown! The RPO Goes West! July 27 – Ronan Tynan August 2 – RPO: Fanfares and Fireworks August 3 – Sheryl Crow with James Blunt and Toots & The Maytals August 7 – John Fogerty August 10 – Kathy Griffin August 19 – Bob Dylan and His Band August 20 – Kid Rock with Rev Run and Back Door Slam August 22 – The Allman Brothers Band and Bob Weir & RatDog August 24 – Wegmans Reggae Fest with UB40, Matisyahu, Maxi Priest, Culture and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
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2009 Season
June 2 – David Byrne with Ani DiFranco June 10 – Crosby, Stills & Nash June 30 – The Offspring with Dropkick Murphys and Frank Turner July 2 – Bad Company and The Doobie Brothers July 3 – RPO: Red, White and Boom! July 8 – Judas Priest with Whitesnake and Pop Evil July 16 – Tim McGraw August 1 – Jackson Browne with Steve Earle August 2 – Jason Mraz with G. Love and Special Sauce and K’Naan August 10 – John Legend with India.Arie and Vaughn Anthony August 11 – Blondie and Pat Benatar with The Donnas August 22 – The Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic September 6 – Counting Crows with Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana
2010 Season
June 13 – Sugarland with Luke Bryan and Danny Gokey June 17 – Jethro Tull with Procol Harum June 29 – Phish June 30 – Yes and Peter Frampton July 3 – RPO: Red, White and Boom! July 6 – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds July 8 – Zac Brown Band July 9 – The Moody Blues July 10 – RPO: The Swingin’ Sixties and Seventies July 11 – Weezer July 21 – Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band July 23 – The Flaming Lips with The Black Keys July 24 – RPO: Cirque de la Symphonie July 29 – Willie Nelson & Family with The Levon Helm Band
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August 6 – Carnival of Madness with Shinedown, Chevelle, Puddle of Mudd, Sevendust and 10 Years August 7 – Maroon 5 with VV Brown August 11 – George Thorogood & The Destroyers, The Robert Cray Band and The Fabulous Thunderbirds August 12 – Yo-Yo Ma with The Silk Road Ensemble August 13 – Sheryl Crow with Colbie Caillat August 14 – Barenaked Ladies with Ben Kweller and Angel Taylor August 22 – REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar with Tyler Bryant August 28 – My Morning Jacket with The New Pornographers August 29 – Jason Aldean with Uncle Kracker
2011 Season
June 4 – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs with Brandi Carlile and The Secret Sisters June 9 – Miranda Lambert with Justin Moore and Josh Kelley July 2 – RPO: Red, White and Boom! July 7 – Yes and Styx with Shane Alexander July 9 – RPO: The Music of John Williams–Star Wars, Harry Potter and More! July 23 – Steely Dan with Sam Yahel July 26 – Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir July 27 – Kid Cudi with Chip Tha Ripper August 3 – Girl Talk and Wiz Khalifa with Big Sean and Chevy Woods August 6 – O.A.R. with SOJA and Kelley James August 9 – Bob Dylan and His Band with Leon Russell August 13 – Guster and Jack’s Mannequin with Ra Ra Riot August 20 – Tony Bennett August 24 – Kenny Chesney with Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker August 25 – Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Doobie Brothers August 26 – B.B. King and Buddy Guy August 27 – Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
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2012 Season
June 1 – Steve Winwood with Michael Franti & Spearhead June 3 – Lady Antebellum with Darius Rucker and Thompson Square June 12 – Crosby, Stills & Nash June 13 – Yanni June 26 – Sarah McLachlan with the RPO June 29 – Tim McGraw with Dierks Bentley and Kip Moore June 30 – RPO: Patriotic Pops July 1 – Demi Lovato with Hot Chelle Rae July 6 – Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir July 7 – Last Summer on Earth with Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & The Monsters and Cracker July 14 – The B-52s and Squeeze July 15 – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds July 19 – Jim Gaffigan July 21 – Meat Loaf with Katrina July 28 – RPO: Music of Queen–A Rock and Symphonic Spectacular August 2 – Snoop Dogg with Yelawolf August 7 – Mumford & Sons with Dawes and Aaron Embry August 11 – The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue featuring Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs August 15 – Journey with Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo and Loverboy August 18 – Eric Church with Robert Earl Keen August 24 – Train with Mat Kearney and Andy Grammer August 29 – The Fray and Kelly Clarkson with Carolina Liar September 2 – The Fresh Beat Band
2013 Season
May 30 – Luke Bryan with Florida Georgia Line and Cole Swindell
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June 7 – The Lumineers with Kids and J. Roddy Walston and the Business June 22 – Kings of the Mic Tour with LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Ice Cube and De La Soul July 3 – RPO: Celebrate America July 6 – GIGANTOUR with Megadeth, Black Label Society, Device, Hellyeah, Newsted and Death Division July 13 – Fun. with Tegan and Sara July 16 – Daughtry and 3 Doors Down with Halestorm and Bad Seed Rising July 17 – Def Leppard with Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators July 19 – Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir July 20 – Steely Dan with Deep Blue Organ Trio July 26 – The Avett Brothers with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals July 27 – Under the Sun Tour with Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon and Fastball July 31 – The Black Crowes and Tedeschi Trucks Band with The London Souls August 1 – Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion August 9 – Keith Urban with Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch August 16 – Carnival of Madness with Shinedown, Papa Roach, Skillet, In This Moment and We as Human August 21 – Kenny Chesney with Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves August 25 – Ke$ha with Mike Posner and Semi Precious Weapons
2014 Season
May 23 – Death Cab for Cutie with The Head and the Heart and Built to Spill May 30 – Tim McGraw with Kip Moore and Cassadee Pope June 1 – Ray LaMontagne with Jason Isbell and The Belle Brigade June 2 – SKRILLEX with DJ Snake, What So Not and Milo & Otis June 7 – Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band June 18 – Diana Ross June 20 – Dierks Bentley with Cole Swindell and Frankie Ballard
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June 21 – Willie Nelson & Family and Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas with Kacey Musgraves June 25 – Peter Frampton and The Doobie Brothers with Matthew Curry July 3 – RPO: Salute to America July 6 – Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo and Rick Springfield with William Beckett July 9 – Foreigner, Styx and Don Felder July 15 – Phish July 19 – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons July 20 – RPO: Classical Mystery Tour–The Music of the Beatles July 22 – Ben Folds with the RPO August 1 – Luke Bryan with Clare Dunn August 17 – Hunter Hayes with Dan + Shay and Sam Hunt August 22 – Josh Groban with the CMAC Symphony Orchestra August 29 – Lady Antebellum with Billy Currington and Joe Nichols
2015 Season
May 30 – George Thorogood & The Destroyers and Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot with Davy Knowles June 6 – Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion June 7 – Ed Sheeran with Rixton July 3 – RPO: Patriotic Salute July 4 – The Tragically Hip July 8 – Kenny Chesney with Jake Owen and Chase Rice July 11 – Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick July 12 – James Taylor and His All-Star Band July 29 – The Avett Brothers with Shakey Graves and Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear July 31 – Bryan Adams August 2 – Grace Potter with Madaila August 4 – Sublime with Rome with Rebelution, Pepper and Mickey Avalon August 13 – REO Speedwagon with Teagan and the Tweeds
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August 15 – Santana August 21 – Gregg Allman and The Doobie Brothers with Pat Simmons Jr. August 30 – Idina Menzel September 3 – Dierks Bentley with Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith
2016 Season
June 4 – Jackson Browne June 8 – Death Cab for Cutie & CHVRCHES with Pure Bathing Culture June 10 – Kenny Chesney June 14 – Ellie Goulding with Matt & Kim June 24 – Keith Urban with Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris June 25 – Weezer and Panic! At the Disco with Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness July 2 – Chris Young with Cassadee Pope and LANco July 6 – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds July 9 – RPO July 12 – Bob Dylan with Mavis Staples July 16 – Yanni July 21 – Chris Stapleton with Brandy Clark July 22 – The Old Crow Medicine Show & Brandi Carlile Revue with Dawes July 23 – Ray Lamontagne with The Arcs July 29 – Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy July 30 – Lyle Lovett and His Large Band & Emmylou Harris August 4 – Jerry Garcia with Warren Haynes August 12 – Don Henley August 24 – Train with Andy Grammar September 3 – “Weird Al” Yankovic
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2017 Season
June 4 – Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds June 10 – Diana Krall June 17 – Elvis Costello & The Imposters with DAWES June 21 – Peter Frampton & Steve Miller Band June 29 – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit July 2 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers July 8 – John Mellencamp July 15 – Idina Menzel July 16 – The Who July 23 – Sam Hunt – 15 in a 30 Tour July 28 – Hans Zimmer July 29 – Rod Stewart with special guest Cyndi Lauper August 15 – Jethro Tull August 18 – Santana August 24 – Luke Bryan August 30 – Thomas Rhett September 2 – The Avett Brothers
2018 Season
June 23 – John Fogerty & ZZ Top June 26 – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds June 30 – Roger Daltry July 7 – RPO July 8 – Keith Urban July 10 – Tedeschi Trucks Band July 20 – Jason Isbell July 21 – Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family
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July 25 – Arctic Monkeys August 5 – David Byrne August 6 – Beach Boys August 8 – The Piano Guys August 10 – Alan Jackson August 24 – Brett Eldredge August 31 – Steve Martin & Martin Short
2019 Season
June 7 – The Avett Brothers June 9 – Brooks & Dunn with High Valley June 14 – Bush with Our Lady Peace June 18 – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds June 20 – Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit with Father John Misty June 22 – Michael McDonald and Chaka Khan June 29 – Rain [Tribute to the Beatles] July 5 – Third Eye Blind with Ra Ra Riot July 6 – Little Big Town with Walker Hayes July 12 – Luke Bryan July 13 – Lynyrd Skynyrd July 16 – Tedeschi Trucks Band July 21 – Rob Thomas July 23 – Lionel Richie July 25 – RPO “Grease” July 27 – Chris Stapleton with Margo Price and Marcus King Band August 2 – Train & The Goo Goo Dolls with Allen Stone August 6 – Sarah McLachlan with the RPO August 7 – Alice Cooper August 9 – Hootie & The Blowfish with Barenaked Ladies
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August 10 – Jason Aldean & Kane Brown August 15 – Hall & Oates August 22 – Beach Boys August 27 - Pentatonix