Warren Zevon playing University of Delaware in 1980
Werewolves of Thorogood
u/sssweatss — 12 days ago
r/DelawareMusicHistory
Jay-Z hurt by Delaware State mob after Homecoming shooting 1996 and cancels show
In November 1996, A Tribe Called Quest had just released their fourth album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 (their first Billboard 200 chart-topper). Despite their success, the group's fun and lightness was transitioning into a darker more serious era.
A month before that in the same summer, Jay-Z - who up until this point had been a hype / side man for Jaz-O and Big Daddy Kane - released his first album Reasonable Doubt. However, this metaphorical passing of the torch never came to be on the stage of Memorial Hall at DSU due to fighting and shooting.
Tribe and go-go stars Backyard Band got into a confrontation, leading to Tribe leaving town after the fight. And Jay-Z was injured by a student mob during his backdoor exit after a shooting. Alas, despite this classic Globe poster advertising an epic bill - only Backyard Band and Case ended up performing before the chaos.
u/sssweatss — 6 days ago
plus Malcolm X and Romero's Martin playing at the State
u/sssweatss — 13 days ago
Getting my hopes up - Biggie poster for DSU homecoming 95
Did Biggie play Dover, Delaware on October 21, 1995? No he did not. He played in Buffalo with Mary J. Blige. Was a stunning, timeless Globe poster printed for this DSU Homecoming lineup? Yes it was.
What other Delaware shows have you seen a flyer or poster for that was too good to be true? Let’s get a little collection going.
u/sssweatss — 2 days ago
Third Eye Blind in Delaware 2003, Flower Market + Stone Balloon
Mother's Day fell on May 11 in 2003, but the day prior on May 10, Third Eye Blind came through Delaware, as part of a small club tour attempting to stir up interest in their third album "Out of the Vein", which would come out a few days later.
First stop for the day as a short acoustic set at the 82nd annual Wilmington Flower Market in Rockford Park.
Their evening show would be at Stone Balloon in Newark - this tour was unique in that tickets were only sold on eBay. For the 20 date tour, the Newark show had the fewest listings on eBay and sold the fewest tickets on eBay. Newark also had the highest percentage of tickets sold via Buy-it-Now of any of the cities on the tour, at 88.19%.
Reference:
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/third-eye-blind-links-with-ebay-for-spring-tour-71832/
u/sssweatss — 2 days ago