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Throwback Concert: KISS and Aerosmith at The XFINITY Theatre 2003

Throwback Concert: KISS and Aerosmith at The XFINITY Theatre 2003

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 2003!

That year PLR welcomed KISS and Aerosmith to The XFINITY Theater in Hartford. Two rock giants on one night, on one stage. This was opening night of this co-headlining tour and special guest Saliva opened the show.

 

KISS and Aerosmith

Tour: World Domination Tour / Rocksimus Maximus Tour

Special Guest: Saliva

Saturday August 2, 2003

The XFINITY Theater in Hartford, Connecticut

Ticket Prices: $65, $85, $115

Band Lineups:

  • KISS: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Tommy Thayer
  • Aerosmith: Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford

Setlists*

KISS

  1. Detroit Rock City
  2. Deuce
  3. Shout It Out Loud
  4. King of the Night Time World
  5. Do You Love Me
  6. Let Me Go, Rock ‘n’ Roll
  7. Firehouse
  8. I Love It Loud
  9. I Want You
  10. Bass Solo (Gene spits blood and flies)
  11. God of Thunder
  12. 100,000 Years
  13. Black Diamond
  14. Beth (encore)
  15. Rock and Roll All Nite (encore)

Aerosmith

  1. Let The Music Do The Talking
  2. Walk This Way
  3. Love In An Elevator
  4. Jaded
  5. Rag Doll
  6. Cryin’
  7. What It Takes
  8. Temperature (Little Walter cover)
  9. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (Aretha Franklin cover)
  10. Baby, Please Don’t Go (Joe Williams’ Washboard Blues Singers cover)
  11. Dream On
  12. Nobody’s Fault
  13. The Other Side
  14. Back In The Saddle
  15. I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing (encore)
  16. Sweet Emotion (encore)

*source: setlist.fm

 

Check out these live clips of KISS performing live in 2003

 

Check out these live clips of Aerosmith performing live in 2003

 

PODCAST – Monday, May 17: Ashley And Phil’s Turn In Roller Coaster Karaoke; The Concert Rider Game; Dumb Ass News

PODCAST – Monday, May 17: Ashley And Phil’s Turn In Roller Coaster Karaoke; The Concert Rider Game; Dumb Ass News

Dumb Ass News – A major US city has a terrible idea for solving their rat problem. (0:00)

The finale of Chaz and AJ’s Roller Coaster Karaoke, this time Ashley and Phil do their best to sing Whitney Houston on Quassy’s Wooden Warrior. Ashley needed a lot of beep tones (and time to catch her breath,) and Phil completely ruined the bit, mere seconds into his attempt. (6:23)

Allie from the Ridgefield Playhouse was on to play the Rider Game with the Tribe, and everyone got to learn a little bit about “slippery elm.” (15:15)

A 6-year-old named Archer beat leukemia, and fulfilled his make-a-wish of blowing up a bridge. (21:46)

Derek Jeter’s house in Tampa Bay sold recently, setting a record for the area. Chaz and AJ went nuts over the details of the house. (25:18)

Image Credit: Bill Chizek / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Monday, May 17

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Monday, May 17

6:00. News

6:13-7:00. Real estate stories. If you’re buying or selling call in please. Very interested in what’s going on.

7:00. A Pokémon card purchase turns into a rumble.

7:13. Dumb Ass News. A city sends in cats to fight off the rats

7:20 – 8:00. How did Ashley and Phil do on the roller coaster. Roller Coaster Karaoke.

8:00. News

8:13. Concert updates from Allie from the Ridgefield Playhouse.

8:20 – 9:00. The concert rider game. Connect the rider item to the artist and win tickets to that show! Call in at 877-764-2535!

9:00. More proof the getting a tattoo of a lovers name is a bad idea.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. Hand sanitizer plus cigarettes equals car fire.

9:20. Your nose and penis size are linked?

 

50 Years, 50 Albums 1997: Foo Fighters ‘The Colour and the Shape’

50 Years, 50 Albums 1997: Foo Fighters ‘The Colour and the Shape’

This was a big week for the Foo Fighters as they have been inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and their second album The Colour and the Shape goes into our “Hall of Fame” as well. Released in 1997,The Colour and the Shape marks the official debut of the Foo Fighters as a band. The self-titled debut album was pretty much all Dave Grohl, who in his own right is an extremely gifted musician, songwriter, and film director. (He directed most of the Foo’s videos). After the success of the first album, Dave recruited Pat Smear on guitar, Nate Mendel on bass and William Goldsmith on drums as Dave took over the front man duties and switched to guitar, marking the official debut of the band’s first lineup. With the singles “Monkey Wrench,” “Everlong” and “My Hero” this album became the biggest-selling album for the band and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Album in 1998. It sold over 2 million copies after its release and was certified double platinum for the single “Everlong” in 2007. At this time, we would like to welcome the Foo Fighters second album The Colour and the Shape into the WPLR Hall of Fame! Thanks for your votes.

Learn more about the album: 

Foo Fighters’ The Colour and the Shape: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Foo Fighters’ Former Drummer Is Still Mad at Dave Grohl Over The Colour and the Shape

Foo Fighters: The inside story of The Colour And The Shape

Essential video:

Listen to the album:

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Friday, May 14: Jimmy Koplik Breaks Down This Year’s Rock Hall Class; The Week In Flubbles; Boss Keith’s Top 5

Friday, May 14: Jimmy Koplik Breaks Down This Year’s Rock Hall Class; The Week In Flubbles; Boss Keith’s Top 5

Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik broke down his voting process for the Rock Hall of Fame, and feels like the inductees this year are all extremely worthy. He admitted there is one inductee that he doesn’t quite understand, and a band left out that is more than deserving. (0:00)

Every Friday, Chaz and listen back to the biggest on-air mistakes they’ve made over the last week. A “flubble” is a combination of a flub and mumble, as AJ proves while trying to say the word “linguini.” (14:48)

Boss Keith’s Top 5 was all about the internet’s “garbage studies,” and the real answers he thinks they are hiding. (20:57)

Image Credit: REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Friday, May 14

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Friday, May 14

5:30. King of the Nerds, Mitch Hallock’s Top 10 Cartoon Dogs:

He is the creator of Terrificon and CT GamerCon.

1. Snoopy
2. Scooby Doo
3. Brian Griffin from Family Guy
4. Hong Kong Phooey
5. Muttley
6. Scrappy Doo
7. Dyno Mutt
8. Pluto
9. Goofy
10. Santa’s Little Helper Simpson

 

6:00. Covid guidelines changing again.

6:13. How many Flubbles did we make this week. Hello?

6:20. In honor of yesterday’s gas station brawl… Call in the place you had or almost had a fight…877-764-2535

7:00. Only nine Representatives voted against mailing Pizza the Connecticut state food and two of them are on next….Rep. Geoff Luxenberg and Rep. Terrie Wood.

7:13. Dumb Ass News. Cow poop is not a cure for covid.

7:20. WFSB’s Scot Haney.

8:00. The song lyrics game. Next up in the hot seat: Andre from Derby. He also picked the 80’s.

8:13 – 9:00. Fun Fact Friday!

9:00. The inductees have been announced for the Rock Hall of Fame. Jimmy Koplik votes and we will get his opinion on the results.

9:13. Dumb Ass News. How many Flubbles did we make this week. Hello?

9:20. Boss Keith’s Top 5. Top 5 real answers to garbage studies.

Throwback Concert: BUSH at New Haven Coliseum 1997

Throwback Concert: BUSH at New Haven Coliseum 1997

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1997!

That year PLR welcomed English rockers BUSH to New Haven Coliseum. BUSH hit the road in ’97 to support their second studio album “Razorblade Suitcase,” which featured such singles as Swallowed, Greedy Fly, Bonedriven and Cold Contagious.

Joining BUSH at the Coliseum was special guest Veruca Salt.

This marked the second consecutive year BUSH came to New Haven. They played a show at the Coliseum in 1996 to support their debut album “Sixteen Stone.” They wouldn’t return to Connecticut for another 13 years (Foxwoods in 2010).

 

BUSH

Tour: Razorblade Suitcase

Special Guests: Veruca Salt

Friday April 11, 1997

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Ticket Price: $22.50

Band Lineup: Gavin Rossdale (vocals/rhythm guitar), Nigel Pulsford (lead guitar), Dave Parsons (bass), Robin Goodridge (drums)

Setlist*

  1. A Tendency to Start Fires
  2. Greedy Fly
  3. Machinehead
  4. Personal Holloway
  5. Insect Kin
  6. Mouth
  7. Comedown
  8. X-Girlfriend
  9. Old
  10. Cold Contagious
  11. Bonedriven
  12. Glycerine
  13. Body
  14. Everything Zen
  15. Swallowed
  16. Broken TV
  17. Bomb
  18. Little Things

*source: setlist.fm

 

Check out these live clips of BUSH in 1997

 

 

Hummels PLR 99 One-on-One: Mike Lapitino

Hummels PLR 99 One-on-One: Mike Lapitino

Mike Lapitino, the longest running air talent in WPLR’s 50 year history, takes Chaz through his 35 years on air at the station and behind the scenes. From hanging out with Rock Stars (and annoying some), to what struck him about standing next to the Rolling Stones and tons of studio stories in between, Your Ol’ Buddy Lappy doesn’t hold back.

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