Atlantic Records 4oth Anniversary

Date:

Saturday, May 14, 1988

Venue:

Madison Square Garden

Location:

New York, New York, United States

Notes:

w Danny
Performances[edit]
Marv Albert

Introduction
The Coasters

"That Is Rock-N-Roll"
"Charlie Brown"
Phil Collins

"In the Air Tonight"
Phil Collins

Introduction of LaVern Baker
Lavern Baker

"Jim Dandy"
"Saved"
Roberta Flack

Introduction of Foreigner
Foreigner

"Hot Blooded"
"Juke Box Hero"
"Urgent"
"I Want To Know What Love Is"
Iron Butterfly

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
Laura Branigan

"Gloria"
Stephen Stills

Introduction of Ben E. King
Ben E. King

"Spanish Harlem"
"There Goes My Baby"
"Save the Last Dance for Me"
Roberta Flack

"Killing Me Softly with His Song"
Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson

"The Closer I Get to You"
Michael Douglas

Introduction of Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash

"Wooden Ships"
"Our House"
"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
Bee Gees

"To Love Somebody"
"Lonely Days"
"Jive Talkin'"
3 (as Emerson & Palmer with Robert Berry on bass)

"America (including Rondo, Tocata, Tank)"
Yes

"I've Seen All Good People"
"Hold On"
"Owner of a Lonely Heart"
"Perpetual Change"
"Roundabout"
Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray

Introduction of The Rascals
The Rascals

"Good Lovin'"
"Groovin'"
"People Got to Be Free"
Vanilla Fudge

"You Keep Me Hangin' On"
"Take Me for a Little While"
Average White Band

"Pick Up the Pieces"
Ruth Brown

"Teardrops from My Eyes"
"(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean"
Lisa Bonet

Introduction of Debbie Gibson
Debbie Gibson

"Staying Together"
"Foolish Beat"
medley
"Out of the Blue"
"Shake Your Love"
"Only in My Dreams"
"Happy Birthday to You"
Phil Collins

Introduction of Robert Plant
Robert Plant

"Heaven Knows"
"Ship of Fools"
"Tall Cool One"
Alan Paul & Tim Hauser of The Manhattan Transfer

"Mack the Knife"
The Manhattan Transfer

"Birdland"
The Spinners

"Mighty Love"
"Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"
"Working My Way Back to You"
Dan Aykroyd

Introduction of Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn
The MG's

"Last Night"
Steve Cropper

Introduction of Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas and the MG's

"Gee Whiz"
Steve Cropper

Introduction of Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers and the MG's

"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
Steve Cropper

Introduction of Miki Howard
Miki Howard and the MG's

"Try a Little Tenderness"
Carla Thomas, Paul Shaffer and the MG's

"Tramp"
Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues), Sam Moore and the MG's

"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"
"Soul Man"
"I've Been Loving You Too Long"
Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues), Sam Moore, Phil Collins, and the MG's

"You Don't Know Like I Know"
"Knock on Wood"
Roberta Flack

Introduction of Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof

"You Can't Be Too Strong"
Wilson Pickett and the MG's

"In the Midnight Hour"
Wilson Pickett, Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues) and the MG's

"Land of a Thousand Dances"
Mike Green

Presentation to Ahmet Ertegun
Ahmet Ertegun

Introduction of Genesis
Genesis

medley
"Turn It On Again"
"Land of Confusion"
"Misunderstanding"
"Throwing It All Away"
"You Can't Hurry Love"
"Shortcut to Somewhere"
"All I Need Is a Miracle"
"That's All"
"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"
"Invisible Touch"
"Turn It On Again (Reprise)"
Paul Shaffer

Introduction of Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas

"Walking the Dog"
Robert Townsend, Phil Collins, and Ahmet Ertegun

Introduction of Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant) with Jason Bonham on drums

"Kashmir"
"Heartbreaker"
"Whole Lotta Love"
"Misty Mountain Hop"
"Stairway to Heaven"

Art Rock, Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Contemporary R&B, Country Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Liquid Funk, New Jack Swing, Quiet Storm, Rock, Soft Rock, Southern Rock, Yacht Rock, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), Urban Contemporary, Stateside Dnb, Mellow Gold, Relaxative, and Jazzy Dnb.

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