In terms of live music, Forest Hills Stadium has quite n impressive history that arguably rivals that of other legendary local venues like Madison Square Garden or even the late Shea Stadium.
(To read the full story on Forest Hills Stadium, click here. To read the 2015 schedule, click here. To read remembrances of people who’ve attended shows at Forest Hills Stadium, click here.)
This is partial list of the following artists have all graced the stage of this Queens institution:
The Beatles
Barbra Streisand
Frank Sinatra
Tony Bennett
Ella Fitzgerald
Janis Joplin & the Kozmic Blues Band
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
Sammy Davis Jr.
Oscar Peterson
The Who
Willie Nelson
Santana
Pete Seeger
Louis Armstrong
Milton Berle
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Sly & the Family Stone
Hall & Oates
Howard Jones
The 5th Dimension
Three Dog Night
Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles
Scandal
Trini Lopez
Bette Midler
Bobby Gentry
The Eurythmics
The B-52s
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Nancy Wilson
Ike & Tina Turner
The Foo Fighters
The Zac Brown Band
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
Talk Talk
Blur
The Black Crowes
Talking Heads
Brandi Carlile
The Monkees
Nazz
Bush
Bernie Worrell
Simon & Garfunkel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Diana Ross & The Supremes
The Police
Spanky & Our Gang
Death Cab For Cutie
The Cars
Chris de Burgh
M + M
Donna Summer
The Rolling Stones
Luscious Jackson
Soul Coughing
Jenny Lewis
Greta Van Fleet
Wilco
King Curtis
Scandal
Utopia
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Bruce Hornsby
Jorma Kaukonen
Brand New
Nona Hendryx
Arlo Guthrie
Jackie Deshannon
Burning Spear
Adrian Belew
Mickey Hart & Planet Drum
The Replacements
The Hold Steady
Mumford & Sons
Hank Williams Jr.
Echo & the Bunnymen
Ratdog
Phil Lesh & Friends
Yes
Asia
Peter Gabriel
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Meat Loaf
ODESZA
Victor Borge
Nina Simone
The Kingston Trio
Johnny Mathis
Genesis
Drake
Lil’ Wayne
Barry Manilow
Brittany Howard
Olivia Newton-John
Tom Jones
Joni Mitchell
Linda Ronstadt
James Taylor
Livingston Taylor
Neil Diamond
Peter Nero
The Bronx
The Exciters
Chicago
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Leonard Cohen
Peter, Paul & Mary
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Johnny Winter
Jethro Tull
Richie Havens
Dionne Warwick
Sam & Dave
The Bee Gees
Bill Black’s Combo
Herbie Mann
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder
Sam & Dave
Rancid
Oliver
Morrissey
The Chemical Brothers
Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit
The Temptations
Leon Bridges
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Andy Williams
LL Cool J
Sleater Kinney
Blondie
Henry Mancini
The Lumineers
Sharon Van Etten
Little Dragon
The Mamas & The Papas
Rick Ross
Count Basie
Jay & The Americans
Judy Garland
Ella Fitzgerald
The Righteous Brothers
Lil’ Kim
Joan Baez
Woody Allen
Real Estate
Johnny Mathis
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Harry Belafonte
Brand New
Norah Jones
Miriam Makeba
The Linda Lindas
Beck
The Four Tops
The Lovin’ Spoonful
Judy Collins
Regina Spektor
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Alison Krauss
Jay & the Americans
William B. Williams
Large Professor
The Band
Lord Huron
Leonard Cohen
Dolly Parton
Mavis Staples
Sarah McLachlan
Onyx
Van Morrison
Chic
Earth, Wind & Fire
The Village People
Mobb Deep
Cage the Elephant
Louis C.K.
Paul Simon
Bonny Light Horseman
Large Professor
The Queens Philharmonic
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
The New York Pops
Fleet Foxes
Flight Of the Conchords
Demetri Martin
Ice Cube
Eugene Mirman
Sylvan Esso
Chris Stapleton
Brandy Clark
Flume
Bill Burr
Fitz & the Tantrums
The xx
Real Estate
The Ronettes
Jadakiss
The Standells
The Chainsmokers
Jack Johnson
Alkaline Trio
Scarface
Chris Carrabba (of Dashboard Confessional)
Tears For Fears
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
Sigur Rós
Dispatch
Guster
Marco Benevento
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
John Mellencamp
Jojo Siwa
My Morning Jacket
Coheed & Cambria
Gary Clark Jr.
Emmylou Harris
Carlene Carter
Busta Rhymes
Bon Iver
Peter Wolf
Interpol
Chance the Rapper
Deerhunter
The National
Belle & Sebastian
Blue Man Group
Jim Jones & Juelz Santana
The Head and The Heart
Young the Giant
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Sheryl Crow
Robert Plant & The Sensational Shapeshifters
Trina
Kamasi Washington
alt-J
Dropkick Murphys
Flogging Molly
Arctic Monkeys
Boy George & Culture Club
Cake
Ben Folds
Japanese Breakfast
David Byrne with Tune-Yards
Bright Eyes
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Jamiroquai
Portugal.The Man
Lucius
Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers
Digable Planets
Phoebe Bridgers
Lucy Dacus
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Cigarettes After Sex
Ed Sheeran
Waxahatchee
Cat Power
N.O.R.E.
D’Angelo
The James Hunter Six
Alabama Shakes
Drive-By Truckers
“Weird Al” Yankovic
The Diplomats featuring Cam’ron
First Aid Kit
