# Full Albums In Concert **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 11, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822 "2026-06-11T14:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/41 "2026-06-12T21:21:16Z")
Phish had a Halloween tradition of playing full albums including Exile On Main Street, Quadrophenia, The White Album and Ziggy Stardust. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/42 "2026-06-12T21:24:51Z")
I find it impressive that bands like Dream Theater and Phish have the ranges to play such different albums in such different styles. i don’t know much original stuff from these two bands, but it cannot be easy to pull that off. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/43 "2026-06-12T21:40:40Z")
Too late to edit: another band I like and sometimes does this are the Flaming Lips. They released a full album cover of “Dark Side Of The Moon”, and I’m sure they took it to stage, and I’m quite sure they did the same treatment with another classic album I don’t remember at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/44 "2026-06-12T21:45:18Z")
Stretching the concept a bit, I’ve attended a few concerts that were recorded and later became album releases: Peter Frampton at Winterland (Frampton Comes Alive) The Moody Blues at the Los Angeles Greek (Lovely To See You: Live) and Todd Rundgren & Utopia in San Franciso (Live at the Old Waldorf) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/45 "2026-06-12T21:49:02Z")
Last night at the Kia Forum in LA (fantastic show, btw!) Rush performed the entire “Moving Pictures” album. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/46 "2026-06-12T22:29:04Z")
That’s awesome! I’ve seen Ian Anderson and his solo band do all of (Jethro Tull’s) _Thick as a Brick_ album, followed by a new _Part 2_ album in its entirety. As for someone covering someone’s album, just a few months ago I saw Michael Shannon (yes, the actor) and his band do R.E.M.'s _Lifes Rich Pageant_ (my favorite of theirs). They’re doing an album a year, in order. (The second set is a mix of other R.E.M. songs – some well known, but mostly obscure-to-non-fans songs). And, has anyone mentioned Phish\*? For several years each Halloween, they would [cover someone’s entire album](https://liveforlivemusic.com/features/phish-halloween-musical-costumes/). (They also once played their entire album _Hoist_, live, in 1994, when it was new.) \*blondebear did, I see. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/47 "2026-06-13T04:22:23Z")
Saw The Who do “Tommy” the summer of 1970, after a set that was essentially “The Who Live at Leeds.” Pretty remarkable! Saw Steve Earle perform the album “Copperhead Road” in its entirety in 2018to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its release. That was pretty damned good, too! ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/48 "2026-06-13T05:07:58Z")
I was excited when Yes first did it, but they are almost completely ignoring their newer albums as a result ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/49 "2026-06-13T05:16:50Z")
I honestly suspect that they know their audience, and that most of their fans would rather hear the old stuff than much from the six\* albums which they’ve released since Jon Anderson left the group in 2008 (four of which have also been since Chris Squire passed away). They likely know that they can reliably draw a good audience (and, thus, make money touring) by focusing on the 1970s music. \*- Even as a lifelong Yes fan, I haven’t been paying much attention to their recent music, and I had no idea that they’ve now released that much after the rift with Anderson (including one which was apparently just released yesterday). ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/50 "2026-06-13T05:40:44Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Too late to edit: another band I like and sometimes does this are the Flaming Lips. They released a full album cover of “Dark Side Of The Moon” A bluegrass band called the Hillbenders did a full album cover of “Tommy” about ten years ago or so, with all-acoustic instrumentation, and billed it as a “bluegrass opry”. Here’s the overture, to give you a taste; [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ulYdTaK5WBw/maxresdefault.jpg "Overture") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulYdTaK5WBw) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/51 "2026-06-13T10:20:41Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > (including one which was apparently just released yesterday). What? You lie. (checks Internet) oh, gosh, sorry about that, indeed they did. I still have a vinyl stack of albums that run up through 90210 or OU812 or whatever that one album is, but haven’t listened to much since. Maybe I’ll give it a try for nostalgia’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/52 "2026-06-13T17:20:41Z")
I saw Megadeth do all of Hanger 18 at the Hollywood Palladium like 2010ish. It was fantastic! And in the mid 90’s after a full set, Slayer came back on for encore played the entirety of Reign in Blood! Epic! ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/53 "2026-06-13T17:47:55Z")
During his great comeback days, and could still sing fairly well, Brian Wilson performed the entire Pet Sounds album live. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/54 "2026-06-13T20:15:03Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Even as a lifelong Yes fan, I haven’t been paying much attention to their recent music, and I had no idea that they’ve now released that much after the rift with Anderson (including one which was apparently just released yesterday). Yeah. I bought the first album with Davison and listened to it a few times. I haven’t bothered with anything since. OTOH, Jon Anderson’s _True_, which just came out last year, is the best “Yes” album in 25 years! ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/55 "2026-06-14T01:53:26Z")
For some reason, the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, has what would seem the Lion’s Share of concerts recorded there, in comparison to Madison Square Garden like 25 miles away. It’s something of a bootleg, yet my first concert there, “Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult” in the “Black and Blue” tour of 1980 was recorded on film. That night they played in Blue then Black, and both had elaborate sets so a good amount of time between sets. Esp.BOC, with their “Godzilla” and there was tension between the bands, who alternated who would play first. The concert ended at 1:10AM. The video contains all the songs from both bands. If there hasn’t been a CD/DVD released it’s due to that contention, Grateful Dead: Go to Nassau (Recorded May 15 & 16, 1980) - this may not count as a “full concert” and I can’t recall which one I went to, yet not both. ---
**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/56 "2026-06-14T04:54:40Z")
> [@Toxylon](#): > > Sparks went further with this than anyone ever: > > In 2008, they performed their (then) 21 albums live in their entirety, from first to last, in 21 consecutive nights. That is mighty impressive indeed - both in terms of having 21 albums in the first place, and in being able to play them all in such a short time. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/57 "2026-06-14T07:16:56Z")
Yeah, even now when I think about it, I go “Phew!”. A mammoth task that will likely never be repeated by anyone. And they were quality shows, too, according to those who attended. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/58 "2026-06-14T07:39:11Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Have you ever seen a live show that covered a whole album? I’m not aware of other artists doing this but I am absolutely sure they do. In the 90’s I saw “The Sundays” in Chicago. They had only put out the one album at that time. They sung exactly that album in concert. Since that was a bit short for the concert they offered to just start singing it again and the audience seemed happy with that so they did. They sang the one album twice in one concert. I had fun though. Probably their most popular song: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FHsip5xOenQ/maxresdefault.jpg "The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHsip5xOenQ) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/59 "2026-06-14T11:43:48Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > In the 90’s I saw “The Sundays” in Chicago. They had only put out the one album at that time. They sung exactly that album in concert That’s pretty much what The Firm (Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers’ band circa 1987) did when I saw them in concert, though they mixed up the order. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822/60 "2026-06-14T16:29:39Z")
> [@Toxylon](#): > > Yeah, even now when I think about it, I go “Phew!”. A mammoth task that will likely never be repeated by anyone. And they were quality shows, too, according to those who attended. Coheed and Cambria did once, but back when they only had like 4 albums. They called their shows “Neverenders”, named after their length and comprehensiveness but also because they have a song called Neverender. Now, they occasionally do a tour for a whole album and call that tour the “[x album] Neverender Tour” after the album they will be playing, but they definitely haven’t done 21 albums through in a row (since they don’t even have that many, but are slowly creeping up on it.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-in-concert/1030822.md?page=4)