Dave Matthews Band Turned Camden Into the Center of the Live Music Universe During a Historic Two-Night Stand at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
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Kings of Leon Live at the O2 London, England is Tonight’s Live Nuggets
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JamFest Live Nuggets Presents Earth, Wind & Fire at North Sea Jazz 2016—A Definitive Live Performance Returns in Full
JamFest Presents a Landmark Broadcast: Kraftwerk, Detroit, and the Future of Live Electronic Music Through Live Nuggets.
Source: Kraftwerk at the Movement Electronic Music Festival on May 28, 2016
There are nights on JamFest when the signal feels less like a broadcast and more like a direct transmission from the front row of something global, kinetic
Source: Da Tweekaz live from Tomorrowland Winter in France on March 19, 2024 on Live Nuggets Tonight!
Live Nuggets on JamFest: The Police & Friends – The Amnesty Human Rights Conspiracy Of Hope Concert (June – 1986)
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Praxis Live at Bonnaroo 2004 is tonight’s Live Nuggets on JamFest, and Warren Haynes reintroduces a modern classic featured album on the NRN Radio Show tomorrow night.
We Will Make Your Day Special — A Memory of a Lifetime
Celebrating unforgettable live performances, JamFest delivers exclusive programming available on TuneIn. Our lineup features What Is Hip?! (New Orleans style), Project Reggaeologist (reggae & dancehall), and NewGrass Radio (Bluegrass & Americana). Weekly highlights include Live Nuggets (historic live recordings), New Releases Now (NRN) Radio Show, and Festival Radio Show (festival-only sets). Weekends spotlight dance, EDM, and club music with Club Night rolling into Sunday Spunday, while All Things Considered Live presents special sets from the Newport Folk Festival and NPR showcases.
Praxis – Live at Bonnaroo 2004
When Praxis took the stage at Bonnaroo in 2004, it was more than a late-night jam — it was a sonic detonation that became festival folklore. Genre boundaries dissolved, expectations were shattered, and fans witnessed a performance that remains truly unrepeatable.
Tonight, that legendary set returns in full as Live Nuggets Radio presents a special handpicked broadcast of Praxis – Live at Bonnaroo 2004, airing in its entirety.
Airs: Every Tuesday at 9PM EST
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Warren Haynes Reintroduces a Modern Classic
Tales of Ordinary Madness Returns in a Stunning New Remastered and Remixed Edition
Truly great albums don’t fade — they deepen. In 2026, Warren Haynes’ acclaimed solo debut Tales of Ordinary Madness receives the definitive presentation it has always deserved. Defined by emotional depth, restraint, and authenticity, the record returns fully remastered and remixed, offering listeners an entirely new sonic experience.
This is not a simple update — it is a full reintroduction.
Airs: Wednesdays at 9PM EST
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Coachella 2026 Leads a Monster Festival Year
The 2026 festival calendar is shaping up as a masterclass in programming. Governors Ball returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park (June 5–7) with headliners Lorde, Stray Kids, and A$AP Rocky. Bonnaroo (June 11–14) delivers curated daily experiences with Skrillex, The Strokes, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Noah Kahan.
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Harry Connick Jr. at Newport Jazz Festival 2004
A timeless jazz performance showcasing Connick’s expressive vocals and masterful piano work.
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Few benefit concert series have ever reshaped the relationship between popular music and political activism the way the No Nukes concerts did.
Officially known as The MUSE Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future, these historic shows unfolded over five sold-out nights—September 19 through 23, 1979—at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
More than just another star-studded run of performances, No Nukes became a cultural turning point—a moment when mainstream rock artists stepped directly into public policy, environmental advocacy, and national debate.
And tonight, JamFest listeners can experience that legendary series exactly as it was meant to be heard.
Tonight, and every Tuesday night at 9PM EST,
Live Nuggets Radio Show presents a very special, hand-picked broadcast of the entire No Nukes concert experience, aired in full.
From the opening moments inside Madison Square Garden to the final encore, this is a rare opportunity to hear one of the most historically important live concert series in rock history exactly as it unfolded.
For longtime collectors and new listeners alike, tonight’s broadcast is not a highlights reel—it is the full story.
The No Nukes concerts were organized by Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), an artist-driven organization founded by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, and John Hall.
The timing was not accidental.
Earlier in 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident had shaken public confidence in the safety of nuclear energy in the United States. MUSE was formed to turn that fear and uncertainty into public engagement—using music as the megaphone.
What started as a series of benefit concerts quickly grew into a national cultural moment.
The five nights at Madison Square Garden were followed by a massive public rally at Battery Park that drew an estimated 200,000 people, placing musicians, activists, and audiences side by side in one of the largest artist-driven environmental demonstrations of the era.
The No Nukes stage became a gathering point for the most influential singer-songwriters and rock acts of the late 1970s.
Across the five nights, the lineup included:
But for many fans—and for rock history as a whole—the defining performances came from
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
These concerts became their first officially filmed major concert appearances—capturing the band’s raw, marathon-length intensity at a moment when their reputation as the ultimate live act was still spreading mostly by word of mouth.
One of the most powerful aspects of the No Nukes series was its sense of experimentation.
Artists frequently crossed into each other’s sets, creating spontaneous collaborations that never existed on tour and were never repeated in later years.
Among the most celebrated moments:
These were not promotional appearances.
They were performances driven by urgency and conviction.
No Nukes also produced some of the most talked-about stories in live rock history.
During Chaka Khan’s set, the crowd began rhythmically chanting “Bruce!” in anticipation of Springsteen’s upcoming appearance. The chant was mistaken as boos, and Khan reportedly left the stage frustrated—one of the most awkward and misunderstood moments of the entire series.
The No Nukes shows also marked the first public live performance of Springsteen’s future classic The River—a song that would soon become one of the defining pieces of his career and catalog.
Because of the overwhelming presence of high-profile singer-songwriters, the concerts were jokingly dubbed a gathering of the “Mellow Mafia”—a playful label that masked just how politically direct and socially motivated the entire project truly was.
The impact of the concerts was preserved in two major releases that helped cement No Nukes as a permanent chapter in rock history.
The 1980 film
No Nukes, directed by Julian Schlossberg and Danny Goldberg, blended live performances with backstage footage and activist discussions.
Most notably, it introduced the wider public to Springsteen and the E Street Band in a full concert setting for the very first time.
The RIAA Gold-certified triple LP
No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future preserved many of the series’ defining performances and collaborations and became a reference point for how benefit concerts could be documented and distributed.
The political intensity of the No Nukes events extended well beyond the official messaging.
Peter Tosh performed during the concert series but was excluded from both the original album and film releases. His outspoken political statements, stage presentation, and controversial symbolism were viewed at the time as too provocative for mainstream distribution.
In hindsight, that exclusion has become a reminder that even within progressive movements, there were limits placed on which voices were considered “acceptable” for mass audiences.
What separates No Nukes from countless later benefit concerts is not simply its star power.
It is the way the event integrated:
No Nukes did not treat music as decoration for a cause.
The music was the engine of the movement.
Decades before social media and viral campaigns, these concerts proved that artists could mobilize national attention through live performance alone.
In an age of short clips and curated playlists, tonight’s Live Nuggets Radio Show presentation restores something rare: continuity.
Listeners will hear:
Tonight at 9PM EST, JamFest fans can step directly into September 1979 and experience the full arc of one of rock’s most ambitious live projects.
The No Nukes concerts were not just a reaction to a crisis.
They were a declaration—by some of the most influential artists in the world—that popular music could do more than entertain.
It could organize.
It could educate.
It could mobilize.
More than four decades later, No Nukes remains one of the most celebrated and historically important benefit concert series ever staged.
And tonight, thanks to Live Nuggets Radio, that legacy returns to the airwaves—one complete, uncompromised live experience at a time.
Tune in tonight at 9PM EST for the full No Nukes concerts—only on Live Nuggets Radio.
This week on JamFest is built around what our listeners love most: real performances, real moments, and real music history—broadcast exactly the way it should be heard. From legendary festival stages to newly revived underground energy, JamFest delivers a week that feels less like a playlist and more like a living, breathing archive of great live music.
Available exclusively on TuneIn, JamFest continues its mission of celebrating live performance across genres, generations, and scenes—connecting classic recordings, modern releases, and festival culture into one continuous global soundtrack.
And this week, the spotlight is firmly on three defining moments: a masterclass from Buddy Guy, a complete broadcast of the historic No Nukes concerts, and the long-awaited return of The Jack Rubies with their brooding new single, Visions In The Bowling Alley, debuting on NRN Radio.
Buddy Guy – Live at the Newport Jazz Festival (1994)
Mondays at 7PM EST
Few live recordings capture both authority and urgency the way Buddy Guy’s 1994 appearance at the legendary Newport Jazz Festival does. Recorded on August 14, 1994, this performance stands as one of the most electrifying festival sets of Guy’s modern era—a moment when a lifelong blues innovator stepped into a powerful career resurgence and reminded the world exactly why his influence runs so deep.
The set is built around extended, high-impact medleys that move fluidly through blues history. Guy weaves together “All Your Love (I Miss Loving You),” “Five Long Years,” and “Someone Else Is Steppin’ In (Slippin’ Out, Slippin’ In)” with unfiltered intensity, then turns around and drives straight into another explosive run featuring “Mustang Sally,” “Sweet Little Angel,” and “Feels Like Rain.”
Signature moments anchor the show, including a definitive performance of “Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues” and a roaring take on “Hoochie Coochie Man,” forever associated with the towering legacy of Muddy Waters.
One of the most emotional highlights arrives during an instrumental tribute to his close friend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with a moving interpretation of “Cold Shot” that resonates far beyond the festival grounds.
This concert landed during a pivotal moment for Guy—following the massive success of his Grammy-winning Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues album—and it captures a master performer reclaiming center stage in front of a global audience.
On JamFest, this is blues history presented exactly as it happened—loud, loose, and completely alive.
Music Without Rules — Every Monday at 9PM EST
NewGrass Radio continues to redefine what modern bluegrass can be by honoring tradition while fearlessly dismantling its boundaries. Built on the philosophy of Music Without Rules, the show bridges old-school craftsmanship with genre-stretching experimentation—welcoming artists who fuse bluegrass with rock, jazz, folk, improvisational music, and modern Americana.
The show’s DNA traces directly back to the revolutionary spirit of New Grass Revival, the group whose 1970s breakthroughs opened bluegrass to new structures, audiences, and creative freedom. Their rotating and evolving lineups helped launch and elevate some of the most important innovators the genre has ever produced—artists who proved that bluegrass is not a fixed tradition, but a constantly evolving musical language.
Every Monday night, NewGrass Radio carries that legacy forward by spotlighting established masters, rising performers, and fearless collaborators who continue to expand the sound far beyond its original frame.
No Nukes – The MUSE Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future (1979)
Tuesdays beginning at 9PM EST
Long before benefit concerts became a standard part of the music industry, the No Nukes shows set the blueprint.
Presented as The MUSE Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future, this historic five-night stand took place at Madison Square Garden from September 19 through 23, 1979. The concerts were a direct response to the Three Mile Island nuclear accident earlier that same year—and quickly became one of the most powerful intersections of music, activism, and social awareness ever staged.
This week, Live Nuggets Radio presents a very special, fully hand-picked broadcast of the complete No Nukes performances—aired in their entirety, from opening moments through the final encore. It is not a highlight reel. It is the full historical document.
Listeners will experience a time when the live stage became a platform for political voice, cultural unity, and artistic courage—proving that rock music could move public conversation as powerfully as it moved crowds.
It remains one of the most celebrated benefit concert series in rock history—and on JamFest, it plays exactly as it was meant to be heard.
The Jack Rubies Return With a Dark Spark on “Visions In The Bowling Alley”
Wednesdays beginning at 9PM EST
After decades away from the spotlight, The Jack Rubies are not staging a quiet comeback—they are launching a statement.
Visions In The Bowling Alley marks a striking return from the English post-punk survivors, reconnecting their original emotional volatility with a newly sharpened, modern edge. The track leans heavily into atmosphere and restraint, choosing tension over gloss and unease over comfort.
Filed loosely under alternative, garage, and post-punk, the song pulses with wiry guitar lines, shadow-soaked melodies, and an ever-present sense that something is about to fracture beneath the surface. It feels cinematic, restless, and unapologetically moody—exactly the kind of record that rewards deep listening.
On this week’s NRN Radio Show, JamFest proudly premieres Visions In The Bowling Alley as part of a hand-selected New Releases Now spotlight—introducing a new generation of listeners to a band that has rediscovered its teeth without losing its soul.
Every Thursday — Beginning at 9PM EST
Thursday nights belong to the festival crowd.
For more than eight straight hours, Festival Radio delivers nothing but live performances pulled exclusively from the world’s most iconic music festivals. Every track, every set, every moment comes from real festival stages—bringing back the sound and atmosphere of the events you attended, loved, and still talk about.
Fridays beginning at 10PM EST
As the weekend arrives, JamFest shifts into unmistakable New Orleans mode. Drawing from the city universally recognized as the birthplace of jazz, What Is Hip?! delivers a groove-heavy late-night blend of funk, brass, soul, and second-line spirit.
From classic influences to modern interpretations, the show keeps the heartbeat of the Crescent City pulsing straight through Friday night and into Saturday morning.
Saturdays at 10PM EST
Saturday belongs to the dance floor.
Club Night features DJ sets, studio sessions, festival performances, and cutting-edge EDM from the world’s top electronic stages—bringing global club culture directly into your weekend.
All Night Saturday into Sunday Morning (2AM–9AM EST)
When Saturday night refuses to end, Sunday Spunday takes over—carrying the party straight through the early hours with nonstop energy and seamless transitions.
Sundays from 12:30PM to 2:00PM EST
The Gospel Lunch celebrates New Orleans–style music with joy, soul, and deep cultural roots—offering a vibrant midday broadcast that blends tradition, spirit, and unmistakable NOLA rhythm.
Sunday Nights
From roots reggae to modern dancehall, ska, and global reggae festival recordings, Project Reggaeologist delivers a worldwide perspective on reggae culture—spanning continents, generations, and sounds in one continuous flow.
Four times daily: 9AM, 12PM, 6PM & 8:30PM EST
For listeners who want to stay informed alongside their music, NPR News Now delivers concise five-minute updates from correspondents around the world—covering politics, business, culture, and breaking news throughout the day.
This week on JamFest isn’t just about what’s playing—it’s about where the music comes from, why it matters, and how it continues to shape culture across generations.
From Buddy Guy’s unforgettable festival performance, to the historic power of No Nukes, to the dark, modern spark of The Jack Rubies on NRN, JamFest is once again turning live music into memories that last a lifetime.
JamFest — We’ll make your day special.
Live Nuggets: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ, on September 20, 1978
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