Billy Preston Concert History

Billy Preston (2 September 1946 - 6 June 2006) was an American soul and rock singer, famously known as a child prodigy pianist before releasing several rnb hits (including #1 smashes "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing") and working with classic artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beatles. He notably performed with Mahalia Jackson at the age of 16 and appeared as a young W.C. Handy in a 1958 biopic. His first solo record was a gospel album called '16 Year Old Soul'.

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Billy Preston Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 29, 2024
Billy Preston GRAMMY Museum Los Angeles, California, United States
Oct 20, 2005
Billy Preston

Re-release Party for the Concert For Bangladesh

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Steven J. Ross Theater at Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, California, United States
Sep 04, 2005
Bumbershoot Festival
"Bumbershoot Festival" / Billy Preston / Tim Seely / The Locust / Damien Jurado / Talib Kweli / Common / Pepper / Schoolyard Heroes / David Poe / Son Volt / Elvis Costello / Pretty Girls Make Graves / Marc Broussard / The Duhks / Mary Gauthier / Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter / Taarka / Israel Vibration / Marlena Shaw / Wesley Stace / Todd Barry / Bo Diddley / Hothouse Flowers / The Pharcyde / JJ Grey & Mofro / The Posies / Juana Molina Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 03, 2005
Billy Preston

Bumbershoot

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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 02, 2005 –
Sep 05, 2005
Bumbershoot 2005
Tegan and Sara / Common / The Decemberists / Garbage / Talib Kweli / Dashboard Confessional / Elvis Costello / Citizen Cope / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Flogging Molly / Flight of the Conchords / John Butler Trio / M. Ward / The Pharcyde / Minus the Bear / Pepper / Okkervil River / The Academy Is... / Damien Jurado / Digable Planets / Iggy And The Stooges / Zion I / The Posies / Harvey Danger / Mavis Staples / Mudhoney / The Donnas / New York Dolls / Brazilian Girls / Marlena Shaw / Billy Preston / Junkie Xl / Los Amigos Invisibles / JJ Grey & Mofro / Blue Scholars / The Be Good Tanyas / Marc Broussard / Little Brother / Keren Ann / Son Volt / Aziz Ansari / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / Trey Anastasio / Israel Vibration / Demetri Martin / Hothouse Flowers / Juana Molina / J Boogie's Dubtronic Science / Viva Voce / Earlimart / Midival Punditz / Tift Merritt / Billy Joe Shaver / Mike Birbiglia / Pretty Girls Make Graves / Aqueduct / Buckwheat Zydeco / Nick Swardson / Mary Gauthier / Joe Bataan / Sonny Landreth / The Locust / Hive / The Duhks / Idiot Pilot / Stan Ridgway / Luke Temple / Dolorean / Eugene Mirman / Choklate / Kinski / Todd Barry / Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter / KJ Sawka / Math And Physics Club / Charlie Hunter Trio / The Cops / Eva / Smoosh / Headphones / JJ Grey / Maktub / Samite / Craig Robinson / Demo / Visqueen / Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Schoolyard Heroes / David Poe / Akimbo / Boom Bap Project / Bo Diddley / The Waybacks / Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion / Chris Stamey / Laguna / Carolyn Mark / Anna Oxygen / Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet / The Duke Robillard Band / Paul Gilmartin / Kelley Hunt / Alpha YaYa Diallo / Mercir / Darrius Willrich / Howard Kremer / Iqu / Tim Seely / Brothers Of The Baladi / Gospel Hummingbirds / Cancer Rising / Post Stardom Depression / Ian McFeron Band / Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band / Wheedle's Groove / Ruby Dee And The Snakehandlers / The Ruby Doe / Andre Feriante / The Fading Collection / Upper Left Trio / Vicci Martinez Band / The Tiptons Sax Quartet / Dudley Manlove Quartet / Charming Snakes / swampdweller / Beyond Reality / Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra / Cuchata / The Bradbury Press / Graham Travis / Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto / Gruff Mummies / Infomatik / Ayinde Howell / Omar Torrez Band / The Transatlantic Orchestra / Sub-motive / Bill Frisell With Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen / razrez/ / Iguales / Altered States Of Funk / Jude Bowerman Band / The Bastards of Jazz / Mangoson / Thomas Marriott Quartet / Blues Orbiters / The Tim Sherman Band / Hidden In Plain View / Devotchka / Ani DiFranco Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 10, 2005
A Night With Concord Records
"A Night With Concord Records" / eddie palmieri / Poncho Sanchez / Joey DeFrancesco / Diane Schuur / Patti Austin / Gary Burton / Karrin Allyson / Tom Scott / Billy Preston / Sam Moore
Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 02, 2005
Billy Preston

Montreux Jazz Festival

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Auditorium Stravinski Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Jul 01, 2005 –
Jul 16, 2005
Montreux Jazz Festival 2005
Queens of the Stone Age / James Blunt / Kasabian / The Roots / Alice Cooper / Garbage / Audioslave / The Hives / Elvis Costello / Craig David / Tori Amos / Patti Smith / Kraftwerk / Crosby, Stills & Nash / Buena Vista Social Club / The Corrs / Eagles of Death Metal / Steve Earle / B.B. King / Antony & The Johnsons / Booker T. & The MG’s / José Feliciano / Brian Wilson / Billy Preston / The Robert Cray Band / Marianne Faithfull / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Solomon Burke / George Benson / isaac hayes / george duke / Chic Show all bands
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Unknown venue Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Jun 25, 2005
Billy Preston

Monterey Bay Blues Festival

Monterey County Fairgrounds Monterey, California, United States
Apr 23, 2005
"3 Rivers Music Festival:" / The Spinners / Billy Preston / KC and the Sunshine Band / Crossfade / Mother's Finest

3 Rivers Music Festival:

Downtown Columbia Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Apr 22, 2005 –
Apr 24, 2005
Three Rivers Music Festival
Nelly / KC and the Sunshine Band / Buddy Guy / Boney James / Widespread Panic / Seether / Billy Preston / Spyro Gyra / Mother's Finest / Butterfly Brown / The Spinners / Crossfade / Stretch Arm Strong / Koko Taylor / Jim "Soni" Sonefeld / Angie Aparo / Patrick Davis Show all bands
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Downtown Columbia Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Feb 11, 2005
Billy Preston

MusiCares Person of the Year 2005: Brian Wilson

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Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, California, United States
Oct 08, 2004
Billy Preston

Genius: A Night for Ray Charles

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Staples Center Los Angeles, California, United States
Aug 23, 2004
Billy Preston
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Jul 12, 2004
Eric Clapton / Billy Preston / Robert Randolph
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Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio, United States
Jun 06, 2004
Crossroads Guitar Festival
Eric Clapton / Steve Vai / Sonny Landreth / Pat Metheny / John McLaughlin / The Robert Cray Band / Jimmie Vaughan / Bo Diddley / Joe Walsh / Booker T / Vince Gill / Jerry Douglas / James Taylor / B.B. King / John Mayer / Buddy Guy / Santana / Jeff Beck / ZZ Top / Doyle Bramhall II / Billy Preston / Hubert Sumlin / David Johansen / Booker T & the MGs / David Hidalgo / Tilt-A-Whirl Show all bands
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Fair Park Dallas, Texas, United States
Jun 04, 2004 –
Jun 06, 2004
Crossroads Guitar Festival
Eric Clapton / ZZ Top / Neil Schon / Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band / Steve Vai / David Johansen / The Robert Cray Band / Hubert Sumlin / Booker T and the MG's / Carlos Santana / Bo Diddley / Billy Preston / Vince Gill / Ricky Skaggs / Jeff Beck / John Mayer / Joe Walsh / James Taylor Show all bands
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Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas, United States
Jan 29, 2004
The Funk Brothers / Billy Preston / Steve Winwood Carling Apollo Manchester Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 31, 2003
Billy Preston

Long Beach Blues Festival

California State University Long Beach, California, United States
Jun 14, 2003
Billy Preston

Riverbend Festival

Ross's Landing Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

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The Beatles / Billy Preston
Jan 30, 1969
 London, England, United Kingdom
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George Harrison / Ravi Shankar / Billy Preston
Nov 4, 1974
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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The Concert for Bangla Desh (Early Show)
Aug 1, 1971
 New York, New York, United States
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The Concert for Bangla Desh (Early Show)
Aug 1, 1971
 New York, New York, United States
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George Harrison / Ravi Shankar / Billy Preston on Nov 4, 1974 [034-small]

George Harrison / Ravi Shankar / Billy Preston
Nov 4, 1974
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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George Harrison / Ravi Shankar / Billy Preston
Nov 4, 1974
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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George Harrison / Ravi Shankar / Billy Preston
Nov 4, 1974
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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The Staples Singers / Billy Preston / Rodney Winfield on Jun 1, 1974 [582-small]

The Staples Singers / Billy Preston / Rodney Winfield
Jun 1, 1974
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Billy Preston / Ballin' Jack on Aug 3, 1973 [354-small]

Billy Preston / Ballin' Jack
Aug 3, 1973
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Billy Preston / Ballin' Jack
Aug 4, 1973
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Billy Preston / Ballin' Jack
Aug 4, 1973
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Aug 4, 1973
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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R&B
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Disco
Gospel
Quiet Storm
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Latest Setlist (10/20/2005):

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  1. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
  2. My Sweet Lord
  3. Isn't It a Pity

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2004 6 concerts
2003 2 concerts
2002 1 concert
2001 3 concerts
2000 1 concert
1998 1 concert
1997 1 concert
1996 2 concerts
1995 4 concerts
1991 3 concerts
1990 3 concerts
1989 17 concerts
1988 11 concerts
1987 2 concerts
1986 4 concerts
1985 3 concerts
1983 2 concerts
1981 1 concert
1980 3 concerts
1979 7 concerts
1978 1 concert
1977 11 concerts
1976 1 concert
1975 10 concerts
1974 27 concerts
1973 47 concerts
1972 47 concerts
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