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'.

Billy Preston Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
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 02, 2005 –
Sep 05, 2005
Bumbershoot 2005
Buckwheat Zydeco / Nick Swardson / Mary Gauthier / Joe Bataan / Sonny Landreth / The Locust / Hive / The Duhks / Idiot Pilot / Tegan and Sara / Stan Ridgway / Common / Luke Temple / Dolorean / The Decemberists / Eugene Mirman / Choklate / Garbage / Kinski / Talib Kweli / Todd Barry / Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter / KJ Sawka / Dashboard Confessional / Math And Physics Club / Charlie Hunter Trio / The Cops / Elvis Costello / Eva / Smoosh / Citizen Cope / Headphones / JJ Grey / Maktub / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Samite / Flogging Molly / Craig Robinson / Demo / Visqueen / Flight of the Conchords / Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Schoolyard Heroes / David Poe / John Butler Trio / Akimbo / Boom Bap Project / Bo Diddley / M. Ward / The Waybacks / Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion / Chris Stamey / The Pharcyde / Laguna / Carolyn Mark / Minus the Bear / Anna Oxygen / Pepper / Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet / The Duke Robillard Band / Okkervil River / Paul Gilmartin / The Academy Is... / Kelley Hunt / Alpha YaYa Diallo / Mercir / Darrius Willrich / Howard Kremer / Iqu / Tim Seely / Brothers Of The Baladi / Ani DiFranco / Gospel Hummingbirds / DeVotchKa / Cancer Rising / Post Stardom Depression / Ian McFeron Band / Damien Jurado / 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 / Digable Planets / Vicci Martinez Band / The Tiptons Sax Quartet / Dudley Manlove Quartet / Charming Snakes / swampdweller / Iggy & the Stooges / Beyond Reality / Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra / Cuchata / The Bradbury Press / Graham Travis / Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto / Gruff Mummies / Infomatik / Ayinde Howell / Zion I / Omar Torrez Band / The Posies / The Transatlantic Orchestra / Sub-motive / Bill Frisell With Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen / razrez/ / Iguales / Harvey Danger / Altered States Of Funk / Jude Bowerman Band / The Bastards of Jazz / Mangoson / Mavis Staples / Thomas Marriott Quartet / Blues Orbiters / The Tim Sherman Band / 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 / Hidden in Plain View / Aqueduct 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 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 / CHIC / The Corrs / Eagles of Death Metal / George Benson / Steve Earle / B.B. King / Antony & The Johnsons / Booker T. & The MG's / Jose Feliciano / Brian Wilson / Billy Preston / The Robert Cray Band / Marianne Faithfull / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / George Duke / Isaac Hayes / Solomon Burke Show all bands
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Unknown venue Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Apr 23, 2005
3 Rivers Music Festival:
"3 Rivers Music Festival:" / The Spinners / Billy Preston / KC & the Sunshine Band / Crossfade / Mother's Finest / ______
Downtown Columbia Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Apr 22, 2005 –
Apr 24, 2005
Three Rivers Music Festival
Nelly / KC & The Sunshine Band / Buddy Guy / Boney James / Widespread Panic / Seether / Billy Preston / Spyro Gyra / Mother's Finest / Butterfly Brown / The Spinners / Crossfade / Stretch Armstrong / Koko Taylor / Jim "Soni" Sonefeld / Angie Aparo / Patrick Davis Show all bands
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Downtown Columbia Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Jul 12, 2004
Eric Clapton / Billy Preston
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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 / Robert Cray Band / Jimmie Vaughan / Bo Diddley / Joe Walsh / Booker T / Vince Gill / Jerry Douglas / James Taylor / BB 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
Nov 29, 2002
Concert for George
Eric Clapton / Paul McCartney / Ringo Starr / Joe Brown / Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / Jeff Lynne / Monty Python / Jools Holland / Dhani Harrison / Ravi and Anoushka Shankar / Billy Preston / Gary Brooker / Andy Fairweather Low / English Chamber Choir / London Metropolitan Orchestra / Sam Brown / Klaus Voormann Show all bands
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Royal Albert Hall London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 25, 2001
Eric Clapton / Billy Preston

Jam Presents: Eric Clapton in Concert

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United Center Chicago, Illinois, United States
Feb 24, 2001
Billy Preston BB Kings Blues Club & Grill New York, New York, United States
Jul 11, 1997 –
Jul 13, 1997
North Sea Jazz Festival 1997
Earth, Wind & Fire / herb alpert / Ahmad Jamal / larry carlton / Gato Barbieri / Buckshot LeFonque / Nicholas Payton / Irakere / Adriana Evans / Steve Turre / Carmen Lundy / Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 / Monday Michuru / Jimmie Vaughan / Spearhead / Ronnie Earl / Monster Mike Welch / Billy Preston / 'LEGENDS '97' Miller/ Clapton / Sanborn / Sample/ Gadd / Jesse van Ruller Quartet / The Robert Cray Band / Whitehouse with Borstlap and Honing / R.L. Burnside / Rahsaan Patterson / Steve Winwood / lee ritenour / Chick Corea & Gary Burton / Ray Charles / Total Touch / Miriam Makeba / Patti Austin / Jimmie Vaughn / Maceo Parker / The Zawinul Syndicate / Taj Mahal / Jan Akkerman / Youssou N'Dour Show all bands
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North Sea Jazz Festival 1997 The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Aug 23, 1995
"Ringo Starr & His Third All-Starr Band"
Ringo Starr / Mark Farner / John Entwistle / Randy Bachman / Billy Preston / Felix Cavaliere / Zak Starkey
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Pier 62/63 Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 08, 1995
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band 1995 US Tour
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band / Nils Lofgren / Mark Farner / Billy Preston / John Entwistle / Randy Bachman / Felix Cavaliere / Zak Starkey
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Louisville Palace Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Jul 15, 1995
Ringo Starr / John Entwistle / Zak Starkey / Billy Preston / Mark Farner / Randy Bachman / Felix Cavaliere / Mark Rivera
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Concord Resort Hotel Kiamesha Lake, NY
Jul 09, 1995
Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band / Randy Bachman / Mark Farner / Billy Preston / Felix Cavaliere / John Entwistle / Zak Starkey / Mark Rivera Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Aug 29, 1989
Ringo Starr & his All-Starr Band
Ringo Starr / Billy Preston / Dr John / Jim Keltner / Joe Walsh / Rick Danko / Levon Helm / Clarence Clemmons / Nils Lofgrin
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Cal Expo Amphitheatre Sacramento, California, United States
Aug 11, 1989
Ringo Starr and the all star band
Ringo Starr / Joe Walsh / Levon Helm / Rick Danko / Dr. John / Billy Preston / Clarence Clemons / Nils Lofgrin / Jim Keltner
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Garden State Arts Center Holmdel, New Jersey, United States
Aug 08, 1989
Ringo Star & His All-Starr Band (Original)
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band / Joe Walsh / Nils Lofgren / Dr. John / Billy Preston / Rick Danko / Levon Helm / Clarence Clemons / Jim Keltner
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Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland, United States

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George Harrison / Ravi Shankar / Billy Preston on Dec 2, 1974 [178-small]

George Harrison / Ravi Shankar / Billy Preston
Dec 2, 1974
 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Eric Clapton / Billy Preston on Jul 12, 2004 [872-small]

Eric Clapton / Billy Preston
Jul 12, 2004
 Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Bumbershoot 2005 on Sep 2, 2005 [960-small]

Bumbershoot 2005
Sep 2 - 5, 2005
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Jeff Beck / Billy Preston / Nazgul on Oct 30, 1971 [732-small]

Jeff Beck / Billy Preston / Nazgul
Oct 30, 1971
 San Francisco, California, United States
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sha na na / Billy Preston / George Carlin on Mar 30, 1972 [521-small]

sha na na / Billy Preston / George Carlin
Mar 30, 1972
 Passaic, New Jersey, United States
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Bumbershoot Festival on Sep 4, 2005 [910-small]

Bumbershoot Festival
Sep 4, 2005
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Bumbershoot Festival on Sep 4, 2005 [911-small]

Bumbershoot Festival
Sep 4, 2005
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Bumbershoot Festival on Sep 4, 2005 [912-small]

Bumbershoot Festival
Sep 4, 2005
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Three Dog Night / buddy miles / Bang / Billy Preston on Aug 12, 1972 [980-small]

Three Dog Night / buddy miles / Bang / Billy Preston
Aug 12, 1972
 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
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Billy Preston / Badfinger / Liverpool on Aug 8, 1987 [399-small]

Billy Preston / Badfinger / Liverpool
Aug 8, 1987
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jeff Beck / Billy Preston / Nazgul on Oct 30, 1971 [136-small]

Jeff Beck / Billy Preston / Nazgul
Oct 30, 1971
 San Francisco, California, United States
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sha na na / Billy Preston / George Carlin on Mar 30, 1972 [679-small]

sha na na / Billy Preston / George Carlin
Mar 30, 1972
 Passaic, New Jersey, United States
  Uploaded by John Roth

Genres:

Rock
Soul
R&B
Funk
Disco
Quiet Storm
Classic Soul
Southern Soul
Psychedelic Soul
Rock Keyboard
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Latest Setlist (07/01/2005):

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  1. Space Race
  2. It's My Pleasure
  3. Do What You Want
  4. With You I'm Born Again
  5. Nothing From Nothing
  6. Georgia (On My Mind)
  7. What'd I Say
  8. Summertime
  9. Get Back
  10. That's the Way God Planned It
  11. Will It Go Round in Circles
  12. You Are So Beautiful
  13. Outa-Space
  14. Jumpin' Jack Flash

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Concerts Per Year:

2005 6 concerts
2004 3 concerts
2002 1 concert
2001 2 concerts
1997 1 concert
1995 4 concerts
1989 6 concerts
1987 1 concert
1986 1 concert
1977 1 concert
1975 2 concerts
1974 8 concerts
1973 12 concerts
1972 11 concerts
1971 2 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Billy Preston had?

Billy Preston has had 61 concerts.

What genre is Billy Preston?

Billy Preston is most often considered to be Rock, Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco, Quiet Storm, Classic Soul, Southern Soul, Psychedelic Soul, and Rock Keyboard.

When was the last Billy Preston concert?

The last Billy Preston concert was on September 04, 2005 at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington, United States. The bands that performed were: "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.

What setlist does Billy Preston play live?

The songs that Billy Preston performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 01, 2005 concert at Unknown venue in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland:

  1. Space Race
  2. It's My Pleasure
  3. Do What You Want
  4. With You I'm Born Again
  5. Nothing From Nothing
  6. Georgia (On My Mind)
  7. What'd I Say
  8. Summertime
  9. Get Back
  10. That's the Way God Planned It
  11. Will It Go Round in Circles
  12. You Are So Beautiful
  13. Outa-Space
  14. Jumpin' Jack Flash

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