List of artists featured on MTV Unplugged
This is a list of musical bands, groups and artists featured on MTV Unplugged shows. The list includes the performance place and date [1]
Performances by performance date
1989
- Squeeze, Syd Straw and Elliot Easton - National Video Center, NYC, October 31, 1989
- The Smithereens and Graham Parker - National Video Center, NYC, December 13, 1989
- 10,000 Maniacs and Michael Penn - National Video Center, NYC, December 13, 1989
- The Alarm and Nuclear Valdez - National Video Center, NYC, December 14, 1989
- Joe Walsh and Dr. John - National Video Center, NYC, December 14, 1989 (See also MTV Unplugged (Joe Walsh))
1990
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Satriani - National Video Center, NYC, January 30, 1990
- Michelle Shocked and Indigo Girls - National Video Center, NYC, January 30, 1990
- Sinéad O'Connor and The Church - National Video Center, NYC, January 30, 1990
- Don Henley - Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30, 1990
- Great White and Damn Yankees - Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30, 1990
- Crowded House and Tim Finn - Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30, 1990
- Hall & Oates - Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17, 1990
- Elton John - Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17, 1990
- Aerosmith - Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11, 1990
- Crosby, Stills & Nash - Ed Sullivan Theatre, NYC, August 11, 1990
- Ratt and Vixen - Ed Sullivan Theatre, NYC, August 11, 1990
- The Black Crowes and Tesla - National Video Center, NYC, November 19, 1990
- The Allman Brothers Band - National Video Center, NYC, November 19, 1990
- Poison - National Video, NYC, November 19, 1990
1991
- The Cure - London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 24, 1991
- Paul McCartney - London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 25, 1991 (See also Unplugged (The Official Bootleg))
- Winger and Slaughter - National Video Center, NYC, March 5, 1991
- Sting - National Video Center, NYC, March 5, 1991
- R.E.M. - Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10, 1991 (See also MTV Unplugged: R.E.M. (1991))
- Yo! Unplugged Rap: LL Cool J, MC Lyte, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Pop's Cool Love - Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10, 1991
- Elvis Costello - Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, June 3, 1991
1992
- Eric Clapton - Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England, January 16, 1992 (See also Unplugged (Eric Clapton album))
- Paul Simon - Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 4, 1992
- R&B Unplugged: Boyz II Men, Shanice and Joe Public - Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16, 1992
- Mariah Carey with Trey Lorenz - Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16, 1992 (See also MTV Unplugged (EP))
- Pearl Jam - Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16, 1992
- Queensrÿche - Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27, 1992
- John Mellencamp - Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27, 1992
- Annie Lennox - Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 3, 1992
- Eurythmics - Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 5, 1992
- Bruce Springsteen - Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, September 22, 1992 (See also In Concert/MTV Plugged)
- k.d. lang - Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16, 1992 (aired in 1993)
- Arrested Development - Ed Sullivan Theatre, NYC, December 17, 1992 (aired in 1993) (See also Unplugged (Arrested Development album))
1993
- Rod Stewart with Ronnie Wood - Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 5, 1993 (See also Unplugged...and Seated)
- Denis Leary - Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6, 1993
- Neil Young - Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 7, 1993 (See also Unplugged (Neil Young album))
- Roxette - Stockholm Circus, Sweden, February 13, 1993
- Uptown Unplugged: Jodeci, Father MC, Mary J. Blige, Christopher Williams and Heavy D - Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6, 1993
- Midnight Oil - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20, 1993
- Spoken Word I: 99, Maggie Estep, Barry Yourgrau, Reg E. Gaines, Bob Holman, Edwin Torres and Henry Rollins - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20, 1993
- 10,000 Maniacs with special guest David Byrne - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21, 1993 (See also MTV Unplugged (10,000 Maniacs album))
- Soul Asylum w/ special guest Lulu - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21, 1993
- Duran Duran - Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17, 1993
- Stone Temple Pilots - Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17, 1993 (aired in 1994)
- Nirvana - with guest appearance by Meat Puppets, Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 18, 1993 (See also MTV Unplugged in New York)
1994
- Tony Bennett - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 12, 1994 (see also MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett)
- Spoken Word II: MC Lyte, Toby Huss, Bahiyyih Maroon, Eric Bogosian, Matthew Courtney, Hal Sirowitz, Gil Scott-Heron, Larry McDonald and Wanda Phipps - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13, 1994
- Spoken Word III: Max Blagg, Danny Hoch, Maggie Estep, Jim Carroll, John S. Hall and Paul Beatty - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13, 1994
- Lenny Kravitz - Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 14, 1994
- Page and Plant - London Studios, London, England, August 25-26, 1994 (see also No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded)
- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Miami, September 29, 1994 (first Latin/Spanish Unplugged)
- Björk - New York City, November 7, 1994
- Bob Dylan - Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17–18, 1994 (see also MTV Unplugged (Bob Dylan album))
1995
- Hole - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 14, 1995
- The Cranberries - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 14, 1995
- Melissa Etheridge with Bruce Springsteen - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 15, 1995
- Live - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 15, 1995
- Sheryl Crow - Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, NY, February 15, 1995
- Charly García - Miami, April 28, 1995
- Herbert Grönemeyer - Studio Babelsberg, Berlin, Germany, May 14, 1995
- Café Tacuba - Miami, May 15, 1995
- Chris Isaak - Sony Music Studios, NYC, June 9, 1995 [2]
- Los Caifanes - Miami, June 28, 1995
- KISS - Sony Music Studios, NYC, August 8, 1995 (See also KISS Unplugged)
- Los Tres - Miami, September 14, 1995
1996
- Soda Stereo with Andrea Echeverri - Miami, March 12, 1996 (See also Comfort y Música Para Volar)
- Seal - Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 9, 1996
- Alice in Chains - Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 10, 1996 (See also Unplugged (Alice in Chains album))
- Tori Amos - Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 11, 1996
- Hootie & the Blowfish - The Horshoe, Columbia, South Carolina, April 19, 1996
- Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas - Miami, April 26, 1996
- Chage and Aska [3] - The Fountain Studios, London, June 19, 1996
- Oasis, excluding Liam Gallagher, with Noel Gallagher on lead vocals - Royal Festival Hall, August 23, 1996
- Maldita Vecindad - MTV Studios, Miami, October 12, 1996
1997
- Santa Sabina - Miami Broadcast Center, Miami, Florida, April 2, 1997
- Luis Alberto Spinetta - Miami, April 19, 1997 (aired in 2004)
- The Wallflowers - Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, May 1997
- Jewel - Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, May 7, 1997
- Maxwell - New York, June 15, 1997
- BLACKstreet - Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, September 3, 1997
- Aterciopelados - Miami, September 7, 1997
- Bryan Adams - Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, September 26, 1997 (See also MTV Unplugged (Bryan Adams album))
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds with Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder - New York City, October 18, 1997
1998
- Björk (Live 'n' Loud) - MTV Studios, New York, February 22, 1998
1999
2000
2001
- Los Ratones Paranoicos - MTV studios, Miami, March 11, 1998
- R.E.M. - MTV studios, NYC, May 21, 2001 (See also MTV Unplugged: R.E.M. (2001))
- Hikaru Utada - Tennouzu Studio, Tokio, Japan, June 21, 2001
- Jay-Z with The Roots (See also Jay-Z: Unplugged)
- La Ley - Miami Broadcast Center, June 28, 2001
- Staind - MTV Studios, New York City, New York, July 16, 2001 (See also MTV Unplugged (Staind DVD))
- Alejandro Sanz - Gusman Center, Miami, October 9, 2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
- Hitomi Yaida - Tokyo FM, Tokyo, Japan, April 24, 2005
- Queens of the Stone Age - SilverWings, Berlin, Germany, June 10, 2005
- Giorgia Todrani - June 20, 2005 (Aired April 29, 2005) [7]
- Alicia Keys - Brooklyn Academy Of Music, NY, July 14, 2005 (See also Unplugged (Alicia Keys album))
- Die Toten Hosen - Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria, September 1–2, 2005 (See also Nur zu Besuch: Unplugged im Wiener Burgtheater)
2006
- Ricky Martin - Miami, August 17, 2006 (See also MTV Unplugged (Ricky Martin album))
- Kayah - Toya film studio, Lodz, Poland, November 28, 2006 (See also MTV Unplugged (Kayah album))
- Korn, with guest appearance by Amy Lee of Evanescence, and Robert Smith and Simon Gallup of The Cure - MTV Studios, NYC, December 9, 2006 (See also MTV Unplugged: Korn)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Rabbi Shergill (aired on 1.10.11) MTV India
Other MTV Unplugged shows
This a list of other artists featured on MTV Unplugged.
Acústico MTV Brasil (Brazilian MTV)
European MTV
Other shows
Awards and Nominations received for Unplugged on Grammy
MTV Unplugged awards and nominations
Alicia Keys, the singer with more successful Unplugged, but well-hit of all time and best-selling format of this. |
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| Totals |
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| Nominations |
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Won
Nominations
References and notes
- ^ TV.com MTV Unplugged show listing
- ^ Amazon.com CD listing, The Very Best of MTV Unplugged, Vol. 2, track 2
- ^ Oricon CD listing (in Japanese)
- ^ IMDb TV show listing
- ^ Amazon.com CD listing
- ^ Amazon.com CD listing
- ^ Amazon.com CD listing
- ^ Official web site
- ^ ""Unplugged" Specials with The Police, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Mary J. Blige and John Mayer to Break Out Across MTV, VH1 and CMT" (Press release). Island Records. 2007-05-31. http://www6.islandrecords.com/bonjovi/newsarticle.php?news_id=103487. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ "MTV's "Unplugged" reborn with Police, Bon Jovi". Reuters. June 1, 2007. http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN3121196620070601.
- ^ MTV web site video
- ^ MTV web site video
- ^ MTV web site video
- ^ Amazon.com CD listing
- ^ Amazon.de CD listing
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- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002QEXNDO
- ^ Montgomery, James (May 18, 2011). "30 Seconds To Mars 'Thrilled' To Do 'MTV Unplugged'". MTV (MTV Networks). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664112/30-seconds-to-mars-unplugged.jhtml. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
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