Thursday at the Square

Thursday at the Square

"Thursday at the Square" is a free weekly concert series held annually from May through September in Buffalo, New York.

History

The first year of the series was held in downtown Buffalo at the corner of Main and Chippewa. The series has been held in Buffalo's Lafayette Square since 1986. It was originally called "Thursday in the Park" until its name was changed in 1994. It has grown from a casual showcase of local talent to a professional display of both local and national music acts. [http://www.buffaloplace.com Buffalo Place, Inc.] sponsors the concert series that runs every summer from May until September. Every Thursday Lafayette Square is transformed, bringing citizens from nearby suburbs into the city. Several nearby business and bars have capitalized on Thursday at the Square, taking advantage of the increased foot traffic.

Since its inception, all concerts have been free to the public. Coolers, and drinks are not allowed to be brought onto the premises, as the concessions are what keep the concerts free.

Buffalo Place also annually promotes two other free weekend concerts. "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor" has featured Saturday and Sunday concerts during one weekend each year since 1998 and is held in Buffalo's Erie Basin Marina. "Buffalo Bike Blast" featured Saturday and Sunday concerts during one weekend each year from 2003 - 2005, and was held at Buffalo's Niagara Square. That concert series was put on temporary hiatus in 2006..

Performers

1993

*6/24 - Goo Goo Dolls
*7/29 - Heat Handlers

1994

*Goo Goo Dolls

1995

*10,000 Maniacs,The Skeptics

1996

*7/11 - Buckwheat Zydeco

1997

*7/10 - Moxy Früvous

1998

*5/28 - Switch, Flipside & the Legends of Rock-n-Roll
*6/04 - Moxy Früvous, Skydiggers
*6/11 - Mary Black, McCarthyizm
*6/18 - Squeeze, Saw Doctors
*6/25 - Molly Hatchet, N.Y. Rockn' Rodeo Band
*7/02 - Reggae Cowboys, Electric Bushmen
*7/09 - The Grass Roots, Fat Brat
*7/16 - Buckwheat Zydeco, Skin Tight Band
*7/23 - Great Big Sea, Michael Oliver & Go Dog Go
*7/30 - Billy McEwen & Soul Invaders, Stone Bridge Band
*8/06 - Lance Diamond, The Shadows with Barbara St. Clair
*8/13 - Blue Rodeo, Scary Chicken
*8/20 - Sass Jordan, Dolly Watchers
*8/27 - Popa Chubby, Danny Lynn Wilson

1999

*5/27 - 54-40, Riley, By Divine Right
*6/03 - The Flutie Brothers Band, R&B Revue
*6/10 - Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails, The 7th Sons, Leon & The Forklifts
*6/17 - Shawn Mullins, John Whelan
*6/24 - Great Big Sea, Go Dog Go, Guster
*7/01 - Lance Diamond, Wendell Rivera & The Latin Jazz All-Stars
*7/08 - Paul Revere and the Raiders, Tom Stahl
*7/15 - Kelly Willis, Steam Donkeys
*7/22 - Billy McEwen & The Soul Invaders, Junction West
*7/29 - Reverend Horton Heat, 53 Days, Irving Klaws
*8/05 - The Marshall Tucker Band, Tommy Z
*8/12 - Fighting Gravity, Bread Gone Wry, bag.
*8/19 - Spirit of the West, Alison Pipitone, Universal Honey
*8/26 - Spyro Gyra, Straight Forward

2000

*5/25 - Black 47, Jackdaw, Mudtown Rudy
*6/01 - Tugboat Annie
*6/08 - Moist, The Sheila Divine
*6/15 - Robert Cray
*6/22 - The Animals
*6/29 - 54-40
*7/06 - Blue Rodeo, Tara McLean, Alison Pipitone
*7/13 - Kim Mitchell
*7/20 - Burning Spear
*7/27 - Sister Hazel
*8/03 - Leahy
*8/10 - Billy McEwen, Stone Ridge, The Swillberries
*8/13 - George Thorogood & The Destroyers - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*8/17 - Medeski, Martin & Wood
*8/24 - Bruce Cockburn, Willie Nile
*8/31 - Lance Diamond, C.O. Jones

2001

*5/24 - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Imports, Mexican Cession
*5/31 - Andy Griggs, The Steam Donkeys
*6/07 - Kim Mitchell, Urban Renewal Band, Willie and the Reinhardts
*6/14 - Jeff Healey Band, The Tommy Z Blues Power Trio
*6/17 - Slash's Snakepit - "Buffalo Niagara Guitar Festival"
*6/21 - moe., DJ Logic
*6/28 - English Beat, Femi Kuti
*7/05 - Billy McEwen, Cruizin' Deuces, The Stone Bridge Band
*7/12 - David Wilcox, Alison Pipitone, Tom Stahl
*7/19 - Bo Diddley, Animal Planet
*7/26 - The Sheila Divine, The Push Stars, Crash Test Dummies
*8/02 - Eddie Money, Rufus Maneuvers, The Swillberries
*8/09 - Pat Benatar, Seven Day Faith, Blue Bullet Skater
*8/16 - Great Big Sea, Jennifer Marie, Jackdaw
*8/23 - Lance Diamond, C.O. Jones
*8/30 - Donna the Buffalo, The Waz, Soulive

2002

*5/23 - Cowboy Junkies, Suzanne Vega
*5/30 - Blood Sweat and Tears, David Clayton-Thomas
*6/06 - The Divine Comedy, Ben Kweller, Ben Folds
*6/13 - The Tommy Z Band, Rik Emmett
*6/20 - Mark Stanley Band, The Filter Kings, Marcia Ball
*6/27 - Jackdaw, Spirit of the West
*7/11 - Jazz Mandolin Project, Derek Trucks Band
*7/18 - Original Skin, Bob Fera Band, The Smithereens
*7/25 - Junction West, Average White Band
*8/01 - One World Tribe, Maxi Priest
*8/08 - Klear, Lake Trout, Cracker
*8/15 - Don McLean,Tom Stahl & the Dangerfields, Leah Zicari
*8/22 - Katie Miller, Redheaded Stepchild, They Might Be Giants When the final group (They Might be Giants) was set to perform, the show was cancelled due to heavy rains.
*8/24 - The Lowest of the Low, Universal Honey, McCarthyizm, Last Conservative - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*8/25 - Peter Frampton, The Billy McEwen Band, Animal Planet, The Stone Bridge Band - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*8/29 - CO Jones, [http://www.esiartists.com/lancediamond/ Lance Diamond]

2003

*5/29 - Living Colour, Antigone Rising, LP
*6/05 - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Pietasters, Catch 22
*6/12 - Kim Mitchell
*6/19 - 54-40, Luther Wright and the Wrongs
*6/26 - Default, Finger Eleven
*7/03 - Gord Downie & the Country of Miracles, Hawksley Workman
*7/10 - Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Jeffrey Gaines
*7/17 - They Might Be Giants
*7/24 - Reel Big Fish, Gob, Zebrahead, The Matches
*7/26 - The Tea Party - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*7/27 - Foreigner, David Wilcox,Tom Stahl & the Dangerfields,Willy and the Reinhardts - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"NOTE: Cancelled due to severe weather
*7/31 - North Mississippi All Stars, David WilcoxNOTE: David Wilcox performance was moved to 7/31 from originally scheduled date of 7/27. Flogging Molly was to have been the headliner, but their performance was moved to a nearby indoor venue (and a $5 fee charged) to accommodate the switch of the [David Wilcox] concert.
*8/07 - G. Love & Special Sauce
*8/14 - Aimee Mann
*8/21 - Max Creek
*8/28 - April Wine, Honeymoon Suite
*9/04 - Sarah Slean, Universal Honey

2004

*5/27 - Sam Roberts, The Clarks, Scott Celani
*6/03 - Black 47, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Tom Stahl and the Dangerfields
*6/10 - Fuel, Seven Day Faith, Magna-Fi
*6/17 - Kim Mitchell, Anjulie, Agent Me
*6/24 - Robert Randolph & the Family Band, The Tommy Z Band
*7/01 - Blue Rodeo, Universal Honey, Old Sweethearts
*7/08 - The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Willie & the Reinhardts
*7/15 - Spirit of the West, Enter the Haggis, Andy Mac
*7/22 - Leon Russell, Billy McEwen Band
*7/29 - Arrested Development, Lazlo Hollyfield
*8/05 - Broken Social Scene, John Brown's Body (Sound Tribe Sector 9 was originally slated but cancelled and replaced with BSS)
*8/12 - Vince Neil, Sanity, Last Days of Radio
*8/19 - Gavin DeGraw, Toby Lightman, Marc Broussard
*8/26 - Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Universal Grille
*9/02 - Klear (featuring Robby Takac), Last Conservative, Juliet Dagger

2005

*5/26 - Southside Johnny, Asbury Jukes, Gamalon
*6/02 - Theory of a Deadman, Submersed
*6/09 - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, The Dears, Marjorie Fair, Jon Nicholson
*6/16 - Howie Day, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
*6/23 - Eric Burdon & The Animals, Cock Robin, Dollywatchers
*6/30 - Little Feat, Stone Bridge Band
*7/07 - Sarah Harmer, Hothouse Flowers, Maria Sebastian
*7/14 - Dr. John, Leeron Zydeco & The Hot Tamales
*7/21 - G. Love and Special Sauce, State Radio
*7/22 - moe. - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*7/23 - Hootie & The Blowfish - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*7/28 - Lowest of the Low, The Marble Index
*8/04 - Lou Gramm, Willie Nile
*8/11 - Great Big Sea, Stand
*8/18 - John Waite, McCarthyizm
*8/25 - The Sam Roberts Band, Matt Mays & El Torpedo
*9/01 - Violent Femmes

2006

*5/25 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, BeArthur
*6/01 - Smash Mouth, Army of Me, Agent Me
*6/08 - Mike Doughty's Band, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
*6/15 - Soulive, Bedouin Soundclash
*6/22 - Blues Traveler, Carbon Leaf
*6/29 - 54-40, The Trews
*7/06 - India.Arie, Eric Crittenden
*7/13 - Jeff Martin, Burning Paris
*7/20 - Shooter Jennings, The Brakes
*7/27 - Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Drive-By Truckers (Aqualung and Lazlo Hollyfield were replaced for unknown reasons)
*7/29 - Buddy Guy, Kelley Hunt, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*7/30 - Gov't Mule, David Gogo - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*8/03 - Violent Femmes, Stand, Mark Norris and the Backpeddlers
*8/10 - Yonder Mountain String Band, Down To The Roots
*8/17 - Donna the Buffalo, Tea Leaf Green
*8/24 - Sloan, The Alison Pipitone Band, Johnny Nobody
*8/31 - Eric Burdon and the Animals, Tom Stahl & the Dangerfields, The Ifs

2007

*5/31 - Umphrey's McGee, Tea Leaf Green
*6/07 - Son Volt, Just Jinjer, Dali's Ghost
*6/14 - Augustana, Army of Me, As Tall As Lions
*6/21 - Violent Femmes, Mobile, theRev
*6/28 - Joan Osborne, Will Hoge
*7/05 - Sam Roberts Band, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
*7/12 - An evening with moe.
*7/19 - Nickel Creek, Glen Phillips
*7/26 - Old 97's, Yonder Mountain String Band
*8/02 - John Butler Trio, Melissa Ferrick
*8/09 - Keller Williams, Jonah Smith
*8/16 - Soul Asylum, The Alternate Routes
*8/23 - North Mississippi Allstars, The Wood Brothers
*8/30 - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Benevento-Russo Duo
*9/06 - The Romantics, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
*9/13 - Anders Osborne, Charlie Hunter Trio
*9/20 - Dropkick Murphys, Jackdaw

2008

*5/29 - Galactic, The New Deal
*6/05 - The Disco Biscuits
*6/12 - Yonder Mountain String Band
*6/19 - David Sanborn Group, Gamalon
*6/26 - Martin Sexton, Mike Doughty Duo
*7/03 - Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels
*7/10 - Jimmie Vaughan, JJ Grey & MOFRO
*7/17 - Mickey Hart Band, Tea Leaf Green
*7/24 - The Gin Blossoms, The Common Kings, Dan Erickson
*7/31 - Spirit of the West, Babik, Penny Whiskey
*8/07 - Zappa plays Zappa, The Whigs
*8/14 - Mike Gordon, Samantha Stollenwerck
*8/15 - Great Big Sea - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*8/16 - Robert Cray Band, Keb' Mo' - "Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor"
*8/21 - Saliva, Klear
*8/28 - Candlebox, Agent Me
*9/04 - Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Indigenous

External links

* [http://www.buffaloplace.com/aboutus/marketing/summerconcertseries.html Thursday at the Square] - Official website


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