Classic Concert Photos from the '90s and 2000s
The 90s and 2000s were a golden age for music, and concerts were unforgettable for any audience member, especially for die-hard fans. Before smartphones, going to a concert was completely different from what it is today.
In the following photos you can see, among others, Metallica playing in Brazil, Britney Spears singing in the early 2000s, Oasis in Scotland, Eminem in Montreal and Iggy Pop at the Lollapalooza festival.
These images transport us to a time when concerts were amazing and the audience enjoyed their favorite artists' performances without paying attention to a cell phone for the entire show.
Reading Festival
Audience at the Reading Festival, UK, 1990s.
Shakira
Shakira on August 12, 1999 at the Grand Ballroom of the Manhattan Center Studios in New York.
Selena
Selena’s last concert at the Astrodome, 1995.
Rod Stewart Concert
Rod Stewart’s 1994 show at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro remains the largest free concert in history with an audience of 3.5 million in attendance.
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin, Livin' La Vida Loca Tour, 1999.
Radiohead
Radiohead performing live at Glastonbury, 1997.
Oasis
Oasis on stage at Loch Lomond, Scotland, 1996.
Metallica
Metallica live in Porto Alegre, Brazil, May 6, 1999.
Madonna
Madonna performing during Drowned World Tour, 2001.
Korn
Korn concert in Moscow in the late '90s.
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop on stage at Lollapalooza, Chicago, 2007.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
“I saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2005, this is my favorite picture from the show.”
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters on stage in 2002.
Eminem
Eminem concert in Montreal in 2000.
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera at a concert in 2001.
Britney Spears
Britney Spears in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2000.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé during the I Am… World Tour in NYC, June 21, 2009.
Nirvana
Nirvana performing their Mtv Unplugged show in 1993.
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette in 1995 during her Jagged Little Pill tour.
Muse
Muse performing in the early ’90s at their local Exeter Cavern Club.