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===Concerts=== {{more citations needed|section|date=April 2018}}<!--most of the table is not cited--> [[File:Fenway N1 005.jpg|thumb|Dave Matthews Band in concert, 2006]] Fenway has been home to various concerts beginning in 1973 when [[Stevie Wonder]] and [[Ray Charles]] first played there.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fenway rocks as concert venue |url=https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2013/02/28/fenway-rocks-as-concert-venue |website=Boston Globe |access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> No further concerts were played there until 2003 when [[Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band]] played a leg of their [[The Rising Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fenway Park Concert Tickets |url=http://www.fenwayticketking.com/fenway_park_concert_schedule.html |publisher=Fenway Ticket King |access-date=July 9, 2012 |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623162738/http://www.fenwayticketking.com/fenway_park_concert_schedule.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 2003, there has been at least one concert every year at Fenway by such artists as [[Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band]], [[Jimmy Buffett]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Shakira]], [[Journey (band)|Journey]], [[Def Leppard]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Neil Diamond]], [[The Police]], [[Jason Aldean]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Phish]], [[Roger Waters]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[James Taylor]] (2015–2017 consecutively: 2015 & 2017 with [[Bonnie Raitt]], 2016 with [[Jackson Browne]]), [[Pearl Jam]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Dead & Company]] and [[New Kids On The Block]] 2011 (with Backstreet Boys), 2017 and 2021. In 2017, [[Lady Gaga]] brought her [[Joanne World Tour]] to the stadium,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |title=Lady Gaga makes a powerful statement at Fenway |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2017/09/02/lady-gaga-makes-powerful-statement-fenway/1UEKRBhn048rpCZiNsV8FL/story.html |website=Boston Globe |date=2 September 2017 |access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> making her the first woman to headline a concert there. In 2022, she returned with [[The Chromatica Ball]]. In 2019, [[The Who]] played their first ever show at the stadium with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Slane |first1=Kevin |title=The Who will play Fenway Park this summer |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2019/01/14/the-who-will-play-fenway-park-this-summer |website=Boston Globe |access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> On August 3, 2021, [[Guns N' Roses]] played a show as a part of their [[Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour|2020 Tour]], where they revealed a new song [[Absurd (song)|"Absurd"]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bernstein |first1=Scott |title=Guns N' Roses Unveils 'New' Song 'Absurd' At Fenway Park |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/guns-n-roses-new-song-absurd-fenway-park-boston |publisher=jambase.com |access-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> [[Aerosmith]] returned for their 50th-anniversary celebrations on September 8, 2022, and the show labeled the venue's highest ticket sales to date.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=Jen|title=Aerosmith and Extreme Rock Fenway Park: Photo Gallery |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/aerosmith-fenway-park-2022/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=9 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On July 31 and August 1, 2023, [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] performed at the stadium as part of her [[Summer Carnival (tour)|Summer Carnival]] tour, and broke the record for biggest two-day attendance.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andersen |first1=Travis |last2=Sweeney |first2=Emily |title=Pink breaks Fenway Park concert attendance records: 'I am so beyond grateful' - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/03/arts/pink-breaks-fenway-park-concert-attendance-record/ |access-date=August 31, 2023 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=August 3, 2023 |location=United States |issn=0743-1791 |oclc=66652431}}</ref>
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