Celebrating 100 years of college radio on campus, take a look back at the musical acts who have played at Union College since 1960.
Jimi Hendrix played at Union a few times. This photo (from the Daily Gazette) shows his first performance backing up The Ronettes.
| Music | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| The Brothers Four | 1960 | |
| Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan | 1962 | Memorial Chapel |
| The Shirelles | 1964 | |
| Little Richard | 1964 | |
| Josh White | 1964 | Memorial Chapel |
| Dizzy Gillespie | 1964 | Memorial Chapel |
| Rooftop Singers | 1965 | |
| Dave Brubeck | 1965 | |
| Ian and Sylvia | 1965 | Memorial Chapel |
| Stan Getz | 1965 | Memorial Chapel |
| Jimmy Soul (Jimi Hendrix) | 1965 | |
| Ronettes | 1965 | Memorial Chapel |
| Jimi Hendrix backing the Ronnetts | 1965 | |
| The Drifters | 1966 | Memorial Chapel |
| The Coasters | 1966 | |
| Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars | 1966 | |
| The Kingston Trio | 1966 | Memorial Chapel |
| Jack Ely /The Kingsmen | 1966 | Alumni Gym |
| The Four Tops | 1966 | Memorial Chapel |
| Miriam Makeba | 1966 | |
| Shangri-Las | 1966 | |
| The Animals | 1966 | |
| The Lovin' Spoonful | 1966 | Memorial Chapel |
| King Curtis | 1966 | Field House |
| Jim and Jean | 1967 | Field House |
| Jimi Hendrix | 1967 | |
| The Beach Boys | 1967 | |
| The Buckinghams | 1967 | |
| Ramsey Lewis | 1967 | |
| The Blues Project | 1967 | |
| Otis Redding | 1967 | |
| The Isley Brothers | 1967 | Memorial Chapel |
| Arthur Conley | 1967 | |
| Wilson Pickett | 1968 | Field House |
| Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 1968 | |
| Soul Survivors | 1968 | |
| Judy Collins | 1968 | Memorial Chapel |
| The Youngbloods | 1969 | Memorial Chapel |
| The New York Rock and Roll Ensemble | 1969 | Memorial Chapel |
| Blues Image | 1969 | |
| Jethro Tull | 1970 | Field House |
| Livingston Taylor | 1970 | Field House |
| The flock | 1970 | Field House |
| Ten Years After | 1970 | Field House |
| Wishbone Ash | 1970 | Field House |
| Lionel Hampton | 1970 | |
| Delaney and Bonnie | 1970 | |
| Matthews' Southern Comfort | 1970 | |
| McKendree Spring | 1970 | Field House |
| Bonnie Raitt | 1971 | Nott Memorial |
| J. Gilles Band | 1971 | |
| Carly Simon | 1971 | |
| Mickey Newbury | 1971 | |
| Edgar Winter | 1971 | |
| Tom Paxton | 1971 | |
| Leo Kottke | 1971 | |
| The Manhattan Transfer | 1971 | |
| Bonnie Raitt | 1971 | Nott Memorial |
| David Bromberg | 1971 | Nott Memorial |
| Loudon Wainwright | 1971 | |
| Buzzy Linhart | 1971 | |
| Mark Almond Band | 1971 | |
| Chi Coltrane | 1971 | |
| Taj Mahal | 1972 | |
| Jim Dawson | 1972 | |
| Jonathan Edwards | 1972 | |
| Merry Clayton | 1972 | |
| Robert Klein | 1972 | |
| Rahsaan Roland Kirk | 1972 | |
| Cannonball Adderly | 1972 | |
| John Mclaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra | 1972 | |
| Seatrain | 1972 | |
| Mason Proffit | 1972 | |
| Flying Burrito Brothers | 1972 | |
| B.B. King | 1972 | |
| Charles Lloyd | 1973 | |
| John Koerner | 1973 | |
| Brewer and Shipley | 1973 | |
| Jackson Brown | 1973 | |
| Poco | 1973 | |
| Sha Na Na | 1973 | |
| Billy Paul | 1973 | |
| Kool and the Gang | 1973 | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1974 | Memorial Chapel |
| Count Basie | 1975 | Field House |
| Orleans | 1975 | Memorial Chapel |
| Patti Smith | 1977 | Memorial Chapel |
| Billy Joel | 1977 | Achilles Rink |
| McCoy Tyner | 1978 | Memorial Chapel |
| Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes | 1978 | Field House |
| Aztec Two-Step | 1978 | Memorial Chapel |
| Joe Jackson | 1979 | |
| Jerry Jeff Walker | 1980 | |
| Inner Circle | 1981 | |
| Ramones | 1981 | Alumni Gym |
| Livingston Taylor | 1981 | |
| Don McLean | 1981 | |
| David Johansen | 1982 | |
| Jimmy Cliff | 1983 | |
| Eddy Grant | 1983 | Alumni Gym |
| Echo and The Bunnymen | 1984 | Alumni Gym |
| Otis Day and The Knights | 1985 | Camp Union |
| James Brown | 1985 | Camp Union |
| Spyro Gyra | 1986 | |
| The Call | 1986 | |
| Del Fuegos | 1986 | |
| Suzanne Vega | 1986 | Memorial CHapel |
| Stanley Jordan | 1986 | Memorial Chapel |
| Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | 1987 | Camp Union |
| The Smithereens | 1987 | Camp Union |
| Eek-A-Mouse | 1988 | |
| Let's Active | 1988 | |
| Treat Her Right | 1988 | |
| Tom Tom Club | 1989 | |
| NRBQ | 1989 | |
| Blues Traveler | 1991 | Chi Psi Beach |
| Phish | 1992 | Field House |
| Indigo Girls | 1994 | Achilles Rink |
| One People | 1995 | West Beach |
| Moe | 1996 | West Beach |
| Rising Lion | 1996 | West Beach |
| Percy Hill | 1997 | West Beach |
| The Pharcyde | 1997 | West Beach |
| One People | 1997 | West Beach |
| Guster | 1997 | |
| Green Day | 1998 | Achilles Rink |
| George Clinton and the P Funk | 1999 | Field House |
| Strangefolk | 1999 | |
| The Samples | 2000 | |
| Pat McGee Band | 2001 | West Beach |
| Virginia Coalition | 2001 | West Beach |
| John Scofield | 2001 | Memorial Chapel |
| Medeski Martin Wood | 2001 | Memorial Chapel |
| G Love and Special Sauce | 2002 | Memorial Chapel |
| Razhel | 2002 | Memorial Chapel |
| Wilco | 2002 | Memorial Chapel |
| Mest | 2002 | West Beach |
| Little Yellow Box | 2002 | Old Chapel |
| Armor for Sleep | 2002 | Old Chapel |
| Brand New | 2002 | Old Chapel |
| K7 | 2002 | Old Chapel |
| Jason Mraz | 2003 | Memorial Chapel |
| Brand New | 2003 | West Beach |
| Everclear | 2003 | West Beach |
| Rahzel | 2003 | West Beach |
| J-Live | 2003 | West Beach |
| The Movielife | 2003 | Old Chapel |
| Recycled Percussion | 2003 | Library Plaza |
| Matt Nathanson | 2003 | Old Chapel |
| Naturally 7 | 2003 | Memorial Chapel |
| Zox | 2003 | West Beach |
| The Books | 2003 | Old Chapel |
| Eamon | 2004 | West Beach |
| Jin | 2004 | West Beach |
| Mest | 2004 | West Beach |
| Wyclef Jean | 2004 | West Beach |
| Talib Kweli | 2004 | Field House |
| Dazy Head Mazy | 2004 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Badfish | 2004 | West Beach |
| Ben Folds | 2005 | College Park Hall |
| Gavin Degraw | 2005 | College Park Hall |
| Robert Randolph | 2005 | West Beach |
| Matt Nathanson | 2005 | West Beach |
| The Fray | 2005 | College Park Hall |
| The Pharcyde | 2005 | West Beach |
| Goldfinger | 2005 | West Beach |
| Flying Bobbz | 2005 | West Beach |
| RDB | 2005 | College Park Hall |
| Larson | 2005 | West Beach |
| Guster | 2006 | West Beach |
| Common | 2006 | Field House |
| Twista | 2006 | Field House |
| Reel Big Fish | 2006 | Field House |
| DJ Green Lantern | 2006 | Field House |
| Phantom Planet | 2006 | Field House |
| Zox | 2006 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Third Eye Blind | 2007 | Field House |
| The Roots | 2007 | West Beach |
| Gin Blossoms | 2007 | West Beach |
| Catch 22 | 2007 | West Beach |
| Virgina Coalition | 2007 | West Beach |
| Gym Class Heros | 2007 | West Beach |
| Talib Kweli | 2008 | West Beach |
| Eve 6 | 2008 | West Beach |
| The Wailers | 2008 | West Beach |
| Naturally Seven | 2008 | Memorial Chapel |
| Jah Works | 2008 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Jason Mraz | 2009 | Memorial Chapel |
| Sean Kingston | 2009 | West Beach |
| Robert Randolph | 2009 | West Beach |
| Matt Nathanson | 2009 | West Beach |
| The Hood Internet | 2009 | West Beach |
| Recycled Percussion | 2009 | Memorial Chapel |
| Beatlemania | 2009 | Memorial Chapel |
| Jah Works | 2009 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Guster | 2010 | West Beach |
| Kid Cudi | 2010 | Field House |
| Wiz Khalifa | 2010 | Field House |
| Yelawolf | 2010 | Field House |
| Passion Pit | 2010 | Field House |
| Jah Works | 2010 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Neon Trees | 2011 | West Beach |
| 2 A.M. Club | 2011 | West Beach |
| The Roots | 2011 | West Beach |
| Jah Works | 2011 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Chris Webby | 2011 | Minerva House |
| B.O.B | 2012 | Field House |
| Ingrid Michaelson | 2012 | Memorial Chapel |
| Eric Hutchinson | 2012 | Memorial Chapel |
| State Radio | 2012 | West Beach |
| Anthem | 2012 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Wynter Gordon | 2012 | West Beach |
| Dirty Heads | 2013 | West Beach |
| Chiddy Bang | 2013 | West Beach |
| American Authors | 2013 | West Beach |
| Matt & Kim | 2013 | College Park Hall |
| Blue Scholars | 2013 | College Park Hall |
| Anthem | 2013 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Ashley Sofia | 2014 | West Beach |
| K'Naan | 2014 | West Beach |
| Capital Cities | 2014 | West Beach |
| Anthem | 2014 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Nate Ruess | 2015 | Field House |
| Holy Child | 2015 | Field House |
| OAR | 2015 | West Beach |
| Sage the Gemini | 2015 | West Beach |
| Lil Dickey | 2015 | College Park Hall |
| Andy Grammer | 2015 | Memorial Chapel |
| Elle King | 2015 | West Beach |
| Skizzy Mars | 2015 | College Park Hall |
| Anthem | 2015 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Shaggy | 2016 | West Beach |
| Plain White Tees | 2016 | West Beach |
| The Griswold | 2016 | West Beach |
| Anthem | 2016 | Reamer Back Patio |
| Big Boi | 2017 | Richmond Lawn |
| The Score | 2017 | Richmond Lawn |
| The Wrecks | 2017 | Richmond Lawn |
| Time Flies | 2017 | College Park Hall |
| Lo-HI | 2017 | College Park Hall |
| Sammy Arriaga | 2017 | College Park Hall |
| DNCE | 2018 | Richmond Lawn |
| Luke Christopher | 2018 | Richmond Lawn |
| Luke Christopher | 2018 | College Park Hall |
| Jesse McCartney | 2018 | Memorial Chapel |
| Anne-Marie | 2018 | College Park Hall |
| Badfish | 2018 | Richmond Lawn |
| Blue Light Bandits | 2019 | Richmond Lawn |
| Futuristic | 2019 | Richmond Lawn |
| Kah-lo | 2019 | Richmond Lawn |
| Charli XCX | 2019 | Richmond Lawn |
| Bea Miller | 2020 | CHP Ballroom |
| Oompa | 2020 | CPH Ballroom |
| MILCK | 2020 | CPH Ballroom |
| Jason Derulo | 2020 | Virtual |