| Date | Band | Venue | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/21/1960 | Dizzy Gillespie | Troy Armory | Saturnalia |
| 2/23/1962 | Dave Brubeck | Saturnalia | |
| 2/24/1962 | Duke Ellington | Saturnalia Dance | |
| 10/5/1963 | Mantovani | RPI Field House | |
| 11/4/1963 | Benny Goodman | RPI Field House | |
| 2/28/1964 | New Christy Minstrels | Troy Armory | Saturnalia |
| 4/24/1964 | The Brothers Four & Leon Bibb | RPI Field House | Soiree Weekend |
| 10/6/1964 | Mantovani | RPI Field House | |
| 10/9/1964 | The Kingsmen & The Chiffons | RPI Field House | Homecoming Weekend |
| 10/23/1964 | Harry Belafonte | RPI Field House | |
| 11/7/1964 | Pete Seager | '87 Gym | interview in Poly 11/11/64 p. 5 |
| 2/12/1965 | Bob Dylan | Troy Armory | |
| 3/5/1965 | The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem | Troy Armory | Saturnalia |
| 4/30/1965 | Peter, Paul and Mary | RPI Field House | Soiree Weekend |
| 10/15/1965 | Isley Brothers | RPI Field House | Homecoming Weekend |
| 10/15/1965 | Bobby Comstock and the Counts | RPI Field House | Homecoming Weekend |
| 10/16/1965 | Dave Brubeck | RPI Field House | Homecoming Weekend |
| 11/12/1965 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | Troy Armory | Military Weekend |
| 3/25/1966 | Ramsey Lewis Trio | Crooked Lake House | Saturnalia Dance Concert |
| 3/5/1966 | The Shirelles | Crooked Lake House | Saturnalia Dance Concert |
| 5/6/1966 | Ray Charles | RPI Field House | Soiree Weekend |
| 5/13/1966 | The Brothers Four | Troy Armory | |
| 10/8/1966 | Simon and Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel performed for only college audiences at the time. Garfunkel was still a student at Columbia. | |
| 11/11/1966 | Peter, Paul and Mary | ||
| 3/3/1967 | The Association | RPI Field House | Saturnalia Dance Concert |
| 3/3/1967 | The Rascals | RPI Field House | Saturnalia Dance Concert |
| 5/5/1967 | Sammy Davis Jr. | ||
| 11/10/1967 | Lovin' Spoonful | RPI Field House | |
| 12/8/1967 | The Doors | RPI Field House | Jim Morrison said "If this is Troy, I'm with the Greeks." |
| 2/10/1968 | New Christy Minstrels | RPI Field House | Sponsored by the Rensselaer Campus Chest. |
| 3/1/1968 | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | RPI Field House | Replaced two bands that cancelled contracts. |
| 4/19/1968 | Jimi Hendrix | Troy Armory | 1970 alum review in 4/2000 Rensselaer Magazine. |
| 3/8/1969 | McKendree Spring | McNeil Room | |
| 7/20/1969 | Beach Boys | Troy Armory | According to sources, the band took a break to watch news coverage of the first lunar landing. |
| 10/17/1969 | Iron Butterfly | RPI Field House | Oktoberfest Weekend |
| 11/14/1969 | Sonny & Cher | RPI Field House | |
| 2/14/1970 | McKendree Spring | '87 Gym | Blanket concert |
| 2/24/1970 | The Fifth Dimension | RPI Field House | Saturnalia |
| 3/13/1970 | Bill Cosby | RPI Field House | With Roberta Flack |
| 4/11/1970 | Van Morrison | '87 Gym | Blanket concert |
| 10/9/1970 | Santana | RPI Field House | |
| 5/1/1971 | Gordon Lightfoot | RPI Field House | Soiree Weekend |
| 10/16/1971 | Blood, Sweat & Tears | RPI Field House | Oktoberfest Weekend |
| 12/4/1971 | The Allman Brothers | Hudson Valley Civic Center | |
| 4/21/1972 | Sha Na Na | Hudson Valley Civic Center | Soiree Weekend |
| 9/17/1972 | J. Geils Band | RPI Field House | |
| 9/29/1972 | Isaac Hayes Movement | RPI Field House | |
| 10/31/1972 | Chicago | RPI Armory | The only back to back concerts at RPI. |
| 11/1/1972 | Chicago | RPI Armory | |
| 2/23/1972 | Bette Midler | RPI Armory | Billed as "relatively unknown but critically acclaimed." |
| 4/14/1972 | Melanie | RPI Field House | Known for "A Brand New Key," the roller skate song. |
| 9/28/1973 | If & Dick Morrissey | '87 Gym | |
| 10/20/1973 | The Carpenters | RPI Field House | Oktoberfest Weekend |
| 3/8/1974 | Seals & Crofts | RPI Field House | Sold out concert. |
| 9/20/1974 | Sha Na Na | RPI Field House | |
| 10/21/1974 | Jackson Browne | Palace Theater | |
| 11/16/1974 | America | Houston Field House | Co-sponsored with Siena and HVCC. |
| 11/1/1975 | Poco & McKendree Spring | Proctor's Theater, Troy | |
| 10/10/1976 | Jackson Browne and Orleans | RPI Field House | First concert after Field House was closed to concerts for two years. |
| 11/6/1976 | Frank Zappa | RPI Field House | |
| 5/8/1977 | Boston | RPI Field House | |
| 2/6/1978 | Emerson Lake & Palmer | RPI Field House | |
| 5/7/1978 | The Grateful Dead | RPI Field House | Sold out in hours. |
| 11/12/1978 | Bruce Springsteen | RPI Field House | Rave reviews. |
| 5/27/1979 | Supertramp | RPI Field House | |
| 11/8/1979 | Jefferson Starship | RPI Field House | |
| 4/26/1980 | Frank Zappa | RPI Field House | Second appearance. |
| 3/8/1981 | Cheap Trick | RPI Field House | Sold out. Review in Poly 3/11/82. |
| 10/3/1982 | Clash | RPI Field House | Sold out. Sound system problems marred beginning of concert. Poly 10/10/82. |
| 11/9/1984 | Cyndi Lauper | RPI Field House | |
| 5/17/1985 | Beach Boys | RPI Field House | Sponsored by the Rensselaer Alumni Association. |
| 9/4/1985 | Ronnie James Dio | RPI Field House | |
| 9/10/1985 | Heart/Cheap Trick | RPI Field House | Second appearance. |
| 10/9/1985 | Supertramp | RPI Field House | |
| 11/16/1985 | Starship/Night Ranger | RPI Field House | |
| 7/29/1986 | Judas Priest | RPI Field House | |
| 9/24/1986 | Neil Young | RPI Field House | |
| 10/10/1986 | Monkees | RPI Field House | 20th Reunion Tour |
| 11/30/1986 | Stevie Ray Vaughan | RPI Field House | |
| 4/10/1987 | Bon Jovi | RPI Field House | |
| 8/14/1987 | Motley Crue | RPI Field House | |
| 10/10/1987 | Hooters | RPI Field House | |
| 11/10/1987 | Jethro Tull | RPI Field House | |
| 11/12/1987 | Rush | RPI Field House | |
| 11/13/1987 | Alice Cooper | RPI Field House | |
| 12/15/1987 | Yes | RPI Field House | |
| 2/6/1988 | Sting | RPI Field House | |
| 3/15/1989 | Metallica | RPI Field House | |
| 5/9/1989 | Rod Stewart | RPI Field House | |
| 10/23/1989 | Jethro Tull | RPI Field House | |
| 10/27/1989 | Bob Dylan | RPI Field House | |
| 9/29/1990 | They Might Be Giants | McNeil Room | |
| 2/9/1991 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | RPI Field House | With Sonic Youth. |
| 11/5/1991 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | RPI Field House | With Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam. |
| 4/27/1992 | Steve Miller Band | RPI Field House | |
| 1/27/1996 | Ozzy Osbourne, Korn | RPI Field House | Retirement Sucks Tour |
| 2/11/1996 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | RPI Field House | |
| 2/13/1996 | Alanis Morissette | ||
| 2/17/1997 | Live | RPI Field House | |
| 2/18/1997 | Marilyn Manson | RPI Field House | With L7. |
| 3/28/1998 | They Might Be Giants | McNeil Room | With Double Dong. |
| 2/22/1999 | Bob Dylan | RPI Field House | Natalie Merchant opened. |
| 3/2/1999 | The Offspring | RPI Field House | With Ozomatli and The Living End. |
| 4/26/2009 | Fall Out Boy | RPI Field House | With Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Metro Station, & Hey Monday. |
| 12/4/2010 | Aretha Franklin | EMPAC | 10th Anniversary Gala Celebration |
| 12/5/2010 | Joshua Bell | EMPAC | 10th Anniversary Gala Celebration |
| 4/30/2010 | Girl Talk | ECAV |
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