Roseland Ballroom

The B-52s

LL Cool J
Stage name was shortened from the original "Ladies Love Cool James." 1985 debut single "I Need a Beat" was also the first song released on the Def Jam recording label. Appeared in the 1985 hip-hop movie Krush Groove ; first lead role was in the 2003 comedy Deliver Us From Eva ....

Public Enemy
Public Enemy rewrote the rules of hip-hop, becoming the most influential and controversial rap group of the late '80s and, for many, the definitive rap group of all time. Building from Run-D.M.C.'s street-oriented beats and Boogie Down Productions' proto-gangsta rhyming, Public Enemy pioneered a variation of hardcore rap that was musically and politically revolutionary....

Darren Criss
Mother is a native of the Philippines. Made professional stage debut at age 10 in a San Francisco production of Fanny. Played drums in his brother Chuck's rock band as a teenager; also plays violin, guitar and piano....

The Cult
Following a succession of name and stylistic changes, the Cult emerged in 1984 as one of England's leading heavy metal revivalists. Picking up the pseudo-mysticism and Native American obsessions of the Doors, the guitar-orchestrations of Led Zeppelin, and the three-chord crunch of AC/DC, while adding touches of post-punk goth rock, the Cult gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like "She Sells Sanctuary" before breaking into the American metal market in the late '80s with "Love Removal Machine....