Free streaming music concerts

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  Wolfgang's Vault
  Wolfgang's Vault is a musical paradise for classic rock fans holding over a thousand legendary rock concerts from performers like Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, and Eric Clapton. The site was started by Bill Sagan after he acquired the concert recordings that belonged to music promoter Bill Graham. Since then the site has grown to include hundreds of vintage recordings, all of which are commercial free and licensed by BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC. Sound quality is excellent.
  
  You may also use Concert Vault for the iPhone/iPod, which lets you stream the entire music collection of Wolfgang's Vault for free from your iPhone or iPod Touch.
  
  Stream format: .MP3
  Stream protocol: RTMP
  
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  FabChannel.com
  FabChannel hosts over 700 full-length concerts from major and indie bands such as Bloc Party, The Black Keys, The Fratellis, and more. Performances are streamed from one of two concert venues in Amsterdam - Paradiso or Melkweg. All of the shows are professionally filmed by FabChannel crew using different angles and cameras.
  
  Most of the site's concerts are filmed in widescreen although a few are in standard aspect ratio. Quality-wise, video looks great on a laptop, but suffers from pixelation in full-screen mode. Sound quality, however, is consistently good.
  
  Recordings include everything from the moment the band comes out to seconds after the final encore.
  
  Concerts take a few days to post, but each show is posted with the band's and record label's permission. Universal Music is one of the site's biggest labels. Most concerts remain archived, but in some cases the band or record label only grants temporary permission to stream its footage.
  
  You can also download select tracks for free or have the site e-mail you for when they stream live concerts.
  
  Each concert is preceded by a brief Google ad, however the rest of the show is commercial free. While listening to any song, you can also click on the "buy" button to purchase it from the iTunes Music Store.
  
  Fabchannel’s concert archive will go offline on Friday 13 March, 2009. During the upcoming months, Fabchannel will strive to make suitable arrangements with employees, customers and suppliers.
  
  Stream format: .FLV
  Stream protocol: RTMPE (Secure RTMP)
  
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  SyncLive
  SyncLive offers free music concerts. Also its members can chat about shows, browse through archived concerts, and maintain music profiles of their favorite bands. Unsigned musicians can record and showcase their talents at SyncLive. Most of the site's bands are unsigned, you'll also find shows from mainstream artists like B.B. King, The Ting Tings, and Public Enemy.
  
  Video quality is disappointing in many cases.
  
  Stream format: .FLV
  Stream protocol: RTMP
  
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  NPR Music: Concerts
  
  Eclectic online music collection of full-length concerts and exclusive studio sessions from all musical genres.
  You will find music videos of artists like Radiohead, Tom Waits, Los Romeros, Antony and the Johnsons, and Josh Rouse.
  
  Most of the concerts are audio-only, a few contain video. The quality of the videos is excellent.
  The show is recorded weekly. RSS feeds can keep you up to date on new and upcoming concerts.
  You can also download each NPR stream as a podcast from the iTunes Store for free.
  
  Ads are kept to a minimum.
  
  Stream format: .MP3, .FLV
  Stream protocol: RTMP
  
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  Nissan Live Sets On Yahoo! Music
  
  Modest library of live music. Features bi-monthly performances filmed at the Fox Studio in Los Angeles. Archived artists include contemporary musicians such as Coldplay, John Legend, and Kelly Clarkson.
  
  Videos start after a brief commercial and are not continuous, so on occasion you have to select the next song you want to stream.
  Nissan is the sole sponsor. Online advertising is not overly intrusive.
  
  Stream format: .FLV
  Stream protocol: RTMP