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Below is a list of musical artists, bands, and groups that have performed on the television series
MTV Unplugged .
[1]
Performances by performance date
1989
Squeeze ,
Syd Straw and
Elliot Easton – National Video Center, NYC, October 31
The Smithereens and
Graham Parker – National Video Center, NYC, December 13
10,000 Maniacs and
Michael Penn – National Video Center, NYC, December 13
The Alarm and
Nuclear Valdez – National Video Center, NYC, December 14
Joe Walsh and
Dr. John – National Video Center, NYC, December 14
1990
Stevie Ray Vaughan and
Joe Satriani – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
Michelle Shocked and
Indigo Girls – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
Sinéad O'Connor and
The Church – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
Don Henley – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
Great White and
Damn Yankees – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
Crowded House and
Tim Finn – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
Hall & Oates – Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17
Elton John – Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17
Aerosmith – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
Ratt and
Vixen – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
The Black Crowes and
Tesla – National Video Center, NYC, November 19
The Allman Brothers Band – National Video Center, NYC, November 19
Poison – National Video, NYC, November 19
1991
The Cure – London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 24
Paul McCartney – London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 25 (See also
Unplugged )
Winger and
Slaughter – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
Sting – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
R.E.M. – Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10 (See also
Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions )
Yo! Unplugged Rap:
LL Cool J ,
MC Lyte ,
De La Soul ,
A Tribe Called Quest and
Pop's Cool Love – Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10
Elvis Costello – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, June 3
1992
Eric Clapton – Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England, January 16 (See also
Unplugged )
Paul Simon – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 4
R&B Unplugged:
Boyz II Men ,
Shanice and
Joe Public – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16
Mariah Carey with
Trey Lorenz – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16 (See also
MTV Unplugged )
Pearl Jam – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16 (See also
MTV Unplugged )
Queensrÿche – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27
John Mellencamp – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27
Joe Cocker – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 2
Annie Lennox – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 3
Eurythmics – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 5
Bruce Springsteen – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, September 22 (See also
In Concert/MTV Plugged )
k.d. lang – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16 (aired in 1993)
Neil Young – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16 (never aired
[2] )
Arrested Development – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 17 (aired in 1993) (See also
Unplugged )
1993
Roxette – Stockholm Circus, Sweden, January 9
Rod Stewart with
Ronnie Wood – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 5 (See also
Unplugged...and Seated )
Denis Leary – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6
Uptown Unplugged:
Jodeci ,
Father MC ,
Mary J. Blige ,
Christopher Williams and
Heavy D – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6
Neil Young – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 7 (See also
Unplugged )
Midnight Oil – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20
Spoken Word I: 99,
Maggie Estep ,
Barry Yourgrau ,
Reg E. Gaines ,
Bob Holman ,
Edwin Torres and
Henry Rollins – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20
10,000 Maniacs with special guest
David Byrne – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21 (See also
MTV Unplugged )
Soul Asylum w/ special guest
Lulu – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21
Boom Crash Opera - Melbourne's
Channel Nine studios, June
Duran Duran – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17
Stone Temple Pilots – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17 (aired in 1994)
Nirvana with guest appearance by
Meat Puppets – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 18 (See also
MTV Unplugged in New York )
1994
Tony Bennett – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 12 (see also
MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett )
Spoken Word II:
MC Lyte ,
Toby Huss ,
Bahiyyih Maroon ,
Eric Bogosian ,
Matthew Courtney ,
Hal Sirowitz ,
Gil Scott-Heron ,
Larry McDonald and
Wanda Phipps – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13
Spoken Word III:
Max Blagg ,
Danny Hoch ,
Maggie Estep ,
Jim Carroll ,
John S. Hall and
Paul Beatty – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13
Lenny Kravitz – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 14
Page and Plant – London Studios, London, England, August 25–26 (see also
No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded )
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Miami, September 29 (first Latin/Spanish Unplugged)
Caifanes - Miami, October 28 (first
Mexican
Rock Unplugged)
Björk – New York City, November 7
Eagles – Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, CA, November 8 (see also
Hell Freezes Over )
Bob Dylan – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17–18 (see also
MTV Unplugged )
1995
Hole – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 14
The Cranberries – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 14
Melissa Etheridge with
Bruce Springsteen – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
Live – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
Sheryl Crow – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
Charly García – Miami, April 28
Herbert Grönemeyer – Studio Babelsberg, Berlin, Germany, May 14
Café Tacuba – Miami, May 15
Chris Isaak – Sony Music Studios, NYC, June 9
[3]
KISS – Sony Music Studios, NYC, August 8 (See also
KISS Unplugged )
Los Tres – Miami, September 14
1996
Soda Stereo with
Andrea Echeverri – Miami, March 12 (See also
Comfort y Música Para Volar )
Seal – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 9
Alice in Chains – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 10 (See also
Unplugged )
Tori Amos – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 11
Hootie & the Blowfish – The Horseshoe (at the
University of South Carolina ), Columbia, South Carolina, April 19
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – Miami, April 26
CHAGE and ASKA
[4] – The Fountain Studios, London, June 19
Harlem Yu – The Fountain Studios, London, June
Colonial Cousins – The Fountain Studios, London, June
Oasis , excluding
Liam Gallagher , with
Noel Gallagher on lead vocals –
Royal Festival Hall , London, England, August 23
George Michael – Three Mills Studios, London, England, October 11
Maldita Vecindad – MTV Studios, Miami, October 12
1997
Santa Sabina – Miami Broadcast Center, Miami, Florida, April 2
Luis Alberto Spinetta – Miami, April 19 (aired in 2004)
The Wallflowers – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, May 5
Maxwell – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, June 15
Jewel – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, June 24
Fiona Apple – Aired July 2
BLACKstreet – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, September 3
Aterciopelados – Miami, September 7
Bryan Adams – Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, September 26 (See also
MTV Unplugged )
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds with
Eric Clapton and
Stevie Wonder – New York City, October 18
Erykah Badu – November 18
1998
1999
Maná – Miami, March 10 (See also
Maná MTV Unplugged )
Shakira – Manhattan Center Studios, New York, August 12 (See also
MTV Unplugged )
Alanis Morissette - The Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, September 18 (See also
Alanis Unplugged )
The Corrs – Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, October 5 (See also
The Corrs Unplugged )
Incubus (band) - AT&T Studios, Los Angeles, November 6
2000
2001
R.E.M. – MTV Studios, NYC, May 21 (See also
Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions )
Hikaru Utada – Tennouzu Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 21
La Ley – Miami Broadcast Center, June 28
Staind – MTV Studios, New York City, July 16 (See also
MTV Unplugged )
Lauryn Hill – MTV Studios, New York City, July 21 (See also
MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 )
Alejandro Sanz – Gusman Center, Miami, October 2 (See also
MTV Unplugged )
Jay-Z with
The Roots , MTV Studios, New York City, November 11 (See also
Jay-Z: Unplugged )
2002
2003
2004
2005
Hitomi Yaida – Tokyo FM, Tokyo, Japan, April 24
Queens of the Stone Age – SilverWings, Berlin, Germany, June 10
Giorgia – June 20 (aired April 29)
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Alicia Keys – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, July 14 (See also
Unplugged )
Die Toten Hosen – Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria, September 1–2 (See also
Nur zu Besuch: Unplugged im Wiener Burgtheater )
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Café Tacuba – March 5, Sala Nezahualcóyotl, Centro Cultural Universitario, CDMX.
Liam Gallagher – August 3, Recorded at Hull City Hall, Hull
2020
In light of the
COVID-19 pandemic , MTV rebranded the show to MTV Unplugged at Home , as part of the network's #AloneTogether campaign, a social media initiative created to encourage the practice of social distancing among young people "in the hope of 'flattening the curve'" of the outbreak. It became an online series instead, with episodes released on MTV's
YouTube ,
Instagram , and
Twitter accounts, and featured a mix of local and international artists performing from their respective homes around the world.
[25]
2021
2022
2023
A Hip Hop 50th Celebration of Jersey's Finest:
Heather B. ,
Lady Luck ,
Lords of the Underground ,
Poor Righteous Teachers ,
Queen Latifah ,
Redman ,
The Sugarhill Gang ,
Treach ,
Wyclef Jean – Newark Symphony Hall, Newark, NJ – aired December 14.
European MTV
Brazilian Acústico MTV
Grammy awards and nominations received for Unplugged
MTV Unplugged awards and nominations
Wins 15 Nominations 15 Note
^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Won
Nominations
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