By 2024 things have opened up a lot and we started the year by seeing Green Day play an intimate show at Irving Plaza, then had exhibits in April in New Orleans, went to Ibiza, Spain in May for an exhibit at the Contrast Festival and another great exhibit in Taranto, Italy in June. Lots of cool New York things in spring and summer including Eric 13, Jim Jarmusch, Chris Stein, Richard Barone & DMC, etc… check it all out below:
Jan 18 - NYC - Irving Plaza - Green Day celebrated the 30th anniversary of their album Dookie and the 20th anniversary of their American Idiot album! (L-R) Tre Cool, Jason White, Billie Joe Armstrong, Jason Freese, Kevin Preston and Mike Dirnt of Green Day backstage before the show.
Jan 18 - NYC - Irving Plaza - Billie Joe Armstrong with Jonathan Daniel, manager of Green Day at Irving Plaza.
Jan 18 - NYC - Irving Plaza - Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello hangs with Tre Cool of Green Day after the show backstage at Irving Plaza.
Jan 27 - North Adams, MA - Bob Gruen signing his silkscreen edition of John Lennon by Gary Lichtenstein Editions at MASS MoCA.
Jan 27 - North Adams, MA - Gary Lichtenstein and Bob Gruen with their silkscreen piece at MASS MoCA.
Jan 27 - North Adams, MA - Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen discusses the prints Gary Lichtenstein made for her of Bob's photos of old New York Gary Lichtenstein at his studio at MASS MoCA.
Jan 31 - NYC - (L-R) Sara Driver, Jim Jarmusch, Bob Gruen and Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen during the launch of a new collection of Punk Magazine boxing gear by John Holmstrom at Bowery Ballroom. (Photo by Bob Krasner)
Feb 21 - NYC - Ladysmith Black Mambazo show their amazing harmony on stage at the City Winery.
Feb 26 - NYC - Joan Baez, Gogol Bordello, Tenzin Choegyal, Philip Glass, Maya Hawke, Christian Lee Hutson, Maggie Rogers, Bowen Yang and Jlin on stage during the Tibet House benefit at Carnegie Hall.
March 3 - NYC - Bob Gruen’s “Rock Seen” exhibit at City Winery on Pier 57 was on display for four months from March 3 until August 1.
March 10 - Los Angeles - (L-R) Brad Booker, David Mullins and Sean Lennon accepting an Oscar for their amazing and meaningful animated short film “War Is Over!” at the 96th Academy Awards.
March 15 - NYC - (L-R) Drummer night! Simon Kirke of Bad Company, Cynthia Keltner, Jim Keltner, producer Russ Titelman and Peter Criss of Kiss during the Raven Drum Foundation benefit dinner at Hudson Yards.
April 4 - NYC - Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen at the opening of her art exhibit at Ivy Brown Gallery showing one her new pieces using a vintage Bob Gruen New York street scene photo.
April 14 - NYC - Alejandro Escovedo with Ivan Julian and James Mastro rock out on stage at Bowery Ballroom.
April 24 - New Orleans -A Gallery For Fine Photography - Bob Gruen and gallery owner Joshua Pailet at the opening of Bob’s exhibition there.
May 3 - Ibiza, Spain- Marky Ramone of the Ramones and Bob Gruen appeared at the Contrast Festival.
May 4 - Ibiza, Spain- (L-R) Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen, Bob Gruen and director of The Music Photo Gallery Sebastian Alderete during the Contrast Festival.
May 4 - Ibiza, Spain - Bob Gruen’s exhibit opening during the Contrast Festival.
May 8 - NYC - Eric 13 and The Pinheads on stage at Arlene’s Grocery. They actually sing an original song named "Bob Gruen".
June 5 - NYC - Bob Gruen in front of one of his big photo of the Ramones at Photoville’s “Punk’s Not Dead” exhibit at South Street Seaport.
June 11 - NYC - Bob Gruen and Jim Jarmusch after Jim was awarded the French Government honor of Commander of Arts and Letters at Villa Albertine headquarters. (photo by Godlis)
June 19 - Taranto, Puglia, Italy - Bob Gruen with curators Maurizio Guidon and Vittoria Mainoldi who created an amazing exhibition of Bob's photos of John Lennon at the MArTA Museum.
June 21 - NYC - Lenny Kaye is the cover boy for the Summer Issue of Downtown Magazine shot by Bob Gruen.
June 26 - NYC - Chris Stein of Blondie posing with his autobiography book “Under A Rock” during the launch party at Morrison Hotel Gallery.
June 28 - NYC - (L-R) Richard Barone, Bob Gruen and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run DMC on the Bowery when Bob was shooting photos for the cover of their new single "All Fall Down" on Instant Records.
July 10 - NYC - (L-R) Simon Hilton, Daniel Barbiero, Gordon Edwards, David Spinozza, Rick Marotta, Ken Asher and Sean Lennon during the listening party for the “Mind Games” album reissue at the Dolby Screening Room.