Saved by the 90s is a live cover band and party focusing on culture and nostalgia from the 1990s.[1][2] It was created in 2010 by Nat Esten, Danny Finerman, and Alex Rossiter. In 2016, Broadway actress Emily Afton took over as a full-time female vocalist.[3]

The show originated in New York City and has productions in Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, the Midwest, Florida, and Texas. The show has played music venues such as Webster Hall,[4] House of Blues Chicago, Rams Head Live!, The NorVA, Trocadero, The Showbox, Terminal 5, The Fonda Theatre, House of Blues San Diego, House of Blues Orlando, House of Blues Las Vegas, Brooklyn Bowl, Jones Beach Theater, The Middle East, and Exit/In. Dressing up in 1990s clothes is encouraged.[5]

In the past, Saved by the 90s shows have featured celebrity guests such as:

As of 2014, the band had sold over 100,000 tickets nationwide.[6] In 2017, the band played a holiday party for Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, with the late Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan, in what turned out to be her final performance.[7][8][9][10][11] In 2017, the Boston Globe cited their show as having an "improbably eclectic playlist."[12]

Representation

The band is currently represented by United Talent Agency.

References

  1. ↑ "Plenty of Sing-Alongs and Macarenas: Back to the '90s With the Bayside Tigers". The Huffington Post. 28 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Jamie Peck (15 August 2014). "Daily 5: Teengirl Fantasy, Saved by the '90s, More - August 15, 2014 - NewYork.com". EVERYTHING NEW YORK.
  3. ↑ "Resume". Emily Afton. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Saved by the 90s at Webster Hall". Socially Superlative. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Saved by the '90s: A Party with the Bayside Tigers". Time Out New York. 8 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Dennin, James. "Meet the hard-partying businessmen bringing '90s nostalgia to a city near you". Fusion. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  7. ↑ "Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan Dead At 46". Stereogum. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  8. ↑ "The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan's Final Concert - VidShaker". vidshaker.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  9. ↑ "Video: Dolores O'Riordans letzter Auftritt – sie sang Hits der Cranberries". Rolling Stone (in German). 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  10. ↑ "A revoir : le dernier live de Dolores O'Riordan à New York, le mois dernier". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  11. ↑ "Aquí puedes ver la última presentación de Dolores O'Riordan con The Cranberries". Cochinopop (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  12. ↑ "Saved by the 90s pumps up the party, in a Smash Mouth kind of way - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
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