List of artists featured on MTV Unplugged
Below is a list of musical artists, bands, and groups that have performed on the television series MTV Unplugged.
Performances by performance date
1989
- Neil Young - The Palladium, NYC, September 5 and 6
- 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
- Winger and Slaughter – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
- Sting – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
- R.E.M. – Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10
- 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
- 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
- Pearl Jam – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16
- 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
- k.d. lang – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16
- Neil Young – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16
- Arrested Development – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 17
1993
- Roxette – Stockholm Circus, Sweden, January 9
- Rod Stewart with Ronnie Wood – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 5
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Nirvana with guest appearance by Meat Puppets – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 18
1994
- Tony Bennett – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 12
- 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
- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Miami, September 29
- Caifanes – Miami, October 28
- Björk – Fountain Studios, London, England, recorded on September 1, aired on November 7
- Eagles – Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, CA, November 8
- Bob Dylan – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17–18
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
- Kiss – Sony Music Studios, NYC, August 8
- Los Tres – Miami, September 14
1996
- Soda Stereo with Andrea Echeverri – Miami, March 12
- Seal – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 9
- Alice in Chains – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 10
- Tori Amos – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 11
- Hootie & the Blowfish – The Horseshoe, Columbia, South Carolina, April 19
- Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – Miami, April 26
- CHAGE and ASKA – The Fountain Studios, London, June 19
- Harlem Yu – The Fountain Studios, London, June
- Colonial Cousins – The Fountain Studios, London, June
- El Tri - Miami, 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
- 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
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds with Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder – New York City, October 18
- Erykah Badu – November 18
1998
- Björk – MTV Studios, New York, February 22
- Los Ratones Paranoicos – MTV studios, Miami, March 11
1999
- Maná – Miami, March 10
- Shakira – Manhattan Center Studios, New York, August 12
- Alanis Morissette - The Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, September 18
- The Corrs – Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, October 5
- Incubus - AT&T Studios, Los Angeles, November 6
2000
- Die Fantastischen Vier – Stalactite cave in Balve in the Sauerland, Germany, September 20
2001
- R.E.M. – MTV Studios, NYC, May 21
- Hikaru Utada – Tennouzu Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 21
- La Ley – Miami Broadcast Center, June 28
- Staind – MTV Studios, New York City, July 16
- Lauryn Hill – MTV Studios, New York City, July 21
- Alejandro Sanz – Gusman Center, Miami, October 2
- Jay-Z with The Roots, MTV Studios, New York City, November 11
2002
- Dashboard Confessional – MTV Studios, April 24
- Die Ärzte – Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium, Hamburg, Germany, August 31
2003
- Ken Hirai – February 13
- Nickelback – MTV Studios, Bussum, Netherlands, September 16
2004
- Diego Torres – Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 4
2005
- Hitomi Yaida – Tokyo FM, Tokyo, Japan, April 24
- Queens of the Stone Age – SilverWings, Berlin, Germany, June 10
- Giorgia – June 20
- Alicia Keys – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, July 14
- Die Toten Hosen – Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria, September 1–2
2006
- Ricky Martin – Miami, August 17
- Kayah – Toya film studio, Lodz, Poland, November 28
- Korn, with guest appearance by Amy Lee of Evanescence, and Robert Smith and Simon Gallup of The Cure – MTV Studios, NYC, December 9
2007
- Hey – September 10
- Bon Jovi – June 22
- Mary J. Blige
- Kenny Chesney
- John Mayer
- Alex Britti September 24
- Ne-Yo
- Joss Stone
- Maroon 5
2008
- Julieta Venegas – Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City, March 6
- Söhne Mannheims vs. Xavier Naidoo – Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, Germany, July 2
- Amy Winehouse
2009
- Sportfreunde Stiller
- Adele
- Silversun Pickups
- All Time Low
- Paramore
- Katy Perry – NEP Midtown Studios, New York City, July 22, 2009
- Ayaka – Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan, November 18
- The Script
- Wilki
- Tomoya Nagase
2010
- Vampire Weekend
- Sido
- Despina Vandi
- Adam Lambert
- Trey Songz
- The Script
- Phoenix
- Mando Diao
- Kult
- Panda
- Camila
- B.o.B
- Train
2011
- Thirty Seconds to Mars – May 13, New York City
- Zoé
- Lykke Li – April 7
- Los Tigres del Norte – May 24 at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA
- Lil Wayne – June 12
- Salyu – June 13 Billboard Live TOKYO
- Mumford & Sons – June 24