Categories SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY This Day In Music History: The Velvet Underground And Aretha Franklin Made Their Live Debuts Post author By MAGNET Staff Post date December 11, 2025 60 years ago, the Velvet Underground played its first show, at Summit High School in New Jersey. Five years earlier, Aretha Franklin made her live debut, at the Village Vanguard in New York City. ← Cass McCombs Released “A Folk Set Apart” 10 Years Ago Today → Happy Birthday Alun Woodward (Delgados, Chemikal Underground Records)