▁at ▁the ▁Ham mer stein ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁nearly ▁all ▁other ▁bands ▁scheduled ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁can ce led ▁their ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 th ▁terror ist ▁attacks . ▁ ▁Metal ▁band ▁Aven ged ▁Seven fold ▁recorded ▁live ▁performances ▁for ▁their ▁DVD ▁All ▁Ex cess ▁The ▁popular ▁rock / j am ▁band ▁O . A . R . ▁released ▁a ▁live ▁album ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 3 4 th ▁& ▁ 8 th , ▁which ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁the ▁Ham mer stein ▁Ball room . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁NAS C AR ▁held ▁its ▁annual ▁end - of - season ▁awards ▁ceremony ▁in ▁the ▁Ball room , ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁end - of - season ▁awards ▁ceremony ▁was ▁not ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Wald orf - A st oria ▁Grand ▁Ball room . ▁The ▁rock ▁band ▁K orn ▁recorded ▁their ▁DVD ▁Live ▁at ▁the ▁Ham mer stein ▁Ball room . ▁Iron ▁Ma iden ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁perform ▁four ▁concert s ▁at ▁the ▁Ball room ▁on ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 6 ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁for ▁their ▁Dance ▁of ▁Death ▁World ▁Tour . ▁The ▁second ▁show ▁was ▁cut ▁short ▁after ▁one ▁audience ▁member ▁dropped ▁a ▁be er ▁on ▁the ▁sound board , ▁while ▁the ▁final