Neil Diamond at the Greek

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On Aug. 24, 1972, Neil Diamond stood on the stage of the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and made history. Diamond had selected the open-air Griffith Park venue as the setting for a live album, “Hot August Night.” His goal? “To leave the audience remembering something,” he said recently. Oh, but they did: Diamond is playing a run of sold-out shows marking the 40th anniversary of “Hot August Night,” which thanks to fiery performances of signature hits like “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Sweet Caroline” and “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” has become a classic of the concert-album form. Greek Theatre, 2700 N. Vermont Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Thu. and Sat. $49-$250. greektheatrela.com.