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Best Fourth: July 4, 1976 | Expect the Unexpected The Eagles concert in Charlotte, NC was earlier on July 1, 1976. It was hot that day. (they agreed). Next, Peter Frampton. [18], While renovation and repairs of the stadium were discussed, this was quickly rejected due to the exceedingly high costs, and it was demolished on September 23, 1992. There were indeed a host of non - prog bands on the bill and now "famous" yesfan/DJ Ed Sciaky did some of the intros.
Photos: America celebrates Bicentennial in 1976 - Madison But that one was the most memorable. cartons that they were selling and a 25 minute trash fight went on before it got dark and Yes was the Headliner with a great light show.I took a jacket with me and everyone was breaking my balls but it got chilly at night and everyone was coldincluding me because someone took my jacket when I went to the bathroom. Then Frampton came on, and to the delight to many, simply repeated his famous "Frampton Comes Alive," album. Heart of the Sunrise gave me the chills and still does. And Debbie?? The Eagles Bicentennial concert at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL included Fleetwood Mac and Loggins & Messina. It was not known at the time, but the stadium's last event was The Grateful Dead's concert on July 7, 1989, with Bruce Hornsby & The Range as their opening act. The sound was Great.Maraz taking over for Wakeman wasn't as good but he held his on.And then this eyethat looked like the space ship from war of the world(the original)came down from the top of the stage first there was one green light shooting out from it, then two,then four, and next thing the beams are all over the place.moving to the music.If you were high your still looking for a way out. When the mummers came out they were pelted with everything and anything. He causally walked up the isle without a stitch of cloths on and returned from the concession stand with drink and eatsstill walking casually and still nudetoo funny. I could be wrong (uptown).but the place went crazy(being philly) golden slippers.the mistake the mummers made was playing a second song.
#XPNDylan Day: Listen to Bob Dylan with the Grateful Dead in concert at However, when the Bell paid city taxes on the attendance figures two weeks later, it emerged that the gates had been wildly inflated. [14], Peter Frampton returned from a 7-month lay-off and played with Lynyrd Skynyrd, The J. Geils Band and Dickey Betts & Great Southern, before 91,000 fans, on June 11, 1977.[15].
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - June 9, 1973 | Grateful Dead The girl turned around and the whole crowed saw it, and she said" who through that" then everybody stood up and started to throw the orange drinks at her before you knew it, the whole stadium broke out in a trash fight.
THE US BICENTENNIAL BAND- SOUND OF THE NATION - Academia.edu Bicentennial July 4, 1976 - and if you were around at the time red, white and blue were your mandatory colors. I was in attendence as well as with the above poster, Kevin Decker. THAT WAS 25,000 PEOPLE MORE THAN THE STADIUM COULD OR SHOULD HAVE HELD. A very memorable concert indeed.105,000 people, including several hundred that crashed a closed gate.A hot dog stand was raided after the help decided to bail out from way to many people grabbing food without payingI can still see the gleem of the sun on the hot dogs going end over end up the east side of the stands by people throwing them.The mummers got booed off the stage.My friend Joe found a bag of weed that was laced with narcotics..bad move.bad headache that lasted all day. Jun 12, 1976. Well, not so much a streaker as a stroll by nude guy burnt red. Journey headlined a concert June 4, 1983. It was otherworldly. When the doors finally opened we got down on the feild right up front and endured the 100' degree heat and the other bands and when Yes finally came on they where great. fuerzas internas y externas de una empresa what was the last concert at jfk stadium. On June 17, 1978, The Rolling Stones performed before a crowd of 100,000 fans. the beachballs. Thanks to all! I think I was 13. I been reading these reviews, and people are riffing on the Pousette-Dart Band. [citation needed], The stadium became known chiefly as the "neutral" venue for a total of 41 annual ArmyNavy Games played there between 1936 and 1979. Philadelphia was the center of the professional football universe at the time; not only did the city host the defending NFL champions, but the league offices were also in town, headed up by NFL commissioner (and Philadelphia native) Bert Bell. A little later as the sun had set, Yes came on. oh holy night it was.wind kicked up during Gates of Deliriumblest to have been apart of one of the most remarkable concert experiences everand Leslie Bennett kissed me the night before and after.16 years oldhealing and inspiration, wonder and mysteryHep Yaddha. A few minutes later several other's started climbing some of the other towers. Crow. Yes, Peter Frampton, Gary Wright, and others played the "1976 Bicentennial Concert" here on June 12, 1976, to 105,000 fans. Opening acts were Journey and George Thorogood & the Destroyers. Does anyone remember the bonfires in the stands as everyone was freezing after getting sunburned all day? It was just wild. As we walked through the parking lot, I remember hearing a cacophony of YES music which was being blasted from hundreds of cars. I was trying to remember this concert better and finding this site has brought it all back. He is still great today. As a matter of fact, events were planned for four days. i was 16 and a big yes fan. Frankford beat Archbishop Wood, 27-7, in heavy rain in 1978.[9]. I was there and had forgotten some of what's been written, but I remember it now. 2022 (MMXXII) was a common year beginning on a Saturday in the Gregorian calendar, the number 2022 anno Domini, in addition to the twenty-second year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.It was the third year of the 2020s and the second of the 3rd decade of the 21st century.
Memory Of An Awesome Bicentennial Concert, 1976 | The Worley Gig The stadium was built as part of the 1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition. The Grateful Dead were only allowed to perform due to strict no-smoking regulations that had been enacted some time before. On June 19, 1982, an all-day show opened with a still mostly unknown Huey Lewis & the News and featured Joan Jett & the Black Hearts, Loverboy, The Kinks and headliner Foreigner, who were touring their 7x-platinum "4" album and inflated a colorful, 30-foot-high facsimile of a Wurlitzer-style jukebox as they performed "Juke Box Hero" in the show's final minutes. the moon. Pink Floyd held a concert there on September 19, 1987, in front of a crowd in excess of 120,000 (general admission was sold on the field), but the show was not sold out. We couldn't celebrate YES or Prog Rock without flashing back to one of the largest concerts in Philadelphia history, the 1976 BiCentential Concert at JFK Stadium featuring YES, Peter Frampton & Gary Wright. A few minutes later several other's started climbing some of the other towers. I remember driving over with Dominic and someone else playing the The Who's Next. The Dead closed the show with "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"; it would be the last song played at the stadium. What a great concert,the first act was the uptown mummers string band.
1976 bicentennial concert jfk stadium - hazemportfolio.com Mark NOT from Philly - (At the time anyhow), I scored 8 tickets for $12.00 ea. Not much to add. Click image to enlarge. The concert was more than music.
John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia) Wiki - everipedia.org I do remember the Mummers and the water hoses but vaguely remember the shenanigans that other posters mention. The South Philadelphia stadium was on the east side of the far southern end of Broad Street at a location now part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. In the game, England defeated Team America, 3-1, in front of a small crowd of 16,239. The following day, the team paraded the exact route. Band concert at tne pavilion at Cummings Beach, 7:30 P.M. Fireworks, 9:30 P.M. Sunday New York City Manhattan Castle Clinton, Battery Park: Ecumenical. In turn, many of these businesses gave away the tickets for free. After the concert there was a screening of the new Rolling Stones movie "Ladies and Gentlemen.The Rolling Stones".
Yes / Peter Frampton / Gary Wright / the Pucet Dart Band We played it safe and sat at the opposite end zone. The team played at Franklin Field in 1975; the league folded late into that season. What a hot day. All the bands were fantastic.
July 4, 1976: How Rock Stars Celebrated America's Bicentennial sigh "THIS SHOW WAS FILMED AND BROADCASTED HERE IN BRAZIL BY REDE GLOBO DE TELEVISO IN A TV SHOW CALLED", THIS SHOW WAS FILMED AND BROADCASTED HERE IN BRAZIL BY REDE GLOBO DE TELEVISO IN A TV SHOW CALLED. Clap The Bicentennial Cup Tournament was an international association football competition, which took place in May 1976 in the United States. Finally the crowd knew a song. Dur-ring the show some time between the mummers and Framtom I got off a trash fight.
Fourth of July 2021: What to cook and how to celebrate Watching the stage change set three times. I'm a 48 yr. old mom of 6 grown kids (the youngest 4 are in college) and was scrapbooking my Peter Frampton Sept. '06 Keswick Theater concert tickets and photos today when I decided to dig for my Frampton/YES June 12, 1976 memorabilia in my OLD scrapbooks.I spent 8 hrs.