Lee Eidson remembers you to definitely, in early days, people planning to programs within Coliseum dressed up, including coats and you can ties toward men. (Which had changed once I started planning to suggests indeed there. I did not don a jacket and you can tie for this Sergio Mendes, tell you, even though Used to do wear a good French-cuff clothing having cufflinks and you will a monogrammed sweater.)
Lee told you his favorite memories of your own Coliseum was “watching The fresh Imagine Just who when you are looking at the floor. I generated eye contact with this particular breathtaking strawberry blond resting several rows before me personally. It was a period of Aquarius minute!”
Brenda Poss recalls viewing the piano duo Ferrante & Teicher during the UGA stadium and MiMi DuBose Gudenrather told you one regarding their favorites are James Taylor.
Mike Energies has worked concessions on Coliseum for both activities situations and you will shows, plus Jethro Tull and you can Honest Zappa. Sadly, he said, “stoners try not to pick as numerous sodas because athletics admirers.”
Among the reveals Jim Goolsby noticed there had been Johnny Rivers and you may Jose Feliciano. Michael Doke also recalls viewing Ides out of s Jr. And you will, Saye Sutton spotted Iron Butterfly from the top row there, and swears one to “’In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ went on to possess 47 moments, not 17! I did not hear to possess weekly.”
Marie Andrews saw the fresh new Four Tops at UGA and you may remembers: “They certainly were an hour late getting here, but i did not care. It was a abilities!”
Whenever Laird Miller watched Steppenwolf at the Coliseum inside November 1970, “new rumor try your Coliseum you are going to split and you can failure. Nothing folded. Might have been sad in the event that my earliest material performance ended up being my personal last!”
Certainly one of most other acts with performed at Coliseum from age is actually Rufus Thomas, Peter Nero, this new Serendipity Vocalists, new Christie Minstrels, Roger Williams, the new Supremes, brand new Lettermen, Al Hirt, Eddy Arnold, the brand new Chad Mitchell Threesome, Glenn Yarbrough, Skitch Henderson additionally the Atlanta Symphony, mi Terrell, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Jack Jones and you may Buddy Rich, the brand new 5th Measurement, new Thoughts and also the Dells, Significant Lance, Paul Anka, Bill Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Gary Puckett together with Partnership Gap, Spirit Inc. Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph, Floyd Cramer and you will Jerry Reed.
Also, Sam and you can Dave, Jimmy Ruffin, Blood Work and Tears, Henry Mancini, the newest London area Philharmonic, Friends regarding Difference, Pacific Gasoline and you can Digital (to the Allman Brothers Band opening), About three Puppy Nights, Richie Havens, Mylon LeFevre, Steely Dan, Poquito, this new Rev. Pearly Brown, Ike and you can Tina Turner, Seals and you can Crofts, Isaac Hayes, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Muddy Waters, Tony Joe Light and you will Emerson, Lake and you can Palmer.
Therefore, are normal sixteen-year-olds, all of our gang most of the lied to our moms and dads, informing all of them we were planning to a motion picture, and you can ran [for the concert]
Along with, Vince Vance in addition to Valiants, the new James Group, Kenny Loggins and you will Jim Messina, the fresh Doobie Brothers, Billy Preston, Curtis erica, the fresh new Marshall Tucker Ring in addition to Atlanta Rhythm Section, the brand new Spinners, The new Riders of your Red Sage, Chief Cody plus the Missing World Airmen and Leon Russell.
Anyone else were Billy Joel, Planet Snap and you may Fire, Jesse Colin Young, Nitty gritty Mud Band, Earl Scruggs Revue, Moist Willie, Joni Mitchell, Warren Zevon, Orleans, Hall and you will Oates, Pure Prairie Group, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mom’s Top, Dolly Parton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Center, Doug Kershaw, Bobby Bluish Mundane, Dave Mason, Gloria Gaynor, Dottie Western, Ozark Hill Daredevils, Boston and you may Sammy Hagar, Unbelievable Rhythm Aces, Pablo Cruise and you will Delbert McClinton.
She became and you will seemed directly within myself and you can smiled
Together with, the fresh new Commodores, the newest Pine Ridge jeg elsker Uruguayansk kvinder Boys, Neil Younger, Sting, Alabama, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the latest Fabulous Thunderbirds, Widespread Panic (for the 1985, 1988 and you can 1989), Hootie as well as the Blowfish, the brand new Indigo Girls in addition to Black colored Crowes.