This show list is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by Greg Vick, Timothy J. Kelly and Don Adler, to whom I'm most grateful.
ca. January 1970: James Taylor / Charlie Brown "Opening Night"
February 6-7, 1970: Chambers Brothers / NRBQ
February 11, 1970: Three Dog Night / Hoyt Axton
February 13-14, 1970: Chuck Berry (13) / Sha-Na-Na (13-14) / The Coasters (13-14) / The Platters (13-14) / Albert King (14)
February 20-21, 1970: Iron Butterfly / Cold Blood
February 11, 1970: Three Dog Night / Hoyt Axton
February 13-14, 1970: Chuck Berry (13) / Sha-Na-Na (13-14) / The Coasters (13-14) / The Platters (13-14) / Albert King (14)
February 20-21, 1970: Iron Butterfly / Cold Blood
February 27-28, 1970: Richie Havens / Butterfield Blues Band
March 6-7, 1970: Grand Funk Railroad / Blues Magoos
March 13-14, 1970: Mountain / The Flock
March 20-21, 1970: Grateful Dead / Catfish
March 24, 1970: Jefferson Airplane / Hot Tuna / Roxy
March 27-28, 1970: Country Joe And The Fish / Steve Miller Blues Band / Hamilton Face
April 3-4, 1970: Ten Years After / Stone The Crows
April 10-11, 1970: Johnny Winter / Taj Mahal
April 17-18, 1970: Tony Williams Lifetime featuring Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Larry Young / Lee Michaels (cancelled) / Charlie Brown
April 22, 1970: Pink Floyd
April 24-25, 1970: Duster Bennett / John Mayall / Blodwyn Pig (the band didn't appear on one of the two days)
May 1-2, 1970: Savoy Brown / James Gang
May 8-9, 1970: Joe Cocker & Mad Dogs And Englishmen / Brethren
May 10, 1970: "Music Festival '70" live satellite broadcast of John Lennon, Rolling Stones and George Harrison from London
May 15-16, 1970: James Taylor / Hamilton Face Band / Jo-Ann Kelly
May 22-23, 1970: Van Morrison / Flying Burrito Brothers / Country Funk
May 29-30, 1970: Mountain / Small Faces featuring Rod Stewart
June 12-13, 1970: Santana / John Lee Hooker
June 14-18, 1970: Sympathy For The Devil (The Rolling Stones's film)
June 19-20, 1970: Grand Funk Railroad / Mott The Hoople / Kinks
June 24, 1970: Grateful Dead
June 26-27, 1970: Traffic / Silver Metre / Swallow
June 28 - July 1, 1970: Sympathy For The Devil (The Rolling Stones's film)
July 8, 1970: Procol Harum / Livingston Taylor
July 28-29, 1970: Jethro Tull/ McKendree Spring / Livingston Taylor
August 8, 1970: Janis Joplin / Seatrain / Runt
August 9, 1970: Mothers Of Invention featuring Frank Zappa / Toe Fat / Head Over Heels
August 10-11, 1970: Ten Years After / Cactus / Haystacks Balboa
August 28, 1970: Arlo Guthrie
September 11-12, 1970: Mountain / Mylon / David Rea
October 2-3, 1970: Small Faces featuring Rod Stewart / Cactus / Chicken Shack
October 13, 1970: Chicago / Charlie Brown / Seals and Crafts (replaced Illinois Speed Press on bill)
October 14, 1970: Santana / Elvin Bishop Group
October 16-17, 1970: Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention / Frost / Fat
October 30-31 and November 1, 1970: Traffic / Brethren / Jake and the Family Jewels
November 5-8, 1970: Grateful Dead / New Riders of the Purple Sage
November 13, 1970: Jefferson Airplane / E Pluribus Unum
November 27-28, 1970: Johnny Winter / Edgar Winter’s Pure Trash / Tin House
December 4-5, 1970: Derek And The Dominos / Toe Fat / Hammer / May Blitz
December 18-20, 1970: Grateful Dead / New Riders of the Purple Sage (cancelled and rescheduled for February 1971)
January 20, 1971: Hot Tuna / Big Brother & The Holding Company / John Hammond Jr.
January 22-23, 1971: Delaney & Bonnie / Allman Brothers / Bert Sommer
Feruary 18-21 and 23-24, 1971: Grateful Dead / New Riders of the Purple Sage
March 5-6, 1971: Leon Russell / Brethren / Freddie King
March 10, 1971: Mountain
March 13, 1971: Steppenwolf / Fat
March 26-27, 1971: Byrds / Mother Earth / Eric Andersen
April 1-3, 1971: Savoy Brown / The Grease Band / Small Faces featuring Rod Stewart (day 1 was cancelled)
April 27, 1971: Jethro Tull / Curved Air
April 28, 1971: Cat Stevens / Kate Taylor
April 30 and May 1, 1971: Johnny Winter / Mylon / Tin House
May 14-15, 1971: Bloodrock (cancelled)
May 21-22, 1971: John Mayall / Randalls Island / Baldwin & Leps
June 12, 1971: James Gang / Steel River / Edgar Winter's White Trash
July 14-15, 1971: Yes (14-15) / Humble Pie (14-15) / Holy Moses (14-15; cancelled) / Black Sabbath (14; cancelled 15)
March 31, 1972: Ashman Reynolds / Savoy Brown / Fleetwood Mac / Long John Baldry (backed by Ashman Reynolds) "The British Are Coming"
May 6, 1972: Richie Havens / Batford & Rodney / The Fabulous Rhinestones
May 13, 1972: Melanie (canceled)
May 14, 1972: Poco / John Hammond
May 26, 1972: Malo / White Trash
June 10, 1972: Dave Mason / Blues Project
February 2, 1974: Blue Oyster Cult / Iggy & The Stooges / The Dictators
November 16, 1974: Point Blank / T. Rex / ZZ Top
Black Sabbath cancelled their July 14-15. Just Humble Pie and Yes played.
ReplyDeleteThe Stooges opened for Blue Oyster Cult.
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ReplyDeleteIggy came out in ripped up black tights with a straw lulu skirt. Some folks threw stuff at him. Iggy shouted at the audience, "That's it man, if one more thing is throw at me, I'm leaving." After that, a whole sh!t load of bottles et al were thrown at him; even an egg that hit on the side of the head from backstage. They slammed threw their set anyway. I was 16 at the time and didn't know who Iggy was, but I remember admiring him for continuing on with their set. Sad part - no one clapped when they left the stage.
ReplyDeletethanks Paul K! Update!
ReplyDeleteBruno, I am the webmaster of marcbolan.com and am looking for info about the November 16, 1974 concert I attended at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York. The opening act was Point Blank (who had a hit many years later with "Nicole"), in the middle was T. Rex, and the headlining act was ZZ Top. I am hoping you or someone who reads your blog might be able to confirm a story that the concert was recorded, and I am looking for any photos of T. Rex from that show as well. Many thanks for any leads, Natalie McDonald natalie@shore.net natalie.mcdonald on Facebook
ReplyDeleteBlack Sabbath was at that concert. A group called Holy Moses cancelled and Yes substituted for them in what was the group's first American concert. That's a fact
ReplyDeleteblack sabbath cancelled on the 15th after getting booed offstage on 14th
ReplyDeleteThanks Anonymous!
ReplyDeleteThe reason Black Sabbath cancelled was, the night before, they were booed off the stage after Yes and Humble Pie blew the place away! I was there. Sabbath proceeded to cancel the rest of the tour "due to illness."
ReplyDeleteI was on line the next night and they came around with a bullhorn "Black Sabbath Cancelled due to illness" I still havent gotten over that
DeleteHad front row center for Yes and Humble Pie with Frampton
Remember it like yesterday
I don't believe that it was Yes' first American concert, but it was definitely on their first US tour.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gary for share with all of us your great memories of the good old rock n'roll days!! About Yes, you're right, the band first US concert was a little bit earlier, on June 26, 1971 at the Seattle Coliseum.
ReplyDeleteBlodwyn Pig cancelled the night I went (either April 24 or 25, 1970, don't recall the show I attended), but they may have played the other night.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donster, correct!
ReplyDeleteBruno-
DeleteI recalled going to a Faces/Stewart show where they were the headliners and because of bad weather, they played one long set and not two shows, as originally scheduled. I do not recall if anyone else was on the bill, but I think they were the only band that played (maybe because of the weather). I recalled it was in February, 1971. I checked around the web and found a Ronnie Wood database, which referenced a February 18, 1971 show at the Capitol, which is consistent with my memory and that show is not listed above. You have the Dead for that night and I think that is not correct. My friends and I were not Dead fans and doubt they'd be on the same bill as Rod/Faces. Thoughts? D
I don't know Donster. If you see around the net every sources you can find says that the Dead played there on February 18, 1971 (there's also a bootleg of this show). Maybe the Ronnie Wood database (that I know and it is terrific!!) is wrong that time.
DeleteI have emailed the Wood database webmaster and am waiting for a reply.
DeleteEverything you say and what I have seen, including an advertisment for that run of shows at the Capitol, lsits the dead for the 18th, so I am puzzled.
Donster
yep, let me know what the Wood database webmaster say.
DeleteStrange indeed. I checked the Farmer's Almanac for weather conditions on that date and it was icestorm/sleet/snow and that is also consistent with my memory of the weather. Wood site lists other gigs in that area around that time. I would have been a high school senior, 17 years old, and able to drive there with my friend Alan in his car. More research needed by me.
ReplyDeleteMY FIRST CONCERT SAVOY BROWN. GREAT SHOW.
ReplyDeleteFurther thoughts- I now recall seeing Duster Bennett as an opener, probably in Spring 1970 (although I have seen references to "March 22, 1970", but not sure about that).
ReplyDeleteBTW, no "e" at end of Livingston (Taylor).
Don Adler
Further to my post @ 9:38 above, wikipedia states that Bennett was part of Mayall USA tour in "Spring 1970" which would coincide with April 1970 show that I attended but I don't have indpendent memory of him. I do remember Mayall and Blodwyn Pig (who canceled and was the band I went to see) and would not have known about Bennett, so probably didn't register at time.
ReplyDeleteDon Adler
Thanks Don!
DeleteSo, if I understand, you think that Duster Bennett was the opening act for the shows on April 24-25, 1970 with John Mayall and Blodwyn Pig (the latter I think cancelled just one day, but the other they play right?)
Cheers,
Bruno
I think so about Duster being opener. Don't know about Blodwyn Pig on other night; the show I went to Pig canceled. Sorry Bruno-
ReplyDeleteAmazing stuff about Sabbath and the Stooges. Perhaps my fellow Port Chestrians were not as forward-leaning...
ReplyDeleteThe Dictators also played that BOC/Iggy show, their first show in NY prior to becoming the proto-punk icons of the CBGB scene.
Any more show data post-1974?
Thanks man! Great news about The Dictators also on the bill on Feb 2, 1974.
DeletePost-1974 data? for now no sorry!
Cheers,
Bruno