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Post by rredmond on Apr 12, 2019 16:21:20 GMT
So the entrance is on the right side of the picture. You can't really tell, but on the left side is where they keep the trucks and load stuff on to the stage. But they may use boats too, I've never seen that. But yeah technically the stage is on the water, the seats are on land, and there used to be a little moat between the stage and seats, IIRC, but I don't think it's there now. It was a great place to go to concerts. Also, folks would just take their boats out and sit in the bay behind the stage and listen to the concerts you couldn't see. Sorta like listening from the parking lot, but much more fun.  |
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 13, 2019 7:23:55 GMT
Being from Long Island, the Westbury Music Fair was a great place to see a concert. But I mostly saw Tull at Jones Beach, also a great venue! Interesting venue - I suppose the performers/road crew got into the venue by boat ?  So the entrance is on the right side of the picture. You can't really tell, but on the left side is where they keep the trucks and load stuff on to the stage. But they may use boats too, I've never seen that. But yeah technically the stage is on the water, the seats are on land, and there used to be a little moat between the stage and seats, IIRC, but I don't think it's there now. It was a great place to go to concerts. Also, folks would just take their boats out and sit in the bay behind the stage and listen to the concerts you couldn't see. Sorta like listening from the parking lot, but much more fun.  |
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Post by rredmond on Apr 13, 2019 22:18:22 GMT
Hah! Cool picture. There is a neato little dock back there. |
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 17, 2019 6:29:14 GMT
9 August 1970
Goose Lake Park Music Festival
Jackson, Mi. USA Tull headlined the Sunday (i.e. closed the festival). Also playing that day: Bob Seger System, Mitch Ryder & Detroit, Frost, Flock, Savage Grace, James Gang Also appearing at the festival (7&8/8): John Drake Shakedown, The Mighty Quick, SRC, NY Rock & Roll Ensemble, Flying Burrito Brothers, John Sebastian, MC5, Chicago, The Faces, Ten Years After, Brownsville Station, Litter, Third Power, Mountain Alice Cooper, Joe Cocker & Savoy Brown were scheduled to appear (on the Saturday?), but didn't. www.ministry-of-information.co.uk 
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 19, 2019 6:36:26 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 20, 2019 6:32:35 GMT
21 January 1972
Grugahalle
Essen, Germany Bootlegs: My God or A New Day Yesterday or Live Up A version of this show, with the closing tracks from 27/1/72 (end of the main set, not the encore), is circulating as A Blues For God. The pre-existing boot of that name is entirely from 27/1/72. My God (w. flute solo, incl. Soirée, By Kind Permission Of..., Bourée), Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, To Cry You A Song, A New Day Yesterday, Cross-Eyed Mary (w. drum solo), Tomorrow Was Today, Hymn 43, Nothing Is Easy, Wind up, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 23, 2019 6:37:59 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 25, 2019 6:53:28 GMT
11 June 1972
Seattle Center Coliseum
Seattle, Wa. USA Support: The Eagles Recorded for broadcast by KTAC FM, Tacoma Sold-out show Thick As A Brick (w. flute, organ and drum solos, plus spoken interludes), Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 27, 2019 6:46:53 GMT
13 June 1972
Coliseum
Spokane, Wa. USA Support: The Eagles. An audience member recalls this show as being some time in June; this is the only date not otherwise accounted for. www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 29, 2019 14:59:03 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on May 2, 2019 7:02:52 GMT
4 March 1973
Brøndby Hallen
København
Denmark Support: Robin Trower. The first concert in this new venue; audience: 5,000. Thick As A Brick (w. flute, organ and drum solos, plus spoken interludes), Cross-Eyed Mary, Left Right, Audition, Aqualung, Wind Up, Instrumental, No Rehearsal, Locomotive Breath, Hard-Headed English General , Wind-Up (reprise) www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on May 5, 2019 6:17:19 GMT
From www.ministry-of-information.co.ukThere is considerable confusion about the start of the US tour, and particularly about the date of the premiere of 'A Passion Play'. 4 May 1973
Roberts Stadium
Evansville, In. USA Support: Brewer and Shipley. Featured the 'Lifebeats' intro (without the film), but this led straight into 'Thick As A Brick', omitting 'A Passion Play'. The APP interval film was shown, out of context, but broke down.  5 May 1973
Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson U.
Clemson, SC. USA The band's equipment arrived late, so there was no time for the support band (Brewer and Shipley) to play, the soundcheck was done in front of the audience, and since they did not begin until 10pm, Ian apologised to the audience then Tull skipped 'A Passion Play' completely, instead performing the same set as earlier in the year. 'Lifebeats' intro (with the film), Thick As A Brick (including organ, flute and drum solos), Cross-Eyed Mary, Left Right, Audition, Aqualung, Wind Up, Instrumental, No Rehearsal, Locomotive Breath, Hard-Headed English General , Wind-Up (reprise)  |
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Post by maddogfagin on May 6, 2019 6:37:14 GMT
13 May 1973
Civic Coliseum
Knoxville, Tn. USA The first confirmed live performance of 'A Passion Play', with no timing, equipment of other problems reported. The audience were "spellbound". Included 'A Passion Play', 'Thick As A Brick', and 'Chateau D'isaster' material. www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on May 8, 2019 6:36:34 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on May 8, 2019 10:52:05 GMT
It's not bad inside either   |
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Post by maddogfagin on May 9, 2019 6:51:56 GMT
25 November 1974
Capitol Theatre
Caerdydd, UK Wrong Again Old SonIntro (incl. Wind-Up/Passion Play excerpts), Thick As A Brick, My God (incl. flute & piano solos, incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen & Bourée), Cross-Eyed Mary, How Much Is That Doggie..., Skating Away..., Wond'ring Aloud, Queen And Country, Ladies (w. drum solo), Warchild, SeaLion, Bungle In The Jungle, Aqualung, Back-Door Angels/Guitar Solo (incl. Minstrel In The Gallery), Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Back-Door Angels (reprise) www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on May 22, 2019 6:48:54 GMT
2 December 1974
Olympen Lund,
Sweden Audience: 2,500 (sold out). Classical Intro (tape), Wind-Up/Passion Play (Critique Oblique) (excerpts), Thick As A Brick, My God (incl. flute & piano solos, incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen & Bourée), Cross-Eyed Mary, How Much Is That Doggie..., Skating Away..., Wond'ring Aloud, Queen And Country, Ladies (w. drum solo), Warchild, SeaLion, Bungle In The Jungle, Aqualung, Back-Door Angels/Guitar Solo (incl. Minstrel In The Gallery), Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Back-Door Angels (reprise) www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on May 26, 2019 6:33:52 GMT
23 January 1975
Tarrant County Convention Center Arena
Fort Worth, Tx. USA A power failure meant some instruments were inaudible during 'Queen And Country'. Ian stopped the show, then added an extra piece to the show, to make up for the interruption (an extended guitar instrumental during 'Back-Door Angels'). 25 January 1975
Tarrant County Convention Center Arena
Fort Worth, Tx. USA Back for a second show, possibly due to the problems two days earlier. The crew apparently weren't pleased. www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on May 27, 2019 6:41:13 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 2, 2019 6:38:54 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 4, 2019 6:33:49 GMT
7 September 1977
Apollo Stadium
Adelaide
Australia
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 5, 2019 6:37:10 GMT
24 November 1977
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Ky. USA
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 8, 2019 6:35:55 GMT
3 December 1977
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Binghamton, NY. USA
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 11, 2019 6:09:50 GMT
29 & 30 May 1978
Walter Köbel Halle
Rüsselsheim, Germany
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 12, 2019 6:38:36 GMT
24 October 1979
Olympia Stadium
Detroit, Mi. USASupport: UK www.ministry-of-information.co.uk From its opening in October, 1927, until its closing in December, 1979, Olympia Arena was Detroit's principal indoor arena for sporting events, including professional hockey and basketball games, track meets, boxing matches, and bicycle races. The building hosted other forms of mass entertainment, including ice shows, the circus, rodeos, and rock concerts. Over its long history, Olympia was the center for political and social conventions, trade shows, expositions, and various other attractions and events. It is best remembered as the home of the Detroit Red Wings. Designed by C. Howard Crane, an internationally known theater architect, Olympia Arena is a Detroit landmark because of its handsome Romanesque exterior and its imposing size. It is an engineering monument as well, because it contained the largest indoor skating rink in the United States when it opened in 1927. www.historic-structures.com/mi/detroit/olympia_arena.php
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 14, 2019 6:42:19 GMT
25 March 1980
Eissporthalle
Kassel
Germany
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 14, 2019 6:49:52 GMT
www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/danehy/Content?oid=25249388Danehy Tom remembers attending Newport ’69, when festivals were cheap, the music was great and the fans were too high By Tom Danehy It was 50 years ago next week, Sixties music was still at its peak...In the next couple months, we'll be bombarded with stories of how crazy/interesting the world was 50 years ago. In less than a one-month period (July 20-Aug. 18), man landed on the moon; the followers of Charles Manson slaughtered seven people over two nights; Hurricane Camille (the second-most powerful ever to hit the U.S. mainland) devastated the Gulf Coast; and, as Camille was hitting Louisiana, it was also the second day of Woodstock.We'll probably hear from two million of the 400,000 people who were actually at Woodstock. What you probably won't hear are stories about Newport '69, the precursor to Woodstock that took place June 20, 21, and 22 in the San Fernando Valley. The three-day event took the music festival to heights never seen before, but, at the same time, it exposed the many pitfalls and potential ugliness inherent in bringing together tens of thousands of music fans in an enclosed space...along with just enough knuckleheads to ruin things for everybody. Some of the problems were addressed before Woodstock, but they all came roaring back at Altamont, a few months after that.School had just gotten out (in L.A., the school calendar went from the autumnal equinox to the summer solstice) and it was time to go. They had been advertising the heck out of the Newport '69 and it seemed like an interesting idea, bringing together all different kinds of acts for a weekend of music. There had been something called the Newport Pop Festival the year before down in Orange County, but all I had ever heard about that was that Sonny and Cher had arrived by helicopter and had then been booed off the stage.But this was at Devonshire Downs, only about 10 miles from where I lived. And the tickets were relatively cheap--$6 per day in advance, $7 at the gate, $15 for all three days in advance.That's always been one of my biggest gripes over the past decades. Prices on housing and education have roared far ahead of inflation, but concert ticket prices have increased at warp speed. Adjusted for inflation, the $15 for all three days of Newport would be $106 today. Instead, the cheapest ticket for three days of Coachella is $429. A whole lot of people have gotten fat in the concert business.My friend Bobby and I went on Friday night; he wanted to see Joe Cocker, I wanted to see Ike and Tina Turner. Jimi Hendrix was supposed to close the show on Friday, but Tina Turner's performance had left the crowd electrified. More than an hour passed before Hendrix took the stage. He was stoned off his ass and then proceeded to suck. He couldn't have completed a four-note blues riff if you had spotted him the da-DUH-da... The crowd began chanting "Bring back Tina Turner!" Hendrix's "set" lasted about 30 minutes and, as they say in The Commitments, it was $h1te.Bobby and I didn't experience any of the problems that plagued the festival that first night (except for having to endure Hendrix). But apparently, there were thousands of gate-crashers who clashed with members of the Street Racers biker gang who had been hired to provide internal security. People kicked up a huge cloud of dust that hung over the venue and, unless you were up close to the stage, the sound system wasn't even close to being good enough to reach the estimated 50,000 people in attendance that night.We went back the next day; it was an eclectic mix of acts, from Buffy Saint-Marie to Steppenwolf and Jethro Tull. Creedence Clearwater Revival closed on Saturday and they killed. But by then, there was an ugly vibe permeating the place. Too many stoners, too many drunks, too many cheap-ass gate crashers, broken glass everywhere. People actually fighting over the Port-a-Potties, of which there were not nearly enough. I really wanted to go on Sunday. Scheduled to play were Booker T. and the MGs (Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn), Johnny Winter and Marvin Gaye (he actually missed his flight and the gig). Three Dog Night would close the show, but preceding them would be one of my favorite groups of the time, The Rascals. Being of Italian descent myself, I loved The Rascals' blue-eyed soul and the band members' names—Felix Cavalieri, Eddie Brigati, Dino Danelli...and Gene Cornish. (It must have been some early form of affirmative action.)We decided not to go and that turned out to be wise. There were riots and vandalism, lots of damage and hundreds of arrests. L.A. bigwigs swore that they'd never allow anything else like that, EVER. Two months later, it was dwarfed by Woodstock and relegated to the historical dustbin.A few years later, I went to a festival at the Ontario Motor Speedway outside of L.A. (This time, the buttholes stole cars and just abandoned them on I-10; dozens of them.) The headliners were Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. I went to see the three opening acts—Rare Earth ("I Just Want To Celebrate" and that 20-minute version of "Get Ready"); Earth, Wind and Fire; and The Eagles. I left around 3 and was back in L.A. before the stoners could get fully stoned. It was great.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 18, 2019 6:45:58 GMT
8 August 1997
Oakdale Theater
Wallingford, Ct. USA Concert (i.e. support artist) was scheduled to begin at 20:00. A Song For Jeffrey, Aqualung, Thick As A Brick, Dangerous Veils, In Sight Of The Minaret, The Whistler (with vocals), Beside Myself, Morris Minus, Farm On The Freeway, Bourée, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll.../Heavy Horses, Bungle In The Jungle/Minstrel In The Gallery/Teacher, Acres Wild, Jump Start, Misère, Flying Dutchman (intro)/My God, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff, Nothing Is Easy, Locomotive Breath, Aquadiddley/Living in the Past/Dogs In The Midwinter (inst.)/Dambusters' March (inst.), Cheerio www.ministry-of-information.co.uk www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-08-09-9708100282-story.html
JETHRO TULL COVERS ITS HISTORY WITH SONGS IN OAKDALE SHOWBERNARD T. DAVIDOW; Courant Staff Writer THE HARTFORD COURANT The Jethro Tull faithful filled the house at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford Friday night for a rousing concert led by the ever-animated Ian Anderson. The band, in its 29th year, was in town for the second stop of its swing through the upper East Coast and Midwest. Anderson, who turns 50 Sunday, was in fine health, showing no signs of the leg injury that hobbled him during last year's tour, which played the Meadows Music Theatre in Hartford. As if to drive home the point, he took the stage for the opening tune, 1968's "A Song for Jeffrey," playing flute in his trademark, one-legged stance. He gleefully prowled the stage, at times twirling a flute, at times gesticulating dramatically in front of the drum set. It's no secret to Tull fans that the years have been unkind to Anderson's voice, once one of the richest in rock 'n' roll. There were times Friday night when it fell achingly short, or when Anderson bailed out on the high notes altogether. That said, his voice, too, seemed to be in better shape than it was last year, and there were quieter moments -- such as the acoustic beginning to "My God" -- when it sounded every bit as rich as the Anderson of old. The concert, split by an intermission, included songs from throughout the group's career, ranging from its "Jeffrey" opener to "Beside Myself" from last year. Some were tour standards, such as "Aqualung" and "Teacher," though Anderson dusted off other songs rarely played in concert -- "The Whistler," for one, from 1977's "Songs From The Wood." Anderson poked fun at the band's longevity. At one point, before launching into the group's landmark "Thick As A Brick," he noted that two events of significance occurred 25 years ago. One, the band released "Thick As A Brick." Two, bass player Jonathan Noyce was born. Indeed, the years have seen bass players come and go, but longtime band member Martin Barre was back on lead guitar, playing two instrumentals of his own while Anderson took a break. Andrew Giddings was on keyboards, playfully trading notes with Anderson, then Barre, during the intro to "Locomotive Breath," and then pleasing the crowd with an extended solo before kicking the song into gear. Doane Perry was on drums. Anderson's flute (and, at times, fife) playing was strong as ever, maybe stronger, and the band never sounded more vigorous than when he was at it, whether playing a sea-chanty type number from his own "Divinities" album, or the Tull favorite "Bouree" -- with both Anderson and Barre on flute, and Noyce creeping across center stage as the bass took the lead. Tull brought out "Living In The Past" to help close the show, before Anderson launched the huge white balloons into the audience as he has for years.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 21, 2019 6:30:24 GMT
29 March 1980
Philipshalle
Düsseldorf
Germany Intro, Dark Ages, Home, Orion, Dun Ringill, Elegy, Old Ghosts, Something's On The Move, Aqualung, Peggy's Pub, Jack-In-The-Green, King Henry's Madrigal/Drum Solo/Heavy Horses, Flute Solo (incl. Bourée), Songs From The Wood, Hunting Girl, Jams O'Donnell's Jigs, Thick As A Brick, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll.../Cross-Eyed Mary, Guitar Solo/Minstrel In The Gallery/Locomotive Breath/Dambusters March/Minstrel In The Gallery (reprise) www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 23, 2019 6:52:16 GMT
11 October 1980
The Garden
Boston, Ma. USA Tull's last show at the Garden, their fifteenth. A number of journalists have quoted the bogus statistic that Tull's 14 (wrong!) appearances earned them the record of most performances at the (now demolished) venue. However, the Grateful Dead played there 25 times. The correct statistic is that Tull hold the record for the most times headlining there. Intro, Black Sunday, Crossfire, Songs From The Wood, Hunting Girl, Pine Marten's Jig, Working John Working Joe, Heavy Horses, Skating Away..., Flute Solo (incl. Bourée, Soirée), Trio, Keyboard Solo, Batteries Not Included, Uniform, Protect And Survive, Bungle In The Jungle, Guitar Solo, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/ Black Sunday (reprise) www.ministry-of-information.co.uk
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. Anyone else? I know of one other 