The Beatles live — 40 years ago today
Concert at Cleveland Municipal Stadium
kicked off life loving rock 'n' roll shows
WINDERMERE — When you're 9 years old, you have no sense of
history, so forgive me if I can't recall actual memories of seeing
The Beatles live.
It was Sunday, Aug. 14, 1966, and my Mom took me and my two younger sisters, Kim and Amy, to see the Fab Four at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. My uncle, Bruno Bornino, was the rock 'n' roll critic for The Cleveland Press, and he hooked us up with tickets in the baseball press box.
I don't remember anything, because the stage was out beyond second base and the sound system was awful. Wait, I do remember one song — The Cyrkle singing "Red Rubber Ball" during the warm-up set.
Read a review by one man who does remember: click here
In 40 years of going to rock concerts, I'd say the best performers that I've seen are:
Stadium/Arena Division: Elton John, The Guess Who, The Eagles and David Bowie
Small-hall Division: Bonnie Raitt, John Fogerty (Both this year! She's 56, he's 61!) and Jackson Browne.
Bar-room Division: The Stray Cats and Wet Willie.
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Best surprise concert: One weeknight my good friend Lee Gordon and I were wandering the empty streets of The Flats in Cleveland when we heard music coming out of Peabody's Downunder, a tiny bar. We walked in — no cover — and discovered Bon Jovi playing to about 100 people. Amazing! A couple months later they did two nights at the Richfield Coliseum.
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I'm A Believer: I also "saw" The Monkees live, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 1967. When everybody stood up and started screaming I couldn't see or hear anything, so I went out in the concourse of Cleveland Public Hall with my transistor radio and listened to a football game — the NFL / AFL Championship Game, now known as Super Bowl I.
kicked off life loving rock 'n' roll shows
WINDERMERE — When you're 9 years old, you have no sense of
history, so forgive me if I can't recall actual memories of seeingThe Beatles live.
It was Sunday, Aug. 14, 1966, and my Mom took me and my two younger sisters, Kim and Amy, to see the Fab Four at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. My uncle, Bruno Bornino, was the rock 'n' roll critic for The Cleveland Press, and he hooked us up with tickets in the baseball press box.
I don't remember anything, because the stage was out beyond second base and the sound system was awful. Wait, I do remember one song — The Cyrkle singing "Red Rubber Ball" during the warm-up set.
Read a review by one man who does remember: click here
In 40 years of going to rock concerts, I'd say the best performers that I've seen are:
Stadium/Arena Division: Elton John, The Guess Who, The Eagles and David Bowie
Small-hall Division: Bonnie Raitt, John Fogerty (Both this year! She's 56, he's 61!) and Jackson Browne.
Bar-room Division: The Stray Cats and Wet Willie.
* * * * *
Best surprise concert: One weeknight my good friend Lee Gordon and I were wandering the empty streets of The Flats in Cleveland when we heard music coming out of Peabody's Downunder, a tiny bar. We walked in — no cover — and discovered Bon Jovi playing to about 100 people. Amazing! A couple months later they did two nights at the Richfield Coliseum.
* * * * *
I'm A Believer: I also "saw" The Monkees live, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 1967. When everybody stood up and started screaming I couldn't see or hear anything, so I went out in the concourse of Cleveland Public Hall with my transistor radio and listened to a football game — the NFL / AFL Championship Game, now known as Super Bowl I.
posted by Ken Carpenter at 5:42 PM
1 Comments:
Look at those ticket prices!! Best seats for $5.50, are you kidding me?
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