Lee said his favorite memories of the Coliseum try “watching The newest Imagine Just who whenever you are looking at the floor
Lee Eidson recalls you to definitely, in early months, children browsing series at the Coliseum clothed, and coats and ties into the men. (Which had changed once We come probably reveals here. I didn’t wear a jacket and you will wrap for that Sergio Mendes, tell you, regardless if I did so don a good French-cuff shirt that have cufflinks and you may an effective monogrammed jacket.)
I generated eye contact with this specific beautiful strawberry blond sitting several rows in front of myself. She turned and you may looked myself at me personally and beamed. It actually was an ages of Aquarius second!”
Brenda Poss remembers seeing the new guitar duo Ferrante & Teicher at UGA stadium and you may MiMi DuBose Gudenrather told you you to from their particular preferred try James Taylor.
Mike Powers has worked concessions at Coliseum both for sports occurrences and you will series, and Jethro Tull and you can Honest Zappa. Regrettably, he said, “stoners you should never get as much soft drinks as recreation admirers.”
One of many suggests Jim Goolsby noticed there have been Johnny Streams and Jose Feliciano. Michael Doke including remembers watching Ides of s Jr. And you can, Saye Sutton saw Metal Butterfly throughout the top line there, and you may swears one to “’In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ continued getting 47 moments, perhaps not 17! I did not listen to for each week.”
Marie Andrews spotted the fresh Four Passes at UGA and you may remembers: “They certainly were one hour late delivering truth be told there, however, we did not care. It absolutely was good overall performance!”
Whenever Laird Miller spotted Steppenwolf in the Coliseum when you look at the November 1970, “the fresh rumor try the Coliseum you will break and you will failure. Thus, being normal sixteen-year-olds, our very own gang the lied to the moms and dads, informing them we had been browsing a film, and you may ran [towards the show]. Absolutely nothing folded. Would-have-been unfortunate in the event that my first rock performance ended up being my last!”
In addition to, new Commodores, this new Oak Ridge Boys, Neil Young, Sting, Alabama, Stevie Beam Vaughn, the latest Fantastic Thunderbirds, Widespread Worry (in the 1985, 1988 and you can 1989), Hootie and the Blowfish, the latest Indigo Girls together with Black colored Crowes
Among almost every other serves which have did within Coliseum from the age is Rufus Thomas, Peter Nero, the newest Serendipity Vocalists, the Christie Minstrels, Roger Williams, the fresh Supremes, this new Lettermen, Al Hirt, Eddy Arnold, the new Chad Mitchell Threesome, Glenn Yarbrough, Skitch Henderson and the Atlanta Symphony, mi Terrell, Nothing Anthony while the Imperials, Jack Jones and you can Buddy Rich, the newest Fifth Aspect, the brand new Impressions as well as the Dells, Significant Lance, Paul Anka, Costs Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Gary Puckett additionally the Commitment Pit, Soul Inc. Chet Atkins, Sneakers Randolph, Floyd Cramer and you may Jerry Reed.
And additionally, Sam and you can Dave, Jimmy Ruffin, Bloodstream Work and you will Tears, Henry Mancini, the fresh new London Philharmonic, Relatives off Differences, Pacific Energy and you may Electric (to the Allman Brothers Ring starting), Three Dog Evening, Richie Havens, Mylon LeFevre, Steely Dan, Poquito, new Rev. Pearly Brown, Ike and you will Tina Turner, Seals and you will Crofts, Isaac Hayes, Creedence Clearwater Renewal, Muddy Seas, Tony Joe Light and you can Emerson, Lake and you can Palmer.
Including, Vince Vance while the Valiants, the fresh new James Gang, Kenny Loggins and you can Jim Messina, this new Doobie Brothers, Billy Preston, Curtis erica, new Marshall Tucker Band and Atlanta Rhythm Area, new Spinners, This new Bikers of the Red Sage, Commander Cody additionally the Shed World Airmen and Leon Russell.
Other people are Billy Joel, Earth Breeze and you will Flame, Jesse Colin Young, Nitty gritty Mud Band, Earl Scruggs Revue, Damp Willie, Joni Mitchell, Warren Zevon, Orleans, Hallway and you can Oates, Sheer Prairie League, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mother’s Best, Dolly Parton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Cardio, Doug Kershaw, Bobby Blue Boring, Dave Mason, Gloria Gaynor, Dottie West, Ozark Hill Daredevils, Boston and you will Sammy Hagar, Incredible Rhythm Aces, Pablo Sail and you may Delbert McClinton.
