Mick Jagger met the press at JFK Stadium on August 26, 1981, to announce the tour. The event was held simultaneously on the American side at JFK Stadium (attended by 89,484 people) and on the UK side at Wembley Stadium, in London (attended by 72,000 people), as well as other venues in other countries. i was 16 and a big yes fan. Led Zeppelin was scheduled to conclude their 1977 US Tour at the stadium, but the final 7 concerts of the tour were cancelled, due to the death of Robert Plant's 5-year-old son Karac. [18], While renovation and repairs of the stadium were discussed, this was quickly rejected due to the exceedingly high costs, and it was demolished on September 23, 1992. Frampton was at the peak of his career at that time, but Yes was still going strong especially in Philly. The day before, I obtained from "Fish" a ball of Lebonese pre-civil war hash the size of a golf ball. The trash that was left in the stands was used as bond fire fuel during Yes when everyone who was sunburned started having the chills. This was my first Mega Concert. I graduated high school that day. He was amazed at the light show. This was one one my favorite concerts ever and Yes was fantastic just like they where a couple days later in Jersey. I went with my sister Denise and friends. I have been observing this web page for awhile and came across the reviews of this show. The city immediately submitted its candidacy to host the 1924 Summer Olympics. I remember going early in the day with several of my older brothers friends in a van,because he couldn't make it.The warm up acts were pretty good and the fact I went the next year when lynyrd Skynyrd played as the lead up band for Frampton MAKES ME MIX UP SOME OF THE ACTS.I believe the first day Dickie Betts played a set and I know the Philadelphia Mummers were booed off the stage,Gary Wright also played,howeveer that may have been the next year.I was only 15 years old at the time of the first concert and was stoned to the bejeezus belt on some very good Columbian Gold.This was before sinsamelia started to arrive on the scene and I also remember taking a rohrer 714,which was the precursor for lemon 714's.Anyway Frampton was incredible and his album Framptom comes alive was relatively new and had only been dropped shortly before this concert.It was about 97 degrees at 4 in the afternoon and I had been pounding these orange drink cartons they were selling all day long,as had everyone around me.Suddely after Frampton in the very late afternoon someone started throwing these orange drink cartons and before you knew it,there were literally hundreds of thousands,if not millions of these cartons flying through the air for at least a half an hour and probably much longer.I wouldn't have been aware of time at this point in the concert and was blown out of my helmet but I'll never forget this awesome site of all of these crushed orange boxes flying through the air throughout JFK stadium and close to 150,000 thousand people all having a blast.Yes played at night and wee awesome aS WELL,HOWEVER IT BEGAN TO GET COLD AFTER SITTING THROUGH THE EXTREME HEAT ALL DAY,BUT I JUST DROPPED ANOTHER QUALLUDE AND ENJOYED THE REST OF THE SHOW.This was definetly in the top 5 concerts of all time for me and probably in ther top 3 along with Led Zeppelin 2 years earliwer when I was really just a kid and Pink Floyd a couple of yers later.Thge trash fight however is something I'll never forget and aS Awesome as the music was,the sight of these orange drink boxes filling the air will never,wever leave my mind.Simply awesome and not any violence or bad vibes,just a good time hurling trash and seeing a sky of these boxes eclipsing the entire stadium and JFK was a really big stadium!!!!!!!!! Thanks for your great synopsis of the day. It was not known at the time, but the stadium's last event was a Grateful Dead concert on July 7, 1989, with Bruce Hornsby & The Range as their opening act. The stadium had 60,000 seats available, but by this point in their career The Beatles were only able to sell around a third of tickets. Got there early and decided to sit with my then high school graduate friends. JFK Stadium occasionally hosted rock concerts, including the American portion of Live Aid on July 13, 1985.. Well, not so much a streaker as a stroll by nude guy burnt red. Crow. The show began with the Pousette D'Art Band, about which I recall nothing but a distance precence far away on a stifling afternoon. 5 Starts out of 5, What a day this was for me. No products in the cart. I mean hot. John F. Kennedy Stadium. It was the full moon. I'll never forget my mom said, "I remember what it was like to be young." The warning before Yes came on to get off the light towers because anyone up there would be fried. Yes / Peter Frampton / Gary Wright / the Pucet Dart Band. The Beatles played their second and final Philadelphia concert here on August 16, 1966. Because Team America was composed of international players and was not the American national team, the Football Association does not regard England's match against Team America as an official international match.[11]. Carried in coolers of food, booze and head candy. Somewhere around 10:00pm or so, YES does a sound check. Each section of the main portion of the stadium contained its own entrance, which displayed the letters of each section above the entrance, in a nod to ancient Roman stadia. Some friends and I attended this concert. [citation needed], Six days after the Grateful Dead's 1989 show, then-Mayor Wilson Goode condemned the stadium due to multiple findings by city inspectors that the structure was structurally unsafe and a potential fire hazard. It could have gone so wrong, but we were all so cool in a much different time. Frankford beat Archbishop Wood, 27-7, in heavy rain in 1978.[9]. Ive Seen All Good People Search; Browse Concert Archives . It doesn't matter how good we were, you wouldn't recognize it. is buddy allen married. Lynyrd Skynyrd played the next year with the J. Giels Band and Peter Frampton was the headliner without Yes.The year before It was Gary Wright,the Poissette Dart Band,The Mummers got booed off the stage,Then Peter Frampton played the year of Frampton come alive and it was in the 90's and everyone was pounding orange aide 16oz. Through 1989, the Broad Street Run course ended with a lap around the track at the stadium. It was hot that day. The Dead closed the show with "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"; it would be the last song played at the stadium. And Yes, Rick Wakeman changed my life in that I became a concert addict. My Uncle and His then Girlfriend took me anf my bother in a Chevy van fom Bucks county Down To J.F.K. YES 76 gig at JFK so huge that in 2002, The City of Philadelphia declared August 8, 2002 YES Day in Philadelphia. The US Bicentennial band was one of the finest musical ensembles ever to be organized. it was over a women not sitting down and she was blocking the view of the statge. revolution racegear adelaide . We're goin!!" I was there at the concert, i guss your not going to belive this but i stated the fight with the trash. Hey man I was there! It was plagued by poor attendance; the 1963 game between Mississippi State and NC State drew less than 10,000 fans and absorbed a loss in excess of $40,000. I went up to Patrick and he did not speak great english and I got him to sign the back of my shirt, thanked him and walked over to the table. And the people. And told them to pile in. Damage to the stage was estimated at a million dollars as smoke came pouring out marring an otherwise great day of vintage Rolling Stones. 1976 Bicentennial Park, Newbern, NC. Gary Wright, of "Dreamweaver" then came on, and did a set that was lively and underappreciated. You know, I thought that line about the acid being bad getting announced from the stage was something I had seen in a movie. The 1965-1970 half dollars are worth $3 in silver, with negligible numismatic value. Led Zeppelin was scheduled to conclude their 1977 US Tour at the stadium, but the final 7 concerts of the tour were cancelled, . We ran into some other friends during the Yes set and one of them must of been on some good stuff. JFK was such a cool sight though. The Beatles played at the stadium on August 16, 1966. I attended the show with two friends who were not Yes fans, but took the massive show as an opportunity to get stoned outdoors. 1 talking about this. 2022 (MMXXII) was a common year beginning on a Saturday in the Gregorian calendar, the number 2022 anno Domini, in addition to the twenty-second year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.It was the third year of the 2020s and the second of the 3rd decade of the 21st century. John F. Kennedy Stadium . the mummers sucked, gary wright was so so, framton was great, [yes was unbelievably fantastic]. 1976 | In 1976, actress Jane Fonda relaxes by the sea. some actualy made it.others were climbing up onto thr light stands to get a better view. The show featured Bryan Adams, The Tubes, Sammy Hagar and John Cougar (as John Mellencamp was referred to at the time). Even the LSD trippers couldn't get a buzz from them. On September 16, 1950, the Cleveland Browns, playing their first season in the NFL after dominating the defunct All-America Football Conference (winning all four league titles), played their first NFL game against the two-time defending NFL Champion Philadelphia Eagles as a prelude to what would eventually in time become the NFL Kickoff Game. May 28, 1976 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO (with Ted Nugent, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck & Jan Hammer) . I still miss its old charm. A bunch of us came down From Allentown to see this show. The girl turned around and the whole crowed saw it, and she said" who through that" then everybody stood up and started to throw the orange drinks at her before you knew it, the whole stadium broke out in a trash fight. Disc 1: Opening, Let It Rock, All Down The Line, Honky Tonk Women, Star Star, When The Whip Comes Down, Miss You, Just My Imagination, Respectable, Beast Of Burden Disc 2: Far Away Eyes, Love In Vain, Shattered, Satisfaction, Sweet Little Sixteen, Tumbling Dice, introductions, Happy, Brown Sugar, Jumping Jack Flash Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead performed on July 10, 1987 in front of 70,000-plus on a day when it was 90 F in the shade (they were spraying fans near the stage with water). The original Led Zeppelin never played in the US again, although the surviving members performed at Live Aid. I wish that kids today could just know how it felt to be with all those people, some high, some drunk, and some just naturally happy. So we did the same thing for this concert. smoking and joking all around. Next, after a long delay came da Mummers. the 130,000 souls having a great time. Also remeber the laser show Yes put on. We saw Frampton last Sept. + can't believe 31 yrs. Aug 6 1976 The Beach Boys at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN, USA Artist: The Beach Boys , Tour: 15 Big Ones Tour , Venue: Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN, USA Edit setlist Aug 6 1976 Boz Scaggs at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN, USA Artist: Boz Scaggs , Tour: Silk Degrees , Venue: Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN, USA Grand Funk Railroad. Why? After The Stones finished their set, rowdy concert goers began throwing anything they could get, onto the stage that was shaped into The Rolling Stones "tongue" logo. I know this is a Yes sight, but Frampton was equal to the Yes performance.