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The other day we saluted the anniversary of The Beatles' first performance
on U.S. soil at The Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. THIS year the (long
gone) Coliseum came back and hosted a special anniversary show, featuring some of the acts who
were there the first time around, including our Forgotten Hits buddy Tommy
Roe!
Here are a couple of reviews and comments from that show, commemorating
this historic occasion.
Hi Kent,
On Tuesday night (February 11th) I attended a concert
in Washington, DC, commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’
first concert in the United States, on February 11, 1964 at the Washington
Coliseum. The old Coliseum has been closed and gutted, and is slated to be
converted to retail and office space (starting today), but was re-opened for the
50th anniversary concert. Tommy Roe opened the concert, just as he
did 50 years ago. On Tuesday, a Beatles tribute band, BeatleMania Now, covered
the exact set that The Beatles played 50 years ago.
My friend Jack Levin suggested that I write up the
experience for your Forgotten Hits website. I did so, and my write-up is
attached. It includes some pretty bad photos (by me) at the end, but also
includes a link to some superb photos by Mike Mitchell fifty years ago. Do with
this as you see fit.
Thanks,
Gregg Ottinger
Thanks, Gregg ... great review. (I didn't run any of your photos ... sorry,
but there just wasn't a lot to see there ... but the link you mentioned is at the bottom of your
article, along with a few others ... and a shot of Tommy on stage with his band-leader, Rick Levy.)
Yesterday &
Today: The 50th Anniversary Celebration of The Beatles and Their
First US Concert
Fifty years ago yesterday, February 11, 1964, fresh
from their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday, The Beatles played
their first concert in the United States at Washington (D.C.) Coliseum. Last night Washington Coliseum was reopened
as a concert venue and a Beatles tribute band, BeatleMania Now, recreated the
original concert, with the original set list, down to the minute (The Beatles
started their set at both concerts – last night and fifty years ago – at 8:31
p.m.). Tommy Roe opened for them fifty
years ago and he opened for them again last night. The show was called Yesterday & Today: The
50th Anniversary Celebration of The Beatles. The celebration and anniversary lived up to
the hype.
Before summarizing the concert, the venerable
Washington Coliseum needs to be given its props. It opened in 1941 as Uline Arena (owned by
Miguel “Mike” Uline), then as now with the unique shape of a giant, concrete
Quonset hut. Although it originally
served primarily as a venue for ice skating, the Ice Capades and professional
ice hockey games, over the years it hosted a little of everything, from rodeo to
boxing. It was the home court of the
Washington Capitols, whose player Earl Lloyd broke the color barrier and was the
first African - American to play in the Basketball Association of America
(forerunner to the National Basketball Association). Joe Lewis made his professional wrestling
debut there in 1956. Originally a
segregated performance space, it was one of the first cultural performance
venues to be integrated through successful community activism such as picketing
and boycotts.
After falling into disrepair and being made largely
irrelevant by newer arenas like the Capital Centre and the Verizon Center, the
old Coliseum was slated to be demolished a few years ago. It was saved from the wrecking ball by the
efforts of the DC Preservation League and Douglas Development. The distinctive parabola / barrel-shaped roof
has holes in it (there was black canvas rigged along the contour of the curved
roof to keep the weather out and bits of concrete from falling on the crowd) and
it has been almost totally gutted and is being used as a temporary commercial
car park, pending renovation and conversion to mixed-use office and retail space
(which starts today). Only the unique
facade will remain.
One end of the arena still had a few rickety folding
wooden seats that had not yet been removed, but the concrete risers leading up
to them were gone, leaving a phantom stairway to the cheap seats. Five sets of two original seats were raffled
off during the evening. There was no
plumbing (concert-goers had to walk past a line of twenty or so port-o-johns to
enter the arena) and no heating. Hot
chocolate outsold beer by a huge margin and there was not one time during the
concert, even with the crowd and chairs closely packed together, when I couldn’t
see my breath.
Fifty years ago it snowed so hard on February 11 that
school was canceled. One of the opening
acts, The Chiffons, couldn’t make it because of the weather. The Beatles themselves came by train from New
York, arriving at nearby Union Station, but staying across and up town at the
Shoreham Hotel. The Washington Post last week published
a picture of the Shoreham napkin on which John Lennon scrawled the set
list. It was wicked cold last night,
too, but in neither case did the weather prevent the space from selling
out.
In 1964 the stage was a converted boxing ring in the center of the
arena, so The Beatles had to enter through the crowd, like boxers. During their twelve-song set, they
periodically shifted their equipment and position, so everyone got to see them
from the front for at least a couple of songs (and from the side or the rear for
the remainder). As the building is now
gutted, a stage had been set up at one end, with plastic chairs (hooked together
by those plastic-strip handcuffs you see on TV now) on the floor and standing
room behind the chairs. In 1964 there
were 8000 in the crowd and tickets cost $2 to $4. In 2014 the building could only accommodate
2500 fans, who paid $100 for a chair or $45 to stand. The hot chocolate ($5) cost more than the
best ticket fifty years ago.
The crowd last night was partly geezers old enough to
remember The Beatles’ original concert.
Based on a show of hands there were a dozen or so people in the audience
last night that had also been in the audience fifty years ago. There was also a large number of fans who
obviously became Beatles fans through their parents or grandparents. The age diversity of the crowd underscored
the wide and lasting influence that The Beatles and their music had and
continues to have. (The two events that
had the greatest influence in shaping my parents’ lives and attitudes were the
Great Depression and World War II; the two events that had the greatest
influence on my generation were the Vietnam War and The Beatles.) Last night’s show also featured a “signer”
who translated the song lyrics and speeches for the surprisingly large group of
deaf patrons in the audience.
(Washington Coliseum is very close to the campus of Gallaudet University,
a college chartered for deaf and hard of hearing students.)
In 1964 Tommy Roe was only allowed to play two
songs. Last night he performed most of
his Top 40 hits: Sheila, Everybody, Sweet
Pea, Hooray For Hazel and a sing-along version of Dizzy.
His voice is still strong and young-sounding. He explained that much of the British
Invasion happened while he was serving in the Army Reserves, during which he
wondered how he could stay relevant (and successful) as an American
musician. He hit upon the style that he
called “Soft Rock” which came to be known as Bubble Gum Music.
At exactly 8:31 p.m. the Beatles tribute band
BeatleMania Now took the stage. I’m not
much for tribute or cover bands, but this group was actually superb. They look like The Beatles (with the help of
makeup and wigs), they dress like The Beatles (grey suits with black, big-collar
lapels), and their instruments are the same models as The Beatles, but it went
deeper than that. Their movements,
mannerisms and the way they held and played their instruments were spot on. They have studied the history and concert
footage very closely. The personnel in
the band is Scot Arch (“John”), John Hepburn (“Paul”), Chris Colon (“George”)
and Eric Smith (“Ringo”). They are all
Americans, but of course spoke with Liverpudlian accents last
night.
Now for the songs.
We know that The Beatles were heavily influenced by American rhythm and
blues music and artists like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. What I didn’t know was that their set started
and ended with songs by those artists.
Here’s what they played, in order, last night and fifty years ago (with
parenthetical quotes from “Paul”):
1.
Roll Over Beethoven
2. From
Me To You
3. I
Saw Her Standing There
4. This
Boy
5. All
My Loving (“Off our first Capitol LP”)
6. I
Want To Be Your Man (Ringo on vocals)
7. Please Please Me (“One of our first hits from England”)
8. Till
There Was You (“From a Broadway musical, The Music Man,” and, we now know, the
only Broadway musical hit ever recorded by The Beatles.)
9. I
Want To Hold Your Hand (“The song that started it all in America.” By now
everyone in the 2014 audience was on their feet and singing along.)
10. She
Loves You
11. Twist
and Shout
12. Long Tall Sally
There were blinding colored back lights flashing
throughout the performance, and mostly out at the audience, making photography
for the amateur (me) almost impossible.
My shots are all just a stage with an explosion of light in the
middle. The backdrop behind the band,
when you could see it, was a giant screen, onto which was projected black and
white film footage of screaming girls from the original concert. There were also large screens on either side
of the stage, however, from which an inept shutterbug could get pictures that,
while not particularly artistic, are at least recognizable as human
forms.
I can’t mention photography without telling the story
of Mike Mitchell, who was an 18-year-old photographer in 1964, who talked a now
defunct magazine into letting him cover the show. He didn’t have a flash, so all his shots use
ambient light. He put the negatives in a
box marked “Beedles,” forgot about them, and in the intervening fifty years went
broke, lost his house and ended up living in a friend’s basement for free. As the craze building toward the fifty-year
anniversary of The Beatles’ first visit to America began to grow, he let
Christie’s Auction House sell the original negatives and photos. They fetched nearly $362,000.
The Washington
Post told the story very well:
It also provided a gallery of the photos which
are spectacular and a must see, if
you have gotten this far in this summary:
Unfortunately you have to watch a 12 second ad first, but the
photos are really worth a gander.
Finally, today’s (Feb. 12) Washington Post on-line featured a video
about the performance:
The show last night, as it was in 1964, was over in less than 35
minutes. Last night, however, after a
brief intermission, BeatleMania Now returned to the stage dressed in Sgt. Pepper
outfits and played songs from that era of the Fab Four’s short history. At that point the concert had ceased to be
History and had become merely a tribute / cover band concert, so I left. I wasn’t alone. If you were old enough to remember the
original concert, as I was, it was past your bedtime.
Gregg Ottinger
February 12, 2014
Here's a
photo of Tommy Roe and Rick Levy on stage during that anniversary concert ... as
well as some links to some interview clips that Tommy did in conjunction with
the show.
Tommy Roe interview and
transcript by Martin Savidge on CNN that aired February 9, 2014.
(Link to Interview
Video)
(Link to
Transcript of Interview)
Tommy is
always looking to add more dates to his itinerary ... if you're a booking agent
looking for a great show, here is more information on how you can add Tommy Roe
to your performance schedule this year.
TOMMY ROE is an international pop rock legend. In
1963, The Beatles opened for TOMMY during his UK tour
... and when Beatlemania hit the USA, they asked for TOMMY to open for
them at the historic Washington DC Coliseum show
on February 11, 1964, their first USA concert.
This summer, TOMMY ROE will headlining International
BEATLE Week at the famed CAVERN in LIVERPOOL on
AUGUST 26.
With his hits SHEILA, DIZZY, EVERYBODY and many more,
plus b sides, rarities, and material from his award
winning album Devil's Soul Pile (MOJO mag gave it 3 stars!!), "TOMMY ROE" ... SONGS AND STORIES is an intimate acoustic two man
show ... highlighting his career hits, rarities, new
songs . .. all intertwined with stories and tales of the road.
This is perfect for small venues, listening rooms, etc.
Of course he is also available with his full band for
bigger venues.
We are currently looking to add tour dates in USA and
Canada.
More info at http://www.tommyroeonline.com/
BOOKING
JOHN REGNA 407 993 4000
Thanks
RICK LEVY ... bandleader, tour manager
Speaking of which, we heard from Dionne Warwick's people last week, too ...
she's been putting on some killer shows of late ... and is looking for more venues as well.
More info below:
Five-time Grammy Award winner DIONNE WARWICK brought the house down
this past Monday at the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where
she headlined the annual MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. Over
3,000 people waited outside and could not get seats.
With the
Grammy nomination of her latest album for the 2014 Best Traditional Pop Vocal
Album of the Year, 2014 is turning out very bright for this legendary
Artist.
Another
historic appearance, one-time-only event, will be DIONNE’S appearance on the
Commemorative Special for the 75th Anniversary of Marian Anderson's historic
appearance on the Lincoln Memorial steps in Washington, D.C. after being denied
the opportunity to perform at Constitution Hall. It will be streamed live and
taped for later airing in Black Music Month (June). It will be at Constitution
Hall on April 12, at 7 PM.
Contact
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Best
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JOYCE
MAKINAJIAN
Executive Assistant to John Regna
Agent
for DIONNE WARWICK
Telephone (407) 993-4000
Email: Assistant@JohnRegna.com
To email
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TEEN IDOLS IN CONCERT
There
are, and have been, various incarnations in the touring Teen Idols Show. Bobby
Sherman, Davy Jones, David Cassidy, Mark Lindsay, Micky Dolenz and Peter Noone
have mixed and matched their talents to present a group of talent to equal or
exceed The Golden Boys. (I think Teen Idols came along first, to be fair) On
January 30th, at a fund raiser for The United Way, all but Bobby Sherman were
represented. Mark Lindsay, Micky Dolenz and Peter Noone performed. Micky sang
'Daydream Believer' as a tribute to Davy Jones, and a bottle of David Cassidy's
water (unopened of course, water not being David's choice of beverage) was
handed to Mark Lindsay by Peter Noone. These are just two specifics of the love
and fun emanating from the stage on Thursday. Are they best friends? Who
cares? They only need to get along well on stage and rock the music.
DONE!
The
opening song was 'Rock This Town'. I heard from several different viewers that
this opening impressed them and was well admired. For my part, I heard a depth
and force from Peter Noone that I did not expect. Hearing a song not usually
performed by someone can give you more insight (yay OR nay) into their layers of
performing strengths and weaknesses. When hearing signature songs I can forgive
much, as I have a history of memories also flowing through my head. We loved
the singing and the dancing (???? loosely it was dancing) of all three on this
one.
As each
Idol takes center stage, the other two retreat to sing back-up or, in the case
of Peter Noone, head into the audience to sit and ogle Mark Lindsay with other
revelers, during his set. Never fear, he makes a round through the back and
returns through a side door to the performance. Peter is known to enjoy
watching fellow performers from the audience's perspective. As I did not see
Mark nor Micky in the audience at any time, I will have to assume they prefer
viewing from backstage. OR they are much quieter when they slink around
us ;-)
Mark
jumps into 'Just Like Me', 'Hungry' and 'Where the Action Is'. At one time I
rushed home from school to watch The Mickey Mouse Club. When that was not my
cup of tea anymore, along came a daily show to capture my heart that brought
60's music to my living room and sired a house band called Paul Revere and the
Raiders, who performed their own hits and the hits of others; usually outdoors
and outlandishly. My fond memories are piqued and Mark continues into his solo
years with 'Arizona' and 'Indian Reservation' (also known as 'Cherokee
Reservation' and 'Cherokee Indian Reservation'). One of my friends is so busy
taking pictures of him that she remarks when he finishes: "He should have done
'Arizona'". This is just ONE reason why I do not take photos during concerts.
I stand to miss too much. The other reason is that I am a terrible
photographer. Ending with 'Kicks', and as I have stated before he is still a
high kicker for any age, we rose and gave him an enthusiastic thank you in
applause.
Well
Micky, I guess your friends and family were sitting behind me for I was
overwhelmed with the screams and cheers as your set started, and continued on.
Of course, each Idol brought a crowd of admirers with them which is exactly why
the music will continue to go on. The Monkee years! A weekly show that made me
laugh, cry (Peter experiencing broken hearts, Davy breaking hearts) and sing
along. You know, I do not care for the characters and story-line of the show
Glee, but I do enjoy the music included. I miss my shows: Shindig, Hullabaloo,
Where the Action Is, The Monkees. Even situation comedies had bands and music:
The Nelsons, Donna Reed, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family. More music and
less reality please. So Micky can't lose ... unless he just goes home. The
song that hits my heartstrings is 'Sometime in the Morning'. I have never heard
it in concert, and it sounds so good, so natural. As mentioned, he sings
'Daydream Believer' for his "good friend Davy". Being armed with glow-sticks,
my friends and I sway to this, one of the best songs of all times. Others with
glow-sticks and cell phones join suit. I think Micky liked it. I have to
mention that alcohol was being served and it is for certain that some audience
members had swallowed. I will try to ignore their shortcomings and continue to
play up their long suits. The dancing in the aisles had begun and when Mark
returned to stop Micky from performing 'Stepping Stone' anything said on stage
was law. There was a tenseness in the audience as Mark told Micky he could NOT
perform that song as HE and the Raiders had recorded it first. Micky almost
backed down, but then reminded Mark, "But mine was a hit!" So together they
sang and together we encouraged them to continue as a team, having two lead
singers. But the question still remains from Mark to Micky: "Are you sure
you're not my stepping stone? 99 and 99/100 % SURE??"
Intermission and we glide in with Peter Noone and his
Hermits, who by the way, are the backing band for the night. Micky's guitar
buddy, Wayne Avers, performs during the first act, but it makes sense that The
Hermits are up to assisting the unpredictable Noone. Let me introduce our
cast: Billy Sullivan on lead guitar and vocals; Vance Brescia on guitar,
vocals, and musical direction; Dave Ferrara on drums and all things hit with a
stick; and Rich Spina on guitar, keyboards, and vocals. These are some of the
finest musicians anywhere. We are so lucky!
Even sharing the limelight, Peter is able to contribute
not only his hits but Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, and Mick Jagger to his set. 'I'm
Into Something Good', 'Silhouettes' (with more glow-stick mood lighting),
'There's a Kind of Hush', 'Can't You Hear My Heartbeat', 'Mrs. Brown' (and her
daughter who I have always believed was listening the whole time), AND 'Henery
the VIII'. There were more, but since original members of The Hermits can't
read the set list without glasses, original fans are excused
from remembering all the songs without writing them down. I did not write them
down. I sometimes take notes at concerts, but this was a total pleasure
activity. The lush audience ... I mean the illustrious audience ... has turned
the aisle dancing into a torrid type of frenzy, but they cannot detract from
Peter's skill and focus. Thrills peak when Mark and Micky return to help with
'Henery', having learned words to ALL the verses backstage. Both try out verses
with accents from The British Isles. Mark is quite a proper Brit, but I must
say Micky pulled it off on his second try.
SO it ends. So it must. Bows, applause, standing
ovations ... no flowers thrown, nor underwear. It has been a long time since
there was a Teen Idol performance. Dust had to be brushed off the brains as all
three have been performing separately for months. That is professionalism.
That is music of the 60's.
Shelley J Sweet-Tufano
Speaking of Micky Dolenz, our FH Buddy David Salidor (who handles the PR
for many of Micky's projects) did a recent interview talking about some of
Micky's upcoming plans. You can read the whole thing right here: http://www.monkees.net/micky-dolenz-pr-man-david-salidor-speaks/
FH Reader Dave Barry
sent us this article / interview with The Zombies that he found in the San
Francisco Chronicle on September 1st of last year ...(Please Note: This concert information is at least six months out of date and is provided only as part of the original article as it ran then.)
When the
founding members of the Zombies got back together, it was supposed to be for
just a handful of shows. More than a decade later, singer Colin Blunstone and
keyboard player Rod Argent are still on the road performing faithful renditions
of '60s psychedelic-pop classics such as "She's Not There" and "Tell Her No," as
well as selections from the group's 2011 release, "Breathe Out, Breathe In." The
Zombies play three Bay Area shows this week. We spoke with Blunstone at his home
in England.
Q: You guys have officially been together longer than the first time around. What makes it work now?
A: It's kind of bizarre, isn't it? The original Zombies were together for three years professionally. This incarnation of the band came together quite by chance. Rod and I agreed to do six concerts together - it was specifically for six concerts. It felt so natural that we just kept going.
Q: Do people scream as much at your shows now as they used to in 1965?
A: I think the first two years I needn't have sung one note. I'm sure no one could hear anything. The PA's in those days weren't very powerful. Now very often, at least for the first half of the shows, people are really listening intently. At some point they will be on their feet - we do have some really great classic rock hits we can play. So we don't get a lot of screaming, but we do get an incredible reaction.
Q: It seems like "Odessey and Oracle" held up a lot better than many of the other albums from that era. Is it true you were the next band in Abbey Road after the Beatles recorded "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"?
A: That's exactly true. We literally followed the Beatles. We used some of the percussion instruments they left on the floor. We used the same engineers as them. We used the mellotron they left behind - that might not have been on the album if they didn't leave it. It was a wonderful time to be in there.
Q: Did you and Rod ever have that power struggle John Lennon and Paul McCartney had going on?
A: In all relationships there is a dynamic, isn't there? It's not an obvious one. We have a working relationship in the studio and we're friends outside the studio. We sometimes have challenging moments like anybody does. But at the end of the day, we just enjoy working with one another. {sbox}
The Zombies: 8 p.m. Wednesday. Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero W., Oakland. 8 p.m. Thursday. Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore St., San Francisco. $39-$60. www.yoshis.com. 8 p.m. Friday. Uptown Theatre Napa, 1350 Third St., Napa. $40-$66. www.uptowntheatrenapa.com.
Aidin Vaziri is The San Francisco Chronicle's pop music critic. E-mail: avaziri@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @MusicSF
Q: You guys have officially been together longer than the first time around. What makes it work now?
A: It's kind of bizarre, isn't it? The original Zombies were together for three years professionally. This incarnation of the band came together quite by chance. Rod and I agreed to do six concerts together - it was specifically for six concerts. It felt so natural that we just kept going.
Q: Do people scream as much at your shows now as they used to in 1965?
A: I think the first two years I needn't have sung one note. I'm sure no one could hear anything. The PA's in those days weren't very powerful. Now very often, at least for the first half of the shows, people are really listening intently. At some point they will be on their feet - we do have some really great classic rock hits we can play. So we don't get a lot of screaming, but we do get an incredible reaction.
Q: It seems like "Odessey and Oracle" held up a lot better than many of the other albums from that era. Is it true you were the next band in Abbey Road after the Beatles recorded "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"?
A: That's exactly true. We literally followed the Beatles. We used some of the percussion instruments they left on the floor. We used the same engineers as them. We used the mellotron they left behind - that might not have been on the album if they didn't leave it. It was a wonderful time to be in there.
Q: Did you and Rod ever have that power struggle John Lennon and Paul McCartney had going on?
A: In all relationships there is a dynamic, isn't there? It's not an obvious one. We have a working relationship in the studio and we're friends outside the studio. We sometimes have challenging moments like anybody does. But at the end of the day, we just enjoy working with one another. {sbox}
The Zombies: 8 p.m. Wednesday. Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero W., Oakland. 8 p.m. Thursday. Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore St., San Francisco. $39-$60. www.yoshis.com. 8 p.m. Friday. Uptown Theatre Napa, 1350 Third St., Napa. $40-$66. www.uptowntheatrenapa.com.
Aidin Vaziri is The San Francisco Chronicle's pop music critic. E-mail: avaziri@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @MusicSF
We were fortunate enough to see The Zombies last year at Ron Onesti's
Arcada Theatre when they opened up for Burton Cummings. Great show (if a bit
long for my tastes ... but hey, I was there to see the headliner ... that being said, The Zombies
made for a PERFECT distraction prior to Burton taking the stage!)
You can read our review here:
UP-COMING SHOWS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS!:
Former Monkees
Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz will BOTH be participating in The Monkees'
Official 2014 Convention, being held from March 14th - March 16th at the
Hilton Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Micky will be performing
with Buddy Blanc's Romeo Delight and Michael will be performing Movies of the
Mind, his live show. And there's more! It's a full-on family affair, with Micky
and Michael's respective broods coming with them: Georgia, Ami, Emily and
Charlotte Dolenz are set to attend, as are Jonathan, Jessica, and Christian
Nesmith, with Circe Link and the Christian Nesmith Band set to perform as well.
On Saturday, watch The Monkees get inducted into The American Pop Music Hall of
Fame. Then there's singer / songwriter Bobby Hart, Monkees historians Andrew
Sandoval (who's written and sung some pretty nice pop tunes in his own right)
and Eric Lefcowitz, famed Monkees photographer Henry Diltz, Billy J. Kramer, the
1910 Fruit Gum Company, the Blue Meanies, the Characters, and many other
musicians, singers, and celebrity guests.
More information here: Click
here: Monkees Convention 2014
More great shows (and additions) are coming up at
The Arcada Theatre here in St. Charles, IL. Ron Onesti has put together some
KILLER line-ups in the months ahead ... and we can't WAIT to see some of these
shows!
Next Weekend - February 23rd - a big screen (as
in 40 FOOT Screen!) showing of The Beatles' movie classic "A Hard Day's Night".
Doors open at 3 pm with Beatles tribute bands and lots of other fun planned
throughout the day. The film will play at 8 pm (and it'll be a sing-along
version ... so audience members are encouraged to participate!)
March 15th - Gordon Lightfoot
March 16th - The Orchestra (featuring former
members of Electric Light Orchestra)
March 28th - Three Dog Night
March 29th - Eddie Money with Bobby Kimball (of
Toto)
March 30th - Ricky Nelson Remembered - starring
Matthew and Gunnar Nelson
April 12th - Little Anthony and the
Imperials
April 13th - Paul Revere and the
Raiders
April 18th - CTA (featuring Danny Seraphine,
founding member and original drummer of Chicago, Bill Champlain, former lead
singer of CHicago and Larry Braggs, former lead singer of Tower of
Power)
April 19th - Foghat
April 26th - The Surf City All-Stars (featuring
Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean)
May 2nd - Micky Dolenz (with special guests The
Cowsills)
May 9th - Air Supply
May 10th - Alan Parsons
May 17th - Blue Oyster Cult
May 30th - Herman's Hermits (starring Peter
Noone) with Jay and the Americans
June 27th - The Yardbirds
August 30th - Johnny Rivers
September 20th - Felix Cavaliere's Rascals (with
The Brooklyn Bridge)
September 27th - Ambrosia, Firefall and
Orleans
October 5th - Al Stewart
October 24th - Gary Wright
November 7th - B.J. Thomas
November 15th - The Little River
Band
November 22nd - The Spinners
Look for more reviews from Shelley Sweet-Tufano tomorrow in Forgotten Hits!
