Long Island Arena – Part Of Frampton Comes Alive Was Recorded Here

Former Location –
Long Island Arena, also known as Commack Arena, was a 4,000-seat indoor arena in Commack, New York from 1959 until 1996.

Many rock acts appeared on its stage including: Styx, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Frank Zappa, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac and The Who.

Probably the most famous performance here was when Peter Frampton appeared in August 1975 and played “Show Me The Way” which was included on his huge hit Frampton Comes Alive. Most of the rest of that album was recorded at Winterland in San Francisco, the Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael and at the SUNY Plattsburgh campus in Plattsburgh, New York.

Noteworthy Concerts Held At Long Island Arena

3/14/1978 – Styx
11/19/1976 – Robin Trower
10/22/1976 – Blue Öyster Cult
9/11/1976 – Hot Tuna
7/14/1976 – The Band
8/24/1975 – Peter Frampton
8/24/1975 – Ten Years After
5/20/1973 – Jerry Lee Lewis
11/7/1972 – Tim Buckley
11/7/1972 – Frank Zappa
10/13/1972 – Dr. John
10/13/1972 – Foghat
9/6/1972 – Fleetwood Mac
9/2/1972 – Deep Purple
4/22/1972 – Alice Cooper
2/9/1972 – Badfinger
1/12/1972 – Traffic
7/19/1969 – The Beach Boys
12/1/1967 – The Who
1/2/1967 – The Yardbirds

The arena closed for good in 1996 after years of hosting an indoor flea market.

Long Island Arena
366 Veterans Memorial Hwy
Commack NY 11725